He Thinks...Another Man's Thoughts
By: Violettachan
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and its related characters.
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He Thinks...
She would never be his.
He should be happy though...she finally got what she had pined for practically all her life. They were happy together and gave each other strength.
And she really did need someone. But couldn't HE have been the one to provide her with comfort and support? Well, he had once been in a position to do so, but that was long past now. Did she even think of him anymore, other than the times when they saw each other in passing? Did she know that he had liked, no, loved her for as long as he could remember?
It really wasn't her fault...he had never even given her hints as to how he felt. It was only natural that he would melt into the back of her mind with all of her other old memories. He never had stood out since he had been a little boy and should really be used to it by now.
Depressing. He knew his thoughts were futile. He had run through every scenario that would possibly bring her back to him, and none were really plausible. Barring amnesia that would give her a completely different taste in men, she would never think of him in that way.
Everything was so much easier when they had been children. Even then, she had loved the same man, but at least the feeling wasn't reciprocated. At the time, he had been naïve enough to believe that she would outgrow her feelings and realize that they were far too different for each other. In fact, he had actually thought that his greatest rival was his own team- mate. Laughable. Sure, his team-mate had liked her, but only in the sense of puppy love...nothing that would last long in the face of a famously short attention span.
He had even believed that his solid, unchanging presence would eventually lead her to overcome her timidity. It was laughable to know that what his unchanging support couldn't do in years, Naruto had done in months. The growing confidence she had radiated after only a week of dating the fox boy had been a bright warning to him that she would never be his.
Would things have turned out differently had she known how he felt? Unlikely. Kiba probably always had the better chance when it came right down to it. She really did have questionable taste in men. He could mentally understand that opposites attract, but emotionally could not accept that her quiet beauty could flower under such brash roughness. But blossom she did, for her unadorned fragility had morphed into exquisite grace. And the saddest thing was that it attracted him to her even more.
Though his feelings could do nothing but burn in his heart, he was like a moth being drawn to the light of a flame. He couldn't help himself. He would always watch over her. The bugs he had assigned to keep watch over her, back when they were team-mates, were still shadowing her to this day to let him know if she ever faced life-threatening danger. It didn't matter that his feelings were unrequited, even completely unknown. He would always serve her needs, even if it meant his own death...
Looking back, it was funny that he had a hard time understanding ants when he was a child. Only now did a worker ant's willingness to die for a queen, who probably didn't even know it existed, make sense to him. Perhaps it seemed illogical, or even pathetic, but that didn't matter to him. Knowing that he was doing what he could to maintain her happiness (even if it wasn't with him) was what kept him going. Her smile was what he longed for on missions and his concern for her safety was what had brought him back from the brink of death on more than one occasion.
She was his life-force and she would never be his.
She would never be his and he would love her forever.
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Poor Shino. I love him and yet I torture him.
I never thought twice about Shino until I read a couple of Shino fics. And I'm hooked. He's a total minor character, but I think his mysterious aura is a gold mine for fan fiction writers. There's so much you can do with him. If you know any good Shino fics please let me know (
Thanks to all those who reviewed the first chapter. The common theme seemed to be that it was too short, so I hope this "kind of sequel" makes up for it. So, review for good karma points and let me know what you thought.
Cheers,
Violettachan
By: Violettachan
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and its related characters.
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He Thinks...
She would never be his.
He should be happy though...she finally got what she had pined for practically all her life. They were happy together and gave each other strength.
And she really did need someone. But couldn't HE have been the one to provide her with comfort and support? Well, he had once been in a position to do so, but that was long past now. Did she even think of him anymore, other than the times when they saw each other in passing? Did she know that he had liked, no, loved her for as long as he could remember?
It really wasn't her fault...he had never even given her hints as to how he felt. It was only natural that he would melt into the back of her mind with all of her other old memories. He never had stood out since he had been a little boy and should really be used to it by now.
Depressing. He knew his thoughts were futile. He had run through every scenario that would possibly bring her back to him, and none were really plausible. Barring amnesia that would give her a completely different taste in men, she would never think of him in that way.
Everything was so much easier when they had been children. Even then, she had loved the same man, but at least the feeling wasn't reciprocated. At the time, he had been naïve enough to believe that she would outgrow her feelings and realize that they were far too different for each other. In fact, he had actually thought that his greatest rival was his own team- mate. Laughable. Sure, his team-mate had liked her, but only in the sense of puppy love...nothing that would last long in the face of a famously short attention span.
He had even believed that his solid, unchanging presence would eventually lead her to overcome her timidity. It was laughable to know that what his unchanging support couldn't do in years, Naruto had done in months. The growing confidence she had radiated after only a week of dating the fox boy had been a bright warning to him that she would never be his.
Would things have turned out differently had she known how he felt? Unlikely. Kiba probably always had the better chance when it came right down to it. She really did have questionable taste in men. He could mentally understand that opposites attract, but emotionally could not accept that her quiet beauty could flower under such brash roughness. But blossom she did, for her unadorned fragility had morphed into exquisite grace. And the saddest thing was that it attracted him to her even more.
Though his feelings could do nothing but burn in his heart, he was like a moth being drawn to the light of a flame. He couldn't help himself. He would always watch over her. The bugs he had assigned to keep watch over her, back when they were team-mates, were still shadowing her to this day to let him know if she ever faced life-threatening danger. It didn't matter that his feelings were unrequited, even completely unknown. He would always serve her needs, even if it meant his own death...
Looking back, it was funny that he had a hard time understanding ants when he was a child. Only now did a worker ant's willingness to die for a queen, who probably didn't even know it existed, make sense to him. Perhaps it seemed illogical, or even pathetic, but that didn't matter to him. Knowing that he was doing what he could to maintain her happiness (even if it wasn't with him) was what kept him going. Her smile was what he longed for on missions and his concern for her safety was what had brought him back from the brink of death on more than one occasion.
She was his life-force and she would never be his.
She would never be his and he would love her forever.
======================================================================
Poor Shino. I love him and yet I torture him.
I never thought twice about Shino until I read a couple of Shino fics. And I'm hooked. He's a total minor character, but I think his mysterious aura is a gold mine for fan fiction writers. There's so much you can do with him. If you know any good Shino fics please let me know (
Thanks to all those who reviewed the first chapter. The common theme seemed to be that it was too short, so I hope this "kind of sequel" makes up for it. So, review for good karma points and let me know what you thought.
Cheers,
Violettachan