When the genius of Konoha returns from a mission in a semi-comatose state, it is up to his teammate to delve into the depths of his mind and pull him back out. But the dangers of the mind are many, and the road to finding him may be more difficult than she could ever imagine...

A forced marriage story. With a colorful twist.

Lizzy is feisty and spirited. Darcy, not so much.

Elizabeth and Darcy meet at the scene of a car crash. They do not politely exchange insurance information. Modern AU. Completed.

It's the smallest moments that can make life that much sweeter.

Where Sasuke is not the only one who leaves, and Ino discovers alarming parallels between herself and Sakura. — ShikamaruIno, SasukeSakura. AU.

It's almost melancholic the way they dance around each other, sometimes it's almost comical, but they find it to be always tragic. It's a strange waltz.

20themes. 007. Creak. Even as a child Shikamaru actually enjoyed the thrill of being chased. Updated: July 25th.

A fairy tale about a maiden, a prince, a treasure and a destiny.

drabbles. Eren, Mikasa, and a different kind of love. o20: He's wilting, slowly, and all she can do is watch.

He never thought he'd have to ask himself whether he loved her enough to let her die.

"Haven't seen a face like that around here," the boy whistled, "Come over here, pretty girl, we'll have some fun." Eren whirled around, eyes blazing as he clenched his fists. "What did you say?" he growled. "Eren," Mikasa tugged at his sleeve, "Let's go home." "We're not interested in you, brat, only your little friend." "You touch her, and you die," Eren spat. Eren/Mikasa

Eren shoved her against a wall, his arms caging her as he pressed his palms against the cement and leaned in. "Wh-what's up?" Mikasa found her cheeks heating up at his proximity. "Cut the crap, Mikasa," Eren snarled, "Armin told me what you did. You yell at me for being reckless and not taking care of myself, but turns out you're the biggest hypocrite in the world!" Eren/Mikasa

A visitor comes a-knockin' in the morning. — ShikamaruIno, Temari

Ookami Kodomo / Wolf Children fanfic: When Yuki is finally picked up at school by her mother, she learns of what happened the previous night with her brother Ame. How will she react, knowing how much her brother embraces his other half, when she so strongly rejects it? Movie spoilers.

He doesn't want to think about it, really, but it's hard not to when it's sitting in his room everyday. Really, Ino? — ShikamaruIno

It's all about life and growing up. A drabble series for January 2013, on adjusting to change and learning to live again. — ShikamaruIno. Complete.

The mind is his battlefield, but it's her playground. — ShikamaruIno. AUish.

Shikamaru's on edge because of a recent mission assignment. Why? And what does it have to do with Ino? ShikaIno

Maybe it did bother him that his son calls him Shikamaru-niichan. — ShikamaruIno

One shot. He's seen her cry too much.

His gaze returned to her, no longer lazy, but serious and steadfast; "I have thought about kissing you every single day you've been gone. And you know why?"

Stumble, v.: 1. To walk or go unsteadily. 2. To slip, fall or blunder. 3. To proceed in a hesitating or bumbling manner. Shikamaru and Ino's courtship would be more aptly described as stumbling. OS, ShikaIno

She wanted to find her perfect prince. He wanted to avoid love entirely. She was bursting with sunshine. He was a Debbie downer. They made absolutely no sense together, and yet, they formed an unlikely friendship. Maybe opposites really do attract. AU.

Konoha is settling back into everyday life after the conclusion of the Fourth Shinobi War, but Ino is finding it to be quite unlike what she anticipated. As everyone moves on, will Ino be caught in the shadows of the past?

Shikamaru. Ino. Death and dance: a turning point. One-shot.

A beautiful patient, a star-crossed love, and a bored-to-tears genius. The plot thickens! InoxShikamaru AU

AU. When Sasuke gives Ino permission to use one of the houses in the abandoned Uchiha sector for a party, Ino and Shikamaru get a little more than they expect from the house itself. InoShika. Happy Halloween!

Interlude 2 - Enter: The Rulebook, composed by one Yamanaka Ino…and how it just does not seem to work when it comes to the most important conquest of all. Enter: Naru Shikamaru, to whom these rules do not seem to apply. Enter: One big problem.

Four-year-old Ino breaks her arm. Shikamaru is a sweetie-pie. Plus a flash-forward to present. Extremely fluffy and very cute. ShikaIno.

Maybe it's the line of his shoulders. Physical attraction isn't that strange towards your teammates. She figures she can deal with that. Or maybe it's his smile. InoShika.

AU Sidestory to Slow Burn. Shikamaru centric While Ino is off in Kumogakure for the Chuunin Exams, Shikamaru's nightmares worsen and his control over his shadow unravels. Getting it together again means facing his worst enemy—himself.

15themes. 015. Dictation: The first time Shikamaru kisses her, she claims to have expected it and makes him do it again. She lied. Complete. — Shikamau/Ino.

CRACK. /Sasu&Saku/ Quiz 6: Uchiha Sasuke took the 'What Will You Be When You're Older' quiz and got the result: 'Professional Stalker.' This couldn't end well.

He was painfully aware of her irregular breathing. It hitched every time he forced the needle through her skin, and stopped until it came out the other end. His heart skipped a beat when her breathing didn't resume as it normally did. Oneshot

Multichapter. Ino screamed. Loudly. So loud that a moment later people were poking their heads out their windows to see what the commotion was about.

He was leaving her. No, that wasn't quite right because he had never been hers to begin with. Ino/Shika Complete.

Some love stories aren't always love stories. Sometimes, it's just about...stalking. Sequel to The Eccentric Files

.:AU:. Dear Whom Ever This Reaches, My plane crashed and I am one of the only survivors and I'm stuck on an uncharted island with a girl and her metal baseball bat. Please save me. .:NejiTen:. DISCONTINUED.

Today was the day Fitzwilliam Marcus Darcy would reclaim his sense of propriety, snap out of this funk, and bring pride back to the Darcy name. And then a pregnant girl decided it would be a very good idea to stop by and ruin his life.

It was troublesome and pointless to even be feeling that way, but Shikamaru was just not going to lose.

How they had gone from talking about their weekend plans into an argument about this subject was beyond him. Vignette series. Now playing part eighteen: Candy

Will Darcy had absolutely everything. Until the accident. In a glimpse of what could have been, he wakes up beside Lizzy Bennet, the artist he was supposed to dump ten years ago. The fork in his path. Still, what the hell happened to his Armani suits?

And he waited once again for that answer to come—that answer which would ruin his life one way or the other. Shikaino

Yamanaka Ino was a sinner. But that didn't stop Shikamaru from marrying her. Last chapter: Epilogue

ShikaIno oneshot collections. Chapter 4: Matchmaker. Little did Shikamaru and Ino know that their fathers had the same talent. For Ino's birthday.

ShikaIno. She is flawed, and he is selfish, but they try anyway. "It's troublesome, but I think I'm probably in love with you."

Sometimes, there are things that one does not want to believe. Sometimes, the truth needs to be acknowledged. Ino x Shikamaru

Sometimes Shikamaru thinks a little bit too much.

“Sa… S-a…” She leaned towards the cool towel he placed on her forehead. Shikamaru stiffened. Sasuke? He clenched his fist, knuckles whitening. He should have known. Made for big InoShika fans. Also for SasuSaku and TenTenNeji. Enjoy. -Haitus-

My name is Sakura Haruno, and my dead crush's ghost keeps following me around. And no, he doesn't want closure. He wants to come back. AU. SasuSaku. Hiatus.

The Kunoichi of the Leaf aren't happy when their boyfriends tell them they have contracts to sign. Oh no, not happy at all.

Sequel to Tradition--Ino groaned as she ducked low, using the booth for cover. She had been avoiding him for two weeks straight now, ever since their return from Suna.

He was a genius, but to be perfectly honest, he didn’t quite understand tradition sometimes.

Shikamaru didn't want to remember that his daughter was going to have to grow up and go off with some other man, but he could stall it, that growing up part. In any ways necessary.

The ancient, time-honoured learned art of seduction was an important rite of passage for kunoichi. This was all very good and well... Ino just really, really wished they could switch partners. Ino/Shikamaru

AU. ShikaIno. As he moved to put it back in its place, she stayed his hand, and weaved her fingers through his own, looking down into the rest of their lives.

Nara Shikamaru doesn’t even think Ino is pretty until they are eight. Yamanaka Ino decides to marry Shikamaru the day she meets him.

He always knew InoShikaCho was going to be InoShika and Chouji someday, but he had no idea what was taking them so long. ShikamaruIno, Chouji's point of view

One Shot; ShikaxIno They had a long way to go. It took them exactly twenty seven years to finally be where they are now. R&R

Naruto had faced many obstacles in his courtship of Hinata, from beatings to pools of piranha, but never anything quite like this. "Let me get this straight. You got attacked by...a duck?" "Goose. And don't rub it in."

slight Shikaino This fear consumed him, crawling in his skin. He had to find her before it controlled him completely.

Gaara's employment at the new Taco Bell displeased quite a few customers. To hell with them, if they didn't like him pouring sand in their food, they could just gorge themselves at McDonalds and leave him alone. T for language.

Don't worry, you guys! We'll find Lord Orochimaru's vessel for him easy-peasy. Just look for an angry brat with dark hair. That shouldn't be too hard!" 100% Crack, Kimi POV because we all love him so much. RIP, Kimi!

When Ino met her dream boy, it was on a bus to New York, and it took her several hours to learn his name and stop calling him 'Pinapple Head'. Sakura, on the other hand, literally ran into hers and got cake all over his shirt. Nice.

.:Drabble:. Neji Hyuga does not liked to be poked.

[ShikaIno. for illusioned.] Shikamaru on chemistry, romance, and the language of love. He doesn't get it, but maybe he doesn't have to. She translates just fine.

When it rained, it poured. It was troublesome, but she was probably worth it. [ShikaIno]

When the original InoShikaChou trio has an argument and breaks their friendship with each other, what’s to happen to the next generation…especially when two of them have feelings for each other! [ShikaIno, Team 10 Oneshot] Happy Bday Shika and Ino!

Ino doesn't turn up for Shikamaru's funeral. — Team 10, ShikaIno

Inoichi is very protective of his only daughter. Shikamaru knows this. So why does he keep returning to the pretty blonde? [InoShika][Oneshot][For Renalin]

SHIKAINO: "he’s scared that if you stop talking, he won’t ever be able to hear your voice again.”

[ShikaxIno] Is it true that your fashion somehow resembles the person you have in your heart? Sakura questioned Ino about her fashion statement. ONESHOT

When Ino falls pregnant and Naruto finds the test, being the good friend she is, Sakura claims it as her own, leaving everyone shocked, Ino feeling guilty, Naruto planning a baby shower and Sasuke ready to propose.

SHIKAINO: today he steals your kunai, tomorrow he steals your heart.

He wanted nothing more than to get in, get out, and go to sleep. ShikaIno.

She said she'll marry him. After 24 hours. [SasuSaku] [complete version]

[AU: TemariShikamaruIno] He breathes in the fact he’s getting hitch. She smells like something sexy and cute, probably some kind of exotic flower, and he really likes that smell.

[ShikaIno. implied SasuSaku. crack!fluff. oneshot.] Ino wants to be the Girl Who Got Away. Shikamaru, the bastard, refuses to cooperate.

[ShikaIno] What K. Masashi did not reveal in his manga or anime lies in here. Read to find out the truth. ONESHOT.

Oneshot: No matter how crazy, ridiculous, or simply bizarre she thought it was...Yamanaka Ino didn't seem to mind the silly idea at all. ShikamaruIno

In the end, Shikamaru decided, the sex wasn't worth it. ShikaIno.

She likes to call it their 'almost first time'. ShikaIno.

He was not staring. Really. ShikaIno.

[ShikaIno ficlet] Shikamaru questions Ino's sanity and gets more than he bargained for.

Shikamaru. Ino. Time's awastin'. [oneshot]

It was the beginning of their end, and the end of their beginning. ShikaIno.

[ONESHOT] Being loved is one of the greatest gifts you could ever receive. Accepting it may be easy, but reciprocating can be hard. ShikaIno.

[ONESHOT] It doesn't matter how closely your lives are joined if you cannot see each other. ShikaIno.

[ONESHOT] Who knew that the word ordinary could be defined in that way? ShikaIno.

[COMPLETE] Some people fall in love and their story begins from there. Other stories begin long before that because they were born to love each other. ShikaIno.

[ONESHOT] Sometimes you just have to learn to read between the lines. After all, don't actions speak louder than words? ShikaIno.

[ONESHOT] They both knew what was going on. ShikaIno.

It's old news. Ino and Shikamaru. Shikamaru and Ino. Yeah. It's old news. [oneshot]

The setting: still a ninja village. The characters: a lazy boy and a domineering female. The ending? Easy enough. The epilogue? Far, far off.

[One-shot ShikaIno] Shikamaru may be a lot more dirty-minded than we think. It’s always the quiet ones, after all... right? Ino recounts to her friends how she got together with Shikamaru.

Was it the rain that did it? Was it the grey evening sky, or the way the grass rippled under the falling fingers of silver?" After a long day of training, things can change quickly for a pair of teenage ninja. (ShikaIno, blatant fluff with a hint of smu

She thought it was too hard, that she could never love him. Then she found out how wrong she was. InoShikamaru, as requested.