Remember me

THE MORNING AFTER

"I used to like liquor to get me inspired. But you look so beautiful, my new supplier. I used to like smoking to stop all the thinking.
But I found a different buzz." - High enough, K. Flay.
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Light streamed around Shikamaru and rested on his face, warming his cold face. Shikamaru slowly started waking up as he felt something damp trailing along his face.

"Kankurou stop drawing on his face." A monotonous voice said.

"What?" Shikamaru asked confused, his eyes still closed as a searing headache formed in his head causing him to groan softly.

"Look Gaara, he's waking up." Kankurou said amused.

"I'm aware." Gaara said without any emotion at all.

Shikamaru frowned as he opened his eyes slightly from confusion. He couldn't fully open his eyes due to the hangover he had. However, when he opened his eyes, he stared straight into Kankurou's purple face.

"What the fuck!" Shikamaru exclaimed now wide awake as he sat up and pulled away.

However, when Shikamaru leant back he found nothing to rest his back on, causing him to fall out whatever he was sleeping in. Shikamaru scowled as he hit the ground hard.

"Did I just fall out a tree?" Shikamaru asked as he looked up at the leafless branches above him.

"Yes, you did." Gaara said bluntly while Kankurou laughed as they jumped out the tree.

"Where am I?" Shikamaru asked confused as he sat up and clutched his head.

"Outside Konoha on the main road to Konoha." Gaara replied.

"What? How the hell did I get here?" Shikamaru asked confused looking up at Gaara and Kankurou.

"You tell us. However Shikamaru, there's a much more important question you should ask..." Kankurou said stifling his laughter.

"And what is that, Kankurou?" Shikamaru asked irritated.

"Where the hell is your shirt?" Kankurou said rolling from laughter.

"What?" Shikamaru asked confused as he looked down.

He had indeed no shirt on and now that he realised it, he was freezing.

"Plus Kankurou painted on your face, you now look like him." Gaara said making Shikamaru's eyebrow twitch.

"What the fuck Kankurou." Shikamaru said annoyed.

"You carry face paint with you?" Kiba asked making everyone turn to him while Kankurou just shrugged.

"Where did you come from?" Shikamaru asked.

"From the Bush over there. You guys woke me up when you fell out the tree." Kiba said stifling a yawn.

"Dude, what happened to your shirt?" Kiba asked confused.

"I don't know. You were with me." Shikamaru said with a sigh.

"What happened to your face?" Kiba asked amused as he pointed at Shikamaru's new purple face paint.

"Kankurou happened." Shikamaru said exaggerated as he rubbed his temples.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. You'll smudge the face paint and look like a bigger dumbass." Kankurou pointed out.

"Now you know how you look every day..." Shikamaru shot back.

"At least I have a shirt on..." Kankurou replied with a smirk.