Chapter Two: Early Morning Routine

Waking up early in the morning wasn't Shikamaru's cup of tea. He was used to waking up at 7 or 8 am, but 4am? That was definitely not what he signed up for. When Shikadai would be in his crib, which he convinced Temari to keep in his own room after several tries, he would be quiet for awhile. But it seemed that as soon as it was 4:00, its like he knew that it was time for him to start crying. And it wasn't very hard not to hear him since the apartment that they had wasn't very big. It was enough to have space for all of them but it wasn't huge.

"Ughh. Temari wake up..." He groaned in his pillow, he didn't have the energy to get up himself.

"Really Shika? He's your damn son too" She said angrily as she put her head up. Her dirty blonde hair was laying on her neck, she didn't wear her ponytails to sleep because it wasn't exactly comfortable. Plus Shikamaru apparently loves when her hair is down because he could grip it whenever he needed to.

"Comonn. I've been getting up with him the last couple days".

"Yet you wake me up anyways...now get your lazy ass up and go tend to our child" Even in the darkness, he could see his wife glaring at him and it scared the hell outta him.

"Fine. Troublesome..." He mutters as he slowly got up, swinging his legs from under the covers and towards the ground. "You owe me woman" was his last words before he stood up with a yawn and walked out of their room into his son's room.


Shikadai was laying in the crib, his face red from wailing and his body squirming around.

"Hush fawn. I'm here now" Hearing his daddy's voice, Shikadai's loud cries started to change to whines. Shikamaru carefully reached down into his animal printed crib that Nana Yoshino bought for her first grandchild and placed him into his arms. Putting Shikadai into his bare chest since he refused to wear shirts to sleep. And ever since his son was born, his training was more intense and it caused him to tone more, much to Temari's liking.

Shikadai was dressed in a white onesie with little ninja stars all over. His thick hair was placed in a high ponytail, it surprised Shikamaru how much hair he had but he also had a lot which was the start of the ponytail.

"Bet you're hungry eh? That's usually your mom's job but luckily she pre made bottles just in case" He sighs before he walked towards their kitchen with Shikadai protectively against him. Sitting him in the bouncer that Temari kept in the kitchen, he went to start on his bottle. They had received a bottle warmer from Ino as a baby shower gift. It came in handy too.

After the bottle was heated up and Shikamaru was sure that it wasn't too hot (He squeezed some out of the nipple onto the back of his hand to make sure), he grabbed the little one who seemed focused with the kitchen light that he didn't he realize that he had been picked up and took him into the living room.

Shikadai was more than happy to have the warm milk in his mouth. He was definitely a greedy one, his chubby shape showed it but he was still slim in a way. Shikamaru was the same way as a baby.

"I guess you won't be falling asleep just yet though eh?" Shikadai was glancing up at him with an expression that said 'Nope' as he cooed through the bottle.

With a sigh, he spoke, "Don't tell your mom about this. It's our little secret" His son was now looking at him with interest.

And with that, he begun to sing softly and quietly,

"Sainai hyouzou ikenai sozo

hasanai jibun naitenda

ireranai kotomo, urusaikoemo

urenamagokoru itanda

chu inawasete one,one,three,four

apato mabu abu oyasuminsa

bedo nonakade mimire sureseba

kikoete kuruyo

mune odoru youna mesezi

Yoko na kakeru mienai

to kokoro to kokoro wo tsunaide

ashitakara hajimaru atarashii hibini

todoke daina Voice for you"

By the end of his singing, he stared down at Shikadai who had ceased his sucking as the bottle was now gone and his little mouth was slightly open but his eyes were closed. His singing actually put him to sleep? It had been the first time he had ever sang to him, to anybody. Slowly lifting his little body, Shikamaru softly patted his back until he hear a burp and felt drool slide onto his neck. Usually people would be disgusted but this was his child.

"Papa doesn't feel like going back into the room...I guess we're sleeping out here fawn" gently setting him down on the large couch, he went to the closet and grabbed a large blanket and pillow before heading back. He placed the pillow at the edge of one side of the couch before picking his son up once again and laying him on his chest again.

"Love ya Shikadai" With a kiss to his little forehead, Shikamaru found himself joining his son in slumber. And Temari was in for quite a view in the morning.


Second oneshot, I thought this one was a little cute since Shikamaru was singing to little Shikadai.

*Translation to part of the song Voice for you by Shikamaru and Temari's Japanese voice actors:

The unreadable face, the terrible imagination

Unable to forgive yourself

The unspeakable words, the loud voice

Where did my sincerity go?

Signing (a document) at the same time 1,1,3,4

Resting in the appartment

Lying in the middle of the bed

Trying to hear

A heart racing message will come

An unseen thread hangs in the night

Connecting heart to heart

From tomorrow, a new day is beginning

I want to send a voice for you