I sit in my room with my two friends Kiba and Kankuro we sit there in a bored silence doing our own thing.
"I'm BOOOORREED!" Kiba groans as he rolls on the floor randomly.
"You're not the only one, hey Shikamaru, got anything fun to do in this house?" Kankuro asked with a bit or cockiness behind it.
"Well I kept telling you guys' coming to my house was going to be a bore...yet you two don't listen to me." I sigh.
"I listen...my mom just didn't want Kankuro harassing the dogs again." Kiba said rubbing the back of his neck with a nervous smile.
"How come on you have to admit that was fun!" Kankuro joked as he stood up.
"Why don't we play a game or something?" Kankuro suggested as we look to the taller boy.
"Like what?" Kiba asked sitting next to me.
"Hmmm...how about...hmmm..." Kankuro thought as he paced the room.
"How about the game bets&deals?" Kankuro suggested as we look at him confused.
"How do you play?" I asked slightly interested.
"Well you have to challenge someone to do something and whoever wins the challenge gets to make there opponent do anything they ask." Kankuro explains with excitement.
"Sounds kind of troublesome don't you think?" I ask as Kiba jumps up.
"I think it sounds fun! Come on Shikamaru play it with us!
I look at the two boys only imagining what trouble we could get into and pushed it aside.
"Fine, whatever." I say as i sit up and watch the two boys sit next to me in a circle.
"Alright I will go first." Kankuro announced as he pointed to me.
"I challenge you to an arm wrestle and whoever wins picks the other's punishment." I look at Kankuro already knowing he would win, not only because he was older and stronger but his damn determination to be better than most people would also make his victory more obvious.
"Ugh...fine." I say as we both lay down on our stomachs and held out our right arms in the position for an arm wrestle; we locked hands and turned to Kiba.
"Alright...ready...SET...GO!" Kiba yelled as both me and Kankuro gave all force into our arms. We stayed at a mutual stance until my arms start to become tired and Kankuro's arm began to push down on mine until it hit the floor with a thump.
"HAHA WINNER!" He said as he sat up and i just look at him still lying on the ground.
"Yeah yeah, what do you want me to do?" I say rolling to lie on my back as i look up to the ceiling.
"I don't know...hmmm what be entertaining for me?" I heard silence for a moment and then i heard a bit of chuckling.
"Oh god what now." I said sighing and i heard whispering and then I heard Kiba yell.
"NO! HOW AM I INVOLVED?" I sit up slightly and turn toward the two.
"What?" I asked and I saw Kiba look to Kankuro and shove him.
"That's just mean!" He says and Kankuro chuckles.
"Hey it was a deal! We all know he won't do it willingly so do it for him." Kankuro teases Kiba and he frowns.
"Umm...can I ask what it is that i have to take part in?" I ask as I sit up on my knees.
"Just do it, it won't be bad and trust me i bet it won't kill your pride to much." Kankuro pushes Kiba and he groans and crawls over to me and leans into my ear and whispers.
"Don't kill me okay?" He said as I brought his face away from my ear only to come back near my face and lay a quick small kiss on my lips before scooting away red and embarrassed.
My mouth just dropped as my hand covered it.
"Y-you just KISSED ME!" My eyes widened and fall back off my knees and scoot to the wall of my room.
"HAHAH!" Kankuro laughed as he clapped his hands.
"I didn't think you would actually do it man!" he laughed.
That was the last thing of it...we never spoke of it again...until now.
I look at my shoes while i feel the cool wind hit the back of my neck as I wait for the school bus. High school...I'm going back to it...for the 3rd time. Yes my name is Shikamaru Nara and I am junior at konoha high school. I look up to see if the bus was near, seeing that my guess was wrong i hang my head again to look back at my shoes until I feel a hand come to my back.
"Hey BRO!" i hear a familiar voice laugh as I turn to see my friend Kiba Inuzuka, Junior.
"Hey Kiba." I chuckle as I slip my hands into my pockets.
"Did you see Kankuro on your way here?" I ask him and he nodded.
"Yeah, but Temari and him were arguing about Gaara again...Apparently Gaara is refusing to go to school and Temari and Kankuro are getting the back-hand of it." He said as he hopped up and down a few times.
"So how is your girlfriend doing?" I asked Kiba and he laughed.
"Nah we broke up, she was cheating on me this time." He laughed as if it didn't bother him, then again he has had more girlfriends than my fingers and toes could count, one time he cheated on one...but he didn't hold it against him, he also felt really bad so we let it go.
"Ah, i see and no chicks are after you this time?" I asked him and he shook his head.
"Not that I know of." he laughed and I chuckled with him. He was considered a player, and a cocky one at that. I was always trying to look out for him...but Kankuro kept insisting on the girl friends...sometimes I wish i had more authority, but hey whatever.
"Hey guys." I heard a voice huffing and puffing behind us.
"Hey man, where are your siblings?" Kiba asked as we both turned to see our friend Kankuro, Senior.
"Well Temari was going to call Gaara in sick, we couldn't pursue him, i will try harder tonight but i couldn't miss the bus if Temari was going to keep the car for the day." He groaned obviously annoyed.
"That sucks, good thing my older sister is out of the house and in college, but i remember when she embarrassed be in freshman year the first day of school...ugh that was horrible." Kiba shivered as he gave a sour face.
That was a memorable day, Hanna brought Kiba up to the front of the first day of school assembly, and announced that Kiba was a sad, lonely pup who only needs a girl to love...funny but so mean.
"Jeez I'm glad I don't have any siblings." I laughed as Kankuro grabbed me in a head lock.
"That's what I am for!" He joked as I slipped out of his hands.
"Very funny." I joke as we soon see the bus turn around the street corner. We hop on and ride our way to school.
We arrive at the school and walk into the commons and look at all the new freshman and all the more familiar faces of the kids that had gone to school the previous year.
The day went on as a normal first day, boring and just a start to the New Year. Lunch finally came around and after grabbing our lunches from the long, crowded lines we sat on a table more off to the side of the lunch room.
"Hey Kankuro, I got a question." Kiba asked as Kankuro finished stuffing his face with French fries.
"hm?" He asked as he wiped his face on the nearest napkin.
"Since you're a senior this year, out of all the years you have known us, what was the most memorable moment with us?" Kiba asked casually. Kankuro looked off into the distance for a moment or two and then back to us.
It's got to be when we were in 7th grade and we had all gone to Shikamaru's house and we played that one bet&deal game and after beating Shikamaru in an arm wrestle I made you two kiss." Kankuro chuckled. I stopped eating and in fact dropped my burger on to my tray with a blank stare. I had tried desperately hard to wash that from my memory, and when i finally did only a few years later the statement is brought back up...that kiss.
Kankuro looked at me looking a bit concerned as I just sat there, stuck in thought and flashbacks, though it was a small kiss, it was my first and last one.
"Shika?" Kankuro asked as he shook my shoulder.
"Huh?" I asked with the same expression.
"Are you okay?" He asked and I just sat there.
"I don't know." I said as I gave a small glance to Kiba, who's head was turned toward mine, checking to see if i was okay, not even phased by the statement, had he never forgotten it? Or was he just so cool with it?
"Shikamaru, Hey." Kiba said as he touched my shoulder and I felt my body heat up.
"I...will be right back..." I said as I stand up and make my way to the restroom.
I walk into the room and look at myself in the mirror, my face was drained of color and my eyes were wide...it looked as if i was almost shaking.
I lifted my hands to see that they were.
"What the hell?" I ask myself and look back into the mirror before bending down to rinse my face with cold water. As I wipe my damp face I hear footsteps, I bring the paper towel from my face to see Kiba and I look away quickly.
"Hey, it's okay if you still feel weird about it." Kiba said as he leaned against the tile wall.
"How can you be so calm...?" I ask him and he looks to me, me being the most calm one in the group, I'm guessing the question was kind of Ironic.
"The thing is I didn't really mind kissing you then, we were like...12." He smirked as he crossed his arms.
"It's just...You were my first kiss and so I was so surprised and I felt like I looked stupid and well...we are both guys." I said as I throw away the paper towel.
"I know, and I have gone through enough relationships to know how stupid someone can feel at the moment..." He said as he stood next to me looking into the mirrors.
"But you haven't and so I'm sorry..." He said as he patted me on the shoulder.
"What are you sorry for?" I asked and he looked at me.
"For making you feel uncomfortable and stupid..." He said as I looked at me.
"Well it was a long time ago...none of us had really realized the stupidity behind that move." I said as Kiba looked down and back to the mirrors.
"Shikamaru?" I heard his voice get quieter.
"hm?" I asked.
"What if it wasn't a stupid move...what if that stupid move meant something?" He asked as he looked at me from the side of his eye.
"What do you mean?" I ask slightly confused on what he was asking.
He turned to me before turning myself toward him.
"People who make stupid mistakes usually learning from them, but you know me; I'm as stupid as they come." He chuckled before lifting his right hand to my cheek and around the top of my neck and pulled me into a kiss.
He puts his other hand around my waist. He pulls me into him and his lips press firmly to mine. My eyes widen and after the feeling of shock, I push away slightly confused and stunned. I fall to the ground and lean up against the tile wall.
"Shikamaru, I-"
"I just need to be alone right now..." I said as he nods and walks out realizing his mistake, he walks out and i soon hear footsteps that sounded like swiftly moving feet... He ran away...