And so the game began.2

You made a few moves, Shikamaru returned them.3

You jumped a few of his pieces and him yours.4

You had gotten three kings and had not moved a single one from your back row.5

Shikamaru took a position with his fingers connecting and forming a circle.6

You looked at him, head cocked to the side.7

He was analyzing something, you guessed.8

He moved his piece and you easily saw a jump. You took it. It was that one move he had been waiting for... your pieces were sitting ducks. All aligned. And one of his remaining back row pieces staring them right in the face. You sweat dropped. You just lost four pawns and a king. You jumped the piece he used to jump the five pieces. You'd get him back for that. Apparently your face said it to because Shikamaru smirked and commented, "your desire for revenge will only be your down fail."9

...you had no comment.10

You gave up on revenge and focused. Difficult playing against the Nara, this was. You struggled but finally you had four kings, and he had four kings... this was it. All you both had was four kings.11

As if on cue you both moved three of them to the sidelines and focused on one in particular at a time. When you had him in a corner near the the one checkered-king that was your main one and took the other that was on the side lines and cornered him. He had no where to go but forward and there you were waiting.12

You jumped him.13

You tried to repeat this process but it was he who caught you. But you took the other two waiting in the sidelines and jumped the two cornering you.14

You had beat the unbeatable. You conquered the unconquerable Nara, Shikamaru. Un-be-lieve-able.15

The stunned Shikamaru looked up at you in awe as you had a grin of triumph on your face.16

"So, I won..." your grin broadened, "how about Dem apples?"17

Shikamaru sighed.18

You giggled.19

"So, what now, just-defeated-Nara?" you asked, through giggles.20

"You can have one thing," he stated simply, "it can be anything you want, as long as it is give-able and agreeable."21

"Ok..." you murmured softly while thinking. You thought for a little while...22

A date? - No, you sighed, he doesn't like me...23

Another game? - corny...24

Some dinner? - ...no comment...25

You thought and thought...26

+~*^*~+Shika's Pov+~*^*~+27

He really did hope you would ask him to go on a date with you, but he would never tell you that.28

He looked at Hikata, with that same bored, monotonous look.29

Shikamaru didn't know what was going through her mind.30

He wanted to though...31

+~*^*~+Your Pov+~*^*~+32

You decided on one thing...33

"I want..." you began...34