Ino was walking down the street in the civialian neighborhood where sakura's house was located. She had slept fitfully through out the night and had decided to visit her best friend sakura as soon as it was an acceptable time. So when the clock hit 9:00 she left her home and found herself where she was now. Knocking lightly on the door, Ino waited impatiently, tapping her foot repetitivly. The door opened a few moments later. "Ino? Oh, Hello dear!" Mrs. Haruno said as she realized who it was standing at the door. "Hello Mrs. Haruno. Is Sakura home, I was hoping to talk to her?" Ino implored, biting her lip as she did. She reeeaally needed to talk to her friend. "Yes she is dear! Why dont you go on upstairs. She is in her room." Ino thanked her and walked quickly up the stairs and stopped in the hall infront of Sakuras door. "FOREHEAD!" Ino roared as she stomped into the room, startling her friend who was laying on her bed reading a medical text book. "What the hell Ino-pig! You freaking scared me! What are you doing here?" Sakura asked, her eyes wide with suprise. "I need to talk. I am freaking out!" Ino said as she was pacing the floor. "what is it? Whatever it is it's got you worked up." Sakura sighed when her best friend didnt reply, so she stood up and guided Ino to the bed and sat her down then sat down next to her. "Okay, what is wrong?"
"I...I like Shikamaru!" She answered, her vice sounded nervous even to her self. "Wait...you mean...you like like Shikamaru...as in you have a crush on him?!" Sakura gasped. "Yes...I just realized it yesterday when we went over to his families house for dinner. I went up to his room to drag him out, and when I went up there, He was taking off his shirt...did you know he has a six pack?" Ino asked, to which Sakuras eyes widened again. "Anyways, he was taking his shirt off, and I was just couldnt stop thinking HOT DAMN, you know and through out dinner I was just so aware of him...Then after dinner our parents were talking and me and him went outside on the deck and talked while watching the stars...I...it was just perfect. And his smile! Aw damn! He is so handsome and while he is lazy, he really is a great guy!" Ino finished her reaccount of last night while sakura sat in stunned silence for a moment. "Damn Ino...uh, has he given any signs of liking you back?" Sakura asked, at a loss for what to do. "No! He hasn't! And the thing is...wh-what if he likes that sand tramp, Temari?! I mean EVERYONE knows she has a thing for him...so he might have a thing for her!" Ino ranted, tears forming in her eyes.
"Ino, calm down! Has he ever shown any interest in Temari? No. He always treats her like he does any other friend. He doesnt like her like that" Sakura reached over and hugged her friend to her. "You dont know that..." Ino mumbled against her pink hair friends shoulder. "Well, if you want to get him so bad, then why dont you try flirting with him? It works with all the other guys you have dated?"
"Because forehead, Shikamaru is not just some guy! There is so much more to him than any of the other boys I have dated!" She sighed out and pulled away from Sakura's shoulder, giving her a small smile in thanks. "Phew, Ino, Are you sure you only just started liking him? You sound like a love struck woman." Sakura asked resting her elbows on her knees. "I...now that I think about it...there has always been a little part of me that has thought he was a great guy, and very attractive...damn! I do sound like a love struck fool!" Ino groaned. "Ino, all I can tell you to do is be honest with yourself. Just try flirting lightly while being yourself. Dont try to change into who you think he wants you to be, because if he cant accept you for you, then he doesnt deserve you."
"Thanks Sakura, you know I-" Ino paused when she saw the clock on sakuras bed stand. "9:55...SHIT! I gotta get to the training feild! I am gonna be late!" As Ino ran out the door she heard Sakura laughing behind her, and felt a small tug of a grin settleing on her lips, only to have it fall off at her next thought, 'Dammit, I'm gonna be laaate!" She whined in her head as she ran.
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4 HOURS LATER
Ino fell on the ground, exhausted after traing for so long. "Wow, Ino! You have gotten good!" Her sensei Asuma praised as he stood panting next to her. "Infact, I bet you could pass the Jounin exams." He said, his cigarette hanging from his lips. "You really think so sensei?" At his nod, she smiled. It would be a great acomplishment, although she wouldnt be the first on her team to become a Jounin, that award fell unto Shikamaru.
"She is definitley Jounin level." She heard the voice come from behind her. Turning around, she saw the Jounin of her thoughts trudging over, his hands in his pockets.
Ino felt her face blush lightly at his words. She willed the blush down and gave him a bright smile that had his breath catching in his throat, but he quickly grinned back.
Asuma watched on with an eyebrow raised, a small smirk coming to his lips as he watched their reactions to eachother. 'This should be interesting...' he thought, a chuckle passing his lips.
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After training Asuma decided to treat them all to barbque at Chouji's favorite restraunte. Sitting down, Ino realized she was seated next to Shikamaru...again. 'Dont act nervous, act calm cool, collected and...aw who am I kidding...I am going to feel like an idiot when this is over...' she grumped inwardly.
As they ate, they chatted about different things, Ino doing her best not to react to shikamaru next to her. She shifted in her seat as she reached forward to grab some barbque from the grill, only to freeze as she shifted back. Her thigh was lined up and pressed against shikamarus. She felt shikamaru stiffen as well. She quickly scooted over back to her original spot, getting a few inches between them. Shikamaru turned his head and glanced down at Ino, raising an eyebrow when he noticed the blush on her fair skinned face. 'Why'd she reactlike that...' Shikamaru let the thought run through his mind, as many other thoughts on the same subject started floating around his head.
'He is so warm.' Was the thought that was floating through Ino's own mind. 'Maybe if I had just stayed like that,he would have too. Hn, it is too late now' she frowned and gave her head a light shake, trying to clear her thoughts. "Hey Ino, are you okay? You have barely eaten anything!" Chouji fretted, because he considered someone not eating to always be a sign of something being wrong. 'Well, in this case he is right.' Ino gave a mental chuckle. "Haha, yeah I am fine, just uh...thinking." She stuttered out, then started setting a few more peices of meat on her plate. "So, what were you thinking about?" Asuma asked, tilting his head to the side and lightly scratched his beard. "Oh, uh, girl...stuff." Chouji and Shikamaru immediatly went back to their food. They did NOT want to hear about girl stuff. She sighed, thinking she had gotten herself out of the spotlight, then she noticed Asuma smirking...'Okay..weird' She thought, then nearly choked when she realized Asuma was gesturing to Shikamaru with his eyes, then raising and lowering his eyebrows teasingly at her. She felt the blood draining from her face. 'Nononono! HE knows! How the hell does he know? Is he gonna tell shikamaru?!' As if reading her thoughts, Asuma shook his head, and subtly motioned with his hands for her to calm down. She narrowed her eyes at him and huffed. As long as he didnt tell, or tease her about it, she guessed she was okay with him knowing, after all, he was like a second father to her...not that she would want her real father to know either. Sighing again, Shikamaru's favorite word floated through her mind. 'Troublesome'
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2:30 AM
'Tap tap tap' "Hmmmm.." Ino moaned as she was woken from her dreams for a reason she didnt know. 'Tap tap tap' She sat up instantly. 'Dammit! Someone is at my window...pleeeaase dont let this be a summons for a mission!' She begged in her mind as she scooted off her bed and pulled on a robe then puttered over to the window. Pulling back her curtains, she was suprised to see Shikamaru. Opening it up, she let him step inside. "Shikamaru, what is it? Do we have a mission?" Shikamaru straightened up then said "No, no mission. The thing is me and Chouji went to eat out for dinner and he ate too much and made himself sick. So we were wondering if you would come to his house to help him out a bit?" Shikamaru asked as he slouched his shoulders and back into their usual position. The blonde sighed "That baka, he knows better than this!" She grumped as she went over to her desk and pulled out a few small jars and vials and held them, making sure to hand a couple to Shikamaru. "Come on, lets go." She sighed as she walked over to the window and leapt out and gracefully landed with a small thump and Shikamaru only seconds behind.
"Chouji, why do you do this to yourself, you know your limits when it comes to food, so why dont you stick to them?" Ino grumped as she gave him a pill and put a few drops from a vial into the cup of water on his bed stand. She placed her hands over his stomach and they started glowing slightly. "Sorry Ino, I just-Augh!" he gasped at the pain in his gut. "Hold on, you will feel better in a second." she soothed and smiled lightly when she noticed Chouji's pain filled face smoothing out a moment later. "There you go, big guy. Feel better now?"
"Yeah, thank you Ino, Your a lifesaver!" Chouji said with a releived smile. "Haha, glad to help, but dont do this again Chouji, cause if you do...well lets just say your stomach wont be the only thing hurting..." Ino trailed off dangerously. Chouji chuckled nervously, "R-right."
"Okay, here" Ino said handing Chouji a different small vial than the first. "Put a couple drops of this in your drink every morning for two days and it will help your stomach while it is still sensitive, and that is all...I think I am going home, see you guys tomorrow!" and Ino climbed out the window and jumped onto the soft grass after they said goodbye to her. She was about to leave when she heard another almost silent thump behind her that had her whipping her head around. "Shika, you scared me!"
"Sorry, I just figured I would walk you home, since it is dark and all." He muttered, lightly gesturing at the dark around them. "I can take care of myself you know." Ino pouted, even though inside she was giddy. Shikamaru just rolled his eyes. "I know you can you troublesome woman, but I would feel better if I went with you." Ino smiled lightly. "Okay, thanks Shika!" Shikamaru just gave her a small crooked grin that set Ino's pulse racing. "Uh, could you carry a couple of these again?" Ino asked, holding out some medicine congtainers to him, to which he took and they set off for The Yamanaka household.
The walk back was in a comfortable silence, both having thoughts on their minds. When they got to Ino's house they both sent chakra to their feet and scaled the wall and slipped through the window that Ino had left open to her room. Setting down the medicine, Ino set to orginizing it all again, while Shikamaru just sat on her bed, watching her. After she had gotten everything back into its rightful place, she slipped out of her robe, revealing her tiny purple tanktop and her short shorts underneath. She turned around and froze when she noticed Shikamarus gaze on her. She noticed his eyes roaming over her, first her legs, then going up to her waist and chest, neck, lips then his eyes met hers. She gulped, in the light of the lamp, she could see his already dark eyes darkenng even more. "Sh-shika? You okay?" he seemed to snap out of the trance he was in and lightly shook his head. "Yeah, yeah, just thinking." he murmered and flopped back onto her bed. 'Oh. My. Kami. Shikamaru is in my room...laying on my bed!' Ino inwardly spazzed. Getting ahold of herself, she walked over to her bed and sat on the end of it, folding her legs together comfortably. "You sure look cozy." She teased, lightly smacking his leg. "What can I say, your bed is comfy. I might just have to steal it." he teased back looking at her from one half opened eye.
Ino gasped in mock horror. "No! Not my bed, anything but that!" Shikamaru slowly opened both eyes and sat up on his elbows and looked at her. "Anything...?" he trailed off letting Ino draw what ever insinuation she wanted from that. She blushed brightly. "Wh-what?" her eyes were wide as Shikamaru sat up, and shifted towards her. She gulped, "Shika, wh-what are you-" she was cut off when she felt his breath ghosting over her lips, then he lightly brushed his lips to hers, causing her to freeze. He pulled back and looked into her eyes, then lowered his lips to hers again and kissed her gently. His kiss quickly thawed Ino out of her frozen state. She responded to his kiss hesitently at first, then she started kissing him harder and more passionantly. Shikamaru slid his tongue out and brushed it over hers. "Mmmm" she moaned, puling him closer and wrapping her arms around his neck. He sucked on her tongue drawing out another moan from her. He carefully lowered her down on the bed and settled down against her, while moving his lips to her jaw then neck and nipping at them lightly. "Ah! Shika!" She gasped out, tugging his hair. He let out a soft growl, and started sucking on her neck, making sure to leave a mark. Ino slowly ran her hand under his shirt and up his back, lightly scraping her nails along as she did. Shikamaru gasped against her neck as she ran her hands all along his back and shoulders. He resumed kissing her neck, then trailed his tongue down to her collar bone and bit it. "Ahhh!" Ino cried lightly, that cry soon turning into a heavy moan.
Ino then pulled him back up to her lips and kissed him passionately. She felt her insides heating up quickly, she had never felt this way before. And she loved it. "Oooooh!" She gasped as shikamaru brushed his finger over her nipple. She felt him smile into their kiss at her moan. She then felt the bulge in his pants, causing her to blush. Experimentaly, she rolled her hips against his. "Ahh!" Shikamaru gasped, then lowered his head against her shoulder and she could hear his ragged breathing in her ear, not that she was much better. That move she just pulled had sent a white hot flame of pleasure to her core, so she did it again, harder. "Kami Ino..." Shikamaru moaned into her ear, bucking his hips against hers. Ino hissed from the wonderful pressure of his manhood against her clothed sex. "Shika, shikaaa!" She gasped out as he ground himself against her repetitivley. "Ino, oh kami, Ino!" He sucked her lip between his and pulled it with his teeth. They kissed passionately as their tongues battled for dominance in their mouths, which he won.
Shikamaru pulled back and they both took in deep, much neded breaths. "W-what was that f-for?" Ino panted out, still running her fingers through Shikamarus hair, which was now released from his ponytail. He just smirked and pecked her on the lips. "Because I have been wanting to do that for a long time now, and it was getting too troublesome to hold myself back." Ino raised an eyebrow then giggled. "Well, I am glad you did." she whispered shyly. It was Shikamarus turn to raise an eyebrow. "You are, are you? And why would that be?" he asked teasingly. Ino blushed and looked away. Shikamaru just leaned down and whispered in her ear, " I know why I did it, because I like you Ino...alot..."he trailed off and sat up. Ino was staring at him eyes wide and her mouth parted in a delicate 'o'. He just sat there staring into her eyes, waiting for some sort of reply.
"I...I like you too, Shika." She murmered, giving him a shy smile, to which he smile gently back to. "Good." He said softly. "Sooo...does this make you my boyfriend?" She questioned, biting her lip. "Hmm, yes I beleive it does." He chuckled and lowered his lips to hers once more for a sweet gentle kiss.
"Ino, I have to go home, but I'll see you tomorrow?" he asked as he sat up and shifted off the bed. "Yup!" She chirped and walked him over to the window. "Oh and Shikamaru?" She said, and he turned around. She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down to her level and pressed her lips to his quickly then pulled back. "See ya" She giggled, He just smirked and jumped out the window.
"Eeeeee!" She squealed and jumped on her bed and hugged her pillow to her with the biggest smile on her lips.