People are Troublesome

Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine.

"What are you doing awake?" Yoshino had dropped her coffee cup on the floor when she'd walked into the kitchen and seen her only son fully dressed and eating breakfast.

"Hello to you too." This had been what he was asking himself so he could understand her confusion. It was only half seven, a time he'd normally still be asleep.

"Seriously, are you ill?"

"No. I just have things to do." Specifically he had one very troublesome thing to do.

Shikamaru had been tricked into skipping school by Hidan and so he was going to make the boy go in today. Not because he was keen but because he wanted to ensure that the boy was forced to socialise with his friends. If he wasn't the only one Hidan talked to, the boy wouldn't be his responsibility and so he could relax the worrying a little and go back to being more anti-social.

The problem was that he was damn cold at this time of the morning and he was tired from the early morning. He wanted to get to Hidan's flat however. As this was a long walk he needed the extra time. It had started to rain and so he was soaked when he got to the boy's flat. This was an issue as he would have to spend a whole day freezing to death.

His mood wasn't improved when Hidan didn't answer the door quickly. Shikamaru had to bang on the door for a while before he opened it. Hidan had been expecting someone about to give him shit but had been surprised to see Shikamaru.

"…Is this some kind of mind fuck?" He hadn't known the boy long but he knew that this was weird.

"You're going to school today."

"Why?"

"So you can spend time with my friends so they don't think I'm weird." Midway through this he sneezed loudly.

"Should you be goin' today?" If he didn't know any better he'd think the boy was concerned for his wellbeing.

"I'm just a bit damp. It's not a problem." Although it had soaked through to the skin by now. Hidan stared at him for a while.

"…Wait here." As he was standing under a steady drip of water, this didn't seem like a good plan. You didn't argue with him when he seemed determined though so he just sat and watched Hidan disappear down the row of doors and around a corner.

Unlike Hidan he was polite so he couldn't bring himself to go and sit in someone else's house without permission. It turned out that he didn't have to wait long as the boy reappeared leading an annoyed looking Sasori.

"It is too early for this bullshit." A sentiment that Shikamaru could get behind. "What's the stoner kid doing here?"

"Do I really look stoned?" He knew he was always tired but he doubted that it looked like he was drugs.

"You sleep in lessons. Along with your fat friend who never stops eating, you look like a pair of stoners."

"Is that how everyone refers to us?"

"Most of the teachers." This was good to know. Perhaps he could play this up a bit to some of the particularly annoying teachers. "What did you guys want?"

"We're gonna be late, sort that shit." We are?

"I will be too but fine." Sasori yawned. This was when Shikamaru noticed that he was still only half dressed. Most teachers were in school at this point so it showed how unusual he was. "That all?"

"Pretty much."

"Then just text me next time. Dumbass." And he stalked back to his own flat.

"…He wasn't as bad tempered as usual." There had been no physical violence or even the threat of it.

"He's tired." That explained the subdued reactions.

"Why are we going to be late?"

"You need to get changed and I'm tired." And before he could respond Hidan had pulled him into the flat and shut the door behind him. It was almost colder here than it was outside. "Borrow some clothes." He gestured to the pile and headed back to his room.

"Any uniform?" Most of these looked like random shirts and jeans.

"No." Why this was important had apparently escaped him.

"What am I supposed to do then?"

"Let your shit dry off?" That won't take hours. Obviously.

"How?" Hidan pointed to the corner where a space heater sat behind a clothes rack. "…Fair enough."

"Just put on random stuff." Just after Hidan had disappeared into his room, a towel was thrown in Shikamaru's general direction. At least he'd remembered.

After awkwardly changing out of his own clothes and into Hidan's oversized ones once he dried off, he was staring at his own sodden clothes and wondering what he was supposed to be doing now. Not only this, but he was slowly freezing due to his wet hair and the coldness of the apartment. Even putting a hoodie on didn't make a difference.

Just as he considered sitting on the floor by the space heater, Hidan reappeared. He'd pulled his shirt off and his hair was all ruffled from laying on a pillow.

"I'm cold." I'm not surprised.

"As am I." At least he was making an effort to bundle himself up.

"Good." I don't like the way he said that. Hidan pulled Shikamaru to his feet and led him into the bedroom. Before he could ask why he was doing this, Hidan pulled back the duvet and basically threw the smaller boy into the bed.

"What-?" Hidan jumped down next to him, pulled the covers over them, and then put both his arms around Shikamaru, pulling him close until the Nara boy's face was basically up against his chest. After this he put his leg over Shikamaru's and pretty much pressed his entire body against him.

They had shared a bed before, they had been in close contact before, but this was something only couples would do. As he barely knew the guy, this was stupidly weird and uncomfortable.

"Hidan!" His voice was kind of wobbly and he was going very red. Probably because he didn't touch people often, this felt even weirder to him. "Hidan!"

"I'm tryin' ta sleep!" And he had the nerve to sound as if Shikamaru was the one being irritating.

"Why are you holding on to me?" There was no need for this.

"It's too cold in here and I can't be fucked to get a hot water bottle."

"…So you're using me?"

"You're cold too." This excused him from any kinds of repercussions apparently.

"Could you let go please?" Anyone who knew him would understand that he was annoyed.

"Why?"

"Because I'm not comfortable with this."

"What?"

"Being touched like this creeps me out so…"

"Tch." Obviously losing his source of warmth was a pain in the ass but he did let go. Shikamaru used this as an excuse to hop out of the bed… straight back into the cold. It was so damn cold that he couldn't even move. Hidan was watching and looking unimpressed.

"…Is it ok if I get back into the bed?" Just being under covers would be better.

"Knew you'd regret it." The smug look was annoying but he put up with it.

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Shikamaru knew he must have fallen asleep because after a while he suddenly found himself gaining consciousness. When he'd first fallen asleep he'd been at the other side of the bed but now he was right up against Hidan and not only being gripped by him, he was also holding the guy back.

The more he woke up, the more he started to feel embarrassed. He'd never been the most touchy feely of people but he'd never realised how weird it made him feel until this point. On the plus side he no longer felt cold. When he tried to move he found a problem. Hidan was gripping him tightly and was deeply asleep.

"Hidan? Hidan?" He tried to pull away but this only made him grip the smaller boy tighter. Clearly this was a bad situation to be in. He was not a hugging pillow and he didn't appreciate being treated like one.

Please wake up. The awkwardness was bad enough but he had no idea how long they'd been asleep for and he knew that he was beyond late for school. Shikamaru had fallen asleep for entire days more than once and so it was possible that school was nearly over by now. Two days of no school felt weird (though skiving and getting away with it was pretty great).

This is pretty comfy. Shikamaru froze as he processed this thought. It didn't feel like it should be since he was essentially fondling Hidan but he couldn't help it. The place was so cold that he needed the extra warmth.

After what felt like an eternity Hidan started twitching and making small noises. It was like watching a dog sleep walking. Probably this meant he was deeply asleep. Shikamaru would ignore this but there were a few near misses when Hidan's leg twitched near to his private area so he started trying to manoeuvre his arm to an angle where he could poke the boy in the ribs.

He was distracted from this pursuit by the sound of the front door slamming shut. For a second he thought it was someone breaking in but pretty soon afterwards Sasori appeared in the doorway. This meant two things. Firstly that school was definitely over; secondly that there was a witness to this whole sordid affair.

"…Well I don't need to ask why you two didn't show up." His eyebrow was raised, and although he sounded annoyed, there was a clear sense of amusement in his voice.

"It's cold in here."

"Not for you two." This was a new discovery. Sasori was a pain in the ass when he was happy.

"We weren't even touching when we went to sleep!" Hidan was still deeply asleep despite the fact that they were talking at normal volume.

"So you clung to each other in your sleep? Cute."

"…Shut up." To hell with his bad temper, this was annoying. And Hidan was doing nothing. Shikamaru pulled himself partially out of Hidan's grip and started poking the boy in the face. Hidan opened his eyes and glared.

"What?"

"Please tell him we are not cute." On the plus side the taller boy let go of him and sat up to scowl at Sasori.

"Why'd you wake me up?" That's what you care about? Probably Sasori came in here fairly often.

"You said you'd only be late but instead you spent the day fondling."

"We were not fondling." He felt he should emphasise this point.

"Yeah we were sharin' warmth. Lots of people do."

"You should buy another heater."

"That costs too much fuckin' money."

"Then you'll have to go and stay at your boyfriend's house."

"Fuck off puppet dickhead." Sasori chuckled but did leave. He wasn't sure if this was a good thing.

"…I'm guessing my clothes are dry."

"Probably." Hidan yawned and stretched out. "I feel like shit."

"We have been sleeping a while." Even Shikamaru felt very groggy. He was used to this amount of sleep so he felt like he could function normally.

"You're not pissed about skippin' school again?"

"If I get away with it." Just to be careful he checked his phone. His friends had known he was probably with Hidan and so had left him alone but he did have a missed call from Asuma of all people.

They guy hadn't bothered to ring him in a while and since Shikamaru always ignored his calls, this was surprising. Clearly he wanted to know why he wasn't in school. Shikamaru was not planning on phoning him back so he threw the phone to one side and surveyed the room.

"Why don't you clean in here?"

"It doesn't need to be." Hidan was staring at him. "Why were you grabbin' me? You said you hated it."

"It's not that I hate it, I'm just not used to it. And I did it in my sleep."

"So you subconsciously want to fondle me?"

"Ye- No! Stop that!" Hidan was smiling but it was very annoying.

"You're secretly a perv."

"… Stop talking." Hidan then started poking him. "What are you doing?"

"You said no talking."

"Don't be a smart arse." The boy was becoming much too confident for his liking.

"Can we go back to sleep?"

"You can, I need to go home."

"No you don't." He gripped Shikamaru and dragged him back down.

"Stop that!"

"Just stay here a little longer. I'm not gonna sleep otherwise."