Disclaimer: I do not own NAruto.
Maybe it happened when they became friends at a young age.
Maybe it was when they got on the same team.
Maybe it was the strong bond they developed over the years.
When ever it happened they knew now more then ever.
Shikamaru and Chouji had fallen in love.
The lazy pineapple head noticed all the troublesome tickling sensations when Chouji stood behind him talking stradegies into his ear.
The big boned sweetheart must've noticed when every time he was around his friend his large body stiffened and he felt very hot.
But they never showed it of course, weither they were afraid or their pride got in the way. Since they were boys after all.
At fiffteen the genius put two and two together and concluded the warmth swelling in his pants wasen't lust or teenage hormones.
It was love.
And during a small training session when he landed ontop of Chouji by accident, he reliezed he had the same 'love' he did.
Again, neither said anything and went back to training in uncomfortable silence.
That was until one day at lunch. . .
Shikamaru had caught himself staring at his comrade eating, his pink lips opening for all what was offered. He mentally slapped himself thinking of how soft they were. Chouji was oblivious to the stares until Shikamaru couldn't take it anymore.
"I love you." the words rolled off his tongue like water.
And after a brief moment of silence a flying piece of meat hit him square in the forehead.
"What!" shouted a embarresed Akimichi.
The meat slide off his face. "I lo-" two plump hands covered his mouth.
"SSH!" Chouji left the bill and dragged Shikamaru out of the resturant. The public resturant.
When they had reached a good distance Chouji took in a breath.
"Now what were you saying? It sounded like I Love you. "
" Oh you feel the same? Well, this makes things simpler huh?" he replied smirking, flicking the meat off his forehead and wiping the juice off with the back of his hand.
"I never said-" The blushing boy was cut off again.
"So you don't." came a dissapointed voice.
"No- Wait I didn't say I didn't!"
"So you. . .do?"
"Yes- I mean- ArG! Of Course!"
"Well that settles it then."
Blink. Blink. "Settles what?"
"We're boyfriends now."
Chouji blushed a few more shades of red still trying to comprehend what was happening. His tattoed cheeks bright red. Of course he was a boy after all and boys don't leave their friends with a final say in things, especially a smart ass like Shikamaru.
"Well, that was easy, hunny."
So that's the story of how the two became a happy couple and gives a reason to why Shikamaru is walking funny to work and why Chouji's a happy little camper.
Well my dear kiddies there's another story to that but we can't go into detail. . .Yet.
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