To TotalDisarray: Here's your answer. Enjoy

Thanks for anyone who reviewed or simply read my story. Here's the next chapter. And the following character is actually in the manga. - ShadowHeart251

With absolute distaste smothering in her dark eyes, Ami glared at the couple walking away. She couldn't stand that smug look, the Sand Kuniochi was giving off and it wasn't just because she took the recent hottie, Shikamaru for her own. That girl reminded her of Ino.

Ami's eyes burned with hatred, as she remembered what that blue-eyed blond had done to her. Ino had directed the ends of a few flowers into Ami's mouth and had tricked her into thinking that it was poisonous. Scared to death about the poison, Ami and her associates had headed off for the teacher and discovered that only the roots were poisonous. But Ami was humiliated in front of the others as she told her story in order to explain why she was so panicked. And because of that incident, she despised Ino and her attitude.

Even though Ami knew she had to break up the relationship the Sand girl and Shikamaru was in, she also wanted to get sweet revenge against Ino. And the perfect opportunity had presented itself. Ino had found herself a boyfriend, and if she broke them up that would be the best present for herself. Getting Shikamaru and breaking Ino's heart wasn't a bad way to end the day.

Since the two girls were Kuniochi, obviously they had to be smart. And with that small factor thrown in with the game, it meant that they might just underestimate Ami who was not at all a ninja.

Ami smiled triumphantly to herself and started to look around where she had last see the irritating Ino. After all, she had to find her before her attack goes on.

Ino blushed madly, and eased away from Kankuro who was giving her some intense looks. She looked around, wondering if anyone she knew had caught her kissing him.

"I bet with a place like this, gossip spreads fast," Kankuro teased, watching as bigger blush lit up her face, "Who knows, what they might just think."

"You're a smug little-" Ino flustered, before Kankuro covered her mouth, with his roughened hand. She glared daggers at him.

"Don't want to ruin those pert lips of yours with such language," Kankuro murmured rubbing his thumb along her fuller bottom lip.

She nipped at his thumb, and he withdrew his hand. She focused her eyes on his face and snapped, "For your information, I was going to say pervert,"

"Sure you were," Kankuro laughed a rolling warm laugh as he watched her temper flare up. He decided he liked it when her eyes turned sparkly when she was angry. Kankuro made a note to get her riled up more often.

"Kankuro!" Ino reprimanded, stomping one foot in place with her hands on her hips, " You are unbelievable. How in the world did you get like this? I mean don't you understand the meaning of charm, Kankuro?"

"I love the sound of my name on your lips," Kankuro smoothly said with a small smile.

"That's not good enough!"

Kankuro leaned in close and put his hands on her shoulders. He eased his mouth close to her ear and licked lightly at the side of her neck before whispering words into her ear canal. Flirting with her, with smooth even words, were making her slightly groan, and she flushed deep red with each and every little phrase.

"Why are you doing this?" she breathed heavily trying to catch her breath. Her blue eyes darkened and she pulled away from his intoxicating weapons of war.

"You said to be charming, and I just completed the simple basics," Kankuro purred in a rough voice, as he straightened his back out. He looked over Ino's shoulder and saw someone approaching, " Don't look now but there's some angry girl coming this way."

Ino tilted her head anyway and spotted a girl she recognized from her ninja academy days. She paused in a thoughtful way, "That's Ami. I can't quite remember her last name, but she once insulted Sakura and I taught her a lesson. Surprisingly I don't see her supposed friends with her. Perhaps they broke apart?"

"Either way, here comes trouble," Kankuro announced as the dark-haired Ami made a beeline straight toward them. He wondered what had exactly happened for there was a look of bitter anger in those jet-black eyes of that girl. He glanced at Ino and noted that she didn't appear like she even registered the girl as her enemy. Perhaps he'd better mention that with that type of look, a person had to be wary. Either way there was going to be quite some showdown and he was willing to bet that the girl was intending to make Ino's life miserable.

"Ino," Ami acknowledged, standing a few feet in front of her. Eyes narrowed as Ino lifted her chin a few notches upward as if she was better than Ami.

"Ami," Ino greeted with smooth dialect, "How's the mouth? Do you want another taste of poison? Sorry but lately I fight only other ninja."

Ami glared at her and answered, " Why didn't you mention only the roots were poisonous of that stupid flower!?"

"You should have known what that particular hybrid of Wolfs-Bane was and what part of it was poisonous," Ino suggested as a clever little answer, "Now what do you want? It's obvious that you aren't here to chat about the past."