Sometime's it's Better...
Shikamaru was lying down in his room, his ribs wrapped in bandages also across his chest. He had to take some sort of medication or something that Tsunade herself had given him for something and was forbidden by his mother to leave his room on any missions. She'd even talked to Tsunade about it... which he would've paid money to see. But apparently
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"There, that should help. You were sweating like crazy Shikamaru. Can you move over a...little?"
He obligied to her request blushing quite a bit when he noticed she stopped using the suffix, pretending not to notice.
"Tell me about it?"
He rubbed the back of his neck and begun to explain, "Ano... those...those things. There are more of them you know." He sighed as if trying to calm himself, "There've been many dissappearances of Shinobi in the past few months, and not just from our village. But all the hidden villages, and civilian villages. They were the cause... I was almost eaten by them." He didn't add, 'You would've been next..' as he was thinking morbidly, he didn't want to frighten her. She'd probably find out sooner of later from the Hokage herself, being her apprentice and all.
"I saw death Sakura... I was terrified. I've never....I've never been that scared, not even when I met Gaara the first time in the hospital..." He kept his eyes closed as he talked as if trying to keep the fear inside. "But I found out they're after something...or rather someone." He rubbed his temple and kept his hand pressed to his forehead as he leaned forward. He wouldn't say who, because he didn't know if she knew what he knew what Naruto knew. Then flopping backward again onto his soft pillow and let out a deep deep breath he said sadly with a slight frown, "And I don't know what to do about it... The Nara's family jutsu is the only thing that can defeat them, so I found out."
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"We've fought Akatsuki and Orochimaru, we'll figure something out. Hell, maybe your nightmares could work to your benefit...I guess it all depends on you Shikamaru." She smiled a little and gave his hand a soft pat. "Ah, I have something to cheer you up!" She sprung from the bed and opened her bag, stilling as she picked up the red bag...w-what was she doing?
The kunoichi picked it up, flushing a little pink. S-she really hadn't meant to do that, but then when she looked back and saw his fear and pain from the nightmare, she walked back over and handed him the package. "U- ano here...they're homemade cookies. Some of them are burnt, you don't have to eat those..." She trailed off and sat back beside him; glancing away.
"So, what about Ino's family? Couldn't they use their mind jutsu?"
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"We've fought Akatsuki and Orochimaru, we'll figure something out. Hell, maybe your nightmares could work to your benefit...I guess it all depends on you Shikamaru."
She gave his hand a soft pat as he sat up still in shock. "Ah, I have something to cheer you up!"
"Ara..?"
She picked up a red bag her face a little pinker than usual as she handed it to him. "U- ano here...they're homemade cookies. Some of them are burnt, you don't have to eat those..." He took out one and munched on it, a tad surprised they were that good.
"So, what about Ino's family? Couldn't they use their mind jutsu?"
"Not unless she wants to be eaten..." He munched on a cookie ironically as he said his mouth still full, "And if we killed it Ino would be killed with it. I would never let that happen."
'Just like I'd never let it touch you...'
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"Well, Tsunade-sama sent Shino's group, maybe they'll find something.
Sighing, she noticed him munching on some of her burnt cookied and flushed quickly grabbing the bag. "J-jeez you don't have to eat the burnt ones." She sat the bag back down, wondering why he was eating them anyway.
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He shook his head, that wasn't an option even as a last resort. He knew Ino's jutsu better than anyone, it just wouldn't work in his mind.
"Well, Tsunade-sama sent Shino's group, maybe they'll find something."
He nodded taking another bite, he hoped they were okay as well, he wouldn't want anything bad to happen to them... "J-jeez you don't have to eat the burnt ones."
"But.. I like the burnt ones." He said finishing it off and swallowing. Wiping the crumbs from his mouth he sat there for a moment before saying, "Damn, now I'm thirsty." Knowing full well he wasn't allowed to get up, not that he minded. He was comfortable right where he was.
With the company sitting right next to him.
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He smirked and scoffed lightly, "Well, you are a woman, women usually do those sorts of things for the injured soldier don't they?" Then leaning forward slightly deciding he'd pick on her at least once, he was bored... "But then I wouldn't mind seeing you in a maid's outfit na?" He smirk was lopsided and showed his teeth as he looked a bit smugly at her wondering if she would punch him or run off....hopefully it was the latter.
It was those once in a blue moon sort of things of Shikamaru's personality that only a few people got to see ever. Since he was usually lazy, a smart ass and at times a sexist.
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D-did...he just?
Her stomach flopped and her hand lifted, the Chuunin giving another irritated twitch. "Y-you hentai jerk!" She slapped him, leaving a good red mark on his cheek. Heating up, she got off the bed and glared at the lazy nin. "I'll get your damn drink and you'll be lucky if I don't dump it on your head!" With that she stomped out of the room, grumbling under her breath and wondering why the hell she'd even stayed this long.
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His head smacked to the side feeling like it was going to be taken off. Then the stinging, he'd never been actually smacked like that so he'd never known what it felt like. So when he moved his face back he rubbed his cheek in sort of shock, "I'll get your damn drink and you'll be lucky if I don't dump it on your head!"
As she stomped out of the room for some reason he felt something inside him sort of flop, and his stomach felt funny. Like, not in a sense like he was sick, but... a good thing?
"Gomen..." He muttered still in a state of shock.
Why exactly did he do that again?
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Damn it...she couldn't get it out of her head! Sighing, she tilted her head back-taking a few more minutes off from cleaning, then she'd finish dusting and leave already. She was already starving as it was.
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