All right. I'm going to take jeano's advice and have actual narration or whatever you call it, so I can actually have a plot.
Note to jeano: I made Ino sound like a bimbo?! Aw man, I didn't mean to!! She's one of my favorite characters! I'll try to make her in character this time!!
Sakura was startled by the sudden banging on her door in the middle of the night. She quickly slipped out several kunai and made her way downstairs to her front door.
Sakura frowned. She heard muffled yells, and the banging was starting to damage her door. She leaned closer, trying to figure out what the person was saying.
"Sakura!! Forehead-girl!! Open the door!! You stupid, deaf girl with a big forehead!! Haruno Sakura!! Open the door this--"
The pink-haired girl rolled her eyes and opened the door.
Ino came tumbling in with a backpack. Sakura raised an eyebrow, inquiringly. The blond grinned sheepishly.
"May I ask what you're doing, in the middle of the night, yelling and almost smashing my door to bits?" Sakura asked, slightly amused.
Ino laughed nervously. "I just wanted to have a little sleepover, that's all. Like we used to do, when we were little." Ino got up and brushed herself off. "Besides, I need help deciding what to wear to the party tomorrow."
Sakura said, "You could've just asked me, you know, instead of barging in here like that. It's too late to tell you that. Oh, well. But be quiet, okay? Naruto's asleep." Sakura mentally kicked herself immediately after saying that.
Ino stared blankly, and her jaw slowly dropped. "Why is Naruto here? At this time? Did you guys--"
Sakura turned a bright red and replied, "Naruto's here because he wanted to spend the night, and no, we didn't."
The blond jounin stared skeptically and shrugged. "Whatever you say, Sakura..."
"We didn't!!"
"Yeah, sure, whatever..."
"Ino!!"
"I'm just teasin'; calm down."
Sakura sat down on the couch and sighed. "Ino, I don't think it's a good idea to sleep over tonight. I mean, Naruto's here and, well, I can't really have a guest right now. I mean, I could, but this isn't really a convenient time."
Ino's face fell and the blond said, "All right, I think I understand. You want some alone time with Naruto, right?"
Sakura nodded.
"Then I'll come tomorrow before the party. That's okay, right?"
Sakura nodded again.
Ino sighed and complained, "I took so much time to pack this... I think Shikamaru's rubbing off on me. I'll just sleep at his place... It's close by, and I'm tired." Ino mumbled more under her breath.
"All right then... See you tomorrow, Sakura."
"Same to you."
The new jounin put on her backpack and started to walk at a leisurely pace towards Shikamaru's house.
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Shikamaru shifted to the other side of his bed and opened his eyes to see blue. He nearly yelped in surprise.
"Sorry! I was wondering if I could spend the night here, 'cause first I went to Sakura's house, but then she wanted some alone time with Naruto, so I came here 'cause your house was the closest to hers and I was tired and I didn't want to go all the way home and--"
"All right, I get it!" Shikamaru grumbled obscenities under his breath. He stumbled out of bed and motioned Ino to get in. "I'll sleep on the couch..." With a colossal yawn, he slowly made his way downstairs.
"I didn't ask for the bed..." Ino's voice trailed off. "Nice of him, though." She snuggled under the covers and thought, I should've known Shikamaru would have a soft bed. It's probably over-used.
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I thought ahead of time. Maybe some of you are wondering, why would Ino sleep over at a guy's house, even if it was the closest? I was thinking that Ino and Shikamaru have gotten closer over time, and eventually became best friends. Which would mean Ino would trust Shikamaru.
And maybe some of you are thinking, what a stupid excuse to make Ino sleep at Shikamaru's house. Well, I like ShikaIno, and I can't write that well!!
Oh yeah, I was thinking that I would alternate the chapters, one like this one, and one like a journal entry.
Please review, and constructive criticism is welcome!