Gah what has taken me soo long! Sorry sorry my update schedule is crappy and I should've posted this days ago. Thanks for waiting ever patient readers and I hope you enjoy!
"So this must be the lucky man!" Her voice was high pitched and overly excited. She also looked at Shikamaru up and down, like he we something to eat. Suddenly when their eyes connected she winked at him, he just stared at her with the same bored expression as always. Women, he thought bitterly. He wasn't at all interested in that women, which seemed to piss her off. He could tell she was trying to suppress her glare. Her body expression radiated the words, 'Look at me!'
"Alright then..." the women announced loudly. "How about we get started. I'm Misa, and I'll be helping you get situated in your Tux today." Misa's eyes were on Shikamaru the entire time, but as soon as she finished she looked towards his mother and Hana. Holding out her hand, she plastered another huge grin on her face.
"Pleasure to meet you. Hope you take good care of him." Both mothers said, shaking Misa's hand, with equally big grins. Misa turned her hand towards Shikamaru, but he just grunted his greeting. Her hand quickly dropped in response once she realized her wasn't going to shake her hand.
"Great! Now that we have that out of the way lets get down to business! Do you have any colors in mind?" Misa asked, suddenly serious. Her personality did a complete 180. Going for over flirty/happy, to suddenly serious and business like.
"Yes, we have." Ayumi said, already pulling out a pallet of the color she wanted. Clearly Shikamaru had no say in it all. "This pink here is what we want for the vest and the tie, and the rest will be black besides the white shirt that goes underneath." Shikamaru openly gaped at the sound of the color choice. Of all the colors. It had to be pink! He thought with a groan. Now he really wished he had a choice in this matter. What happened to getting the normal black ensemble?
"That is a lovely color choice!" Misa said excited. "I think we have that color. I'll be rights back I go and get it. You wont be disappointed." His mother and Hana nodded their heads, clearly excited to see what she brings back. Silence followed the departure of Misa. Only when foot steps could no longer be heard did they begin to talk. More like gossip.
"That women has no sense at all!" Hana grumbled.
"Exactly as I thought! Flirting openly with an engaged man, in front of his mother! No wounder why there are so many divorces! Women like her have no dignity at all!" Her mother commented, clearing enraged at the woman's actions towards Shikamaru. Her expression turned from pleasant and excited to angry and scary as soon as the women left.
"Exactly! I'm extremely glad that your son has more sense than that. He barley shot her a glance!" Hana replied happy with a small laugh. "Did you see her wink at him! Wink!" The mothers began to talk as if he wasn't there. He was annoyed, but grateful the woman was finally gone. Her stare gave him the creepy crawlies. Women are scary. He thought as he watched his mother gossip. Their gossip was something you wouldn't want to be apart of. Although Misa wasn't exactly scary, she was more annoying and troublesome. Someone you clearly didn't want to be with.
"I've got it!" Misa announced as she walked into the room, carrying the vest and tie with her. The mother immediately stopped talking and stared at the vest and tie. Shikamaru meanwhile groaned as he looked at it. He wasn't at all excited about it.
"That's perfect!" Ayumi shouted first. "That's the one! It will just match perfectly."
"It's lovely. I'm surprised you found the exact color we were looking for! This is so exciting!" Hana exclaimed, gushing over the pieces.
"Great! I told you, you wouldn't be disappointed. Now that we have the color choice. Let's write down the sizes you will need for the suit. Once that's finish I can go get the set, and then we can try it on him." She winked at him again, before turning back to the two mothers, when she began to tell him his sizes. Misa nodded as she wrote down the sizes. "Great, but I think I will take measurements just in case. I wouldn't want to keep him here any longer." Shikamaru could tell she wanted to say more, because she had an excited look on her face. Something told him that this would not end very well for him.
"What a drag..." He mumbles, groaning at the thought of her touching him. The thought of leaving and doing work, sounded much better than sitting here and letter the creepy women touch him.
"Alright, lets get started!" Once again her voice was overly cheerily. She was holding the measuring tape in one hand and a paper and pencil in the other. She sat the paper and pencil down next to her. "Hands up." She told him, which he followed reluctantly. She took his waist measurement's; lingering a little longer then necessary. He nearly jumped out of his shoes, when she pinched his butt. His face lit up in surprise, not believing that just happened to him. He looked towards him mother, trying to see if she saw what happened. But of course she wasn't paying attention as she was talking to Hana.
Misa smiled, and Shikamaru looked away from her. He was just about ready to leave. There was so much he can take, and it was about to break. Finally, five minutes later, everything was done and Shikamaru felt violated.
"Great. Now I'll be right back with the suite. Then once I return we can try it on, ad he if we need to make any adjusting." Misa gave Shikamaru a look; lingering on his body, before leaving. Shikamaru wanted to kill himself.
~Parents are a Drag~
Ten minutes later Shikamaru stood in front of both the mothers. They stared at him with huge grins on their faces.
"Amazing! You look wonderful Shikamaru." His mother commented. "Defiantly handsome." It feels like I'm wearing a monkey suit. He thought with a groan. This is one of the many reasons why he hated wearing a suit. Way too much clothing to put on at once. A simple shirt, blazer, and shoes would be fine. But no everything was much more complected. Too much clothing, makes you extremely hot.
"Hmm.. I think we should hem up some of the pants leg. Seems a little too long on him. Otherwise the rest looks great on him. What do you think Shikamaru?" Ayumi asked her son, curious for his opinion.
"Fine." He grumbled in reply.
"Great. Then I'll just quickly pin up the pants legs, and I'll have it hemmed properly today. You should probably be able to come pick it up tomorrow." Misa said, already bending down to pin the pants legs. A few seconds later the pinning was down, and he wanted to get out of the suit. Plus, his headache was coming back.
"Finally!" Shikamaru yelled exasperated. "I'll just go back an change." He stated already leaving to change.
"Wait!" Ayumi yelled running over to her son. "I want to take a picture. So I can show Shikaku when we get home. Since he couldn't make it today, it's the least I can do." He probably thinks its too much of a drag to come. Especially with two women. Smart. Shikamaru thought. He looked towards his mother, not even bothering to smile. Ayumi gave him a disapproving look, but took the picture anyways.
"Tch," he said, turning to the changing room once again. The urge to get out of the suit grew.
"Need some help getting that suit off?" Misa asked in a seductive whisper.
"No," he grumbled clearly annoyed. "I'll manage by myself."
"Fine." She said angry; storming over to Ayumi and Hana. He shrugged his shoulders and just changed.
~Parents are a Drag~
"Finally!" Shikamaru yelled in relief, when they finally exited the building. He was so relieved to be out of the building, he ran away from the two mothers; leaving them in his dust. He decided that being in their presence any longer. He would go mentally insane. They were way to happy for him to handle.
"Yo, Shikamaru! What's the rush." A voice yelled, stopping Shikamaru in the middle of his retreat. His gaze turned towards Sakura, who was standing with a curious look on her face. "Suit shopping a little to much for you?"
"YES!" Shikamaru exclaimed loudly. "Never will I do that again! My mother and your mother together is terrible." He stated. Sakura busted out into a fit of giggles, unable to hold it back any longer.
"What was so bad about it? It couldn't be that bad. I mean I spent hours with both of them trying on dresses. When you probably only had to try on one suit." She questioned, through her chuckles.
"Well, did you get violated by the woman who works there?" He questioned her. "No, I didn't think so. And to top it all off my headache is back, and all I want to do is take a nap." He complained. Sakura just stared at him, before bursting out in another wave a giggles. Shikamaru glared at her, clearly not amused. He had gotten violated, and all she can do is laugh at him. Wheres the comfort?
"I-m Sorr-y! But that is hilarious." She managed to choke out still laughing. Her arm was holding her stomach, and nearly collapsed on the ground from the force of her laughter.
"Tch.." He muttered walking away from Sakura.
"Wait! Aww come on Shikamaru! Don't be like that." She yelled, running after him. He ignored her and continued walking. "Shikamaru!" Sakura yelled suddenly angry. "Whats the matter with you. I was just laughing! This is so not like you. First with Sauske and now today. Whats the matter?" She shouted after her. Suddenly he stopped and turned towards her.
"Do you want to get married." Shikamaru asked. His voice suddenly serious, taking Sakura by surprise.
"I—I I don't know. At first no, but it's all confusing. I don't know what to think anymore." Sakura replied truthfully. She tried to decipher what he was thinking, but his face looked the same. No hidden emotions were poking out behind his little mask. He held the same bored face expression, as always. "Why? Do you want to get married?" She questioned back.
"It doesn't matter what my answer is. All that matters is your answer." Shikamaru responded.
"How is that fair! I told you what I thought so far. Why can't you answer my question!" Sakura questioned angry, not liking how this conversation was going.
"It just doesn't matter okay! Can you please just answer my question. Do you or do you not want to get married to me?" He asked Sakura one more time. Sakura's face scrunched up in pain and confusion. Confusion because she honestly just didn't know what to answer and pain because Shikamaru was completely serious about marrying her and she didn't want to hurt him.
"Shikamaru. I don't know how to answer that. I mean at first I hated the idea of getting married in general. But then Tsunade brought up the kid thing, and I thought about it, I didn't think it would be bad to get married to you, and have a life. Though, part of me thinks its to early, and that we are best friends. I've never though about us more than that, and now that I have; I don't know what to make of it all. Everything is so jumbled up in my head. Maybe I do want to get married to you, but maybe I don't. I won't know the answer too that, I—I have to think about it. I don't want to hurt you Shikamaru. Your my best friend. We've done everything together, but right now Shikamaru, I don't want to get married. Maybe later on, or when I've thought it over, but right now I'll say no."
She could see the hurt in his eyes. She began to feel pain in her chest. She had hurt him, she knew it. All she wanted to do was take back the words she just said. Hurting him was the worst thing she has done. If she would have just said yes she wanted to marry him, then everything will be fine. But that part of her wasn't ready for this marriage. It was just a few days away, and she wasn't ready for this 'commitment'.
"I see." Shikamaru said his voice hard and firm. "I understand. Thanks for telling me this." Then he walked away, leaving Sakura standing there. Tears had sprung up in her eyes, and became blurry. She refused to let them fall. Knowing that if she let her emotions flow out, she'd never be able to stop them. The ache in her chest grew, and she also walked away from him.
~Parents are a Drag~
"You what!" Ino pig yelled at Sakura.
"I kind of told Shikamaru I didn't want to merry him.." She repeated, a saddened look covered her face.
"What? Why would you do that? You like him don't you?" Sakura nodded. "Then why would you do say that to him. That boy loves you!" Ino yelled at her. Sakura bowed her head in response.
"I know." She mumbled. "But you don't understand. I'm not sure if I am ready for this! Marriage its a big thing. I might even like Shikamaru, you know. Maybe even love him. But am I ready for this commitment, marriage and kids. That's too much of a change for me. I'm only eighteen for Christ sakes! Why do I have to get married now. Isn't it too soon for all of this?" Sakura's head whipped up as she was talking. The words seemed to just tumble out of her mouth. She didn't understand half of the words she said. I love him? She questioned herself, Do I really love him? Before Sakura could continue her argument Ino interrupted her.
"See you LOVE him! There's nothing to think about. Kids can come later! If you truly love him, marriage wont matter. If you love him it wouldn't matter if you got married. It will be just one more step in you relationship." Ino explained to her.
"That's the whole point! We are only best friends! We've never gone out on a date before. We're not even boyfriend and girlfriend! How can I marry someone who've I've never been on a date with?" Sakura shouting at Ino, trying to make her understand how she feels about the situation. It wasn't because she didn't like him, that she refused to marry him. It's because she's scared to take that next step.
They have never gone out before, never kisses, and they aren't even boyfriend and girlfriend. It wasn't just between them both that she's scared, its in general. Sakura's never dated before. It's all new for her. Before now her only focus had been training. Everyday hay was spent training with Tsunade, to get stronger. Back then there was no time for relationships. But now that she has more time, and she's going to get married, it scares her.
"Well then. There's only one thing you can do." Ino stated, earning a curious stare from Sakura.
"And whats that?"
"Ask Shikamaru out!" Ino said excited.
"What? Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind?" Sakura shouted standing up.
"Nope. You did say you've never been on a date with him. So it's simple, ask him out on a date." Ino smiled. She felt like she was a genius for suggesting that.
"But... He probably doesn't want to go out with me anyways. And he probably hates me. I mean I did tell him I wasn't going to marry him. There's no way he will bounce back from that." Sakura said, sitting down with her head bowed again. She willingly came to agreement with the plan, but it was up to Shikamaru to agree.
"Sakura, that boy can never be angry at you. Trust me." Ino said reassuring her.
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely."
"You better!" Sakura said standing up again. "Thank you Pig!" She said running over too her, and giving her a hug. "You don't know how much this has helped me out. Maybe you should take your own advice and ask Kiba out." Ino blushed.
"Shut up Forehead! And your welcome. Now go and get Shikamaru." Sakura smiled and began to take off. "You owe me forehead!" Sakura's head turned and nodded her head before taking off once again. This time she wouldn't hurt him.
~Parents are a Drag~
It wasn't hard to find Shikamaru. There's only one place her would go when he's upset, lazy, or bored. 'It's more like a sanctuary.' Shikamaru had explained to her when they were younger. Those days he spent all his time up on the rooftop. Skipping class, sleeping, and watching clouds. No wounder why it was his sanctuary, it was peaceful.
"Hi Shikamaru." Sakura said, standing at the staircase. When she received no response she continued talking. "So, um.. do you mind if I sit next to you?" When she heard his grunt, she walked over to him and sat down. He didn't bother glancing at her, and just continued to stare out into the sky. He wasn't laying down, but he had his neck craned towards the sky. "Are you angry at me?" Sakura asked, uncomfortable with the silence.
A few seconds later she received another grunt in reply. Things began to get really frustrating for her. She didn't exactly know what he meant by that grunt. Was he mad, or was he not? But she didn't have to ask because Shikamaru finally spoke up.
"No," he grunted out.
"Great, I'd probably would have forced you to not be mad at me." She replied smiling, but when she didn't get a smile back, it slowly faded. "Sorry. Can we talk? I kind of want to ask you something. I'm not sure what you will think, by at least I tried." Sakura spoke, rambling on. That's when Shikamaru smiled. A little twitch of the lips, then changed into a full out grin.
"Sakura, you talk way to much. What did you want to ask me?" Shikamaru said feeling much more better now that Sakura was there. He could never stay made at her for long. Once she begins talking to him, all of the anger or sadness bubbles away. She's like his own remedy; healing him with her presence.
"Well, I wanted to ask you if..um" Nervousness began to bubble up inside of her. The words began to jumble up inside her head. "Would you go.."
"Sakura, spit it out!" Shikamaru said amused.
"Would you go out on a date with me." The words came out rushed and fast. "I mean I've been thinking and Pig helped, but you want to get married right? Well we haven't even gone on a date before! How can one get married if they haven't even gone on a date!" The strangest thing happened next, taking Sakura by surprise. Shikamaru started laughing. It was the kind of laugh were you lose your breath, and makes your stomach ache. It was also the last thing Sakura expect him to do.
"What's so funny?" Sakura exclaimed. "Is this revenge, because I laughed at you earlier? I just asked you out on a date! How is that funny? This is a serious conversation, and your laughing." She spoke enraged.
"I'm sorry, but I could barley understand what you just told me. It came out so fast. It sounded like you were speaking gibberish." He explained still laughing. "But I got most of what you said. Yes, Sakura Haruno, I will go out on a date with you." Shikamaru stopped laughing, a grin still left on his face. "Though, I'm surprised you asked Ino for advice. Also, I believe I'm supposed to be the one to ask you out." Sakura blushed at his words. He has no idea how hard it was to even ask him out, She thought.
"I know, but knowing you, you would never puck up the courage to do so." She replied with a laugh. "And also knowing you, you would say 'it's a drag' and 'too much work.'" Sakura was smirking at him now. A laugh threatening to bubble out of her mouth.
"Tch... Women are—"
"Troublesome, I know." Sakura said cutting him out with a smile. "Now I wanted to apologize about earlier. I should have never hurt you like that."
"You don't have to apologize. I understand. Now about this date. How about tomorrow night. Six-o'clock sound good? I'll come pick you up."
"Sure! That's fine." Sakura exclaimed, already feeling the excitement about to come. "It sounds prefect. What are we going to do on this date?" Sakura asked. The words felt foreign on her lips. It felt...different.
"Of course that's a secret." He responded with a smirk. Secretive as always, she thought with a chuckle.
"Of course." She replied back. "Hows your headache, lightweight." She joked, changing the subject.
"Better. It's barley there."
"That's great! Are you hungry? I think our parents were supposed to come over for dinner."
"Yea, I think I heard something about that. Though, the last time our parents got together for dinner, they told us we were getting married." He told her with a smile.
"That's right. Our parents are pretty dangerous aren't they? When ever they get together it seems like they change someones life." She agreed laughing. Her chest felt whole again. The ache she had earlier drifted away, like the wind; leaving it whole. It surprised her how much she needed him, until he was gone. She hated the way it made her feel. Weak, and pathetic. Her feelings for him suddenly grew, when she left him or rather had became more apparent. She never really realized the feeling she felt towards him. She loved him, and getting engaged, the dream she had about having kids, made her realize that her feelings were there. She had always loved him.
It was the same for Shikamaru. He just realized his feelings for her earlier. He was always the one to admire her from behind. Being best friends made their relationship even better. The first time he had realized his feeling for her, was when Sauske asked Sakura out. Then proceeded to try and kiss her. Jealousy had coursed through his body, and he felt enraged. He wanted to beat him to a bloody pulp. The extent of his feelings just grew over the years. The engagement just encouraged him to confess, and for once actually be with her. Hold her, and kiss her, instead of dreaming about it. Everything was just a dream come true for him, and the date will be absolutely perfect. He would make sure of it.
Sooooo? What do you think? Trashy? Ingenious? Horrible? Or maybe just right? Let us know people =]