Welcome, welcome. I see that you have found this short story/ drabble fiction. For the following 20 days, I shall provide you with nothing but Neji/Shika goodness (there's not enough of it dammit!). Each day I will post one drabble up to keep this love drug alive. I hope you'll enjoy this as much as I had writing it.-

Authors Side Note: This is dedicated to the wonderful lil kuma over down at I thank her for making me a huge Neji/Shika fan.

:WARNING: this fiction contains Shonen-ai and yaoi. If this isn't your exact cup of tea, please hit the back button. No flaming, thank you very much :

Disclaimer: I wish I did own it...but sadly, I do not.

BurningTree: I'm glad it came out UBER cute

Sakumagoro: Don't worry, I'll write more!

Tenshi-Tara: Yeah I agree, we fans must produce more Neji/Shika! Oh yea, More than a Genius is great -o!

Without further a due, here's the next short story drabble.

Track 2: Hickeys Anonymous

One day later...

Hyuuga Neji yawned in boredom as his sensei talked about a B ranked mission. The constant yells of "Yes, Gai-Sensei!" and "We will do our best!" followed by a flashy smile and a thumbs up. The gray eyed boy sighed, leaning back on the balcony tilting his head back to feel the cooling breeze on his face and neck. Ten Ten, however, just smiled sweetly and sweat dropped at the current situation. Her eyes soften on the two 'twins of insanity' before casting her gaze at Neji.

Jumping back a couple of steps, she gasped in horror like in a cheesy-b horror flick that shows over night. She gradually pointed her long slender finger Neji, clasping her hand over her mouth. Gai and Lee stopped simultaneously to turn at the two teens. Lee was dumbfounded at the sight. Gai immediately took action beyond before the Hyuuga boy could move. Gai graciously twirled in mid air and landed in front Neji. The older sensei grabbed the boy, placing both of his hands on Neji shoulders. Gai's eyes glowed the passion of fire and his face has been stripped from happy to serious.

"Neji. Have you possibly found..." the teacher clutched his hand into a tight fist, making it tremble. Like as if a volcano erupted all hell broke loose.

"OI!" Gai screamed loudly as he pulled Neji into a bear trap hug. "This calls for a celebration!"

"Gai-sensei! Could that be...could be..?" Lee chirpped.

"Yes, Lee. This boy...this boy as found..."

"The Springtime of Youth!" They both sang at the same time. Ten Ten continued stare at the Hyuuga in wide state of shock, trying to figure out why Neji has gotten hickeys before her. Questions flowed like a river from the beautiful beasts from Konoha.

"Since when Neji-kun!"

"For how long! This must be celebrated my boy!"

"I couldn't agree with you more Gai-sensei! This...this gives hope for me and Sakura-chan!"

"Keep at it, and you'll have this wonderful Springtime!"

"Yosh, Gai-sensei!"

"Who is this lucky person? We must meet!"

"Yes, Neji-kun! We must meet this wonderful person!" Neji started to wonder why he has bothered to even come to this meeting in the first place, or rather, be with the same team for a number of years. Endless of thoughts came to the teen of how he would obliterate his teacher and his teammate. He stopped mid-way in his killer thoughts to see a figure walking down the alley from the corner of his eye.

Shikamaru whistled a humble tune with his hands in his pockets, looking at the great blue sky. He halted in his tracks to notice Neji was gazing at him vividly. He did the last thing Neji could possibly think of. Shikamaru calmly smiled a flashy smile and gave a thumbs up. His gut laugh echoed throughout the noisy alleyway. This time for sure, Hyuuga Neji will make him pay dearly for what he has done.

Author's Side Note:

Yay! Second drabble is done! REVIEW, I SAY! -hands tea-

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