Disclaimer: if the world was chocolate I would be a serial killer, so I do not own Naruto.
Pre: Hidan and Kakuzu arc.
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Shino's kikai smelt the poison on the kunai that was pressing into his lower back, but more importantly the wielder. "Ha bug boy. Caught you, I never would have thought you were this careless. You know I should kill you slowly, and tell everyone that some missing Nin did it, though I am a nice guy. So I will do it quickly" Kankuro said pulling the kunai away for a stab. His kikai readied for the attack that didn't come. Shino turned around and saw a very long shadow leading into the trees. "What did you do to me?" Kankuro said to shino his face visible paling.
Shino looked right into Kankuro's eyes "I did not do anything look behind you. Wait you can't!" shino gloated to the Suna Nin. Shikamaru walked out of the trees forcing Kankuro to walk away from the Chunin wrapped in wire.
The lazy Nin had a grin on his face when he walked over to shino "Didn't think you were a gut to be trapped so easily" smirked Shikamaru. Ha we like him.
Stupid bugs worse than my dad some times.
"Thank you Shikamaru. But what are we going to do about him!" shino jerked a thumb at Kankuro. Shino and Shikamaru muttered to each other for a few minutes making Kankuro very nervous.
"Hey Kankuro we have a deal for you" Shikamaru yelled to the Suna shinobi "you will go back to Suna once I let this jutsu go, me and shino will not tell anyone as long as you. One: never do anything like that to a shinobi of the leaf, two: decline any future mission's to the leaf unless very urgent. Last but not least three: tell Temari for the last time I am not interested" yelled Shikamaru.
Shino watched as Shikamaru released his shadow possession jutsu and Kankuro rushed off into the trees heading in the direction to Suna. Shikamaru motioned for shino to follow him back but when he turned around his kikai picked up a noise and he jumped and pushed Shikamaru out of the way of a barrage of kunai that lodged themselves into shino's back instead of the Nara's. The last thing shino saw before he blacked out was a scared Shikamaru. Why was he scared, he doesn't even know me. Shino awoke to the beeping of a machine next to him and the white walls and equally as white ceiling. The Aburame went to sit up but his back seared with pain and forced him to stay still groaning in pain. Shino's kikai buzzed happily when there master awoke and scurried under his skin. He was about to close his eyes when he felt another presence in the small room. Looking around he saw a heart monitor to his right a UV stuck in his hand connected to a drip, a small table and two chairs with a shogi board on it. To his left was a small cot which had a small gourd next to it, a chair with a figure curled in it but shino noticed the spiky hair that reminded him of a pineapple. What is he doing here?
The heir tried to cough but that caused pain so he settled with releasing a kikai, it flew over to the Nara's face and crawled over his cheek and up his nose making his grumble and stir but not wake up. Releasing that one was not enough he let four more go. They all landed on the sleeping chunins nose and scurried up and down it resulting in the Nara sneezing and falling off the chair onto the floor. The kikai work down they returned to shino, Shikamaru looked dazed as he looked around the room and his eyes lit up as he saw shino looking at him. "Your awake thank god." Shikamaru said standing up "everyone thought you wouldn't make it. The kunai were coated in poison" the shadow wielder said looking away from shino.
"How long have I been here?" asked shino. His kikai were still happily buzzing.
Shikamaru sat down and rubbed the back of his neck looking out the window "it took us a few hours to get back to the village, except only a few minutes for you" Shino raised an eye brow at that "Gai took off his weights and carried you back. It took sakura a few hours to find the antidote for the poison; the poison was the same as sasori's. Then she gave it to you but this will be the third day today!" Shikamaru finished.
I have been out that long. How long has he been here?
"Shikamaru, where are my clothes?" asked shino he only noticed he was in a white muscle shirt and white boxers. Shikamaru looked back to shino's face noticing a pink tinge and smiled.
"The medical Nin took them away and burned them, but your dad left some here" Shikamaru strolled over to the table and grabbed a small pack and gave it to shino. Shino was about to attempt to get up when the door was blast open. BANG! Shikamaru jumped and Lady Tsundea strolled in with her hands on her hips.
"Shino Aburame, don't you dare thing about getting up!" thundered the Hokage walking over to the end of the bed. She picked up the medical chart and looked over it frowning when she got to a certain line. "Sakura said that the poison was the same one Sasori used on Kankuro" Tsundea tapped her chin flipping over a page. "Shino you can leave tomorrow but until then don't get out of bed unless you need to go to the bathroom" she said her amber eyes glaring at Shino.
"Can I change now?" Shino asked looking at lady Tsundea. She clenched her jaw.
"Yes but a nurse or Shikamaru" she pointed to the lazy Nin "will have to help you. One of the kunai penetrated a muscle on your arm so until tomorrow you can't lift it properly" she stated
"Wait up, why put me in that category?" asked Shikamaru looking bewildered.
"Shikamaru, it's not like you have to change him only his shirt!" said the Hokage walking out of the room. Slamming the door behind her, leaving the boys in an uncomfortable silence.
"Shikamaru, this will sound wired but can you help me put my clothes on?" asked Shino not looking at the Nara who had a pink tinge on his face.
This is so uncomfortable.
We smell arousal.
What?
Shino looked up to see the Nara looking away from him. "You don't have to. I can call a nurse" he said
"N-o its ok" Shikamaru stuttered waving for shino to follow him. Shino through off the blanket with his right arm swung his legs over the edge. Shino was about to stand when he jostled his left arm and hissed with pain. "Are you ok?" the Nara asked walking over to shino.
"Yeah just moved my arm the wrong way" he answered seeing the concern on the Nara's face. "Can we go now?" he said
"Yeah follow me" Shikamaru led Shino to the bathroom that was outside shino's room. Shino walked into the bathroom, it had a four toilet stalls on the opposite wall, and four hand basins and mirrors on the same wall as the door.
"Shikamaru I need your help remember" Shino said to the Nara who was looking away from shino again.
"Ah all right" he said looking at shino. Shino lifted his right arm in the air he was about to lift his left arm, "no don't wait a second" Shikamaru reached behind his pack and pulled out a kunai "don't move" he instructed. Shikamaru in a series of fast slashes cut the shirt off of shino.
"We can't do that to my clothes" he stated looking at the shredded mess.
I am going to use my jutsu shino. You can't lift that arm by yourself" Shikamaru said and shino nodded Shikamaru performed the hand sign and his shadow stretched and joined shino's. Shikamaru made shino pick the bag up with his right arm and pull out a white shirt.
Shino's left arm moved over to grab the other end of his shirt and pull it over his head. Shikamaru deactivated his jutsu "I can help you with the rest" he said pulling out a dark green coat with hooks instead of buttons near the collar "lift your right arm" he said. Shino complied and they soon had his coat with large collar on.
Good to be back in my clothes.
Shikamaru pulled out a green jacket with a cowl they repeated the process and he had that on. "Do you need help with your pants?" Shikamaru asked, shino couldn't look at Shikamaru from behind his glasses. He nodded so Shikamaru pulled out long dark brown pants, Shikamaru stood in front of shino holding long brown pants. "When I kneel down put your hand on my back for balance and lift your right leg" Shikamaru told shino.
Damn so awkward.
Shikamaru knelt down and shino lifted his right leg and put his hand on Shikamaru's back for support while he threaded the pants onto shino's leg. "You have very toned legs" Shikamaru said helping with the other leg. Thank god for his coat shino thought as he blushed.
Shino dressed they both walked back to shino's hospital room "want to play shogi?" asked Shikamaru
"Sure" answered shino. So they set the board up and started playing. The game lasted a good ten minutes until Shikamaru beat shino "you're good. The best I've played" shino said.
Shikamaru just shrugged "yeah you're better than Asuma sensei. But not my dad I can never beat him" Shikamaru muttered the last part.
Your father is coming.
"My father is coming, watch out" warned the bug wielder just before his dad opened the door and strolled in.
"Ah my little shino, woken up from your nap have you!" he said grinning behind his collar.
"Dad do not embarrass me" shino warned his father setting the shogi board back up for another game.
"Shikamaru how long have you been here?" asked Shibi sitting on the hospital bed.
"Since shino came out of intensive care" the shadow heir answered.
"Such devotion" he said smiling "my son does not deserve such friends" Shibi started laughing.
Shino completely ignoring his father's cackling look over to Shikamaru who wouldn't look at shino "Why did you stay that long?" shino asked the shadow user.
"Well there are multiple reasons" he answered vaguely shino rolled his eyes behind his glasses.
"Such as?" the Aburame asked, rolling his left shoulder.
"Um … Well one because I felt guilty that you got hurt because of me. Two: I didn't know you that well" he answered rubbing the back of his neck and avoiding looking at shino or Shibi.
"That is true shino. Only Hinata and Kiba are your friends and Kiba is smitten for you" Shibi said showing a huge grin on his face. Shino looked at his dad whose smile was showing above his collar.
"Quiet dad, I do not like Kiba" shino grumbled. Shino looked over to Shikamaru who had three different looks on his face. One: shock, two: anger and three: joy.
We smell Kiba.
Great.
A few seconds later BANG! "Shino" yelled Kiba.