Hidden Feelings, Hidden Lives

by Empress of Yaoi

Shikamaru has a secret, and it's distracting him from his duties as well as pushing him away from his friends. Kakashi decides to stick his nose in, but this time the copy ninja may have bitten off more than he can chew. His own secrets are at stake... Rated M for later chapters, WARNING: this fic contains yoai and strong language.

13. Guilt

AUTHORS NOTE: Please R&R, makes me squeal like a fangirl, also, still looking for Beta
Warnings: This is one of those chapters why the whole story is rated M :P

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Hidden Feelings, Hidden Lives

Chapter 13: Guilt

XOXOX

The bed shrieked, joining in the loud symphony of moans, groans and the occasional swear.
"A-a-aah!"
The woman's back arched as her orgasm flooded all her senses. Her tightening muscles pushing his release as well. He collapsed on top of her, panting as he tried to catch his breath.
After a while he pulled out, moving to lay beside her.

Kurenai turned her head to smile at her lover, "That was the third time, " She panted, "Never knew you had this much stamina…"

"Only for you…" He brought up a hand to caress the side of her cheek.

"Uhuh, so…. Care to tell me what's going on now?"

He withdrew his hand from her cheek, dropping his arm over his eyes in one fluid move as he dropped to his back.

"Asuma…?"

He merely grunted.

"Asuma!" She all but yelled, sitting up in bed.

He lifted his arm slightly to glance up at her before dropping it back over his eyes again, "Shikamaru came to see me today…"

"He beat you a shogi again?" She smiled, no matter how many revanches her lover got, Shikamaru would always win.

"We didn't play. He… Said he needed to tell me something…"

Kurenai blinked. This man in her bed sounded less and less like the Asuma she knew, "What was it?"

"It was… Very personal. I don't think he'd like the idea of me telling someone. But… I was an ass to him."

Now this was surprising, "To Shikamaru? But he's like a son to you, isn't he? Or… A younger brother, at least…"

"Exactly."

"Asuma, I don't understand any of this at all…"

"It's… Never mind. It doesn't matter. Let's just get some sleep, okay? I'm exhausted."

He turned away from her, effectively putting an end to the conversation.
Kurenai shrugged and lay back down too, but it would be a long time before either of them would drift off to sleep.

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A/N Short, but I felt like I needed to put this in anyway. I can't deal with Asuma being only an ass for the whole story, so his guilt might just seep through to Shikamaru in time.
Review, tell me what you think, should I keep the suspension or do you want me to have the two make up already? (since making out is obviously out of the question, hehe)