Ok this is the second chapter of illusion. Sorry for the long wait, but I hope you like it.
*Note: I will refer to female Shikamaru as a he in all writing except for when people are talking or thinking about him in his POV's because in his own mind he is still male, therefore narration from his POV will be male. In any other POV's he will be referred to as female. Hopefully that won't be too confusing.*
Thanks for reading
~ Miyuki
Shikamaru POV
Shikamaru was laying in bed when he slowly opened his eyes only to wince and quickly shut them again.Ugh, bright... why does my head hurt...? What a drag.. I wonder if I have any advil left.. He blinked a couple of times, his eyes adjusting to the light, before he sat up. Eyes widening for minute. Did I get injured on my last mission? What was my last mission again..? Why does my chest feel so heavy? He wondered, getting out of bed, too lazy to look down; but as he went to pull on a pair of jeans laying on the floor beside his bed he paused. I normally sleep in boxers... what...? I looked down where his male parts usually were to see a pair of small, black striped, lacey panties with a cloud button on the side. W-what am I wearing...? He was staring down at the panties face turning bright red. wait... where is... oh shit...? Now normally this is where the male character would scream in agony at the loss of his family jewels but this is our dear Shika we're talking about so instead he just groaned in emmense confusion and frustration while he finished putting on the form fitting jeans. Damn it these things feel too tight. Troublesome, girl's clothes. Why can't they where normal comfortable clothes?
"Shika!" He heard a voice scream at him. "Hurry up and get dressed, we're going to be late for school!" He heard someone running towards him on what was probably stairs. I recognize that voice.. He thought for a minute trying to match a face to it but was interupted by a blonde girl bursting through the door. "Hurry up, Shika! How can you not be dressed yet?" She asked in a huff as she started throwing particles of clothes at him. "There, put those on and meet me down stairs in 5 minutes. We have to go!" She ordered storming out of the room. Ino! Why is Ino in my house? Wait, how did she not notice I was a gi- he paused in thought when he noticed that one of the items thrown at him was a bra. Wait.. if she wants me to put that on.. she did notice which means.. ugh, what does that mean? What the hell is going on? He put his arms through the straps of the bra and tried to do it up with no avail. I don't get it... maybe I could ask Ino? But that would be weird... maybe I could just not wear it? No.. that would be weird too. Damn it.. He took it off and looked at it for a minute, his hands going into a familiar position indicating thought. Soon enough, he put the bra on without the straps, hooking the back together before twisting it around and pulling his arms through the straps. and there is my proof. Women really are troublesome. Everything about them, their clothing, their make-up, their voices, their hair. He face palmed. This is such a drag. He pulled on a t-shirt and hoodie, shifting uncomfortably for a minute to try and get used to the extra weight on his chest before he walked downstairs to meet Ino.
"So, how are we getting to school?" He asked innocently, looking at Ino. She looked dumbfounded, as if the answer should have been obvious. "What?"
"We're taking the bus, like we do every day. Like we've done every day since middle school. Seriously Shika, are you still have asleep or something? Wake up!" She said, lightly smacking his face as if she were trying to wake him up.
"Oh.. uh. Ya, oops." He mumbled. What does she mean every day. What middle school? We're not civilians, we're shinobi! I'm confused; and I'm never confused! He sighed, staying a step behind Ino all the way to the bus stop so he could follow her without her noticing. I don't think I've ever put this much energy into my thoughts in my entire life.. "Um, Ino.. -chan? It's troublesome but, I think I uh.. hit my head or something but um.. what school do we go to? What classes am I in? What grade are we in and how old am I?" He blurted, curiousity getting to him. He immediately regret it because of the look she gave him. Troublesome.. she's going to think I've gone nuts.
"Chan? You never say that, you really must have hit your head. Are you o.k?" She asked, poking him in the forehead. Ok, definitely went to far with the -chan.. which means I probably am close friends with her here since I'm not adding anything to the end of her name. So I've learned one thing.. now I just need to keep talking to her and try not to look stupid.
"Ya, I'm fine Ino. Just tired and my brain isn't working, for once. Now could you answer the questions so I can go back to sleep before the bus stops?" Shikamaru grumbled, adding a "troublesome" under his breath.
She giggled, "Well that's more like the Shika I know. Ok, uhm, we're going to Konoha high and you're in several classes but you'll get a schedule when we get there because it's our first day back after summer. Uhm, what else." She muttered, "oh ya, we're in grade 10 and we're both 15, turning 16 in 22 and 23 days. Ya, happy? Gosh, I hope you didn't hit your head too hard or you're gonna start forgetting the important stuff like going to the mall with me to buy new clothes this weekend." She giggled. He stared at her in pure horror. Me? Go to the mall? Walking around? Shopping? With Ino? I must be asleep still. Ino looked confused again as she watched him pinch himself. Damn it.. I'm not dreaming.. troublesome.
"O-oh, I can't believe I could forget about that.." he replied, a little unsure of himself, "it's going to be so much fun." He giggled, much to his own distaste. Ino gave him a strange look but seemed to accept the answer. Great to know I'm still lazy as a girl. I wonder if the giggle was too much... damn, this sucks. Once the bus stopped, Shikamaru followed Ino towards a large building that reminded him of a civilian court house or a jail. As he scanned his surroundings, oddly enough, there was a civilian police station just down the street. I don't know whether to feel safe, or frightened by that. He though, chuckling slightly to himself before a thought occurred to him. What if there are no shinobi in this world? What does that make everyone who used to live here? Maybe the hokage would be mayor but what about everyone else? He sighed, this was way to troublesome for his liking.
"Um, hi. My name is Yamanaka Ino and this is Nara Shikamaru. We need to get our schedules and locker numbers so we can get to class, please." Ino explained to a boy in the office. He looked to be around 20 years old, with grey hair in a pony tail and a pair of circular glasses. Shikamaru froze. N-no way.. he's dead..?
"Sure, just a minute miss Yamanaka, miss Nara." He answered in a friendly tone before swiveling in his chair to flick through files in the desk drawer. "Ok, here they are," He handed two files with all of their needed information for the year to them. "have a great day." He smiled and then picked up the ringing phone. Kami, this place is weird..
"Hey, Shika, I'll meet you in homeroom. O.k?" She stated more than she asked, Shika just nodded and started following the numbers on the lockers to the one that would be his. It took a little while but he managed to find it. After checking his schedule and dropping off all of the stuff he didn't think he'd need, he started to look for his classroom. Man, this place looks smaller on the outside.. He saw a boy looking through his locker. Damn troublesome school.. he sighed and walked up to the boy.
"Um, hey. Do you know where room 110 is?" Shikamaru muttered, a little embarrassed he had to ask, while tapping on the boy's shoulder. He looked up and Shikamaru's eyes widened slightly. Is everyone at this school someone I know? Troublesome.. He almost growled outloud in annoyance, there was many things he was willing to put up with. But not understanding something? It was one thing he wasn't familiar with dealing with. He just sighed, looking up at his old, dog loving friend. I wonder if he still knows who I am here?
"Hey, babe!" Kiba smirked, "I'd be happy to escort you there if ya need." He added, sizing Shikamaru up. In response, Shikamaru felt like he was going to gag. He felt, confused, violated, disturbed and betrayed. I.. He..ew...what?...Kami! This is so wrong... I mean.. I always knew Kiba was a bit of a girl lover but... seriously? Kiba started laughing, shaking him from his thoughts. "You should have seen your face Shika! It was hilarious! Did you honestly think I forgot what you looked like or something? I mean your hot but, I like my girls a little more fiesty and you just don't have the energy I'm looking for." He said between bursts of laughter. Shikamaru growled at him, he should have known. Hmm, I wonder if he still likes Hinata here..? He smirked to himself.
"Ya, like Hinata-chan has that fiesty energy?" He smirked again at Kiba's shocked expression. I think I just hit that nail on the head. Hm.. maybe this could be.. dare I say it.. fun? Nope.. having female hormones must be getting to me.. this is troublesome.. a drag.. remember that Shika.
"H-how did you...?" Kiba stuttered. Shikamaru just smiled innocently.
"Your secret's safe, too troublesome to tell anyway. But could you show me to my class before i'm late, please, Kiba?" He grumbled, checking his watch. Kiba pointed to the door down the hall labeled '110 - Asuma' and then walked into another classroom on which the door read '108 - Kurenai'. Asuma...? Asuma-sensei.. is alive? Shikamaru looked at the door in shock. Damn it Shika.. don't cry.. don't start crying.. he's alive.. kami... this place.. it's like we're in another uniiverse. Taking a breath he walked into the classroom and was quickly greeted with a smile and wave from his deceased sensei. He looks exactly how I remember him.. Shikamaru's eyes started to water as he quickly rubbed any tears away before, lazily, waving back. Life officially makes no sense... troublesome.. but he couldn't help but smile at his old teacher as he sat beside Ino. Maybe this isn't all bad..
There, I hope you liked it :D New chapter should be up by the end of this weekend I hope. I'm trying to keep the chapters fairly short but I'll also try to update often. My dance recital is this weekend and then after that I will have a lot more free time.
