A/N~ Hey you guys1 I finally got it up. Sorry for the delay! The last three or four chapters will most likely be up this weekend. If I get all of my homework done.
DISCLAIMER~ I don't own the Naruto characters, I do however own the plot to this story.
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Shika woke up when the sunlight filtered into the small hospital room. He looked at Ino and saw Lady Tsunade replacing the IV bag. "Is she ready to undergo the anesthesia?" Shika asked Lady Tsunade.
"Yes she is I have scheduled the surgery for two hours from now, so you can have some time with her beforehand." Tsunade replied.
"Thank you." Shika replied. Tsunade nodded her head and left. Shika walked over to Ino and rubbed her shoulder in hopes of waking her up gently.
"Shika?" She whispered when she woke up.
"Yes love?" Shika asked in response.
"When is the surgery?" Ino asked quietly, fear was evident on her face.
"In two hours." Shika answered.
"Ok…Ummm Shika?" Ino asked.
"What is it love?" Shika asked.
"Umm...I...uh…need to use the bathroom…"Ino said quietly while starting to squirm a bit.
"Do you want me to get Lady Tsunade or do you want me to help you?" he asked clearly understanding how embarrassing this must be for her.
"Could you help me?" Ino said in response.
"Yes love." Shika said. He helped her off of the bed and into the bathroom. He helped her sit down on the toilet. He then turned around to give her some privacy. When she finished Shika helped her back to the bed.
"Thank you." Ino said.
'You are welcome love. I want you to know that you will make it through this surgery, I know you are scared, but you are in good hands, and I love you so much." Shika said.
"Thanks Shika I feel a little better about it now, and I love you too." Ino replied.
Shika leaned down until his lips met with hers. She licked her lips and she parted them. Shika rubbed her tongue with his own. Ino let lose a moan. They broke apart when they heard someone coughing.
"Uhh…sorry." They said in unison both trying to hide their crimson cheeks.
"Its okay, Shika I am sorry but the surgery has been moved up, you have ten minutes." Lady Tsunade said. Then she left Shika and Ino.
"Shika, I am scared." Ino said quietly. Tears started to run down her face.
"It's okay, you will be okay, shhh, don't cry love, I hate it when you cry." Shika said soothingly while pulling his beloved wife into his arms.
Ten minutes later Lady Tsunade came in to wheel Ino to the operating room. "Shika, Shizune will show you to the waiting room." Tsunade said, and she wheeled off a scared Ino.
"Follow me." Shizune said. Shika nodded and followed Shizune to the waiting room. Shika saw Naruto pacing in the waiting room.
"Naruto what is going on?" Shika asked him.
"Hinata was hurt on a mission and she is in there." Naruto said.
"Oh…Ino is in there to, Lady Tsunade is working on her who is taking care of Hinata?" Shika asked in response.
"Uhh…I forgot…" Naruto said sheepishly.
"Figures." Shika mumbled.
Shika sat down and waited patiently for news on his wife. Two hours into the operation Shika went to the Ramen stand and got some food but ate very little. When he returned to the hospital waiting room he was greeted by Shizune.
"How is she?" He asked.
"Lady Tsunade managed to get the poison out of her system, but she has to go to the ICU, because there was a complication." Shizune replied.
"What kind of complication?" Shika asked.
"I will let Lady Tsunade explain, she will be with you in a minute." Shizune replied then walked away. Shika just sat there and waited for Tsunade.
"Shikamaru, we had a complication." Tsunade said once she appeared.
"That much I know, will you just tell me what the hell happened?" Shika asked getting frustrated.
"Shikamaru, we had to revive her halfway through the procedure, we lost her for a little less than three minutes." Tsunade replied.
"Oh my god. Can I see her?" Shika asked needing to see the love of his life.
"Yes, follow me, she is on a breathing machine and she has wires coming from all over her body, we want to take her off of the ventilator as soon as she wakes up." Tsunade said while leading Shika to the ICU.
When they got there Lady Tsunade left Shika alone. Shika slowly opened the door and the site he saw made him want to turn back time to refuse the mission. Ino was pale as a ghost, she had a tube coming from her mouth which connected to the ventilator, she had wires coming off of her body and she had an IV in both hands.
He slowly walked over to her and sat in the chair by her bed. He took her hand being mindful of the IV. "Ino…Love I am so sorry, if I could turn back time to prevent any of this from happening I would. I love you so much, love you have to come out of this, I need you." Shika said to Ino in hopes of her hearing him.
Shika left the room only to go eat dinner then he ran back to the hospital and to the room. He saw Lady Tsunade.
"Shikamaru, she has not woken up yet, she is in a coma." Tsunade said.
"Can she hear me?" Shika asked.
"Usually patients who are in a coma can here the people around them, and it helps them come to when they hear the voices of their loved ones." Tsunade replied.
"Okay." Shika said.
"Shikamaru, if she comes to, chances are she won't be able to be a ninja anymore." Tsunade said.
"Well even if she has to stop I will stop as well so I can be with her whenever she needs me." Shika replied.
Tsunade left and Shika walked up to Ino and held her hand. "Love I am here, I am not going to leave you. Need you to wake up for me though. Please don't leave me." Shika said to Ino. At about 10pm Shika put his head on the edge of Ino's bed and fell into a light, uneasy sleep.
A/N~ Not sure if that is true about people in Coma's so bear with me, I am not big on medical stuff like that.