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Ino missed Shikamaru. She missed him more than anybody knew, despite her desperateness to remain cheerful.
"Shikamaru…" Ino knelt by his grave, sobbing and trembling. The foundation that once held her world had crumbled. Now, there was nothing left.
"I'm sorry Shikamaru. Sorry for all every time I was mean; sorry for all those times I've hurt you. Sorry…" Ino stopped to catch her breath. "Sorry because I never told you how much you meant to me. How much I…love you."
Ino stopped. She loved Shikamaru? Ino loved that lazy good for nothing shinobi? Even as it dawned on her, she knew. It was too late. There was no way he would ever know.
"Troublesome woman…" Ino turned around, expecting to see Shikamaru. He wasn't there. Ino smiled through her tears, "Lazy bastard."
It's never too late to say you're sorry.
For those that don't get this chapter, here is an explanation. Ino thinks it's too late to apologize for never telling Shikamaru that she loved him. But then she hears Shikamaru's spirit saying "troublesome woman" and she knows that everything is alright because he knows.
Confusing, but still quite nice (in my opinion)
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