Shikamaru woke up the next morning with a headache and a very dry mouth. The early morning sun shining through the gap in his curtains and into his eyes didn't help in the slightest.
It took a few seconds for the memory of last to come back to him, but when he remembered the few things he and Neji had done in the kitchen before making their way to the bedroom, he smiled.
Rolling over in his small bed, he saw the Hyūga sleeping peacefully. Neji had been nowhere near as drunk as Shikamaru and the rest of the Konoha 11 but had been more than a little intoxicated. As he watched the older man sleep, he closed his eyes and let his mind linger on moments he wanted to keep in his memory.
"Shikamaru," Neji whispered, his eyes still closed.
"Hm," Shikamaru replied.
"Do you remember last night?"
"Mm-hm," was the response.
"Good."
Shikamaru smiled as Neji snaked an arm across his waist, pulling him closer.
"Neji," Shikamaru said.
"Hm?"
"I hope we have a repeat performance sometime."
Neji smiled and kissed Shikamaru gently. "Next time, we'll be sober."
Entwined in each other's arms, the pair went back to sleep, if only to prolong the inevitable, however brief, separation.
[[A/N]] There it is! A typical WatchingAsYouFall fluff filled ending!
Hope you all enjoyed it!