A/N~ I am so sorry that it has been a while, but I have been busy with another story on another site, not to mention I am filling out a packet of paperwork that I have to send in to apply to a boarding school. I have also been studying for my drivers permit test, and lastly I have to take the SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test) as a part of applying to the boarding school. On with the chapter!

DICLAIMER~ I don't own the Naruto characters.

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Shikamaru woke up beside his lover, Ino. He looked out the window and noticed the sun was not yet up, so he wondered what woke him up when he felt a pain in the upper part of his stomach. 'Maybe it was something I ate.' Shika thought as a wave of nausea swept over him. He took a couple of deep breaths and the nausea disappeared. He curled into a ball and wrapped his arm around his middle. He stifled a moan of pain and fell into a pain filled slumber.

Ino awoke and saw the sun was coming up. She then heard the sound that woke her, it was a low moan. She turned to her side and saw Shika curled into a ball. His face was covered in sweat, he was holding his middle and he was flushed. Ino reached over and placed a hand on his forehead. Just before she could place her hand on his head Shika jumped out of bed and made a mad dash for the bathroom. Ino got out of bed and slowly made her way into the bathroom. She approached her retching husband, and pulled his shoulder length hair back out of his face. She placed her free hand on his back and rubbed small circles.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Ino asked when Shika leaned on her.

"My stomach is acting up…probably something I ate when I was on my back from the mission." Shika rasped his voice messed up from the vomiting.

"Oh baby, I am sorry, do you need anything?" Ino replied softly.

"Water please." Shika replied just above a whisper. Ino nodded and helped Shika to lean against the tub before she walked to the kitchen. She got a glass of water and a thermometer. She handed Shika the water when she returned to the bathroom. She placed the thermometer in his mouth under his tongue when he finished sipping the water. When it beeped Shika removed it and looked at the numbers. "101.2" he informed his worried wife.

"Okay baby, let's get you to bed." Ino said softly. She helped Shika off of the ground and to the bedroom. "I am going to get you some more water, some Tylenol, and a bucket. I will be right back." She said then left to retrieve the items. When she returned to the bedroom she handed Shika the pills and water, hoping he could keep them down. She placed the bucket on the floor by the bed.

"Love, go do something, I am just going to sleep." Shika said.

"Okay, call if you need me baby." Ino replied. She walked to the living room and got onto the computer (A/N~ don't know if they have them but oh well) she clicked on the internet and looked up the symptoms of food poisoning. They seemed to match what Shika had so she dismissed it and figured he would be better in a couple of days. She sat on the couch and turned on a movie, she fell asleep halfway through.

Shika was lying in bed feeling completely miserable. The pain in his stomach was still there, but it was getting worse. 'What is wrong with me?' he asked himself in his head. He felt another powerful wave of nausea and grabbed the bucket. When the water he had earlier was expelled from his stomach he dry heaved over the bucket.

Ino heard Shika getting sick again and got off of the couch. She made her way to the bathroom and rubbed his back and held his hair. When he finished she took the bucket to the bathroom and cleaned it out. When she returned to the bedroom Shika had an odd look on his face. "Baby, are you alright?" Ino asked concerned.

"I have to uhh…use the bathroom…but I can't get up…" he replied with a blush coming to his face, at least he could blame the blush on the fever.

Ino said nothing and nodded. She walked over to the bed and sat the bucket down. She helped Shika to stand, and supported most of his weight since his shaky legs could not hold him up. She slowly helped him to the bathroom. Once she got him inside she left, leaving the door slightly ajar, he has nothing she has not seen. When she heard the toilet flush she walked back in and helped him to the sink so he could wash his hands. After that she helped Shika to the bed once again. "Baby, I am going to go get you some crackers, you need to try to eat." Ino said softly once he was settled in bed. She also noticed it was around noon, so she would have to eat something as well.

"I can't even hold down water how am I going to hold food down?" Shika asked, feeling his stomach flip at the thought of eating.

"You have to try for me, I don't want to have to take you to the hospital." Ino replied. Shika reluctantly nodded and Ino walked to the kitchen. She made a sandwich for herself and got some crackers for Shika. She grabbed two glasses of water as well. She took the food and drinks to the bedroom. When in there she and Shika ate in silence. After Shika finished his crackers and water he felt the pain in his stomach worsen. It had moved from his upper abdomen to his lower right side. The pain was enough to make him cry out. "Shika?" Ino asked concerned.

"It hurts…" Shika whimpered, and tears of pain made themselves known.

"Okay baby, where does it hurt?" Ino asked gently while holding Shika's hand and rubbing small circles on it with her thumb.

"Right side…" Shika replied his voice filled with pain.

"Okay, I am going to get your shoes and my own and I will take you to the hospital, it's alright." Ino replied smiling sadly. She swiftly went to the front room and put her shoes and she then went swiftly back to the bed room. She saw that Shika was shacking and he was sweating even more then in the morning. She helped him put his shoes on. She then stuck the thermometer under his tongue. When it beeped she removed it and gasped it read 102.4.

"Okay baby, come on, do you think you can walk with my help?" Ino asked.

"No." Shika's pain filled voice replied.

"Can you try?" Ino then asked. Shika nodded weakly and helped Shika to stand. She very slowly helped him to the hospital. When they got there Shika doubled over in pain.

"Gonna be sick." He mumbled. Ino tried to get him to the trash bin but he threw up all over the hospital floor.

"We need help over here!" Ino called and a two medic ninja's rushed over with a stretcher.

"What is wrong?" One of them asked Ino while the other tended to Shika who was now dry heaving.

"He has a temperature of 102.4, he has been vomiting, and he has a pain is his lower right side." Ino replied while Shika was rushed off.

"Okay, someone will be back out shortly to tell you his status." He replied before taking off after Shikamaru.

Ino sighed and walked to the waiting area to wait for the doctor to show up to tell her what was wrong. She sat down in one of the uncomfortable hospital chairs and prepared herself for a long wait.

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A/N~ so what do you think? Sorry I had to stop there, but I took some cough medicine a few minutes ago and I am going to take a short nap because it is making me tired. Please review!