When Shikamaru and Sai arrived back from their mission, they both made their way to Shikamaru's apartment. Temari was in town and had decided to 'house sit' for Shikamaru. And since Sai was gone on the mission as well, Ino thought it was the best time to hang out with Temari without having Shikamaru around. Of course she loved Shikamaru, but she never got to hang out with Temari when it was just the two of them.

As they walked into the apartment, Shikamaru noticed that it was spotless. Not that it had been too messy before, but there wasn't one thing out of place. He smiled. Temari was such a neat freak.

The two took their shoes off and set their bags with their mission gear down. Shikamaru noticed that Ino was not asleep on the couch, so he figured she might have gone home. And before he said anything about it to Sai, he opened the door to his room and saw the two of them sleeping in there. Shikamaru sighed, disappointed that he wouldn't get to sleep in his own bed for another night. Sai approached, standing really closely behind him. Sometimes this guy could be pretty weird. "They are cute, right?" Sai asked.

Shikamaru silently went into the room and grabbed a loose fitting shirt and some sweat pants times two so Sai could have some. "I'm going to shower really quickly. There's another shower down the hall. I guess I'll put out the couch bed and we can sleep there," Sai just had that creepy smile on his face along with a nod.

When Shikamaru finished his shower, he quietly shut the door to his room and got the bed in the living room ready. In no time, he was asleep. Soon, Sai got out of the shower. He picked up the extra blanket placed on his side of the bed and raised an eyebrow. He remembered how Ino and Temari were sleeping. They were sharing a blanket and Temari was hugging Ino. If that's how you become a better friend, he thought he should try to do that with Shikamaru so they could become better friends.. Right?

Ino woke when the sun shone through the windows. She yawned and stretched, disturbing her friend that she forgot she was sharing a bed with. Temari sat up quickly, ready to fight whoever was invading her dreams. "Sorry! It's just me!" Ino spoke, making Temari turn and look at her.

"Oh, good morning." She smiled at her friend and stood, making her way to the restroom. When she returned, Ino was standing in the doorway of the bedroom and the living room and laughing. She waved her friend over to look at what was so funny.

Both of their boyfriend lie there, holding each other as they slept. Temari held in her laugh. "Get the camera..." She said to her friend who was way ahead of her. She snapped a photo, not knowing the flash was on. This stirred Shikamaru and Sai both from their slumbers. When Shikamaru noticed what was happened, he jumped out of the bed, faster than he had ever moved before.

"What the hell, Sai?!" He asked, confusing the other man.

"What is it? Isn't that how friends are supposed to become closer?" The girls laughed even more that this. Ino eve fell to the ground.

"No! That's not how that works!" Shikamaru yelled before running off to the bathroom to hide for a moment.

Sometimes, he was dramatic.

AN: Since that last one was so depressing, I figured I'd make a more light-hearted one. I hope you enjoyed! As much as we love Shikamaru, he can be a little lame sometimes. Just cuddle your friends, okay? Nothing wrong with that. :D