Chapter 7- I've come back for you… Shikamaru…
The meeting was over and it was time to go home. Ino slowly packed her bag and headed over to Shikamaru's house. She knocked on the door.
"Ino! You're back!" Shikaku exclaimed, "Come in."
"Thank you." Ino said.
"I was just about to leave for my mission. Can you manage?" Shikaku asked, "Because if you don't think you can, I can call for someone else."
"That won't be necessary, Shikaku-san. I'm pretty sure I can take care of Shikamaru while you're away on your mission." Ino quietly replied.
"Okay… If you're sure you've got everything under control, I'm off!"
"Don't worry. I'll be alright! Take care in your mission!"
"Thanks, Ino. And… Good luck!"
Shikaku then, winked at the blonde girl and headed straight out the door. Everything was silent. Ino was still a bit scared to enter Shikamaru's room, right after their big fight the other night. She stood still, staring at her feet once again. Then slowly, she began to sob.
She sobbed and sobbed… What she didn't notice was the sound of a door creaking open. A figure slowly stepped out of the room and silently crept down to where the crying girl was…
"Hey. You're crying again."
Ino slowly turned to face the person behind her…
"Oh. It's you. Um, hi."
"Hi. Would you like some juice?"
"Yeah, sure. That would be nice…
…Thank you, Shikamaru."
Shikamaru went to the kitchen to prepare two glasses of orange juice- one for him, and the other glass for Ino. He poured juice into the glasses. Then, he placed the glasses on top of the dinner table.
"Have a seat." he said.
Ino slowly pulled her chair towards her and sat down. She drank juice from her glass, without saying a word. Shikamaru was just as silent. He was scared and at the same time, he was blushing at the girl sitting next to him. They were so nervous, they could hardly even breathe. Finally, one of them was courageous enough to start a conversation…
"Uhhh… Sorry about what I said the other day…" Shikamaru apologized, "I didn't mean to be so… um, restless. I hope you'll forgive me. After all, you did keep your promise."
"What?" Ino asked.
"You didn't forget about me. Despite our big fight last night, you still came back to take care of me… Thank you." He blushed.
"Don't worry about it. I'm okay with it…" Ino replied, trying her best to smile.
Shikamaru continued staring at her, still with worried eyes… Then, he remembered something…
"Wait here. I have something I want to give you." He said, then ran upstairs. Ino sat as quietly as possible, waiting for her companion to return.
Suddenly, she heard footsteps quickly running down the stairs.
"Here. I bought this for you. Just to say I'm sorry about our big fight…" Shikamaru said, blushing, as he handed out an orange heart-shaped hairclip to Ino. Then he continued, "I couldn't find a purple one for you, so I got you this orange one instead! I know it's Naruto's color, but I think orange looks good on you too!"
Ino blushed as she took the clip from Shikamaru's hand. "Thank you," she said, then slowly snapped it on her hair.
Shikamaru smiled nervously at her. "If you still feel bad about what happened, can I… um…"
"...what?"
"I mean, um, if it's okay with you…"
"…what is it?"
"May I? Uh… Give you a hug? I hope it makes you feel better…"
Ino blushed even harder as she heard this. Shikamaru giving me a hug? She thought.
"OH MY GOSH! OHMYGOSH! OHMYGOSH! OHMYGOSH!" she yelled.
"Ino! Are you feeling okay? Huh!"
Slowly, Ino turned to Shikamaru and smiled at him, giving him that sexy, seductive look on her face… "Go ahead if you want to…"
"Oh… Oh, Ino…" Shikamaru sighed, with his nose partially bleeding.
He slowly stood up to hug Ino. He walked behind her, when suddenly, he slipped, clutching Ino's BOOB in his hand! This made Ino's chair tip over, making the two of them fall flat on the floor (again). Ino once again, turned-over and fell on top of Shikamaru, giving us that awkward position…
And again, both of their lips touched… Realizing no one else was in the house, they decided to spend this moment like they should have the last time. They gave each other a long, breathtaking kiss…
"Mmmm… Hmmmm…"
Oh, yes. They were savoring the moment! Until…
CHOJI: HEY, GUYS! MY DAD ALLOWED ME TO COME AND SLEEP-OVER! Huh?
WHAT IS GOING ON IN HEEEEERE!
INO & SHIKAMARU: CHOJI!
"Am I missing anything here?" Choji asked them.
"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS!" Ino yelled, quickly getting off Shikamaru.
"But the two of you were KISSING! I can tell you did it ON PURPOSE!" Choji continued telling them, "I'm really missing something, ain't I?"
"NO! YOU AREN'T!" Shikamaru exclaimed, trying to convince him.
"Awww, c'mon guys! You can tell me anything!"
"Hey, Choji! How would you like some potato chips?" Shikamaru asked.
"POTATO CHIPS! SURE I'D LOVE SOME!"