Okay people – I have written another fanfiction! And, yes, it is ShikaIno! I really hope you like it!

This is dedicated to ShikamaruHatake because I know she likes ShikaIno just as much as I do, and she is such a great friend. I really hope you like this!

Full Summary: Ino Yamanaka has a heart of ice. She will not go out with anyone and avoids the opposite gender – all because of one event. But will one person change her way of thinking forever? ShikaIno

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. End of subject.

Heart of Ice

Chapter 1: All Gone in a Second

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"Ino go out with me, please!" "Please Ino, just give me a chance!" A mob of single teenage boys stood at Ino's door.

Ino eyed them with fury. Not them again! "NO! Now go home before I give you all a merciless beating!" With that she slammed the door, indicating it was time for the mob to go home.

"Aww…" was heard from the crowd. Ino Yamanaka, Queen of Mean, had once again turned down the boys.

Ino's cheeks flushed with anger as she stomped back up to her room. Why do those guys always want to go out with me? Don't they understand… Ino's facial expression changed from furious to sad. "No," she said aloud, shaking her head. "It's too painful to think about it." Ino stared out her window. She was now sixteen and in her junior year of high school. Over the years, she had changed a lot. And not in a good way. Her opinions had become way more intense, biased, and negative. All because of one event.

Flashback

Ino used to walk to school every day. She always walked with Tenten, who lived next door. Every day, Tenten would chatter about her "perfect" boyfriend, Neji, while Ino listened with adoration for her friend. Then it all changed.

Two years ago Ino had dated Sasuke. She loved him and he loved her back. Then one day, on Sasuke's birthday, she was walking to Sasuke's house to give her boyfriend a birthday present. I'm sure Sasuke will love my present, she thought, smiling down at the present she held with her hands. She spent five hours looking for the perfect present: a photo album. It wasn't empty, of course. She had spent another five hours selecting pictures of Sasuke and her to put in it and inserting them in the album. She had wrapped it in metallic blue wrapping paper and tied it with a bow.

She approached Sasuke's door. She was just about to push the doorbell when she heard, "Happy birthday Sasuke! I brought you the best present you could ever find!!" She stopped and looked down. Someone had obviously gotten here before her. She looked down to see…a pair of pink Converses. To be more specific, they were…Sakura's shoes.

Ino's eyes widened. WHAT!!! How could SHE have gotten here before ME?! She screamed in her mind. She peeked through the window to see Sakura and Sasuke…making out.

She couldn't take it anymore. She flung her present on the ground, thus breaking it, and ran all the way back home in tears.

The next day she dumped him, and Sasuke was perfectly fine with that which only made Ino even angrier. Then she decided she would never date anyone again. No – she would keep away from the opposite gender. They were just too infuriating.

Now, because of that incident, Sakura and Ino's friendship had been wrecked, and her friendship with Tenten had been wrecked too. Now, here was Ino, friendless, heartless, dateless, and all alone. For some weird reason, because of her cold attitude, she had become the most popular girl in school. Almost every single guy had a crush on her, but she had rejected all of them. What was even weirder was, the more she turned guys down, the more they wanted her.

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Ino could've sworn she felt a tear run down her cheek. She wiped it away with her hand and retained her angry expression. No – they couldn't see her cry. Not anymore. Ino looked out the window right before bed. But little did she know that a pair of eyes was staring right back at her…

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Sorry people, I just had to write it. Well? Did you like it? Should I continue? Please review, anonymous reviews are accepted! I really need your feedback!