This is finally, when Shikamaru accepts Sasuke as his boyfriend….kind of, hahaha, I have realized no matter what I write I always tend to be vague about feelings…
Honestly, I have no idea where I was going with this! hahaha, no idea how I would get them together…..at all….honestly, I just really want the pineapple….hahaha, I want that for my birthday, hahaha….also, Kakashi and Iruka! The parallel couple of Sasuke and Shika, don't you think so? hahaha
Also, I'm doing this instead of starting on my homework...oh well...
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Advice of a Teacher: Courting a Teacher
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Shikamaru woke up with Sasuke's face right in front of his. He immediately pushed the other away and onto the floor. Sasuke just groaned and curled up on the floor, not wanting to wake up.

Shikamaru looked over the bed and frowned, wondering just what time did Sas- the Uchiha had come back last night….but it was really none of his business, Shikamaru scolded himself.

With that thought, Shikamaru got out of bed and got read to head outside and buy something to eat. He really was starting to worry how it was that he was waking up before the Uchiha. Was Shikamaru losing his laziness?...Nah.

Some time later, Sasuke groaned and sat up, trying to figure out just where the hell was he and what had happened.

"Well, you are finally awake." Shikamaru huffed from his spot at the table.

"What time is it?" Sasuke grumbled, stumbling to his feet and making his way to the table.

"It's just ten in the morning." Shikamaru responded, voice curt.

Sasuke sighed and knew what he had to do, not that it meant he wanted to do it, but he had to…..he had decided before falling asleep that maybe it was time to move on, and Shikamaru seemed like a decent boyfriend material.

"About last night-"

"Don't worry about it. Let us finish our mission and then we can have nothing to do with each other. Alright? Good." Shikamaru muttered, pushing away from the table.

Sasuke winced, because yes, he definitely deserved that.

"Wait up Shikamaru." Sasuke immediately stopped Shikamaru from walking away.

"What?" Shika huffed, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"Look, I am sorry alright?" Sasuke snapped, getting annoyed with the other, even if the reaction was understandable.

"Is that all?" Shika asked with a raised eyebrow.

"What do you mean? I don't apologize! Do you know what I just did?" Sasuke cried out with indignation.

"What, is the world going to end now? Besides, maybe that will teach you to stop being a spoiled brat." Shikamaru rolled his eyes before locking himself in the bathroom.

Sasuke glared at the door, wishing he could burn the door down….which actually he could burn the door down.

"Don't you dare burn the door down!" Shikamaru called out from inside the bathroom.

Sasuke grumbled and angrily shuffled around the kitchen as he tried to find something to eat.

"Would you stop your tantrum, how old are you?" Shikamaru walked out of the bathroom annoyed, walking over to push Sasuke out of the kitchen.

"Here, go away before you burn the place down, knowing you, you probably never had to turn on the stove." Shikamaru snorted.

"You are quite rich yourself, Nara." Sasuke shrugged, sitting down as he waited for his breakfast.

"Yes, and? Not all rich people are like you." Shikamaru drawled.

'he has a point Sasuke, I am nothing like you'

"Now, hurry up before we leave to scout the area." Shikamaru slammed the plate with eggs and pancakes in front of Sasuke.

"You are such a housewife." Sasuke muttered, causing Shikamaru to accidently pour water on him.

"So, I was wondering if you-"

"No, no, no."

"You didn't even let me finish!"

"I know what you were going to ask and the answer is no. You are a doucebag, emotionally stunted, who is on the rebound, and if I remember correctly wanted me to leave you alone because we are not friends and you want it that way. Now, I am going to scout the east side of the village and you take the west, alright? Good."

"So you need help courting Shikamaru?" Kakashi asked, leaning back on his chair.

"Err…when you put it that way….." Sasuke shifted nervously on his own chair.

"Well, do you like him, I don't want this to turn into some huge mess." Iruka said as he came in with tea.

"Thank you." Sasuke and Kakashi chorused as they took up their tea.

"What you need is to release your romantic side." Kakashi inserted; his eye was the only thing showing that he was smiling.

"Romantic side?" Sasuke paled.

'little brother, I regret having never taught you about romance.'

"Kashi." Iruka looked at Kakashi sternly.

"That is the way that I won Ruka's heart! Right?" Kakashi turned to Iruka, trying to look innocent.

"No, you didn't. You ambushed me one night and didn't let me go until I agreed to be with you. Luckily, I had already fallen in love with you." Iruka huffed, rolling his eyes at the poor attempt of Kakashi to look innocent.

"That is true, but because my courting was so subtle-"

"No, there is no subtleness, all you read is porn!"

Sasuke watched as the two argued and wondered if that would be Shikamaru and him in the future. Wait up, was he thinking about a long term relationship with Shikamaru? Was he thinking of something along the lines of….well….as forever as ninjas live? Wait wait wait wait up! Did he like Shikamaru that much? Oh dear lord…..

"Look, enough, I have to agree with Kakashi that romance is the way to go with Shikamaru. I know all of my students very well." Iruka beamed proudly, sitting next to Kakashi.

"Really?" "Are you assuming that I don't know my students?"

"Yes and no, I am just saying that I've had Shikamaru as a student which you have not."

"So….what do you know about me?" Sasuke asked suspiciously, unsure if his teacher really knew his students.

"You always had a crush on Naruto!" Iruka chirped, causing Sasuke to turned bright red.

"Yes well, Shikamaru told me that everyone knew that."

"You like Disney movies." Iruka shrugged, while Kakashi laughed much to Sasuke's dismay.

"Alright, what about Shikamaru?" he grumbled, wanting to get back on track.

"I do not know why you are laughing Kakashi, you cry in all of Pixar's movies." Kakshi shut up right after that much to Sasuke's amusement.

"Now, Shikamaru has always been a sweet, lazy, but sweet boy. He has a pure heart and he cares, so romance especially since that is not your forte…..actually, romance and you are two things that no one in the world would think of, and that will give Shikamaru much more reason to appreciate your tries to court him." Iruka smiled, though Sasuke was not too sure he was doing the right thing. Romance? Besides, he could do romance! Why did everyone think he was good for nothing, except angry sex?

"Look, just follow these tips….."

Tip 1: Write a note

Shikamaru tensed in surprise when Sasuke's pet flew down unto his shoulder.

"Hello there, Maru, what do you have there?" Shikamaru asked as he took up the note that Maru was offering him.

I am know that I said some horrible things to you and that I have apologized, and that you think I am a good fro nothing spoiled brat. Just because you are a genius, you think that you are always in the right. You might be a genius but you are not perfect! It is for this reason that you should end up going out with me.

Shikamaru's right eye twitched, before he ripped up the letter and threw it in the trash.

Tip 2: Write him a poem

Sasuke smirked because that was child's play. He was emo for heaven's sakes! That was his forte! That was all he did with his life! he quickly jotted something down and sent it over with Maru.

My heart bleeds red for you
I close my eyes and see you with that smile
The darkness of the night
Is the only comfort I have
I ask the moon what I can do
To have you in my arms
To have my hands run through your
Long, silky, perfect hair…..

Shikamaru hadn't realized just how obsessed Sasuke was with the whole long hair thing. That would explain why Shikamaru couldn't find any of his hair bands. Though, he had to admit that he was glad that Sasuke liked his hair. Shika sighed, folding the poem up and hid it in his pocket.

Tip 3: Get him his favorite flowers

"My love! I bring you flowers!"

Shikamaru watched as Sasuke sent the stalker flying again.

"Hey!" he cried out once Sasuke knocked the flowers of his stalker from his hands.

"Here, I got you black magic roses." Sasuke flushed as he pushed his bouquet of roses into Shikamaru's hands. Shikamaru looked down at the bouquet with shock, his eyes going from Sasuke to the flowers, to back to Sasuke, unable to say anything. Sasuke shifted nervously, beginning to lose patience at Shikamaru's silence.

"If you don't like them as much as the one that the stalker was giving you just tell me." He snapped, before storming away before Shikamaru could do anything.

Shikamaru shook his head before looking down at the flowers. He figured he should go back to the room and put them in water before they died.

Tip 4: Serenade him

It had been a long and tiring day and he hadn't seen Sasuke the whole day. He wasn't' even sure if he had slept in the room last night. Had he been hurt about the flowers? Shikamaru had just been shocked that Sasuke actually knew his favorite flowers. Shikamaru had to admit that no one had gone out of the way to get him to go out with them, and the stalker did not count.

"Here we go again! I kind of want to be more than friends! So take it easy on me, I'm afraid you're never satisfied. Here we go again, we're sick, like animals we play pretend, you're just a cannibal"

Shikamaru rushed over to the window, already knowing that it was Sasuke that was singing. He really just had to see it for himself, that Sasuke was singing….to him…..He saw the other people peeking out from their windows to see what was going on. Did he just call him a cannibal?

" and I'm afraid I won't get out alive, no I won't sleep tonight, oh oh, I want some more, oh oh, what are you waiting for, take a bite out of my heart tonight, oh oh, I want some more, oh oh, what are you waiting for, what are you waiting for, say good bye to my heart tonight,"

Shikamaru was bright red as people starting pointing and whispering. Oh god, they were supposed to have stayed down low. This was not a good thing, but Shikamaru was really enjoying being serenading. Even if the song could have been a tad more romantic, but what did he expect from the Uchiha? Besides, the song fit the Uchiha better than any other type of song would have.

"here we are again, I feel the chemicals kicking in, it's getting heavy and I want to run and hide, I want to run and hide, I do it every time, you are killing me now, and I won't be denied by you, the animal inside of you, oh oh, I want some more-"

"Alright alright! Come on up! Stop that!" Shikamaru called down, bright red as Sasuke stopped and stared up at him, arm raised up to him with a black magic rose in his hand. Oh god, Shikamaru was finding it hard to resist the Uchiha, who was still a douchebag and still had the emotional growth of a rock. However, he was a better choice than the stalker and he was definitely trying. Maybe Shikamaru was a bit easy…..

"Come, it is getting late," Shikamaru motioned to Sasuke to come up, while everyone else cheered Sasuke on. Shikamaru hid his face in his hands, before shushing everyone around the window and closing it.

"Sasuke! What got into you?" Shikamaru flushed, voice a bit higher and squeaker than usual.

"Did you like the song?" Sasuke asked, a bit timidly. Shikamaru was even more surprised at that.

"Alright, who are you and what have you done with the Uchiha?" Shikamaru asked, hands on his hips.

"Hey! Are you implying I can't be romantic?" Sasuke huffed, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"Yes, that is exactly what I'm implying!" Shikamaru retorted, of course, before Sasuke could snap back, he realized that Shikamaru looked different.

"You have your hair up!" He accused much to Shikamaru's amusement.

"Well, that sold it, you really are Sasuke! Now come on, after that serenade you deserve some food." Shikamaru pushed Sasuke down unto a chair before going into the kitchen.

Tip 5: Last but not least, a gift that comes from the heart

Sasuke knew that he was pretty much on his way of being Shikamaru's boyfriend. The tips that Iruka gave him had actually worked!

"What are you doing here?" Sasuke growled, standing right behind the stalker, who had been right behind Shikamaru constantly lately. Actually, he probably was not around more than usual, but it was just recently that Sasuke was noticing just how annoying the stalker was.

"Ugh…..nothing?" the stalker squeaked, before he went flying across the village.

Sasuke smirked and dusted off his hands, before resuming his walk down the stands. He had to find something to give Shikamaru, a gift. What the hell did he give the Nara? A cloud? A deer? Probably not a stuffed deer because he takes care of dear.

Maybe some hair accessories? Since he did throw away most of Shikamaru's, but then again, Sasuke didn't want Shikamaru to have his hair up…..

Then again, he was a possessive bastard, it went along with being a spoiled brat and all…..maybe it was best to have Shikamaru have his hair up and only down when they were alone!

'jeezh, someone gives in slightly and you already are running all over the place'
'would you just go away?'
'hey! You better give him the best damn gift!'
'Ino? Why are you in my head?'
'Because you are crazy? Besides, we come in a package!'
'FML, all for the pineapple…that's it!'

Sasuke stopped right in front of a stand with all the type of stuffed fruits….since they weren't in animal forms. Actually, now that Sasuke thought about it, why was someone selling toy fruits? What was up with that? Anyways, Sasuke knew that Shikamaru was called pineapple head, because of his hairstyle.

"Hey, could I have that pineapple over there."

It was a cute little pineapple, with bright eyes and a small smile. It kind of reminded him of those veggie tale shows….that he of course did not watch anymore….whatever, so what if he did, he loved tomatoes!

Yes! This was it! This was the last piece! This had to show Shikamaru that he was serious!

Shikamaru was feeding Maru the moment that Sasuke rushed into the room, smirking mischievously.

"What did you do this time?" Shikamaru asked, with a raised eyebrow.

"I have something for you." Sasuke said, before providing the pineapple to Shikamaru.

"Is that a pineapple?" Shikamaru asked, picking up the pineapple and inspecting it.

"I saw it and thought of you. Besides, that is what everyone calls you because of your hair do, right?" Sasuke shrugged, trying to appear nonchalant, but Shikamaru knew better.

"This is the sweetest thing anyone has given me in a long while, and that isn't Ino or Chouji." Shikamaru smiled, hugging the pineapple tightly.

'Proud of you little brother, you've just scored!'
'Good job Uchiha, now you better keep Shikamaru happy!'

"Hey! Karasu! Bushou!"
The moment was ruined by Antonio's knocking and Salvador's calling. Sasuke's eye twitched, while Shikamaru grinned, placing his pineapple on the bed, before going over to open the door.

"Hey, Antonio, Salvador, how did you two find us?" Shikamaru asked, making sure to now allow the other two to see much of the room.

"We heard about the serenading," Salvador smirked.

"I'm famous now then? Come for an autograph?" Sasuke asked as he stepped behind Shikamaru, arm wrapping around Shika's waist.
"You should think going to that contest, Fire Leaf Idol!" Salvador grinned, before Antonio jumped in.

"We were worried for you two, but it seems that you two have made up, then?" he laughed happily.
Shikamaru and Sasuke shared a look, before Shikamaru placed a kick kiss on Sasuke's lips.

"Yes, we have definitely made up. Now, how about we head to the concert?" Shikamaru grinned, grabbing the keys, their jackets, and pulling Sasuke along.

Sasuke was in a state of shock, after all, it hadn't been his first kiss but it had been a while since the last kiss and Karin didn't count. Actually, Sasuke was going to forget that ever happened and try to ignore that he knew such a person.

All that mattered was that Shikamaru had kissed him…..they were so a couple!

Maru back in the room cawed as he looked around, before noticing the pineapple on the bed. Was that pineapple looking at him? Who did that pineapple think he was? Maru huffed, jumping over and gently poking the pineapple, because he was not stupid, and knew he would get in a lot of trouble if anything happened to the pineapple.

He heard a noise back out the window and flapped over, wondering just what that creeper was doing now. He had noticed the creepy guy looking at his master's mate. He always did his best to peck at him and poop on him, because no one messed with something that belonged to an Uchiha, and that iswhat Shikamaru was now. Shikamaru now belonged to the Uchihas and they protected their own.

Maru glared at the creeper, before cawing over to a bunch of birds to poop on the guy. Let him follow his masters now! Hah!

Maru turned around and found the pineapple looking at him still. He sighed and flapped over, nestling down on the bed right next to the pineapple, before falling asleep.

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To be Continued

Yep, that pineapple, I want it….hahaha, I only really wanted that pineapple and I really needed to have them be a couple kind of not really…..