And Outside

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"So you just lay here?"

"Yup."

"You just lay there and stare at clouds?"

"Pretty much."

"For how long?"

"Until I fall asleep."

He was something else. He really was. She looked down at the young man lying down in front of her. He was flat on his back and his hands tucked underneath his head.

"Doesn't that get boring after a while, Shikamaru?"

He gave his head two slow shakes, "Nah. It's relaxing. Come down and join me."

She shouldn't. She had too much running around to do and not enough time to do it. But she was going to comply to his request anyway. Because it was him. How could she deny the kid with that stupid grin plastered on his face?

She got down next to him and settled herself into the soft grass. She interlaced her fingers together and settled her hands onto her stomach.

She looked to the side to catch a glimpse of the lump next to her and smiled. His eyes were closed, his lashes barely touching the skin beneath his eyes. His chest rose and fell in a steady rhythm. Seeing him like this almost made her want to pass right out and sleep for hours. She wasn't above sleeping outside anyway.