I do not own Naruto, all rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

Irrevocable: A ShikaNejiSasu Story

Info!

This story takes place in America, no specific city or town….I might throw one in there later in the story.(I know, I'm disorganized -_-'')

I know, this is really mixed up, but this is how I wanted ages and stuff to be for this story.

Shikamaru: 23; Teacher.

Neji: 18; Senior in HS. Only goes to school half the day because he has most of his credits.

Sasuke: 17 going on 18; Senior in HS.

Naruto, Kiba, Hinata, Sakura, Ino: 17; Senior in HS.

Shino, Choji, Lee, Tenten and Sai: 18. ; Senior in HS.

Itachi: 24.

Gaara: 19; freshmen in college.

Temari: 24.

Kankuro: 23.

(There will be more info on these later, as the story progresses because they are not fully developed yet into the plot that's still piecing itself together in my mind.)

There'll probably be more characters, but I don't feel the need to mention them right now.

The characters that will play a big role in this story will be: Shikamaru, Neji, and Sasuke.

Main Supporting characters: Temari, Sai, Itachi, Hinata(sort of), Kankuro(a little) (I think I have something planned for Gaara. Not entirely sure yet, though. Same with Naruto, Lee and Tenten.)

Intro

Shikamaru Nara was not happy.

Most would have loved to be in his place right now. But Shikamaru? No, this is not what he pictured himself doing.

Fresh out of college, Shikamaru is a young 23 years old man and incredibly smart for his age.

And if you were to ask him what he wanted to do with his life, it'd be a simple answer.

Nothing.

You see, Shikamaru preferred the simple things in life. He'd never wanted a huge house with a large pool, or a bunch of money and other unnecessary and shallow things that most men his age craved.

Shikamaru Nara wanted a simple life. He wanted to get married, he wanted kids. But he wanted nothing but the average. A wife that wasn't too ugly or too pretty, two kids, a boy and a girl, and a nice job that he'd be comfortable doing for the rest of his life….

He'd rather not have a job at all, like said before; he'd prefer to do nothing. But Shikamaru wasn't an imbecile. He knew that in this world, you had to work. It was the way to survive. So Shikamaru decided that he'd be a writer. Yes, He excelled in logic, numbers and all, but he'd always had a passion for writing and with writing he could be lazy. He didn't have to be a hugely successful author, he'd prefer to be one that got an alright amount of profit, that way if he did have a fan base, it wouldn't be overly huge and he wouldn't have to worry as much about deadlines and all those other things Shikamaru hated.

But his mother, yes he still listened to the old hag, would have none of that. She wanted him to have a more stable and reliable job. And Shikamaru guessed he could understand that.

Shikamaru saw 50/50 about being a writer, really. He could do the work he loved, but he could only hope to get paid, it's not always certain starting out. Something like 60 hours a week is spent between writing, marketing, networking, and the other shit that goes into being a writer. (A/n: credit to Austin wolf; got this information from an article he wrote)In a way, writing was a bit much.

Alright, so shikamaru just couldn't win.

No matter where he looked, he'd never find a job that he could take it easy with. There'll always be work, and there was no escaping it.

And so, shikamaru had to find something else to do.

Now, Shikamaru knew he should be thankful, and he was! Being right out of college and able to land a job in this economy? He was no fool; he knew many people wished to be in his place, many people would kill for it.

But really, what would the lazy man look like sitting at a desk and teaching a bunch of teenagers?

Shikamaru Nara was not happy at all.

Neji Hyuuga has friends.

There's Tenten, and Lee….Hell, there's Naruto too.

But Neji also has a Best friend. And that is Sasuke Uchiha.

It actually isn't quite that hard to believe. Their personalities can be similar at times, and what with both of them feeling pressure from their families to succeed, they related to each other and had relied on each other since they were younger.

In elementary school they used to have play dates and sleep overs. Sasuke's older brother Itachi often teased them about how Sasuke used to claim Neji as his wife, yes wife, all from kindergarten through the end of 2nd grade.

Neji's uncle Hiashi had embarrassing tendencies to bring up times when they'd shared baths as kids and cuddled in their sleep.

But Neji and Sasuke's relationship had long since changed. They hadn't grown apart; they had done the complete opposite, actually. They're relationship couldn't be any stronger unless they crossed lines and thought of each other more than that. But the two were strictly best friends, nothing more. Going into their senior year of high school, things definitely aren't about to change.

Their relationship was…odd, though. While they were only friends, Sasuke had certain urges to flirt and touch Neji inappropriately. It was just playful flirting, really. Best friends do that sometimes. Sasuke also has tendencies to protect Neji, though the Hyuuga could easily hold his own, it had just become a habit for Sasuke. And Neji didn't see much wrong with it. After all, they were best friends.

Other than odd looks and constant questions about their relationship, no one minded the way they acted towards each other, except of course, Sasuke's current boyfriend Sai.

But he was another story.

Neji didn't know much about him, but thought he and Sasuke seemed fine together. Though Sasuke had to reduce the amount of "playful flirting" he did with Neji, everything seemed fine...

FIN

Alright, I'm new here. I don't know what i'm doing, really. I take constructive criticism. This is my first story, I'd really love it if i got some reviews so that I can continue. I have a couple chapters written up already so please review and tell me how it was^^