Reika was pacing around the living room, worried sick about Shikamaru.
He'd gone off on a mission three days ago, and was due back early that morning.
It was eight pm.
She kept running a hand through her hair and biting her nails, until she heard the door unlock.
Shikamaru walked through the door, and glanced at Reika.
"Hey." He said lazily.
Reika dropped the worried look, and it soon turned into one of anger.
"You go off on an A-rank mission, you come back 14 hours late, and all you say is 'hey.'?" Reika shouted, storming over to Shikamaru, who was closing the door.
"Whoa, calm down, I visited a couple of friends in Suna. No big deal. Troublesome woman…" Shikamaru said, muttering at the end.
"You could have sent a letter! And who did you visit at Suna? Is there someone on the other side? Because if there is, you better tell me right now, or else I will-" Reika stopped short, and watched Shikamaru shuffle to the couch, and lie down.
"What are you doing?" Reika asked, crossing her arms.
"Lying down." Shikamaru mumbled.
"Okay, but listen to me. I need to talk to you." Reika said as Shikamaru groaned.
"I feel like we don't spend enough time together. Whenever I try to speak to you, you just blank out or walk away. It- Are you even listening to me?" Reika asked Shikamaru, who had his eyes closed.
Shikamaru nodded, making a gesture for April to go on.
"You ignore me all the time, you never show any sort of affection for me, and you don't even say 'Hey, how was your day'? You've never said that you love me, and sometimes I think that I should just break up with you and move out, y'know? I-"
Reika was cut off by a pair of warm, soft lips on hers.
They pulled away, leaving Reika dazed and blushing.
"Are you done yet?" Shikamaru asked.
"Uh huh…" Reika mumbled, fiddling with her fingers.
"Okay, now shhh." Shikamaru said, laying back down on the couch, pulling Reika with him.
Shikamaru wrapped an arm around Reika, bringing her close to his chest.
"You're such a drag sometimes, you know that?" Shikamaru asked.
"Mhmm." She said, now blushing furiously.
"And I love you for that." Shikamaru whispered.