Gah... I am suddenly in love with Shiranui Genma... and I DON'T KNOW WHY! ...DAMN...

So yeah, Genma/Shizune. Weird, off-the-wall coupling, but I like it, and poor Genma-sensei doesn't have anyone. (sob) Unless you count Genma/Hayate, but Hayate-sensei's DEAD, DAMMIT. WHY'D HE HAVE TO DIE?

Warning: Shit for what may be OOC-ness, but we haven't really seen much of Genma's personality yet, so...

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or Shizune, nor Genma-sensei. Although soon I shall own his clothes! MWA HA HA!

I'm cosplaying, people. Sick minded... I am SO sick minded. I wrote that and realized just how many ways there are that people can manipulate those words... Christ... I have GOT to stop reading rated NC-17 fanfics... XP

Last thing I remember was me and Raidou getting our asses kicked. After that, nothing. Nada. I don't remember losing, or falling to the ground, or anything else.

So when I opened my eyes, blinked a few times, and saw Shizune slowly come into focus, I cursed in my head.

DAMN!

She had to see me like that, of course. Because fate is a bitch.

Unless, of course, it involves something normally seen in Kakashi's books. Which... isn't really fate, now that I think about it... more like sick. I mean more along the lines of love, I suppose.

But fate really is a bitch. It's the same thing as destiny. Frickin' things that are supposedly going to happen usually do end up doing so, whether I want it to or not.

I'd rather it been she had seen me fighting heroically against those damn Sound Ninjas. Not sitting on my ass bleeding like hell. But apparently, those specific Otonin used techniques that pass perhaps even the level of Hokage. Which pisses me off, seeing as how they all can't be that much older then most of those kids that entered the Chuunin exam. So of course, there was really no way Raidou and I could've beaten them.

I sound like the Hyuuga kid. Damn.

So, I was still slightly consious, regestered weakly the fact that she had her hands on my chest and was literally pumping life back into my battered body (again, I say.We got our asses KICKED.) and thought, "Wha..?"

Yup. That's me. Intelligent, on-the-ball Shiranui Genma.

Everything kept moving around, like I was basically underwater. Nothing was really... stable, for lack of a better word. I heard Iwashi say that he was going to pursue the damn kids and (while it hurt like HELL, lemme tell you) managed to get my point across. Though I must say, the coughing up blood was definetly a surprise. That stuff does not taste good.

Shizune sent Iwashi (with Raidou on his back) back to Hokage-sama to get some reinforcements and some more medical ninja (most likely to carry me back to Konoha. Ugh, now that's embarassment for ya...), and I managed, once again, to talk and, being stupid, tried to move.

Shizune is the opposite of me, as in, she doesn't usually act like an idiot, which I usually can. She told me not to move, and when I did anyways, she told me if I moved again, she'd (ahem) "kick your ass even worse than the Otonin did".

That was surprising, coming from Shizune.

I was able to choke out, "That's nice of you," though, considering my current state, she probably only got the 'nice' part. Nonetheless, she softened up a bit.

That surprised me even more.

Shizune spends most of her time with Hokage-sama, a.k.a Tsunade, a.k.a. one of the legendary Sannin, a.k.a a real bitch when she wants to be. So I figured that would rub off on Shizune. I expected her to chatise me for attempting to talk again. I even kind of expected her to slap me a bit (not hard, just enough to knock some sense into me, because I sure as hell could've used it).

I did not expect her to walk over to me, sit down, and tell me in a really soft voice, "Just stop, please? You'll just hurt yourself more, and make me worry more."

I am sorry to say that at that moment, I was beyond dumbfounded, and thus my mouth was open.

Then I repeated my famous line.

"Wha..?"

Although, unlike previously when it was in my head, this time it was from my mouth, and man, that hurt like hell. I was not expecting an evil, bitchy pulse to go right through my chest. I nearly yelled out "Holy Christ!" but figured that would probably make it worse, and anyways, I probably wouldn't've been able to manage it. So I thought it, among other obscene things that shouldn't ever be repeated.

It must've shown in my face, because a flicker of anxiety passed over Shizune's face for a split second, than was replaced by a small smile. "See? I told you, you'll only make your wounds worse."

Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn, damn...

One eye closed from pain (more blood, too), I glanced up at her and made an attempt to nod. That hurt.

Damn them Otonin.

I must've blacked out after that, because, once again, that's all I can remember. Next thing I knew, I was sitting in the hospital back in Konoha. Or rather, was laying on a bed in the hospital back in Konoha. I raised my head slightly and saw Raidou adjacent from my bed.

It was about then that I realized that something was wrapped around my hand.

Looked down and nearly had a heart attack.

There was Shizune. She was fast asleep, and it was her hand that was over mine. I wondered for a moment how long she had been there, then, for the first time in a while, (at least, since I had fought the Otonin) smiled slightly.

Then I put my head back on the soft, whiteness of the pillow and went back to sleep.

Surprisingly, it felt good. At least this time it wasn't on a tree, and it was intended.

You know, I wouldn't be surprised if this may not be a oneshot. It probably won't be.

And please don't bash me too hard... I have a hard time writing romance scenes, I only like reading them, but I figured I'd try.

And I'm sorry I haven't written in a while. Yeah... Gomenasai.