A/n: hey ppls! im new here and this is my first story and thx to my friend xDark-Tainted-Tears! she roxs so much! anyways... Enjoy!
disclaimer: i do not own theses naruto characters! only kenji! ...i wished i did though...
"Do I really like Ino?" A certain lazy ninja asked himself. Ever since yesterday he kept asking himself this same question over and over again...
He reflected back on what had happened yesterday…
Flashback
Shikamaru was walking around trying to find a good cloud spot for his normal cloud-watching routine when he saw Ino with a guy laughing and holding hands.
Shikamaru was wondering who that guy Ino was with. He had a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach. The two were now walking towards him. Ino saw him and flashed him a grin.
"Hey Shika! Have you met Kenji? He's my new boyfriend! Isn't that great! "Ino asked, enthusiastically to her teammate with a big grin on her face
"No, but uh, hey…Kenji..." Shikamaru mumbled, politely, addressing Kenji.
Somehow he felt something strange and highly uncomfortable in the pit of his stomach and he knew that something was wrong.
It was jealousy, the green-eyed monster…
"Oh, uh, if you'll excuse us, Shikamaru, we have to get going." Kenji said, while leaving with Ino still holding her hand.
When they left, Shikamaru was fuming inwardly. Wait, wait...why was he fuming? What is because he liked Ino? No ha, that couldn't be right. He's her just a teammate and her best friend but did he like her more than that? Did he love the one and only Yamanaka Ino?
…Did he?
End
of flash back
"I wonder what I should do. Should I go get advice? Probably, but…from who?" (Sigh) "This is really troublesome, and I thought I was a genius…" Shikamaru muttered, getting off the grassy hill.
He finally decided to go to Chouji for his problem. He might even find have answer.
…Hopefully…
KNOCK.
KNOCK.
KNOCK.
Shikamaru knocked on Chouji's door. It opened and Mrs. Akimichi was there, with a smile on her face.. "Hello there Shikamaru, Chouji is upstairs in his room. Would you like to come in?" She asked him, politely.
"Yeah, I would. Thanks." Shikamaru answered, while coming in and going upstairs to Chouji's room.
Chouji noticed his best friend's presence and grinned "Hey there Shikamaru! What are you doing here?"
"I came here for advice." He paused for a second, before continuing quickly, "I know, I usually don't ask people for advice but I can't answer this question. It's been bugging me for days.." Shikamaru said with sigh. "…How troublesome." He muttered.
"So what is it?" Chouji asked his teammate, curious.
Shikamaru told him everything that happened yesterday and his question to himself. When he was done, he took a deep breath, waiting for Chouji's answer.
Chouji grinned knowingly at his friend and answered, with a wicked smile on his face, "I think you've liked Ino ever since we were genins." The plump boy told him, truthfully and then continued as he noted the shocked look on the lazy genius' face,
"Every time she talked about Sasuke, you would always scowl and look away. When she was ever hurt or needed help, you were always there for here, even though you were always saying to yourself how troublesome it was. Even now, you still act like that."
"I-I have?" Shikamaru asked, shocked at what Chouji just told him. It had never even occurred to him that he had acted like that around Ino. He had just always thought of himself as a lazy bastard that liked to go cloud-watching.
"Yes you have, I should know, I am your best friend." Chouji reassured him with a smile. "And I see these things."
"So, I do like Ino?" Shikamaru questioned again, still not sure.
"Yes you do! Why else would you be jealous?" Chouji shouted at his best friend, a smirk starting to make a way to his lips.
"I guess that I do like Ino" Shikamaru said with a smile. "Thanks Chouji, but one thing: she has a boyfriend now, remember? And I really think she's happy with him. How will I find a way to win her heart?"
"Uh… impress her?" Chouji answered, bluntly, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I don't know, plus if I did know, don't you think I would have one by now?" Chouji said, laughing to himself.
"Yeah, that's true, anyways Chouji, I better get going. Thanks for all you help. You really are my best friend." Shikamaru said, while leaving Chouji's house.
He needed to come up with an idea to get Ino back. If only he knew more about women and what they like. As far as he was concerned, the only thing they were…troublesome to the human race. Too bad he wasn't a woman…
He sighed.
Troublesome much?
A/N:i hoped u enjoyed my story! plz review! also suggestions r welcome
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