Somehow I think I'm losing it… My inspiration for Akatsuki commercials, that is… I'm losing the certain inspiration that lets me do funny stories about them! Oh no… My writer's block is still here… THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!!

Chapter 20- Cream-colored dreams

Two days left until the big wedding… Things are speeding-up as wedding plans are being finalized. It was early in the morning in Shikamaru's mansion when Sakura suddenly came by, carrying a huge bag in her hand.

"What are you doing here so early in the morning?" Shikamaru asked when he opened the gate.

"Is Ino already awake?" Sakura asked, "I need to speak with her right now! This is important!!!"

"SAAAAKURA-CHAAAAAN!!!"

Before they knew it, Ino was already awake and alive in the morning. She ran to her best friend and hugged her tight.

"Shikamaru," Sakura said, "Why don't you and Sasuke hang-out for a little? This is just for us girls, you see! And it will spoil a big surprise as well…"

"I haven't had my breakfast yet…" Shikamaru replied, rubbing his eyes. "It's troublesome enough that you woke me up from my sleep so at least let me eat something…"

"Just get in the car and let Sasuke treat you to Pancake House or something!" Sakura told him, "Ino and I need you out of here as soon as possible so get dressed and get moving, got that?"

"Geez… What a way to speak at the owner of this house…" Shikamaru muttered, "Fine, fine. Have it your way… Be thankful I happen to like surprises, so I'll leave as not to spoil it… Just wait here… I'll go get dressed…"

"Am I really going to treat him to breakfast?" Sasuke asked, "I mean, my money?"

"At least have breakfast with him, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura replied, "This is something Ino and I have to do together in order to make the big wedding a success! Don't worry, honey! I'll pay for the money you spent for the day! Just keep Shikamaru busy."

"Sigh… Okay… Since you're my wife and all…"

"Thanks! You're a sweet one!"

After a few minutes, Shikamaru finally came out wearing a casual outfit: a black shirt and jeans. "It would be quite boring if it were only the two of us, you know…" he told Sasuke. "Let's invite Naruto and the other guys to come along with us, okay? I'm pretty sure they haven't had their breakfast either."

"NARUTO?"

Sasuke's eyes grew larger when he heard Shikamaru mentioning his secret love's name. He blushed as he repeated the name in his mind more and more.

"Err, stop daydreaming already…" Shikamaru told him, "Your wife wants us out as soon as possible, so let's just get in the car and pick them up, okay?"

"Oh yeah… Um, sure…"

As Shikamaru and Sasuke walked through the gate, Sakura and Ino bid them farewell and walked into the house. As soon as they were both in the car, Sasuke drove to their friends' houses to invite them to breakfast. (Wow… They hold breakfast parties!)

The first house was Choji's. Sasuke was left outside the gate and Shikamaru went inside to wake his friend up. As soon as he got to Choji's room, he found his friend lying on the floor, drooling and snoring very loudly. "This is gonna be harder than I thought…" he thought. Suddenly, an idea popped into Shikamaru's head. He brought out a bag of potato chips from… wait, where did he get the bag of chips? And started eating the chips one by one. As soon as only one chip was left in the bag, Choji's eyes opened and he grabbed it from Shikamaru's hand.

"Yep," Shikamaru said, "That trick works all the time… The last chip strategy never fails, does it? Choji, you're one of a kind!"

"YEAH! Remember this! Choji always gets his last chip!"

After getting Choji, they drove to the Hokage Mansion to get Naruto. "Sasuke, this is your call." Shikamaru said, "I'll go watch the car. You wake Hokage-sama up."

"But by this time, he'd still be asleep." Sasuke replied, "Oh well. If he gets mad, I could always treat the idiot to Ichiraku some other time, anyway…"

"Just go already! I'm getting really hungry."

Sasuke got out of the car and went into the mansion as quietly as he could. When he finally reached the office, he slowly creaked the door open and found Naruto asleep on his desk, drooling with lots of paper piled-up on top of his desk. The place was a mess, and this made Naruto look even cuter, according to Sasuke.

"Kawaii…" he said, "Just look at him. All tired from work… Sleeping like a little baby!"

Then, he walked over to Naruto's desk and started shaking him to wake him up. "Oi, Naruto… Shikamaru wants to invite you to have breakfast with him… We're planning to bring Kiba, Lee, Shino and Neji along as well."

Slowly, Naruto opened his eyes and found Sasuke standing next to him, smiling at him. "Breakfast?" he said softly, "How nice… What's the occasion?"

"No occasion," Sasuke replied, "Sakura and Ino just wanted us out for the day, so Shikamaru thought it'd be better if we took some other people along with us. Besides, it would be quite awkward if it were only me and Shikamaru having breakfast together… We hardly even speak to each other."

Suddenly, Sasuke's car began honking. "Hurry up!" Shikamaru called out, "We still have to get the rest you know!"

Quickly, Naruto got up from his desk and created a clone who could go do the paperwork for him.

NARUTO: I'll be back in a few hours, so I'll leave everything up to you, got that? This is serious work, so I don't want you messing it up! Do I make myself clear?

KAGE BUNSHIN: Yes, sir! I'll be extra careful with your work, Naruto-sama! Leave it all to me!

SASUKE: Somehow I don't trust those clones of yours… They can sometimes be a lot more mischievous than you, Naruto-sama…

NARUTO: Don't worry about it! My clones are the best in the world! They'd never do anything to shame me!

SHIKAMARU: OOOOOOIII!!! Choji's getting crazy already!!! Please come at once, I command you!

SASUKE: OKAY! OKAY! WE'LL BE DOWN IN A FEW MINUTES!

NARUTO: (takes off clothes) Sasuke, what do you think would look good on me?

SASUKE: (blushing) Hot… Sexy… Naked… Sweating…

NARUTO: Nani?

SASUKE: Uhhh… Something orange would be nice!

NARUTO: Heheh! Good choice, Sasuke! That's just what I expect from my personal assistant! I love you, man!

SASUKE: (in his mind) Wow! Did you hear that, Sasuke? Naruto loves you! I'm so glad…