Kissing Meme

 

Title: Butterfly Kisses

Pairing: ChoujiIno

Summary:

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but it is fun to play with the characters so I do. It'd be nice if I got paid for it but I don't.

Dedicated to: LalaMoped on DA because it was her prompt in the Naruto Families group

A/N: Butterfly kisses for those who don't know are when you flutter your eyes against somebody's skin. It tickles. This is my take on that. Sorry for the angst but I wanted to show this side of Ino just because I really like the idea of her snotty-stuck-up-bitch routine being HER MASK.



Ino brushed a bit of hair back from her teammate’s forehead and sighed. She’d never let anyone see her like this, not even Shikamaru. In his case it was more that she knew it was hardest on him. He was their leader and Chouji was his best friend. It was easier on him if he didn’t have to worry about being strong for her. Everyone knew she was self-centered so it was easy to pretend she didn’t worry when Chouji was hurt and a few callous remarks about his looks had even Shikamaru believing the act.



“You had better get well soon. Shikamaru has weight on his shoulders without adding yours too it,” she whispered, a ghost of a smile tugging at her lips. “You’d be too heavy for his lazy ass to carry anyway.” It was currently a lie since he was rail thin.



The monitor beeped slowly as the chest of the thin framed young man rose and fell in sleep.



Bending over him she pressed her forehead to his. “You have to be okay so we can still be InoShikaChou so wake up soon.” Tears welled up in her eyes, she blinked to force them back, and her long wet eyelashes swept over his skin. Ino pulled back and rubbed her eyes. “I’m not pretty when I cry so you had better not make me,” she sniffed. “If you don’t wake up soon I’ll use my own special technique to make you, you know so--” Reaching out she wrapped her fingers around his. “--wake up soon.”