Otaku Magazine ISSUE #9 November 2014

❤ One Shot❤

❤ One Shot❤

~Third Person's P.O.V~

It all started on the day he changed. She could see it in his eyes when he talked to Naruto. He had begun changing. His eyes weren't blood-thirsty anymore. They held hope now. Hope that he could be accepted as a human. Not as a monster. Not as a weapon.

Just as a human, one that has feelings. Even though he had tried to kill the boy she has had a crush on since she was a little girl but, she felt something weird when she looked at both. What she used to feel for her crush, she thought she was feeling for the red haired boy.

She was just being crazy though right? Just shook up from the insane events she had just gone through right? Nearly being killed. Seeing her crush nearly killed. Her Hokage was killed as well. A wise man who had made a place in all the Genin's hearts. Yeah.. That was it. She was just too shook up.

At least, that's what she thought when she was thirteen.

Now, at the age of seventeen, she wasn't so sure.

Everytime him and his siblings came to visit, she always requested to take them to their hotel with Shikamaru. He and Temari had been seeing each other for about a year now so it's only logical he come to see her and make sure they get to their hotel safely.

As for Sakura's reasoning? She just felt the need to see him. He was similar to Sasuke.. But, he changed. Unlike Sasuke. Well, Sasuke did finally change after he and Naruto fought. She just didn't feel the same for him anymore though.

"Sakura?" Sakura snapped out of her daydream and looked towards Lady Tsunade.

"Hai, Tsunade-sama?" Sakura replied quickly.

A small smirk made it's way to Tsunade's lips, "Lord Kazekage and his siblings have arrived. Meet Shikamaru at the gate to take them to their hotel. It's a different one this time. It's at the new hotel; Kurami."

A very faint blush crossed Sakura's pale skin, "Uh, okay!" Sakura rushed out of Lady Hokage's office and to the gate.

Tsunade chuckled, "She's falling for Kage.. Things won't be easy for her."

"Hm? What was that Lady Tsunade?" Shizune questioned after hearing her mumble.

Tsunade turned and smiled at Shizune, "Nothing Shizune.. Nothing at all."

Shizune couldn't help but feel she was lying. She still let it go though.

~With Shikamaru and Sakura~

Shikamaru raised his arms up to stretch as he yawned, "So what's up with you coming with every time the Sand Siblings are in town?"

Sakura's eyes widened slightly. She hadn't expected anyone to question her. No one had so far. Sakura sighed and looked away, "Why are you even asking? You probably already know."

Shikamaru smirked at her, "Yeah, you're right. I just wanted to hear you admit it."

A blush crossed Sakura's cheeks again, darker than earlier this time but she didn't say anything back.

"Admit what?" The two teens turned to see the Temari, Gaara, and Kankuro.

"Uh, nothing! Hehe, Shikamaru just woke up so he's a little out of it." Sakura covered, laughing nervously.

All three Suna shinobi raised their eyebrows at them. "Uh.. Right.." Temari mumbled as she walked up to Shikamaru to give him a quick hug.

"Were you told about the new arrangements?" Sakura asked as they began walking.