Shikamaru Hopelessly For Love

I sat down in a chair across from Naruto and Sakura.

I was in utter despair this girl I liked didn't know how I felt about her, I was afraid…that if I told her how I felt she wouldn't feel the same way.

"So what did you go to talk about?" Sakura asked curiously.

"Actually…I need help with something…a girl problem really." I replied.

After Asuma Sensei's death to that son of a bitch who was in the Akatsuki, I haven't been able to have very much confidence in myself. All I can do is help Kurenai with her baby and smoke Asuma's favorite type of cigarettes just so I have some feel of Asuma left. I couldn't tell them I was a coward…well I couldn't tell Naruto I was a coward to tell Ami how I felt about her. She joined the Hidden Leaf Village ninjas just a few years ago while Asuma was still alive. She was placed on the same team and I've sort of felt that she wasn't as troublesome as other girls were.

"Well you can tell me, I can send Naruto away."

"Well…actually I want to talk with both of you if that's okay I … well need your opinions anyways." I stated.

"What's wrong genius, having problems confession your love to someone?" Naruto asked with a stupid grin on his face chuckling. I tensed up and looked away towards the window and got out a cancer stick lighting it up nervously fumbling with the lighter as I finally lit the fag and sucked in the toxic smoke. I blew the smoke out and looked back at them.

"Yeah, something related to that." I replied.

I'm curious as to how Naruto guessed that right off the bat.

"Well ask away," Sakura said with a smile.

"Um…well her name is Ami." I replied.

"Oh! I know who you're talking about; she's that new chick with short black hair and honey eyes. She's pretty gorgeous," Naruto said. Then Sakura smacked him on the head leaving a tearful Naruto afterwards.

"Yeah, that would be her…well she, I mean I like her, and I'm not sure if I should tell her or not though…" I said trailing off.

"I think you should tell her how you feel. It's better to get things off your chest and it will make you feel better," Sakura said. I sighed as I took another puff from my cancer stick and blew out the smoke.

"Hm, maybe your right…thanks Sakura. Naruto," I said as I got up and walked out of the house. As I made my way down the streets I put out my cigarette and made my way towards the ocean. She was always there; it fit her personality as well. She was always serene and sensible. She didn't freak out like Ino did when an insect or fish came near her. She just left it be. As I walked along the dirt path towards the ocean, I began thinking about how Kurenai was doing; I hadn't seen her for a few days. I decided I would see how she was doing after I visited Ami. Once I came to the end of the path, I walked down the hillside and there she was.

She was so beautiful sitting there in the sand watching the ocean crawling towards the shoreline where it would caress her feet. Her hair was blowing gently in the wind as I walked closer to her beautiful figure. I cleared my throat as I sat down beside her,

"Hey Ami-Chan, why are you always down here by yourself?" I asked casually bringing up conversation.

"It's just more calming than listening to Choji or Ino, I had to leave anyways because they were beginning to fight about some absurd bet about Naruto." She replied looking over at me. I felt my cheeks grow hot, as I looked out to the ocean waves.

"I don't blame you; it's so nice out here."

"It is, it's only going to get nicer since it's Summer. I still remember Asuma Sensei and Kurenai taking walks out here. Sometimes I sit out here with her, depending on what day it is." She replied. I smiled to myself.

This girl really is something else.

I looked back at her until she turned her head towards me gazing into my dark orbs.

"Something wrong Shika-Chan?" Ami asked.

"Ami-Chan…I have something to tell you," I said looking into her beautiful honey eyes.

"Yeah?" She asked curiously.

"I like you…I have for sometime now," I said rubbing the back of my head nervously. "I just didn't know how to tell you…I was kind of apprehensive about telling you." My heart began to beat faster as she just gazed into my eyes.

Please don't let me down to harshly.

I saw a smile form on her face as she wrapped her arms around me and whispered in my ear,

"I like you too Shikamaru." She replied. I smiled back relieved that I wouldn't have to pull myself together somehow. I gazed into her eyes as I pressed my lips against hers in a passion filled kiss. She returned the kiss as she slid her hands down from chest and pushed me back into the sand as we began to make-out. She slid her hands up my shirt as I ran my hands along her side. She let out a blissful sigh as she rest her head on my chest.

"Shikamaru-Chan…does this mean we're boyfriend and girlfriend now?" She asked looking out towards the endless crystal blue ocean.

"Yeah…yeah it does." I replied.