Chapter 4:

Shikamaru came home, totally exhausted and with a big headache.

Ino and Sakura had helped him getting the supplies his mother asked for.

But they made him do a lot more.

First, he had to buy something for Temari.

Not just a random flower, but "something nice", like they said.

"Never, ever this again!"

The two girls had taken the boy from jewelery shop to jewelery shop, dragging him by the arm, resolute not not let him go away.

He tried to to escape of the two young women, but Ino and Sakura were unstoppable.

He saw hundreds of necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

He wasn't even sure that Temari wore those things!

"Why me?"

They met Tenten and Hinata on their way.

Naturally Ino couldn't hold her mouth and told them everything. The girls followed them.

Soon, after that, Neji and Lee crossed their path. This time, it was Sakura who couldn't stop talking.

The Byakugan user shrugged his shoulders, not interested. But Lee yelled something about the "power of youth" thing, repeating at least five times that love was wonderful.

At the same time, alerted by the screams of Lee, Naruto, Shino and Kiba arrived.

"That was the worst part of it...Why can't women hold their mouth sometimes?"

Naruto yelled hard and loud that he knew about Shikamaru's (not so) secret crush.

Kiba thought that he had to ask to know if he could know all about it.

The girls giggled, shrieked, the boys made dirty jokes between them.

That was the moment that the young Nara chose to slip carefully away and run.

"I hate going to the market..."

When Shikamaru opened the door of his home, he heard more yelling.

He went to the kitchen, didn't take care about his mothers loud and noisy voice and put the bag on the table.

"Where were you?"

"I met some friends..."

"And why took you so long?"

"Ino and Sakura decided to take me make a tour around the center..."

"And you couldn't leave them behind?!"

"If I could, I would have done it with pleasure!"

And without adding anything to it, he went to his room, closed his door and lied down on his bed, his face in the pillow.

"Shit! I didn't bought anything for Temari..."

Lame chapter in my point of vie. The only thing I liked here was the last thought of Shikamaru...I hope the next one will be better. I apologize to all my readers.

Constructive criticism and ideas are welcome. Review please!