No Author's Note.

Disclaimer: Still don't own Naruto.

Warnings: Um…how should I put this…I guess I'll just say innuendo again. Still fluffy!

Chapter 3

I watched as Shikamaru left to go take care of his errand. I was curious about what he was doing, but I let it go. I was just glad that I hadn't done anything wrong. I heard Hiro grumble and I looked over at him.

"What's wrong, Hiro?" I asked he looked up at me while holding his stomach.

"My belly's growling and I'm really hungry," he replied. My eyes widened.

"Oh no! I was supposed to have you two back to your houses by lunch time!" I had Hiro hop on my back and I held Kimi in my arms. I ran as fast as I could through the village, speeding past Neji and Tenten as they were walking together. By the time I dropped off Kimi and Hiro I was worn out. While I was at the compound I decided to go visit my mom and dad. I knocked on the door and Shiro answered.

"Hey, Yumi! I haven't seen you for a while!" he shouted as he pulled me into a big hug. I laughed and hugged him back.

"It's good to see you, too, Shiro. May I come in?"

"Of course. Jeez, do you think I'd really leave you standing out here?" he said with a laugh. I walked into the house and into the living room. My mother walked up to me and gave me a smothering hug.

"Oh, Yumi! It's been a while. What have you that Nara boy been up to?" she asked with a smile. I blushed.

"Mom!" I said as she and Shiro laughed. She patted my shoulder.

"I was only joking. So how have you been?" she asked, leading me farther into the living room. We sat down and Shiro brought in some tea.

"I've been really great. So busy though. I'm working as a temporary teacher for the younger kids at the Academy," I replied.

"That's great! Are Kimi and Hiro in your class?" Mom asked. I nodded.

"Yeah. I love being able to teach their class. Kimi, Hiro, and the other kids have even said that they like me better than their actual teacher," I said with a laugh. "Where's dad?"

"Right here," my dad said, walking into the living room. I stood up and he hugged me. "So you're working at the Academy right now?"

"Yeah. I really enjoy working with the younger kids. Plus, I don't have as many papers to grade as Shikamaru does," I replied. He laughed.

"Have you had lunch yet?" my mom asked. I shook my head. "Would you like to stay and eat?"

"I'd love to, but I'm gonna go home. I want to make lunch for Shikamaru. He had an errand to run so hopefully I can get home before he does." I hugged them, said goodbye, and left.

As I was walking home, I kept thinking about the night before. I really didn't know what had gone wrong. I was hoping we would talk about it and get it all figured out. While I was lost in thought, I bumped into someone and I fell.

"I'm sorry. I need to pay more attention to where I'm going," I apologized.

"No problem," the person said. They held out their hand and helped me up. I looked at them and almost passed out. In front of me stood a member of the Akatsuki. He looked like a fish!Well, a shark to be exact. He gave me a sinister smile as I let go of his hand.

"U-uh, t-thank you. I-I have to go." I ran as fast as I could back to the apartment. I opened the door and gasped at what I saw. Shikamaru was standing in the kitchen holding a bouquet of red and pink tulips. On the table were two bowls filled with ramen. It may not seem like much to most people, but to me it meant more than anything he could have said. He walked up to me and handed me the flowers.

"I really am sorry. I didn't mean to upset you," he said. All I could do was nod as he pulled me to his chest.

"I-it's ok," I whispered. I wrapped my arms around him and held him close. "What happened though?"

"I…when you were kissing me last night when we went to bed, I kind of panicked because…" He stopped mid-sentence and I saw a blush rise on his cheeks. I tried not to, but I couldn't help but laugh. All he did was stare at me.

"I'm sorry. I'm not meaning to laugh, but that's why you got up and lift like that? Because I started to turn you on?" I asked, still laughing. His eyes widened for a bit and then he glared.

"I really don't think it's that funny. I didn't want to do anything that would make you mad at me," he replied. I stopped laughing when I realized that he was really upset.

"Hey, I wasn't making fun of you or anything." I slipped my hands into his. "I'm your girlfriend. I'm supposed to do that. If I didn't, it'd mean there was something wrong. Let's eat our lunch, okay?" I smiled up at him and he smiled back.

"Well, that was a drag. We went through all that over something that wasn't a big deal." I laughed as we sat at the table. We ate our lunch quietly and right before we finished I decided to bring up the person I saw in the street.

"Um…Shikamaru, can I tell you something?" He nodded. "I…I think I saw I member of the Akatsuki in the street today." He stared at me.

"Are you sure?"

"He was wearing a black coat with red clouds on it."

"Damnit. We have to tell Lady Tsunade. They may be planning on attacking. Or they're after Naruto. Either way, we need to go," he said as he stood up. I got up and followed him out the door.