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Just For You

Chapter Eleven- Dinner Time

"Shikamaru, get off the couch!" Ino shouted, trying to clean up the mess that Chouji had made earlier that day. "Where's Chouji anyway?" Ino asked, looking around for her chubby teammate. Shikamaru shrugged and continued looking up at the ceiling. Ino dismissed Chouji's absence immediately.

"Nara Shikamaru, if you do not get up now, you are going to be in big trouble!" Ino said angrily. Shikamaru sighed and got up lazily, walking to his room and closing the door. Ino glared at his bedroom door and went back to cleaning.

Ino sighed as she finished cleaning up. She lay down on the couch and closed her eyes. Ino fell asleep shortly, the rag in her hand falling to the ground.

Shikamaru looked up at the ceiling in his room, wondering if it was safe to go outside. He heard the door outside open and close quickly. Shikamaru got up from his bed and walked over to his door. He opened the door, Chouji facing him. Shikamaru raised his eyebrow.

"Where've you been, Chouji?"

Chouji shrugged.

"Restaurant," he answered, walking into his room and eating on his bed. Shikamaru sighed and walked out of his room. He walked into the large family room. He stood in front of the television and scratched the back of his neck. 'Where'd Ino go?' He turned around and saw Ino fast asleep on the couch. He smiled slightly, and went into Ino's room to grab an extra blanket. Shikamaru walked back outside and put the blanket over Ino. 'She hasn't even had dinner yet… Ah well,' he shrugged and turned to walk away. He glanced back at Ino and noticed that she began clutching the blanket that was covering her. He raised an eyebrow and sighed. He walked back over to Ino and sat on the ground beside her. 'What should I do…?' He awkwardly began patting her shoulder and telling her to hush. Ino slowly stopped clutching the blanket, and was sleeping silently.

-Ino's dream-

"Come on, Ino"

Ino could hear a kind voice calling out to her. She sat in a field of flowers, but she couldn't see the person that was calling her. She looked around.

"Where are you?" she asked, still looking around.

"Right in front of you," he said, chuckling. Ino tilted her head to the side.

"No, you're not," she said, looking in front of her. Suddenly, she felt warmth, and she saw the shape of the person in front of her.

"See, I'm right in front of you," he said, kindly. She smiled as he held out his hand.

"But I can't see your face," she said curiously. He chuckled again.

"You will, don't worry"

-End dream-

Ino stirred slightly and sat up, taking in her surroundings. She smiled slightly, remembering her dream. 'Stupid person, he didn't even let me see his face.' Ino thought, chuckling. She got up from the couch and looked out the window. 'How long have I been asleep?' The sun began setting slowly. She rubbed her eyes, suddenly her eyes widened.

"Shikamaru and Shino, and probably Chouji- might be hungry. I bet none of them know squat about cooking," she said, turning around and walking into the kitchen. She came to a halt at the sight in front of her. Shikamaru, Chouji and Shino were all eating. Her mouth was slightly opened.

"You guys," she began. "Cooked?" Shikamaru and Shino looked up from their plates and shrugged.

"Who knew Shikamaru could cook so well!" Chouji said happily. Shikamaru got up from his seat and filled a plate of food for Ino- he set the plate on the table. Ino sat down, still shocked that Shikamaru had cooked for them. She looked down at the plate, then up at Shikamaru.

"It's not poisoned," Shikamaru said bluntly. Ino grinned slightly.

"You didn't have to go through this trouble- you could have just woken me up," Ino said, quietly for once. Shikamaru shrugged and said lazily.

"My mother taught me how to cook- might as well use that knowledge."

Ino smirked, knowing that he had no choice when it came to him learning how to cook. She began eating in silence. She glanced up at Shikamaru from time-to-time, as if seeing him in a completely different light.

"Ne, Sakura-Chan, are we going to have ramen?" Hinata and Sakura stood in the kitchen, both wearing aprons. Hinata blushed uncontrollably as Naruto came up to them. Sakura glared at Naruto.

"No, we're going to have nice, healthy food!" she said, hoping that it would get through Naruto's head for the hundredth time. Hinata walked over to the stove and put her wooden spoon in one of the large pots.

"S- Sakura- Chan, I- I think it- it's almost d- done," she said, stuttering again. Sakura walked over to Hinata, and they both continued cooking. Naruto pouted and crossed his arms. He walked up to Hinata and tried to negotiate so he could have his beloved ramen for dinner. Hinata blushed, and Sakura grinned at that.

"N –no, I'm s- sorry, N- Naruto- K- kun," she said, smiling apologetically. Naruto muttered something that sounded strangely like 'you're all against me.' Sakura glared at him and told him to help Sasuke set the table while they were cooking. Naruto walked over to the table, still pouting, and helped Sasuke set it. Sasuke muttered 'dobe,' and Naruto began yelling at him. Sakura and Hinata sighed in unison.

Ten minutes had passed, and the table was full of food. Sakura grinned happily and Hinata blushed deeply as they all sat down. Naruto grinned at all the food. Sasuke raised his eyebrow at Sakura as if asking "you two made all this food?" Sakura smiled.

"Before we start eating, I want to thank Hinata-Chan for helping make dinner." Sakura said, smiling at Hinata.

"Y- You did m- most of it," Hinata said quietly.

"Nonsense Hinata-Chan, without your expertise in cooking- we would not have anything for dinner expect dried rice," Sakura giggled. Hinata blushed again. Everyone began eating quickly, and chatting happily. (Naruto got bonked on the head at least twice, but aside from that, they were all happy).

"Alright," Amaya said, holding a wooden spoon in her hand, and wearing an apron as she stood in front of all the jounins. Everyone looked at her strangely. "I am going to make the best dinner ever!" she said determinedly. She pointed to Kurenai who stood behind her with an apron on as well. "And my new best friend Kurenai is going to teach me how!" Everyone looked at her disbelievingly, as if expecting her to have experience in cooking.

"Shall we begin, Amaya?" Kurenai asked, hoping to walk away from her staring comrades, who were amazed at the fact that she was wearing an apron. Amaya nodded quickly and walked into the kitchen with Kurenai in front.

"Where do we begin?" Amaya asked eagerly. Kurenai chuckled and handed Amaya a pot. Amaya raised an eyebrow.

"Water," Kurenai said bluntly. Amaya nodded and walked over to the kitchen sink and poured water into it. Kurenai walked over to Amaya and looked at the pot, which was now over-flowing with water. Amaya looked at Kurenai.

"Is this enough?" she asked eagerly.

"Kurenai in an apron, there's something you don't see everyday," Asuma said, chuckling. Gai was eagerly.

"The exceptionally beautiful Amaya will make a wonderful dinner- I'm sure of it!" Gai said determinedly, flashing his white teeth at his two comrades. Two minutes later, Kurenai walked out of the kitchen without her apron on.

"Let's just buy some dinner, shall we?" she asked, walking outside and buying dinner. Asuma got up quickly and followed Kurenai out the door. Gai and Kakashi looked at each other curiously. Gai got up and walked into the kitchen, as soon as he walked in, he had turned right around and walked out.

"Er…My greatest and coolest rival- you can take care of it!" Gai said quickly, running after Kurenai and Asuma. Kakashi looked at the open door which led outside and then looked at the kitchen door. He got up and walked into the kitchen.

Amaya sat on the ground with her legs and arms crossed, glaring at a pot full of water which was in front of her. She had a banana peel on her head; she was covered from head to toe in flour. Her hair was a mess; there were numerous pots and pans on the floor. There were open cans of food on the ground, and broken eggs near the fridge. Dried rice was all over the floor as well. She tried to blow her hair out of her face, but was unsuccessful. Kakashi grinned and sat beside Amaya on the floor.

"Glaring a hole into the pot won't make the water boil," he said bluntly. Amaya looked at Kakashi and her frown immediately turned into a grin. They both began laughing at the mess, and what Kakashi had just said.

"You should have seen Kurenai-Chan's face when the eggs fell," Amaya said, giggling now. Kakashi began laughing louder.

"Ahem"

Amaya and Kakashi stopped laughing as they turned around and came face-to-face with a grinning Gai, a frowning Asuma, and an angry Kurenai. Amaya chuckled nervously and grinned.

"Kurenai-Chan…Back so soon?" Amaya said nervously. Kurenai narrowed her eyes as she picked up the large pot of water. Amaya gulped and got up quickly, she ran past the angry (and now dangerous) Kurenai. At that moment, Tenten, Neji, Lee, Kiba and Akamaru decided to walk in.

"We heard someone yelling- is everyone-?"

Amaya ran past them quickly. Kurenai stopped right in front of them unfortunately- the water she held soaked Neji, Tenten, Kiba and Lee. Neji crossed his arms and glared at Kurenai. Lee, Tenten and Kiba stood shocked. Kurenai nodded her head towards Amaya and they all turned and glared at her. Amaya gulped nervously and waved at them.

"Hi…Kids…"

Kakashi, Gai and Asuma retreated to their rooms quickly. In an instant, Amaya had disappeared. Tenten and Neji went back home, knowing that it was no use trying to catch her. Kiba, Akamaru, Lee and Kurenai looked around for Amaya. Amaya ran up the stairs and into a random room. She slammed the door shut and looked it. She then turned around, and felt her stomach drop. Kakashi's back was facing her, but he was half-dressed. Amaya's jaw dropped and she blushed. Kakashi turned around and quickly pulled his shirt on.

"Amaya-"

"No time to explain," Amaya said quickly as she heard threats from the other side of the door. She ran over to his bedroom window, sent chakra to her feet and climbed out onto the roof. Kakashi shut his window and opened his bedroom door to see Lee, Kiba and Kurenai. He raised his eyebrow curiously. Kurenai sighed. 'Ah well, maybe next time.' She thought.

"Never mind, Kakashi" Kurenai, Kiba, Lee and Akamaru went back downstairs. Kakashi closed the door and opened his bedroom window again. He poked his head out and looked up to see Amaya grinning down at him. Kakashi chuckled slightly. 'She's just like Naruto,' he thought as Amaya walked back into his room.

"I have something I want to say," Amaya began, still grinning. Kakashi looked at her curiously.

"Hatake Kakashi, partner in crime," Amaya said, chuckling. Kakashi smiled.

"Thanks," Amaya said quietly as she walked to his door. "Good night," she added, walking to her room. Kakashi nodded and continued smiling.

'Three months,' Amaya thought sadly. 'And he still doesn't know. How much longer do I have to wait? Will I even be ready to tell him?' Amaya lay down in her bed and sighed. She fell asleep with a thought racing through her mind. 'Three months.'

Here it is- chapter eleven- kind of short I know- Review please!