Pairing(s): ShikaIno
Realizations
Move It
When they were at the Ichiraku, Ino was annoyed that they weren't the only of the rookie nine there.
"INO-PIG!" Ino shuddered at the nasal voice behind her. "Are you here to flirt with Sasuke again?"
Ino decided to ignore her. As she continued to do as she passed team 7.
They were shocked some more. "Oh." Ino said. "Do you mind moving down one seat? Shika and I want to sit here."
They moved. Ino felt like laughing.
Sakura was, for the second time that day, speechless. What had happened to her fellow fan girl. Oh well, she thought; now Sasuke would stop trying to push her away as an excuse to push Ino away. Sakura had concluded he was so shy that he pretended to hate both of them because if he only pushed Ino away, his true feelings would be exposed.
Sasuke didn't really care, after all, one less fan girl to care about. So now he was concentrating on getting rid of Sakura. Perhaps if ignoring her wasn't working, nor was telling her he didn't like her, he could run away and become an exiled nin. Just staying in this shielded village where everyone walks around pretending everything is okay wasn't going to help him get stronger.
Naruto made a mental cheer. If Ino could get over Sasuke, so could Sakura, right? Maybe now she would see Sasuke wasn't all that great.
Shika smiled, one of his oh-so-rare smiles, and tooka seat next to Ino.
"What do you feel like?" He asked.
"I'm hungry. Is it ok with you if a get a large?" Ino asked.
"It's great. So you're finally off that stupid diet." He asked.
"Thankfully. I think I finally see what Chouji means. Food is too good to not eat because of some minor thing." Ino laughed. "I'm just glad I didn't go bulimic."
"You could've fooled me." And coming from Shikamaru, that was something.
Ino didn't hit him, she didn't even play hit him. She just smiled and ate her noodles.
They talked long after team 7 had left, they hadn't even noticed that the three were gone. Shika and Ino were absorbed in each other, and each liked what they saw.