"Shikamaru," Ino growled. "What... you... with me?"

"What do I want with you?" Shikamaru repeated, pretending to

think. The man holding her dropped her, and she fell to her knees. "What

do I want with you?" He repeated. "What do I want? Well, put simply,

you."

Ino glared at Shikamaru. "You... killed... those people," Her speech

was coming back faster now. "Naruto... When he... finds out... I'm gone...

kidnapped... He'll save me... and throw... you... in jail."

"Will he now?" Shikamaru asked mockingly. Ino tried looking away,

and Shikamaru slapped Ino, and she fell.

Unable to stop herself with her hands, her head smashed against

the floor. She squirmed on the dirty floor, as tears flowed freely from her

crystal blue eyes. Little black and white stars were dancing around her

vision and she felt as though she would throw up.

"That's what you get for resisting me," Shikamaru laughed. His two

other partners laughed as well, but sounded as though they didn't get

the joke. "Now, time for serious business."

Shikamaru picked Ino back up off the floor, and slapped her once

more, but didn't let her go. "Now listen to me; Your precious Naruto is

going to have a little... accident... If you don't agree to become mine, I'll

blame it on you... After all..." He came extremely close to Ino's face, "I'm a

famous reporter. Everyone believesme."

Then why don't I? Ino thought, revolting how close Shikamaru was

getting.

Ino couldn't stop it. Shikamaru forced his lips onto hers. Too afraid

to resist, Ino let him do what he wanted. It wasn't the same as Naruto,

though. It couldn't be, nothing compared to that.

Finally he stopped, and threw Ino against the wall. Again, her head

hit the wall, and she sat in a crumpled heap at the bottom, crying and

almost passing out.

"Na...ru...to..." Ino cried out. "Help... me..."

"I will," A warm, familiar voice whispered in her ear.

Ino gasped, but her mind said 'No more,' And she lost all

consciousness.