A/N~ Okay here is chapter two, I should have chapter three up sometime tomorrow, if not it will be up Monday!
DISCLAIMER~ I do not own any of the Naruto characters, but I do own the plot of the story!
Shika woke up when he felt Ino shift her position. She pulled the bucket off of the ground and threw up into it. Shika held her hair out of her face and rubbed her back soothingly. When she finished she put the bucket down and started to cry.
"Love, what's wrong?" Shika asked as he pulled her into a hug.
"I hate this." Ino managed to get out.
"I know love, but you will be better soon, I will see to that." Shika said in reply.
Once Ino calmed down Shika looked at her and said, "You need to try to eat some soup and drink some more water, I know you don't want to but you need to get your strength up."
"Okay." Ino said weakly. Shika got up and made her some chicken noodle soup and got her some water. Ino ate and drank slowly while Shika had some soup and water as well.
"How long do you think I will keep it down?" Ino asked quietly.
"I am not sure, but if it does not stay down for at least an hour I am taking you to the hospital." Shika replied, and gently kissed her on the lips.
Once Shika kissed Ino she was going to reply to his comment about the hospital, but she got up and ran to the bathroom. Shika ran after her only to have the bathroom door shut in his face.
"Ino, are you okay?" Shika asked in concern while knocking on the door.
"No…can you please bring me some cloths and take me to the hospital?" Ino asked sounding weak and pitiful.
"Yes, love, are you going to be okay while I get your clothes?" Shika questioned. All he got in response was a thud from inside the bathroom. Shika opened the door to see Ino on the floor unconscious. He acted quickly and picked her up bridal style and ran to the hospital, not concerned about what she was wearing at the moment.
Half way to the hospital, Shika was spotted by Naruto. "Hey Shikamaru, what is going on?" Naruto asked.
"Naruto, I have not time to talk I need to get Ino to the hospital now." Shika said with urgency in his voice. He ran around Naruto and to the hospital. When he was in the hospital he spotted Lady Tsunade. He ran over to her.
"What happened?" Tsunade asked when she saw Shika carrying Ino.
"She went to the bathroom and passed out on the floor." Shika replied panicked.
"Calm down Shikamaru, follow me." Tsunade ordered.
Shika calmed down a bit and followed Lady Tsunade to a room. In the room Shika gently put Ino on the bed.
"Okay Shikamaru, I am going to do a blood test to see what is going on besides dehydration." Tsunade said.
"Okay." Shika replied, not trusting his voice to say anything more.
Lady Tsunade looked at Shika and said, "She will be okay, she is a strong women."
"Yes, I know, she is very strong, I just can't lose her." Shika said as a lone tear ran down his cheek.
Lady Tsunade left and returned a few minutes later with the supplies needed for drawing blood. Ino woke up and looked at Shika with confusion all over her face and fear in her eyes. "Love, Lady Tsunade needs to draw some blood so we can find out why you are so sick." Shika said calmly trying to keep his voice strong for the love of his life.
"Okay." Ino replied weakly, while reaching a hand towards Shika. Shika held her hand while Lady Tsunade took the blood, and then she left the room to run the tests.
"Shika, I am scared." Ino whispered.
"I know love, but you will be okay, you are strong." Shika replied, as another tear ran down his face.
"Shika?" Ino said as a question, the only other times she had seen Shika cry were when Asuma died and at his funeral.
"I am fine; I am just as scared as you are." Shika answered the question Ino was bound to ask.
Lady Tsunade returned with a grim look on her face. "Shikamaru, I need to speak to you in the hallway."She said. Shika followed her into the hallway. "Has anyone tried to poison her/" Tsunade asked.
"Not that…wait on our last mission, someone cut her with a kunai that had been dipped in poison, but I thought I got it all out of her." Shika replied.
"She need surgery, the poison that you missed is making its way through her body, but the surgery has to wait until she is strong enough to go under anesthesia." Tsunade told him calmly.
"I will go and tell her." Shika said simply. Tsunade nodded and left, while Shika went back into the room. When he was in the room tears were running freely down his face.
"Shika, what's wrong?" Ino asked.
"You need surgery, the poison I missed from our last mission is making its way through your body, I am so sorry I thought I got it all." Shika said as more tears made themselves known.
"Shika, come here, it is not your fault, and I am not mad, I can't be mad at someone I love, so please don't apologize for something out of your control." Ino said. Shika walked over to her and she pulled him into a kiss.
"When is the surgery?" She asked when they broke apart, fighting sleep.
"When you get strong enough to undergo anesthesia." Shika replied while holding back a sob.
"Okay, I am going to take a nap, I love you." Ino said. Shika nodded and managed to say, "I love you too." Ino then fell asleep. As soon as she was asleep Shika sat down and put his head in his hands and started to sob.
Lady Tsunade reentered the room to see Ino sleeping and Shika sobbing into his hands. She walked over to Shikamaru and pulled him out of the chair, and hugged him. Shika wrapped his arms around her, completely unaware that it was Lady Tsunade.
"Its okay, she will be better soon." Lady Tsunade said in attempt to sooth the crying man in her arms. Upon hearing her voice Shika calmed down and pulled away.
"Sorry." Shika mumbled.
"Its okay. The surgery is tomorrow, after she has an IV or two she will be strong enough to undergo the anesthesia." Tsunade said calmly. Shika nodded and watched as Tsunade put an IV line into Ino's hand.
"Shikamaru, there is a pull out couch in the corner, and it has some blankets on top of it." Tsunade said.
Shika nodded and Tsunade left the room. Shika looked at the clock and saw it was 10 at night so he pulled the couch out into a bed and put the blankets out. He laid down under the blankets and fell into a light slumber.