Warning: Some making out. Nothing too descriptive but yeah, just in case! ^_^
WOO!! My THIRD Chapter! Feels big for some reason...
Sorry it took a little while...I've been working on my Konoha High fic!!
And if you are saying right now in your head 'What Konoha High fic?' then go read it RIGHT AFTER THIS OR NOW!!
GO GO!!!
Well I hope you enjoy it! I've kinda got a mental block on this story, so I'm trying to cover it up with a nice Shikatema moment!
Thank you for all of your support~
Special thanks to (I always do this and if you want a special thanks, then REVIEW!): Xsusanox; Shikatema52007, Lupita; DaKemz; shika'sgirl-beige; .Temari. .Killer. .Kunoichi.; Sand-Jounin-Temari and Kimimmari Myou Uchiha for your beautiful reviews and love~ I would NOT be here with this next chapter without you guys!
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Shikamaru yawned as he laid on the nice grass, which he hasn't done for AGES!
That's right, Shikamaru was finally (nearly) fully healed and released from the dreaded hospital and is able to watch the lovely clouds float past above him instead of some stains on the hospital ceiling that stay the same no matter how much you look at them; even with Shikamaru's wondering brain.
Ever since that, 'unforgettable', moment between him and Temari at the hospital, things kind of got awkward. She still came to visit often, but nothing happened. It literally was a 'Hello how are you? Good? Ok, bye.' And she was out of the door.
Was he hoping for something? Shikamaru wasn't sure. Women were always confusing and...troublesome. Whether he did or not though, he knew he wasn't going to get it in the hospital thanks to his dad.
So he continued to lay there watching the clouds like usual thinking about the many shapes the clouds can form as time passed.
'Is Naruto OK? Can he really handle this by himself? I know it's troublesome, but it's irritating that all I can do is lay here and wonder' Shikamaru thought.
He heard the grass crunch under someone's feet. He didn't care to look up. It was either Asuma or Ino; probably not Chouji, his steps are heavier. Maybe dad? But it wasn't Asuma or Ino or his annoying dad...
It was Temari.
She walked up to him, but didn't say anything. Shikamaru tried to look like he didn't notice her. She sat down next to him and hugged her legs to her chest looking up at the sky. They just sat and laid there for what felt like forever not speaking or uttering a single word.
Shikamaru was starting to itch a bit. 'Why is she here?' he thought and really wanted to ask, but he felt uncomfortable to do so. After all, the silence was quite nice and he didn't want to break it. 'If it was Ino or Sakura, they wouldn't last 2 seconds without saying something, yet she's been here for at least 15 minutes and doesn't even look interested in saying anything. Is that even possible for women? They are always yakking at something as far as I know.'
Finally, after about half an hour, Shikamaru gave in, "Why are you sitting here with me Temari?"
She looked at him. He sat up to face her properly. She paused for a moment to think, went back to looking up at the sky and spoke, "I guess I just wanted to see the world through your eyes for a moment Shikamaru".
This surprised Shikamaru very much. When she said his name, a shiver went up his spine and he couldn't help but blush a bit. He was expecting an answer like 'What? I can't sit here? Do you own this area or something?' or something snappy and threatening. But no, she said she wanted to see his perspective of the world. For once in his life, he was stuck on a response, so he continued to look at her.
She noticed this and continued to speak, "Why so surprised?"
"I dunno...I guess I wasn't expecting an answer like that." Shikamaru answered
"Well...I mean...you are quite, uh, interesting in a way Shikamaru. You can look at the clouds for countless hours, so I was wondering how interesting they could be, but now I see. As soon as I looked up at them, I got lost and started to wonder. It makes me wish that we had clouds in Suna."
'Interesting? Me?' Shikamaru thought. He was called many things in his life, but interesting wasn't one of them. "Yeah, you don't get clouds in Suna much do you?" was the best he could make up for conversation.
"No, we don't since we're a desert country, but we do get beautiful stars. You should come and visit and we could watch them together like we're watching the clouds now." She turned to face him and flashed her teeth into that cheesy smile yet again.
He grinned back. Was that her sort-of asking him out? "Yeah..." was all he managed to say.
"Hm? I didn-" was all Temari managed to say before she was cut off by Shikamaru's lips yet again.
Shikamaru didn't know why he did what he did, but those lines and the way she said his name was rather alluring. I guess that answered his question, he did want something; and that something was Temari.
He got a bit worried because she wasn't reacting. Though she caught on and kissed him back and deepened it passionately. She begged for entrance and he gladly obliged. He pushed her on her back, claiming dominance, and straddled his hips for a bit without breaking the kiss. Her fan got thrown away forgotten like Shikamaru's vest, which she tore off during this.
They finally broke off to catch some air and Temari rolled to the side and placed her head on his chest so she could hear his heart beat. It was beating fast; very much like her own.
They went back to watching the clouds, "So, how did watching clouds turn into us making out huh?" she asked cheekily.
"I dunno...let's hope that it works the same for star gazing" she gave him a playful punch, which he deserved and laughed.
Temari gave him a soft peck on his cheek and closed her eyes, enjoying the beat of his heart.
Well she was until she felt someone's presence approaching. Shikamaru did too and they broke off fixing themselves up. Shikamaru quickly found his vest, thrown away at quite a distance, and zipped it up quickly; while Temari got her discarded fan and strapped it on her back like it was before. They returned to the ground quickly in the same position they were before as if nothing happened.
They found out that presence was Kiba. "Hey Shikamaru! Temari-san! What you guys doing?" He walked up to them and Akamaru barked.
"Eh? Nothing. Just sitting, watching the clouds and talking about the Chuunin exams. Why?"
Kiba looked at him a bit strange and grinned, "Uh huh, right. Sounds fun. Well, I was wondering if you want to get something to eat."
Akamaru barked.
"You guys go ahead; I have some things I need to ya!" Temari said and left.
"How's Ramen Shikamaru?" Kiba asked a little bit sly.
Shikamaru knew he was up to something, but doesn't know what; so he just nodded in agreement and left.
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They arrive at Ichiraku Ramen and ordered a bowl each. One pork, the other beef.
"So... hey. What's up with you and Temari?" Kiba asked right off the bat.
Shikamaru almost choked on his noodles, but quickly recovered and swallowed, "What do you mean?"
"I mean, you guys were looking quite 'chummy' there on the meadow. Oh and your hair's starting to fall out."
'Of course, the hair! How could I not fix it up?' Shikamaru thought and started to fix it, "So I was lazy to do my hair this morning, big deal! Doesn't mean anything."
"Oh come ON Shikamaru! You can't hide from Akamaru's and my nose. Every time you talk I can smell Temari enveloped in your breath. Which mean that you guys must have made o-"
"SHUT UP! Not so loud! Ok yeah, yeah, we did. You happy now?" Shikamaru said in a panic with his hand over Kiba's mouth.
He let his hand go. "Haha, I KNEW IT! You can't hide it from us Shikamaru!" Kiba said starting to laugh
"Did anyone ever tell you that yours and Akamaru's nose is too nosy?"
"Yeah, but oh well...back on topic, I didn't think Temari was your type."
"I didn't think so either, but hey. Here I am, she is quite appealing..."
"QUITE?! She VERY appealing Shikamaru! You are one LUCKY DOG! She's hot and curvy and all!"
"Ok, but before you keep going, you might want to lower your voice. We are in public you know and 'curvy' isn't exactly appealing to people who pass by you know?"
"All right, but why so secret?"
"We are ninja's, but only because it pretty much just started. Plus her brother is the Kazekage."
Kiba made a sly, wide smile, "So you're doing the dirty with the Kazekage's sister behind his back. Nice Shikamaru."
"We haven't done ANYTHING like THAT ok?!"
"All right, all right, I can hear you, I understand."
"I'm serious!"
"I know you are. If you did, I would've known by now, just by smelling you."
Shikamaru calmed down and finished his ramen. They payed the bill and left.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone; but we MUST have conversations like this again dear friend." Kiba said and left.
Oh great, first dad and now Kiba. Oh god, this is going to be one hell of a week!
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OMG SO MUCH FLUFF!!
It's jumping out of the screen and is eating away at me~ XDD
Ok, this was definitely on the OOC side, but it's hard to do romance with Shikamaru without pushing the boundaries a bit.
I know, it's no excuse for this amount of fluff, but it was needed right? Nice almost?
Kiba was pretty amusing right?
I'm not sure what the next chapter will bring, but hopefully it'll be humorous, though after I've update my Konoha High fic. Which, if you haven't read...
GO READ IT NOW!
Oh and reviews will be lovely! After all, as I've said before, it's my motivation and I'll give my thanks to you too on my next chapter! ^_^
Chanel~