Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto.
Leaning
"Wha... What are you doing Shikamaru?" Ino nervously asked her lazy teammate who has started threateningly walking towards her.
She shifted, her back touching the wall of the ramen shop, as does Shikamaru's palms, raising his arms eventually trapping Ino in between. He moved closer staying half a step away and meeting her gaze. His face was dangerously close. She can feel his ragged breath as he looked down at her.
When did he gotten so tall, she wondered.
"I am showing you what leaning is." Shikamaru said darkly, his eyes alternately looking at her big blue eyes and her pouty rosy lips.
"Huh? I wasn't leaning against Kiba. I was hugging and thanking him for a favor." Ino shook her head in confusion.
She remembered what Shikamaru was talking about; they just came from dinner with friends when she gave Kiba a hug. She was thanking him for doing her a favor of helping deliver the flowers earlier this morning.
What she could not fathom now, was the sudden change in behavior in Shikamaru. There was a deep frown on his face while he insisted on walking her home. Then they got into the argument between the difference of hugging and leaning.
"No, you were leaning." Shikamaru breathed out, his voice low and gruff but with the sense of knowing. Ino's knees are now starting to get weak, she was ever so thankful for the support of the wall. If not for it she would have found herself on the floor, as her heart was also beating fast.
"I can't see the difference." She challenged him, trying to fight the shiver that was rising form her as she felt the heat radiate from his body, being that much closer to him.
"Leaning is a lot different from hugging; leaning is whole bodies moving in like this." Shikamaru licked his lips as he move much closer, Ino can definitely feel his breathe on her lips.
"It involves wanting..." Shikamaru leaned down locking his eyes on her eyes."... And accepting."
Ino's heart pounding, being aware of how close he was.
"This is leaning..." He softly whispered, moving his lips mere inches away from her lips.
"Hey Ino, is Shikamaru bothering you?"
Ino and Shikamaru, startled, immediately separated. They both turned around for the source of the voice and found Naruto curiously looking at them from the door of Ichiraku.
"No, Shikamaru is not bothering me, Naruto." She grinned at the blonde man.
"Oh ok, it looks like he was leaning against you." Naruto nonchalantly shrugged and returned back to his ramen.
Another short one. Sorry, I am having a writer's block and I watched "While you were sleeping" last weekend. Hence this one shot. I'm not exactly proud of this. But heck, at least I released it.
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