Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
Story/Plotline: Are mine do not steal.
Pairings: Slight Ino/Shikamaru

Chapter one:
Everything starts out so well

'Left..Right..jump.' Were the thoughts of a young blond girl, whom happened to be training. "Crap.."The blond muttered,

getting hit across the face by her opponent. A pant escaped her lips, as her eyes narrowed at her opponent. The ground underneath the two was marked either from missed blows or just from weapons. Her surroundings field..and trees, nothing to leap off of unless you got close enough to the trees. Sweat trickled down the girl's forehead, falling silently to the ground.

"Shikamaru.."The girl grumbled,

getting up quickly. Ah yes, this happened to be a training session with team ten, the second generation Ino-Shika-Cho Trio. The girl went to go step forward, only to be stopped by her shadow being grabbed.

"Not again.."

The girl said almost nervously, now having to stand still. Well, this happened to be the blond Yamanaka Ino, and her team mate Nara Shikamaru.

"Shikamaru! Let me go right now before I hurt you!"The blond growled yet again,

not being able to move still and trying to calm herself down. The black haired boy just stood there,

"Remember, I'm training you for the next few months in the forest."He had whispered,

watching her. He released her shadow, starting to walk off. He yawned, walking back over to his sensei. This made Ino start to twitch,

"Jeez, why did it have to be you that's going to train me?"She asked,

brushing off her all purple showy clothing. She fixed the bandages that were around her legs and most of her body, fashion statement people guessed. Her blond hair blew in the wind some, standing near her sensei now. She looked up at her sensei,

"Why do I have to go into the forest with him!" She yelled,

angrier then ever. She took a deep breath, trying to calm down. She didn't understand why Shikamaru, out of all people had to go with her. Why couldn't it be Sasuke or just someone else? Yes, this Sasuke was her crush, she always had a crush on him, that's what broke her friendship with Haruno Sakura. Believe it or not, Ino was once friends with Sakura, though now turned into a rivalry. Ino was believed to be the weakest of her team, and that was what made her want to work harder, but she never agreed to this staying with Shikamaru for five months, alone! She sighed,

"Asuma-sensei, five straight months?" She asked,

seeming to be distressed. She let out a small whimper, glaring coldly at the ground as Asuma gave her another speech about how important it was to be there for team mates. Was she strong enough? Didn't she prove that in the exams? No, she wasn't able to beat Sakura, but she didn't lose! Anger started to build up within her, as she stood there her hair shadowing her eyes some. She stayed quiet, listening to the sensei of hers go on and on about being loyal to the team and having made a promise to train with someone, if she lost in the training sessions. Sadly, she had lost to both Choji and Shikamaru, which was quite sad in her point of view. She finally just lost it,

"Shut up already! Whatever, I'm not as strong as Chouji and Shikamaru, Shikamaru is a genius and Chouji, well I can't explain that!" She yelled,

her eyes narrowing at her sensei. She stood straight and proud, as her two other team mates stared at her like she was crazy. Her hands now balled into fists, ready to punch anyone whom wanted to rant to her again.

"I want another fight, Shikamaru fight me again! This time think of me as a normal opponent, not your team mate!"She yelled,

glaring at the black haired one now as she stood there. The black haired boy, known as Shikamaru, just stood there a little surprised at the girl's actions.

"Fine, No holding back." He whispered,

stepping over to the field and letting her get into position first before he did too.