Chapter Five of Can Death Keep Her Away?

A/N: Doing my best to procrastinate on this….But failing…..So here it is:D

If anyone cares, there's a picture of Keiko on Rishi's site! XD Check it out if you please.

CHAPTER FIVE.

Keiko and Yoshino stayed like that for a long time, Keiko gently rocking her mother as Yoshino softly sobbed, until finally, Yoshino fell asleep. Keiko gently lay Yoshino on the bed, covering her up. She kissed her mother on the cheek and quietly left the room.

Shikaku was standing outside the room as Keiko stepped out. He was smiling a bit. "Not much about you has changed." He said slowly. "Yeah….Not much at all has changed."

Keiko smiled.

"Right…..So, you better get some sleep." Shikaku said. "Bed. Now."

Keiko's eyes were big and tearing. She held up five fingers.

"No! Go to bed!"

Keiko sighed and heading to the living room, where her cot was.

Shikaku couldn't help but laugh. "Nothing has changed about you."

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Shikamaru opened his eyes to early daylight. "It's morning." He muttered. "How troublesome….."

Suddenly, his door slammed open. Keiko, or as Shikamaru though, the girl, ran it and jumped on his bed, squishing Shikamaru to no end.

"Geh--?!"

Keiko smiled happily as she hugged Shikamaru. Shikamaru quickly pushed her away. "Stop---Get—Off me!" he yelled.

Keiko let go slowly. Her eyes were tearing.

"Don't give me that! Out of my room!" Shikamaru said irritably. "I have to go on missions now, so stay out of here!" he quickly pushed her out of the room and slammed his door behind him. He then stormed out.

Yoshino walked out of her room as Shikamaru stormed past. "Shika--!" She sighed as he slammed the front door. "Shikamaru…."

"He's stubborn." Shikaku said reassuringly. "He doesn't want to believe that it's really Keiko."

Keiko placed her hand on Yoshino's shoulder and nodded.

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Shikamaru was in a bad mood as he headed away from his house. Why the hell am I getting so irritated?! That girl's so damn troublesome…..Why does she want to give me false hopes?! Why does she pretend to be like Keiko-nee-chan was?! Shikamaru jumped away.

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Keiko smiled at her mother and gave her It's-All-Good grin. Yoshino sighed. "I guess you're right…." She turned to Shikaku. "And if you plan on skipping out on missions, you have another thing coming." She tugged Shikaku's ear. "Missions. Now."

"Yeesh…..Right, right. Later, Keiko! Bye, honey." Shikaku said, kissing Yoshino's cheek and scuffling Keiko's hair. He then ran off.

Yoshino sighed. "Those two…." She turned to where Keiko was standing, only to find empty space. "K-Keiko-chan….?"

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Upstairs, Keiko quietly entered Shikamaru's room. She closed the door and let out a breath of excitement. She hadn't had this much fun in years…..!!

Keiko quickly scanned the room. Not here. She then dug into Shikamaru's drawers, tossing his clothes around. "Ah!" she exclaimed, holding up her prize…..Her old headband, perfectly preserved, her name still written on the cloth. Keiko smiled to herself. So he did keep it…..

Suddenly, the door crashed open. Shikamaru stood there, looking angry. "You…." He breathed. "Get away from that!" he yelled, smacking Keiko's hand and grabbing the headband. "Get out of here!"

Keiko kept her grip on the headband, refusing to let go.

"LET GO! LET GO!" Shikamaru screamed. But Keiko would not let go.

"Shikamaru! That's--!"

"Shut up, mom!" Shikamaru yelled. "It's your fault! You're the one—Who made her—Run away!"

SMACK

Shikamaru stood in disbelief. The girl had smacked him across the cheek. There was anger in Keiko's brown eyes. "Shi….ka……kun." she breathed. "How…..dare……you." Every syllable was labored.

Shikamaru looked in disbelief. "K-Keiko…..nee-chan….?"

AND……Writers block has taken over. Huzzah.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter…..Shikamaru-kun is veeeery stubborned. XD

The next chapter might be the last. Hope you enjoyed it!