I'm sorry I haven't updated in ages but I have had unbelievable (well after reading this it's very believable) writers block so I'm blaming my lack of updates on that!

I don't own Naruto!

Shika 5 years old.

"Daddy?"

"Yes Baby?"

"Can I go to aunt Ino's flower shop? She is doing wedding stuff and I want to help" She asked smiling up at me.

"No baby I'm busy" I frowned at my to do list. Why did I have so many things to do?

"But daddy I can go on my own" She whined. I looked at her and laughed.

"No you cant, you're only 5. No way in hell are you walking across town on your own".

"Why not? It's not far" she pleaded.

"It's not far to you because you are always on my shoulders, and I go over the rooftops and even that takes twenty minutes. It would take you over two hours going the normal way" I growled I didn't have time to argue with her I had way too much to do.

"But Daddy-"

"No buts, I said no and that is my final decision. Stop being so troublesome" I snapped losing my patience. I saw her eyes fill with tears and her bottom lip started quivering.

"I wouldn't go with you anyway" she cried pointing at me with a little stubby finger"you're mean" before I could catch her, she ran upstairs.

I just sighed and went to get a mop. I would say sorry when I was finished with my cleaning.

Four hours later

How the hell did I spend four hours cleaning? Oh God I'm becoming like my mother. I watched black clouds crawl through the sky towards my home through the window. That was going to be one hell of a storm. That reminded me of Shika. She hates storms. I better go warn her. I took the stairs two at a time.

"Shika?" I knocked softly on her door. No answer. That was strange.

"Shika?" I knocked again but a little louder this time. Still no answer. She is probably asleep I reassured myself. I opened the door and crept in.

She wasn't there. Her bed was messy and the window was open. She wouldn't have climbed out of the window? I looked out of the window. A tree branch was a small jump away and I looked down and saw her jewellery box –that stayed on her window- on the ground. My 5 year old daughter jumped out her second story window onto a frail looking branch. I am going to kill her! Luckily I knew where she was.

Shika's POV

I wonder where I am? I was sure I was going the right way. I think aunt Ino's is around here somewhere, I will just keep walking until I see something I recognise. OK… I don't recognise anything! Is that thunder? I started to run.

Shikamaru's POV

I strolled into Ino's flower shop. Her, Sakura, Tenten and Hinata were bent over a magazine, pointing at pictures and making appreciative noises.

"Where is she?" I asked. I couldn't see Shika. They all looked up at me.

"Hello to you too Shikamaru, I'm fine thanks how are you?" Ino said sarcastically,

"Where is who?" asked Sakura.

"Shika" I answered with a frown.

"She isn't here but I wish she was because I need to see how her flower girl dress looks" Ino said, her attention back on the magazine. Shock must have shown on my face because the room went quiet.

"What's wrong Shikamaru?" Asked Ino looking worried. I turned and ran out of the door. I have to find her. A drop of rain landed on my nose and thunder rumbled in the sky above me. The storm is here. Shit.

Shika's POV

I hate lightning. What if it hits me? I better go hide. This alley is very dark but at least it doesn't rain in here and I can't see the lightning. I hope Daddy comes for me soon.

Shikamaru's POV

I was panicking. Where do I start looking? I can't do this on my own. Then I spotted Naruto, Neji, Shino, Sasuke, Kiba and Choji coming out of a bar. I looked up to the sky and thanked god.

"Guys" I roared over the Thunder. They stopped and looked at me questioningly.

"Shika snuck out and now I can't find her"

"I will start looking in the shopping district, Sasuke you take the north of the town, Neji you take the west, Kiba, Shino you can take the east, that leaves you and Choji with the south" Naruto said as he dispelled 20 clones.

"Yeah, don't worry Shikamaru we will find her" Kiba winked at me. Then we set off.

Shika's POV

I have to find my daddy. It's too dark down here. I have to go out into the storm to find daddy though. I don't think I should do that. Ok that's in something in that garbage can just moved I am out of here. I ran as fast as I could out of the alley. Then the wind and rain hit me. It nearly knocked me over. I stood in the middle of the street, looking around me. I'm cold and wet and I don't know where I am, Daddy will never be able to find me. I started to cry. I sat down on a random step, put my head in hands and I started to sob. Then, I heard my Daddy. I looked up and there he was walking towards me.

Shikamaru's POV

I hope she is ok. If Temari was here she would kill me. If anything happens to her I will probably kill myself. 'She is the only good thing left in my life, please don't take her away from me', I prayed. I saw a flicker of movement out of the corner of my eye. I turned my head and looked down a street. There she was, sat on a step crying her eyes out. I walked towards her calling her name. She looked up at me. I started to run.

She got up off the step and met me halfway. I picked her up and held her close to me. She was freezing. I took off my jacket and put it around her. Her little arms wound around my neck and she sobbed apologies into my shoulder. I rocked her and whispered that it was ok, that everything was ok.

"I will go tell the others you found her" I had forgotten about Choji.

"Thanks Choj" I answered walking towards home.

I was surprised at how far she had walked. She could have made it to Ino's five times over if she was going in the right direction. I took off our shoes at the front door. I put Shika down on the mat and stripped her down to her underwear. Then I stripped down to my boxers. I put our dripping clothes into the washing basket and went upstairs to run us a bath. I sat Shika on the toilet as I ran our bath. When it was done I put Shika in and then climbed in after her. I washed her hair and her back then I left her to her own devices as I washed myself. After a while I got out and dragged her with me. I wrapped her up like a burrito and I slung a towel around my own waist. I dried her and put her in some princess pyjamas and I put her in her room while I got ready for bed. We did all of this in silence. I couldn't talk to her until I was sure I wasn't going to cry and she thinks I'm mad at her, which I am, so she won't start a conversation in case I start shouting at her. I put my favourite pair of pyjama pants and headed into her room. She was sat on the floor looking at her feet. I lay down on her bed and she crawled up next to me and put her head on my chest.

"I love you baby" I whispered. She lifted her head up and looked me in the eyes.

"I love you too Daddy" she whispered back. Picked her up and carried her into my room. I pushed her into bed and slid in after her, curling my body around her in our usual sleeping position. I held her close to me as I drifted off. She wrapped her tiny hand around mine and I fell asleep with a smile on my face.

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