"OF WINDS AND FLOWERS"
Written by: riyuna16
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Summary: Nara Shikamaru is known in the series as the lazy yet the most intelligent shinobi of his batch. He formulates the most intricate, successful tactics and knows the answers to the most perplexed questions. Everyone can justify why he has an intelligence level of over 200! But what can his IQ do when he chooses the love between two ladies? Perhaps it's time to listen to the heart. InoShikaTema
A/N: Italics mean thinking / brain waves. You're all geniuses so I'm sure you'll figure that out. Enjoy!
CHAPTER ONE: As a Jounin
Four years have passed since the advancement of Shikamaru. His fellow genins have all reached his position and like history repeating itself, he again graduated the next rank first, well, much to his diappointment. Then again, he climbed one step up... to the standing most young shinobis aspire for... to the status wherein one gets the toughest missions... to the name signifying fearless and one who is feared of... and the title denoting "life and death"... the jounin level, which calls for ninjas with stealth, agility and responsibility.
And not to mention, industry.
"SHIKAMARUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!"
Upon hearing his name, the newly-promoted jounin rushed to the doors of the Hokage office, panting. He had run as fast as his dog-tired legs could carry him. "Being a jounin is too troublesome," he mumbled under his breath. He stood in front of the Fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade, with paperworks beside her desk. But not just ordinary paperworks, paperworks stacked 9 feet tall! Literally.
Please don't let me take care of those, he silently prayed as he stared at the piled paperworks which seem are about to collapse with just a little push.
"Shikamaru-san," the Hokage called for his attention, her fingertips together as if thinking of something.
"Yes, Hokage-sama...?" He gulped, sweating. I'm not gonna fix THAT, you hear?!
"Um, it may sound troublesome, but..." She glanced at the mountain of paperworks which are an inch from reaching the ceiling. "I need you to arrange all of these to--"
"NEEEEEVVVEEEEEEEERRRRRR!!!" he screamed on top of his lungs as he covered his ears and exposed the tonsil in his mouth. It was nice while it lasted. Then...
FLASH!
"Shikamaru? Shikamaru!! Wake up, dammit!" came a panicky female voice.
"-EEERRRRRR...?" The shadow-user looked around. "W-wha?" He found himself in his bed. Soft and cozy. There were wallpapers around. Family photos. Pillows. He was in his bedroom! "But, wait a second... I thought I was--"
"No, you're not." said the same voice in her matter-of-fact tone. "What's up with you today, lazybone?" He looked up, his eyes widened.
What's this girl doing here...? He gasped.
In MY BEDROOM?!
A grin spread across the kunoichi's decent face, telling Shikamaru there is something he doesn't know.
A/N: Please review and tell me what pairings you would like to include in the future chapters... and especially what you can say about my story. Anou, thanks:D