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.
Authors Side Note 2: This chapter and some others will be labeled as 'Short Story'. The unlabeled ones will be drabbles. So it might take me longer to do a short story than a drabble, so bare with me :p Thanks.
Author Side Note 3: Ack! Sorry for the late update T.T I had caught a cold (or maybe it was the flu . ) and I was in bed for a long time! But I'm a little better now and I don't have a high fever anymore so, Huzzah!
Yay for reviews!
Sokra: Hmmm, from the way I got this set up, they won't be at eachother for a very long time.
Serialhugglar: Yes, we should all fear the wrath of Gai's and Lee's hickey parties.
Mayfaire: Yep, Shika is one sly dude. Payback is a bitch, that's whatI say XD
Tenshi-Tara: Aww, I bet you don't suck at writing Narufictions T.T Don't get mad at yourself -hands cookies-
: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.
Track 3: Dancing Techniques Galore
(Short Story ONE)
"Do we have to?"
"Yes."
"Tch. So troublesome." Shikamaru said as he walked through his apartment door. He shrugged off his jacket placing it on the near by on his cherry wood coffee table and then flopped down on his sofa. He made a soft 'Hmph' as his head hit the arm of the couch roughly. He propped one leg up putting the other leg over the other one. He closed his eyes, sighing, throwing his arm over his forehead. A few minutes flew by as Shikamaru felt a slight chill on his body.
"Are you gonna stand in that doorway all day? You're letting the cold air in." Neji gently closed the door behind him, locking it security. The Hyuuga clan boy looked to the side with his black brows furrowing. He swallowed softly and cleared his throat.
"So, is it a yes then?" Neji said briefly.
"Well," Shikamaru started to say, "I just don't know.." he finished off.
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"I mean, I just don't like the whole idea of going out dancing."
"What's so bad about going out to dance?"
"Everything. The sweaty bodies, the constant moving, and so on." Neji sighed in frustration, stomping his foot. He crossed his arms, leaning back on the door.
"Shikamaru, for once in our 'strange' relationship, I would like to do something besides watching clouds everyday." The other teen winced in pain as a headache grew larger by the second. And each second that he thinks, the worst it gets.
"Clouds calms me and relaxes me. It gives me something to do."
"I hardly think laying on the grass and sleeping is something to do."
"Speaking of sleeping, I need to get some rest. I have one hell of a headache."
"Shikamaru, stop avoiding the question."
"I'm not avoiding Neji, I'm thinking of what to do." Neji at this comment, gave up. He shook his head and rolled his eyes. He rubbed his temples with his forefingers before speaking again.
"Look, Shikamaru, I'm not going to beg for an answer. Its either a simple 'yes' or 'no'. Which is it?" Still silence filled the air. Breathing from the two teens can be heard and the hands on the clock on the wall ticking with each second. This is a sound that can drive anybody to the point of insanity. The Nara clan boy sighed heavily through his nose, whispered softly a 'No.' Neji on queue flung open the front door.
"Alright. See you tomorrow."
"Hey wait." Shikamaru jolted, peering over the sofa. "Where's my good-bye kiss?" Neji stopped in the doorway, turning around to his love. Neji gave one of his rarest mischief smiles, chuckling in his throat.
"After that little stunt you pulled yesterday, you don't get one." Shikamaru widen his mouth in shock but soon it turned into a small not noticeable pout.
"It wasn't my fault that you invited me to take a shower with you."
"Yeah, but you didn't hav- you know what, forget it. I'll be seeing you." With that, that he closes the door behind him. Shikamaru on the other hand, screamed out loud in annoyance. After staring at the ceiling for what it seems like hours, he turned over and began to sleep.
/Damn you Neji for making me feel guilty/
Ring, ring, ring...
Ring, ring, ring...
Shikamaru stirred in his eternal slumber as he heard his telephone ring. It was an annoying ring that filled the boys' ears like shattering glass. He wished Neji was here to answer the phone, because, he just don't feel like answering any phone calls at this moment. The ringing had ceased, only to start back up again. The teen yawned, rolling onto his feet and made his way to the quite noisy phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey."
"Neji..." The sound of Neji's name rolled off his tongue naturally and yet his heart pounded for this particular teen. Yes, he felt uneasy with their earlier confrontation and yes, he felt that he has taken things the wrong way over his messily little headache. Shikamaru heard a slight clearing of the throat taken away from his thoughts.
"Shikamaru, I decided not to go out and dance." Shikamaru was quite taken by this however, he couldn't help asking the obvious.
"Why not?"
"I had come to a conclusion, really." This caught the Nara boy off guard. Before he could say anything , once again, Neji cut him off. "I came to the conclusion that you can't dance, Shikamaru. That's why you wouldn't give me an answer right of the bat. Tell me I'm wrong, cause I love to hear it." Shikamaru's mouth gapped open. Utterly speechless, he smirked and shut his eyes, defeated.
"After two years of being together, Neji, I thought you would have known."
"Well sometimes, you just don't notice things until they are thrown in your path." Shikamaru clicked his teeth. Neji did have a point, but he doesn't like it when he's wrong."Really, Shikamaru its no big deal. Why didn't you ask me to teach you how to dance?"
"Because it will be a wasted effort with my lazy ass." A heavenly laugh could be heard through the receiver. It was soothing to Shikamaru and it let him know that there's something human in the Hyuuga teen, not a heartless bastard that everyone claim think.
"You know, Neji. You should laugh more often." the shadow teen could feel Neji's 'true' smile even though he can't see it. And that made Shikamaru happy.
"I only smile for you, Koi.." Nothing was said after that.
After some more explaining and what Neji was going to do the rest of the night, Shikamaru stared in his bathroom mirror, looking like he was bored out his mind.
"This is ridiculous." He puffed and rolled his dark brown eyes, opening the medicine cabinet to fix himself up for the night. If Shikamaru knows better than anybody, this was going to be a long painful night. Shikamaru blew as he sprayed some cologne that Neji bought him for his birthday. The smell was indeed intoxicating. It gave off a sensual desire of honey and strawberries with a mix of malt liquor. The scent filled Shikamaru's mind as he remembered of how he came to like that cologne. Combine sweat, sex and this fragrance, the aura irresistible. Well, that's what Neji come to think of it anyway. He put the blue coloured bottle on his sink, checking over himself once more time. He was wearing a beige cargo slacks with a black leather draw string in the front, his favorite mesh shirt that showed of his toned stomach, despite how inactive he is and his hair pulled back in the usual pony tail. Shikamaru was please the way he looks, even though it is just for practicing dancing in his own apartment.
The Nara teen walked from the bathroom to the living room where he is suppose to set the tone, whatever the hell that means. Grabbing the CD player out his living room closet, he then placed it on the floor near by his coffee table. As disturbing as it might sounds, he even place some massaging lotion on the table. Cause with Neji, there is no telling what he concocting up his sleeve. He lit five 3-wick vanilla candles around the dancing area. High and low he put one up out of reach just in case something goes wrong, such as tumbling to the bedroom or bathroom. He laughed to himself knowing how predicable Neji is. Hell, it could take not even five minutes just to get Neji in that mood. And if he sees an opportunity, he's more than willing to take it.
He sat down on his couch just to get back up again to answer his welcoming guest. He prep himself once more before swinging the door open. What he saw was a magnificent beauty before him.
Neji wore an off white button-down shirt with the bottom buttons undone to see his navel, a pair of really tight navy blue low-ride leather pants, that hugged his slender hips and the most beautiful part of his whole outfit was that he has his long raven hair down. A couple of bangs hung over the side of his face, accenting his grey colored eyes that glowed in the moonlight. Now it was Shikamaru's turn to be predicable. He melted in a puddle of goo when Nejitook his hand touching the other teen cheek softly and gently. Neji stroked his face before he started to lean in like he was about to kiss his Koi, however, he stopped when his lips was barely touching Shikamaru's, and his breath feathered on them casually.
"I hope you won't be gawking at me all night like that. It would be quite troublesome to deal with." Shikamaru's eyes fluttered. His eyes dilated in and out not fixating on nothing simple, fore, there was a difficult rival at his door.
"You..did this on ..purpose." The shadow teen said, breathing unevenly.
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. We'll see later tonight though. Actions speak louder than words, ne Shikamaru? Cause the way it looks of it, you'll won't be holding out for long." With that he pushed aside Shikamaru letting himself in. Neji turned back around to the other boy, tapping him on the shoulder.
"Comon, we got work to do." the Nara clan nodded and closed the door.
"Arg. Shikamaru move your feet! Not like that, like this. Don't be so stiff, move your hips too. Ugh! Shikamaru are you even trying?"
"Yes, I am."
"It don't look like your trying at all."
"I am, Neji."
"Then why you look like you have a stick up your ass?" Shikamaru huffed at the comment. He placed his head on his hand, getting a familiar pain from earlier before. He slumped on the couch, resting his head on the soft cushioning pillow. Neji also followed the other boy on the sofa as he sat beside him hanging his head down. Six straight hours and no progress, Neji had started to think this was a hopeless idea in the first place. The candles were getting low, the CD that was in the player began to repeat itself and the air conditioning wasn't working. The Hyuuga teen ran his hand through his raven locks, trying to come up with some sort of an idea to make Shikamaru dance better. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks coming from a 24-story building. He got up to his CDs and changed it in the player. He hit the forward button a couple a times until he reached his song. Neji pushed the pause button, going towards the tired boyfriend of his.
"Shikamaru.." the lazy boy didn't flinch. That is until he felt some weight in his lap. He peaked open his eyes to see a pair of grey pools staring down on him, wanting him to do something. Neji doesn't know how damn sexy he looks just by looking at almost anything, Shikamaru noted. Neji leaned forward, brushing a kiss across Shikamaru's lips. He did it again, making sure he got his koi full attention. It didn't take long for them to start battling it out with their tongue. Twisting every way possible, tasting each other mouths hungrily. Shikamaru's hips started to buckle underneath the other teen as Neji hands roamed about under the mesh shirt. The Hyuuga boy stopped, reopening his eyes again.
"I have a way to help you dance." it took Shikamaru a while for is brain to register what his love was saying to him. He raised his eye brows, still having his eyes closed.
"What's that?" There was no need for Neji to say anything, cause Shikamaru felt a large bulge on his thigh. Shikamaru smiled one his rarest smiles to his beloved. "So its that huh?"
"Mmhmm."
"I thought you was the one said that I wasn't going to be holding out for long, but in fact its you."
"That maybe true, but at least I thought of something. Consider this 'dance' as a Waltz. Dancing on our free will, no one is stopping us. The night goes on forever in one simple stride with our destinies intertwined together. We're testing our bond to see what it's worth. Twirling and spinning while we make our song together. We whisper sweet nothingness back and forth. The night is young, and we might as well dance till our hearts content." Shikamaru never thought about this, hell, he didn't know Neji was so...so...
Instead of using words, he kissed Neji on the cheek. He smiled once more before the candles burnt out.
"Waltzing sounds like a troublesome dance...but...I have no objections."
Author's Side Note:
Waff Its done! I hope you like this one! Sorry about the page breaks, I was trying to separate some of the paragraphs so they won't be so confusing (sweatdrop) Don't forget to review and leave some Kleenex behind! -sniffs-
Next Track: Dominance: Seme or Uke?