The Black Sheep - A Naruto Fanfic

Prologue - Do you remember?

Aya knew that Shino was not the type for beaches. It wasn't stripping for the warm sun and refreshing water that dissuaded him. It was the sand.

Shino didn't like sand.

Aya would still try to get him to go on a beach though. She could persuade him to do that...Or try anyway.

She had to smile to herself though.

He was compromising by watching the beach from atop the cliff.

Aya was happy. She had a dream of marrying Shino and it eventually happened.

...Eventually.

As the wind danced along the grass; Aya brushed her hair out of her face, irritated at its constant attack on her eyes; propelled by the winds. She looked out towards the beach from the cliffside and smiled.

Why go on the beach when you can watch it from high above? As Aya turned to face Shino; she gave him a small grin before her vision became blurred from her ever so irritating black hair and its wind propelled tirade.

"I thought you said you was going to cut your hair Aya."

"I was...I will. I should...I really should."

"Yes you should. You know if you don't cut it soon, it's going to become even more of a nuisance than it already is and we're only taking a walk along the cliff." Shino continued walking at a slow but calm pace before he caught up with her.

"Do I get a kiss if I do?" Aya smirked a little as she looked at Shino.

He stayed quiet and the winds picked up a little before they came to a calm halt, ceasing their dance along the healthy plains.

Silence between the couple met Aya's ears.

"Maybe."

Until it was broken.

The green eyed chunin beamed before composing herself. She gave Shino a gentle kiss on the cheek before their hands joined together.

"Love you Shino."

"I love you too."

The happy cries of the seagulls in the distance.
The familiar splash of the gentle ocean.
The sound of the wind dancing around the couple and along the cliff.

Such peace and tranquility reminded Aya just a tiny bit of her home and for a brief moment; she forgot that she was a Leaf Kunoichi. Something that she never quite got used to but was happy to embrace. Shino himself smiled a little. Content with the scenery and the company he had to share it with. Whilst he preferred the deep forests surrounding Konoha; he knew that Aya had always wanted to take him to the beach.

He wasn't quite comfortable with the idea yet. He wasn't a fan of the beach plain and simple but even he had to admit that watching it from the cliffside with his girlfriend was a lot more pleasant than he thought it to be.

This was just one of their special places where they liked to get away from it all.

Work.

Family.

Missions.

Life in general.

A simple escape.

A very short holiday.

The two of them chose a spot and sat down on the grass before Shino enacted a parasol made of his own kikaichu. Aya turned her head before raising an eyebrow.

"Did you forget the parasol Shino?"

"I did...But only because you was rushing me out of the house."