After the fight between Shikamaru and Temari. Shikamaru hadn't went outside. He just stayed in his room. Wondering why he lost to a kunoichi. He slapped his forhead than laid down.

"Why Why Why? She's a woman! How did I run out of chakra?" Shikamaru heard a knock on the door as he said that.

"What?" No one said anything. Shikamaru sat up and moved over to the door. He stood in front of it waiting for an answer.

"Okay...What?" "...It's nothing." Shikamaru knew that voice. But He had only heard it once during the Chuunin exam. Sounding like Kankuro of the sand village.

Shikamaru opened the door and seen it was, but he was headed down the hall. Shikamaru watched him leave, wondering why he had come all the way to his room.

"Hey SHIKA!" Shikamaru flinched than turned around to see Chouji standing there. "C-Chouji-Chan...You're alrady better?"
"Yes...Are you okay?" "...Yeah..." Shikamaru looked back down at where Kankuro had left, and seen he was no longer there.

"Shika...Let's go get something to eat." "Not hungry." Chouji pouted and Shikamaru.

"Than at least take me for something to eat." "...I'm busy." Shikamaru went back inside his room shutting the door in Chouji's face. He was trying to figure out, of all people, Kankuro Sabaku no was at his door in the middle of the night. Even Chouji came by though, but all he wanted was food.

Shikamaru tried to fall asleep again, calming his mind. But than he heard the knocking again. His eyes opened and he looked to his side at the door. It was slightly opened and he could see something in the crack on the doorway.

Shikamaru made his way over and kneeled down to see what it was. To his surprise it wasn't some dead animal. It were roses. Shikamaru blushed than picked them up and sat them on a desk.

"What a drag." He said. He was confused of who they came from. He was hoping not some fan girl. Shika sighed than remembered Kankuro.

"No...He wouldn't..." Shikamaru sat down on his bed kind of shaking from the shock. He wiped his eyes since he was still half asleep and went outside into the hallway. When he got out there. He seen something laying in the hall.

Shikamaru went over to it. Staring at it through the dark, he could see it was Kankuro's headband. He picked it up.

"Wonder what this is doing here." Shikamaru sighed than stared at it. His heart racing, knowing it was Kankuro now.

Shikamaru went to his room and shut the door, hoping not to be disturbed today, he would give Kankuro the band tomorrow.

"Hey Shika-Kun." Came a voice from behind him. Shikamaru looked over from watching the clouds to see who was approaching him. It was Kankuro.

"May I join?" Shikamaru nodded than Kankuro sat down beside him.

"Nice out today." Shikamaru looked at Kankuro and noticed he was in normal clothes and not that black suit. His paint went all the way from his face to...Who knows...Probably all the way to his feet.

"Why are you here?" Shikamaru asked. Kankuro shrugged.

"Just wanted to see you." Shikamaru looked at him.

"Why me?" "..." Shikamaru stared at him. "Hey Kankuro...Watashi Ai Anata."

Shikamaru sat up fast. Why he had had a dream of Kankuro...Telling him he loved him...He had no idea. He laid back down.

"What a..." Shikamaru couldn't even finish.

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So what did you think? I like these two pairinsg leave me reviews k?

Oh and if you don't know. Watashi Ai Anata means I love you

It's Japanese