I'm starting to get sleepy… But no, I MUST continue doing this fic! I NEED MY COFFEE!!!

Tsunade: (winks) Hey, there! I'm here with your coffee!

Me: Uhhh… Wow. That was fast… Thanks, um, Tsunade.

Tsunade: Anything else I could do for you? A hug? A kiss? A striptease maybe?

Me: Uhhh… No, thank you I'm fine.

Tsunade: Awwww, come on! Are you sure?

Me: JUST GET OUT ALREADY!!! THESE PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER AND I AM GOING TO GIVE IT TO THEM TO MAKE UP FOR THE DELAYS!!!

Tsunade: Wow, you sure work hard.

Me: Unlike you, yes. Now if you want to strip your clothes off, go look for Jiraiya. I'm sure he'd be happy to see you.

Jiraiya: Oh yeah the hell I would!

Tsunade: …

Me: THE TWO OF YOU JUST GET THE HELL OUT ALREADY!!! I'M GONNA LIVE TO MY WORKAHOLIC TITLE!!! OUT!!! EVERYBODY OUT!!!

Jiraiya: Gee, you could at least say please!

Me: PLEASE ME AND JUST GET OUT ALREADY!

Jiraiya: Okay! Okay! We'll leave!

Chapter 12- A Night Away From You Seems Like A Million Years in Pure Darkness

It was ten in the evening, just about time to go to sleep. Ino sits quietly on the bed, wondering how Shikamaru's doing in the other room. As she sits quietly, brushing her hair, the door suddenly opens and in comes her dad with a warm… cup… of coffee… Aw, geez, I want some more coffee!

Anko: Here's some more coffee!

Me: Thank you, Anko. That's really thoughtful of you.

Anko: I know! So, um… Is there anything else you'd like?

Me: A-are you going to ask me if I wanted to see you strip right before my very eyes?

Anko: Uh… Yes!

Me: (frowns) …no, I do not want to see you strip…

Kakashi: What's going on here? Is there anything you need?

Me: OOH!!! Kakashi! STRIP! STRIP! STRIP!!!

Kakashi: What the… Well, okay…

Me: Yipee!!!

Anko: Gay… Gay… Gay… Gay…

Gai: Did you call me?

After 3 hours of lap-dancing Kakashi…

"Would you like some coffee, princess?" Inoichi asked, "It's nice and warm!"

"Not as warm as when Shikamaru holds me tenderly in his arms." Ino replied, "I'm really sorry, dad. It's just that… A night without Shikamaru seems like a million years of pure loneliness…

"I feel so empty inside when he's not with me."

Inoichi sighed, sat down on the bed and rubbed Ino's back. "Ino, darling, I know how hard it is to be away from someone you truly care about, but there are times when sacrifices have to be made.

"I don't want you getting pregnant before your marriage. And… It just doesn't seem right for two people to be sleeping together before getting married, right?"

"Yeah, well I guess that does sound kind of awkward." Ino replied, "But like I said, Shikamaru's not the type of guy who would just screw me and bam! We start feeling guilty of our own acts…

"Shikamaru's responsible, I know it. He wouldn't just have sex with me for no reason you know.

"He made me a promise and I know it's a promise he'd never break!"

"Yeah, but you know what they say." Inoichi said, "Some things are easier said than done. We can never be too sure, Ino.

"I'm sorry we have to do this, but as your father and Shikamaru's future father-in-law, this is for your own good. It's for the both of yours."

Ino sighed sadly and looked down to the floor.

"Don't worry! You and Shikamaru will only have to suffer two weeks with us here and there! You're married! You're free to have sex anytime, anywhere, in any way you want! There are many positions you can be in when you…"

"Dad, shut the hell up."

"Sorry."