Chapter 2
-The next day, 2 days till the festival-
It was pouring outside, like sheets of water. At the Nara residence, Shikamaru was laying on his bed, watching the ceiling fan spin slowly. Thoughts of what happened yesterday filled his head, Ino's friendly smile, and 'What do you mean your not going?You have to go! It won't be the same without you...' Shikamaru put his hands on his face, "Damn!" He looked at the window, "I need some air."
At the Yamanaka residence, Ino was watching the rain and let out a big sigh, "I'm so bored! the rain is so troublesome," Ino let out a smile hearing herself say that 'I've been hanging with Shikamaru too much, he is starting to rub off on me.' Ino looked at a picture of them as children, "..." 'Shikamaru...why have you been in my mind so much lately? we're only friends... right?'
Shikamaru was out walking in the rain. He didn't know where he was going, until he was looking up at Ino's bedroom window, "ah what am I doing here? this is such a drag." Shikamaru couldn't help but climb up the tree next to Ino's window and peek in. Ino was writing in her diary. 'What is she writing about?' Shikamaru wondered, 'it looks like she is blushing, its probably about Sasuke,' Shikamaru wanted to jump down from the tree but he couldn't help but sit there and watch. He didn't care that he was soaked to the bone because watching Ino made him feel warm inside.
Ino kept writing on her diary and this is what she wrote:
Dear Diary,
The summer festival is coming up soon. I had originally felt a major love for Sasuke but lately I can't get Shikamaru out of my head. I think I'm in love with Shikamaru but I don't know, I think I still love Sasuke! I think...'
Ino closed her diary and let out a sigh, what first was a smile, now a sad look, "what am I going to do?" Ino mumbled to herself, hugging the diary, staring at their childhood picture.
-FLASHBACK-
"Hey Shika, look! look at all the flowers I got!" child Ino laughed, running up to her friend, who stared up at the clouds.
Shikamaru looked over, "...why are you always so noisy?"
Ino sat down beside him, "I'm not always noisy!" after awhile Ino started sniffing the flowers she picked.
Shikamaru let out a sigh and looked back up at the clouds.
"You know what Shika?" Ino smiled, "your a lot like a daisy."
"How?" Shikamaru questioned in reply, looking over at Ino again.
"Because you love to lay in the sun and you just live life the way it comes," Ino laughed, giving Shikamaru a daisy.
"I never really thought about it that way, " Shikamaru said in thought as he took the daisy.
-END FLASHBACK-
Ino gave out a laugh as a tear ran down her cheek, "why am I crying?" Ino wiped the tear away.
At that point Shikamaru was walking back to his place. He looked at the sky, the rain had stopped and the sun peered through the dark clouds.
Shikamaru let out a smile, "what a fool I am, I have an IQ of 200 and I'm in love with loud, obnoxious Ino." Shikamaru could help but laugh and awaited for the summer festival.