ShikaIno. I wrote this on the last night before my freshman year at high school starts. I was bored so, it's short. It's another spin-off to 'Hello and Goodbye'.

Hope you like it.

Story: Shikamaru and Ino have been dating for 2 years now (so yeah, their 18 years old now) but one night they got into an argument and Shikamaru storms off. Ino is hurt and cries herself to sleep. The next day, she's ready to forgive Shikamaru so she heads out to see him but she's hurt again when she sees Shika and Temari eating Dumplings and laughing at the park. Then they get into ANOTHER fight... Here 'ya go.
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"I can't believe you Shikamaru! How could you?" She screamed with anger.

"Hey, your the one who said that we were through!" He snapped back with that tone he uses rarely.

"Shikamaru. That was a trial break-up! DUH! You should know that! The first 'break-up' is always a trial. Hello?" She said.

He snarled at her and turned around to leave.

"Oh no you don't!" She said to herself then blocked the way to the door.

"Get out of the way Ino." He told her with an annoyed tone.

"No Shikamaru! We are having this conversation!" She told him sternly.

"What conversation Ino? You're just shouting at me 'cuz you saw me with Temari at the park. You didn't even ask me what we were doing or talking about!" He said, his anger returning.

Ino was 'gonna say something but she had nothing to say. Shikamaru was right. Her actions were overshadowed by anger and hurt.

She gasped a little as Shikamaru put his hands on her shoulder.

"Ino, I love you." He said with his normal, bored tone but those words said were full of sweetness and truth.

She stood there. If Shikamaru hadn't been holding her she'd be on the floor now.

She was frozen, wordless upon hearing those 3 words, those 8 letters.

She always wanted to hear Shikamaru say those words. She used to persuade him all the time but she always failed. So she stopped trying but now... Without any effort... His words were like music to her ears and they echoed over and over again in her head. She was in ecstasy.

"Ino..." Shikamaru snapped her out of the perfect world in her head.

"I..." She said, still wordless.

"I love you Ino. I'd never do anything to hurt you. I've never been dedicated to anything until I met you and us started. The last thing I cried over so hard was Asuma-sensei's death. This time, it's you. If I lose you I'll cry myself to sleep until the day I can't wake up anymore." He confessed and poured his heart out.

"Shikamaru..." She could only say his name.

"I..." She tried to speak again, only to fail. Again.

She half-recovered. She already decided on what to say but as she was about to speak Shikamaru's lips gave hers a short, soft kiss.

She kissed him back for a second then they broke away.

She knew that that was Shikamaru's sorry slip.

"Apology accepted. And I love you too." She smiled at him with her beautiful blue eyes.

He smiled back with that warm and sweet feel.

Shikamaru doesn't smile so often but when he does, you know it's special.

"I'll stay with you Ino. For the night. You don't have to cry with your pillow. You have me." He smiled again.

"No, Shikamaru. I'm okay now. I may be the happiest girl in the world." She chuckled, a single tear of joy fell from her eye. She didn't 'wanna be too dramatic like in those old people movies her dad watches every Friday night.

"I won't cry." She promised him with a smile.

He smiled. He couldn't stop. It was a smile of contentment and happiness.

"Promise?" He asked her.

"Promise." She... well, promised.

He trusted her. He just didn't want to see her crying or in pain.

"Okay. Well, I 'gotta go. Temari says Lady Tsunade wants to..." He started but he stopped when he saw the change of expression on Ino's face.

"Ino... Don't worry about Temari. I told you I love you. Only you." He told her.

She looked up.

"Really?" She said.

By now they looked like those people in love with each other in another one of those movies. They just needed fireworks and this moment would be... perfect.

"Well... I 'gotta go now. And yes, really. Only you. Besides, Temari's a little too..." He said, looking for the right word to replace 'tough'.

"Tough for you?" Ino said.

"I was 'gonna say a little too tomboy for me." he corrected her.

She giggled that soft giggle he loved.

"Heh. I have to go now Ino. I'll see you tonight." He told her.

"Wait, what's tonight?" She asked him.

"Oh. I'm taking you to our old oak tree." He told her.

She smiled as he left.

"Our old oak tree..." She smiled to herself now.

Their old oak tree. The one they carved 'Ino+Shika 4ever'.

Ino sat down on her bed.

She remembered that day. It was their day off and she had already carved the heart and her name. Shikamaru was too lazy to carve in his name but he did anyway. And when they were finished they lay down on the grass and stared at the passing clouds. They held hands and fell asleep. When they woke up everyone was looking at them and Naruto had taken a picture of them while they were sleeping, holding hands. They were red with embarrassment. Everyone laughed but they both thought that it was just plain sweet.

She smiled then lay down.

"I love you Shikamaru." She said as she drifted off.

Shikamaru walked to the Hokage's Mansion with the same thought in mind.

"I love you Ino." She said with the same tone and feelings as Ino.

Because they both knew that they did love each other and nothing could ever come in between that.
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That's all. It's short I know. It was 12:38 pm when I finished this so yeah. I'll be doing NaruHina next when I can. Love ya guys. Peace out.