A/N: Ye be warned, there be some graphic content ahead! (I'm watching Pirates of the Carribean, hence the pirate talk.)
Chapter Twenty
"Lullaby, and good night, in the skies stars are bright.
May the moon's silvery beams bring you sweet dreams.
Close your eyes now and rest, may these hours be blessed.
'Til the sky's bright with dawn, when you wake with a yawn.
Lullaby, and good night, you are mother's delight.
I'll protect you from harm, and you'll wake in my arms.
Sleepyhead, close your eyes, for I'm right beside you.
Guardian angels are near, so sleep without fear.
Lullaby, and good night, with roses bedight.
Lilies o'er head, lay thee down in thy bed.
Lullaby, and good night, you are mother's delight.
I'll protect you from harm, and you'll wake in my arms.
Lullaby, and sleep tight, my darling sleeping.
On sheets white as cream, with a head full of dreams.
Sleepyhead, close your eyes, I'm right beside you.
Lay thee down now and rest, may your slumber be blessed.
Go to sleep, little one, think of puppies and kittens.
Go to sleep, little one, think of butterflies in spring.
Go to sleep, little one, think of sunny bright mornings.
Hush, darling one, sleep through the night,
Sleep through the night,
Sleep through the night…"
I sang, gently rocking the baby to sleep as I did so, smiling a little as I watched the eyes close. After three weeks of being in the hospital recovering, I was well on my way to being out of here, but Tsunade insisted on keeping me for three more days. I told the Medic-nin's that I was going crazy doing nothing so they let me help out in the baby part of Konoha's hospital.
"I always forget what a nice voice you have."
I flushed, refusing to turn around, and gently laid the baby on its crib. The baby had been fussy even after getting changed, fed, and burped so I sang to attempt to get the little thing asleep. It had worked but I had been so distracted because of the singing and rocking motion I was doing to get the baby worn out I hadn't noticed Shikamaru come in.
"You are terrib-" I started to say, beginning to turn around now that my face felt less hot, but it warmed right back up as Shikamaru's hands went around my waist and prevented me from turning. He pulled me tight against his chest, where I fit snugly with my head coming up to his nose.
"You smell nice." Shikamaru said in his raspy voice, lower than he usually would and sending a jolt down to my crotch because of the combination of his words and the way he was nuzzling my neck. I could feel his breath on my ear and it made me break out in goosebumps.
"Shik-AH!" I yelped as he bit down, both of our hands flying to my mouth to cover it so another sound didn't come out. We froze, watching to see if the baby would wake up, and I heaved a sigh of relief when he didn't. I wiggled against Shikamaru before all but hissing my next words "Shikamaru, not in front of babies."
"Mmm, so anywhere else?" Shikamaru asks rather suggestively and I don't have to turn around to know he has a serious expression on his face but that the dark brown, half-lidded eyes would be dancing in amusement.
"Insufferable is what you are." I said, beginning to turn around but once again being stopped from doing just that.
"Just doing my job." Shikamaru said teasingly, his warm breath ghosting over the top part of my ear, making me shiver in anticipation and delight. Shikamaru bent down just a tiny bit and nibbled on the lobe, making me startle and begin to harden in my clothes.
"Kami." I hissed, controlling my breathing. "We need to leave this room."
"Why's that? I thought you loved kids." Shikamaru asked, finally letting me turn around and giving me the most innocent look possible.
"I-... You-... Nevermind. Let's go." I all but ordered, grabbing his hand and pulling him behind me. I heard him huff in amusement as I dragged him out of the nursery room and out of the maternity ward in general. We came to some stairs and right before the stairs was what I was looking for.
I opened the door to the storage closet and shut it quickly, locking lips with Shikamaru and locking the door behind me after a couple of tries while never removing my lips from his. The kiss was needy, hot, and something we have been doing a lot lately. Ever since we got back from the last mission, we couldn't keep our hands off of one another - I was thoroughly enjoying it. I never would have imagined the lazy Nara would be such an.. Energetic person to make-out with.
He was a terrible tease, which was both amazing and awful at the same time. He knew exactly what to do to wind me up and played me as well as a Shogi board. He knew what moves worked, how anything to do with my ear and throat drove me insane. Unlike in Shogi, I knew his weak points as well - he loved to get his hair pulled and when I nibbled on his lip during a kiss it would always get a strong reaction from him. We hadn't gotten any further than kissing at this point, and if this is what it would always feel like, I'm not sure how it could get any better with him.
"Mmm, Ren." Shikamaru groaned as I pulled his hair a little, making me smirk wickedly at him. He looked at me through half-lidded eyes and with a fire in his gaze that I could feel scorching me. His voice got even huskier and deeper, something I didn't know was possible, but it had my dick standing at attention. "I love when you sing."
"I'll sing you anything, especially if this is my reward." I replied instantly, my face heating up a little as our breath mingled with each others.
"You have no idea what you do to me." Shikamaru said, grinding down on the hardness in my pants with his own, making us both moan lowly from the friction.
"Shika." I begged, not really sure what I was begging for in the first place. We resumed kissing and now grinding on one another, chasing the friction and the impending release. Shikamaru had me boxed into a wall, one hand curled on my waist with a grip strong enough that it would probably leave bruises and the other hand was pressed to the wall next to my head.
"Let go." Shikamaru said into my ear, his voice barely above a whisper, and two thrusts later we both came undone while being as quiet as possible. I leaned my forehead against his chest, listening to the faster than normal pace of his heart and grinning to myself because I had caused that. This beautiful, lazy, genius Nara reacted to me like that… It was amazing and I'd thought about it ever since I saw him in The Forest of Death, the second time we met.
"We have to get to my room to clean up." I panted, still a little out of breath but beginning to feel the semen drying up in my pants.
"Troublesome." Shikamaru muttered, sighing a little bit and kissing the corner of my mouth. "Not as troublesome as how sticky my pants are - this is going to stain."
"You can wear some of my clothes." I offered, smiling at the boy who scowled in return. We had tried to let him wear my clothes before but the pants ended up looking like Capri pants. I shrugged off his glare before responding, giving his hair a gentle tug. "I tried to tell you Capri's are in style."
"Ugh, you're the worst." Shikamaru complained, rolling his eyes. Looking down at us and our noticeable stains in the front of our pants, I scanned the closet to find something to cover us - it didn't take a genius to know what went down. My eyes lit up when they landed on a blanket and I draped it over my arm in order to strategically cover the stain.
Shikamaru did the same after snorting in amusement, most likely because it was still kind of obvious we were hiding something. Thankfully, we made it to my room without incident aside from one medic-nin we ran into but she barely spared us a second look.
"I'm going to take a shower." I announced, grabbing a towel from the linen closet and a change of pants from my bag.
"Can I join?" Shikamaru asked with a straight face, making me falter for a moment.
I'm not sure I am ready to go that far or to even really see each other naked, to be honest, although I doubt I'll be anything but more than satisfied with how he looks naked. It's just that I wanted to take things slow, I am stil kind of worried that all of this is because we almost saw each other die, and I want it to be because we care for each other deeply - maybe even love.
"I'm joking, Ren." Shikamaru finally said, a grin breaking out on his face. I threw a book from my bag at him, which he neatly dodged while barely moving, and then I shut the bathroom door on his smug face. "Let me know if you want help washing your back!"
"Fuck you!" I sang
"Remember, I always thought I'd be the one doing the fucking.." Shikamaru said, trailing off and making me snort water. As I said earlier, insufferable.
"Shikamaru?" I called out when he never finished the sentence, wondering what was going on. I washed my hair fairly quickly, then the rest of my body, and was out of the shower and opening the door within five minutes. "Shika, what is goin- Oh... "
"Oh indeed."
"Um… Ahem.. Hello, Lady Tsunade." I greeted her, waving awkwardly. I glanced at Shikamaru and wanted to burst into laughter at that very moment. He was sitting on my bed, a pillow on his lap to cover the stain in his pants, and his face is flushed red from embarrasment. If I had to guess, Tsunade came in during the last thing he had said, which was when he was by my door, and that means she probably already saw the stain.
"Ren, I heard you were helping out around here." Tsunade said, raising an eyebrow.
"Uh, yes, just a little with the babies though." I replied nervously, forgetting she had said absolutely no work. "Nothing strenuous."
"Good to hear, I just came to release you early since you have been doing so well." Tsunade said, smiling as I whooped with joy at being let out. Shikamaru smiled a me as well, still being quiet, but I celebrated. I hated being here the last month, it got so boring so quickly.
"Thank you! Can I start training?" I asked, grabbing some clothes and throwing them in my bag along with a couple of books around the room.
"Not yet, wait five more days do strenuous." Tsunade said, smiling indulgently. She turned to leave and right before she got to the door she stopped and turned to look at the two of us. "Oh, and congratulations, but I want to mention one thing - sex does count as strenuous activity."
"Oh Kami." I groaned, burying my face into my hands while I heard Shikamaru spluttering to come up with a response. Tsunade laughed at our reactions before leaving, shutting the door on her way out.
It was silent in the room for a moment, both of us just staring at each other while completely red in the face, until I burst out into laughter at the incredibly awkward and partially amusing situation. How is this our lives? Shikamaru looked at me like I was crazy for a minute but pretty soon he started laughing as well, the sound of both of us filled the hospital room like the sun at dawn.
We laughed until we were crying and could barely breathe, clinging onto each other for dear life, and I hoped that maybe, just maybe, we were going to have some peace for awhile. Time for long talks and make out sessions, getting to know one another, and time to figure out where we stand. For now, I was content to just laugh until I couldn't anymore with this beautiful, lazy genius named Shikamaru.
A/N: Thank you to all of my lovely reviewers! This is another fluffy chapter but I think we could use a little fluff, so could Ren and Shika, after all of the terrible shit that has happened to them lately. It will become a little more serious, a little less light hearted, and most likely more graphic as we move on.
I'd love to hear your input on the chapter and I hope you all continue to read! You guys are amazing! Also, check out the new story I started about Shisui/OC - it's called Finding Home. Thank you so much once again!