As I made my way to the Hokage tower to hand the hospital reports shishou asked me to give her, I passed by the Yamanaka's flower shop.

     "Hey, forehead! Where are you going?" my bestfriend/ex-rival Ino called. I stopped in my tracks and turned around. She was carrying several bundles of fresh daisies and star gazers. I smiled. "To the Hokage's tower, pig.. and I see you have you're hands full at the moment, ne?"

     She sighed and nodded. "Yeah, it's almost Valentine's, so more and more people are barging into the shop everyday. All ordering bouquets of tons and tons of freaking flowers!" She complained.

Oh, right. Valentine's Day.. wait a minute-

     "Hey Ino, if those flowers are for Valentine's, then why are they daisies and star gazers? Shouldn't it be the classic I-love-you red roses??" I asked. Seriously. Since when did those flowers became an ideal gift-flowers for women?! And on Valentine's!

     She, again, sighed. "Simple. Because all the roses were already bought. And these babies, are the only ones left. And plus, we won't be receiving the new batch of red roses from our dealer until next Saturday." Ino stated. True. The most awaited day for lovers is on Friday; so that kinda makes some logical sense.

Hmm.. But I wonder who bought them?

'Must be a damn rich bastard! Oh, that girl is soooo lucky!!'

\(~ToT~)/

Hell yeah she is Inner. Hell. Yeah.

      "Damn it!" The blonde cursed. "What is it Ino?" "Forehead, I have just realized something!" She fumed. Must be Shika.. AGAIN.

     "What? Finally realized that Shikamaru is a lazy-ass?" I innocently asked "No! Of course not! Are you kidding me, Haruno? I realized that a long, long time ago!!" She screeched. "Then, what is it Ino-pig?"

      "I have just realized that, my family owns a flower shop. And yet, Shika, never gave me a single flower!!! Not during our first and seventh monthsary, first fight weeksary, second "officially-dating" daysary, ( Sakura sweat dropped -.-' ) No NEVER!!!"

Oh boy..

     "Ino, calm down." I soothed her as she started to redden from the anger. "Calm down?! Damn it! That lazy pineapple never even treated me like  a queen during our seven-month relationship!!!" She barked and threw the poor, poor flowers away. And then, she stormed off.

      "Hey pig!! Where are you going?!" I called out. "To give a freaking lazy-ass pineapple a piece of my mind!!!" She yelled back.

      I slowly shook my head and giggled. Ino would never break-up with him. No matter what. I know this, because I know them. As crazy as it seems, but Shikamaru and Ino, even though how much they seem to hate each other's guts during a very "troublesome" fight, will eventually make up the next day or so.

I know this, because they love each other..

     And this is what love is for me. Love is when you steal your partner's umbrella under the rain, and yet still make it through together holding hands..

Okay, enough with this.

      I then glanced at my wrist watch as I realized that I was fifteen minutes late. I sighed.

Shishou's gonna kill me.

I thought, as I quickly dashed off to the Hokage's tower..

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