149Hello? Anyone there? Hopefully you all are still there. So, I bet you all missed me didn't you? I know I missed all my followers. Lol. Anyway, I'm sorry that I haven't updated in so long. It's probably due to the fact that I've been busy preparing for college, plus I'm also working on one of my other stories right now. I wonder which one will be posted first? Lol, that's my decision since I am the author. Anyway, on to the next chapter of Prove them wrong! We left off on how Hinata and Naruto got together *fangirl squeals*. Anyway, onto the next couple...Ino and Shikamaru! Now, let's hope I can portray it right. Lol
Ino had run down the path and didn't look back, afraid if she did, she would burst into tears again. She actually never wanted to come back, because she just didn't want to face that lazy-ass teammate of hers that broke her heart. Ino always prided herself on being confident, but really, she felt weak. She may have great powers over the air element, but here she was, running away from heartache. Some elemental she was. She stopped at a tree and covered her mouth to stop a dry sob escaping. She slowly fell down the tree and looked to the sky. She remembered how she always used to come bug Shikamaru and try to get him to work and finding him under a tree, staring into the sky or sleeping. She closed her eyes as the memory resurfaced.
"Shikamaru! You lazy ass! Where are you?!" Ino fumed as she looked for him. They were all supposed to meet and wait for Asuma-sensei! Her and Chouji had already showed up and were just waiting for Shikamaru, but he hadn't shown. So, knowing that Chouji wouldn't be able to get him to leave from anywhere, Ino went to go look for him. She tried his house first, but his mother had told her he wasn't home and she had searched almost the entire village and she was pissed! She angrily turned towards a tree and looked down to see him, sleeping peacefully. She saw red and kicked him in the head.
"Ouch! What the hell, you troublesome woman?" Shikamaru groaned as he sat up and rubbed his head. Ino huffed in annoyance.
"I've been looking for you for 30 minutes now! We were supposed to meet at the food stall for Asuma-sensei because he has something important to tell us! You were the only one not there!" She yelled and Shikamaru ignored her and yawned.
"Jeez, keep quiet woman, I'm coming, troublesome," Ino looked angrily at him as he got up and walked away. She chased after him and watched his back in anger, then sighed.
"Hey Shikamaru?" He looked over his shoulder in question. I
"What were you doing there anyway?" Shikamaru sighed and stopped. Ino faltered as she didn't want to crash into him.
"I was cloud watching," Shikamaru mumbled as he looked to the sky, then sighed and started to walk again. Ino raised an eyebrow and looked to the sky, not really wondering what was so great about that. She felt a wind breeze through the air and she smiled slightly as she felt it and she whirled her finger around and caused the wind to spread some leaves around.
"Hey, troublesome woman, let's go," Ino blinked as she saw Shikamaru was looking at her with a raised eyebrow and she blushed and ran to meet up with him. She stopped next to him and smiled, He blinked at her.
"Maybe next time I can join you with you cloud-watching?" Ino asked as she walked away. If she had looked back, she could have seen Shikamaru looked surprised and with a little red on his cheek.
"Troublesome,' He mumbled as he followed her and Ino laughed.
Ino felt herself smile at the memory and opened her eyes and looked to the clouds.
I never got to watch them with him, huh?
Ino was about to get up and walk away when she noticed a figure next to her, not just any figure. It was Shikamaru, who had noticed her sitting and had sat down next to her and was silent the most of the time. Ino gaped at him.
"The hell are you doing here you ass?!" Shikamaru twitched in his sleep and woke up and yawned.
"Damn Troublesome woman, I see you still have your same loud voice after all these years," Ino turned red in anger and was about to get up and leave.
"Well, I'm so sorry I'm so loud! I'm sorry about always being troublesome! Like your opinion matters to me at all!" Ino was about to get up, but a hand grabbed her shoulder and pushed her to his side. She blushed as she lay next to him and then got mad.
"The hell?! Let go you ass!" Ino tried to pull off, but realized that she had no control over her body and wondered why. Realization hit her and she fumed even more.
"Did you seriously use your technique on me!? Release me now!" Ino was about to yell more in his face and when she looked up; she saw how close their faces were. Ino felt her breath stop and felt his breath on her face and she felt like her heart was gonna come out of her chest. Shikamaru then turned to the sky and she was also forced to look as well. She saw the cloud sky and she widened her eyes as she realized what he was doing.
"That promise," She whispered and Shikamaru sighed.
"Yeah, and you were the one to forget it. Usually, it's mostly the guys who forget that stuff," Ino snorted at that.
"And guys are always the one to break a girls heart," She mumbled bitterly. Shikamaru shook his head and Ino raised an eyebrow.
"Not really, girls can break a guy's heart as well," Ino rolled her eyes.
"Oh really? What guy do you know that has his heartbroken?" Ino snorted and she just looked to the clouds as he remained silent for awhile.
'Me," He whispered as he answered back, not knowing she heard him and she felt shock wash over her. She sat up and looked at him. Shikamaru sighed and ran his hand over his face.
"I was broken when you left, troublesome woman. You just leave out of the blue, not even saying goodbye in person, and next thing I know, you and the others are screaming at us of how we hurt you, when we were never even there when you heard all those accusations. Plus, do you think we could even spend a minute around each other when were that young? You know how we still barely knew each other when we were younger," Ino looked shocked at him and let the information sink in.
It sounds legit. I mean, those guys were big rivals back then. Heck, they probably still are. Which means someone wanted us to hear all that and was hoping that we would leave the village to escape the pain. But who?
Shikamaru noticed her thinking and he sighed.
"Troublesome woman, so, now I want your answer," Ino broke out of her thoughts and raised an eyebrow.
"An answer? For what?" Shikamaru looked at with an are-you-serious look. Ino glared at him.
"Seriously, you didn't even ask me a question. What is my answer supposed to be?!" She was getting pissed again and wanted to send him flying, but her eyes widened as he came closer and their faces were a centimeter apart.
"Wait, so when you said you were heartbroken, did that mean before you may have actually…?" Ino mumbled in question as she was afraid of speaking loud, since he was so close. Shikamaru sighed and she flinched as she felt his breath on her face. He opened his eyes and she looked in his eyes and saw the same lazy look she always knew.
"Yeah, I love a troublesome woman like you, and it's a pain, but I can't seem to think of anyone but you," Ino felt her eyes widened, and she gulped and he didn't move at all and she felt body leaning towards him on her own accord and she closed her eyes softly as she pressed her lips to him in a soft and sweet kiss. She reached out for his shirt and gripped it and she felt herself go light-headed. Shikamaru pulled her towards him and kept his arms around her as they sat there for who knows how long, just kissing. But like humans, they need air and Ino broke away, gasping and she reached for her lips in shock. She looked at him and Shikamaru was staring at the sky, but his hands had moved from her waist to her shoulders and kept her next to him. She looked to clouds and then to him. She then smiled softly.
"Hey, Shika-kun," He looked at her and blinked as she stole a quick kiss from him and he sighed as she pulled away with a cheeky grin.
"Troublesome woman," He said and Ino laughed.
"Yeah, but I'm your troublesome woman," She said and he smirked.
"I guess so," They sat there, watching the cloud and sitting silently. Towards the forest, a figure was silently watching them in curiosity, not understanding their relationship.
"Humans are always strange. I never suspected the Elemental of the Wind could have such strong emotions such as anger or love. I should research her more," The figure spoke and stepped from the shadows. It was a young man, probably in his late teens, and he was wearing a simple black overcoat with the kanji sign for 'Nothing" on his back as well. His eyes were black, but held no malice or cruelty towards the couple. In fact, he seemed curious about them. He had spiked black hair and a chiseled face and he was holding a slight notebook and put it away as he sighed.
"Not time for research, I have to meet the others," He turned away, but turned around as he heard a yell of glee and he saw the Elemental yelling at the man, but he had silenced her with another kiss and then she had a look of either anger or happiness, for her face was red.
Humans…...I hope to take one as a test subject once the plan begins.
Ino has forgiven Shikamaru and has learned to trust him once more. But will their love last? Or will it end in a tragic way? And who is these mysterious figures that have been shown through the chapters? How do they tie into everything? Find out next time on Prove them wrong!
And we're done. It may seem short, but I really never know how to portray Ino and Shikamaru that well. Probably because I have never really wrote about that couple. Ah, I don't know. Anyway! I hope you all loved it and I know that you are all thinking "What the hell is this battle gonna start?!" Patient people, I still need to have Neji and Tenten have their moment. Oh, that's gonna be fun lol. And then we have the chapter for the fighting begin! I can't wait, because I have awesome idea on how to introduce it. Anyway, till next time and remember no flames. I will put out a fire extinguisher. Bye~