A/N: I am SO sorry that it's taken so long to update this. I just had all four of my wisdom teeth taken out, so I've been recooping. If you have to get them taken out, DO! It is SO better afterwards, no more headaches:laughs: Anywho. Final chapter of the story. I know! I'm sad to see it end too... but this was one of my favorite chapters I've ever written. Seriously. Okay! Read on and don't forget to review! I love reading them so much, and I'm so glad everyone has fallen in love with this pairing. I love this pairing.
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As he sat up, all he could say about his head was, "Ow." It was splitting in two. Why was everything in the room duplicated? Where was he? A loud bang made him jump and twitch as he sunk back down onto the bed. He wanted to die. This was worse then that time his bugs decided to bring pieces of a poisonous insect into him to devour in a comfortable environment. He had yelled at them for that. But right now…
Moaning, he turned over away from the door which slammed shut.
"I hate you!"
Shino slowly sat up and opened cracked red eyes at the angry voice. "Ino? What happened?"
"What happened! Like hell you don't know what happened! You raided my liquor cabinet and RUINED the dance! I hate you!" Slamming down a newspaper onto his lap, she opened her drawer and pulled out a shirt that belonged to him, throwing that at him too, she bit her trembling lower lip. "Get out of my house. I never want to see you again."
Shino blinked, trying to place it all together. "Liquor cabinet… you have one? I didn't… I don't drink!" He tried to defend himself, but found Ino pushing him towards the door.
Kicking him outside, she glared at him, "Yeah right. All the bottles were fine before you left, and the cabinets were shut. You're such a liar! I never want to see you again!" Slamming the door, she turned around and stomped off to her room.
Picking himself off the ground, he heard fights echoing in the distance. Putting on his broken glasses, he picked up his crumpled shirt and paper and slowly dragged himself back to his house.
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"Shino? Whose that? I don't know you." Slam.
"Dad. Let me in please."
"I'm going to call ANBU to report a Nukenin!"
Shino kicked the door and turned around. Frowning, he walked towards his only friend's house.
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"Dude. You look like shit." Kiba blinked at Shino, who was standing in front of his door.
"I have no home. I have no girlfriend, and I have a killer headache." Shino pouted as he clutched the paper.
"Have you read that?" Kiba asked him, pointing to the paper.
"No."
"You should. Do you want to stay here for a bit?" Kiba asked, leaning against the door frame.
Shino nodded slowly, "Please. Could I borrow some clothes and use your shower?"
"Yeah." Kiba let him inside and led him to his room. "You're allowed to sleep here for as long as you want."
"Thanks Kiba…" Shino replied feeling quite fatigued.
"Anytime. We're best buds after all! I hope you're up for company later on… I invited Hinata over…" Kiba smiled as he grabbed a towel for Shino.
"Sure. I'll just take a nap first." Smiling weakly, he stepped into the bathroom.
Kiba rubbed his nose and looked back towards the door as he heard someone scratch at it. His partner was back from his morning walk.
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"Wake up sunshine!"
Shino peeled open his eyes to see Kiba presenting a messy tray of food in his face.
"I made you a sandwich, and I found you some juice… and look… jello!" Kiba smiled happily down at Shino. "Sorry the BLT is missing the B, if I fried it here… the entire house would explode, and there would be fighting and everything, and I don't think you want anymore fighting." He nodded towards the paper on the side of the tray.
Shino blinked at him and took the paper, opening it, his mouth frowned more and more with each line.
A night of happiness and joy was interrupted by a certain individual (name has been kept secret for protection) who caused a ruckus at the academic dance. Starting a fight with his lover's ex, he got everyone to start fighting, and before too long, all hell broke loose. Old rivals brought up long forgotten grudges and added fuel to the all ready out of control fire. Fights throughout the village started and continued throughout the night. Three houses were lost, and luckily, no one was killed. This war zone like fight resulted in the severe injury of forty individuals, overstocking and over working the staff at Konoha hospital-
Crumpling up the paper. Shino scowled and sat back crossing his arms. "I did not start that fight."
Kiba patted him on the shoulder and looked down at the food, "Are you hungry?"
Shino shook his head. "I need to go talk to Ino." Pushing back the covers, he smiled at Kiba, "I'll take a raincheck on that lunch though… see ya." Rushing out of the room, he almost knocked right into a smaller person. Looking down, he saw Hinata staring up at him.
"How are you feeling?" She asked quietly.
Shino bent over and placed a kiss on her forehead making her blush a deep red, "Much better. See ya." Hurrying around her, he ran out of the house, leaving his two former teammates behind him, both speechless.
Shino ran all the way to Ino's house, only stopping when he spotted Shikamaru standing in her doorway talking with her. He quickly hid in the alleyway, making sure Ino was still in his view, he could hear them, but just barely.
"Ino… I'm sorry about Shino. Seriously." Shikamaru said, rubbing his temple. "Who knew the guy was so violent."
Ino frowned, "What do you want Shikamaru." Placing a hand on her hip, she glared at him.
Shikamaru frowned and sighed, "I broke up with Temari."
"And, I care because?" Ino asked, still pissed at him majorly.
"…I broke up with Temari because I'm still in love with you Ino." Shikamaru stared at her with a look of pure lust.
Ino took a step back as Shikamaru leaned over her a bit, her eyes searching for an escape as she was pressed against the door.
"What do you say? You want to go inside for a bit and talk this over?" Shikamaru leaned down whispering it in her ear before kissing her neck.
Ino's chest was heaving as he began to reawaken her buried feelings for him, "Shikamaru…"
"Ino. I can't believe I did that to you. I'm so sorry." Shikamaru replied in a husky voice.
Ino felt her eyes water as she shut them, she didn't want to be hurt again. Why was he doing this? Was he lying?
As Shikamaru kissed Ino's neck gently, Shino felt anger flow out of him as he clutched his shaking hands. What was he doing? He was going to hurt her again, that's what. Shino gritted his teeth as he felt his bugs flurry around inside of him, they wanted to assist their master in ripping apart his enemy. But then something happened that made him freeze.
"I can't."
"What?" Shikamaru stopped kissing Ino's neck and looked into her eyes.
"I can't take you back. I'm sorry. You broke my heart… and someone else came along and helped it heal again. I can't love you again Shikamaru." Ino looked into his eyes calmly, fear raising within her as Shikamaru's eyes began to grow dark.
"Damn it Ino! I don't care!" Shikamaru growled as he grabbed her arms roughly and slammed her against the door, making her cry out in pain. "I don't give a damn what you think of me. I don't care if you hate me! I just want you." Shikamaru lowered his head once more and kissed her neck, ignoring her protests.
"Well you can't have her." Shino calmly informed him.
Shikamaru slowly raised his head and let go of Ino, his head cocked to the side as he turned his attention to Shino. "And who are you to say I can't."
Shino glared at him from behind his glasses, "Her boyfriend."
Shikamaru frowned as he turned to face Shino, "Not for long." His shadow stretched forward towards Shino at lightning speed.
Smirking, Shino let Shikamaru take possession of his body, closing his eyes, he smiled as he began laughing.
"What are you so happy about?" Shikamaru growled as a shadow hand slowly began inching up Shino's torso.
"Shino! What the hell is wrong with you!"
Shino only stopped laughing to glare at Shikamaru, "You're so pathetic… not to mention idiotic."
Shikamaru's lip twitched in annoyance as the shadowed hand reached Shino's neck and slowly began to squeeze, making his laughing stop. His eyes widened as a rush of air blew behind him, making the hair on the back of his neck stand up. His eyes traveled from Shino to a kunai at his neck.
"Shino?" Ino gasped, looking at the coatless, glassless Shino in front of her. He was wearing a white t-shirt and ripped jeans, not his usual covered attire. Her eyes traveled back at the smirking Shino who was in Shikamaru's shadow.
Shikamaru turned his head to face Shino as his eyes widened ever more. "How the hell-" Buzzing from in front of him interrupted his sentence. He quickly looked over at his victim to see it disappear into a cloud of bugs, the coat and glasses falling to the floor along with the pair of pants and shoes.
Shino pressed the kunai against Shikamaru's neck, causing the flesh to bleed, "Stay away from my girlfriend." He growled menacingly as he called his bugs over to him, they slowly began crawling all over Shikamaru. "Or I'll kill you."
Shikamaru gasped as the bugs copied his shadow grip and formed a giant hand around his neck.
"I could make them suffocate you… but that wouldn't be any fun. I could have them crawl inside you and devour you from the inside out… they like to do that…"
Shikamaru shook with fear as the bugs slowly moved up his neck and towards his face.
"…thousands of them, slowly chewing away at your brain, the excruciating pain. Doesn't that sound like fun?" Shino hissed into Shikamaru's ear.
"I'm sorry!" Shikamaru whimpered loudly.
"And?" Shino pushed on, his kunai drawing more blood as he drew more impatient.
"I'll leave Ino alone! I promise!"
Shino smirked as he pushed Shikamaru away, "I believe someone's waiting for you over there." Pointing behind Shikamaru with his kunai, who was now facing him, he smirked.
Temari stood there clutching her weapon, and beside her was Gaara and Kankuro. All looking murderous.
Shikamaru whined as he got to his feet and ran away from him.
"Sleep with me and then go back to your ex will you! I'll cut you into shreds! And then I'll let Kankuro play with you! And then Gaara can kill you! And then I'll cut you again!" Temari screamed as she rushed after him, Gaara and Kankuro right behind her.
Ino blinked up at Shino, who was watching the scene with great satisfaction.
Shino took a step towards his clothes when he felt Ino wrap her arms around his waist from behind and cry into his back. He froze and relaxed as he pried her off of him and turned around. Holding her in his arms, he smiled.
"I'm s-sorry I didn't believe you…"
"About?"
"The liquor cabinet… It was my Dad. He came home from a mission… and he likes to drink. I found him in the attic a few hours after you left… I-I'm so sorry…"
"The punch was spiked. I found that out from Kiba." Shino frowned. "I wonder who did that."
"Probably Shikamaru."
Shino nodded in agreement as Ino slowly gained control of herself.
"Did you really mean it?"
"Mean what?" Shino asked, raising an eyebrow at her cutely.
"About being my boyfriend, even after I said I hated you…" Ino hiccupped as she looked up at him.
"Of course." Shino leaned down and placed his nose on hers.
"You still came back even though I said I never wanted to see you again…"
"That's because I love you." Shino smiled as he kissed her gently on the lips.
Ino smiled, "I like the sound of that. Grab your clothes." Returning the peck, she stepped away from him and inside the house.
Shino's bugs quickly flew over and grabbed his clothes. As he threw on his coat, they flew back into him. Walking into the house, he was tackled by Ino, who shut the door at the same time.
"You know, we never did get to experience what happens after the dance together." Smiling, she plucked off his tilted glasses and tossed them over her shoulder.
"After the dance?" Shino asked, his voice a bit high.
Ino smirked as she sat on top of his thighs and quickly unbuttoned her shirt, "Hey, can your bugs go help Temari and her brothers?"
Shino's eyes widened as he felt her hands zoom down to his pants, "W-What about your Dad?"
"Gone again… like he cares. He just wanted a drink. So? Bugs?"
"Oh, right…" Shino shut his eyes as they flew out of him and out the window which was cracked open.
Ino smiled as she propped herself up onto her knee caps and pushed down his pants and grabbed her buckle, making Shino's eyes widen and his face turn bright red. Was this really happening!
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Shibi kicked up dust as he walked down the littered street. A swarm of bugs zoomed in front of his path making him freeze and almost fall backwards. Those were Shino's bugs… and they seemed to be in a hurry. Was Shino in a battle? Turning towards the bugs, something made him wonder. Turning around, he hurried in the direction where the bugs where flying from.
After rounding a few blocks, he froze when he heard someone moan. Was Shino hurt! Making towards the door of the house he froze. This was the address of Ino… INO YAMANAKA!
He blushed a deep shade when he heard Ino's voice inform someone, in a breathless way, about a large something another. Covering his mouth, he fought the urge to rush in and congratulate his son. Turning on his heel, he rushed off towards the pub with fire on his heels. He had drinks to buy and a son to boast and brag about loudly.
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A/N: LOL! I love Shibi! x3 Man, I seriously did not want to end this story, I liked thinking about what should happen next. But I'm happy how it came out. And Shikamaru lovers... I am SO sorry about making him into such a jerk! I'm writing another story where he will get treated (and act for that matter) MUCH better. It's going to be a Shikamaru/Sakura/Neji love triangle, a continuation story of "Safety in your eyes" another story by me, check it out if you like Sakura/Neji. It's a good story. Any suggestions are loved for future stories and ideas, I'll write them in. lol. M'kay! Review the final chapter of "Dance Partner"! ...I think I'm going to cry... Byes!