Chapter 3

''And there will be press, of course'', - Kiba said, when they were in the locker room, changing into their clothes after training.

It was quiet boring for Shikamaru, but he listened, knowing that he should come and support, even if he doesn't like it for a bit. Not like Nara doesn't like charities. He loves to help people and he does charity, but he doesn't get the whole idea about the balls. He saw that as just an excuse to all the people from ''high society'' to get all dressed up and appear in the press, he hates the balls like that, because there people give the money just to show-off, to be able to point on the list and say loudly: ''I gave money, look at me, how kind I am!''. He hates it so much, because he knows that they don't give a fuck about to whom or for what they are giving money, they just care about their status and they want to look oh so great to the society, that he just wants to puke. Fake shit, he thought, pulling his shirt on.

''Earth to Nara''.

Raising his head, he saw Neji, waving with his hand in front of his face. They smiled and he sit on the bench near him. Neji was his good friend along with Naruto, they both understand each other perfectly and he always listened to Neji as he's older and wiser and can give a great advice. Not like Nara needed some advice, but you get the point. Hyuuga nodded to Kiba and raised his eyebrow, silently asking will he come or not.

''I don't have choice, I should come'', - Nara replied with a shrug.

''Don't be that bitter about it, this one should be actually good'', - Neji said.

''They all are the same. Same faces, same shit, same everything.''

''True, but please, mate, for this time, try to bring a normal girl with you. Last one looked too much like a slut''.

''Because she was one'', - Shikamaru replied and chuckled, looking at Neji, who made a small smile, but quickly wiped it away.

Nara tapped his shoulder, nodding and mouthing: ''I get it'' to his friend and taking his bag. He needs to keep the good image of his club and of him as a player, he gets that he should have presentable girlfriend perfectly. Waving to everyone, Shikamaru exited the locker room, going straight to the parking lot to his car. He was kind of tired and when he got into the car, he just leaned back on the seat with his eyes closed. His thoughts started rooming around Ino and him staying in her house till morning. At that time his phone buzzed and he chuckled, looking at the name on the screen.

''You seem to call every time, when I'm thinking of you'', - he said, smiling.

''I'm not flattered of you thinking of me, Nara. I'm calling, because you broke one of our points'', - she said, her voice strict and calm, with a big of anger in it, as usual, when she talks to him.

''We broke this point together'', - he corrected, starting to play with keys.

He always does that, when the topic gets steamy and he is not sure if he's right or not. And in this situation he is not sure about anything.

''I don't think I should remind you that we fucked in my house and it's you, who didn't leave it, when you actually should'', - she said in a sharp tone, making him angry.

He perfectly got that right now Ino is probably so dismissed as this never happened before, but that doesn't give her permission to talk like that and to put all blame in him. They did it together. She could have made him leave, but no, she didn't say a word. And now she's playing in a victim.

''So what?'', - he asked, raising his voice a little.

''We have to do something about this'', - she whispered and he leaned in, gripping the steering wheel.

He didn't see what she could somehow suggest doing here in this situation. But he can't lose to her this argument, can he? There is something about pride and simple stubbornness that don't allow him to do this. Besides, this is Ino. Losing argument to her means so much more than just that.

''What? Stop fucking?''

''Maybe.''

''Don't you pull out this ''maybe'' shit, give me direct answer, Ino'', - he said harshly.

He always hated those 'maybe', 'I don't know', "I'm not sure' things as they only indicated how unconfident person is and it made him annoyed. And Ino perfectly knew this. On the other line, Yamanaka was biting her bottom lip and tapping with her foot, getting more nervous that she should about the whole thing. She didn't see any solution but she knew that they can't leave it like that. They just can't.

''Yes, fine, stop fucking!'', - she let out, obviously being frustrated.

''Okay'', - he let out, not wanting her to think that this somehow affected him.

''Fine.''

''Fine.''

''Fine.''

''I said it already: fine.''

''You, you're just- ugh'', - Ino muttered and cancelled the call, not saying anything else.

Nara gripped his phone in his hands before throwing it to the other seat. He was angry, not really knowing why. Wanting to punch something, he smacked poor steering wheel and let out groan.

''Stupid bitch, she thinks I won't be able to survive without our sex'', - he said quietly to himself, driving out from the training.

He was angry and he knew he shouldn't be like that, but he was and that made him even angrier. He slammed the door of his flat loudly, going right to the kitchen.

''She thinks I will suffer'' – he continue on talking to himself loudly, opening fridge and getting some yogurt from there. ''She thinks she has it all blah-blah-blah, she's just another worker, another mouse in the trap called work and she doesn't even realize that.''

Sitting on the chair, he turned tv on, not really paying attention to anything which is on. Getting spoon, he sighed.

''But she has nice ass, dammit'', - he muttered quietly.

Suddenly he remembered about the ball. He started thinking about who he could get as a date. Taking his phone out of his pocket, he looked through the list of his contacts, biting his lip and trying to find a right girl.

''Mikaela'', - he mumbled, dialing her number and waiting for her reply.

Mikaela is one of his sluts, which basically means the girl with who he has sex often. She was beautiful, didn't look all slutty and actually was nice. ''Hello, it's Mikaela. Leave the message after the beep, please.'' Nara sighed and when he heard ''beep'', he quickly said: ''It's Nara, call me as soon as you can and no, this time it's not about fucking.''