Title: A Thousand Paper Cranes
Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: Shikamaru/Neji
Rating: PG13
Word Count: 449
Beta: prism0467
Warnings: too fluffy?
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi.
Prompt: 20 prompts from fanfic100
Summary: A look on Shikamaru and Neji's relationship.
A/N: I originally got this theme from Lady Azar de Tameran. Thank you for allowing this. Last, I'd like to thank prism0467's everlasting support and beta-ing. Any other mistakes are mine.
#1 – Beginnings
As Neji reached out to brush trembling fingers against Shikamaru's bruised cheek, the older man knew he had lost the battle.
#6 – Hours
Temari knew it was the right time to start a countdown to when the two geniuses would make honest men out of each other.
# 11 – Red
Shikamaru bought the vibrantly-colored kimono on a whim. He knew deep inside that seeing Neji's smile was worth spoiling him.
#16 – Purple
It was a first-date-turned-disaster as Shikamaru was brought to the ER for the big lump on his forehead he received when he tripped down the stairs at seeing a formally-dressed Neji.
#21 – Friends
Ino and Chouji had their knowing looks long before Shikamaru began to pursue Neji.
#26 – Teammates
It wasn't so much a bitter pill to swallow as the Hokage formally announced that he and Shikamaru were prohibited from working together on any mission as coming home to his lover every night.
#31 – Sunrise
Breakfast always meant staying up for another hour making love and basking in each other's warmth.
#36 – Smell
Hinata smiled as she spotted her Neji-niisan giving appreciative looks to the manor's rose garden, something her older cousin wouldn't even glance at before.
#41 – Shapes
At this point in time, Neji's smile should have already lost its ability to make Shikamaru give in without any logic.
#46 – Star
You have always been my guidepost, Neji murmurs against Shikamaru's warm skin.
#51 – Water
Neji tightly held a freezing Shikamaru in his arms, giving out as much heat as he could amidst the heavy storm.
#56 Breakfast
Neji was never fond of mackerel but he learned how to eat it for Shikamaru's sake.
#61 – Winter
He always thought he grew up in a harsh environment, but his lover's touch gave him the presence of a comforting spring wind.
#71 – Broken
You were like the two sides of the same coin, Hiashi had finally admitted as Neji stoutly denounced his family for his lover.
#76 – Who?
Recovering from last month's disaster, the kunoichi club made sure not to snoop around Hyuuga Neji's flat when a certain pony-tailed nin visits.
# 81 – How?
Shikaku knew his son made the perfect choice seeing how Shikamaru and Neji gave each other the peace they had been unknowingly seeking for years.
#86 – Choices
His early retirement was never an issue of sacrifice for either of them.
#91 – Birthday
Their son's first cry in the world made both men emotional wrecks.
#96 – Undercurrent
Jealousy was an emotion he came to know upon realizing how attractive his lover was to other people.