Reasons To Love You

Reason 1

Shikamaru's POV

You do things so casually. 

It never ends with you. You do things for me before I can even voice any thought on the matter, you're always one step ahead of me when it comes to my thoughts. It's like you're peering into my mind whenever you look at me. It's always in the eyes, I constantly tell you to stop but you insist it's your gateway to knowing me. I guess there is some truth to it, which is why I never stop you now. 

Look all you want, I'll always meet you head-on. 

Whether it's buying me stationary because you notice my stock is low or dropping little snacks in my lap. I ask where you got them from but you shrug and excuse yourself by saying you saw it and thought of me. Am I always on your mind Naruto? Am I special to you? Hinata would be a bit jealous but I guess I can let it slide since she hasn't confessed to you. 

I know you watch me when you think I don't notice. I always notice you have no tact, it's tasteless but somehow there is a charm to it. Your stupid charm is mixed in there somewhere. I can't explain how it makes me feel. I get nervous, wanting to show you the best sides of myself but somehow I know you would call me out for faking anything of myself. 

You'd do it so casually too, that's what I like about you. You don't rush or stumble when it comes to our friendship. You take things at your own pace or maybe you matched mine for the sake of us being on the same page. I don't care I like the pace, don't ever change it. 

You're very big on physical touch, I never get why you like to hold my sweaty palm or piggyback me whenever I groan about being tired. We aren't children idiots and people will think we're weird. You're already in the spotlight for your extreme pranks, don't pull me into your messy world. I heard rumors about us, they question our bond because we're very ambiguous. You brush it off and whenever I try to bring it up you will always say they don't know anything about us, that we're different. 

Are we different Naruto? Sometimes I feel like a fixture in your life, a little canary you keep locked up. I don't want to be like that. I don't like watching you from afar so when you pull me closer I feel better, you do it at the perfect time like you sense I'm going to open up and say something but yet again you know. You always know and you let me know you know so casually. A simple pull, nothing damaging or harsh. You give me your knowing smile and I have to turn away or else my cheeks might turn red. 

Stop embarrassing me in my own thoughts! 

End of POV

"Shikamaru, here," Naruto placed a bottle of water on the table. The Nara looked at the bottle confused but got it when Naruto gestured to his empty water bottle. 

"Why do you always do that?" Shikamaru emptied the water into his personal bottle and took a small sip as Naruto took his seat that was next to his best friend. 

"Do what?" Naruto was munching on cookies as he looked over at Shikamaru. 

"You notice things." 

Naruto snorted at that, chuckling. "Well they're called eyes, they are meant to see things." 

"You know what I mean asshole," Shikamaru hissed his teeth as he looked away, embarrassment eating at him. 

Naruto gave him a fond smile. "I can't even give you reason. I just do it unconsciously." 

That didn't settle Shikamaru's heart, if anything it turned it into a freight train. You don't say stuff like that to a friend. Those words were vague, hinting a something else, a shared secret. Shikamaru flipped him off and the blonde laughed at his shyness.