The Third chapter to my KibaIno fic! I'm really really sorry I took so long to get this out! I've just been so busy for a while and I've been neglecting this fic! Please forgive me??

Kiba was minding his own business, walking through the market place of Konoha when out of nowhere, a fairly large rock was flying straight toward his head. He quickly moved his head out of the way to dodge it, then quickly looking to where the object came from, and see a very angry looking Ino making her way to him. "What the hell, Ino?!" he straightened and pointed to where the stone went flying, "That could have knocked me unconscious!" he fumed.

"That was the idea!" Ino yelled back. "What the hell did you say to Naruto, Dog Boy?!" She pointed an accusing finger at him. "Nothing! What are you talking about?" He replied, confused, yet still angry that she tried to murder him with a rock. "How could you?!" She glared, now standing in front of him. "I thought you were different from all the other guys I've known!" She muttered through clenched teeth. Kiba, absolutely confused as to what the hell she was getting at, could see that Ino's eyes had a hint of pain in them. Before he could respond, she cut in, "I actually may have liked you, Kiba." She looked at the ground. Her anger seemed to have extinguished and turned to hurt. "Or rather, who I thought you were."

With that, she turned on her heel and walked away quickly, leaving a completely clueless Kiba to stare after her in confusion. "She...liked me? But what the hell did I do?" He said aloud to himself.

Later, at Ichiraku Ramen, Ino was sitting alone, twirling her noodles around subconsciously. I thought he was different...I thought he was a nice guy. I can't believe I almost let myself fall for a disgusting dog like him.

Speak of the devil, she spotted Kiba and Naruto pass by the shop. She glared hard and long at Kiba as he walked. He simply glanced over at her, and looked away, as if she wasn't even there. What the hell? Now he's the one ignoring me? Damnit. "Well two can play at that game. If he's going to act like he doesn't care. Than so am I." She said with determination. A plan was already forming in her mind. She would test and see if Dog-Boy ever even liked her while also making him angry.

Shikamaru yawned as he lay down on a hill, staring up at the cloudy sky. "Oi, Shikamaru! Shikamaru!!" Someone called. The lazy shadow-nin groaned. There's only one person who would bother him at this time of day, and most likely to ask a bothersome favor. He sat up and narrowed his eyes at said person. "What is it, Ino...?" A hint of annoyance could be heard in his voice. "Shikamaru, we're close friends, right?" Ino stated innocently while putting her hands behind her back timidly. "Yes..." He mumbled, knowing that no good would come out from whatever she was getting at. "And friends do things for other friends...Right?" She nodded in anticipation. "I guess..." He rubbed the beck of his neck.

"Since we're close friends...Will you pleeaaaseee do me a huuuge favor?" She smiled sweetly and fluttered her eyelashed. "I don't see why you need to go through the process of acting innocent, Ino. I know you're not. It's way too troublesome Now what do you want me to do?" He narrowed his eyes and raised an eyebrow. Ino sweat dropped. She'd been doing that for years. Why didn't he just tell her earlier? "Well...you see...I have to um..." She stammered.

"I need you to pretend to be my boyfriend so I can make Kiba jealous." She forced out quickly. Shikamaru sighed. "Troublesome. So do you like him? The Inuzuka kid?" he smirked. "No! It's not like that! I'm just trying to get to him, ya know? As revenge." She said quickly. Too quickly. "Yeah...let's go with that..." she mumbled and smiled. Shikamaru sighed again. "Mendoi, Ino..." Of course she was lying. And he knew that.

"Pleeaaseee, Shikamaru?" She begged and he sighed. "Fine. I'll do it. But you owe me, Ino." He narrowed his eyes into a glare. Ino smiled widely and practically tackled him to the ground. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Shikamaru sighed again, but smirked slightly this time. "Troublesome girl..."

Ino and Shikamaru were sitting in Ichiraku Ramen while the blonde kunoichi was briefing the lazy shinobi on their "mission," or so she called, "operation; piss off the mut." Shikamaru groaned and told her that name was lame. And it was sad that they even had a name for it in the first place. I bruised arm was a gift from Ino to Shikamaru after that, causing him to change his mind.

"So when you spot Kiba, just go along with what I say, alright? And act like you're completey smitten with me." She said, fluttering her eyelashes and trying to look sweet. Shikamaru muttered something under his breath. "What was that?!" Ino said, her eyes ablaze with angry flames. "Nothing, mendokusee..."

Then, for the second time that day, she spotted Naruto and Kiba walk by the shop and stop for a second, saying something to eachother.

"Now's our chance!" Ino whispered. She laughed loudly, and flamboyantly fake. "Ahahahah! You're so funny Shikamaru! I'm so glad I decided to do on this DATE with you!" She said aloud. But to no avail, Kiba didn't notice they were inside.Ino clenched her fists in anger and growled, only to try again. "HAHAHA! You're so FUNNY. I'm so glad you're my BOYFRIEND now, Shikamaru! I'm so totally and completely IN LOVE with YOU!" She practically yelled. And inwardly cheered as Naruto pointed in their direction and Kiba turned, his eyes widened, almost in shock, as soon as he saw them.

"Oi, isn't that Ino and Shikamaru?" Naruto inquired. "Are they an item now?" He wondered, not noticing Kiba's clenched teeth and closed fists. His long canine-like nails were digging sharply into his own palm. "I guess so..." Kiba muttered angrily. "You okay, Kiba?" Naruto looked at him questioningly. Kiba snapped out of his frustration. "Uh, yeah I'm fine. Why don't you go ahead...I'm going to um, get a drink nearby. Parched. Eheh." He said slowly, having to think hard on every word he was going to say. Thankfully Naruto wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, so he believed him and said his goodbyes before continuing down the road. He hid behind the entrance wall to get a closer look at Ino. She was on a date with...Shikamaru?

"It's working." She whispered to Shikamaru. "He's spying on us." She said with glee. "Now say your line."

"..."

"Say it!" Ino nudged Shika hard in the side, causing him to gasp in pain. "Ah...mendoi..." He grumbled and regained his composure, before saying aloud. "Yes. Me...Too Ino. I'm so smitten with you, it... hurts. I'm out of breath from your unbelievable beauty." He said rather obviously fake.

"What a damned sap." Kiba whispered to himself. "I thought Ino liked me...I just don't get it. The way she acted...and now..." he muttered through still clenched teeth. "But she did get mad at me...could this be...to make me jealous?" His eyes widened. "No...it couldn't be. She probably just...never liked me in the first place." His face softened in an expression of disappointment, rather than of anger as he stared at the ground. He noticed what he was doing. "Stop it, Kiba." He whispered to himself. "If she doesn't like you, she doesn't like you. No reason to get angry if she's with someone else..." His face held a slightly pained expression. He moved away from the wall and began walking down the road towards his home.

"Shika, he left. We can stop." Ino said as she looked behind her. "Thanks."

"Oi, Ino. Are you sure you feel good about this? I mean, it's one thing if he's slightly jealous, but what if you hurt him?"

"You talk too much, lazy ass. I don't want to think about that. What's done is done. And I'm glad my plan worked out well." She said, unsure of herself as she walked out of the shop. Shikamaru simply sighed and shook his head. "Mendokusee..."

Okay, so that's the end of chapter 3! I'm writing the next one as I speak! err, type! Hope you liked it! And once again, I apologize that it took me wayyy too long to get this one out!