Naruto Primer Lost Chapter: Team Asuma
Finding Nemo
This was already written but we didn't submit it because we didn't have chapters for everyone else's teams at the time and we didn't feel like writing them. Now we do so don't worry.
Shikamaru was sitting in his room being indifferent when his ninja senses started tingling. He opened the door to his room to find both Chouji and Ino standing there.
"Shikamaru!" said Chouji. "Ino has something to say!"
Chouji pushed Ino forward a little. "Er…I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for putting make-up on you while you were sleeping." She said. "It's just that… your hair is so long…you should get it cut…"
"It's okay." Said Shikamaru.
"Really?" Ino said happily. "No hard feelings?"
"Hard feelings are troublesome." Shikamaru answered.
"Good!" said Chouji. "Because I brought over a movie!"
"Let's watch it!" said Ino.
"Whatever." Said Shikamaru with a shrug as the three of them went into the living room area because that's where the television was.
"What movie is it?" Ino asked.
"Finding Nemo!" Chouji answered. "I got it for Christmas but I haven't watched it yet. Well, actually, I HAVE seen it in the theater…I think twice but I haven't watched it at home or seen all the special features!"
"Turn it on then!" said Ino.
The hour was approaching 8:30 as Shikamaru, Ino and Chouji were all still sitting around the television watching Finding Nemo. Shikamaru looked like he could potentially fall asleep at any moment and Finding Nemo just wasn't invigorating enough for him. Ino and Chouji, on the other hand, were attentive.
"Shikamaru, you're asleep!!" yelled Ino suddenly as she hit him with a pillow.
"No I'm not." Said Shikamaru, swatting the pillow away.
"Yes you are!" said Chouji. "Your eyes were closed!"
"No they weren't." Shikamaru said even though he was lying.
"Stay awake!" commanded Ino. "It's no fun if you miss the end of the movie and then have to ask us tomorrow what happened…hey! Wake up!!" She hit him with the pillow again.
"I AM awake." Shikamaru said.
"Can we rewind it?" asked Chouji. "I missed a little bit while you were yelling at Shikamaru and I think it was important."
"Honestly, Shikamaru, I don't see how you can be so tired at only 8:30!" Ino said as she started looking around for the remote. "Where's the remote? I can't find it!"
"Just look harder." Said Shikamaru.
"You have to help me find it!" said Ino, standing up and pulling off the cushion on the couch and throwing it across the room.
"You're making a mess." Said Chouji but she pushed him off his cushion and pulled that one up too. Unfortunately, there was no remote to be found.
"Shikamaru, you have to get up now!" said Ino.
"Just use the VCR." Said Shikamaru since he wasn't about to move.
"No!" said Ino. "I would think that your family would have remotes all over the place. I'm surprised you don't carry one around with you all the time!"
"Let's just watch the movie." Said Chouji because he didn't want to bother Shikamaru anymore.
"But now I've missed a lot of it!" said Ino as she groaned and just walked up to the VCR and MANUALLY pressed the button! OH NO!
After it was sufficiently rewound, Ino went back to her seat to find that Shikamaru had his eyes closed AGAIN!!
"SHIKAMARU, wake up!!" yelled Ino as she continuously hit Shikamaru with a pillow.
"I AM awake." Shikamaru said.
"Come on, Shikamaru." Said Chouji. "We're all watching this movie to make up for Ino making you pretty like a girl."
"What?" said Shikato as he walked in the room.
"Nothing!" said Shikamaru, Chouji and Ino all at the same time.
"Shikamaru, are your friends going to be sleeping over?" asked Shikato. "Shouldn't you be getting in bed?"
"I don't think they're sleeping over." Shikamaru answered. "But I'm going to bed soon."
"All right, but don't forget to lock all the doors and shut all the lights off because I'm going to bed now." Said Shikato as he yawned and then walked out of the room on his way upstairs.
"Shikamaru, your family is so lame!" said Ino. "You all go to bed before 9:00."
"So?" said Shikamaru. "What time is this movie going to be over at?"
"Probably 9:45." Said Chouji, looking at the clock.
Shikamaru groaned. "I don't know about that." He said. "It was bad enough that I had to wake up today with make-up on my face but now you're making me go to bed late."
"I said I was sorry!" said Ino. "Didn't you say that you weren't going to have any hard feelings?!"
Shikamaru didn't really answer. He looked like he was going to sleep.
"Shikamaru, if you don't stay up for the rest of the movie then I'm going to put more make-up on you." Ino threatened.
"I AM awake." Shikamaru said, glaring at Ino.
The movie continued. Ino and Chouji shared tears, laughs and a few angry moments. But Shikamaru wasn't there for all that. He fell asleep. Ino felt that it was useless to try to wake him up so she just ignored him and tried to watch the movie.
"That was a great movie!" said Ino, standing up and stretching after it was all over. "It had such a happy ending! I'm glad Nemo got home and his dad lightened up!"
"It was so happy!" said Chouji, dabbing his eyes with a tissue. "Shikamaru will be sad that he missed it."
They looked over at Shikamaru who was lying down on the couch in such a fashion that you knew he was never going to wake up. Ever.
"What, should we just leave or something?" asked Ino.
"Should we turn the lights off and lock the door?" Chouji said.
"No!" said Ino. "Let's not just because Shikamaru didn't stay up to watch the movie with us!"
"Yeah but you did put make-up on him against his will." Chouji reminded her.
"All right, fine." Said Ino. They went around the house and turned off all the lights.
"Should we just leave Shikamaru on the couch like that?" Chouji asked as the two of them started to leave.
"As opposed to…?" Ino led. "Lovingly carrying him off to bed? I think that might be going a little too far, Chouji."
"All right…" said Chouji as he shut the door behind him.