Growing Girl page sixteen

Around five o'clock they got out of the water. They were laying on the shore still in swimsuits and water soaked. Then it hit Shikamaru: 'I was playing with bikini Ino in the water for 4 and a half hours!' He started to blush but it was interrupted by...<br />
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"Wasn't that fun Shikamaru!? We should do this more often, what do you think?"<br />
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"Um... uh... yeah..."<br />
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"Hmph!" Ino got up.<br />
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"Ino, what's wrong?"<br />
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"You don't seem very thrilled!"<br />
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"Ino I... no, I didn't mean for it to sound like that. I had a great time with you today."<br />
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"You did?"<br />
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"Yeah, I did... um, thanks for spending the day with me." he looked down and blushed.<br />
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"I'm glad" she flashed that same gentle smile that made Shikamaru blush even more. She sat back down beside the dark haired Shinobi. "You seemed just so uncomfortable around me lately and so it's just good to see that you're back to normal. Was there a reason for that?"