My Bad Habit

I Love You Too, My Ino

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Chapter 16: I Love You Too, My Ino

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Ino POV-

"Where were you all this time?" I question whether or not I want to hear the answer even though I already know.

In this moment we were sitting on his bed criss cross apple sauce, facing each other. My moment of weakness was over and I made him let go of me. Even the mere thought of his strong arms encasing me made a shiver rack up and down my spine but I had to restrain my wanton desires for this. Nothing could save him from this interrogation.

"Here Ino, damn it why are you doing this I just want to hold you, I don't want you to sweat all the details can we enjoy this moment? Stop being such a drag." he reached out his hands and I swiftly smacked them away, softly.

"I'm doing this because one day without you was enough to make me stumble into this state without a second thought. One day without you ruined me, do you understand Shika? Do you really know how that made me feel?" The tears were coming back and soon I was bawling and yelling at him again.  I was pouting while beating his chest, just like the brat i was. I probably looked monstrous but I did not care. I was hurting damn it, I had feelings too.

Sure enough his arms engulfed me again, my face right in his chest. I could hear his heartbeat, a steady drum that was beating rapidly at first, but slowed when he realised that I wasn't fighting back. His arms felt so secure, so comforting. I take a big, deep, shaky breath. His fresh scent was like a drug and weirdly enough I was just focusing on those things to calm me down.

Breathe, sniff, listen, feel. Breathe, sniff, listen, feel.

I look up at him and he looks down at me, he brings his head down and kisses my forehead tenderly even though I wanted him to kiss me somewhere else. So that's how it is?

"Shika why did you isolate yourself from me? Not returning texts nor calls. Help me understand." My voice broke a little at the end but I got my message across clearly enough. It was his turn to take a deep breath before responding.

"Ino listen, I just don't think I'm good for you, I have to be where I am and you need to be the Ino you've always been."
I look him dead in his eyes, I must've not heard him right. This isn't my Shika, so who is this imposter?

In his eyes I see pain and regret which rings true in those beautiful steel grey orbs of his and it almost breaks me. There's more to this and I need to know.

"Bullshit Shika, Maybe before but after everything, you must have a screw loose if you think I'm going accept that as an answer." I state it clearly but as soon as I do I'm pinned down by my neck with Shika hunched over me.

"You just don't get it Ino, I do have a screw loose. An obsession to keep you, to snuff out any competitors, to destroy you. To the point where you can only think of me, not to think of anything else. For years, I've holding myself back from you. Keeping you away from my possessive tendencies and insane outlook when it comes to you. Hell I even KILLED someone Ino. All because of you. I genuinely think I've gone insane over you. Do you really think you could be with someone like me?"
His face looked conflicted and dark, confused even at his own statements, but I knew better. After pouring out his heart like that I know I shock him with my next action.

I smile. I smile happier than ever.

His conflicted expression vanishes. It's morphed into shock, his hand slackens for the slightest moment before going back to damn near killing me. But I don't care, I smile. What he doesn't realize is that I'm too far gone too care, this feels good.

This is right.

I reach my right hand to touch his cheek, tenderly stroking his peach fuzz. I was probably too calm for this situation but I felt the same way. My smile was ever present as I said the words that finalized my descent into madness with this man.
" I couldn't ask for anything more. I will become only yours, and you shall become mine. I love you Shika."

The tightness around my neck was slowly killing off my oxygen, I loved it. I loved him.

His face was still with shock but slowly he smiled as well. I move my hand from his face and let it fall beside me.

His hand slackened as it moved to the side of my face resting in my hair. Looking right into each others eyes, we laughed together. It wasn't a light hearted one, it was us, slipping down into hysteria. But before we fully did, he let out a stifled rebuttal in response to my proclamation.

"I Love You Too, My Ino."