Date: December 1, 2009
Pairing: Shikamaru/Sai
The boy was troublesome; simple as that.
He wandered about the village like he belonged (eventhoughtheyallknewhedidn't), that artificial smile plastered on his fakelyingcheating features. His skin was so palesimplesmooth that he must have been the worst shinobi in the world (becausetheyallknowthatgoodninjaarecoveredinscars.) In the snow, he looks so sadtornbroken that they almost feel bad for him (butonlyalmost.) His inky features are smearingsmudgingstaining, and his face shows so much more like that. It's an expression Shikamaru recognizes all too well. (Howcouldheforgetit?)
"You look lonely."
"I'm n-not," he says, his voice fumblingmumblingtrippingon the words.
"You're lying."
"That's my problem, Shika-kun. I'm always lying."