HEY GUYS AND GIRLS, IT'S ME AGAIN. HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T ANGER ANYONE WITH THE LAST CHAPTER OR MY AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END. I DON'T KNOW WHY I DO ONE AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END THOUGH. I DOUBT A LOT OF PEOPLE READ IT ANYWAY BUT IT'S FUN. I GET TO SAY MY OWN SH!T AND NO ONE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT (WELL I HOPE NOT). SORRY ABOUT THE ERRORS AND MISTAKES AGAIN. I PROMISE I WILL TRY BETTER.
HAPPY READING:)
"This is one awesome ball." A Suna-nin commented next to Shikamaru as he fetched a drink on the table in front of them. Shikamaru and Hinata were having a lovely conversation while Naruto and Sakura were still gone. A group of female shinobi led by Matsuri and her best friend then took Hinata away from him which is why he found himself alone again, well until he came to the drinks table where a Suna-nin tried to strike up a conversation.
Shikamaru turned to the male beside him then tried to figure out who he was. He basically knew every shinobi in Sunagakure so if he really was a shinobi from Sunagakure then Shikamaru should know him but he didn't recognise him. The Suna-nin was bulkier and definitely looked much more solid than Shikamaru did. He had sandy blonde hair that reminded him of Temari's and he had a small cut on his chin that he definitely got during a recent mission judging by how it was healing. Shikamaru definitely didn't know who he was.
"Can't deny that." Shikamaru didn't really experience the full effect of the ball yet and he wasn't planning on doing that. He did what he came here to do so now he was basically just waiting for Sakura for some reason. He didn't want to leave without telling her.
"Not drinking?" The Suna-nin was definitely perceptive as he poured some wine into his glass.
"Not tonight unfortunately." Shikamaru poured himself some of the juice as the ninja next to him drained his glass before pouring him another one.
"Not to be judgemental but you should probably slow down before you say something to one of these female shinobi and end up with your balls being crushed." The ninja laughed as they turned around and faced the dancefloor with their respective drinks in their hands.
"My girl would do that without warning even when I am sober." That explained his laughter. He knew a few girls like that. Hell, he dated one; Temari.
"Sounds troublesome."
"At least she's hot."
"If I may ask, how long have you and your girl been together?"
"Just about 2 years now. Time really flies." Both of them let out a chuckle at that last part. He was impressed that the ninja he was talking to had a relationship for nearly 2 years. He actually admired that. He split up with Temari after only 4 months but even that felt like a struggle most times so being together with a girl for nearly 2 years was admirable in his eyes.
"You must really love her then."
"Yep. We're planning on getting married as well." Marriage after only 2 years? Wasn't that a little rushed? He knew that arranged marriages happened very quickly at times but this didn't sound like it.
"Congratulations then." They clinked their drinks before drinking some.
"Thanks."
"Is she a ninja as well?" Shikamaru knew that he was asking a lot of personal questions but his new friend didn't seem to mind. It was probably due to the fact that he was drinking but Shikamaru wasn't going to stop him anytime soon.
"Yeah. She's actually here tonight." He looked around to try and find her and Shikamaru had to admit that he was actually interested in finding out who this girl was.
"There she is talking to her brothers." He pointed to the people he was referring to and Shikamaru immediately recognised those Suna-nin; Gaara, Kankuro and Temari. His mind immediately raced through the information he just received. A wealth of emotions ran through his body but one stood out proudly and prominently; anger.
"You're getting married to Temari?" Shikamaru hid his anger well as he tried to continue this conversation but he really just wanted to leave right now.
"Yeah. I'm marrying the Kazekage's sister." He was clearly proud of that fact. Shikamaru found himself wanting to punch the smug grin off the ninja next to him but he decided to drain his glass rather.
"Hopefully you don't break her heart because I am sure that the Kazekage would break your back if you do." Shikamaru turned around and decided to pour himself something stronger than juice this time. Sakura wasn't here to see and he definitely needed it right now if he was going to get through this conversation without trying to destroy the ninja next to him.
"All 3 of them scare the hell out of me but they seem to like me so I guess I am fine for now." He replied as Shikamaru turned around again and eyed Temari. The ninja next to him did nothing to justify Shikamaru's anger so he fixed his anger all on Temari.
"Finally poured yourself a drink." He noticed.
"I need it if I am going to enjoy the ball." He replied as he took a sip. Temari looked around and her eyes immediately locked onto Shikamaru's menacing ones. She looked confused for a moment then she immediately looked worried when she saw who Shikamaru was standing next to.
"Want me to introduce you to them?" The Suna-nin politely offered. If only he knew just how intimately Shikamaru knew the 3 siblings.
"Not tonight. Looks like your girl is coming over so I am going to give you guys your space. Don't do anything indecent here though, leave that for tonight." Shikamaru immediately offered the ninja next to him a fist bump which he immediately accepted.
"Enjoy the rest of the ball as well." Shikamaru nodded then decided to walk away as fast but as casually as possible before Temari could reach them. He went straight to the nearest door and exited the ballroom. He saw another door that led to outside the building so he immediately took it. He didn't know where he was going but if he was going to get lost then he was certain that no one was going to find him and bother him so he didn't mind.
He took a sip of the strong drink in his hands as he found himself in some sort of garden. There was a pathway that was filled with different plants on either side so he calmly walked along it. This was actually helping him to cool down. The sun looked like it had just set but the temperature felt like it dropped rather rapidly. The path finally ended and led to the most picture perfect pond in the middle of the botanical beauty Shikamauru found himself in. There was a stone bench at the edge of the pond that had Shikamaru's name written all over it. Shikamaru planted himself on the bench then took a sip of the strong liquid and let it burn down his throat.
"I thought I told you no drinking tonight." Great, look when she decided to show up. The one time he wanted to be alone then she shows up. When he wanted to hangout with her earlier then she decided that she had something else to do that was more important. Now she was just being annoying.
"I guess I didn't hear that part clearly." She sat down next to him on the bench then grabbed the drink from his hands and drained it.
"There's nothing stopping me from kicking your ass now you know." She threatened him but he didn't seem bothered by it. Hell, he looked like he wanted her to do it.
"Go right ahead." He definitely wasn't trying to defend himself. Sakura on the other hand had a very concerned expression on her face now as she stared at the Nara.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just needed some air."
"Cut the crap Shikamaru. Something is bothering you so tell me." She clearly wasn't in the mood for any games but he wasn't in the mood for games now either.
"Shikamaru, I know you're angry right now but please just let me explain." Looks like she found him as well, troublesome woman. He should've expected nothing less from 2 of the best kunoichi he knew.
"You girls clearly want to talk so talk to each other and leave me out of it." Shikamaru said as he stood up.
"Please just let me explain." Temari tried to grab his arm but immediately moved his arm away from her.
"Just stay the hell out of my way." Shikamaru was surprised by his self control. He wanted so much to just go off on Temari but he managed to keep his cool. He didn't allow her to affect his emotions any more than she already has.
He quickly jumped up the nearest tree then used that to jump onto the roof and out of the compound. He knew that he wasn't familiar with the town and its surroundings and he was well aware of the fact that there was a dangerous enemy lurking around so he didn't want to pose as a target by going into the forest alone at night so he decided to go back to the house he was sharing with Naruto, Hinata and Sakura. At least he would be alone there right now. It took him a couple of minutes and he immediately found himself back in the house. He undressed him and decided to jump in the shower. He was finished with the day so all he wanted to do was get clean then get into bed. He managed to get one part done without being bothered but when he got back to his room he found Sakura already relaxing on his bed.
"If you didn't want to be bothered then why come back to the house that you're sharing with 3 other people?" Sakura looked up at the ceiling as she spoke. She probably wanted to give him some privacy since she knew he was in the shower. If that was her logic then she should've left his room altogether but he knew her better than that. She was as stubborn as he was, if not more.
"I came to my room so that I can be alone." Shikamaru corrected her.
"You should've locked your door then."
"The doors don't have locks."
"Exactly." She was frustrating. He hated how easily she could get one up on him. It was like she lived for moments like these where she could out play the genius. He put on some underwear as the coldness wrapped around him. He knew that he should probably put on some more clothes if he didn't want to get sick but right now the coldness was the only thing making him feel alive.
"Move up." He ordered her as he made his way to his bed. The bed wasn't exactly made for 2 people but both of them were slim enough to comfortably fit on it so there shouldn't be a problem especially if she was going to insist on staying.
"To where?" Looks like she really wanted to frustrate him tonight. He really didn't have energy for this right now so he just turned around and walked out of his room. He wasn't going to allow her to spoil his day further. He took a blanket out of the cupboard in the hallway then went to the lounge and threw himself down on the couch. It wasn't ideal but it was comfortable enough. He knew he would probably wake up with a few sore muscles tomorrow morning but it was worth it if he was finally going to be left alone.
"Seriously? Come back to your bedroom and I will leave you alone." She really didn't know when to quit. What the fuck was wrong with her?
"Leave me alone." He replied then closed his eyes. Suddenly he felt her body on him immediately angering him but all that anger faded away when he opened his eyes and looked into her concerned ones.
"What did Temari do that has you like this? Tell me or else I go back to the ball and singlehandedly start the Fifth Shinobi War." He didn't doubt that she could do that and he didn't doubt that she would do it. She seldom made threats then didn't follow up with it. If her words weren't loud enough then her actions would definitely scream her message across.
"Can we not talk about her?" He asked her as he refused to make eye contact with her.
"The best way to get past this is to get through it." She made herself more comfortable on the couch but no matter what she did was bound to make the lazy ninja more uncomfortable so he laid on his side and decided to allow her to slot in next to him then put the blanket around her as well. They were face to face with each other now and he found himself just wanting to be in her embrace for the rest of the night. He wanted to be alone but he wanted to be alone with her.
"I am not going to stop so why do we hate Temari?"
"We?" Why did that make him feel better. This was his problem so she didn't have to include herself.
"You hate her which means that I hate her as well so we hate her." Her smile seemed to erase all the pain he was feeling right now. She guided her hand down his rough arms under the blankets until it finally reached his hand. He immediately put his fingers through hers as she moved a strand of his hair out of the way of his face. He left his hair down when he came out of the shower since he wasn't planning on going out again.
"I don't like hating people without a reason as well so tell me. You don't have to be alone anymore." Damn, she really knew what to say and when to say it.
"That whole family are lying pieces of crap." Shikamaru finally stated.
"Even Gaara?" He knew why she was surprised to hear that. Gaara had been as honest as Naruto which is why the two of them got along so well with each other. Gaara had never lied to them so this was definitely a shock to her.
"He didn't lie exactly but he didn't tell me the truth either so he might as well have lied to me anyway."
"Okay, explain this from the beginning." Sakura instructed him.
"I met Temari's fiance earlier and he told me that they've been together for basically 2 years."
"Fiance? 2 years? Weren't you and Temari still together last year?" At least she was quick to understand.
"Yep. For most of our relationship, she was in another relationship with another guy." Shikamaru informed her.
"That bitch." Normally Shikamaru would stop her from saying things like that but this time she took the words right out of his mouth.
"It explains why she didn't give our relationship another chance or even try to understand why I flirted with another girl. She was looking for a way out and that was the perfect opportunity. Gaara and Kankuro must've known about their relationship already or else they would've banned me from going back to Suna for breaking their sister's heart. Instead, Gaara became more helpful and Kankuro became less of a dick. I have to admit, their plan was actually perfect but they clearly forgot to tell her fiance." He felt a lot better after that now. It was weird but it looked like all the anger he was feeling was transferred to Sakura. She looked ready for the next war which she was probably going to start by the looks of things.
"Fuck Kankuro, fuck Gaara and fuck Temari." Sakura adamantly stated.
"I'd rather just fuck you." Shikamaru's reply immediately left her speechless. He had a sly smile on his face as he moved a couple of strands of hair out of her face. He was proud that he was able to get one up on her right now.
"Fuck you too." Sakura stubbornly told him as a smile appeared but quickly disappeared from her face.
"Thank you." His words were sincere and true and he really meant it.
"It's my pleasure. You're a stubborn and irritating piece of crap but I'm here for you."
"Wow, we really need to work on your ability to accept praises."
"We?" This time a smirk proudly displayed on her face.
"I was just being thoughtful since we hate the sand siblings now." He explained but she clearly didn't care about the explanation.
"I like the sound of that." Did she like the sound of them hating the sand siblings or the sound of 'we'? Probably the sound of 'we' now that he thought about it.
"Well what are 'we' exactly?" This was as good a time as any to talk about their relationship right? There wasn't exactly an ideal situation where they could talk about this but this was as good as it was going to get.
"You're the one that seems to make all the decisions between us so you tell me." Giving him all the power so that if he fails then her hands are clean, good move.
"You always hate my decisions then make your own decisions anyway so I think you should tell me so that we don't have to go through this long process." Counter move.
"I don't know. I believe that people can change so maybe you finally make a decision that is the best for both of us." She was good. It was weirdly exciting.
"After Temari and I broke up I never wanted to be in another relationship again. I just thought that I would let my parents and the elders in my clan arrange my marriage for me so that I didn't have to go through what I went through with Temari again."
"So no relationship then." Sakura concluded.
"If you'd let me finish..."
"Then you'd say more things that I don't want to hear."
"How would you know that?"
"Because I know you."
"Then tell me what I was going to say then."
"You were going to say that you didn't want your already broken heart to be crushed even further or something dramatic like that."
"That's not what I was going to say."
"Then tell me."
"I would if you would stop interrupting me."
"Well then don't tell me something I don't want to hear."
"So you don't want to hear how much I hate that I want to be in your company even when I want to be alone and how I hate that you constantly challenge everything I do but hearing your voice makes all of it worth it and how..." His words were immediately cut off when her lips planted themselves hungrily on his. He immediately melted into her embrace as her kiss livened up his entire body. Her hand unhooked from his and immediately found their way around his neck and got lost in his hair as they deepened their kiss. His hands travelled around her waist then up to the top of her dress. He found the zip then slowly brought it down until it couldn't go any further.
"You should keep your hair down. I like it like this." She told him as he continued kissing her while she took off her dress. The blanket rode down as she got rid of her dress but they didn't seem to mind. Her lips returned to his as he reached around her and unclasped her bra. It was a strapless bra thankfully so he easily discarded the piece of clothing as he brought her body right up against his. He moved down her body and began placing kisses down her neck then to her chest until he finally reached her breasts. He immediately kissed her right breast as he used his thumb to circle her hard nipple on her left breast. She moaned as he teased her, not giving her the satisfaction and attention her breasts wanted. He continued circling her nipples with his tongue and thumb until she couldn't take it anymore and pushed his head down against her erect nipple. He immediately started sucking the nipple then flicking it with his tongue and lightly nibbling on it making her back arch as her moans filled his ear. He pinched her other nipple slightly between his thumb and index causing more moans.
He then moved his free hand down her firm stomach then stopped when he reached the top of her underwear. He began teasing her again then heard her moan of disapproval so he pushed his hand into her underwear and gently rubbed his fingers against the soft, moist flesh of her entrance.
"Stop being such a tease." She voiced her disapproval. He quickly replied by switching breasts while pushing one of his fingers into her vagina. He began exploring the inside of her cavern with one finger then gently added another one.
"Is that alright?" He cheekily asked her as she tried to answer through her moans.
"I want... more." She removed her hands from his soft hair then pulled off his underwear. She grabbed his fully erect member in her hands and began pumping it much to his pleasure.
"Then how about I give you more?" He replied as he removed the last of her clothing then positioned her on her back under him. He slowly positioned himself at her entrance then slowly began entering her.
"Yeeeeesssss." Sakura cried out as her walls clenched his thick member while he drove himself deeper into her.
"You're so tight Sakura, relax." He leaned down then kissed her again as he used one hand to stabilise himself while the other one fondled her breasts. He could feel her body relaxing so he finally pushed himself as far into her as he could without hurting her. He pulled out of her until only the head of his penis rested in her then pushed himself back into her. Her moans urged him on and he politely replied by going further into her than before. He continued with a steady rhythm as her legs wrapped around him. His hand moved from her breasts down to where they were connected now. He found the small bud tucked between her folds so gently began massaging it.
"Fuck, yes Shikamaru." She continued moaning as he began speeding up what he was doing. He felt her walls clenching down on him again while her hands moved down to his back this time. Her fingers dug into his flesh as she rode out her orgasm. He pushed through the tightness again as she tried to get her heavy breathing under control again.
"You're not the only one that understands the human body." This time he smirked while her cheeks reddened in response. He knew that she was a bit embarrassed that he could bring this side out of her but he knew that she didn't want him to stop anytime soon.
"You're really beautiful Sakura." He looked her dead in the eyes as he spoke so that he could show her just how serious he was. He was seeing her in her purest form and he loved who he saw. Suddenly he saw a tear form in her eyes then run down her face. He was confused so he stopped what he was doing and turned his full attention to her. Did he do something or say something wrong? Did he hurt her? What happened?
"No, don't stop." She wiped away the tear only for another one to form. It wasn't exactly a turn on but her happiness was his top priority so he didn't care.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm just being stupid." She replied but he wasn't buying it. He laid down next to her again as he wrapped his arms around her.
"We're literally lying in each other's arms in our most vulnerable forms so don't hide things from me. You helped me earlier so let me help you now." Another tear escaped but he wiped it away this time.
"Life is just unfair and messed up. Innocent people and good people die everyday for no reason and we're just supposed to move on and continue like nothing happened. We just have to be happy and have sex and smile and find love while there are other people who are dying. It's just unfair."
"You're feeling guilty for being happy." He concluded.
"No, it's just that I need someone to blame. There needs to be a reason for all this sadness and death. There needs to be a reason for all this pain and sickness. This all just can't be by chance. I can't be going through this by chance." Going through what? Was she sick? What the hell was going on?
"Sakura, is there something wrong with you? Are you sick or in pain?" His mind raced with the possibilities of what could be happening. Was this the reason why she kept tensing up?
WOW, OKAY THAT WAS INTERESTING. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE BUT FIRSTLY, WHY THE F*** IS THIS STORY SO FRUSTRATING? LIKE IT GETS TO A GOOD PART BUT THEN THE AUTHOR JUST ENDS IT. I LIKE THE AUTHOR SOME TIMES BUT THEN HE DOES SH!T LIKE THIS AND I WANT TO STRANGLE HIM. I KNOW COMPLAINING ABOUT IT IS STUPID BUT I AM JUST ANOTHER STUPID GUY I GUESS SO UNTIL NEXT TIME GUYS AND GIRLS, SEE YA.