CHAPTER 14
Seventh Grade, Age 13
Shikamaru POV
"You're heavy." I lifted my head from the dirt of the ground. The troublesome tomboy added more pressure on her bottom onto my back. For a small person, she sure can be heavy. I didn't she's doing this on purpose since the guys asked me to play football with them. Worst idea ever.
All because they let Tayuya join in. And she played against my team.
"So you won't tell me?" I can tell by her voice that she was getting pissed. Just by her deep voice. The manly tone that my mother uses when I don't clean my dishes for dinner or making up my bed.
"Get off me." A frustrated sigh exhaled from my lips. This was getting annoying. I used my arms to push my upper body up. But her weight dragged my back down. Man. If I can cuss her out. Terrible thing to do when it's in the park where grown ups be socializing. Any of myparent's friends will hear and be in shock if I ever burst my bubbles.
"Don't make me hit you." Her brow arched. She would hit him. Damn.
"C'mon guys! Stop fooling around!" The guys called out from a distant.
"Love birds, where's the ball." Oh yeah. The ball. I Ignored that extra weight and searched around for the ball. Even in this position, it was hard to look for the ball. Suddenly, a harsh pull tugged my hair.
What is her problem?!
"Get! Off! Me!" I just had it. I flipped her over. Pinned her down to the ground. Hoping that my face shows her that I'm being dead serious. While glaring at her the best I can, she stared at me with a blank face. What's with her?
"Ami told me that you like someone." What's it to her if I do? I dropped the attitude that was wrinkling my face. This was pointless. I stood up, leaving her on the ground. Walking further back in the bushes, I found the ball on the ground. I picked it up. By the time I turned, something raveled me up. I looked down to see red.
"Tayuya? You're getting annoying." I acted as if she was some type of plague. My arms opened out in the air while my shoulders stiffen. I felt her slight squeeze on the back of my sweater. She wiped her face off my sweater. I'm not no tissue.
"Is it not enough to be annoying." Like a cat, my ears slightly twitched to pick up her low voice. My head cocked sideways. I didn't understand her at the moment. Actually I don't understand woman period. Well, she isn't a woman. She's a...
"A-Ah!" Pain. Pain! Pain in the neck! My legs stumbled back as if fail to be in my control. My butt connected to the grassy surface of the floor as I folded my body like a curling armadillo. Why would she do that?! She's a ... A demon! She punched me! In my gut!
All I remember before passing out is the frown that she pulled on her lips.
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Walking home in the dusk of dawn was peaceful. But my stomach didn't agree on taking the journey home. Every step I took, the spark of beeped in my stomach. I need some ice.
By the time I made it home, I headed to the kitchen. I felt so much relief when the ice pack touched my stomach. I went to my room, removing the sweater off me. Before laying on the bed like a lazy fool, an envelope caught my eye. I picked it up to see a hour glass stamp.
I opened the envelope to pull out a line paper.
It's from Temari.
The ache in my belly went away. Not my heart started beating itself up.
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