Choose your own Naruto Adventure- Go to P474
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So, like you and Shikamaru had agreed, the two of you start to 'officially date' the next day.
You still pretty much do what you had been doing before you told him how you feel.
Your first kiss isn't incredibly romantic...pretty far from it actually. It went something like this:
"Shikamaru?"
"Yeah?"
"Want to kiss?"
"...Okay."
And that's how it happened.
As time goes by, your knowledge on future events eventually runs dry and you tell Tsunade as much, but never to despair. You had after all performed a great service to the village and you are given permission to stay.
With some serious training and help from Shikamaru and the various friends you had made amongst the ninja...you are finally able to call yourself a bonafide kunoichi. And by the time two years roll by, you have attained the rank of Chuunin as well as permission to teach at the academy.
You sigh in frustration at the end of another typical day, you had just gotten through a particularly nerve-crushing lesson (it seemed like all the annoying ones had found their way into your class...oh, but you are a patient teacher and you love your students). You hurry to pack up your things and leave, eager to get out and relax. No sooner had you left the building, you find yourself unable to move... It had occurred often enough for you to know what is going on.
"Shikamaru..." You sigh. "I am NOT in the mood for this..."
"Was your day really that-"
"Troublesome, yes." You interrupt before he can complete the sentence.
You find yourself moving forward as Shikamaru walks towards you, emerging from his hiding place in the nearby bushes.
"Shikamaru...release me now..." You say warningly.
Shikamaru sighs, "If I do that now, you'll just hit me..."
"I'll do more than just hit you if you don't..."
"That's a risk I'm willing to take..." Shikamaru chuckles.
"NOT IN THE MOOD!" You snap.
Shikamaru just sighs and calmly approaches you, while you still trapped in his jutsu are forced to walk towards him.
He releases you just as he wraps his arms around you in an embrace.
You just sigh and ease into his arms, all thoughts of hitting him out the window.
"I swear, Shikamaru... all the annoying ones find their way into my classroom." You mumble into his chest.
"Kids are a pain to deal with..." Shikamaru responds.
"True...but I love those kids...even the irritating little knuckleheads...they can be a pain but at least they keep things interesting." You sigh.
Shikamaru mutters something incoherently.
"What was that?" You ask.
"I said...do you want to come back to my place with me?" he repeats himself.
"Sure thing...though I warn you I'm not really much up to anything...I'll probably fall asleep somewhere."
Shikamaru gives you a look.
"What?"
"Quit stealing my lines..."
You arrive at his house and head straight to his room (both his parents are out).
You head straight for his bed and flop right onto it.
"Aaah..." You sigh in contentment.
"Where am I supposed to lie down?" Shikamaru demands from the doorway.
"Next to me, where else?" You smile at him and pat the empty space next to you.
"..." Shikamaru observes you wordlessly.
"What? I know you're too lazy to try anything, so yes, I can invite you to lie beside me whilst on a bed in good conscience." You explain.
Shikamaru smirks, "I wouldn't be so sure about that..."
You raise an eyebrow, "Really?"
Shikamaru goes to lie down beside you, he has his arms at the back of his head and calmly remarks, "It'd just be too troublesome to try anything..."
You roll your eyes and snuggle up to him and within moments you're both asleep.
You wake up to sunlight filtering in through the window.
'Crap!' You think. 'I didn't intend to spend the night here!'
Shikamaru must have pulled the sheets over you sometime in the night, because you are both underneath a blanket...apparently your legs had been a little restless and had gotten tangled in the sheets as you quickly find out when you try to get out of bed without your boyfriend noticing.
Your movements wake him up.
"Kimiko? What're you doing?"
"I'm-" You desperately try to free yourself. "Trying to get-" But only succeed in entangling yourself further. "Out!"
"Well, hang on, I think my leg's in the way..." Shikamaru tries to move away...only to find that he too is 'stuck'.
So, now you are both struggling to free yourself from a tangle of sheets.
"Kimiko, would you mind getting off of me?" Shikamaru says.
"Don't you think I'm trying to?!" You snap.
The struggle gets a little more desperate.
"Ahem..."
You freeze, "Shikamaru...did you just say something?
"No..."
"Then who..."
"Ahem."
You both turn your heads to look to the doorway.
There is Nara Shikaku leaning against the doorway, observing you with a raised eyebrow but otherwise blank expression.
"Tousan? When did you get home?" Shikamaru asks.
"Just a little while ago...so...you two having fun?" He responds.
Then it hit you and Shikamaru at the same time...you are both fully clothed but the blanket conceals this from the older Nara's eyes...you are currently on top of Shikamaru...and the fact that juts moments before the two of you had been struggling with the sheets...and that movement...
"It's not what you think!" You both say at the same time.
While Shikamaru looks and sounds more annoyed than anything, you are blushing and embarrassed.
"Better make sure your mother doesn't walk in on you next time." The older man smirks then adds as an afterthought, "Oh, be careful yeah...because having kids too early can be real troublesome."
"We are not having sex!" You snap then clamp your free hand over your mouth.
Shikamaru sighs, "We fell asleep here last night and got tangled in the sheets somehow..."
Shikaku starts to laugh and eventually helps you both out.
Once free, you opt to exit through the window...not wanting to confront an unsuspecting Mrs. Nara downstairs.
You continue teaching at the academy whilst dating Shikamaru and on one night, you sit him and his family down and tell him the truth about where you had come from...admittedly they have a hard time believing you at first...until you get both Naruto and Tsunade to back up your claims.
It takes them a little while to come to terms with, but heck, when's coming from another dimension ever been a reason to stand in the way of love?
You eventually take your relationship to the next level, with you taking once again the first step and needless to say that the movements under the blanket do not have anything to do with tangled sheets this time.
You have both been living together for almost a year.
You are currently lying next to Shikamaru in bed, with your head resting on his chest.
"Shikamaru?" You ask.
"Hmm?"
"Ever think about...our future together?"
"...Have it all planned out."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah...we stay together like this until we're 21...then we get married...we'll have two kids...a girl first...then a boy...I'll retire when our daughter gets married...and die at an old age..."
You can't help but giggle, "You sure have it 'planned' out."
"Except that things never go to plan..." He sighs.
"No often...but we can try..." You smile.
"Hmmm."
"Shikamaru?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
"...Love you too."
Elsewhere
In a hospital room.
An older woman sits by a young woman's side.
Two nurses watch her.
"It's so sad..." One of them says. "Her daughter has been in a coma for more than three years now...
The woman turns to look at them, "I...don't feel as bad about it as some of you might think..."
The nurses hastily apologize.
"She's been smiling a lot lately." The woman continues smiling tenderly at the young woman in the bed. "So...at the very least...I am glad that wherever she is...she's found happiness..."
Ending: 11
(A/N Okay, a bit of a challenge. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading this far...)
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