Hey there, back again! I hope you liked the last one :) This one is a bit shorter, and told more in Shikamaru's percpective, so I hope you like it! There is minor cussing in this, and I apologize, but it just seemed to fit :) Well, tell me what you think, and
Enjoy!
Shikamaru didn't bother to cover his mouth as he let out a loud yawn. He sat on a bench in front of the school, waiting for it to start. Usually Shikamaru would still be asleep then, but his mom had gotten tired of him being late, and it wasn't wise to protest when Mrs. Nara was angry. Shikamaru let out a small sigh. Someone sitting in the grass had their music blaring so that he could hear every word, leaving him to wonder how they weren't completely deaf. From what he heard, it was the song "Girl All the Bad Boys Want" by Bowling for Soup, or something like that. Shikamaru didn't pay attention to bands, or let alone music, that much. He leaned back his head to stare up at the sky and let out another sigh.
"Enjoying the clouds?" Shikamaru turned to see Ino standing at the other end of the bench, smiling at him. She sat next to him and looked up at the sky, a small smile on her face.
"I love the clouds," she said lightly, a dreamy look in her face. Shikamaru observed her for a second before turning his face up to look at the sky again.
"They're so quiet and peaceful," she went on, "They simply flow wherever the wind takes them, with no complications." Shikamaru was quiet a moment.
"Storms are complicated," he reminded her. Ino smiled at him sadly before looking back at the clouds and shrugging.
"The bad things in live are rendered into storms," she told him, "Even clouds get angry, sad. Never complicated, though. Clouds show their emotions, straightforward, without lies, or getting lost in translation." Shikamaru raised his eyebrow slightly at her.
"What is that?" She dragged her eyes away from the clouds and smiled at him.
"Just another metaphor of life," she said simply, and gathered her things and stood. Ino waved and tossed him a good bye before walking away. Shikamaru watched her go before turning back to look at the sky again. Clouds… He wished he was a cloud…
"Hey, are you high or something?" Shikamaru was dragged out of his thoughts and turned to see the girl who had spoken to him. She had sandy blond hair tied it four strange ponytails, deep blue eyes, and had an eyebrow raised at him.
Cuz she's the girl all the bad guys want!
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow back at the girl.
"No," he answered shortly. The girl observed him and huffed before walking away. Shikamaru watched her go before rubbing the back of his head. Women…
He sat with the others at lunch again, and for some reason everyone seemed more chatty than usual. Naruto and Lee were talking about where Lee got his spandex (Shikamaru was really hoping Naruto wasn't planning on getting a pair), Sakura was talking to Ino and Sasuke, and Kiba was asking Shino about bugs for some odd reason. Hinata simply sat close at Naruto's side like always, smiling and answering every time Naruto asked or said something to her.
Shikamaru gazed at the sky, watching the clouds lazily slug their way across the sky, and started to doze off. Suddenly a ringing sound erupted in the air and everyone jumped in surprise, their eyes drawing to Ino. She looked down in surprise at her watch.
"Oh, sorry guys," she giggled, turning her timer off, "I have to go home early today." She and Sakura gathered their things and stood.
"Where are you going?" Kiba asked curiously. Ino and Sakura shared a glance before Ino gave them a reassuring smile.
"Oh, I just have a check up at the doctor, that's all. Well, gotta go!" Sakura and Sasuke exchanged a glance, which didn't go unnoticed by Shikamaru's watching eyes, before both of the girls left. It was silent for a moment before the talking resumed. Shikamaru sighed and laced his hands behind his head, closing his eyes. He let the sun warm his face and the breeze ruffle his hair as he thought. Sakura obviously knew what Ino's deal was, and Shikamaru could guess, and he couldn't be sure that Sasuke knew or not. Sakura may have told him, but his bet was that Sasuke knew something was wrong, but didn't know specifically.
Shikamaru let out another yawn and let another inaudible sigh out. Clouds were a good metaphor for life, but Ino was a metaphor in and of herself. If only they could be clouds, with no complications….
After school Shikamaru wandered around the park alone before finding a good spot in the grass to lie down on. He lay with his hands behind his head, his eyes wandering aimlessly across the sky, bringing in all of the clouds in sight. Shikamaru thought about the bad things that had happened to his friends in their pasts. He had never been particularly unfortunate himself, and didn't know exactly what Naruto or Sasuke or Lee or Hinata felt, but he knew their pasts must hurt them, though some handled it differently than others.
Sasuke channeled his sadness and misfortune into anger towards his brother, while Naruto, Hinata, and Lee seemed to keep the sadness deep within them, but tried to make the best of it. Shikamaru had been slightly surprised that Naruto didn't seem to find any contempt or hatred for those who called him evil names or turned him away like a piece of trash; he just seemed to take it, and believe it.
"Are you obsessed with the sky, or are you just that lazy?" Shikamaru tore his eyes away from the sky to observe the girl from earlier as she stared down at him, her hands on her hips. Shikamaru rubbed an eye and covered up a yawn.
"Aren't you a little too young to be a stalker?" he asked lackadaisically, blinking at her. The girl glared at him.
"I'm not a stalker!" she snapped, "I just happened to see you and figured I'd see what your deal was, since you're such a weirdo. Any time I see you in the hallway or anywhere else you're either sleeping or look like you're about to fall asleep any minute!" Shikamaru shrugged and closed his eyes, stifling another yawn.
"Sleep isn't troublesome," was all he said. The girl rolled her eyes.
"You're such a lazy ass," she muttered, crossing her arms. Shikamaru simply shrugged again.
"So, are you going to tell me your name, or what?" he asked, cracking an eye open to look at her. She glared at him again.
"It's more polite to introduce yourself first." Shikamaru shrugged and closed his eye again.
"You didn't ask, and you're the one stalking me." He heard the girl growl.
"Stupid jerk!" she snapped, "I should kick your ass!" Shikamaru breathed evenly, not seeming fazed.
"Too much effort," he muttered, "Besides, I don't fight girls." The girl let out a frustrated growl.
"And you're sexist, too? Geez, you're so… Ah!" Shikamaru continued to breath evenly and didn't answer her. She frowned and leaned forward.
"Hey, are you sleeping when I'm talking to you?" Shikamaru opened his eyes and groaned. He sat up and rubbed his head, glancing at her.
"Sheesh, troublesome woman," he muttered, rubbing his neck, "You're like my mom." She glared at him and opened her mouth to say something when suddenly someone yelled out. They both turned to see a guy dressed in all black with purple face paint waving at her from the curb, standing next to a shorter, pale red- head, whose eyes seemed to be burning into Shikamaru like fire. The girl sighed and turned to Shikamaru with a glare.
"I have to go, see you later, lazy, ass," she tossed, starting to walk off. Shikamaru waved lazily at her.
"Good bye, troublesome woman." She turned back to him, placing a hand on her hip.
"It's Temari." Shikamaru simply nodded. The girl glared at him before rolling her eyes.
"And your name, lazy ass?" Shikamaru smirked a bit, which he didn't do often.
"Shikamaru." Temari smirked before turning and leaving without another word. Shikamaru watched the three go, getting another icy glare from the boy with red hair before they walked about of sight. Shikamaru sighed, thinking back to what he had been before, with Ino, Naruto, Hinata, and the others. Now left to his thoughts, the lazy boy lay back down and laced his fingers behind his head, his eyes scanning the sky for another metaphor of life.
There we are :) I told you this one is shorter. But hey, we met Temari! Btw, I updated my profile, so in case you wanna check it out, just letting you know! It may be a while until we see Temari again, or it may be just next chapter, who knows? Not me, so let me know what you want! Alright? Alright :) If you want it from another person's percpective or if you want me to add anyone, just let me know, k? Alright then, Review and Stuff, BYES!