Loving the Nara.

3.

Shikamaru groaned and sighed. He's been pouring over information about the blonde for a year now, and everything he think he knows about the blonde, Naruto says something and it sends him back to the beginning. He continued sitting at the a clearing pouring over the book. He wanted to know about the blonde, but he wasn't a confrontational man, he didn't want to initiate anything, however not knowing made him upset. He closed his books and walked to where he saw Naruto walk home to. Placing his hands in his pocket he carries the book in his arms.

He saw the looks people gave him entering this part of town and he frowned. How could such an amazing, gorgeous, smart and beautiful person live in such a dirty town, and his parents allowed it. His frowned deepened. What if he didn't have parents, what if he had abusive parents. Countless scenarios running through Shikamaru's head and it's making his head spin.

However that was a normal occurrence when thinking of Naruto.

He knocked on the door once, then twice. He waited and when the door flung open to a half naked Naruto, Shikamaru ran his eyes over Naruto, not missing a single dip or curve, he wished at that moment he had a photographic memory. He took it all in and returned to Naruto's field of vision to be greeted with a smile.

"It took you a year Nara, your wheels still turning or you come to finally get to know this puzzle that is Uzumaki Naruto?"

Naruto said that with all the confidence in the world. It's like he knew Shikamaru would be by sooner or later. The seed was planted into him the first day those two met, even if it was Shikamaru questioning Naruto, Naruto likes to think, Shikamaru was generally interested in him.

"My wheels are still turning. You are a mystery Naruto. I want to know what makes you so special." Naruto smiled and stepped aside.

Shikamaru took in the apartment and it was big. He wouldn't have guessed with the way it was set up.

"The whole floor belongs to be, but I only tore down two apartments to get it this big." Naruto took a seat on the couch, getting back under the covers and pausing the movie he was watching to turn to Shikamaru.

"Ask Away Honey." Shikamaru chuckled and sighed. Where should he start.

"Just who are you? You plague my mind, my thoughts, I can't seem to get those blue red eyes out of my mind." Shikamaru answered honestly and Naruto saw just how much he effected the Nara.

"Well, do you want the raw unedited version or do you want the Naruto I show the world." Shikamaru looked at him.

"I want the real Naruto." So giving into this Nara the only one he has a soft spot for besides Hinata he tells him the tale of Naruto Uzumaki.

"My life before my 13th birthday would be one I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy." Naruto started and when he saw he had Shikamaru full attention he continued.

"I was beaten near death every year on the same day. October tenth. It was my birthday and it was also the day the Kyuubi attacked the village. The reason my eyes are blue and red is because of the nine tail foxes being sealed in me." Naruto looked to Shikamaru and kept going, baring his soul to this boy who he felt like he could trust, he felt like Shikamaru was important to him regardless if the only had one conversation.

"They thought I was the demon, so every year on my birthday I was beaten near death with only Kurama healing me. He is the reason I'm still alive, well him and Inari." Shikamaru nodded connecting the dots and Naruto continued.

"Every Uzumaki when they reached the age of 13 comes into an inheritance. When Konoha was first build the Kitsune God Inari was badly injured, he stumbled upon my clan who nursed him back to health. He blessed the only clan that has shown him kindness in a world filled of war."