#ask shikamari

[rueclfer]

Im guessing you like feminine guys and masculine women, which is cool.

Or feminine guys and all women. Why can i see you in a poly relationship with Ino & Sai?

fems all around <3

[inumbratte]

"Tell me you've been weening Naruto off his ramen addiction. Sakura will be upset if he's had a heart attack and I don't want to deal with that."

“You honestly think he would listen to me?” Shikamaru sighs, it’s almost characteristically like his teenage years. “He eats worse now I think. They’re freeze dried ramen cups, nothing like Ichiraku’s. Besides, Hinata can out eat him easy.”

[thehighpriestess1]

As the clouds pass by : 3

Genre : angst with fluff

Warning : suggestive, long read.

Something was wrong with Shikamaru. Even Kai thought so. Maybe it feels weird because I haven't seen him in a year. You were sitting on one of the logs surrounding the bonfire. Everyone seemed relaxed now considering the mission was almost over. They were sharing plans when they got back to Konoha. You had no plans to be honest. Probably another mission. You looked around, Shikamaru was nowhere to be seen and neither was Kai. You sighed and focused on the fire burning in front of you, Thinking about what happened between you and shikamaru earlier that morning. Was it all in your head? Did it feel different to him as well or was it because you were avoiding him?

“Penny for your thoughts?” Kai said, taking his seat next to you.

“Do you have a penny?”You raised a brow at him, making him chuckle.

“Can I give you the cool rock I found?”

“I was thinking about things that went down with the rogues..I should have been smarter than to go after them alone”

“Yeah, but then again you wouldn’t have met your knight in shining armour”

“Quit it Kai. He is married now”

“A married man wouldn’t have behaved the way he did. I saw the way he touched you y/n.”

“Well you have been wrong about him before and we were there at his wedding so.. drop it and give me my cool rock”. Kai went silent. He knew something was up with Shikamaru and he was going to find it out. Yes you guys did attend his wedding but you never saw him taking his vows. In Fact you left the next day. He sighed as he picked out a flat rock that looked like a guitar pick and handed it to you. “There you go”

Shikamaru stood at a distance watching you and Kai. Your shoulders are almost touching. Since when did they get this close? There is plenty of space, why does he have to sit so close to you? Why are you laughing with him? He can’t be that funny. “Shika you coming or what?”. One of the jonins called out to him. He walked towards the bonfire and sat opposite to you. You looked beautiful. They way bonfire lit your face and your hair swayed gently with wind. Your eyes twinkled in the light. Your smile. Shikamaru was lost in his thoughts, he snapped out of it when he saw Kai tucking a strand of your hair behind your ear. This is it.

“Hey”. Shikamaru said, sitting next to you. You turned to look at him and your heart skipped a beat. Half his face lit by the fire and his eyes staring intently into yours. “Hey”.

The look on his face didn’t go unnoticed by Kai. Who was now more determined than before to find out the truth. He looked at his hands, No ring.

“Hey shika!”. Kai said,peeping behind your shoulder. Shikamaru looked at him and simply nodded. You three sat in silence for a while before you started feeling drowsy. “I am going to head back. Kai, which one is our tent?”. You got up and turned towards Kai. OUR TENT?! Have they shared beds before?! You can ask me as well y/n! Shikamaru scoffed at this.

“Actually y/n each tent is meant to be shared by three people and you, me and Shika are in the tent over there.I’ll come with you”. Kai said,Pointing towards one of the tents.

“I’m done for the day as well”. Shikamaru said getting up.

Three of you walked towards your tent in silence. Where you were feeling tired and nervous, Kai seemed to be plotting a plan of his own. You were about to grab your roll of bedding before Shikamaru grabbed it and another one and began to set it up. You remembered how he did this every time you guys went on a mission.

Shikamaru placed your bedding next to his, leaving little space on the other side for Kai. Kai smiled to himself before walking on the other side and spreading out his bedding. This seemed to annoy Shikamaru who glared at him. You lay between two men facing up. You were scared to turn either side. You sensed some moment next to you and saw Shikamary had faced towards you. He slept peacefully. You could not ignore the pain in your chest and turned to face Kai, who was snoring now. You smiled at him and closed your eyes.

As soon as you turned, Shikamaru opened his eyes. You turned towards Kai. Not him. This was petty but it hurt. He laid there staring at the back of head, What changed? Why were you so distant? Did you replace him with Kai? Ache in his muscles was bleak compared to the ache in his heart. If only he could have realized it sooner. He reached out his hand wanting to pull you into him but his arm was left hanging in the air. If you were really with Kai, then he would suffer in silence. He would bear the punishment.

You woke up the next morning feeling an arm around you. Stupid Kai. He always gets cuddly. You raised your head and your eyes met with the face of your best friend. oh no. You tried to wiggle out of it but his grip around you only tightened. He pulled you closer. You could feel heat rising to your cheeks. You had to get out of this. You tried reaching out to kai with your free arm but your hand slapped empty air. Where is that idiot when you need him?!

“Shi...Shikamaru?” You called, Nudging his shoulder. No response. You shook him a little harder this time. “Shikamaru? Wake up.” He opened his eyes slowly. “Hey y/n. Good Morning”. It all seemed normal for him. You guys had cuddled before. But this was different. He was married and this was wrong. You wiggled yourself out of his gript. “Good morning. I am going to freshen up. You should wake up too. We might leave in an hour”. You hurried out of your tent. You saw Kai as you stepped out who had a shit eating grin on his face. “Don’t!”. You warned him and stormed off to brush your teeth. He seemed to have ignored your warning and followed you. “Sooo how did you sleepy/n?”.

“Shut up Kai! Why didn’t you wake me up?”.

“You were sleeping so peacefully I didn't want to disturb you. You looked really cozy too.” He was walking on thin ice. You gave him a sarcastic smile before splashing water on him. He did not take it lightly and was now chasing after you with his bottle. Shikamaru stood near the camp and watched you two. Other jonins steered clear of him by the look on his face.

You guys packed up and started walking towards Konoha. Everyone seemed to be in great spirits after a successful mission but shikamaru hadn’t spoken to you all afternoon. He wasn’t even walking with you. Maybe he feels guilty about what happened this morning. Kai walking next to you saw the worrisome look on your face. He needed to put his plan in action now. He walked up to Shikamaru leaving you behind and draped his hand over Shika's shoulder. “I wanted to ask you something”.

“What is it?”.

“How to ask out a girl?”. Shikamaru looked at Kai, trying his best to hide his annoyance. “Why are you asking me? You seem to have no trouble with it.” Kai smiled to himself,Knowing he had Shika right where he wanted. “Well you know, you seem to be doing good in the romance department so I thought you’d be the best person.”

“Whom do you want to ask out?”

“Aaayee Shika like I am going to tell you that. Just know that she is the kindest woman I have ever met. She is sweet and funny. Stupid at times but really smart otherwise. Her favorite flower is Daisies and she can never finish a full meal. Really witty too. She doesn’t smile often but when she does time seems to slow down for me. You will be so surprised when you find out who I am talking about”.

Shikamaru stopped in his tracks. His face had gone shaded paler. He knew whom Kai was talking about. You. “I can’t help you with that. Stop bothering me.” He walked ahead leaving a smirking Kai behind. The sun was beginning to set on the horizon and everyone decided to settle in the nearby cave for the night. Shikamaru was being distant and cold and this annoyed you. I wasn’t the one who wanted to sleep next to him! I wasn’t the one who asked him to patch me up! I wasn’t the one who was left behind so why is he acting like it is all my fault! You remembered when you walked up to him to ask about arrangements and he simply ignored you. In front of everyone. What’s his deal? The sleeping arrangements remained the same as last night. You walked inside the tent to find him sitting on his knees, fumbling through his backpack.

“Hey”. You said, standing behind him. No reply. He didn’t even look back. You cleared your throat and spoke loudly this time. “Hey!”.

“I heard you the first time”.

“Then why didn’t you reply?”. The audacity of this man.

“Do I have to?”

“It’s considered rude not to”

“Do I care about being rude to you?”

“I don’t know. Do you Shikamaru?”

“No.”. You scoffed at this. He had no right to be mad at you. None.

“Did I do something? You’re being cold.”

“You never do anything y/n”. His back was faced towards you and you couldn’t read his emotions. He seemed to have found what he was looking for as he stood up and walked towards people sitting outside.

“Don’t you dare walk out of this tent Shikamaru! Justify your anger first!”. You were on the brink of crying now. How can someone who was so warm yesterday feel cold today?

“Do you really not know or are you stupid y/n?”. He was seething with anger. He turned towards you and you could see the storm brewing behind his eyes.

“Consider me stupid and explain then!”. Shikamaru faced away from you and gulped trying to fight his own tears.

“Y/n drop it. I don’t want to talk about it.”. He was about to leave the tent when you grabbed his vest and pulled him backwards. “No! I have had it with you. One moment you are all sweet and caring and now you are this. Have I done something? Why are you mad at me? We met after such a long time and you are treating me like … like I am some nobody..Like I mean nothing to you. “.

“You think you mean nothing to me?”. Shikamaru laughed at this. He walked towards you ,trapping you between himself and the tent wall. “You mean…. You think you mean nothing to me? You left me y/N! I didn’t see you for months! I had no idea which mission you were on or if you were even alive! Do you know how many nights I waited at the gates! Waiting for you to come back! Fuck..I..I needed you y/n! I needed you and you were gone. Can you believe it that the only reason I was excited to get married was because I knew you’d come. I could not give two fucks about any of the wedding stuff! All i cared about was that I’d get to see you! and I couldn’t even marry her y/n! I couldn’t even marry her...and you know why is that?”. Your eyes remained fixed on the ground. Hot tears flowing down your cheeks. You were so busy running away from him that you forgot that you were his friend too and he needed you just as much as you needed him. “Shika I-”. Shikamaru held your shoulders, making you shiver.

“I couldn’t marry her because the moment I saw you I realised that.. that I..I didn’t want anyone else. I didn’t need anyone else. All I want is you. I realised that I was in love with you. I couldn’t even look at Temari standing in front of me because all I saw was you y/n and you weren’t there. I searched around for you everyday for the past six months and the moment I found you was when you were about to get killed y/n..Tell me is this fair y/n..”. You could feel his tears fall down along with yours. “I was such a fool to not see the love in front of me and now it seems like it's too late” He let go of your shoulder and took a few steps back.

You looked up at him, “Too late? How dare you say that! I was in love with you for years and you could not see it! I .. I waited for you for years only to see you fall for someone else the moment I had enough courage to confess so don’t you dare say it’s too late to me! I know I wasn't there for you but did you ever think why? Did you ever stop to think of the pain I was in? Have you ever talked to me? You stopped spending time with me, so tell me what was I supposed to do?! I am sorry for running away from you but I..I could not watch you fall for someone else and wish it was me instead.”

Shikamaru stood in silence. He could not believe your words. You were in love with him? Him? But he could not shake the image of you and Kai at the bonfire last night. “I don’t want to get in between you and Kai. If he makes you happy then that’s all that matters to me”

“Kai? Where is this coming from?”

“He is clearly in love with you”. Shikamaru started the ground, hand in his pocket.

“What?”. He looked up at you in disbelief. Were you blind?

“Look y/n. Whatever happened between us doesn’t matter now because you have Kai and I can see how happy you are with him and..”

“Shika Kai is dating lee”

“What?!”

“Yes..”

“That fucker.”. You didn’t know what Kai spoke with Shikamaru but you were hurt to hear him say that you should be with another man right after you confessed to each other. You rubbed your hand on the sides of your trousers to calm yourself down and walked past shikamaru. He caught your hand just in time, making you turn towards him. He held your waist and looked into your eyes before whispering “I love you y/n. I love you so much.Forgive me?”.

“Fine I forgive you but you better make it up to me!”

“You’re really troublesome” Before you could reply he crashed his lips onto yours. You were taken aback by his action but soon followed the rhythm of his lips. He pulled you closer towards himself, not satisfied with the gap between you too. His hold on your waist tightened as he sucked on your tongue making you moan. You parted ways when you sensed a presence behind you. It was Kai. “Oh don’t stop on my account I just came to grab my jacket”. You laughed at his burying your flushed face in Shikamaru’s chest.

“You are dead Kai”. Shikamaru said, Half joking. He figured out his plan.

“Well now you better have me as your best man!”.

That night Shikamaru had the most peaceful sleep. He stared at your sleeping figure in his arms and gently kissed the top of your head. Next morning you walked alongside Shikamaru with your fingers intertwined. As you reached Konoha Shikamaru looked at you and asked "Ichiraku?".

This is it for As the clouds pass by. ☁️

Thank you guys so much for liking and following the story. I hope I did justice to it. You can send more request for any Naruto character :) Love you guys :)

[shikamarubase]

ShikaTema Week 2019: Day 3 → Rematch

[Summary: Saying goodbye is never easy]

“N-no...”

Temari felt a chill ran down her spine. Her body tensed up in alert, yet her senses were failing her. Her vision dimmed and narrowed, her mouth felt dry, all noise was extinguished the moment she laid eyes on the man approaching her. Yet, he shouldn’t have been there at all. He was supposed to be on the other side of the battlefield, fighting enemies unknown to her.

A nightmare.

That was one of the two logical explanations. She forced herself not to think of the second and more realistic possibility. He couldn’t be gone; for all his talk about how troublesome living was, he would’ve never allowed himself to die during this dire period.

But the closer he got, the harder it was for her to deny the truth. When he stopped within a few meters from her, Temari shut her eyes in despair. Within a cloud of smoke stood the reanimated body of Nara Shikamaru.

He smiled apologetically at her. “I’m sorry, Tem. I went and got myself killed.”

“Is this a joke to you?” She snapped. With shaking hands, she drew her large fan and pointed it to his chest. “You know what I have to do right? I’ll have to kick your butt and...seal you away.” She nearly choked at her last words.

He shrugged, a hint of remorse etched into his face. “You do that, but I can’t promise I won’t fight back.” He flashed her a grudging smirk. “Not when my body’s being controlled by someone else.”

And, without warning, the noise was back.

“Isn’t that Nara Shikamaru, Proxy Commander of the 4th Division?” the other Wind Style users surrounding her bellowed in disbelief. “Shit, they got another one of us! What do we do, Temari-san?”

Temari raised her folded fan and striked it down the rocky field. “Stand back. You don’t need to do anything but wait.” Eyes not leaving his, she added, “Leave this to me.”

With a single flick of her wrist, she brandished her giant iron fan to reveal all three stars.

“Wind Style—Kamaitachi!”

A powerful gust of wind sliced through the air and made its way to Shikamaru. For a second he merely watched as the attack spiralled towards him, perhaps his mind alone attempted to rebel against the control, but the next second his shadows snaked around his torso and threw him in the opposite direction of the attack. Shikamaru landed back on the ground with an elegant thump, completely unscathed.

He clicked his tongue in annoyance. “Tsk, guess he won’t make this easy for us after all.”

He found her a few meters away and already poised to attack. “Temari! Get ready!” His hands came together to form familiar hand seals, ones she knew too well.

“Shadow Paralysis Jutsu!”

A single shadow snaked across the ground towards her. However, before it could remotely get close, Temari rode her fan and glided out of range.

“Is that the best you can do?” She taunted over his head. “A 12-year old has better moves than that.”

Shikamaru didn’t get to ask whether she was making a small reference to their own Chunin Exams, because he was already forming another set of hand seals for his next attack.

“Look out! Shadow Sewing Technique!”

Several shadows sprung from the ground and chased after Temari, who gracefully avoided the assault with ease.

Once sure she was out of his range, Temari jumped down and aimed a stronger whirlwind in Shikamaru’s direction, one he could not easily dodge.

The force of the attack sent him twirling roughly in the air, before he plummeted to the surface. In spite of herself, Temari worriedly ran over and found him eagle-spread on the ground, a little beat up but still in one piece.

To her amazement, Shikamaru was waiting for her with a stupid grin on his face. “This whole fight is a drag, but I can’t help but feel nostalgic.”

“This really isn’t the time to reminisce.” She looked at him in exasperation, but her mind easily darted back to the past, to the time where her biggest worry was how to appease Gaara’s murderous tendencies and win against a gangly kid who was smarter than he looked.

“I kicked your ass like this in our Chunin match too.” She smirked at the memory of young Shikamaru, who was always quick to run away.

“Don’t be cocky now. Remember how I turned the tables on you?” That quickly wiped the grin off Temari’s face.

“Sh-shut up! I was caught offguard, that’s all,” she flushed at the unwanted reminder. Temari never quite got over losing to a kid three years younger than her, even if she was the official winner of the match.

Shikamaru laughed and wistfully stared at her, knowing this carefree moment was his last. “This kinda feels like a rematch, huh?”

She thought for a moment. “It’s not the rematch I imagined, but yea—“

“Tem.” The urgent tone in his voice stopped her. “I don’t have long left. He’ll take complete control over me soon.”

She was sure the pained expression on his face mirrored her own as reality unceremoniously came crashing down. She couldn’t believe that, for a moment, she thought this small banter between them was fun. Did she think Shikamaru was going to magically break out of the jutsu and come back to life? She wasn’t there to savor their last moments together, but to seal him away and make sure he rests in peace.

“Don’t cry,” he whispered when her eyes filled with tears. For reasons unknown other than the need to feel her skin on his, he grabbed her hand. “What a drag, that’s not like you.”

The heat of her skin clashed with his icy grip, cold and unmistakenly dead. “Shut up,” she shot back fiercely. “I’m not crying because of you. I’m angry at whoever killed you and made you like this!”

Shikamaru smiled. He’ll miss messing around with her like this. As troublesome as she may be sometimes, Temari was an undeniably precious friend and comrade. The only thing he’ll regret when he leaves her is never figuring out just how important she really is to him.

“Temari.” He squeezed her hand tightly as the control on his mind waned. “Sorry I won’t be able to stay for this rematch until the end. When I’m gone, give this body hell for me, okay?”

Not trusting herself to speak, Temari jerked her head.

With every bit of strength he had left, he said, “I’m glad my last memory was with...you.....”

As quick as it came, Shikamaru’s last smile vanished. She’ll never be able to forget the moment light left his eyes nor how his face molded into a mask void of expression. There was no trace of the man or even the crybaby she knew, he was now merely a puppet.

Her eyes lowered to their intertwined hands, heart dropping when his grip became lax, until only her own kept them interlocked. For a moment, she could not bear to let go. When the cold seeped into her skin until her fingers trembled, she grasped his hand even more firmly. When she felt his lifeless body stir, she hoped to find him smirking down at her, ready to explain how he had broken through the reanimation jutsu. No matter how slim the possibility, Temari would use any excuse to keep holding on to his hand.

But reality was not so nice as to give her what she wanted.

She stifled a gasp when his hallowed eyes bore into hers. That was the moment she realized the Shikamaru she knew was never coming back. She needed to put an end to this, for both their sakes. With one final squeeze, she released his hand and prepared to fight.

Temari leapt into the air and striked her giant iron fan across his back. Shikamaru’s body crumbled down but he was soon back on his feet, his hands poised to form more hand seals. Giving him no time to counterattack, Temari smashed her fan against him repeatedly—three strikes to his abdomen, one to the back of his head and two to his lower back.

Thrashing the shell of who Shikamari was felt like knives to her heart. Tears easily welled up behind her eyes, until the only thing she could make out were the blurred lines of his figure. Even then, Temari did not cease attacking. The sooner he fell, the less pain she’ll have to endure. By the time she was finished with him, he collapsed in a heap of limbs and no longer moved.

“Sealing Team, now!” Still heaving from the effort, she barked at the small group who immediately approached the two and binded Shikamaru’s body with cloth.

Before the seal was applied to the bindings, Temari stretched a hand to his pale face, the one part of his body she intentionally did not harm, and softly caressed his cold cheek. A single tear escaped as she looked straight into his lifeless brown eyes.

“Goodbye, Shikamaru.”

Once again, she had won the match but lost the battle.

The End.

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A/N: Before y’all start throwing pineapples at me, lemme explain. I was minding my own business, wondering how to make the ‘Rematch’ prompt more interesting when this cursed plot sprung to mind. I couldn’t convince myself not to write it gdi, I curse my imagination sometimes😩I need to stop talking. I hope y’all felt as emotional as I did while writing this and as always, thank you so much for reading! <3

[getbacktoworknovice]

Tagged~

Tagged by @ibrithir-was-here ~! TYSM~! 🧡🧡

Tag 9 People you want to get to know~ 

Top 3 Ships? 

Oh boy I can only do three? All right well, for my number one spot, I have to say NaruHina 🍥💮 (Naruto x Hinata) from naruto~ That's my fave anime of all time and the first one that seriously got me into the genre as well as was my first manga experience when I was 12~ 

For number 2 I have to pick a recent favorite, Kacchako 🔥🎀 (Bakugo x Urakaka) from My Hero Acadamia~ Yes, yes, I know it isnt a popular one but it's one that I really adore~ I love hot-heads-paired-with-soft-and-squishy-who-are-secretly-badass ships, sue me~

And last but not least I have to go with ShikaMari 🎐💤(Shikamaru x Temari) from Naruto (again). I was rooting for these two from the moment I saw the Chunin Exam episodes and to see them married with a family in the latest Naruto Next Gen stuff has me so happy I can't even explain~ 

Lipstick or Chapstick?

Oh, neither~ I don't wear makeup and chapstick actually bothers my nose for some reason? Like every time I try it my nose starts itching like crazy, I may be allergic 🤧

Last Movie?

Oh! Jurassic Park~ That's my fave movie and I rewatch it all the time and usually end up watching them all the way up to the new ones~ (I love dinosaurs terrorizing people, what can I say?) 🦖🦕

Reading/Playing?

Omg ok, so I’ve been replaying Harvest Moon Animal Parade since the quarantine and I gotta say I really miss it and see why it's still one of my top ten games~ I’m playing that on the Wii and while I try to sleep at night I hit up Fire Emblem: Awakening (another top 10 game~) which is my favorite game for the 3DS~ 🌾🐔🗡️🛡️

As for reading, which is a fave hobby of mine, I’m currently finishing up the “Scotland Yard Murder Mystery” series by Alex Grecian~! All-time favorite book series, I love it so much~! It's equal parts intriguing, gruesome, hilarious and heartwarming as well as heart-wrenching and if your a fan of Victorian-era London and the formation of the OG Scotland Yard I can't recommend it highly enough~! 🔪💀💂🏼🔍

3 Random things that make me happy?

My BFF @theaccuracyithurts​~! Seriously, she’s my rock, I’ve been through so much this past year and this year already and she’s been such a wonderful, caring and sweet friend and I honestly couldn't ask for a better one~ Love you lady~! 

New episodes of BNHA~ I know this sounds weird but like, that anime makes me so happy and getting to see new episodes always brings me excitement and joy and never fails to make me smile in some way no matter the subject of the episode~ 

Having a Washer and dryer~ seriously, I’ve spent so much of my life in the back of cars, in tents and in apartments without them and it really sucked so much. I’m lucky to have a home now where I can do my own dang laundry without having to pay a fortune in quarters~ 

Others I’d like to know~! @thephoenixmagician​, @craftyassqueen​, @beachbabe-04​ and @cela-astral-projection​ ~! You don't have to of course but I’d like to get to know you~