Fair
"SUCH YOUTH! IT BRINGS JOY TO MY HEART!"
"That's Gai. Before you ask, yes. He's always like this. No, you never get used to it."
Shikamaru turned to see Temari seated in his swivel chair.
Offended, he crossed his arms.
"You're gonna have to find somewhere else to sit you know."
She smirked and kicked both of her feet up to rest them on the table.
"Nah, I'm good here."
He rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall.
"Whatever, troublesome."
"What was that?"
"AS YOU BLOSSOMING YOUTHS ARE AWARE, OUR FIRST COMPETITION OF THE SEASON WILL BE HELD IN TWO WEEKS TIME. I HOPE YOU ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!"
A few whoops and cheers echoed around the room.
"FOR GOOD LUCK, WE WILL TRAIN TWICE AS HARD AND TWICE AS LONG!"
There were groans.
"AS WE KNOW, PRESSURE TURNS CARBON INTO DIAMONDS!"
"Yeah," said Temari, " But it also compresses trash."
Gai ignored her as a few people chuckled.
"LET US TRAIN OUR YOUTHFUL SOULS!"
His first day of working with Gai was... Interesting.
He narrowly escaped being dragged into their training session and had to take Gai aside to explain his condition to him.
The man started tearing up and exclaiming that he was so "Youthfully brave" to be that way.
Shikamaru found himself laughing.
Having his disease didn't make him brave, living with it wasn't a choice.
After the training session, Temari approached him.
"What was that Gai was sobbing about earlier?" She asked.
"Youth probably."
"You know what I mean." She snapped.
He sighed.
"This doesn't concern you in the least. Stop talking to me."
She was clearly taken aback by what he'd said, but she kept her composure in check.
"Look kid, lighten up. I was only to have a conversation with you. Sheesh."
She stalked away from him
"Wait, Temari." He called. "Sorry, I'm a little snappy. It's just kinda personal. I don't like talking about it."
"Stop talking to me."
She shrugged, grinning over her shoulder at him.
"That's just not fair." Her grin was spreading to him now.
"And there it is." She turned to face him fully. "I was wondering what you looked like when you smiled."
He stopped smiling instantly.
"W-what?"
She was smiling widely at him now.
"I'm curious. I like it when people smile. Though I must admit, your resting bitch face is quite impressive."
Seeing her look at him like that made him think to himself that smiling wasn't half bad at all.
He quite liked her smile.
"OH YOUTHFUL AND BRAVE SHIKAMARU, I MUST ASK YOU TO ORGANISE A COACH FOR THE COMPETITION!"
He tore his gaze from Temari, looking instead at Gai, who was running towards him at full speed.
He gave Shikamaru the date and time for the competition.
As Shikamaru turned back to face Temari, she had already left the grounds.
Slightly disappointed, he shuffled back to the Den and went online to hire a coach.
Troublesome as it was, he was beginning to like his job.
A/N: Next update *woohoo* I'm updating every other day, has anyone noticed? I'm just so fab, praise meh.
Also, writing for Gai is SO MUCH FUN!
SHIKATEMA DOTH BE DEVELOPING!
Aaaanyways, the reviews!
whattadragg~ SAME HERE! I hate it when people use "retard" as an insult because it's a genuine intellectual disability, and shouldn't be used as an insult, and yeah. Toru is a massive prick, I based him off someone I used to go to school with. Thank you for the review, good human!
a01(guest)~Haha, you know it ;) *finger clicks* *shuffles backwards* *Trips over own feet in an attempt to be smooth*
ohud63~ hey man how's life? I'm trying to keep most of the chapters within a specific time frame, so some will be shorter Than others:) as to how often I'm posting: Every second day bro, *finger clicks* *shuffles backwards * *avoids tripping over own feet* heehee, thanks for the review!
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