Nothing much to say, except hope you like the story. (Oh, and sorry about the shortness.)
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"Shikamaru, you have got to be the bery best fiend I've mblever haved. Haveed. Haved."
"Yeah, Yeah I know."
Shikamaru helped the staggering Naruto to his house. He and Chouji had stupidly ordered thirteen rounds of a 'special' ramen that was 'accidently' laced with acohol. He had helped Chouji home, with some difficulty, by rolling him down the street. Now all he had to do was get Naruto to his in one piece.
'What a stupid way to get drunk.'
He shook his head, only Naruto could be this dumb. When they finally arrived at the idiot's house he and he had gotten him safely inside, he turned and began to walk home. He gazed up at the stars wondering about the Sakura.
"I don't see why I'm even bothering to think about her. I should just move on with my life."
He sighed, it was obvious that it would bother him until he apologized to her. Even if some people did think he was a jerk, he did think about others, and she did save his life.
"This is such a..."
"Shikamaru?"
He looked up from his daydreaming and saw the focus of his thoughts standing in front of him. Sakura looked completely shocked to see him standing there.
'Of course she's shocked idiot. It's the middle of the night, and here you are wandering through the village.'
He looked down at the ground. This was going to be tough. He had never been great at saying sorry, but he had to find a way to drag it out.
"Look, Sakura, I'm really sorry...I..."
He stopped. He had felt something wet fall onto his hand. At first he thought it was rain, but when he heard soft sniffling sounds, he knew that it was her crying. He lifted his head from the ground to meet her eyes. They were wide and full of tears. Slowly she slid to the ground, the tears coming on stronger. His jaw literally dropped. Here she was crying, infront of him of all people. What the hell was he suppose to do? He was a genius, not a therapist.
"Um...Sakura, I'm going to go get Ino, Okay? You...You stay here."
Shikamaru turned and started to leave, but she grabbed hold of his arm, stopping him in his tracks.
"No! No...Stay with me for a little while, okay Shikamaru."
"O...Okay."
He hesitantly sat down next to her, putting an arm around her shoulders. She leaned into him crying into his shoulder and all he could do was gently run his hands through her hair. He wondered what could have brought all of this on. He didn't ask out loud though, not yet. Instead he just allowed her to cry herself out. After all he did have a debt to repay, and this...this would have to do for now.
Earlier that day Sakura had wanted nothing more than to forget about what that jerk Shikamaru had said. She'd gone all over the village doing mini missions, and even some shopping. She had even gotten a surprise for Sasuke. It was enough to make her forget about the hurtful things that Shikamaru had said. That evening She had made her way to Sasuke's. She had bought enough food for the two of them, some bubble bath, and something very special. Tonight would be perfect for her and Sasuke, no matter what had happened earlier that day. She walked in smiling warmly, ready for an evening of romance with her boyfriend.
"Sasuke! Guess who!"
She opened her eyes and felt like retching on his carpet. Sasuke was on his bed with none other than Temari of the village of the sand. He hadn't even noticed her entering. For a few moments of silence she looked at him in shocked horror. Then, without still being noticed she left. Her heart torn into pieces. She had wandered through the streets, her mind slowly eating away at itsself. He had betrayed her. They had only been together for a few months, but still.
'I thought he loved me. I thought he loved me.'
It was then that she had seen Shikamaru standing in the street. It was the very last thing she thought she needed at the moment. He had spoken she had heard him talking, but couldn't hear it. She told herself to stay strong, to not break down, not in front of him. It helped for all of three minutes, then she found herself in this position. Crying with Shikamaru trying to comfort her. She knew that when she finally came back to herself, she would hate herself for being so weak, but now, now all she wanted was to have someone near. She continued to cry into his shoulder and he didn't pull away.
"Shikamaru."
"Yeah?"
"Thank you."
He grunted and that made her smile slightly.
Quick add on. I DON'T really support the whole Sasuke/Temari couple. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate it. I just don't really think it's the best one out there. Really I only put them together to get Sasuke out of the way. For awhile I thought I wold just put Sasuke with Naruto, but that didn't work with the way the story was going. Alright, review and tell me what you think.
