Love Child
A Shikatema Fanfic
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
Ch-5
"Yes, and it's yours."
"What?" he asked, while his skin began turning whiter and whiter.
"Yes, I am pregnant. It is your baby. Seriously Shika, how clearer can it get?"
His knees gave out and he fell to the floor. Though I was impressed, he had yet to pass out. The emotions that crossed his face changed at a rapid rate. Confusion, understanding, fear, pride, confusion, happy, sad, confusion.
"How?" he asked in a shaky voice.
"You remember that one night stand in like the beginning of October?"
Shikamaru nodded his head, and then his eyes light up with understanding. He chuckled slightly, shaking his head and then said,
"Well it now looks like we aren't getting away string-free."
"So it'd appear."
I sat down across from Shikamaru. He was processing, I could tell by the lighter he brought out of his pocket and began to flick.
"So you're about six weeks pregnant?"
"Seven is the guesstimation."
"It's obvious you've gotten morning sickness."
"Obviously," I replied smiling slightly.
He continued flicking the lighters lid. Click, click, click, click, click, click.
"I came to Konaha to tell you, I thought you'd like to know," I said to break the silence.
He nodded thanks. Then he suddenly stopped flicking the lighter. He looked me straight in the eyes for the first time of the night and asked,
"So what now?"
"You're guessing is as good as mine," I said smiling.
Shikamaru started to smile to and then grin. It made me happy, to see him not angry or hateful.
"How about some tea?" said Shikamaru.
"Sure," I replied happily.
He got up with amazing speed and grace. He then offered me his hand. I took it gratefully; chivalry was a nice experience every once and a while.
He led the way back to his kitchen. I found myself looking around his apartment; I hadn't gotten much of look at it on my way in. It was monk clean, unexpected with such a lazy inhabitant. There was a couch that looked crazy comfy and a nice coffee table that had a crossword book open on it. He had a tv, albeit a small one, but he did have a massive bookcase completely filled with books. His kitchen was more like a kitchenette, but when you live alone you don't need much more. I sat down at the table in his kitchen and waited for him to join me. He put the water in the kettle and then came and sat opposite of me.
"Are you taking proper vitamins for your pregnancy?" asked Shikamaru.
It was a question I wasn't expecting. I think my face must of showed it because Shikamaru smiled a bit.
"Yes I am. I am taking the ones my doctor gave me."
"So when did you find out you were ... Well pregnant?"
"Three days ago. I was tired of throwing up my guts for no reason, so I finally went to the doctor."
"I am assuming they want my blood to do blood work." It wasn't a question, it was a statement.
"That was the other reason why I came."
"We can go to the hospital tomorrow and get it done. And we can ask Sakura or Tsunade or even Shizune if they have any remedies for morning sickness."
"What? Doesn't the genius know any remedies to morning sickness?" I teased.
"I am strategist, not a know-it-all," he replied simply.
"Uh-huh."
We both heard the kettle whistle loudly. Shikamaru got up went to attend to the tea.
"Jasmine or Lavender?" he called.
"Lavender," I answered back.
Shikamaru then came out with two cups and placed mine in front of me.
"Wow, crybaby you have a very feminine taste in tea," I teased.
"Not really," he yawned. "Just those types are caffeine free. Caffeine isn't great before bed or for a pregnant woman."
"That's true," I replied.
We both sipped our teas quietly for a while. Shikamaru was the first to break our comfortable silence.
"Well crap. How the hell am I supposed to explain this to my mother?"
I laughed, of all things he could be thinking about, he thought of his mom. I replied,
"You could tell her the truth."
"That I knocked you up on a one night stand?"
"Oh, you're right. That doesn't sound very good," I said making a face.
"Well I could tell her that I have been dating you for months and the pregnancy was an accident?"
"Except we haven't been dating for months," I pointed out, "and I don't know how successfully we could pull off the couple facade."
"That's true, but do you have any better ideas?"
I sighed and thought about it. It actually seemed like the only plausible excuse. I hated when he was right.
"You're right."
"And with practice the couple cover could become second-nature," suggested Shikamaru.
"Are you implying something crybaby?"
"Do you think I am implying something?" he said raising an eyebrow.
I smiled and drank some more of my tea.
"So are you going to move to Konaha?"
I nearly choked on my tea. I coughed a bit trying to clear my throat.
"Why would I do that?" I asked, once I'd stopped coughing.
"Well I would like to be part of the baby's life and I wouldn't be able to move to Suna because I am the next Nara clan head. And plus having a wife from a different village would be pretty sketchy."
"Woah, wife?" I asked panicking.
"Well unless you want your firstborn to be a love child, then yes."
"Okay, slow up, we were just talking about trying to be a couple and now we are talking about marriage?"
"Yes. Temari of the Sand, will you marry me?"
AN:/ Teehee :)
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