Secret Love

7. A Cat And Mouse Game

It's been three weeks since Ino and Shikamaru surprised encounter. Three weeks since they had a proper conversation, well it wasn't even proper conversation more like a few exchange of words. They would only greet themselves from afar every time Nara came to pick up his son. Their egos were too big to make the first move; on who would go up first and talk. Until today.
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Friday finally came, kids were going home happy as ever knowing they didn't have school tomorrow. In an empty room, Ino was getting ready to leave, organizing a little bit her classroom for Monday and grabbing some paperwork she had to grade over the weekend. Once she was done, she grabbed her purse and made herself out of the classroom. Saying her goodbyes to her fellow coworkers.

"Phew finally, I thought I would never see the light." She took a deep breath and began walking, making her way out the entrance. Ino was not much of a fan of cars, for her it was a waste of money and now days they are some crazy people behind the wheels. Even though she knows how to drive, because you never know what might happened. However, she never had the need too, so she never bothered to buy one.

*Beep* *Beep*

Ino turned her head to the sound of the car. A car she immediately recognized, who was making its way closer to her. She immediately stopped on her track looking at the window of the black car going down and the face of Shikamaru looking straight at her. Ino grabbed her purse tightly feeling her nerves rising. Wondering what he was doing back in the school area.

"Your walking home again." Shikamaru said, removing his black wayfarer sunglasses and putting them up in his head.

"Not my first." She told him, with her head high."I've done this for quite a while. You know I don't like driving, remember?"

"Yeah I remember."

Ino felt surprised by the remark, she really didn't expect that answer nor being answered. She didn't know what to feel.

"Come on, hop in. I'll take you home. Is not safe for a woman like you to be walking home at this time."

Ino's face turned sour. Placing her hands on her hips she glared at his face, prepared to attack.

"Im not some weakling woman. I know how to protect myself Shikamaru."

"I know you are, but in this streets you never know what might happen." He looked at her with genuinely concern.

"I will let you know I been walking this streets for...Uh what are you doing?" Ino stopped mid sentence when she saw him unbuckling his set belt and opening the door of his car.

"There is no point in talking to you is it? With you is like I'm talking to the wall." Shikamaru said making his way to her and grabbing her upper arm. "I'll just take you myself."

"Heeey!" Ino protested being dragged by Shikamaru to his car. Once they got to the copilot seat he opened the door for her.

"Seat." He demanded.

"Who do you think you are?" Ino replied back screaming a little bit in his ear.

"Ino please" Shikamaru said a little irritated already with this whole situation. Ino looked at him for a second and groan finally going inside the car feeling super annoyed with a vein popping in her forehead. Shikamaru closed the door and started making his way to his seat.

"Hello Miss."

Ino jumped, surprised by the voice that came from behind her. She looked back and a smiley Shikadai was looking at her, with an ipod on his thigh and an ice cream on his hand.

"Oh hey Shikadai, you frightened me a little bit." She smiled back, the sound of a closing door told her that Shikamaru was already sitting in his seat. Ino turned herself and stared right at head.

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"Thank you again, for bringing me home" Ino said unbuckling up. Wanting to get out of this car already.

"Ino."

She looked at him, really looked at him. She noticed how tired he seems to be, and for a second there he saw pain in his eye like regret.

"Are you busy tomorrow?" He added.

"I don't know. Why?"

"Let me take you to this coffee place and catch up."

Ino felt cornered, a part of her was telling her yes but the other part was telling her it was a bad idea.

"I... I don't know."

"I won't ask you anything personal. Hell screw the past. I just want to know how you been doing. I can't, no we can't go on like this." He paused for a minute staring at her eyes looking for some answers. "Look if it makes you feel better, I'll bring Choji. He hasn't seen you in years either. It will make him happy."

Ino felt numb, she even forgot how to breathe while he was talking. She loved him so much it hurts, she wanted to cry she wanted to kick something literally anything.

There's no point in running. Distancing myself from him will only make it worse. At least knowing that his there for me is enough. Ino thought coming t her senses.

"What do you say? If you say no I promise.."

"Yes!" Ino interrupted him she didn't want him to continue. " I'll go but promise me you will take Choji."

"Okay I will."

"Okay, well heres is my phone number." She said taking out a piece of paper and a pen from her bag and writing down her phone number. "Send me the address of the place and the time. I'll go myself."

She handed him the paper and when he grabbed it their fingertips brushed. Suddenly feeling a spark of electricity that almost consumed them. Both of them looking at each other's but none of them admitting what they just felt. Ino released a small gasped and moved back.

"Ok, well just give me a call or txt me." Ino said still a little shocked from what just happened.

"Will do". Shikamaru said almost whispering.

Ino opened the door of the car and got out. She turned and waved her goodbyes. Shikamaru nod and speed up, Ino stood there until his car was no where in sight.

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SORRY FOR THE DELAYED. ALOT HAS BEING GOING ON AND NEVER GOT THE TIME TO WRITE A NEW CHAPTER.

ALREADY WORKING ON PART 2

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