Title: Usotsuki Boy
Summary: All he had to do was pretend to date her for a couple of months and then he'd be home free…right? At least…it had seemed easier in his head…
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: T for language.
Warning: OOCness ensues
Notes: Wahoo! Here it is! Here it is! The debut of my surprise ShikaIno chapter fic! My first one mind you! This is the reason why I haven't been able to update An Apple a Day (with the addition of procrastination and laziness). So yeah…Hmm to be honest I've only brainstormed a little for this story but please stick with me to the end!! As usual it's a romantic comedy…I suck at writing other genres…
Yosh! Let's cut the first chapter shall we?
Pilot
Shikamaru Nara scowled as he glared at the blonde sitting calmly behind the counter. Ino Yamanaka didn't even bat an eyelash his way but instead flipped the page of her new Konoha Teen magazine. Her lips pursed together at seeing a cute leather skirt on the hot list and she tapped the counter rhythmically.
"Tell me again how I ended up getting into this mess?" he asked icily.
It wasn't until a couple of minutes passed when she finally acknowledged his presence.
"Was that a rhetorical question?"
Shikamaru openly glared at her and felt his anger rising.
"What do you think?!"
Ino gave a little shrug and she cupped her chin with her palm as she read a juicy article about her favorite actress.
After a few minutes of Shikamaru quietly seething, the blonde's blue eyes locked on his face and she gave a small pout.
"What went and got up your ass this morning?"
He didn't even hesitate to answer her question.
"YOU! You did! You had to go and shove your damn new heels up my ass! That's what!!" he barked sarcastically.
The mind user looked at him astonished.
"What? I never did that!"
"It was a damn figure of speech!"
She pursed her lips.
"Ohhh…but you did notice my new shoes! You like??"
Ino then proceeded to lift up her leg to show Shikamaru her new top of the line four inch black heels. The chunin glared at her in response and suddenly wondered what it would feel like to wring her little neck.
"Cut the crap Ino! This is serious!" Shikamaru spat and slammed his hand on the counter. The sound made the girl pause from scanning her magazine and she frowned when her eyes met his again.
"No need to shout…geez…I'm right here…" she retorted calmly and pressed her body against the counter lazily.
"Look Shikamaru…I obviously don't see why you're freaking out about this…it's not like we're getting married or something…" Ino brought her attention back to the magazine and she began to play with a lock of her golden hair.
Before the boy could open his mouth to defy her, she continued again.
"I mean…you should even be thankful for this…"
The cloud gazer furrowed his brows together and he immediately stopped his pacing around in the flower shop. He walked over to the counter and rested his arm on the smooth wood and pressed his body against it. When he thought he had finally calmed himself he brought his face merely inches away from hers and began to speak.
"Thankful? Why the hell should I be thankful?!" he muttered irritably and pulled his face away from hers, banging his fist down on the counter. Ino frowned at his violent action and she closed her magazine reluctantly.
"Please don't take your frustration out on the counter…it never did anything to you…" she calmly replied and shifted on her stool. Shikamaru cringed at her words and he suddenly wondered if she meant for him to take it out on her instead, since she was the source of his rage right now…
"Ino!"
He growled threateningly under his breath and the florist sighed.
"Alright! Alright! I'll think of a way to get us out of this! Although I still fail to see why you shouldn't be thankful to me! I mean…what guy wouldn't want to date the most beautiful kunoichi in Konoha??"
"No guy wouldn't…but I fail to see what that has to do with you…" Shikamaru replied flatly. Ino's eyes narrowed at his comment and she glowered before him.
"I see someone has finally calmed down enough to run that sarcastic mouth of his…"
"At least this someone can control his temper better than another someone he knows…"
The two teens then committed to a death glaring contest which would make even Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke wallow in shame.
Suddenly, the light ringing of bells filled the room and the contest was immediately called off. Shikamaru's face became neutral as the customer came through the sliding door and Ino's once frown turned upside down.
"Welcome to Yamanaka Flowers! May I help you?" She asked kindly in her professional voice and the old woman turned her attention towards the two kids. She smiled warmly at them.
"Why if it isn't Nara-kun! I guess it's no surprise to find you here…" the old lady chuckled and Ino gave the deer boy a confused look. Shikamaru mouthed something along the lines of "my next door neighbor…"
"Nice to see you again Hio-obaa-chan…I see you're as healthy as ever..." the shogi player returned her friendly smile (which Ino would like to point out was fake) and bowed respectively to her.
"Ah such a nice boy. It seems you are well…Anyways, I'm here to buy some lilies for my home" the old lady turned to Ino who at once nodded and went to the back greenhouse to bring out the assortment of lilies available.
As the blue-eyed girl became out of earshot the old woman turned to Shikamaru and nudged him lightly on the side.
"I heard from Nara-san that you and that girl are now dating…congratulations on my behalf….she's a pretty one" the woman teased with a wink and Shikamaru could feel himself cringe inside.
"Thank-you…" the shadow user hesitated and scratched his head sheepishly.
...troublesome mother of mine!
Shikamaru sighed in relief when Ino's light footsteps interrupted the awkward silence. "Here you are ma'am! We have 5 different kinds of lilies to choose from…" Ino called out as she reemerged from the back with a small bouquet of each in her hands. Shikamaru rolled his eyes as he watched her struggle with the bouquets and he quickly crossed over to her side.
"Here…give me half…" he offered and took the flowers away without her consent. Ino pouted cutely but obliged nevertheless.
The old woman paid for her flowers and left after parting a few kind words to the couple while throwing Shikamaru a good luck wink, who once again inwardly cringed. As the door slid shut Ino began to hum happily as she watered the flowers around the shop.
"See Shikamaru…we DO make a cute couple!" she snickered after a moment and placed the watering can down beside her.
So she heard us...
"Ino…don't even joke about that…" Shikamaru threw her a look and his friend stuck out her tongue in response.
"Don't be so dramatic! It'll only be for a month or so…until daddy stops butting into my dating affairs that is…"
"He wouldn't have to do that if it weren't for you screwing every guy you date…" the pineapple-haired boy shot back accusingly.
Ino's pleased look switched to shock and she turned around to meet his gaze.
"What?! I don't screw every guy I date!" she defended as a frown settled across her features.
Shikamaru backed away and raised his hands defensively in front of him.
"Ok, Ok…I'm sorry…I meant almost every guy you date…happy now?"
The blonde threw the genius a fierce look and she crossed her arms above her chest.
"Just because I get some, it doesn't give you a right to take your envy out on ME!" she harrumphed and busied herself with a dying bouquet of flowers. Shikamaru felt the need to roll his eyes once again.
"Besides…like I said before…you should be happy that you could come even this close to 'getting some' with me!" Ino cackled into her hand and Shikamaru screwed his face into a look of displeasure.
"Ugh, Ino! Didn't I just tell you not to joke about these things?"
Ino retorted by sticking her tongue out defiantly at him.
"Whatever…just know that you and I are stuck together for the next few months…" she commented and twirled a rose between her fingers. Shikamaru leant against the counter in exasperation.
"Yeah…right…explain to me again how this all happened again?"
Ino sighed and and walked over to the counter to throw the flowers away in a small trash can at the back of the store. When she came back from her errand she took a seat on her stool and made herself comfortable. The blonde seemed to be engrossed with her thoughts before her eyes fixed on Shikamaru's and she began her explanation.
"Well…daddy has been chasing off all of my dates recently…"
"Because he found that pregnancy test in your drawer…"
A pause.
"Uh…right…so anyways…ever since then he's been trying to prevent me from dating other boys and it's getting on my nerves and--"
"Of course…since you're an attention whore and all…"
Ino paused again but this time glared at Shikamaru making the boy quickly shut up.
"As I was saying…so then I had an idea that if I dated someone he knew and had no problem with then he would get off my case. And that's where you come in…"
Shikamaru seemed to have missed the meaning of her words because he had pointed at himself and repeated "me?"
Ino nodded. "Yup, you"
"Wait…why me? Why not…I don't know…Chouji or something?" the boy asked perturbed as he crossed his arms above his chest.
"Chouji and I? Sorry, but if it was us then we would both feel awkward and my plan wouldn't carry out successfully…" Ino answered dryly and examined her nails coolly before pulling out her magazine once again.
"And you thought WE wouldn't be awkward together?" Shikamaru asked plainly as he pointed from him to her to emphasize his point. The girl made no sudden reaction and she merely kept her eyes locked on the magazine.
"Actually, to be honest, I wouldn't mind…"
Shikamaru openly gawked at her and wondered how she could keep such straight face when his was starting to turn pink. He shook his head and waved a dismissive hand her way.
"Ok, ok…this is getting all too troublesome and weird for me so I'm going to ignore your last comment…now anywho…your dad ACTUALLY trusts me with you?" he asked slightly amused. Ino nodded.
"Yup…I heard from my mom that our dads have wanted us to get married for a long while now"
And yet her face still remains unfazed!
Shikamaru snapped out of his train of thought and placed his forefinger and thumb on his temple to rub it gently while letting out a restrained sigh.
"...how troublesome…"
Ino lifted her eyes off the magazine article and gazed at him questioningly.
"What's this? You're not going to retaliate?"
Shikamaru rolled his eyes and a frown appeared on his face.
"No…because I'm smart enough to know that I'm already too involved in it and that you will probably use some sort of blackmail against me and/or kill me if I don't do it…"
Ino's slightly surprised expression faded and she smiled at him sweetly. She propped her elbows on the counter and cupped her chin in her hands. Her cerulean orbs locked with his onyx ones and she smirked playfully.
"Good! I'm glad you see things my way!"
Okay so it's a typical cliche story...so sue me (What good story hasn't been thought up already?)...
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