A/N: A collection of one shots of various different pairings. I hope you like it. Also, feel free to review me a prompt and pairing to write.
Sky (ShikaIno)
'The clouds seem really lively today,' was the thought that ran through Shikamaru's head as he stared at them. These white fluffy beings that graced us with its presence everyday and every night. 'Something bad is going to happen,' was the next thought that followed.
He heard his name being called in the distance but didn't feel like moving from this one spot. It sounded urgent yet he didn't have the strength or the will to budge from his comfy spot on the ground.
Then his thoughts turned to how difficult it was to find a comfortable position on the ground where he could watch the sky. It took him about five or ten minutes to find that perfect spot where there was no rocks but only soft, green grass. "Shikamaru!"
No, he did not want to move. If he was to move just a millimeter of an inch that spot that he took ten minutes to find will be lost and the thought of that was too much. If only the voice would just leave him alone and-- "Shikamaru! I've been calling you for how long?!" Ino's head blocked out the vision of the sky and Shikamaru grunted in protest.
"You're in my way," he said. Ino frowned and was about to kick him in the side before she sighed softly. She didn't say anything but instead she sat down on the ground next to Shikamaru. He was slightly confused as to why she didn't do anything but he didn't dwell on that thought for too long.
"Shikamaru," Ino started her voice soft and wondering, which confused Shikamaru even more, "why do you like the clouds and the sky?"
He tilted his head to look at her wondering why she was asking him this question. "Isn't it interesting?" he said instead and turned back to look at the clouds.
"Don't answer the question with another question," muttered Ino irritated. Standing up she brushed off the grass that seemed to stick to her clothes. "Choji was looking for you," she said and she blocked Shikamaru's view of the clouds again.
He was forced to focus his attention onto her and staring into her blue eyes he frowned, "Yes?"
"Nothing," she said and smiling she left him there. Shikamaru watched her leave before he faced the sky again. "Why do you like the clouds and the sky?" Ino's question seemed to echo in his mind and he tried to wave it away. "Why do you like the clouds and the sky?"
A flash of brilliant blue eyes that seemed to hold the whole sky in its depths and a warm smile, "I like them because they remind me of you."