Roots

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Chapter One

"Nara, how is that you don't remember where you live?"

The Nara tilted his head. A sharp pain in his brain reminded him his drunk state. Even he knew that the question Neji spat was stupid. Why didn't he just used the Byakugan and located his house?

"You're the eagle vision guy. Don't go following orders of a half-functioning ninja."

Neji's death glare didn't function on Shikamaru. It just help him to get more irritated. He was about to fall, but he clung to the Hyūga. Pulling his shirt, kneeling down the floor the Nara felt like he couldn't handle it anymore.

"Don't you dare ,Nara."

He vomited. Neji growled, Shikamaru liberated his hold on Neji's clothes. He coughed and slowly looked up at the angry Hyūga, with his white shirt covered in the disgusting liquid Shikamaru gladly had given to him.

"Shit..."

He was dead.

If this wasn't the first entry, the special plate was delivered the moment a seductive laughter caught his ears. Shikamaru wanted to crawl down the earth. Maybe the worms could be merciful enough to eat him alive, while he was down there.

"Pffft!" Oh his reputation went downhill alright. "Hahaha! The almighty Hyūga got puked by the laziest ass in the entire village of Konoha! This is pure gold."

"Temari no Subaku. I'm glad it wasn't that loud-mouth Uzumaki who witnessed this." Neji glared daggers at Shikamaru. "I can't seem to locate your house since...Certain genius forgot to mention that the Nara territory has been using a barrier of chakra to block any enemies trying to infiltrate."

Neji's face turned in pure disgust as he saw the green liquid that decorated his white shirt. Shikamaru would have laugh to no end, if it wasn't because Neji was the one who was about to murder him.

He pulled him roughly, forcing him to stand up by pulling his ear.

"Ouch! Watch it,Hyūga!"

"Quiet, Nara."

Three steps back to the same awkwardness between him and his partner. Temari raised and eyebrow, the amusement disappeared as if sensing something odd between the Hyūga and the Nara. Yeah, she was a woman. Women had like a six sense when it came to finding out things.

"Oí..." Shikamaru whispered, Neji caught up with him. Pulling his ear harder. "What the hell!"

"An eye for eye, Nara." His amused smile captured more Temari's attention.

"Since when does the Hyūga's smile?" Temari asked with her hands over her hips. "Did Virgo Boy decided to catch a nice prey. Playing with the Hyūga, Deer?"

Shikamaru's face turned hot red.

"What the hell?! We're just comrades!"

"Oh, then why is he escorting you back home,Nara?"

Neji shook his head. Pulled Shikamaru's ear towards the compound. He flinched in pain, his ridicule gaining more weight when Neji glared at him angry.

Neji's next words was the start of a hell fire inside the Nara compound.

"Care to join us, Subaku?"

"Oh." Temari gave a simple smile. "Interesting..."

On the front door awaited another doom. His mother tapping her feet in front of the door. Her expression changed as soon as she observed how the Hyūga pulled him from his ear. The grin of her mother was as if to say "serves you right."

As soon as she saw Neji's shirt she approached them. Another death glare going Shikamaru's way.

"Nara Shikamaru! What the hell did you do to your friend's shirt?" She pulled the other innocent ear. Neji let free his other ear, hiding his laughter with his long sleeves, she forced Shikamaru to enter. What he didn't expect was her mother stabbing him in the back. "Is late both of you. Why not remain for tonight here at our home?"

Shikamaru's face turned pure white.

"Oh hell no." He said out loud without thinking.

"Watch your language!" She pulled harder at Shikamaru, "I prepared some food enough for all of you. I will not take no for an answer. And besides your friend needs a new shirt, can't believe your shameless Shikamaru. Come on join us inside."

She pushed Shikamaru inside. Pulled both Temari and Neji from their wrists at the same time. There she pushed them inside a room where the food was already served. They remained silent, sitting in the small table. The Hyūga sat elegantly and firm. While, Temari remained cross legged,observing the many paintings of deers in the room. Shikamaru sat in the middle his head on the table. Hidden so he could evade the hell fire that was about to take place.

Neji started it.

"Where would I be sleeping if is not too much trouble to ask?" He fixed his calm stare at Shikamaru. The Nara turn rigid, hidding his face in the table.

Temari detonated the bomb.

"Ah, make sure the Nara can bend his body tomorrow Hyūga." Her vicious humor made Shikamaru raised his head, an eyebrow twitching."He doesn't have stamina for all night long."

"He is very responsive, I assure you."

Time stopped. Temari's expression froze, Shikamaru was ready to write his will. And Neji simply drank his tea as the whole world burn.

"Did Hyūga just made a joke?" Temari smirk appeared as if ready to bite Shikamaru's pride once more. "A possessive one,huh? Don't worry he can just lay there and you can do all the magnificent Hyūga work on him. Being the lazy-ass he is, you don't have to do much effort."

Shikamaru's face was red. What did he do in his past life to deserve this? He growled looking straight at Temari. Neji stared at him as if truly considering Temari's comment.

"Oh, you wanna go verbal? Fine, let's go verbal." Shikamaru smirked this time. "Want me to make you look like a princess again,Neji? The braids I did for you looked perfect on you. You even went as far as to compliment yourself on the restaurant."

Temari chuckled. Neji's face turned in anger, remembering that graceless night when he had drank too much. For his disgrace the Nara had dared to touch his hair and decorated it as if he was to become a future bride to be. Even daring to place flowers over the braids, as to top it all off. The Nara kept asking how much he liked his new hairstyle to which Shikamaru's content the delusional Hyūga had simple said "I look better than Hinata." Laughing like a moron, all because of the alcohol.

"You're a manipulator, Nara. You took advantage when you saw I had no control of my own mind."

Temari yawned loudly .Capturing their attention, she rolled her shoulders and started at the two of them. Glancing at Shikamaru, her sharp eyes captured the Nara for a moment. She smiled and rose from her sit.

It didn't go unnoticed by the Hyūga. Ah, the way a woman could used her body to flirt without any effort other than to catch its prey.

"Well, I'm off to my guest room. Night, both of you."

There he saw Shikamaru still transfixed of the door where Subaku had disappeared. He rose from his sit. Suddenly the silence captured both. Shikamaru went death still. Realized he screw up badly.

Neji walked past him

"I'm off. See you around, Nara."

Icy cold tones meant only one thing. Hyūga was more than pissed.

He didn't know how, but he rose from his sit, tackled the Hyūga before he had the chance to even open the door. Neji protested annoyed, Shikamaru gazed at the pale orbs, his mind losing any logic. Temari didn't have the same effect that the Hyūga did on him. He pulled Neji's hair.

"What are you..." Neji tried to push the Nara away. "I'm going home."

"No."

"Stop behaving like a child, Nara."

Shikamaru placed more weight over Neji.

"She can go, the fucking village can go..." Neji froze when the Nara started trembling. "But,no you."

The bad memory of the fourth Shinobi war placed of both their memories.

"Shikamaru. I'm not..."

"But, you were once dammit!" He punched the Hyūga chest. "If you wanna strangle me do it! If you want me to murder your whole clan, just say it! But, don't fucking go and sacrifice yourself as if I didn't fucking needed you! Don't walk past me like that. I swear you can tie me to a wall in your room and kept me from acting like a idiot. I can call Temari a bitch and let her murder me...I'll take my eyes out, so the only thing I can remember seeing is your face. But don't you just walk as if I didn't give a fuck."

There they remained. Neji placed his hand in the Kara's nape. Hugged him.

"I'm sorry..."

"Yeah, me too...Don't worry, I can just lay in the floor and you do your magnificent Hyūga work on me." He gave a bitter laugh.

"Why not?"

Shikamaru's face turned in confusion. Neji's smile was serious.

"Oi."

"Pay your debt Nara."

Shikamaru placed his own doom, but he was sure as hell it was only fair.

"Didn't know you were the jealous type,Hyūga."

Neji rolled his eyes.

"Just lay down Nara. I make up for you lack of energy whenever a sound comes out of your mouth." There was the vile smirk Shikamaru knew too well. "You're only be able to crawl tomorrow, Nara."

A tap on the door interrupted their contact.

Hell froze as the raspy voice that echoed in the room interrupted them.

"Clean the floor when you two done." There was his intrusive father in the door crossing his arms. A nonchalant smile plastered on his face.

Neji turned his face the other way. Shikamaru wanted the gates of hell to open and take both of them.

"Don't tell ma..."

"I'll think about it. If you two don't mind I'm gonna catch a nap."

To be continued...

Thanks for reading. If there are any spelling errors or other mistakes I apologize. Any reviews is appreciated.