Okay, this is my first story so please review and help me improve. This story is Yoai. Boy on boy. If you don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple. I don't really care for chapters so, I'll write on my story when i get reviews. Well, here we go….
Shika's Cloud NineIt was a warm, sunny day in Konoha, a gentle breeze blowing through the aromatic grasses, wafting the scent of spring into the lounging Shikamaru Nara's face.
"Ah.." he sighed, watching the clouds from his back, as always. He rarely missed a chance to watch his clouds. It didn't matter that he was supposed to be in school right now, well as long as his mother didn't find out. She could be as troublesome as Naruto sometime, only in a 'Shikamaru Nara, I'm going to strangle you if you don't do what your supposed to' sort of way. Sighing once more, Shikamaru thought of the reason he had decided to skip school in the first place….
FLASHBACK
"Hey! Shikamaru!" a rather annoying but innocent blonde girl hollered, jogging up to him.
"Hmmm?" he looked at her curiously.
"How are you?" she asked semi-affectionately.
"What do you want?" he yawned, wondering where she got all of her energy and why does she have to be so cheerful all the time.
"I just wanted to know if you like Neji Hyuuga." She smiled, latching onto his arm.
"Why?"
"Because…"She started but then faltered when she saw her crush, Sasuke Uchiha.
"Because…" He prompted, prying his arm away from her.
"Because-I-see-the-way-you-look-at him-when-you-think-nobody's-watching!" She said in one breath as she ran after Sasuke. "SASUKE!!"
'Run, Stupid Emo! Run! She'll frickin' rape you!' Shikamaru thought, mentally urging Sasuke to flee. As if reading Shika's mind, Sasuke vaulted over a nearby fence and sprinted for the school and its protection.
'She sees me looking at him…' Shika brooded, before shouting aloud. "INO, YOU PERVERT!"
'I'm skipping, dumb broad thinks she knows everything…ergh!…stupid bitch!' he fumed mentally as he sprinted to his favorite cloud watching spot.
END OF FLASHBACK
'She's smarter than she looks and I think….She's caught on, but he's nothing more than a friend, right?…I mean…I can't be gay…I already have my future mapped out anf that would throw everything off….'he talked to himself psychologically, completely aware he was staring through a shadow.
"What do you need?" He muttered, more interested in the clouds than in the blonde casting the shadow.
"Why'd you skip?"
"Because schools a bore…"he yawned.
"And clouds aren't?"
"Nope, they aren't. Their constantly changing and their relaxing to watch."
"Neji missed you." Ino smirked mischievously.
"Ino, Fuck off." Shika snapped. "Neji is my friend, nothing more. So drop it. He's like Chouji to me. A friend."
"Now, now Shika, calm down." She said slightly amused at his offense to a simple statement.
"Ino, just…. just fuck off." He spat at her, getting up and walking away from the annoying kunoichi.
"Shika…"
"Hey, Ino. Do me a favor." Shikamaru growled.
"Okay, what?" She smiled, bubbly and cheerful suddenly.
"Don't call me 'Shika'. In fact, don't even talk to me." He snarled, completely out of character.
"Shikamaru…I'm sorry!" Ino called after his retreating form, thinking ' who knew he could over-react like that?!'.
Once home, his mother went through her usual talk with Shika, asking him if he had a girlfriend, how school was, and as usual, Shikamaru walked right past her to his room, where he'd stare at the sanitarily white ceiling, brooding over the events happening today and what to do about them.
'Screw it' he decided. 'This isn't worth my time and effort. Tonight is the Festival of the Fire Lotus. I'll go.' He mentally sighed, cursing at his inner ambition.
"Mom…. hey, mom!" he called; walking lazily into the plain kitchen she stood in.
"Yes, Shikamaru?" She said sweetly, studying his features and wondering briefly why he hadn't found a girlfriend yet.
"Can I- "
Something ringed in the distance.
"I wonder who that could be…" she mumbled to herself, moving to get the phone.
"Hello?" She said clearly in to the phone, listening and then responding, she asked "What do you mean Shikamaru wasn't at school today?" She glared at Shikamaru.
'Shit, that must be Iruka-sensei. This is going to end bloodily,' Shika squirmed.
"Yes, I'll talk to him….Yes, he'll be there tomorrow…..Yes, thank you for calling. Ta Ta." She said anger ebbing into her features as she hung up on Iruka. "So, young man, why weren't you in school?"
"Yamanaka Ino was bugging me. Anyway, I was wondering if I could go to the Fire Lotus Festival."
"Nara Shikamaru. You have to go to school if you want special privileges. You can't go."
"Why?" Shikamaru demanded.
"Because I said so. We'll talk about this later, when your father gets home." She snapped.
"Lets hope he's sober!" Shika Snarled, storming out the front door.
"Where are you going?!" His mom called from the door. "You're grounded remember? Get back here!"
