Drabble #4!! Hurray!!! ::happy dance::
YaoiloverS, Nico-Chan (So much praise!!!), Nami, Anjo (::will wait till next summer::), cajun cat, Toboe, LazEbum, Gaara-is-mine (Ahh, I'm going to just keep this story drabbles. Sorry), Distant-Kit
Thank you for the inspiration, Yaoilover S. Your idea was so cute! I did change it a little bit, though...gomen!! And LazEbum, I'll be using your idea for the next drabble. Thanks a bunch, you two!
Drabbles under 1,000 words. This story is strictly drabbles.
Unbeta'd. What, were you expecting something new??
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ShikaNaru Darbble #4 (963 words)
Crayon Clouds
Shikamaru sighed heavily, eyeing the darkening sky through his window as rain began poruing down from the heavens. The constant drop!drop!drop! against the glass had Shikamaru frowning, but he turned away from the dark afternoon sky and continued unpacking, pulling small trinkets out of large boxes and wondering just when he'd acquired so much junk.
His mother had probably bought a lot of it, he mused mentally, glancing with disinterest at the small ceramic set of porcelin toads that rested ontop of his other things, surrounded by wads of newsprint to prevert them from breaking. Ah, this was so troublesome, Shikamaru thought, mustering a glare at the seven or so boxes that littered the clean room, taking up a great deal of the wooden floor. A small part inside of Shikamaru filled with warmth when he realized Naruto's clothes had been packed in with his own.
After eight months of serious dating, Shikamaru and Naruto had decided to take their relationship to the next level and actual live together. Well, it was more like Naruto turned puppy-dog eyes on him when he'd informed the blond that moving was too troublesome for a guy like him. Of course, Naruto had succeeded, pulling Shikamaru along with him as they went apartment searching.
Shikamaru pushed aside the happy memory of Naruto, eyes wide and excited and so amazingly blue, smiling at him, Shikamaru, when they had signed the lease. It had to have been one of the most beautiful things Shikamaru had ever seen, and he secretly hoped he'd continue to get to see that lovely sight for a very long time.
Pikxing up another box and moving it to the largedresser in the corner of the room, Shikamaru began to rummage through it slowly, brushing aside books and an old shougi board (he'd take it out later and set it up, of course) and some pictures of his family. Yep, his mother had most definately packed his things. Thanking her would be troublesome for Shikamaru but he'd rather have his mother in his good graces than on his case like she always was with his father.
"Hm?" Shikamaru hummed quietly, shoving aside a large, leather bound book to pick up a piece of folded paper, yellowed with age and corners bent and crumpled. He unfolded it, staring closely as his eyes followed light blue swirls of crayonmarks that littered the page. Then he glanced towards the window, taking in the rainy, dreary atmosphere of the afternoon, then back at the picture in his hand and he smiled. Very softly.
Shikamaru, who had just turned seven, had escaped his birthday party, finding all of the kids too loud and noisy for his taste. Plus they had eaten all of his cake and taken large scoops of his icecream. And their presents! They had all been too troublesome to deal with, so, when Shikamaru was sure his mother wasn't looking, he'd slipped out, heading towards the grassy fields and blue skys. However it appeared the day was against Shikamaru, for as soon as he had flopped his small body onto the warm grass, the clouds became heavier and heavier until they were blocking the warm sun and casting out cold, large raindrops.
Shikamaru had scowled and retreated to the shelter of a nearby tree, sighing tiredly and resting his cheek in his palm.
"..Shikamaru..?" Came the quiet, surprised voice to his right. Shikamaru frowned when he realized he'd found company, but turned to give Naruto a bored look. The blond was soaking wet and Shikamaru assumed he'd been caught in the downpour. When he was prompted by the short blond as to why he was sitting here, all alone, Shikamaru frowned and responded that he'd just come to watch the clouds but now he couldn't. Oddly enough, he'd just received a wide smile and a quick wave as Naruto sprinted off, disappearing in the heavy fall of rain. What a weird guy.
Shikamaru tried counting rainddrops, but that was such a hassel, and then he'd tried staring at the dark clouds, but those weren't really interesting, and so he'd decided to glare tiredly at his surroundings. It was close to thirty minutes later when, to Shikamaru's hidden surprise, Naruto returned, clothes hanging heavy with rain and mud splattered over his legs. Shikamaru figured he'd been running as he noticed the blond's irregular breathing.
"Here." Naruto had said brightly, unfolding a piece of paper from his pocket and handing it to the pony-tailed birthday boy. On the page were swirls and twirls of blue crayon, creating three large clouds andfour little ones. There was also the hurried attempt at coloring the rest of the white page bright blue. Looking up, confused, Shikamaru was only met with a smile.
"Because you wanted to watch the clouds."
Shikamaru couldn't help the small chuckle as he looked fondly on the old piece of paper, thinking that it was probably the best birthday present he could ever remember getting.
"Oi! Shikamaru!" Naruto called, poking his head in from the hallway and catching his boyfriend staring at something. "Whatcha lookin' at?"
And as Naruto peered over his shoulder, he could almost feel the heat coming off of the boys embarrassed face. Naruto sputtered, cheeks darkening as he remembered and he laughed.
"You still have that??" Shikamaru looked up from blue crayon to stare into infathomable blue depths that couldn't be described with just the word 'blue'. Naruto blushed quietly, squirming under the steady gaze of his boyfriend.
"Of course." Shikamaru responded, pulling his boyfriend towrds the bed.
"What're we doing?" Naruto asked, chuckling, when Shikamaru held his arm above their reclined bodies, the picture in it's grasp and turned towards them.
"Watching the clouds." Shikamaru responded.
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YAY! Sap! Aww..thank you again, Yaoilover S. I hope I somehow got scross what you wanted to. This chapter makes me smile! I hope the flashback wasn't too confusing. ::sweatdrop:: Never really done one before...::knife::
Naruto- I thought the ending was cute...when he held up the paper...
Really?? Kawaii!! Me, too! I hope I didn't make him too OOC!