Heehee...here's your chapter 8...now to the reviewers...

MaiomilovesShikamaru- calm down...and don't die...also do you ever leave normal reviews...?

OiToTheWorld- hey yah I know what you mean...I would too...but you may getcha wish in later chapters

So here yah go...Chapter 7: Her Boyfriend! -Iaumu-

I watched his jaw drop when she told him. I couldn't understand what was wrong with him; I mean they were only ever friends...well that's what Ino said. She sighed I could tell she was about to say something she'd rather not talk about now.

"Shikamaru are you okay?" Ino sat up. I turned towards him; moving from my spot next to Ino.

"Yes, I'm just a little shocked that he is your boyfriend..." Shikamaru rolled his eyes.

"And what is that supposed to mean?!!!!!!?" Ino wanted to scream but it was just too hard for her.

"I mean that I thought you wouldn't go for a guy like that...well you did...and I think he's just your type. He reminds me of Sasuke...the emo looks and smart ass attitude. Nice pick Ino." He said that last sentence a little sarcastically.

"Shikamaru I STILL HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ino started to cry from the pain. I wanted to smack that smart ass upside his head.

"Look I don't know what your issue is but stop. You came here to see how Ino was not hurt her even more!" I tried to hold in my urge to yell at him as I said that. "Shikamaru, it's not like you're her boy, she's my girl; not yours."

"Iaumu, you are a smart ass, I can tell you that, but I still will never know what Ino ever saw in you."

Ino opened her mouth, as if wanting to talk but I put my hand on her shoulder; signaling that I wanted to talk. "Shikamaru let me explain everything it's only fair. I met her in May, when I transferred from Iwa. She helped me get settled into the academy. I always thought she was pretty and wanted her to smile; though she never did. We started to talk more often and hang out; soon I grew to love her. So it was just last month, July to be exact, that I asked her out." Shikamaru's eyebrows raised, he was interested.

-Flashback-

'July, she said it was her favorite month...right?' I was done teaching for the day and decided to pay Ino a visit. She had always been nice to me, even though she had been in pain. I remember when I first met her. She greeted me with a sad smile.

"Hi, I'm Ino. It's nice to meet you Iaumu." She looked up to me; smiling sweetly. "I'll help you settle in." From that day on we spent almost everyday together; whether we were grading papers or just eating lunch, we spent a lot of time together. When she asked me about my parents I told her; even though it was tragic.

"Well, when I was 13 my father was sent of on a mission, he was killed by the Akatsuki. I hated them; but then again everyone did. I wanted to end my ninja studies there but my mother told me to keep going. A few years later my mother was out to visit relatives when she was murdered by a Sound Ninja named Sasuke Uchiha. I swore my revenge against him, but never got it. My aunt, who was housing me, died of illness, so I came out here to live with my uncle." She cried at first when I told her, but she ended up explaining why. She told me all about her sensei Asuma and then all about her team, most about Shikamaru; she left out the part of him being her ex. We talked a lot and I soon learned a lot about her. I realized that I loved her, and I had fallen in love with her without knowing about it at first. We knew a lot about each other, but there was one thing that I needed to know and I couldn't wait any longer. I had reached her door, although I was nervous, I knocked.

"Come in!" Her sweet voice yelled. I opened the door to her room; she was at her desk. Her long and beautiful blonde hair was down and was falling over her shoulders to her desk. She looked up. "Iaumu! Hey, what's up?" She shouted. She stood up and ran over to me, giving me a hug. She looked gorgeous today, though she was beautiful every day.

"Ino..." I began to ask, "You wanna go for a walk?"

"Sure!!!!" she let go of me, "Just let me pack up my stuff and then we can head off." She ran over to her desk and began to put her papers in a folder. After she had finished with that she grabbed her hair tie and pulled up her hair. She then grabbed her bag and we walked off.

While we were on our walk Ino could not stop giggling. We were walking to no where really important. We were walking near the park when Ino grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the pond. We sat down on a nearby bench.

"Ino, you know, I love your smile." She giggled and blushed.

"Iaumu, I love your sexy emo hair." I blushed.

"Ino, I think I'm in love with you." She giggled and blushed even more this time. "So Ino that's why I wanna know, if you wanna be my girl?" She did not respond. A minute passed by in silence, and then she began to smile.

"Iaumu, I've been waiting for you to ask!" She hugged me tightly, so I knew right then what her answer was. She grabbed my hand and we got off the bench. The sun was now setting so we began to walk away, towards Ino's home.

"Iaumu, I think I'm in love too!!!" I bent down and kissed her cheek. She blushed.

"Ino, will you love me forever?" We stopped in front of her door.

"Only time will tell you if that will be true." She laughed. "Just joking...Yeah, I will try to love you forever."

"Okay then...Bye" I gave her a peck on the cheek and walked off.

-End Flashback-

"Shikamaru, I promise I'll take care of your friend."Ino looked at me. "I love her." A smile spread across her face.

"Okay then Iaumu. As long as you take care of her and don't hurt her, I'll let you date her."

"What are you my dad?!" Ino exclaimed. We all laughed. After a while we were told to leave. I promised Ino I'd stop by every day and I'd clear room for her at my place.

Man...Stupid tests...they tire me out...yawn...anyway hope you liked this chapter. I had more but, I'll be adding it as chapter 7 ½. Yah...it's gonna be short...and yah...I think I'm gonna go to bed now...BYE!

-Rei-