The Guardian Angel (Naruto Fan fiction)

33.

Alexandra's/Manami's POV

I didn't take the news well. I flipped my shit. I was so overwhelmed with everything, I did the only thing I could think of. I took Shikamaru's hand and dragged him out with me ignoring everyone's calls.

"Manami? What are you doing? Don't get me wrong. I don't mind being here with you but, where are we going?" He asked me, but I was so over the top that I stayed quiet for a minute or two.

I couldn't deal with this. I felt sad. Sad, mad, confused, frustrated, and scared. I was just told my real parents were here. Here. That means my whole life was a lie. I guess I don't blame them much, but I still can't face them.

Finally, after a whole five minutes of silence, I cracked. I broke down. Shikamaru immediately noticed and wrapped his arms around me.

I cried and cried out of sadness and anger. The more I'd cry the tighter Shikamaru would hold me. At some point, we ended up on the floor just embracing.

"I can't promise everything will be ok, but I can assure you, that even though I'm a lazy coward, I'll try my hardest to keep you happy. I really like you Manami. I just want to see you happy." He whispered to me, as he held me.

I sighed in happiness and cuddled up to him more. I, finally, noticed where we were. We were at Shikamaru's favorite cloud watching spot. How did we end up here?

I ignored that question and leaned back. I was staring at Shikamaru. At first I was trying to thank him but, eventually it turned to wanting to kiss him really bad. So I did.

I kissed him with all I had left. At first he was shocked but quickly responded. I didn't feel sparks like in books, but I did feel tingly inside. I slid my hand from his chest to his neck and brought us closer.

I needed him. I didn't need anything else. He made me feel happy. Relaxed. He made me feel like I could forget about everything wrong for at least a little while. And for that, I was grateful.

Shikamaru's POV

I couldn't think. When I'm with her, I never can. When she's involved, it's like the world disappears. Only she matters. But I had no problem with that. The world is so troublesome anyway.

I kissed her back with every ounce of passion I felt for her but then I remembered. We're 12. I hesitantly broke the kiss and rested my forehead against hers. However, I also remembered they were planning on marrying her off already so I discarded our age.

With that in mind, I pecked her lips one last time. Ok, it was way more than once but that isn't what matters. Manami was smiling once again and that is what matters. She's happy again. Good. Then, an idea hit me.

"Hey, how about we go on that date?"

Alexandra's/Manami's POV

"Hey, how about we go on that date?" He asked me. I looked at him curiously, wondering why so suddenly. He just smiled at me. I couldn't say no. Not that I was planning to.

"Ok, where are we going then?" I asked. All he said was, "it's a surprise." Now I was really curious. Where is he taking me?

Shikamaru's POV

I hope she likes what I had planned for today. This wasn't how I originally had planned for our date to go when I asked her out but, due to certain circumstances, I thought this would be more appropriate. First I took her to Ichiraku's, knowing how much she loved their ramen. We sat down and enjoyed our food, talking about things that weren't dire need of importance like, favorite color, hobbies, stuff like that.

When we finished, I payed for the food. This is where the important part of our date starts. Not too long ago, when Manami was busy, I was wandering around the woods outside of Konoha when I came across a waterfall. (Picture above/side)

It's a really peaceful place and I know a little fun could renew Manami for the best so I brought her. When we got there, Manami was looking around the place as if she was in paradise.

"Shikamaru... How did you find this place? And how come the water is so blue? Does anyone know about this place?" She asked me. I chuckled at her admiration.

"I was going to ask you to come watch the clouds with me one day but you were busy training so I took a walk and came across this place after being lost for like 45 minutes. I don't think anyone knows of this place but then again, this is close to Konoha somewhat so I guess people could've come across it sometime. It's not that well hidden." I told her then remembered she had asked about the water.

"The reason the water is so blue here is because of certain chemicals located here. I noticed the last time I came, that there was sodium hydrogen carbonate everywhere and the water was mixed in with a chemical that reacts to it. It's a Ph indicator called bromothymol blue. The reason I know this is not because you can detect it, but because it's the one chemical that can react to sodium hydrogen carbonate in that way." I informed her.

She looked at me blankly for a second then started laughing. "That is the smartest thing you've said since I met you. Hahaha sorry Shika. I know you're a genius and all but around me you've never spoken so smart before. I think it's awesome though. Smarts are cuter than muscles anyway." She said.

I rolled my eyes at her but internally I was proud. I finally acted smart in front of her. I though it would never happen and she would question my intellect. Not that it matters but it was bugging me. Now, I'm good.

As payback, I caught her by surprise and picked her up and spun her around. She was squealing and holding on to my arms like her life depended on it. I put her down and wound my arms around her waist hugging her to me.

I bent down to her ear to whisper to her. "Well, then it's a good thing I don't have to worry. Because I have both." I leaned back just in time to see her blush like a madman. I laughed loudly proceeded to take my shirt off.

Once my shirt was off, I turned around to face Manami and winked at her before jumping in the water. It was surprisingly warm. Must be because of the sun hitting the surface. I wonder if Manami likes to swim.

While I was thinking, I didn't notice Manami removing her clothes and jumping in. I didn't notice her at all until she was right in front of me with her hands on my chest trying to get me to snap out of my little daydream.

Alexandra's/Manami's POV

"Shika... Shikamaru... Hellooooo~ anyone there? Bruh. He's broken. Shikamaru, hun, brah, dude, darling, sweet cheeks. Snap out of it." I snapped my fingers in front of his face, then resting my hand on his chest to lean better so I could get a better look of his face since he was looking down. Finally he snapped out of it and looked at me.

Once he noticed me, his cheeks flared up. I was wondering why at first. Then I remembered I took my mesh clothing off along with the shorts and my shoes, leaving me in my original bra-like crop top and my girl boxers.

"Shika, it's just like a bathing suit. I'm actually wondering how the hell your pants aren't annoying you to be honest." I told him, actually embarrassed as hell on the inside.

He seemed to be considering what I told him. Oh fuck me, I had to open my mouth. He took his pants off to dry while we swam. I went under water to hide my blush.

When I cooled down I went back up to see Shikamaru. There. Standing. His hair was down, and he basically became a waterfall since he just came up to the surface and was currently dripping with the beautiful blue water.

I... Have no words. Yeah, sure, I'm physically 12. But technically, I'm actually 26. And this in front of me? God. I'm dying. Send me a medic.

And for the rest of the day, that's all we did. We enjoyed each others company and had some fun forgetting about everything else. I can honestly say that with everything going on, this is just what I needed. Thank you Shikamaru.