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Chapter Three: Unexpected Questions and Answers
The next day at school, Shikamaru walked up to Shino. He had rehearsed his speech so many times, but he decided to just go ahead and try to ask the question. Well, he told himself. I'll never know the answer unless I ask the question.
"Shino," Shikamaru began. "I have something I wanna tell you, but you must promise not to freak out, okay?"
Shino looked at Shikamaru and nodded. "What is it that you want to ask me, Shikamaru?" he asked the Nara boy.
Shikamaru swallowed the lump in his throat and wiped his sweaty palms on his pants. "Aburame Shino," he began. "I..I..I love you. Would you go out with me?"
Shino's eyes widened in surprise. Oh no, thought Shikamaru. Rejection is around the corner! I just picture it now. I hope it won't hurt so badly!
"Nara Shikamaru," Shino began. "I accept your offer, for I have had a crush on you for the longest time. I just had no way of knowing as how to show you my true feelings. Come now. Let us go to the academy now. We do not want to be late, now do we?"
Shikamaru gasped, then quickly smiled, taking Shino's hand in his. "Yeah, let's go!" he told his new boyfriend as they ran to the academy, still holding hands.
Meanwhile, Sasuke had finally spotted Naruto after many hours of pacing the previous night. What am I going to do? Sasuke began thinking to himself. What if I get nervous and mess up so badly that he takes it the wrong way? What if he rejects me? Well, here goes nothing.
"Naruto! Wait up!" Sasuke yelled. Naruto stopped and turned around, hesitating about what to do. Instead, he decided to stand his ground and be prepared for whatever would happen. I'm prepared for anything he says to me today, Naruto thought to himself. Everything...
"Naruto," Sasuke started. "I love you. Would you consider going out with me?"
Naruto appeared taken aback. Except for that, he finished thinking to himself. He began blushing. "Of course, Sasuke," Naruto replied. "I'll go out with you. Let's go! Otherwise, we're gonna be late for class!"
Sasuke looked over at Naruto as he ran and muttered, "Naruto? Worried about being late for class? Wow, brain warp!" Sasuke shook his head and chased after Naruto and caught up to him, entering the academy.
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