-1Hopeless

A week passed since Shika had seen Chouji. Shika sat in his office looking through papers.

'I should go check on Chouji. I wonder if he is alright." Shika got up from his desk and went out the back door that led to the parking lot.

One of the workers came running after him.

"Shika where you going? You got a restaurant to run!" The worker informed him.

"I got something more important to take care of. You take over while I'm gone." Shika replied as he pulled from the parking lot.

-X-

He arrived at the apartment parking lot and looked up to Chouji's apartment. He made his way to the door. He grabbed the handle to see that it was locked. He used the spare key that Chouji gave him and got into the apartment.

Once inside, Shika moved his hand across the wall looking for the light switch. He finally found it and after he clicked it on, he could not believe his eyes.

'Does Chouji still live here?' Shika thought as the apartment was as dirty as could be.

There were beer cans lying all over the floor and some had spilled out leaving a giant stain on Chouji's carpet.

Shika went to Chouji's room and he was not there.

'I wonder where he could be.'

Shika looked to see the bathroom light on. He got closer and opened the door to Chouji throwing up.

"God Chouji…you look like shit." Shika said.

"Go to hell you bastard." Chouji snapped back drunk with rage.

Shika went over to his friend and helped him to his feet. Chouji stumbled back and began to use Shika as his support. Shika manage to get him to the living room. Chouji lost his balance and hit the couch with a thud. He pulled himself up and manage to sit up straight.

"What did I do…" Chouji said.

"Hmm?" Shika raised an eyebrow.

"I loved her…she was the one thing that finally made me happy…now she's gone."

"Shika…I think there's something you should know."

"Chouji…I already know everything."

"What? How?" Chouji replied shocked.

"You think I'm dumb? I remembered her from the club that night…I was gonna join Naruto and Kiba to break you two up but…I saw how happy she made you and tried my best to prevent it."

"Why does the world hate me? I find a little bit of happiness and it gets took from me like that." Chouji said laid down on the couch.

"Come on Chouji you can't lay around like this lets go out." Shika said jumping off the couch and heading to the door.

"Forget it Shika…I'm not going anywhere…I just want to be in the darkness alone." Chouji said as he buried himself into the couch.

"Come on."

"No now get out and leave me alone!" Chouji yelled at his best friend.

Shika looked at Chouji for a minute before he figured he was wasting his breath. So he clicked the light off and left his friend alone.

A dim light came through the curtains in Chouji's living room. Chouji laid there not wanting to go on.

'It seems like I will never be able to find love.' Chouji thought tears coming back to his face.

He thought about Moshi and how she would feel about him not coming around. He thought of his backstabbing friends who lied to him and tried to keep them apart, but most of all he thought about his love Ino.

'I would do anything to have her back…if she doesn't want me back that's ok…as long as she's happy…I just want to know why…'

-X-

She stood outside of the club. It reminded her of all the bad memories from before. She didn't want to be there, but it seemed to have an unbreakable bond to her. Ino slowly walked back in.

Ino was greeted as though she had never left. Once she got to the back all the strippers greeted the veteran.

"So how does it feel to be back?" Temari asked.

"Different." Ino replied as she hesitated to get changed into her stage costume.

"You will get used to again…stripping is like riding a bike you never forget." Temari smiled.

"I'm not sure about that."

Hinata walked up and joined them.

"It's ok Ino…you will do fine." Hinata said shyly.

"Well…we will see you out there Ino." Temari and Hinata exited the dressing room.

Ino stood alone in the dressing room looking at her outfit. Knowing she didn't want to do this but she had to. She got change and looked over herself in the mirror. The black bra and panties and fishnets fit perfectly but to Ino they didn't feel right.

'I look like a whore.' Ino thought as she stared at the mirror.

'I can't believe I wore this…'

Ino began to think of Chouji and all the things she had said.

'I shouldn't have did that to him. He didn't deserved to be treated like that…I'm a horrible person…' Ino fell to her knees in tears.

Someone knocked on the dressing room door.

"Angel…your wanted on stage in five." the person said.

Ino wiped the tears away and got up.

"I'll be there." Ino replied.

She looked herself over in the mirror and nodded. She needed to do this even though she didn't want to.

'I'd rather do this forever than have Moshi find out about this.'

-X-

Ino walks onto the stage and waits to be introduced. She open the curtain a little bit to look out among the crowd. It was filled with men half young and half old enough to be Ino's father. It scared her to have to be exposed to them.

'I don't want to do this.' Ino turned to walk away.

"Now welcome back…the beautiful Angel!" The MC yelled.

Ino quickly turned around and got ready to go on. It was like a natural reaction.

The curtain lifted and all eyes in the club went onto Ino. Ino did her normal seductive walk to the stage. She went around the pole a couple of times before grabbing it and spinning around with one hand. She picked up speed and lifted her leg to put onto the pole but she lost her grip and went flying to the stage.

She quickly picked herself up and hurried off the stage a sea of boos erupted from the club. The MC had to quickly think of something as he closed the curtains.

Jiraiya was standing behind the curtain.

"Your not done Ino." Jiraiya told her.

"Yes I am I can't do that right now." Ino replied tears starting to form on her eyes.

"Well since you can't you have been requested by a customer."

"Send someone else I can't right now."

"This man only wanted you. He paid a lot of money so the Boss wanted me to tell you to do whatever you can to make him happy."

Ino looked at Jiraiya.

"He's right this way." Jiraiya began walking towards the VIP rooms.

-X-

When Ino got back there she was afraid. She heard strange noises coming from the doors and it wasn't something to just get used to again. Jiraiya stopped right before the door.

"He's in here."

"Thanks."

Ino opened the door slowly and crept in. She shut it behind her and walked in. The room was dark and there was a figure sitting on the couch.

"Come here my angel…I want to feel your body against mine."

Ino recognized his voice.

"Neji?" Ino cut on a light to reveal Neji.

"How did you know I was back?" Ino asked confused.

"Well who else got you your job back?"

"I had to go through a lot and paid a lot of money but I got you back where you belong…but enough of the talk…give me a little dance." Neji said with a devilish smile on his face.

"Never you can go to hell." Ino turned to leave.

"It would be a shame for Moshi to have to see Mommy's day job."

Ino stopped.

"I wonder what she would say if she seen the picks of her mom on her knees giving-"

"Enough!" Ino yelled.

"That's more like it…now take off your top."

Tears ran down Ino's face as she took of her top for this pervert. She turned around and showed Neji.

"Oh…yeah I like that…come here." Neji motioned her over.

Ino went over and sat beside him.

"Lets see how these taste…" Neji began sucking and fondling on her breast.

She didn't want this but her body was telling different. Ino thought of Chouji as Neji sucked and rubbed all over her. She wanted Chouji on her right now not some crazy fan of hers from her old days.

"Lets go a little lower." Neji began to move his hand down towards her panties.

"No!" Ino yelled as she got up and ran to the door.

"Ok my angel that enough fun for now…we can just continue some other time." Neji got up and went over to the door.

Ino backed up and sat on the couch avoiding any contact with Neji.

"We can continue this when I get back in town…I love you my angel." Neji licked his lips as he slowly exited the room.

Ino curled up into a ball and began crying.

'What did I do to deserve this?' She thought.

'I want to be under Chouji warm embrace…not here.'

'I want to be with my daughter…not here.'

'I love them both…Moshi can't find out about this…and I can't be with Chouji or Neji might…I have to do this…to protect them'

-X-

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~Chubby~