Title: Blind Love

By: MintStarr

Pairing: Shikamaru Nara & Ino Yamanaka

World: AU

Summary: Ino, tired of guys just liking her for her stunningly good looks, decides to give Sakura a chance to give her a blind date. However, this isn't just any blind date. 'Cause this time, she actually is blinded!

Chapter 2 – Preparations and Longing

So I'll watch you like a movie

Sing you like a song

Read you like a story . . .

Ino finally shut off the music blasting off her iPod. She wasn't in the mood for her love songs. Love. She scoffed. These days, it's just lust. It's never about the inside, it's just the outside. She bitterly laughed inwardly to herself. Like she was any better.

Sighing, maybe she needs to get used to not judging people by the way they look. Now how was she supposed to do that? You have to sort of see the person before getting to know the person. How the heck was she supposed to even have the motivation to get to know someone who looks like… a homeless person or …

"Ugh." She scratched her head in frustration. This was such a pain. She wanted someone who can love her for her, but how can she even expect that from someone if she can't even do the same?

Stop Calling Stop calling

I don't want to think anymore….

It was her phone ringing. She immediately grabbed her phone and checked caller ID. Forehead.

"Yeah Sakura?"

"Hey, you at school yet?" the girl on the other line said.

"Yeah, just at the parking lot waiting for you. Hurry up, will you?" she said impatiently. "I've been waiting here for almost an hour.

"So? Go fix your hair or something."

"I did. And I'm tired of sitting here doing nothing. It's forcing me to think. And I really don't want to think right now. "

"…alright be right there."

Ino nodded even though she knew there was no way Sakura can see it. She pressed the red button and leaned back on her chair, closed her eyes and sighed. Why was life so complicated?

"Okay, so I've narrowed it down."

Ino looked up from her salad, "narrowed what down?"

"Well, let's just say your date that's set up by me will be on… a week from now." Sakura finished proudly.

Almost choking, Ino exclaimed, "What?"

"Too soon?"

Ino shook her head. "I just… didn't expect it . That's all. . ." Suddenly Ino smiled, "Well how does he look?"

Sakura's eyes brightened, "Weeell, if you must know…"

A male suddenly sat next to Sakura and immediately wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her against him.

Ino stared blankly at the guy sitting down. It was so… not him.

Sakura's eyes brightened up upon his arrival, Ino noticed. She watched as he laughed when she hit him (that must have hurt) and Ino smiled sadly to herself.

She wanted someone for herself too.

It was finally the day. The day. The day that she would finally be set up by her best friend. Ino stared at her reflection on the mirror. Sighing, she curled her hair once again going for the simple yet sexy look. Fixing her simple green dress that went down to her knees, she mumbled to herself, "This better be worth it."

"Ino! Let's go!"

"Yes Forehead I'll be there. Hold your head for a bit!" Ino Yelled back.

Outside, Ino can hear Sakura muttering curses at her already.

Ino did a last fix to herself then walked fast, not ran, outside.

Author's Note: Okay so this was apparently already done. I'm sort of too lazy to go re-edit everything. Don't worry. This is a reassurance I haven't given up on this fic! And that I' m still alive. Sadly, I had finals like crazy so my writing has been sort of dead as of late. But don't worry! I'm still here.

I apologize for the insanely short chapter.

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