Chapter eight

Honeymoon

1

"Hey, Shika, what are you doing?" Ino asked, poking her head out from the kitchen.

"Watching TV," Shikamaru answered, not bothering to look up.

"Are you tired?" Ino asked, "Wait, that's a stupid question!"

"…" Shikamaru sighed, turning his head from the TV for less than a minute, to look at Ino.

"You wanna go look outside at the stars?" he asked.

"WHAT? But it's so cold outside, this is Hidden-Village-of-the-Ice," Ino said, walking into the living room, and sitting next to her 'husband!'

"Put on a coat," Shikamaru suggested, as he put on his own coat, and headed for the door.

"Alright," Ino finally agreed, as she put on her light, blue coat.

2

"I thought you liked looking at the clouds," Ino said, once they were outside.

"… Do, but they aren't out right now, at 12 a.m., since it's a clear sky," Shikamaru answered, lying down on the ground, and Ino lied next to him.

"I love you, Shika-Kun," Ino whispered.

"I love you, too!" Shikamaru smiled, pulling his 'wife' closer to him.

"Let's go inside!" Ino smiled, coyly.

"Hn," Shikamaru grumbled, but followed her into the shack that they were renting.

3

"I wonder how Shikamaru and Ino are doing," Chouji wondered aloud.

"Good question, but considering Shikamaru, Ino's probably bored to death," Nana said, since she was at Chouji's because he said that he could decorate his house.

"Let's listen to some music," she said, changing the subject.

4

"Shikamaru, are you awake?" Ino questioned.

"Yes, why?" Shikamaru answered, sleepily.

"When are we going back to Konoha?" Ino asked.

"I don't know," Shikamaru replied, closing his eyes.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW?" Ino yelled, sitting up, holding the covers up to cover her chest.

"Exactly what I said," Shikamaru said, cracking his eye open for a second.

"I want to go home tomorrow," Ino said, lying back down.

"Fine," Shika agreed, not even bothering to argue.

Author's note: I know this was a short story, but there's not going to be a lot of Ino/Shika, or Chouji/oc! Sorry, 4 all ya'll Chouji fans, but I do like the Ino/Shika pairing, perhaps my next fic, will be a one-shot on them. The next chapter will be longer, promise!