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Pairing: Shikamaru/Ino

Genre: Romance/Drama

Based on: The song by My Dying Bride – Fallen Angel.


Fallen Angel

It was a day as normal as everyday. The same bed, the same screams for breakfast, the same troublesome routine.

He got up and got ready for another day with Team 10. Another day of dull missions, another troublesome day... He met his teammates at their training spot and was greeted the same way by the same people with the same troublesome reply.

" Morning..."

Asuma was smoking, as he does everyday, Chouji was eating chips and Ino was being troublesome. Always the same troublesome and boring routine...

"Don't you just wish that we could be in a mission with some action?"

How troublesome that she wished that... he would give everything to go back in time and enjoy his troublesome life... enjoy the same troublesome routine...

If she would be by his side...

He would die, if need be, to go back and deny that troublesome mission. What he wouldn't do to keep her at Konoha... But that was impossible...

Here they were now, being attacked by sound nins on a not so boring day... a day that failed to follow the same routine. And there she was, in his arms, dying...

Why did they come to this mission? Their routine was perfect! At least he could see her everyday... he could watch the clouds freely knowing that she was there by his side! She would be forever there... but now...

"Don't leave me Ino..."

Why did she have to smile? Wasn't it hurting?

"Shika... I'll always be with you" she placed her hand in his heart. "Here..."

Why did he had to cry?

"Ino..."

Why was it so painful? So hard...?

"Every time you watch the clouds, smile... I'll be smiling back... ok?"

Why now? Why not him? She was too young, too beautiful, too pure, too perfect, too everything to die now! It was so unfair...

"I love you Ino..."

Why did she have to die? How come he didn't say those three words on some troublesome boring day? A day that would turn into a perfect one... why did he have to wait for this day?

He kissed her lightly and tasted the blood in her mouth.

"I love you too... Shika..."

Why? I'll never forget you Ino... My Fallen Angel...

02.04.2005