I am back! Missed me? XD Didn't think so... XD Well, I pulled my lazy ass together, and wrote the next chapter^^ Hope you like it!

Naruto collapsed on the bed, and cried out loudly to no one. He had no one. Kiba and Hinata only pretended to be friends with him because they felt sorry for him, Kiki was a fake, and Sasuke... just thinking about his name, hurted Naruto in the very soul. After crying for what felt like hours, his phone vibrated. He looked at the screen. Kiki. No, Sasuke. No, Sasuke pretending to be... ah, nevermind! Naruto thought frustrated. He put it back on the table, without even looking at it. It's probably just another fake message, saying he's sorry, so he can pull of his prank... and now he knows I'm gay... and he will tell everyone... but why did he kiss me? He was probably just sacrificed himself for the plan... I was tricked into liking him! But that doesn't explain the dreams... Suddenly, Naruto felt an unpleasent feeling in his stomache. He curled up as a ball, biting his bottom lip. I told Kiki about my dreams... which mean, I told Sasuke about my dream... which mean it's gonna be published everywhere! Oh my god... I am gonna be in the news! "Local boy is gay!" I can totally see the headlines... Naruto freaked in his mind.

He cried himslef to sleep that night. And the next one, and the next one. Every day he avoided Sasuke. He could tell that the other boy was trying really hard to talk to him, but Naruto didn't want to get hurted. One thing surprised him though. No one knew about his little secret. But he was just sure that it was a part of the prank to wait. So every day he went to school, terrifyed that they would gather around him, and yell nasty things. After a few days and nights like that, it was finally time for the big dance. Naruto originally didn't want to go, but Kiba and Hinata begged him, so he finally gave in, and went alone.

"Naruto! Would you just cheer up for christs sake?"
Kiba asked. Him, Hinata and Naruto had taken the table at the back of the room.

"Seriously, what's with you?"
He hadn't told anyone about this whole Sasuke-thing. The doors opened for the 27359 time that night, but this time, Narutos couldn't take his eyes from the couple entering. Sasuke and Sakura... tears blurred his vision, and he wiped them off, making sure no one saw them. They looked perfect together. Why did he even think that Sasuke could ever be gay? He was the most populair guy on the school. And the populair guys are never gay. That's just a rule. Sakura smiled like a little kid on christmas morning. But something in Sasukes eyes wasn't right. Naruto was sitting too far away to see anything, really, but yet it felt like he was... misserable? As if Sasuke could read Naruto's mind, he turned his head, and starred directly at the blonde boy. Naruto looked down, but it was too late. The most dangerous thing had just happened... eyecontact! Sasuke excused himself to Sakura, and walked quickly towards the table.

"Would you... umm... I don't feel so good..."
Naruto mumbled, and left the room by using the little back door. He ran out in the night, felt the cold air against his cheeks, and the wind in his hair. He ran to the football field behind the school, and threw himself in the grass.

"I love the starry night sky!"

He smiled, as he dug his hands deeper into the chilly grass.

"Me too, but I'm not lying around and sniffing grass..."

Narutos eyes snapped open. He had heard those words beafore. He looked up, and realized that there was lying another boy on the other side of the gate to the field, on the little grass spot outside the football field.

"Umm... hi?"
Naruto said. The boy didn't even bother to look at him, but kept his eyes shut.

"Hi. Do I know you?"

Naruto smiled. This reminded him a little too much of his first meeting with Kiki. It made him both sad and happy to think of it. Happy because it was his first actual friend. And sad because... it was all just an act...

"No. Not yet!"
He said.

"I am Naruto Uzumaki!"
The boy still didn't move.

"I am Shikamaru Nara. Nice to meet you..."
He said slowly. Naruto would have liked him to at least act like he was interested in how this new person looked like. But this Shikamaru guy just looked like he'd rather sleep...

"Umm... you too...?"
"Shouldn't you be inside, at the party?"

Shikamaru asked. Naruto sighed.

"Shouldn't you be inside at the party...?"
"Touchée..."
Shikamaru yawned. Naruto kind of got the feeling that this boy was far smarter than he pretended to be...

"Why are you outhere?"
Shikamaru continued.

"Well... lets just say, relationship problems... how'bout you?"
"Same..."
He sighed, as if he couldn't care less.

"Really. Who?"
Naruto realized too late how stupid that was. He might be forced to tell a lie now, to get out of being gay.

"You know that chick Temari...?"
Naruto starred at Shikamaru in misbelief.

"What?"
"Yeah. That's her."
"But how did-!"

"-a guy like me get a girl like her?"
Shikamaru laughed sarcastic, still having his eyes closed tight.

"The thing is, she's not as dumb as she acts. She just thinks it attacts guys or something... well, anyways, we realized, we both like strategy games, and we became game-partners. One thing went to another, and..."
Shikamaru sighed.

"Girls are troublesome..."
He yawned again. Naruto smiled. He couldn't help liking this guy.

"What about you?"
"Have you ever been pranked by someone you loved?"

Naruto asked. Shikamaru sighed.

"I hate these questions... no, why?"
"I can tell you, it hurts!"
"I didn't ask how it felt, I asked you why you asked me that question!"
"Because it hurts, okay?"

Shikamaru sighed again, very the-whole-world-hates-me-ish.

"What happened?"

"I though for a long time that I was in love with Sakura Haruno-!"
"Wait, what?"

Shikamaru actually sat up, and looked at Naruto.

"Why would anyone love her? She's a horrible human being!"
"I know. That's what I realized! So anyways, there was this other person that I thought I hated, but then I found out that I loved... that person... and then... that person... said that... that person... loved me back, but then I found out that my only friend and... that person... really was pulling a prank on me!"
"Are you saying 'That person' so you won't have to say 'He', so I won't know your gay?"

"Wha-? How did you know?"
"It's written all over you..."
"Thanks man, big help!"
Shikamaru rolled his eyes.
"You were saying...?"

"Oh, yeah, yeah... anyways, now he's here! With Sakura!"
"What a bastard!"
Shikamaru said, and for the first time, Naruto heard a hint of emotions in his voice.

"So... do you have any advices?"
"Why would I have any?"
Shikamaru asked back, frowning.
"You just seem like one of those guys, in a move, whom the hero meets randomly, and gives him a huge piece of advice!"
Shikamaru frowned even deeper.

"Right, okay... umm... smile more!"
"What? That's it? Why?"
"It suits your face...! And it shows trust..."
Naruto looked up at the stars.

"Thank you, Shikamaru Nara..."
"You are welcome, Naruto Uzumaki!"

Naruto got up, and headed for the party.

"Oh, and good luck with Temari!"
"Thanks man..."
He said, and went back to lying on his back. Naruto slammed the door to the party, leaving Shikamaru all alone in the darkness...
"Troublesome..."

Okaaay... I know that Shikamaru was kinda random, and didn't really have a purpose, but gawd, I just really like Shikamaru as that better knowing side-character, or whatever it's called! XD See you! :D