Week Days: A Shikamaru Nara Series: Monday

Week Days: A Shikamaru Nara Series: Friday

I walked through the gates of Konoha. Another troublesome mission done and dusted. All had to do now was report to Tsunade and then i could either go home to my troublesome mother or go crash on Suki’s couch and scare the crap out of her......Like it was even a serious choice.

I managed to hand in my report to Tsunade and get out without getting stuck with another mission. It was my Friday, at the very most all i wanted to deal with was my troublesome girlfriend. I yawned loudly and made the corner turn to Suki’s street. Finally i could get some rest.

“I would love to have dinner with you Yoshino!”

I watched the scene in front of me. Both Suki and my mom spotted me and waved me over. I stood still for a moment, letting what had just happened really sink in. Suki had just agreed to have dinner with my mother. Which meant my dad would be dragged into it too. Which also meant Suki would drag ME into it as well so it could be a nice family dinner together. I frowned at their happy smiles and waving hands. I dropped my head in defeat and sulked over.

I wrapped one arm around Suki’s waist and sighed as my mom gave a kiss on one cheek. Suki hugged up against me and giggled.

“Ah Shikamaru! Your mom just invited me to dinner at your house! Isn’t that great?”

I just grunted and started walking off.

“Yeah hope you guys have fun.”

I felt two thin hands grab the back of my Chuunin vest. I still tried walking but all I accomplished was little dust clouds rising from the ground.

“Shikamaru! What are you doing? It’ll be fun! I havnt had a proper chance to talk to your parents yet.”

I muttered a few curses under my breath and swatted her hands away, turning narrow eyed back towards the two most troublesome women in my life.

“There’s a reason for that women, now come on I wanna go crash on your couch.”

I grabbed one of her hands and started to drag her back towards her apartment. She struggled for a few seconds before falling into step beside me. I tangled my fingers with hers and kept a firm pace till reached her apartment. She had remained silent through out the entire walk. Which, I had to admit unnerved me a little. She should have been chewing me out being so rude and so lazy, but she hadn’t said a word.

We walked through her front door and I immediately flopped onto her couch still expecting her to flip out at me. I watched out of the corner of my eye as she just wondered into the bedroom humming to herself. I was beginning to worry; maybe she had a melt down and had gone completely nuts in a matter of minutes. She disproved that theory as soon as she came back in. I felt the familiar softness of my suit being dumped onto my face.

“Women, why are you getting my suit out?”

She giggled to herself and added my shoes to the growing pile on my head. She uncovered my eyes and looked down at me haughtily.

“Because I don’t want your mother thinking I don’t take care of you while we’re at dinner. We are BOTH going to look nice Shikamaru.”

I scowled; I knew she was being too quiet. Why did I ever think she would just follow my lead like a woman should. She suddenly yanked all the clothes off me and smacked my head. I yelped and sat up rubbing the now sore spot part of my skull.

“Jesus troublesome woman! What was that for?”

She gave a smug look and handed all the clothes back to me.

“Because I know at that moment you were thinking some sexist remark about me, so that was your punishment.”

I tossed the clothes over to the other side of the couch and crossed my arms over my chest. There was no way in hell I was going to let my girlfriend bully me into going to dinner with my troublesome parents.

“Woman. I left that suit here so my mother wouldn’t try and force me to wear it. Not so you can try and force me to wear it. Now despite what you may be thinking, we are not going out to dinner with my parents and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

I looked up at her, smiling at her shocked facial expression. A shifted down more into my seat and closed my eyes. Now I can finally get some sleep.

A hand suddenly wrapped around my collar and I was yanked up out of my seat. Suki moved her face close to mine and glared at me.

“Shikamaru, I love you, so there are certain unpleasant characteristics I can let go. I can ignore your laziness, your sarcasm and if im in a good enough mood I will ignore your sexist remarks. But whether you like it or not this dinner with your parents is happening. Ever since we’ve been dating you’ve stopped every opportunity for me to talk to your parents. Now you are going to get dressed and we ARE going. And there’s nothing YOU can do about it.”

I gulped; I had to pick the most troublesome woman in Konoha to be my girlfriend. She grabbed my clothes and pulled me into her bedroom. She shoved my clothes back into my arms and stood in the doorway.

“You have 10 minutes to get dressed and I warn you. If I come back and your not dressed. That dream of having a boy and a girl will NEVER happen.”

She stomped out and slammed the door behind herself. I stood there shocked for a few seconds before the situation sunk in. There were only 2 probable meanings to what she had just said. Either she meant she knew that no other female would put up me and leave me if I didn’t do what she said. Or...she would castrate me. I licked my lips and hurriedly started getting dressed.

“Troublesome woman! Im turning into my father.”

“I HEARD THAT SHIKAMARU!”

Crap.