They got back to Shanan's and it was still very light out, so Shanan decided to have one more drink anyway.

"Are you going back to work?" she asked Shikamaru.

"No, this was my last task for the day. I'm just headed home now."

"Wanna come hang out for a while?" she asked as she walked in and set her Anbu gear neatly on the counter.

"I probably shouldn't," he told her. "Besides, we both have early days tomorrow, right?"

"Well, I was still gonna have another drink," she said as she took her pants off and put them back into the drawer she had taken them from. It was a bit forward, but she saw him glance at her earlier.

Shikamaru reconsidered. She did look pretty cute in her short shorts and tight long sleeved shirt. But he also knew that she was one hundred percent taken and that they were just friends.

"One drink. Only for a few minutes," he decided as he walked in.

Shanan smiled and grabbed an extra glass as she made her way to the table and poured them equal amounts. They were big glasses.

Two drinks later and they found themselves sitting on Shanan's bed laughing at some of the pictures she had taken over the years.

Shikamaru had the photo album in his lap and Shanan was leaning over him describing them as best she could in her drunken state and he suddenly realized how nice her hair smelled and how soft her breasts were as she leaned on him and he couldn't help but feel a bit flustered.

Shanan wanted to show him a specific picture and grabbed the book so that she could flip through it easier. Once she found it, he leaned over to look and put his hand on her upper thigh, which she didn't hate.

They both kind of sat there for a minute as he squeezed her thigh to see how she would react and she didn't move his hand or pull away in any way. So he started caressing down her thigh gently and then back up again as he looked at her lustfully.

She couldn't help it, he was really cute and his hands felt really nice. She leaned over and kissed him as he moved his hand closer to the inside of her thigh and squeezed it again before moving up to her breast. They were big and soft and he'd wanted to touch them for months now.

It was the first time he had ever touched a girl or even kissed one, so it was hard for him not to get excited. And he was too drunk to even try to fight it.

Shanan shifted her body so she could lean into him more as she started kissing his neck deeply.

"This feels amazing," he said breathlessly.

She pulled some of his neck into her mouth as soon as he spoke and left a nice, dark mark before moving back up to his lips. He was a really good kisser, she thought.

He knew she liked him, but he didn't think anything would ever come of it since she was still waiting for Sasuke.

She moved her hand down and found his erection and started rubbing him through his pants. She could tell that he was really enjoying it, because his kisses only got deeper and more passionate.

She climbed on top of him and straddled him and he slid his hands up her sides back up to her breasts. She continued to kiss him and rub him until she stopped to unbutton and then unzip his pants. As soon as she did, he was bulging out of them, so she moved to rub him again before he grabbed her hand and stopped her.

He kissed her for a few seconds longer while holding onto her hand before finally pulling his lips away. "We shouldn't do this," he told her reluctantly.

Shanan was surprised he didn't want to keep going. "What? Why?" she asked, utterly confused.

He thought for a minute as he sat straight up and tucked himself fully back into his pants. "You don't actually want me," he said gently. "Sasuke's your guy. You guys love each other."

She looked at him angrily as tears formed in her eyes. "Sasuke left me! He's been gone for a year and a half, if he wanted to come back then he would've already," she said shakily as tears streamed down her face. She was still very drunk.

Shikamaru put his arms around her and pulled her in. "Trust me, Shanan, there's no way in hell I'd ever turn you down if I thought I actually had a chance to go out with you. Do you know how many guys would've already asked you out if we all didn't know you were off limits?"

"I'm not off limits," she said quietly and unconvincingly as she sat up and wiped her nose on her sleeve.

"Yes you are," he said matter of factly as he grabbed her hand and squeezed it. He really didn't want to stop kissing her or touching her, but it had all suddenly gotten very real when she unzipped his pants and he just couldn't go through with it. "You love Sasuke. You're just having a hard time."

She nodded at him still crying, but she understood more now.

"I still really wanna be your friend. We can forget all about this. I kinda hope we do," he lied.

Shanan considered being angry. But maybe he was right. She enjoyed making out with him and touching him, but she was supposed to be waiting for someone and she suddenly felt very guilty about it all.

Although, she did kinda like the fact that she had left that little mark on his neck to remember her by for a few days and his hands had felt really good on her.

Shikamaru had tried to insist on walking home that night, but Shanan refused to let him go home drunk, so she made him a bedroll to sleep in.

Then in the morning they ate breakfast together and hung out for a little while before he had to report to Tsunade and she had to report to Tenzo and it all just felt normal again. Though, neither had forgotten about the previous evening.