Backdated to somewhere around V-day. X3

( Girls make guys food to impress them!!! )

( He loved Ino, but he wasn't sure how much she'd love him if he got sick in her apartment. )

It was nice to have Chouji around the apartment to cook once in a while, considering the culinary skills of Ino, Kin, and Shikamaru. Between the three of them, they still couldn't figure out how to make the stove work properly most days. Chouji had been so busy with school and work (and honestly, so had she) that they rarely had a chance to see ( Read more... )

( Do cooks HAVE food groupies? )

Shikamaru downed two more liquid Advil and a quick cup of water before he shut the refrigerator door with the sole of his bare foot. He pinched the bridge of his nose and hummed softly, trying to ease the pain of a pressure-headache and distract himself from it at the same time. Drinking again the night before had sounded like a brilliant idea ( Read more... )

Ino was loud. There was no two ways about it. Chouji had spent the night, of course, Kin had seen him come in and then head straight for Ino's bedroom. The perky running commentary had been amusing and annoying in turns. It was mostly Ino with quiet sections (the quieter parts were when Chouji was speaking). It was the bit when the speaking had ( Read more... )

[Backdated to the night of the Fourth:]

If it'd been anyone but Ino, he would have been angry---angry, or at the very least highly irritated. The woman had given him a concussion, and why? Because it was Ino, his best friend, and he'd had the balls to make a comment on her weight. It hadn't even been a cruel comment, poking fun at the impressive 2 ( Read more... )

The roof was hardly recognizable when Kuukaku was done with it. Flags, banners, things that sparkled and lit up were everywhere, decorating every corner of the normally boring roof. Starting the festivities a little early, Kuukaku decided that since she had parts of a barbecue laying around she might as well make use of them. She deftly put the ( Read more... )

The sun, the sand and the surf: the three requirements for a proper summer vacation was spread out for all to see. Ino's dad really had an awesome vacation home. It sure beat Lysgar any day. There was even climate control, and the views were spectacular. Kin was, at this moment, sprawled out on the beach, catapulting goldfish crackers at Ino's ( Read more... )

( But I've done all I can to stand to stand on the steps with my heart in my hands. )