Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. This shouldn't come as a shock to anyone,
since I never said that I did.
A/N: Hmm...I guess I do have a problem with starting things and never finishing them. Oh well. Maybe I'll finish them all. Eventually...
-- Sakura Kaijuu
*~*
Chapter One
Shikamaru lay in a field, staring up at the clouds. No mom...no Ino...no Asuma-sensei...It was the best thing he could have wished for...
"Oi! Shikamaru!" Shikamaru cringed. His perfect day was ruined...By, of all people, Naruto. He sighed and started to sit up. Looking to his left, he saw Naruto's orange jacket.
"What is it, Naruto?" he asked, not sounding particularly interested.
"I just wanted to know...do you want to come get some ramen with me?"
Shikamaru looked surprised. Even though he knew that Naruto was a ramen freak, he never expected him to invite him to lunch. "What's the catch? Do I have to pay or something?"
"No, no...I just thought that I don't spend enough time hanging out with you. You're pretty cool. I mean, you saved my ass that time at the chuunin exam!" Naruto scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously.
"All right. I know that you have some other motive, but hey, free ramen is free ramen."
*~*
At the Ichiraku Ramen, Shikamaru ate silently next to Naruto. As Naruto finished his bowl, he looked over at Shikamaru nervously. "What?"
"Well, actually, Shikamaru...I was kind of wondering...um...Well, I know you're really smart and all, and...um...uh..."
Shikamaru rolled his eyes, "Spit it out already."
Naruto blushed slightly, "Can you help me get Sakura-chan to like me?"
Shikamaru almost choked on the noodles he had put into his mouth. "What?! Why would I want to do something as troublesome as that?!"
"Please? I just bought you some ramen. COME ON!!"
He wiped his mouth, "No. Go ask Ino. She should be happy to help. Getting Sakura away from Sasuke is like her life-long dream."
"...Oh yeah..." Naruto looked thoughtful. "Maybe Ero-sennin could help me too..."
Shikamaru snorted, "Naruto, how stupid are you? Anyone that you refer to as a perverted hermit would not be your top choice for tips on getting a girl."
Naruto thought for a second about his past experiences with Jiraiya and agreed with Shikamaru. "Well, can you at least help me get Ino to help me?"
"Why should I? This is the first day in weeks that I've been able to enjoy an Ino-free day."
Naruto looked confused, "What's wrong with Ino?"
"Nothing. She's just so...so troublesome. She always wants to do something, when all I want is a nice, quiet game of shogi."
"PLEASE, Shikamaru! I'm desperate! You know that Ino won't talk to me. You have to get her to help me!"
"Hey, I know better than that. If she gets hold of this scheme, she won't let me get out of it. It's always like that."
Naruto smiled widely, "But what would be more troublesome? Helping Ino for a while, or having me follow you around for who knows how long?"
Shikamaru's eyes widened. He hadn't thought of that...
*~*
A/N: Well, wasn't that interesting? I know that at first it might have sounded like it was going to be a Shika/Naru story, but really it's not. It's not that I have a homophobia, it's just that I can't see some of the characters (ex: Shika/Naru, Sasu/Naru, Kaka/Iru) being attracted to each other. Really...It just seems wrong to me. Their personalities are too different. Anyway, I think I'm going to have it Shika/Ino for sure, and I'm not sure if it'll end up Naru/Saku or Naru/Hina...So keep reading! :p
A/N: Hmm...I guess I do have a problem with starting things and never finishing them. Oh well. Maybe I'll finish them all. Eventually...
-- Sakura Kaijuu
*~*
Chapter One
Shikamaru lay in a field, staring up at the clouds. No mom...no Ino...no Asuma-sensei...It was the best thing he could have wished for...
"Oi! Shikamaru!" Shikamaru cringed. His perfect day was ruined...By, of all people, Naruto. He sighed and started to sit up. Looking to his left, he saw Naruto's orange jacket.
"What is it, Naruto?" he asked, not sounding particularly interested.
"I just wanted to know...do you want to come get some ramen with me?"
Shikamaru looked surprised. Even though he knew that Naruto was a ramen freak, he never expected him to invite him to lunch. "What's the catch? Do I have to pay or something?"
"No, no...I just thought that I don't spend enough time hanging out with you. You're pretty cool. I mean, you saved my ass that time at the chuunin exam!" Naruto scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously.
"All right. I know that you have some other motive, but hey, free ramen is free ramen."
*~*
At the Ichiraku Ramen, Shikamaru ate silently next to Naruto. As Naruto finished his bowl, he looked over at Shikamaru nervously. "What?"
"Well, actually, Shikamaru...I was kind of wondering...um...Well, I know you're really smart and all, and...um...uh..."
Shikamaru rolled his eyes, "Spit it out already."
Naruto blushed slightly, "Can you help me get Sakura-chan to like me?"
Shikamaru almost choked on the noodles he had put into his mouth. "What?! Why would I want to do something as troublesome as that?!"
"Please? I just bought you some ramen. COME ON!!"
He wiped his mouth, "No. Go ask Ino. She should be happy to help. Getting Sakura away from Sasuke is like her life-long dream."
"...Oh yeah..." Naruto looked thoughtful. "Maybe Ero-sennin could help me too..."
Shikamaru snorted, "Naruto, how stupid are you? Anyone that you refer to as a perverted hermit would not be your top choice for tips on getting a girl."
Naruto thought for a second about his past experiences with Jiraiya and agreed with Shikamaru. "Well, can you at least help me get Ino to help me?"
"Why should I? This is the first day in weeks that I've been able to enjoy an Ino-free day."
Naruto looked confused, "What's wrong with Ino?"
"Nothing. She's just so...so troublesome. She always wants to do something, when all I want is a nice, quiet game of shogi."
"PLEASE, Shikamaru! I'm desperate! You know that Ino won't talk to me. You have to get her to help me!"
"Hey, I know better than that. If she gets hold of this scheme, she won't let me get out of it. It's always like that."
Naruto smiled widely, "But what would be more troublesome? Helping Ino for a while, or having me follow you around for who knows how long?"
Shikamaru's eyes widened. He hadn't thought of that...
*~*
A/N: Well, wasn't that interesting? I know that at first it might have sounded like it was going to be a Shika/Naru story, but really it's not. It's not that I have a homophobia, it's just that I can't see some of the characters (ex: Shika/Naru, Sasu/Naru, Kaka/Iru) being attracted to each other. Really...It just seems wrong to me. Their personalities are too different. Anyway, I think I'm going to have it Shika/Ino for sure, and I'm not sure if it'll end up Naru/Saku or Naru/Hina...So keep reading! :p