Hinata cried softly in the corner of her room. She could hear her tears plop against the wood floor and watched them splatter into little puddles. She rubbed her eyes again, trying to wipe her tears away, but it was no use. They kept coming anyway. She looked out her window and sniffled. The pale moonlight filtered in and added to her gloominess. How had her father found out she was lying? Did Kurenai-sensei stop by? Or did Kiba and Shino? She didn't know. But she did know that her heart was breaking on the inside.

"I'm sorry Naruto-kun….." she said quietly to herself. She hugged her knees closely to her chest and continued crying.

The door opened and a slammed behind him. He threw his jacket on the floor and the flowers in the trash. A loud sigh echoed through the his empty room. He pulled out a chair from under his kitchen table and sat down. He put his head in his hands and gave another loud sigh.

"Why doesn't she leave me alone? Doesn't she know I don't have feeling for her? She's becoming really annoying…." thoughts raced through his mind. "I wish she'd stop bothering me. Everyday it's the same thing. She follows me everywhere…."

He was up as quickly as he sat down. He made his way to his room and started to disrobe. He laid in his bed with just his pants on and tried going to bed. He rolled from side to side, twisting and turning, but he just couldn't get into a comfortable position. That stupid baka kept popping into his head. He gave out another frustrated sigh and sat up. He looked around and put his head into his hands again. It was another lonely night for Uchia Sasuke.

Naruto got up from his sitting position and rubbed away the tears he felt starting to form. He waited an extra three hours and she never showed up. He took a look at his watch. 10:01. He couldn't help but feel disappointed and depressed. Not only did she ask him on the date, but she didn't even show up. He started slowly walking back to his apartment, roses still in his hand. Everything seemed blurred to him as he walked down the street. Sounds and voices were muffled and they buzzed in his ears like bees. He didn't realize that someone was calling his name until he was shaken by the shoulders. Reality snapped back to him and he was staring at a worried looking Shikamaru. He blinked once slowly.

"Shikamaru?" he asked unsure of himself.

"Aa? Who else would it be. Baaaaka. I tried calling you way back over there," he said jerking his thumb the other way, "but you were in lala land. You okay?"

"….Yhea, sorry about that….," Naruto said dully.

Shikamaru looked at him suspiciously. For someone who just went on a date, he didn't look to happy. And why did he still have roses in his hand…..unless…..

"Didn't show hun?" Shikamaru asked.

Naruto's head jerked up, eyes narrowed.

"How did you know?"

Shikamaru tapped his head and gave him a friendly smile. "I am a genius you know."

Naruto smiled weakly.

"It'll be okay. She probably couldn't get out because of her old man. You know how strict he is."

Naruto brightened up a bit.

"Yhea….," he said hesitant at first. "Yhea. That gotta be it," he said with more enthusiasm. "Hinata doesn't seem like the kind of girl that would do that kinda thing…right?"

"Yhea. She's a nice girl. I'm sure she feels really bad about standing you up. You should go over there and see if you can talk to her."

"You know, that's a great idea! Thanks Shikamaru."

"Don't worry about it."

"I'll see you around," said Naruto already on his way to the Hyuga manor.

"Aa. See you."

"Oh. And Shika," Naruto said turning around.

"Hm?"

"You're a great guy."

Shikamaru gave him another smile. "Thanks."

Naruto returned his smile with one of his own and sprinted off.

Shikamaru chuckled a bit and put his arms behind his head. He looked up at the night sky and smiled. The clouds were moving along quite nicely. Drifting away like he wish he could do sometimes. He walked back to his house only to find a certain blonde girl outside his doorstep, reading a book.

"Ino?" he asked.

The blonde girl looked up and waved to him.

"Hi Shika."

Shikamaru looked around confused. What the hell was Ino doing here? She never came by unless she wanted something. Or rather, needed something.

"Um….hi? What's up?"

Ino shuffled her feet and looked a little embarrassed.

"I…I um…I made you a shirt. I thought you might like it…"she said rummaging through her bag.

Shikamaru looked shocked. She made him something? What was in it for her? What was she planni-. His thoughts were interrupted as she pulled out a white shirt with some writing on the front of it. He looked at her perplexed.

"It says 'I'm only lazy on days that end in y'. I thought you might like it," she said handing it to him.

He looked up at her to find her blushing.

"Um….thanks…I guess that does describe me hun?" he said. He tried putting it on. "It's a perfect fit."

Ino cleared her throat.

"Well I'm glad you like it, but I have to get back home or my dad will kill me. Don't forget, now you owe me something," she said mischievously.

She left Shikamaru standing in front of his house wearing his new shirt and looking utterly confused.

a/n

What? One update right after another? It's a miracle! I added a hint of sasusaku if you can tell. I also uped the shikaino by a tiny notch. Thanks to Dragon Man 180 for reviewing my fic. It means a lot to me. I'll update whenever. Maybe tomorrow, maybe in a week. I'm never too sure on the count that I'm very lazy.