Colors
By MaroonSorrow
( Shikamaru/ Naruto)
Part 1: Warm
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Flames shall be used to fry stereotypes. I suggest you read
" What Bothers Shikamaru" before/after reading this.
Colors....
Today, Shikamaru is sitting in class with Naruto. The teacher is preaching something about the expression of the soul... the vibrancy of colors....Shikamaru is lazily gazing out the window, watching cotton clouds meander across the light summer sky.
He smiles lazily, an almost cynical smile as the teachers' words register.
These are the same people who easily overlook the most vibrant colors of all; the blue of Naruto's eyes and the gold set in his hair.
Colors....
They have to write an poem, apparently. The topic is, of course, their favorite color.
" You have twenty minutes to make a rough draft!" yells the teacher. So everyone grumbles and then they start working.
Except for Shikamaru.... internally debating between gold and blue, he glances in Naruto's direction, where sunlight glints off sunny hair.
Gold, then.
Like lightning from rain clouds or sun illuminating a Go board. A warm, bright, royal color...
Like a phoenix of legend running from hunters or a prized piece of metal...
Like the dusty trophies in Shikamaru's gray room...
And, the obvious one: Like the shining hair of a slightly dense blond.
Shikamaru starts writing.
Twenty or so minutes later the teachers barks out " Find a partner!"
Immediately, twenty or so girls dive at Sasuke, causing chaos as they desperately fight to get to Sasuke.... who walks over to Neji.
As the cat fight dissipates, everyone starts to pair up. A stray Sasuke groupie wanders over to Shikamaru. " You probably like... like gray or something," she snickers, glancing at his paper.
" Gold...? That isn't even really a color... " The stray wanders back to her group, who all look over at him and giggle.
The teacher commands "Start peer editing!!"
Shikamaru is now wishing he hadn't written anything....
" I t's so bothersome to find a partner."
But of course, Naruto is sitting by himself.
Before Shikamaru can help it, his legs go on autopilot, sitting him down next to Naruto.
Damn.
Naruto leans over to see what Shikamaru wrote...
And Shikamaru is blushing.
: : : Smart doesn't mean bright: Dense doesn't mean dull: : :
Tbc?
I apologize in advance if it turned out incoherent, this was a random inspiration that hit me.
" Colors" is vaguely a sequel to " What Bothers Shikamaru." The little school setting used in both takes place right before the beginning of Naruto Volume 1. I'm going to be writing another two chapters to "Colors," I think... depends on whether this little known pairing still interests people ... One chapter where Naruto thinks about his favorite color and one where Shika and Naru compare poems...
- as always, Maroon Sorrow