Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. But I own my OCs.
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
"Jutsus"
"Let's go too. Lazy boy, come with me. You're my escort, right?"
"Geez… What troublesome… Where to?"
It's the duty of a ninja!
Chapter4: The gothic shop!
"I need a new pair of earrings and I want a tattoo. Let's go to the eighth floor."
'Uhm… Definitely the punk one…'
The strange couple took the elevator to the eighth floor. The whole floor was an enormous gothic shop.
"Wow. It's seems that this floor has been built following your likes…"
"That's right, genius."
"What!"
"Our father built this tower following our likes and dislikes. Each of us chose two floors and our father the remaining four."
"Wow… So you chose to build a gothic supermarket and?"
"A disco. Kaori chose the amusement park and the cinema with the park area. Mayumi that useless library and the restaurant. Yukiko the country area and the saloon bar. Our father chose a fast food, a shopping centre, a pool and a hotel. I lost the count of how many couples have made out, and fucked, in here…"
"Geez… Don't make strange ideas…"
"Same for you. You'll have to do it with my dead body. Ah, here we are."
In front of the couple there's a big, enormous man with no hair. He had two earrings, and was wearing a no-sleeveled white shirt. On his shoulder he had a heart with an arrow and a snake. Shikamaru frowned at his gaze.
"Yo, Hank!"
"Ohhhhh! Megumi! It's been a while!"
"Yeah… Listen, I need a new pair of earrings. And I want a tattoo, too."
"Uhm… Ok. And the big guy here?"
"Lazy boy? He's my escort. I wanted a date, and my father gave me this lazy bum, here."
"Ahrahrahr! Escort! Well, you have earrings as well, boy. But they are pretty normal. What about a change?"
"Geez… So troublesome… Yeah. Why not…"
"Ok. Well, there are the earrings. As for the tattoos?"
"No. Absolutely not."
"Hmmm… You're afraid."
"What! I'm not afraid!"
"You're really a weakling… A girl like me takes a tattoo, and you, a man, are afraid of it? Pathetic…"
"… Well, I'll let you see! Tattoo me too, old man!" 'Geez! She's more teasing than Ino! And now? My mother will kill me, when I'll get home… Sheesh… So, so, so troublesome…'
Shikamaru and Megumi began to look for a pair of earrings. At last, Megumi took a pair of gold earrings which resembled two stars surrounded by circles (Note: Like the transmutation circle in Full Metal Alchemist.) and Shikamaru a pair of silver ones which resembled two skulls.
"Wow. Cool ones you chose, lazy bum. Now, for the tattoos…"
Hank handed over to the two youngsters a catalogue, with all the tattoos. After fifteen minutes, the two decided, and handed back the catalogue to Hank, who prepared the tools.
"Who's the first?"
"Me."
"Ohhh… Such courage, lazy bum."
"You'll see… Let's get it on, old man."
"Right. But don't call me old man. I'm only 25. Now, tell me the number of the tattoo you chose."
"#57."
"Wow! Number #57! Are you sure! It's a lot of pain, you know… It's really big…"
"Just do it. I'm a man, right?"
Saying that, Shikamaru smirked to Megumi. Then the noise of the tattooing began. Shikamaru sweated, but never screamed. He just continued to smirk, gritting his teeth. Megumi looked at him disappointed. It was already passed half an hour. After fifty minutes, Shikamaru has finished. Letting out a sigh of relief, he showed proudly his tattoo. It was on his whole arm. It was a dragon flying in the clouds, erupting flames from mouth and nostrils.
"Wow… Quite amazing. It did hurt a lot, I suppose…"
"Yeah. But you said it. I'm a man, right? The only problem is my mother. She'll kill me, when she'll see this thing…"
"… Hank, I changed my mind. I'll take the tattoo another time."
"WHAAAAAAAT!"
The girl started walking towards the elevator, leaving an amused Shikamaru and a laughing Hank.
"Ahrahrahr!"
"I can't believe it!"
"Well, big guy… It seems that the entire tattoo thing was only to tease you. Take it like a test. Ahrahr!"
"Geez… So troublesome…"
"Ehi. Don't be so depressed. She wanted to test your male pride. She seems to like you, know that? Ahrahrahr!"
"Shut the fuck up, Hank!"
Megumi, saying the last phrase, blushed, still turned beside the elevator. Shikamaru gave five to hank and followed her to the elevator. Megumi was waiting for him, her arms crossed, and still blushing and puffing. Shikamaru noticed that, and smirked.
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing… So, the next stop?"
"I want to go to the disco. You're ok with that?"
"Yeah…" 'Suddenly, it's no more so troublesome…'
The elevator reached the disco floor. Suddenly, Shikamaru is trying his best to not be pushed backward from the music. Megumi, instead, walked calmly, and dragged him by the arm. Shikamaru found himself in the chaos of people, music and lights. Megumi started to dance, and Shikamaru did the same.
"Hmph. I bet you've never been to a disco, before…"
"That's true… My dance is so disastrous?"
"It's not that… You're all dizzy… Relax yourself…"
"Hmmm… Uh?"
Shikamaru noticed a familiar mass of hair in the crowd. But he convinced himself that it was only his imagination. Why she would be there? And started back to dance. But after more minutes, he saw them for real. There they were. Ino, Sakura, Hinata and TenTen. And they were heading towards him and Megumi.
"Oh, no!"
"What's the matter?"
"I'll explain it while we run…"
"Run?"
"Kagemane no jutsu!"
Immediately, Shikamaru's shadow stretched and lengthened, and caught twenty boys. Then Shikamaru made them surrounding and jumping forward the girls.
"What did you do?"
"I made us a diversion! Hurry up!"
Shikamaru took Megumi's hand, and started to run away. The sight of two boys flying, said to Shikamaru that the girls were freeing themselves of the detour. The couple took the elevator. They ended in the park-cinema floor. Shikamaru continued to run, and finally hid behind a bush. Shikamaru sighed in relief, and finally noticed he was still stretching Megumi's hand. He released it, blushing. After ten minutes of silence, Shikamaru sighed in relief.
"Phew… That was a close one…"
"Now, can you please tell me what happened?"
"Well… You see, at our village there are some girls who have crushes on me and the other guys, minus Naruto… Bad luck that today they're here…"
"Ahhh… Now I see… They're so terrible girls?"
"You said that… They're kunoichis, after all… And they have some tremendous strength…! Oh, no! They're here! Let's…"
And Shikamaru and Megumi tried to run away, but they bumped into someone.
"Aww… What the…"
"Awww… I'm sorry… I wasn't… Shikamaru! What happened to your earrings! And what's that thing on your arm!"
"Megumi?"
"Naruto!"
"Kaori?"
"Have you seen them as well!"
"Yeah, we too…"
Form behind a bush and a tree, showed up also Neji, Sasuke, Mayumi and Yukiko.
"All here for the same thing, I guess…"
"If you're talking about the girls, you're right…"
"We must hurry up! They're…"
"Sasuke-kun!"
"!" 'BUSTED!'
Continue…
In the next chapter…
Well, we saw Naruto's and Shikamaru's appointment… Remains Neji and Sasuke. Let's start with pupil-less eyes guy, first. Yukiko is quite a country girl, and she wants Neji to… Stay tuned.
Questions that will be surely asked.
Hey. But how can the girls be in the same place at the same time? They're not. Read carefully, and you'll see that there's time difference between the chapters.