Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.. though I wish I did along with almost everyone else..
A/N: Finally! bwahaha.. watch the madness unfold.. well. not really.
Chapter Four: I Don't Believe You Love Him
Ino stared in shock of what she had seen. Is this what I think it is? B-but.. it can't be. Ino ran all the way to her family's flower shop, not even stopping to greet her mother. She ran to the back and slammed the door, locking it. Inside the dark room she sat down and started sobbing.
"H-how.." the tears flowed freely and she kept sobbing. Ino heard impatient knocks at the door and her mother calling.
"Ino! What's wrong? You can't stay in there, I need some flowers, and drowning in misery isn't the thing do to.." her mother called. Ino didn't answer and continued sobbing. Her mother gave a sigh and accepted the fact that Ino will come out when she feels she needs to. Ino removed her hair tie letting her long, blonde hair fall as it scattered all around her. The small slits of sunlight from the windows glinted off of it.
Flashback
"I seen you've grown your hair long, Ino." said Sakura.
"What's it to you?" Ino sneered.
"There's a rumor that Sasuke likes girls with long hair.." Sakura said.
Later on..
"I hear that you like Sasuke too, this makes us rivals." Sakura yanked off the hair ribbon and handed it to Ino, then left.
End of flashback
"It's -sniff- all -sniff- S-sakura's -sniff- fault.." Ino sobbed, trying to wipe her eyes. She broke our friendship, for a guy.. and I was so nice to her too. That bitch doesn't deserve any friends. Ino clenched her fists tightly. Feeling sorry for myself isn't helping, and my mom might lose customers.. She pulled her hair back and tied it up again.Then Ino unlocked the door to the front with a light 'click' and walked to the WAY back where she lifted the latch and walked out and closed the door behind her, locking it.
The bright light of day stung her crystal blue eyes. Squinting the in sunlight she decided to take a walk to the Ichiraku ramen bar. From the back she walked through an alley between two buildings. Ichiraku ramen bar - one and a half blocks away.The short walk down the street brought Ino hanging her head low, to avoid the sight of a few couples walking down the street. One couple the guy evened leaned over and placed a kiss on his girlfriend. Ino silently wished she had someone to hold her and kiss her. It seemed forever until they all passed and the familar sign stood in front of her.
"I'll have a miso ramen." she mumbled to the guy at the counter just as someone else said it too. But that voice went on.
"-and a curry ramen, beef, chicken, shrimp, seafood.." it was none other than Naruto. This time Hinata was sitting there quietly in awe of his gluttony.
"I"ll have.. t-the same t-t-thing." Hinata said and the guy at the counter stared at her for a second. Then he just nodded and wrote down their orders. Even Naruto has someone to share time with.. I'm so pathetic. Ino watched them.
"Hinata-san, you didn't need to order so much, but I'll whatever you can't." Naruto gave a silly grin and Hinata giggled.
"Don't worry Naruto-kun, of course I'll eat it, all of it." Hinata said and Naruto gaped at her for a second. Hinata didn't stutter!
Some guy came with their orders and had to make two trips. Naruto immediately began chowing down. Ino turned away as her order came and watching Naruto eat wasn't that interesting. Hinata's appetite surprisingly seemed to match his.
In the middle of her meal she noticed two people walk up to the counter. It was Chouji and Shikamaru. Chouji was ordering just as muchas what Naruto had ordered.. maybe more, and Shikamaru was sighing grumbling about how everything was pointless. The two sat next to the noodle-slurping blonde.
When Ino finished her ramen Chouji was half-done and Shika was cloud-gazing. Shikamaru was in the daydreaming mood until rudely interrupted.
"Shika, are you bored?"
"Do I look like I'm bored..?" Shikmaru replied lazily.
"Let's go do something fun!" Shikmaru gave a loud sigh and Ino jabbed him with her finger.
"OW! Fine, jeez.. I'll go if it beats going to every restaurant with Chouji." Shikamaru mumbled "women are so troublesome.."
"What!" a vein popped on her forehead.
"Nothing, nothing.." they both left the Ichiraku with Chouji still there gorging on his ramen.
At the park they both sat under a tree and Shikamaru told Ino to just look at the clouds.
"Shika,"
"Hm?"
"I think I understand why you love looking at clouds.."
"Do you?"
"Well.. it helps you clear your mind of all the things happening, good and bad." Ino have a little troubled sigh.
"Is there something else you want to tell me?"
"Uhm.."
"There's something wrong, just tell me."
"I saw Sakura with Sasuke today, they walked out of HIS house, I ran all the way to our flower shop and cried my eyes out." Ino broke out in sobs all over again. She so dearly needed someone to hug her. Shikamaru was silent.
He finally reached over and hugged her firmly, yet affectionately. "I don't believe you love him." he said. Ino shook her head.
"You can't love that cold-hearted.. kono! (bastard) He doesn't even care for you, why do you keep trying?"
"I just do! Do you have a problem with that?" Ino shrugged off his hug. I don't need this lazy ass to help me with my problems.
"Even if you kept on "loving" him, he already has someone, can't you just give up?" Shikamaru was getting annoyed at her stubbornness.
"Why! My life sucks.." Ino went into another wave of shaking sobs.
"Your life doesn't suck, you're just looking for love in all the wrong places.. and competing with a bitch for a guy that will never want you back, you only believed it because of her." Shikamaru moved into a more comfortable spot leaning on the tree and let her head rest on his shoulder. Ino eventually stopped crying.
"You're right, I don't believe I ever loved him.." Ino nestled onto his shoulder and they both watched the clouds drift by..
End of Chapter
Raiena: Yay! A happy ending for everyone.. almost.. I'll put more NaruHina.. next chapter! and.. we'll go back to.. what happened to Sasuke's book!
Next Chapter: Where the Hell is my Book!
