Hey! I've decided I'll let you all help me out with the next ones!! If you'd be so kind as to leave a subject in a review, I'd be able to write a drabble about it. Make sense? Ahh...I didn't think so. Uhm, well...maybe someone will understand ::stabs self:: x.x

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ShikaNaru Drabble #3 (423 words)

Staring Contest

Shikamaru realized he'd never get tired of watching things. Because watching was nice and quiet and untroublesome. Now participating was a whole different story, because that ment actually doing something, an idea Shikamaru wasn't too keen on. Watching clouds didn't really involve anything: just soft grass and a cool breeze and endless masses of sky and clouds and the every-now-and-then bird to fly over head. Watching white shapes drift lazily across the sky was a spectator sport entirely.

However, there was something else that captured Shikamaru's attention as much as clouds, if not more. And this 'something else' happened to be the object of Shikamaru's current gaze.

Shikamaru watched, oddly entranced, as Naruto frowned, opening his mouth to make an 'o' before closing it softly, cocking his head to the side, squinting through almost-closed eyes, opening his mouth again, sighing, running a tan hand through unruly hair, puckering his lips foward in thought, murmering to himself quietly, and repeating the process all over again.

Definately much more interesting than clouds. Shikamaru wondered if he could get Naruto to make all those faces again. And in the same order. Across from him, Naruto crossed his arm, blowing out an irritated sigh and shooting Shikamaru a hooded glare through blond bangs. Shikamaru continued to stare, looking bored, cheek resting on a calloused palm as put-off blue eyes roamed over him before locking his gaze. Shikamaru didn't really like it when his staring objects would catch him, but he didn't really mind this particular one.

It sent a tiny thrill of pleasure through Shikamaru when Naruto would look at him, really look at him, and Shikamaru tried hard to hold back the tiny smile that wished to be made known. There was something so much more intimate about the blond's gaze that it made something inside of Shikamaru flop uncomfortably. It was so very troublesome.

Naruto huffed and returned his attention to the thing at hand. Shikamaru snorted quietly when Naruto made all the faces again, causing the blond boy to cry out how annoying his boyfriend was being today and wouldn't it make things easier if he would just help him a little bit?? Shikamaru never resisted the ruge to roll his eyes at something the boy would say, which had Naruto cheering happily when Shikamaru reached over and moved Naruto's shougi piece for him.

"Thank you, Shikamaru!"

Naruto smiled beautifully as he caught Shikamaru's eyes and they shared another intimate look. Yeah, he didn't mind watching Naruto. And participating really wasn't all that bad.

XD I hate that ending. Really. But more to come out soon (depending if people understood my Author's Notes...::sweatdrop::)

Naruto- You're so confusing...

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