Just A Coincidence

By: TakaWakaLaka

AN: Hey guys, I'm happy I got good feedback from the last chapter. Thanks for the support from you guys. Hehe. So yeah, ON WITH THE STORY.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

"Ugk, why must people be so noisy?" Shikamaru grumbled.

"I apologize..." Neji whispered.

"Not you. You're fine." Shikamaru smiled.

"Okay, good."

"Aren't you going to sleep?"

"No, I don't need to, I'm not tired.

"You have bags under your eyes, of course you're tired."

"Fine..." Neji said nonchalantly.

"Ugk, just go to bed."

Neji crawled into his 'bed' on his side of the tent and laid down. And of course, the lazy-nin had already fallen asleep. Neji let out a small chuckle.

"Shikamaruuuu!" Neji said trying to wake the younger ninja.

"You know Neji, Shikamaru gets morning wood when he wakes up. It might get worse when he sees you straddling him." Kiba giggled.

"I'm only straddling him because he'll turn over if I keep hitting him with the pillow!"

"Says the gay guy!" Naruto laughed.

"That didn't make any sense..." Said Kiba.

"Hey! There isn't a problem with homosexuality!"

"Yeah Naruto, you shouldn't make jokes like that, especially when you take it in the ass from me..." Kiba said awkwardly.

"Oh, so you two are having an affair?"

A pair of lazy eyes tiredly slipped open. Shikamaru groaned and stretched. But Neji was too caught up in his conversation to notice.

"You know what, I'm not saying anything else!" Naruto said loudly before angrily stomping out of the tent.

"Yes." Kiba answered.

"Ahem." Shikamaru said to get their attention.

Neji's cheeks turned a deep red color.

"I-I'm sorry Shikamaru." Neji said quickly getting off of Shikamaru and brushing himself off.

"What were you doing?" Shikamaru grumbled in his morning voice.

"I'm gonna leave." Kiba said.

Troublesome...

"Well, Shikamaru, I was trying to wake you up. You're a really deep sleeper or something because no matter what you wouldn't wake up-"

"Neji, it's okay, just be quiet."

"No, It's not okay, I shouldn't of woken you up like that."

"It's fine. Whenever I would have Naruto over he did worse."

"Really? What did he do?"

"He would take all of the ice from the freezer and lay it on me."

"Wow, that's pretty cold."

"Ha, very funny."Shikamaru said sarcastically.

"Hey, at least I attempted at humor!"

"Ha, not very kind humor. Would you like some freezer ice all over you?"

"No thank you, I think I'm fine."

"Neji!" Naruto called from behind.

"What?"

"I have to ask you something."

"Be my guest."

"Okay, Kiba wanted me to ask you if you like, like Shikamaru?" As soon as these words fell from the Uzumaki's mouth Kiba had smacked him upside the head.

"Pardon?" Neji asked, obviously offended.

"Why don't you guys just shut your mouths and focus on the mission?" This voice snuck up right behind Neji and scared him shitless.

"Holy fuck, Shikamaru!" Neji jumped.

"What? I was here the whole time..."

Troublesome... How could he not notice me? Was I really that quiet?

"You didn't hear what I said, did you?" Naruto asked, scratching the back of his head nervously.

"Yes, but I'm going to pretend I didn't..."

Several Days Later After The Mission

It had been a long mission. It lasted a month and a half, due to Kiba and Naruto's hyperactive and noisy personality. He needed to sleep. Even though he slept as long as the others, he still needed extra sleep. His body always required more sleep to make more energy. The energy he used to keep the gears moving and processing ideas all the time in his head.

I guess this is how dad felt; to be a tactition.

"Shikamaru!" A ratty and unpleasant voice called.

"What, Tayuya?" Shikamaru asked, clear that he had a headache.

"I want us to get back together."

"Too late. We had this conversation before. It was right after we broke up."

"Why not."

"Because I don't love you."

"You can just have me for my body?" She asked desperately.

"And get STD's? No thanks."

"Then why did you date me before?"

"Because I felt bad for you."

Tayuya's eyes were filled with tears, daring to fall out of her eyes and onto her face.

Shikamaru casually started walking away.

"Anyways, I like someone else."

"I bet you she is that Sand chick, huh?"

"Actually no, a Hyuga."

"Hinata?"

"No."

"Hanabi?"

"No."

"Nononono, it can't be. IT'S NEJI?!" She screamed with rage.

"Yes, and I don't really care what you think." Shikamaru replied calmly.

Too bad Shikamaru or Tayuya didn't know Neji was about to go to the grocery store but hid once he was mentioned. He was right around the corner of where the two were at.

Does he really like me?

The memory kept repeating in his head.

"Nononono, it can't be. IT'S NEJI?!" She screamed with rage.

"Yes, and I really don't care what you think." Shikamaru replied calmly.

Neji decided he should read a book to keep his mind off of everything.

Damn you Shikamaru, always having to put your emotions into stuff like this. The worst part is, is that you won't tell me; and I know.

Hey guys. Sorry about taking so long to update. Ugk. Anyways, rate and review. Hoped you liked it!(: