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𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭.🥀𝓹𝓽2

Y/n💯👥

Made it home

I thought I told you to call me?

Didn't think calling you at 3am was a good idea.
You have that test tmr right?
Thought you said you were going to sleep

I tried but I couldn't
You kept me up.

How did I keep you up..?🧍🏻

You had me drowning in my thoughts Shikamaru.
Why'd you do that? 😒

What did I do?

Stop acting dumb.
Did you drink some more??

A lil bit after I talked to you🤷🏻
I'm still sober
And I still mean what I said

Shikamaru you're my friend
I don't wanna risk losing you..

Come open the door

?

Right when Y/n pressed send, she heard three knocks on her apartment door. She quickly hopped out of her bed, leaving her room to open the door.

"What the heck are you doing here?? I thought you said you were at home!?"

"I Lied."

"Well obviously! What if I actually was asleep or not here?" The girl said closing the door.

"Why wouldn't you be at your apartment at 3am?"

"Could've  been at a friend's house.."  she said trying to justify her point.

Shikamaru sat on the soft, comforting couch in the girls' apartment, petting the cat that walked across his feet. Y/n walked toward him, still in her sleepwear, which was just black shorts and a t-shirt. She analyzed the boy in front of her.

"You're not sober Shikamaru."

He didn't respond.

"I'm not letting you drive back home—here drink some water"

The boy willingly took the bottle out of her hand and washed down the taste of alcohol from his mouth. Y/n just watched as she sat beside him. The faint kitchen light dimly lit the room just enough for the two to see each other. Moments of silence past before Shikamaru spoke up.

"Y/n I-"

"I don't wanna ruin our friendship Shikamaru. You're my friend—my Best friend."

"That's all?"

Y/n face turned to a mixture of shock and confusion.

"You can't sit up here and say you don't have
Some type of feeling towards me. And if you can, you're just lying to yourself and me. I know you Y/n. You shove the feelings away at the smallest inconvenience or doubt."

"That's...not true" Y/n said trying to convince herself. 

"Y/n. What's the real reason you've been taking a break from dating, hm?"

" I told you! After my relationship, I was over it. You know how he acted and how he treated me, Shikamaru."

"And that's been 2 years ago. You're almost 20 holding on to something from when you were 18."

"Okay! And your point is? You're just trolling me now. And what about you huh? And that Temari girl..what happened to that?"

Shikamaru sighed. "Yeah, I thought she was cute and all but she was honestly a distraction from you...It was never gonna go anywhere. She was in a similar situation but we decided that it was best for both of us to just break it off."

The girl looked at him in shock then dropped her head to lean against the couch. She was speechless. Hesitant and afraid to say anything to him.

"I want you, Y/n. And you know that so don't act like you don't" Shikamaru said in a quieter tone.

"And what am I suppose to say that?" She looked up at him. "It's not as easy as you make it seem. What if I mess up and just ruin our relationship completely? I don't wanna lose you, Shika.."

The boy gently slid his hand up Y/n's cheek, his fingers resting behind her neck as he slowly pulled her in, closing the gap between them.

He kissed her slowly and softly. Y/n practically melted into the kiss, releasing all the built-up tension she pushed away.

Pulling back, Shikamaru looked her in the eyes.      "You could never lose me, N/n. I'm always gonna be here, okay? Just stop trynna hide from me.."

All the girl could do was nod and soon after their lips connected once more. The kiss was becoming more passionate and longer than before.