A mahogany door was whipped open with a force that could only belong to Konoha's Cherry Blossom. The pink haired woman appeared in a flustered state. Her eyes narrowed down into thin slits as those green orbs caught sight of a figure lying peacefully under a large Sakura tree. "Shikamaru you lazy bastard! Get your ass in here! If we are late again because of your cloud gazing I swear I will personally lock you in a room with no windows. Do you hear me?!" The pinkett screeched out to her husband.
Across the field the silhouette of the lazy nin rolled over out of the shadow of the tree and into the sun. "Yare yare. I'm coming and do you have to be so loud?" Came his deep lazy reply. As soon as the words were out of his mouth he soon regretted it. In an instant Sakura stood above him glaring daggers at him. Oh if looks could kill. He would surely be dead by now. Her reply was calm and controlled; even if just in a hushed whisper. "What did you say to me?! I will have you know that I can be so much LOUDER!" On that last word she screamed at the top of her lungs. Shikamaru visibly winced at the sheer volume of that one word. Try as he might to stop from saying anything aloud he just couldn't stop his thoughts. 'Troublesome woman. Always yelling and ranting. Can't they ever be normal?'
With a small sigh and nod the brown haired ninja gracefully lifted himself up off the ground. When standing on his feet he shoved his hands in his pockets and started to walk toward the hokage tower. When he passed by his fuming wife he pecked her on the cheek before continuing on his way. He mentally started to countdown. 'Three…Two…One.' As soon as he got to one he felt warm arms hug his left arm and a small head lean against his bicep. A smirk graced his lips as he glanced down at his wife. 'Still predictable. One kiss and her anger is quickly forgotten.'
He stopped walking and turned to face her. Her beautiful face was twisted in confusion. Lifting his right hand he gently pushed some hair back behind her ear before caressing her cheek. Slowly the lazy nin leaned down and captured her full pink lips with his. It was a sweet gentle kiss that was laced with a strong sense of love. Before the kiss could turn to anything but gentle and soft he pulled away. With one last stroke of his calloused thumb to her cheek, he pulled away and once again began the walk to the tower. He knew she would catch in a second and didn't worry that it was taking a few seconds to do so. He had caught her off guard and she was shocked.
The corners of his lips quirked up in a lazy smile as he thought of the many times he had shown his love to her. And each time he had proved that he would never be lazy and uncaring when it came to their relationship. This was the woman he loved and nothing could take her away from him. He had done all he could to erase the horrible heartbreak she had experienced early in her teen years.
Sorry to those of you that read my stories. I have lost inspiration for the others. This one is just a small fluff of Shikamaru x Sakura. I find the couple cute. Happy new years! Its 2009 who ever thought it would finally come? Not me.
Miss Cailie Rae