Meeting
A/N: Episode 216 had ShikaSaku moments! This is one of those moments, written how it should be gone…
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"And that's how it ended."
Sakura laughed.
"That's…"
Her voice cut out as Shikamaru made a shushing motion, his eyes drawn to a familiar orange-clad figure jumping over the rooftops.
"Naruto!" he whispered and motioned to behind Sakura. Sakura nodded. If Konoha's Number One Most Unpredictable Ninja found out about their meeting…well, the whole village would know within a few seconds. It was time to use the "discovery" conversation to pre-empt any Naruto-caused nonsense.
"Did I keep you waiting?" Sakura asked.
"Not really. I just got here."
"Thank goodness! Well, here you go."
Sakura handed a small envelope to Shikamaru.
"Don't forget that I handed it to you."
"Yeah, yeah…How troublesome." The lazy chunin grumped.
Sakura laughed. They were supposed to be putting on an act…but she couldn't help it. The sour expression etched on the genius' face was just so…Shikamaru.
"Is he gone yet?" she whispered.
"Wait just a minute!"
The yell that pierced the air answered her question. The pink-haired kunoichi cringed as Naruto bounded up the stairs. Shikamaru caught her eye and sighed, then nodded. Both shinobi turned towards the sound in unison.
"Huh?"
"What the hell do you two think you're doing? In secret, without telling me?"
"Naruto?" Sakura queried. Shikamaru grunted in a questioning tone, and Sakura fought the urge to roll her eyes. She had never seen someone who found it even too troublesome to talk.
"That's terrible! Terrible, Sakura-chan! You won't even go on a date with me!" Naruto whined.
"What nonsense are you talking about now?!" Sakura yelled.
Naruto gulped as Sakura towered over him.
"I'm sorry Sakura-chan! It was just a misunderstanding!" He squeaked. Upon taking one more look at Sakura's expression, the Genin yelped and dove back down the stairs.
"What a waste…" Shikamaru muttered. "Going through all that troublesome acting when simple violence would have sufficed…"
Sakura laughed.
"Only because it was Naruto, otherwise I'm sure your plan would have worked."
She walked back to the bench and sat down, leaning her head on Shikamaru's shoulder.
"Now where were we, Shika-kun?"