50 Shades of Sand

Chapter 23 - Goodbye

                  I awoke in the morning, grouchy. Grouchier than usual. I stretched my arms and looked out the window. The sun was just coming up. The sand blew everywhere.

"I can't wait to leave this hell hole." I murmured aloud as I got up from the bed. I tripped on something on the floor and I looked down to see the giant comforter. How did this get on the floor? Oh that's right. I saw a peek of the blood stain and I cringed. I kicked the comforter harder than I probably should have as I made my way to the bathroom.

My inner thighs hurt, my insides screamed and my heart ached. I plunged my toothbrush into my mouth and brushed away at my teeth harshly. "That wasn't love, Ino. That was sex." His voice echoed in my thoughts and I brushed harsher at my teeth. When I started to taste blood, I spit the contents out onto the sink and rinsed my mouth.

I lazily and painfully made my way towards the dresser to put on my usual outfit. With a tug of my ponytail, I was ready to leave this horrid place. I grabbed my bag that contained all my clothing and made my way towards Shikamaru's room. It was still early, very early. I'd be surprised if he was even awake. When I reached his door, I was about to knock until it suddenly opened.

A chuckling Temari was heading out the door and she stopped when she saw me. She smirked at me before turning to head down the hallway... what the hell was that? I looked into the room and Shikamaru was sitting in bed. He was shirtless at least that's what I could see since the covers pulled at his waist. I raised an eyebrow at him and he just plopped himself back down on his bed. Jealousy strucked me badly. Why couldn't Gaara and I ended that way last night? Leaving while laughing not arguing. I shook the feelings away as I straightned my face into a pouty glare.

"Oh no, you don't! Get up, Shikamaru!" I shouted as I stomped into his room. I dropped my bag at the door and marched into his bedroom.

"Ino, why are you here so early?" He mumbled not even bothering to look at me.

"I had trouble sleeping, but I can see you must have not slept much either." I mumbled with a roll of my eyes. Shikamaru rolled his eyes at me and turned to face away from me.

"Let me sleep." He murmured and I could hear his breaths begin to even out.

"Oh no you don't!" I screamed as I punched the side of his head.

"Damn it, Ino." He mumbled while he rubbed his throbbing head. He sat up and stared at me with a pout on his lips.

"Now wash up and get ready. The sooner you're ready, the sooner we leave." I hissed while I made my way out into his living room.

"You're being even more troublesome than usual... did something happen after I left?" He mumbled as he got up from his bed. He made his way into the bathroom but I remained seated on the couch.

"No, but I can see a lot happened here!" I shouted so he could hear me. I heard the sound of water running and I sighed. God, he's right. I haven't been this big of a bitch since our genin days. I picked at my nails while I waited for him to get dressed.

"For a lazy ass, you sure take forever to get ready." I spoke loudly so he could hear me. I heard a sigh and I looked over to see him leaning against the doorway by the bedroom. He was already dressed and had his bag packed.

"Are you pissed 'cause of seeing Temari here?" He asked me while seating himself down next to me. I moved away from him slightly to give him more room.

"No, but speaking of that. Why was she here? I thought nothing was happening between you two?" I narrowed my eyes at him and he sighed. He pushed his face into his hands and mumbled troublesome.