Author's Note-Hello again, everyone! I'm so glad to be back with the sequel to Blooming Love. This one is, as you've most likely noticed, called Flourishing Love. I hope all my returning readers like this one as much as they did the first. Also, this is in the same layout as the first. Yumi chapters are odd and Shika's are even. And it's kinda short… On to the story!
Disclaimer: I still don't own any characters but my own. *grumbles incoherently*
Chapter 1
Shikamaru and I had been living together for a couple of months and everything was perfect. The first few weeks had been kind of funny. Shikamaru, although we'd shared a bed before, insisted on sleeping on the couch. Every night, after Shika had fallen asleep, I'd sneak out to the living room and curl up next to him on the couch. After I begged and pleaded, he finally gave in.
One night, after I'd crawled into bed after Shika, I lay down beside him and he wrapped his arms around me. I nuzzled my face into his neck and let out a contented sigh. He gently tilted my head to kiss me. After that, I put my face back into his neck and started to randomly place soft kisses. He tensed up and took his arms from around me. I watched as he stood up and started to leave the room, stopping at the door. He tilted his head forward, his hair falling in his face and his back muscles tensing.
"I'm going to sleep on the couch tonight. By myself," he said quietly. I only watched as he closed the door. Then, I curled up and cried myself to sleep, trying to figure out what I'd done wrong.
I got up the next morning and found a note on the kitchen table. It said:
Went for a walk.
-Shikamaru
I almost went back to bed to cry, but I had to go work with Kimi and Hiro. I put on my ninja gear and left the apartment.
A/N-Well, there you go! I hope you like the start! Read and Review! Thanks!
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