=S=
Shikamaru stopped when they came back into the streets of Konoha and quietly put Tayuya back
on her feet, then he glanced at her and offered her his arm. Tayuya snorted "Dream on Nara..."
she teased and started to walk. Shika rolled his eyes, his hands now moving into his pockets
and followed. 'What a bothersome woman...first she's crying now shes using my money for lunch.."
Shika let out a long sigh, knowing he was probably getting a bum rap out of the whole deal, a lovely
day gone down the drain dealing with this wench. They walked to the Ramen place and both sat down,
a stool was between them and Shikamaru instantly streched and laid his head down on the table, his eyes
shutting.
=T=
Tayuya watched him with narrow eyes 'If that deer herder tries anything funny I'll paint the wall with
his insides' Tayuya pulled Shikamaru's ponytail "Wake UP Nara!" She watched as Shika groaned and sat up.
"Was all that touchy feely troublesome emotion back at the memorial a ruse to mooch lunch out of me?"
growled Shikamaru, rubbing the back of his head. Tayuya blinked once at that but then shut her eyes.
"N-no.." she admitted "...everything I said back there was the truth." she opened them to find that
Shikamaru was watching her with mild interest, causing Tayuya to blink. "...what?" she asked after
a few seconds of looking into her eyes. Shika grinned slightly "I was just remembering your chest..."
said Shikamaru vaugley, propping his elbow up on the table to support his head. Tayuya blushed
furiously and punched him as hard as she could in the nose. "ASSHOLE!" she roared.
=S=
Shikamaru rubbed his nose then looked down at his hand to discover it was bleeding. He glared back
up at her "...Your such..." "A troublesome woman? Yea yea I know" interupted Tayuya. Shika narrowed
his eyes more. "Actually I was going to say bitch, but that works as well I suppose." Tayuya looked
very angry now "You want a piece of me Nara?" she spat. Shikamaru groaned and looked away "Your
making a scene..." he mumbled.
=T=
Tayuya blinked then stopped and glanced over at a few people, watching them. "AND WHAT THE FUCK DO
YOU PRICKS WANT!?" spat Tayuya, causing them to disperese and move along. Tayuya turned her attention
back to Shikamaru, who was nursing his bloody nose. Tayuya shut her eyes then sat back down, only now in
the seat next to him. "Alright, alright lemme see it..." Shika moved his hands and Tayuya looked at it, then
winced when she saw that it was bleeding pretty badly, she had hit him a little too hard. "...God damn that's
alot of blood.." Shikamaru glanced at her "Don't you have a bandage or something?" he asked. "Do I look like
the kind of girl that goes around with bandages in her pockets?" retorted Tayuya, her eyes narrow in a sort
or you shouldnt ask such stupid questions kind of way. Shikamaru rubbed it gently at that then turned away.
"Besides, your the idiot that had to be a fucking pervert and talk about my chest, in fact, you should have
stayed away from me in the first place, but you can't because your a perverted asshole" growled Tayuya.
=S=
Shikamaru stood up, reached into his pocket, and slammed some money down on the table, causing Tayuya to
stop talking and look down at the money then back up at Shikamaru. "By whatever the hell you want and
then get out of my face!" he groaned, moving out of the shop and away down the street. Shikamaru clentched
his fists then unclentched his fists and ran his hands through his own hair. "I don't think I've ever
met such a troublesome woman..." mumbled shikamaru, walking down a second road until he came to his house. He
walked inside, it was deserted and quiet, just the way Shikamaru liked it. He sat down on the couch, kicking off
his shoes then laid back with his hands behind his back. "...A nap will make me forget my encounter with that
devil woman" said Shikamaru firmly, and with that he closed his eyes and waited.
=T=
Tayuya stared at Shikamaru's figure then at the money he left behind. She then looked down at the table uncomfortably
as more people looked at her, wondering what the noise was about. "...damnit" mumbled Tayuya to herself, laying her head
down on the table. 'Don't you DARE feel guilty Tayuya don't you DARE' thought Tayuya firmly, her eyes shut tight and her
fists clentched tighter, only to find after a second they loosened and fell back flat on the table. "...Gah.." Tayuya
quickly stood up and ran down the street in the direction Shikamaru had gone. "NARA! Wait up!" Tayuya began to slow down
until she finally came to a stop, looking around at the possible directions he could have gone. She shut her eyes and sighed,
then chose a direction of the top of her head. Hours passed as she wandered around konoha, folding her arms and looking left
and right down the streets, hoping she'd come across him. The sky had gotten darker, and it began to get a little colder.
Tayuya let out a tiny shiver and then opened her eyes, where she could see her breath coming out of her mouth. "This is...
a--all that deer herders f--fault" mumbled Tayuya, her teeth chattering and her legs tired after walking around konoha for
most of the day. She looked up then blinked, then her eyes widened as she saw she was right back where she started. Tayuya
gritted her teeth angrily and took a different route, this time it led her down Shikamaru's street. She looked from window
to window until finally she saw the Nara symbol on a door. She let out a sigh of releif then went up to the door and gently
knocked on it.
=S=
Shikamaru glanced at the door from the living room couch. "Eh...dad...door" he yawned, rolling over on the couch and shutting
his eyes again. Shikaku scratched his head from his own armchair. "...eh...honey...door" mumbled Shikaku, shutting his eyes
and folding his arms. Yoshino growled slightly from the kitchen then walked out still holding a wooden spoon. She conked both
boys on the head as she passed, moving to the hallway door. The two men rubbed their heads as Yoshino opened the door with an
angry looked that softened when she saw who it was. "...You look freezing cold..." she said sympathetically "what brings you
to our doorstep?" "..M-my names...T-tayuya...and I'm here for S-Shikamaru..." Shikamaru's eyes shot open and he sat up,
blinking. Shikaku quietly looked over at him and Shikamaru looked over at Shikaku. "Uh..make something up" mouthed Shikamaru,
looking at Shikaku. Shikaku shut his eyes "hiding from your troubles again, Shikamaru?" Shikamaru narrowed his eyes slightly
"She's a very troublesome woman...like mother times 3..." Shikaku chuckled slighlty "well I feel sorry for you...but I'm
not going to get wound up in this." Shikamaru sighed, and looked back at his mother. Yoshino had already led Tayuya in and was
standing behind her, looking at Shikamaru with a questioning look. Shikamaru just shrugged and got up, then put his hands in
his pockets and looked over at Tayuya "Yes...Tayuya?" He watched as Tayuya held out her hand and dropped his money back into his.
"...I wasn't..hungry..." mumbled Tayuya softly, watching him with a look somewhere between a Sad, exhausted, and hungry look.
Shikamaru just stared down at his money then slowly glanced back up "You could have...just kept it" he mumbled. Tayuya just
shook her head "What would I do with Konoha's currency anyway...?" she asked quietly. Yoshino looked down at her "Oh so your
not from around here?" she asked. Tayuya glanced down and rubbed the back of her head "...Actually no.." she mumbled, not
wanting them to know she was from the enemy village. "Oh then where do you come from?" asked Yoshino, looking her breifly
up and down. Shikamaru took a step forward "Mom that's not important...is Dinner ready yet?" Yoshino gave him a reproachful
look while Tayuya blinked and looked at Shikamaru. "Yes...dinner's almost ready..." said Yoshino slowly "Shikamaru go and
show her a place where she can wash up.." With that, Yoshino passed them by, glancing from Shikamaru to Tayuya.
=T=
Tayuya blinked at Shikamaru, her teeth no longer chattering, but her body still shivering slightly. "Why.." she began softly
but Shikamaru cut her off. "Don't worry about it...you don't have a place to stay do you?" asked Shikamaru. Tayuya blinked
again then softly shook her head "No..." shikamaru glanced at her for a second then looked up at the ceiling "Then I
suppose your staying here..." he mumbled. Tayuya's eyes now widened and she stared at him "Wha..?" she began but again
Shikamaru cut her off "You can sleep in my room...I'll just sleep on the couch" he mumbled. Tayuya blinked at him for a second
then narrowed her eyes "I...guess" she said after a second.
=Shikamaru led her to a bathroom and Tayuya washed up for dinner then Tayuya and the Nara family sat down for Dinner, she
had made kelp, Shikamaru and Shikaku's favorite=
Tayuya blinked then poked at the dish with her utensil before glancing over at Shikamaru, who was eating it easily. She didn't
mind being rude but she really didn't want to make a problem out of it. She picked some up with the sticks and took a bite. Her
cheeks puffed out and she shut her eyes, then gulped the sour dish down. The taste of it was so strong that her eyes watered.
She looked down at the plate then inwardly groaned and continued to eat until her plate was empty. By this time Tayuya felt
like she might actually hurl, her eyes were watery and her face was pale. "You don't look so good..." commented Mrs. Nara,
looking at her from her side of the table. Tayuya looked at her then held her hand over her mouth and got up, running down
the hall. She looked frantically left and right before slamming down to the left. Luckily for her the bathroom door was open,
she threw herself in and the Nara family could hear the sound of her losing her dinner.
=S=
Shikamaru winced slightly at the sounds she was making then silently looked at a curious Shikaku and a disgusted/sympathetic
Yoshino. Shikamaru silently shrugged, having already finished her kelp and got up "I suppose I should check on her...I'll never
use that toilet again.." He walked down the hall and took a left to find Tayuya bent over the toilet seat, panting and groaning.
Shikamaru gently got down on his knees and patted her back, then rubbed it "It wasn't THAT bad..." mumbled Shikamaru. Tayuya looked at
him like he was crazy "Do you have a stomach made of metal!?" she managed to say spitting the leftover liquid into the toilet.
Shikamaru rubbed her back up and down, while tayuya gently shut the lid of the toilet and laid her head down on it. After a few minutes
Shikamaru quietly helped her up and led her back to the table. "That's it...I think it's time you rest...your more than welcome to spend
the night here" said Yoshino firmly, gathering up the dirty plates to wash them. Tayuya blinked weakly at that and shut her eyes..she
didn't appear capable of speech at the moment so Shikamaru talked for her. "I'll lead her to my room...then I'll probably sleep too...
night mom..." he said as he wrapped an arm firmly around Tayuya and led her out of the dining room then up a small flight of steps and
into Shikamaru's room. It was pretty simple, a nice soft bed, a mirror and a very low table in the middle with a pillow, probably for
taking naps. Shikamaru silently laid her down on the bed and looked down at her. "You gona be ok...?" he asked softly, pulling a blanket
over her. Tayuya weakly nodded "Yea...I'll live...unless that was poison..." grumbled Tayuya, gently rubbing her throat. Shikamaru
smiled a little "I've never seen so much good kelp go to waste...if you have to hurl...try not to do it on me..." Tayuya snorted
slightly "Oh I'll make sure to do it ALL over you Nara..." she said, trying to wipe the taste off her tongue with her hand, taking her hat
off with her other so her red hair was fully exposed.
=T=
Tayuya set the hat down on the dresser then glanced up at Shikamaru, whose eyes were looking over her hair. "I didn't think you ever
took that hat off..." commented Shikamaru, causing Tayuya to raise her eyebrow. "Do you ever fix that dorky hairstyle?" she retorted
her eyebrow relaxing and her eyes falling on his ponytail. To that, shikamaru lifted his hands and pulled the string tieing his hair,
the black strands falling around his face. Tayuya watched this and then looked at his face "Ya know girls would like ya alot more
if you kept your hair like that..." mumbled Tayuya, watching as Shikamaru pushed some of it behind his ear. "Yea..and guys would
like you alot better if you didn't throw up the dinner their mom's make for you" replied Shikamaru, streching and laying back on the table,
his hands behind his head. Tayuya scowled and rolled onto her side so she could look at him "I can't believe I'm having a sleepover
with the enemy.." grumbled Tayuya "What the hell would Sakon or Kidomaru think, they'd probably tease me to no end..." Shikamaru
rolled over and looked at her "Doesn't matter...they're 6 feet under the ground..." he said flatly, shutting his eyes and pulling
a blanket over himself. For a long time it was silent as Tayuya just stared at him, thinking that through before finally rolling back onto
her back and shivering slighlty. She kew they were dead, having heard it from Shikamaru and others before, but to hear it said like
that made her shiver slightly as she looked around the now dark room. After nearly an hour sleep got the better of her, and her eyes
felt heavy. She gave in and a moment later had fallen asleep.
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Chapter notes: Second instllment, disclaimers of course, I hope you like it, R&R, no flames.