Her blonde hair was out of sight for him, but in the sight of others in her homeland. She was expected to return after 3 weeks but figured a day or two along with a solid vindication could come in handy.

They had spent their last hours communicating about work and political matters that any other "normal" couple wouldn't typically play. They were an odd, yet tasteful couple to witness from another's eye but the two didn't see it within themselves. What other people believed was romantic, those two took it as just a friendly gesture or something out of kindness. That's why no one was on the same page.

They had been involved with each other for approximately over half a year now and not one of them had ever made one move. Not a kiss, not a hug, not a touch whatsoever, mind you, there wasn't even an implication of there ever being anything more than what they already enjoyed, which just looked to be like a truly close friendship.

There had been no physical nor visible indication from either of them as to why they never displayed any romantic affection towards one another like a "normal" couple. Despite that, that didn't mean that the two didn't have it masked inside their own heads without the other knowing.

One thing was for sure;

Shikamaru has those thoughts so underneath his conscious mind that when she's not there, it's all he can shovel up and focus on. Questioning what he was without her. Why is it that one human, one woman, and this woman in particular, can change his point of view on not only himself, but his entire life. Sounding like a cliché? Sounding predictable? Their "love was nowhere near those words. Confusing was just the beginning.

"Ah, this is so troublesome."

This is only a prologue and I'm just putting this out there but I'm not sure if I should continue it. I wrote this a long time ago and was unsure of posting it but I did it anyway and now I'm wondering if this should continue but if you like it and would like me to continue, you can review and tell me whether to or not but if not, I might end up taking it down.