Happy Holidays everyone!

I tried making a one shot! Haha, this got into my head and the idea just won't leave me alone! So I wrote it lol XD

Hope you guys like it!

Dark eyes looked at the sky, savoring the silence. After a few moments he glanced at the sleeping figure beside him in the grass.

He drank in his companion's features, smooth white skin, dark lashes caressing her cheeks, pink pouty lips and long indigo hair cascading around her like a halo.

It's no wonder I fell in love with her…too bad she doesn't feel the same…ugh! Troublesome…

Looking up at the sky once again Shikamaru contemplated on how he got into this very troublesome situation.

It started when he came back from the mission where he killed Hidan, his sensei's murderer.

He went straight to his sensei's old home to tell his wife, Kurenai, the outcome of his mission. What he didn't expect though was that Kurenai was at the hospital with Kiba and Shino while Hinata watched over the house for her.

Though they weren't close then, when he saw her eyes looking over him worriedly after seeing his disheveled appearance and dirt and grime on his clothes, the dam on his emotions broke. He clung to her, wrapping his arms around her and letting loose all the emotions he kept at bay while she held him softly, not asking him any questions and just giving him the comfort he needed.

After that, she was always there for him, always there. Caring and understanding. With her sweet smile that slowly began to take away his pain.

As time goes by, his feelings for her grew. From being an acquaintance, to one of his closest friends, to being the person he cares the most though she doesn't know it.

And now here they are, lying in the grass after he asked her to watch the clouds with him. The tranquility and silence making her fall asleep while he thinks about what he can possibly do to make her like him.

He carefully brushed the hair away from her face with his hands. "Hinata," he whispers, "even though getting you to fall in love with me will have many troublesome obstacles… I know it'll be worth it…"

His mind set. He slowly extracted his hands from her face, sat up and put his hands in the shape of an "O" while closing his eyes, his thinking position.

"All I need now, is a plan."

A/N

Annnnnd! That's a wrap!

Thanks for reading!

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