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Naruto › Het - Male/Female › Shikamaru/Ino
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18
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3,644
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It's a Secret
Chapter 17 - It's a Secret
Ino didn’t think she’d be able to sleep at all, but with the comforting presence of her female friends, and the knowledge that Lee - obsessively compulsively loyal Lee - was just outside standing guard, she was out before Sakura had even finished talking. She slept clear through the day, and most of the way through the night, waking only a bit early for a normal day. Glancing at her clock, she saw it read 4:30 am.
Looking around the room, she could see that Sakura was still curled up beside her, though she had fallen asleep at some point. She’d turned her back to the room, but her torso was half-covering Ino’s, as if she was attempting to shield her from an attack. Hinata appeared to be wide awake as she sat just outside the patch of moonlight at the window, and Kurenai had joined them, sitting cross-legged on the floor with her back to the door.
Shifting slowly, Ino tried to worm her way out from under her friend without waking her. She should have remembered what a light sleeper the girl was. Pale green eyes blinked at her the moment she moved, and a slight smile crossed both their faces.
“Ohaiyou, Ino-pig.”
Kurenai looked over at the noise, but Hinata merely glanced before returning her gaze to the window.
“Ohaiyou, mina,” Ino called to the room in general as she sat up and finger-combed her hair out of her face. “What’s the word, Kurenai?”
The jounin looked a little uncomfortable, as if she was expecting Ino to flip at any moment. “Well, we’ve got two of them in custody, but the rest got away. There’s an anbu team after them, but as we don’t have a decent description of what they look like, tracking them is going to be hard. You didn’t happen to see their faces, did you?” At Ino’s headshake, the jounin sighed.
“Oh well, a girl can hope. Anyway, those two are already in prison, the Godaime Hokage-sama having already sentenced them. They confessed, so there was no need to drag you up there to testify. Don’t worry, no one save the Hokage and we jounin instructors heard what they had to say. And we don’t think any less of you for what happened. Shikamaru, on the other hand, is going to be getting some hard lessons from us.”
“You’re not going to punish him, are you?” Ino’s voice was soft and a bit scared, and she hated it. Forcing herself to speak normally, she continued. “I mean, it’s not his fault he hasn’t got a grain of common sense in that huge brain of his. And anyone would have fallen for that jutsu.”
Kurenai shook her head. “That’s between him and Asuma. He has asked to speak with you, however, and has refused to pass the message along. I can go with you, if you want. He said he’d be waiting where no one could find him, if that means anything to you?”
Ino nodded in response to Kurenai’s hint of a question. “I know where he is, but I can’t take anyone with me.”
“Why not?” this from Sakura.
Smiling sadly at her friend, Ino brought a finger to her lips. “Himitsu desu.”
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Sorry for the shortness of the chapter, but it felt like the right place to break. As promised, here the the sumaries of stories that I'm ready to start posting. The first one is finished (I'm kind of leaning toward it), but the other two are still in the works.
"My Own Worst Enemy" (working title) - When Sakura goes missing in an area rife with Akatsuki activity, everyone fears the worst. Then after months of searching, Sasuke finds Sakura leading a life of degredation and slavery, and he brings her home, hoping to resume life as normal. But can anything be normal again when her worst demons walk in the night and even her own mind is against her? Warnings:F/M, rape, violence, slavery, lime, lemon, and complete and utter mind-fucking. Finished and ready to post.
"Sweet Scarlet" - When several up-and-coming musicians go missing, Team Kakashi is brought in to solve the case. But to do this, they'll have to go undercover... as a punk/rock band. Will Sweet Scarlet be able to keep from becoming targets themselves? Can they even carry a tune? And can they find freedom in the music? Find out! Warnings:F/M, violence, lime, lemon, drunkenness, drugs, bondage and more!
"Pretext" (working title) - Sick and tired of making a fool of herself over Sasuke - not to mention being sick and tired of his attitude - Sakura decides a little payback is in order. So she strikes a deal with her new teammate, Sai, who agrees to pretend to be her boyfriend. What she wasn't coutning on was how much she'd enjoy the ruse. And what does Sai want from her in return? Warnings:F/M, lime, lemon, drunkenness, and probably more as the rest gets written.
So there you have it, the three stories I'm willing to put out there on "teh interwebs" for all to see. In the interest of being fair, I'm more likely to update frequently if I've already finished a story; otherwise, I constantly worry that I'll use up my cushion of pre-written material. But if one of the other storylines appeals more, then so be it.
So cast your votes, either by commenting here or by e-mailing me at crimson_iris@live.com . I have my own personal bias, but I really want to know what other readers want to see more of.
Anyway, late night and all, so I'm going to hit the sack. I look forward to hearing from you. Have a great day and good reading!
Crimson Iris
Ino didn’t think she’d be able to sleep at all, but with the comforting presence of her female friends, and the knowledge that Lee - obsessively compulsively loyal Lee - was just outside standing guard, she was out before Sakura had even finished talking. She slept clear through the day, and most of the way through the night, waking only a bit early for a normal day. Glancing at her clock, she saw it read 4:30 am.
Looking around the room, she could see that Sakura was still curled up beside her, though she had fallen asleep at some point. She’d turned her back to the room, but her torso was half-covering Ino’s, as if she was attempting to shield her from an attack. Hinata appeared to be wide awake as she sat just outside the patch of moonlight at the window, and Kurenai had joined them, sitting cross-legged on the floor with her back to the door.
Shifting slowly, Ino tried to worm her way out from under her friend without waking her. She should have remembered what a light sleeper the girl was. Pale green eyes blinked at her the moment she moved, and a slight smile crossed both their faces.
“Ohaiyou, Ino-pig.”
Kurenai looked over at the noise, but Hinata merely glanced before returning her gaze to the window.
“Ohaiyou, mina,” Ino called to the room in general as she sat up and finger-combed her hair out of her face. “What’s the word, Kurenai?”
The jounin looked a little uncomfortable, as if she was expecting Ino to flip at any moment. “Well, we’ve got two of them in custody, but the rest got away. There’s an anbu team after them, but as we don’t have a decent description of what they look like, tracking them is going to be hard. You didn’t happen to see their faces, did you?” At Ino’s headshake, the jounin sighed.
“Oh well, a girl can hope. Anyway, those two are already in prison, the Godaime Hokage-sama having already sentenced them. They confessed, so there was no need to drag you up there to testify. Don’t worry, no one save the Hokage and we jounin instructors heard what they had to say. And we don’t think any less of you for what happened. Shikamaru, on the other hand, is going to be getting some hard lessons from us.”
“You’re not going to punish him, are you?” Ino’s voice was soft and a bit scared, and she hated it. Forcing herself to speak normally, she continued. “I mean, it’s not his fault he hasn’t got a grain of common sense in that huge brain of his. And anyone would have fallen for that jutsu.”
Kurenai shook her head. “That’s between him and Asuma. He has asked to speak with you, however, and has refused to pass the message along. I can go with you, if you want. He said he’d be waiting where no one could find him, if that means anything to you?”
Ino nodded in response to Kurenai’s hint of a question. “I know where he is, but I can’t take anyone with me.”
“Why not?” this from Sakura.
Smiling sadly at her friend, Ino brought a finger to her lips. “Himitsu desu.”
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Sorry for the shortness of the chapter, but it felt like the right place to break. As promised, here the the sumaries of stories that I'm ready to start posting. The first one is finished (I'm kind of leaning toward it), but the other two are still in the works.
"My Own Worst Enemy" (working title) - When Sakura goes missing in an area rife with Akatsuki activity, everyone fears the worst. Then after months of searching, Sasuke finds Sakura leading a life of degredation and slavery, and he brings her home, hoping to resume life as normal. But can anything be normal again when her worst demons walk in the night and even her own mind is against her? Warnings:F/M, rape, violence, slavery, lime, lemon, and complete and utter mind-fucking. Finished and ready to post.
"Sweet Scarlet" - When several up-and-coming musicians go missing, Team Kakashi is brought in to solve the case. But to do this, they'll have to go undercover... as a punk/rock band. Will Sweet Scarlet be able to keep from becoming targets themselves? Can they even carry a tune? And can they find freedom in the music? Find out! Warnings:F/M, violence, lime, lemon, drunkenness, drugs, bondage and more!
"Pretext" (working title) - Sick and tired of making a fool of herself over Sasuke - not to mention being sick and tired of his attitude - Sakura decides a little payback is in order. So she strikes a deal with her new teammate, Sai, who agrees to pretend to be her boyfriend. What she wasn't coutning on was how much she'd enjoy the ruse. And what does Sai want from her in return? Warnings:F/M, lime, lemon, drunkenness, and probably more as the rest gets written.
So there you have it, the three stories I'm willing to put out there on "teh interwebs" for all to see. In the interest of being fair, I'm more likely to update frequently if I've already finished a story; otherwise, I constantly worry that I'll use up my cushion of pre-written material. But if one of the other storylines appeals more, then so be it.
So cast your votes, either by commenting here or by e-mailing me at crimson_iris@live.com . I have my own personal bias, but I really want to know what other readers want to see more of.
Anyway, late night and all, so I'm going to hit the sack. I look forward to hearing from you. Have a great day and good reading!
Crimson Iris