Shikamaru was going to find a way to get Kiba back for this, that he was sure of. Not only had the fanged shinobi disobeyed his hold order but he'd gotten his chakra sucked into the freaking artifact . It was his fault that Shikamaru had to be carried into the village on Shino's back like he was a freaking invalid. His fault that his mother had fussed over him for hours at the hospital and his fault that he was currently on L.D only. The the light duty only thing was a plus. It felt weird not having chakra and he hoped the Hyuugas would hurry it up and find how to get it back already. The lady had agreed to take a trip to konohana and let the Godaime look at the artifact. Between her and the Hyuugas he was hoping to have his chakra back soon. People kept coming by to check on him and it was driving him nuts. So here he sat writing up a mission report for the Godaime pissed as hell.

"Kiba is on his way here" Neji informed him.

This was beyond troublesome. "Tell him I'm not here please"

"sure I could do that or you could actually not be here."

Shika arched one brow. At Neji's outstretched hand and then just took it. Neji took him to a clearing with a clear open view of the sky.

"Ah Arigato"

" Can I ask how you got the Hokage to show up to my trial?"

"I just mentioned you wouldn't be available for the mission because of the trial she did the rest."

"Your dad ?"

"huh? my dad was there? I dont know why. Look I know you are pissed that I meddled in your affairs but I ask that you wait until I have my chakra back to take your revenge"

Neji chuckled a foreign soud to him and to Shikamaru but he said nothing else. They sat there and enjoyed the peace and quiet for a while. As a matter of fact Shikamaru had dozed off because the next thing he knew an Ambu was standing in front of them.

"Nara Shikamaru the Godaime requests your presence"

He nodded once and the Ambu was gone. Shikamaru started to do the handsigns for the transportation jutsu and he groaned and stoped realizing he had no chakra to make it work.

"Allow me" Neji said and pulled Shikamaru in front of him made the signs and they dissapeared in a puff of smoke only to reappear in the hall that led to the Godaime's office.

"Nara is that you? come in and have Neji come in too"

They both heard the Godaime's voice and did as ordered. She was in the office with the artifact and Hiashi-sama.

"I have found a way to transfer your chakra back to you but I needed Hyuuga eyes to tell me what was going on in the ball. " Yes the artifact was a round ball which is the reason he suspected Kiba had disobeyed the hold order. Dogs and their balls.

"After the transfer is done you will go home and rest and we will see how you are tomorrow. Neji if you could look at Shikamaru's chakra every four hours tonight that would help. No one has ever been without chakra this long and I also want to make sure being inside the ball didn't change the nature of Shikamaru's chakra"

"Hai" Neji said bowing low. The next few things happened very fast. Hiashi-sama activated his Byakugan and pointed to an area of the ball and the Godaime said "brace yourself".

There was a green glow in her hands and then it was wrapped up in darkness. As soon as the darkness took hold she touched his chest and Shikamaru felt as if he'd been shot in the heart.

"AAHH" and then it was done. Shikamaru felt sick and dizzy and in a lot of pain.

"I suspected that the reentry would be a bitch. I don't want to heal you or mess with your chakra right now so you are going to have to suck it up. Tomorrow at the hospital if you still feel sick and evereything else checks out you can get healing then."

He nodded and they were dismissed. Neji put Shikamaru back on his back and took him home the long way. When they got there a certain fanged Shinobi was pacing. Neji opened the door and said. "Nara has to rest as per the Hokage's orders he can't talk right now."

"Its not Shikamaru I want to speak to though again I am sorry about the accident again. I actually wanted to speak to you Neji. If you wouldn't mind.?"

Neji expression was priceless and Shikamaru made his way to his own room.

It was much later when he was woken up again. He felt hands on him. Nice strong hands and fingers working up and down his arms and there was a weird smell in the air.

"Neji what the hell?"

"Its Hinata's hurt cream. It helps with aches and stuff. I am observing your chakra as I do this to see if there is any change." Shikamaru didn't care why he was doing it only that it felt way too nice to have the older nin's hands on him. He fell right back to sleep.

"KAMI SAMA! is that Neji in bed with Shikamaru" he heard Ino shout and he woke up to the whole original genin team was here and not just his team, Shy's team was here too and Neji's team. Thankfully only Ino and Choji were in the room but the rest had to have heard her.

"Come on Ino let them get dressed so we can start the party" Choji said pulling his loud mouthed fiancee away.

"Party?"

"Yes the engagement slash get well shika party" Choji said and he groaned

when the door closed shut he said "I know you're up Hyuuga so stop faking."

Neji opened one pale eye and said "that happened didn't it?"

"Yeah why didn't you leave when you felt them? "

"I have no reason to hide, besides I didn't feel them until it was too late."

He got up and walked out of Shikamaru's room shirtless, the Nara heard the silence and felt the tension this was going to be a nightmare of a party.

He threw on some clothes and went out to greet his guests. Choji had apologized for Ino and Sakura had quietly asked if Neji was the reason they only had one date. Ten Ten was eyeing him like she eyed her targets and the party wasn't even in full swing yet. There was music playing and people laughing and Shikamaru stepped out onto his balcony for a smoke he didn't realize there was someone there.

"Whatever happened to I am not doing anything with him and the Hyuuga's straight."

"What about it? He was supposed to check on my chakra every four hours we fell asleep that's all. Damn it Shy why do you care? You pushed me away remember." He kept his voice low enough so no one would hear what they were saying but to someone who knew the shadow nin it was clear that this was an intense personal conversation.

"He is not straight and we weren't going to work Sly"

"Fuck off Shy! we worked for seven years... Anyways you should worry more about Kiba right now then me. Did you see the way he kept staring at you and Neji on mission?"

"Yes what of it?"

"He is having a hard time adjusting to the fact that the two of you kissed. He told me he should have known you were that way." He saw the brows arch and he knew Shino had no idea. Neji watched him enter from the balcony with the Aburame still on the balcony. He hadn't answered a single question and he was aware that a few of their collegues were looking at him funny . When Shikamaru passed him he said "you need to leave now if you are going to make it to your meeting with the Hokage"

"shit" and then he was gone.

The Hokage gave him a clean bill of health so he went cloud watching. He didn't want to be at the party anyways. He got home late and was surprised to find his mother in front of his door.

"mom?"

He looked at her and she looked at him.

"Is it true?"

"huh? Is what true mom?"

"I heard it from someone who heard it from someone. I should have known first Shikamaru I didn't raise you to be disrespectful or to lie. Why couldn't you just tell me? Were you scared all this time that I would not accept you?" Yoshino Nara was on a roll and she was so into it that she didn't realize her son had been lost in her rant until now.

"Mom calm down ok, easy. Ask the questions and I'll answer. Why don't we go in?. Why are you outside?"

"I didn't want to interrupt your partner." His mom said in a sweet but deadly voice. He opened his door to find the apartment spotless and Neji not within visible distance. He went for the sake service. He poured his mom a cup and poured himself one.

"Ask the questions mom or do you want me to guess?"

"Why a Hyuuga? a shunned one at that? why didn't you tell me? is it a phase? when did you figure it out. How does it work in terms of marriage and kids? and is it a phase?" she asked all those questions and he took his sake to the head and then he said

" I didn't tell you because you and dad always told me you would always love me that there was nothing I could do wrong. I didn't think this would matter greatly besides I am still trying to work it out myself. I don't think its a phase. If it is its a really long one. I don't know about marriage and kids mom. Can I ask exactly what you heard?"

"That Shikamaru Nara and Neji Hyuuga were found in bed together and that you looked cozy. That was the most accurate rumor. There was one about how you had been caught in the act and one involving chakra points and long hair. Though I was shocked when I heard I also knew it was a possible explanation for why you arent married yet and have no girlfriend."

Chakra points and long hair ..huh? Shikamaru promised to find out a little more about that one later. He looked at his mom and said "what do you have against the Hyuugas?"

"Nothing"

"Ok... well mom I am not dating Neji so relax. We just slept together" The minute the words left his mouth he knew they were the wrong ones. His mother paled and said

"Well that's hardly fair to the young man and I have raised you better then that. Shika how could you just... just have sex with the man and not care about it"

"eew mom please don't ever say that word in my presence again.. that's just wrong." shikamaru shuddered and said "You are right, you raised me better then that. He was in my room checking on my chakra, every four hours as per the Godaime's orders. We have just come back from mission. I was tired I fell asleep he must have too. Ino came over for the party and found us like that."

He watched as his mother took a deep breath and said "so you're not..."

"I don't like labels and rules mom. I can have kids if I want to I can even marry but at this point in my life I don't think it will be a great idea."

"Why Shika? do you not like girls?"

"sure I like girls mom but not where it counts." Yoshino poured herself another drink.

"I can't beilive I wont have any grandkids."

"Mom we can talk about grandkids later down the line ok. Now I still have a mission report to write or else it will be late"

"late won't do Shikamaru so go ahead and finish it. I will get out of your way . Come home for sunday dinner." He nodded and watched as his mother left his apartment.

"The mission report that I finished up for you and gave the the Godaime this afternoon."

"The very same" Shikamaru smirked.

He saw the look on Neji's face and knew the older nin was about to say something he raised his hand up and said

"This is not your problem or your fault. I was like this before you moved in so I don't want to hear it. Besides my mom will get over it she always does." He went into the his room.

Neji decided that he wanted to soak in the baths but he didn't want the drama so he waited until pre dawn. At two am he left his place and went to the public bathhouse that was in the outskirts of the city on your way out of town. This one was never crowded and tonight it was deserted. He showered then climbed into the hot bath water . He was there for about an hour when he felt some familiar chakra. Was the Nara following him? He peeked around the bath area and saw a sight that had him half hard in an instant. Shikamaru was in the shower. Hair down, broad shoulders hunched over as one hand supported his weight and the other hand was stroking his well endowed member. With growing excitment the Hyuuga realized that even masturbation was an area the Nara was lazy in. He took his time as he stroked . Whatever he was thinking about it must have been good because he was licking his lips and thrusting into his hand. Before he knew it Neji was behind Shikamaru.

He had meant to get up and leave so why was he turning the Nara around. Neji clapsed a hand to the back of Nara's neck and brought his lips crashing down on him. This kiss was explosive, hungry and demanding. Shikamaru was pushed into the wall and Neji started kissing his neck and clavicle. Nipping and biting his way down the warm planes that were the Nara's upper body. Neji could feel the shower at his back and he heard the little sounds Shikamaru was making but he wanted to hear more. He took Shikamaru's enlarged member into his mouth as both of his hands palmed the Nara's perfect ass.

"Hnn...shit Nej" The Nara said in an utterly gutteral moan and Neji decided he was going to make the Nara scream. Neji worked his hands on that ass until he had one slender finger pushing against Shikamaru's pucker while he deep throated the man. He teased the hole but never went in and when Shikamaru tried to push his ass back to meet the finger it was avoided.

"Nej.. shit..."

Neji indulged him and pushed on slender finger in.

"aahh shit yes" The Nara said head thrown back. Neji was enjoying the sight of The Nara totally enjoying himself. The Nara tasted like he smelled woodsy musky and addicting. Neji added another finger inside and that one found the Nara's prostate if Nara's "AAAH there" was anything to go by. Neji proceeded to finger fuck and stroke that bundle of nerves until the Nara was shooting his cum down his throat. He was in the process of taking out his own dick to fuck the Nara with when he felt a another chakra signature.

"Damn Him" Neji said and made seals as Shikamaru watched spent on the ground of the public bath house. Kiba found him like that panting naked on the ground.

"You are such a perv, I never knew tha.t Tell me Shikamaru do you often masturbate in bathhouses ?" Damn dog nose Shikamaru gave him the finger and moved under the spray once again hoping Kiba couldn't pick up Neji's scent on him too.

"I spoke to him, or rather he spoke to me and I am over it so I wanted to thank you. Its like you said he isn't any different and its not like he's crushing on me or anything. We back to being good.

" Wait you spoke to Shino and he told you he's not crushing on you"

"Yeah its like you said he doesnt like every guy he meets."

"Glad I could be of help." Then Kiba was gone. He moved to the baths and laid there wondering if that had really happened. If Neji had really given him the best blow job of his life in a freaking bathouse? This was so out of character for the both of them.