Brt: Thanks for reading. Here's finally the update!
Third Chapter:
Ino Yamanaka… and Shikamaru Nara?
As they walked down the street towards Ino's workplace, Naruto couldn't help but notice the thoughtful looks of his two companions. What are they thinking? The blond thought to himself, following the other two, and why are we going to visit Ino anyways? It's not like she and Sakura get along! Sasuke meanwhile was trying to figure a way for him to take Naruto away from Sakura. She, he convince himself, was not a good role model; what did that have to do with everything else was beyond him!
"Here we are!" Sakura exclaimed entering the shop, successful in scaring some of the few costumers there. "Hey! Where are you Ino pig?" the girl asked as she couldn't find the blond girl. As they got near the counter, they discovered Shikamaru Nara, head on the counter, asleep. Well, at least that's how it looked. The black-haired teen stirred and stood up, glaring at the three teens in front of him.
"Can't anybody get a good nap anymore? Seriously, how troublesome." Shikamaru said, "What do you want?" he asked them and Sakura glared at him for his rudeness.
"Where's Ino Pig? And what are you doing here?" she asked with equal rudeness. Shikamaru sighed; people were so rude these days.
"Ino went to deliver some flowers to an old lady, and I'm working here." He told them and the others just stared at him in disbelief.
"No, seriously, why are you here?" Sakura asked again, and Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"-Sigh- I'm here because I offered to help Ino with her work, happy now?" he responded, taking noticed that Sasuke was staring at Naruto, who was looking at some yellow and white flowers. The dark-haired teen smirked, its way too obvious Uchiha. He thought seeing the calm expression of the other teen while looking at the blond.
Damn! This day sucks! Sakura thought in frustration, my plan was a simple one! But thanks to Hinata-chan and Ino pig it's all ruin! And not to mention that I can't set up Shikamaru and Naruto now!
"What do we do now?" Naruto asked, as he stood next to Sasuke. He also wonder what time it was, and if he could still had some time to go to his apartment and sleep the rest of the day off. Now that he thought about it, he also wonder why Kakashi-sensei had given them a day off; oddly enough, Iruka-sensei was also taking a day off. How weird.
"Lets go." The pink-haired girl said, pushing Naruto aside making him lose his balance. Luckily, Sasuke was able to catch him, and he helped Naruto gain his balance, both having pink on their cheeks. They said goodbye to Shikamaru, whom after seeing them leave smiled.
Way too obvious! He thought, "I wonder when all of this will end. What do you think Ino?" he asked, and the blond-haired girl stepped out of the shadows.
"I don't know." She said.
"Why didn't you come out?"
"I knew that Sakura was up to something."
"Oh? Like what?" he question her.
"Of what I know so far is that it has something to do with Naruto and a list."
"A list? Do you think is something bad?" he asked, his eyes showing concerned for his friend. Ino turned to stared at him, her light blue eyes shining with mischief and a grin on her face.
"I wouldn't say it was bad, it's more of finding a way to put two unlikely people together!" She said, and Shikamaru put a hand on his head, things finally clicking together.
"-Sigh- how troublesome."
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
The trio were walking in silence, each having their own thoughts, "so, what do we do now?" Naruto asked a second time.
"How about you agree to go out on a date with me?" A smooth voice said besides Naruto and they all turned to look at the person.
"Neji!" Sakura said with delight, her foul mood disappearing. Sasuke said it with anger and shock. Meanwhile, Neji ignore them and he kept on smiling at Naruto, who blushed and gawk at him. With a shaky voice, Naruto asked…
"Did… did you just said a date?!"
Brt: Finally, another chapter done! Thanks to all who reads this! Hey, is anyone having trouble with their alert messages? Because I am; new stories, review, and update alerts messages are getting sent with delays (for me is about 4-5 days later! Or maybe it's just me…XD). Anyways, thank-you all!