"𝑶𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏"; 𝑁. 𝑆𝘩𝑖𝑘𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑢 𝑥 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐎𝐛𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬

What happened was exactly the opposite of what you wished. When you arrived home, Naruto was coming too.

"Hey! (Y/n)! Good time. Wanna get lamen? Oh, Shikamaru? What are you doing here?"

You blushed.

"I just came to bring her home." He answered for you. He didn't lie, though, just omitted some points.

"Bring (Y/n) home?" Naruto fussed his brows, looking as both of you. You controlled the desire of fixing your clothes and hiding your face. It would just make everything more obvious. "Is she hurt or something?"

"Ah, no."

"Okay, let's get lamen then! I'm gonna shower, see you in a few minutes. Bye, Shikamaru!" He said, smiling, and entered the building.

"Sometimes I'm glad he's dumb." You said, sighing.

Shikamaru laughed. "At least you'll get lamen."

You looked at him, with a tiny smile on your face, one you couldn't get rid of.

Shikamaru gave you a sad look. "Well, I should go now. See you in a week."

"See you." You answered back.

Shikamaru smirked and started walking away. Before he did so, you felt a hand slap your ass. You turned around with a gasp.

"Hey! Don't do that."

He didn't turn around to look at you, but you heard his laugh. "Yeah, fine. See you, (Y/n)."

...

Shikamaru's pov

"You're late." Ino said. "Not that we're surprised."

"Sorry, guys, something came up."

Asuma and Ino started walking in front of Shikamaru and Choji, who kept walking by his side.

"By chance, would this 'something' have to do with (Y/n)?"

Shikamaru looked at his friend. Choji was smirking as if he found out an unbelievable secret.

"How do you know that?"

"Shikamaru, you're so smart. You should know it's kind of obvious. First, you've been thinking a lot and talking little since that mission you did with her. I already suspected, but earlier today... I could see your hands. And I bet Asuma-sensei could too."

"Tsc. Shit." Shikamaru sighed. "Yeah, guess I was dumb. You're very observative."

Choji laughed. "It was obvious. Okay, but are you going to tell me? What's happening?"

"We've... hum... we made out back in the mission. It's a long story. And I want to keep doing that, but Tsunade doesn't give us a break."

"I want details."

"Why would I give you that?"

"Jealous guy. Okay, you don't need to tell me. But be careful. (Y/n) is a nice person."

"I know."

"And very pretty..."

"C'mon, Choji, you want to steal my girl or something?" Shikamaru said with a laugher. Choji followed him, his head falling back.

After some moments laughing, Choji turned his head towards Shikamaru again. "Hey, isn't it too early to call her 'your girl?'"

Shikamaru just realized it. Damn. He said My girl. "It was just a joke."

"Well, if you're saying... So, you like thick girls, don't you? Oh, if I was a girl, I bet you would have the greatest crush on me."

Choji started chatting. Shikamaru listened to enough of it to just answer with a few syllables. His mind was somewhere else.

...

You were helping Sakura with some papers while you waited for the Hokage to guide you to your next mission.

"I think we've finished these ones already. We can head it to Shizune." Sakura said with the hands on her waist.

"Did we? They look all the same."

"After spending a lot of time here, you get used to it. And you learn how to differentiate the minimal details. That's why Shizune is so much faster than me."

"Poor woman."

"Indeed."

You sat down, getting another pile of paper.

"Hey, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course!" Sakura responded. "What is bothering you?"

"No, it's not bothering... it's a silly question. Sakura, what do you think boys like in girls?"

She gave you a look and smirked.

"Does it have to do with Shikamaru?"

Shit. "Is it so obvious?"

"Yes. At least looks pretty obvious to me. Maybe someone like Naruto wouldn't catch it."

"He didn't."

Sakura put the papers aside. "Tell me what happened." And so you did, telling her the main points of the story.

"That's basically it."

"Well, (Y/n), can I tell you something? We're close enough for me to notice you had something for him. I never asked you directly but... Yeah. So, what are your worries in this? It seems he wants it."

"It is indeed something I secretly wanted. But that's the thing... I still don't believe him."

Sakura stared at you, serious. "I know what you think. But you are beautiful. I'm 100% sure he thinks that too."

"Thank you. But it's hard. And awkward."

"You still had no time to see what this is. So, just don't worry yet. It will just make your anxious head overthink about it."

"Guess I have to."

"But" Sakura smirked again. "Why don't you tell me the details, huh?"

You got all read, but told her everything.