NOTE: There is a funny comic I made about Sasuke, if you're interested. You can find a link to it in my bio (profile page). For some reason doesn't let me insert links here. Hmph.

Disclaimer:
I don't own Naruto. If I did, Shikamaru would be the main character and it would be a mushy love story.

Author's Note:
Haha. Finally we get to the grand finale of the story. Yeah, another chapter full of clichés and obvious turn of events, but hey... No matter how many times it's done we still love it... Right?

This story has been knocked up to PG-13 for implied nudity. (Don't worry; it's the humorous type, not the sick lemony type...) Anyway, this is the grand finale, but NOT the last chapter. I still have an epilogue to write.

This is my first story for , but please don't go soft on me just because of that. I strive for improvement, so any and all constructive criticism is appreciated. But no flames please, my innocent mind cannot tolerate such mindless acts. Thanks to all reviewers in advance.



Girls, I hate them... I think
A Nara Shikamaru Fanfic by Yeo Kian Bung

Chapter 04: It is inevitable...


Hmph. It seems that everyone was guessing that Shikamaru blocked the spear. Guess what? You're WRONG!! Now I have to carry out the troublesome job of changing the plot... Sheesh.

So anyway, Ino screamed.

"NO!!!!" Shikamaru cried out in despair as he saw the blonde fall, spear sticking into her stomach. Blood sprayed everywhere, onto Ino, all over the cave, and even onto Shikamaru.

Shikamaru slumped before the girl he loved, her blood flowing from the wound openly.

'Weird...' Shikamaru thought as he looked at the 'blood'. It didn't really look like blood. He promptly smeared some onto his finger and tasted it. '...strawberry juice?'

The boy prodded Ino on the shoulder. "Don't touch me. I'm dead," she mumbled while trying to keep her eyes shut.

"You could've used proper-looking blood, y'know..." Shikamaru pouted as he looked at me. He then promptly gave the 'spear' a tug. "Pfft... Styrofoam sticks glued onto Ino..." he glared at me as he dropped the props on the floor.

Shut up, Shikamaru. Do not question what I write in this fanfic! I write what I want to write as I want to write them! I am the AUTHOR of this story... I AM GOD OF THIS STORY!!! MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Ino jolted up from her feigned stupor. "Shut up Kian Bung!" she yelled at me as she flung multiple kunai at me, which I took squarely in the chest.

Idiot. How am I supposed to write if I'm dead?

"Oh damn! Sorry Kian Bung! Sorry!" the girl desperately apologised as she ran towards my limp body sprawled onto the floor, only to find... POOF "...Kawarimi?!"

Heh. Sucker.

"You better write the story properly now, stupid author!" Ino screamed, her full of killer-intent.

No.

"Why do I have to be the one to get stabbed?!" she questioned fiercely.

Reader's preferences, I guess.

"I don't freaking care about your readers' preferences!!" she screamed.

That's your problem.

The girl was obviously outraged. She turned away from me and sat at a corner of the cave.

I win. Hehehe...

"No, you don't..." the girl snickered. What she did next was unimaginable...

She turned around and opened her shirt, flashing her breasts. In my face.

I felt blood rush to my head and blast out of my nose. I was knocked back by the inevitable nosebleed and flew clear across the cave and out into the forest.

Ino closed her shirt and buttoned it up, then walked towards my limp and lifeless body and kicked me in the face, blood still trailing down my nostrils. "I win, idiot..."

I could barely mumble out a few unintelligible words, my body twitching, stunned by her actions.

Y-yes... You... w-win... Ahh... S-sexy... Ino...twitch twitch

So, instead of the modified storyline which Ino obviously dislikes, I guess I'll have to go with the plot that I ORIGINALLY planned out, no matter how obvious it is. sigh

Sorry, I was really hoping to give you all a surprise. But Ino just has to spoil it.

"What did you say?!"

Nothing, Ino. Err... Let's just go on with the story now...



Girls, I hate them... I think
A Nara Shikamaru Fanfic by Yeo Kian Bung

The REAL Chapter 04: Girls Are So Bothersome... Bah

"Damn it... You girls... are so... bothersome... bah..."

Ino looked up and found Shikamaru standing, back arched after taking the spear for her. The spear had impaled through his stomach area, and he was bleeding heavily. He slumped onto the floor lifelessly, his face already losing its colour.

"Shikamaru!" Ino screamed as she scrambled to her friend's side, tears rolling down her cheeks as she realised what he had just done for her. "Idiot, why did you do this?" she yelled at Shikamaru.

Asuma picked the boy up and pulled the spear out of him. "Come on, we have no time! The artefacts can wait," he was already off before he finished his sentence. 'He moved... faster than any Jounin I had ever seen...' his thought as he looked at the boy's pale face. He moved as fast as he could through the forest.

Shikamaru was warded into the hospital after an emergency treatment. He lost a lot of blood and the spear had damaged various organs, but miraculously, he survived the ordeal. Unfortunately, due to unexplainable circumstances, he stayed in a state of coma after his wounds were healed.

Ino visited Shikamaru without fail everyday. She didn't know whether it was from guilt, from friendship or whatever, but she spent every second of her free time beside him, hoping to be the first one he sees when he wakes up.

Three months later, Shikamaru had healed enough to be sent home. He was still in coma and somehow refused to wake up. Ino visited the Nara household everyday. Shikamaru's parents were understanding. They comforted Ino and told her it wasn't her fault that their son ended up this way.

One day, Ino was beside Shikamaru's bed as usual. Something familiar caught her eye - a small and ugly-looking little teddy bear was sitting beside his alarm clock, almost hidden from view. She reached for that little doll when a voice behind her startled her, "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Ino."

Ino turned around and found Shikamaru's father leaning against the door. 'Shikamaru and his father are so alike...' she thought as she observed her friend's parent. "I once touched that and commented on its ugliness and he almost tore my arm off," the man grinned as he walked off, "must be some gift from the girl in his heart... Heh."

Ino blushed at the words. She picked up the little bear and looked at it, remembering what happened a long time ago...

She was only seven then, a new student at the Ninja Academy. There was this boy she really liked, even though he wasn't particularly good looking. He was lazy and complained a lot, but he was really nice to her, unlike most other boys.

One day, she heard that his birthday was arriving soon. She spent weeks making a little teddy bear for him, injuring her fingers more times than she cared to remember. At last, it was complete. It wasn't beautiful, but she was proud of it.

"Bah, a girly doll... What am I supposed to do with it?" the boy commented as he received the present from Ino. Those cruel words tore her heart apart. She turned away and ran off. She cried a river when she got home that day. 'In his eyes... I'm just another annoying girl...' she used to think.

Ino suddenly felt something under the little teddy bear. She didn't remember putting anything under the bear. She turned it around, and her heart skipped at beat when she saw what it was.

Under the little bear was a little photo of herself, cut into the shape of a heart, and carefully sewn onto the bear. Ino's hands trembled as tears start to well up in her eyes.

'Shikamaru... I didn't know... that you felt the same way. I always thought that in your eyes, I was just an annoying girl. I was so hurt that I tried to take my mind off you by chasing after Sasuke-kun... Please forgive me... Shikamaru, I... I love you too...'

Tears started to flow from her eyes freely. She dropped her head onto Shikamaru's chest and cried, "Please wake up, Shikamaru... Please wake up..."

Suddenly, she felt a gentle hand stroke her hair and she heard a weak but familiar voice, "God damn it, Ino. You're so noisy... I was having a nice dream..."

Ino gave a shriek of joy and hugged her friend tightly. "Ouch, not so hard. It still hurts, you know?" Shikamaru complained weakly. Ino broke off and the boy lay down on his bed again. "Damn, this is so tiring..." Even in this state, Shikamaru tried to hide his true feelings.

Ino suddenly moved her face close to Shikamaru's face, whose eyes widened in surprise. "Wh - what are you doing, Ino?" His face burned in a red colour that was lost from his face for a long time. Ino couldn't help but giggle lightly at the amusing expression on his face.

"You're supposedly the most intelligent person in the whole village. You figure it out," Ino gazed into Shikamaru's eyes and pressed her lips onto his. Shikamaru was shocked for a moment, but his eyes softened and he returned the kiss.

After a long passionate kiss, Ino said, "This time, it is no accident..."

Shikamaru gazed into the blonde's eyes and said, "Ino, I love you."

"I know..." came the reply and she pressed her lips onto his once again.

THE END... FOR NOW



Ending Notes:
Sorry about the fake chapter. It just kind of got stuck in my mind after I received multiple reviews guessing the obvious. (well duh, of course Shikamaru was going to take the spear... it's almost a rule that he has to...) Hope you all liked it.

Yeah, a classic (and corny) ending that closes with a kiss and a declaration of love. How romantic... aww... Hah, I guess that was pretty lame, especially how Shikamaru wakes up exactly when he's supposed to... Y'know what? I have no idea how he could be in a coma. But what the heck, what's done is done.

But wait, there's more! I intend to write an epilogue for this story, just for kicks... After I recover fully from my severe nosebleed... (Bursts into nosebleed at the thought of what happened above...) twitch twitch ...damn.

Whoa. I actually kept this story PG-13! A room, a couple and a bed... Personally I think a lot more than just a kiss would have happened... But y'know what, I feel that it is preferable to end the story while everyone was still feeling warm and tingly inside. Aww... That romantic feeling is so nice, isn't it?