So I didn't realize that the Nara deer would like my singing so much. Or that Shikamaru-chibi would migrate to my lap and press his head against my chest. Or that Shikaku-sama would sit next to me and smile while I sang.
There are lots of things I'm realizing I don't understand very well.
After our birthday, when Shikamaru-chibi gave me my new armguard, I asked him what he wanted in return- I was hinting at some sturdy deer leather, not a lovely red armguard. He said that he had heard I can sing really well and he wanted me to sing for him.
I have no idea where he heard- Obito-ji. Almost definitely. Maybe Shisui-kun or Sasuke-chibi?
A few days after our birthday- no party, we never got into it when we were younger and there isn't much point now- Shikamaru-chibi asked me to sing for him. I hadn't lured the rams back to the house yet, so I didn't see anything wrong with it.
I sat on the porch with my feet on the ground and my back straight and tall, took a deep breath, opened my mouth, and sang.
And now the yard is full of very interested deer, Shikamaru-chibi is cuddling my chest and I think someone is standing behind me. I tilt my head back and see the wide eyed gaze of Shikaku-sama. Shikamaru-chibi snuggles into me more firmly.
"…"
"…Do you want me to sing some more?"
"Yes." "Yes."
"…Okay."
So I sing some more. Shikaku ends up sitting next to me, as do some of the deer. Then I have to stop singing and get the rams because I have training.
I promise them all that I'll sing for them tomorrow. I guess.
What the hell.