I'm Only Sixteen, I'm Not In Love
"Runnin through the monsoon
beyond the world
to the end of time
where the rain won't hurt
fighting the storm
into the blue
and when I lose myself
I'll think of you
together we'll be running somewhere new
through the monsoon
just me and you"
-Tokio Hotel "Monsoon"
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Ever notice how in almost every school there are the select few people who are attractive to everyone? The girls who look good in everything they wear, the boys who are so cool they attract even their teachers? Never heard of that last one? Well trust me, it happens. In this school there's Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuuga.
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"Hey Shikamaru?"
"Yeah?"
"What do you think of Neji?"
"Huh?!"
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MONDAY
"Hey Sakura!" Sakura turns around.
"Hey Chouji. Where have you been?!"
"Oh just around. Just hanging out. So how are you?" They continue their conversation while walking to Sakura's locker. No Sasuke, no fangirls screaming.
"Fine thanks. Just trying to focus on my studies." Chouji laughs.
"What's so funny?!" Sakura doesn't like to be laughed at.
"You are like a genius Sakura. Why would you need to study?"
"There's always something I can improve in."
Walking down the hall towards Sakura and Chouji is the very tired Shikamaru. Math is kind of a boring subject for Shikamaru so no one really expects him to stay awake. Not only that, but the dream addiction isn't helping matters either.
"Hey Shikamaru. Where the hell were you? Sleeping in class like you normally do?" With his eyes closed, Shikamaru yawns and stretches his arms above his head.
"Chouji, he was in math. Kind of a boring subject for Shikamaru you know?" Sakura opens her locker and retrieves her world history, language arts, and advanced biology books and shoves them into her backpack. Shikamaru puts his arms down and walks next to Sakura and opens his locker.
"She knows you far too well Shikamaru. It's kinda scary." Shikamaru shrugs and continues to dial his locker combination. After successfully getting his combination the first time, Shikamaru throws his book into the locker and just stands there and stares.
Sakura nudges Shikamaru.
"Shikamaru?" He looks at her.
"You okay?" He nods.
"Tired?" He nods again.
"Want me to drive home?" He nods, again ,and looks back at his locker.
Sakura closes her locker and slowly closes Shikamaru's. She whispers.
"Shikamaru?" He looks at her.
"Let's go," She smiles. "Okay?" He nods.
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"Sakura why are you asking me this?"
"Do you like him? You know, this he's a good guy?"
"Sakura..." He groans out. "Why are you asking me this?"
"Well..."
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Sakura grabs Shikamaru's left hand gently and leads him out of the school, into the parking lot with Chouji following behind them. As they reach Shikamaru's car-
"Sakura." Sakura turns around and smiles at the voice, while Shikamaru groans in annoyance.
"Hello Neji." Neji casually walks up to Sakura, Shikamaru and Chouji, cars keys in his hand.
"How are you?" She smiles.
"Fine. Is there anything I can help you with?" Shikamaru rolls his eyes.
'Yeah, is there something we can help you with Neji? Like oh, um, I don't know. Fuck off!'
Chouji turns and looks at Shikamaru, who is looking at the ground, and feels waves coming off him. Chouji must admit, he's a little frightened. But then again,
'Why would Shikamaru be giving off waves like that?' He ponders for a little on his own.
"Actually, I wanted to ask you something." She nods for him to continue.
"Are you planning on going to the Spring Formal?" Neji shoves his hands in his pockets while looking Sakura straight in her emerald eyes.
Sakura blushes a tad.
Shikamaru on the other hand...
Chouji sneaks a peak, his eyes are almost bulging out while his hands are on top of the hood gripping it so hard his knuckles are pure white and his mouth is formed in a snarl making his teeth look his he's about to growl, and immediately looks away.
"Well, um, I'm not sure. I haven't decided yet." She's fiddling with the strap of her backpack looking at the ground.
Neji nods.
"But you don't have a date yet?" Sakura looks up.
"No, not yet." She smiles. Shikamaru is pissed!
'Sakura, I know you're adorable and all, but stop fucking smiling at him!'
Neji nods again and his faces slightly relaxes.
"Good. Well, I'll see you on tomorrow Sakura." She smiles. He nods towards Chouji, "Chouji." Chouji nods back. He looks towards Shikamaru. "Shik-" Shikamaru looks up and god,
does Neji
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worst
glare
ever. Not even Sasuke Uchiha can top that one.
"Bye." Neji calmly leaves.
Chouji turns back to Sakura and Shikamaru. Sakura still watching Neji leave, don't think she saw Shikamaru's glare, and Shikamaru's UN-relaxed posture. He waves goodbye to them. They don't notice. Sakura turns her attention back to Shikamaru.
"So Shikama-" Sakura notices Shikamaru's posture. It's not exactly Shikamaru like.
"Shika-" Shikamaru stands up straight, takes the keys from Sakura, walks back over to the passenger's side of the car and opens the door.
"Well?" Sakura doesn't know what to say.
"Uh..." Shikamaru's voice is cold, straight and slick.
"Do you want a ride or not?"
"I thought you wanted me to drive?"
"Just get in Sakura." Deciding she didn't want to make him anymore upset, she moves graciously to her seat and buckles herself in. Shikamaru closes her door and moves to his side of the car and does the same. The car starts, and he drives.
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"Shikamaru, what's wrong?"
He doesn't answer.
"Shikamaru please."
No answer. She yells.
"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SHIKAMARU! TELL ME WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG!" Shikamaru pulls into his drive way.
"Nothing Sakura." He moves to open his door to leave. She doesn't let him.
"Shikamaru please!"
He's quiet. She waits.
And waits.
And waits.
Ten minutes of silence.
"Are you going to go to the formal with Hyuuga?" Sakura is taken aback by the sudden conversation.
"Is that what's bothering you?" He shrugs.
"To be honest Shikamaru, if he asks before anyone else, I might say yes." Shikamaru's voice becomes colder.
"Do you like him?" She whispers.
"I don't know."
They sit in silence.
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Sakura's phone vibrates, she opens. It's a text message.
She replies, shuts her phone closed and looks down. She whispers.
"Shikamaru?" He responds in a soft voice.
"Yeah?"
"I'm uh..."
He looks over to her.
"You're what?"
"Neji asked me to go to the formal with him."
"And?" Shikamaru's ears perk up, his muscles tense, his heart praying she said no, but his mind knows she said-
"I said yes."
After all, Shikamaru isn't a genius for nothing.
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~Written:(04-21-09)
~Renaissance