Variety Pack 3/6 (NC-17, ShikaSaku)

[AngelOfDeath]

This was surprisingly hard to write. Yeah. . .

Gah. Not all these could go easily, I guess. But I struggled through it and now it?s done. Whew.

I will tell you the pairing for the 4th one: GaaSaku. You heard me. Gaara and Sakura. (My personal fav alt pairing.) I?m still working on a story, so don?t expect anything really soon. Maybe in another week.

Sorry if the actual sex parts are quick in some of these. Just think of it as the consequence of writing three (soon to be four) lemons in about one week. Your brain just starts to go. . . ?We?re at the sex part already? Again? Well, damn, what didn?t they do in the last one?? Notice how I?m trying to change it at least a little every time. ::sigh::

Now on to our beloved lazy genius, because Shikamaru needs some lovin?!

Speaking of lazy, this is the least edited one yet. Forgive me!

Disclaimer: I don?t own Naruto or the characters within it!


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There was just something so sad about the way she had found him in the bar that night. It was understandable that he had gone there, of all places, but he didn?t even seem to be able to get drunk right. The old men there were well ahead of him, knocking down each cup of sake with remarkable tolerance. Shikamaru had preferred to listen to them talk about how much trouble women were rather than work on his own bottle of sake. But then, he had gone through enough of it that he seemed to be on his way to a buzz soon enough. Sakura had stopped in on a whim, but had ended up joining the group of old men and Shikamaru when they had forcibly moved over to include her. She was sure Shikamaru, even drunk, had engineered the relocation. He was good at manipulating people.

And an impulse told her that the fact that she had not seen nor heard from Ino in two weeks had something to do with this display of drunkenness. When Ino?s parents had called her, asking if perhaps Sakura had seen Ino recently she had thought it odd. But maybe they were having a fight and it wasn?t as if Ino lived with her parents anymore. It was none of her business what Ino did with her life. But the last she knew, it was Shikamaru?s business to a certain extent. Though Ino had been pretty cagy about mentioning her boyfriend for a few months now the few times Sakura had run into her.

It didn?t take long to get the story from the old men. Shikamaru himself was inspecting the bottom of his sake bottle with great interest, as if to ignore their voices cracked with age retelling his woe.

?. . . and then she ran off with his best friend! He got the letter today.?

?Married!? Interjected another old man, stroking his bald spot out of what was most likely habit.

A third quavered his addition. ?Just goes to show how inconsistent women are.?

Nods and loud exclamations of agreement sounded out before they nervously recalled the pretty girl in front of them and proceeded to say that naturally she was not included in that category of women. Sakura just laughed at the old men, understanding that if she had been in the company of women then they would be putting down men just as harshly. Either sex was always in the dark when it came to relations with one another. But she kept her comments to herself and let them vent. If it made Shikamaru happier then she wasn?t going to stop them. Then again, there was only so much she could take of men whining about the failings of women.

?I think I?m going to retire for the evening, gentlemen.? They protested her exit, saying that she should stay with them and play a game or two of shogi or go while it was early.

It took a few complimentary and shallow promises to return someday to actually get her out of there. Sakura was just starting to mull over the whole idea of Chouji and Ino together when Shikamaru put a hand on her shoulder to stop her progress.

?Didn?t want to spend the rest of the night with your friends?? Sakura made an effort to look happy at him. He had spent most of the evening in the company of grumpy old men.

Shikamaru snorted and a waft of alcohol scented breath nearly knocked Sakura over with its potency. ?I had enough of their noise. Besides I had some questions for you.?

This was odd. Shikamaru was not someone who usually spoke to her. When he and Ino had hooked up less than a year ago she had seen more of him because of that connection, but he had never been the kind of person to actively seek out others. Only Chouji seemed to gain such an honor as having Shikamaru?s willing friendship.

?I?ll do my best. What do you want to know??

?Why?? It was almost plaintive.

Sakura arched an eyebrow. Not truly understanding. ?I?m afraid you?ll have to clarify. I?m smart, but I?m no mindreader.?

Shikamaru ran hands over his hair, pulled the top ponytail tighter, then looked into her eyes with his usual grumpy expression. ?Why Chouji? Why didn?t it work? What was wrong? You were her friend, she must have told you something.?

Now it was Sakura?s turn to sigh. It was going to be a long night, it seemed, and she might as well scrap those plans of seeing a movie with Naruto. ?Those are not easy questions, and I can?t give you simple answers. Plus, it isn?t as if I know everything about Ino. All I can do is guess.?

?Whatever, I don?t care. You?d still know better then I would.? He looked off to the side, not willing to meet her eyes. ?Let?s just get somewhere where I can sit until the alcohol wears off. I want to remember clearly what you tell me.?

Sakura followed him as he strode forward, taking them down unfamiliar alleys as he continued to give her information from his point of view about the whole matter.

?She was the one who asked me out at the beginning. I thought, what the hell, you know. I mean, she wasn?t bad looking and I had known her for a while and thought she was a little pushy but nice enough. She and Chouji and I had been together a long time, after all, and I got to like her better when I noticed how much better she began to treat him. We all seemed like a real team for a while.? He looked at a street sign, grimaced and then turned them back they way they came. Apparently, the alcohol was still in effect. At least he seemed to know where they were going if he knew to correct their direction.

Sakura tried to picture what she knew of the other team. Ino had rarely spoken to her of either Chouji or Shikamaru and it had been a surprise to Sakura when Ino had suddenly announced that she was dating the crabby but talented town genius. Shikamaru had always seemed sort of asocial to her, and Sakura had wondered what Ino had wanted out of the match. Ino usually wanted something. Not that she thought her friend was wholly selfish, but definitely self-interested was a word that she thought was applicable.

?So what happened then?? Sakura tried to redirect Shikamaru?s attention, because he had lapsed into silence again.

?Oh, well, Ino and I went out for a while. She seemed to want more presents and attention then I had time for, but other than that it was well enough. It was even companionable after a few months when she finally let go of some of her unreasonable expectations.? This was beginning to make more sense to Sakura.

?Where was Chouji in all this??

Shikamaru thought a moment, then shook his head. ?We all were still seeing as much of one another as we used to, if not more. It was easy to do things as a team, and if Chouji and Ino were talking more, I didn?t notice. I was happy that I could still spend time with my best friend without a woman trying to get in the way.? As always, Shikamaru?s attitude towards women was almost upsettingly indifferent. ?Who knows when things between them changed. Obviously, since I?m asking you, I found this result more surprising than anything.?

This was going to take a lot of work to make him understand if he was thinking like this. Sakura wondered if he would even like the answers she had for him. There was advice to go along with the answer, in addition, and that would probably be even less welcome than her answers. It was all very aggravating to have to spend her night off consoling an almost-misogynist she could only call slightly more than an acquaintance.

?Are you mad at them?? Sakura tried to probe his feelings more while he was still under the influence. Something told her he would close up as soon as he had all his faculties again.

Shikamaru seemed to consider this longer than he had to. ?Yes and no. I guess you can say I?m upset because I don?t understand it. I don?t like it when I can?t figure people out. Otherwise, I wish them whatever happiness. Not much else I can do, really.?

They stopped at an apartment complex. It looked inexpensive but tidy, and Sakura could only assume that this is where Shikamaru lived. She had never been here before, and the bareness of its fa?ade seemed to scream ?bachelor?. There was nothing decorative to show people that these living quarters were anything but functional and convenient to their occupants.

?Come on up. I?ll drink some water and you can tell me what you think about all this.?

Sakura felt ill at ease to follow him up, sensing that this was inappropriate to be alone in his apartment even if they were just talking. She bit her lip as she tried to decide whether to make up an excuse and leave or not. Unfortunately, Shikamaru was canny even when he was a little tipsy.

?Think you can give me a little help on the steps? I don?t quite seem sure of myself.? He hadn?t seemed to be weaving about much when they were walking, but now he looked barely able to stand up under his own weight. She was willing to believe that the alcohol he had consumed earlier was only now hitting his system in a way he couldn?t manage. It had happened to her before too.

Being the good Samaritan that she was, Sakura couldn?t help but swallow her fears and continue on up. If things got weird she could always leave later. She pulled Shikamaru?s arm around her shoulder and together they ascended to the second level where he took out a key and they stumbled into the entranceway.

?Sit down or whatever. You want any water too??

?No thanks.? She said dryly. Shikamaru was not the most gracious of hosts, but then he probably never had any guests.

Everything was oddly tidy. The shelf across from her had a few books and a few pictures. At the bottom was a set of board games, most likely the strategy games he loved so well and played so skillfully, and she thought about challenging him while he was still drunk to see if she could walk a way with a win and terrific bragging rights. Shikamaru was just a rookie jounin at the moment, but he was still known for his genius IQ.

The bareness of the room was aesthetically pleasing, but slightly depressing. Shikamaru had never been flashy or demanding, like Ino, and might never see why she put so much stock in appearance or in the delight of quantity over quality. Chouji knew the glory of gluttony, of paying attention to the needs of the body, and it was with that realization that Sakura wanted to start. She was forming her thoughts, massaging her temple, when Shikamaru strode in and slumped into the chair across from her.

?So talk to me, then.? He said before taking a long drink of water. ?Tell me why.?

At first she had thought about breaking the news lightly, but with that attitude she felt much less inclined to. A part of her thought that this might be his posturing to mask any real hurt he felt, but with Shikamaru you might never actually know. He was a closed off person to most of the rest of the world.

?How often did you and Ino have sex??

Shikamaru sprayed water all over himself so violently that a few drops actually hit Sakura across from him.

?Excuse me?!?

?You heard me.? The pink haired kunoichi looked particularly pleased with herself for surprising him that badly.

With narrowed eyes, Shikamaru studied Sakura?s face for a certain expression, the hint of where this was going. ?I don?t see why this has anything to do with why Ino left me.?

?On the contrary Shikamaru, I think it might be very important. Ino was a beautiful passionate woman, and I think that your sex life would be a very telling detail in this conversation.? For good measure she added. ?I can?t answer any of your other questions without knowing it.?

He grumped at her then drank some more water, and tried to forget about his soggy clothing. ?We did it enough. I mean, when it was convenient and there wasn?t something better to do.?

Sakura rolled her eyes. ?There?s the problem. You want to know why she left you for Chouji? Well, it?s simple. Chouji offered everything you didn?t.?

?What was wrong with what I offered? I don?t smoke, I rarely drink, I didn?t cheat on her, and I was completely undemanding of her. . .?

She had been nodding at his words. ?And it never occurred to you that maybe she wanted someone who might have had a few demands? Not just for sex, which you honestly sound pretty indifferent to, but for her time, for her. Ino wanted someone who wanted her and who was willing to show it. Admit it, Shikamaru, you didn?t really want her. She was just convenient.?

?You make me sound like a bad person.? He was looking to the side, out a window, and refusing to meet her eyes.

Sakura shook her head, pink hair flying about. ?No, not a bad person, just a lazy person. Sounds like she did all the work in the relationship. I don?t think any girl wants to be part of something so unfulfilling.?

?Thanks a lot, Sakura.? Shikamaru was getting surlier by the second. ?You?ve managed to insult me in just about every way except for the standard old man jokes.?

Now it was her turn to snap at him. ?You wanted honesty. I?m just telling you what I see, and all you?ve done this whole time is complain about how you were mad that you couldn?t figure it out. Do you even miss her??

Unable to come up with a good defense, Shikamaru pouted then replied. ?Well, at least admit that accusing me of having no sex drive was at least a little bit cruel.?

?Well,? She gave him a challenging smirk. ?Do you have one??

?What is with women and the constant need for sex? Ino was all over me all of the time. It was really uninspiring and pretty annoying.?

?Did you ever think that maybe it was her attempt to get your attention? Women are not usually sex starved monsters in a relationship. She probably just wanted to feel desired.? Sakura sighed. ?I can relate to that.?

Now it was Shikamaru?s turn to smirk. ?I find it hard to believe that you have trouble in the physical relationship department.?

?Guys are usually not very skilled at turning women on. Arousing a woman isn?t like moving pieces around on a go board.? She felt like she didn?t want to be having this conversation with him right now.

They sat in silence while Shikamaru continued drinking his water. When he finished it he went and got another glass and a towel to clean up what had spilled from his reaction previously. Sakura had taken the time to think about what she had learned this evening.

?You know, Shikamaru,? she leaned back on the couch ?It sounds like you just weren?t attracted to Ino. I bet it drove her crazy.?

He smiled a little at this. ?I never thought attraction would be an important part of a relationship. I figured most women are the same. Ino was pretty, but you?re pretty too. There shouldn?t be any difference in my attraction levels.? It was almost as if the last part was said to himself, but Sakura had missed it in the sudden rush of vanity she experienced.

It was flattering that Sakura could now be compared on equitable terms with Ino, her rival, and she blushed with pleasure. ?You can?t look at it like that. There are more variables. For someone so good at predicting people, you don?t seem to understand women very well at all.? Shikamaru caught her hand quickly and Sakura started, pulling away. She gave him a questioning look.

?Do you need the towel??

?No,? she shook her head for emphasis and he smiled and let go of her hand. ?Thanks though.?

Things had gotten awkward. There was no reason to come to that conclusion logically, Sakura thought to herself, she just knew that they had. He had already taken his seat across from her again and she knew that this would probably keep going until the alcohol in his system put him to sleep.

?So. . . I better get going, I mean. . .? Her eyes shifted around towards the exit?her key to freedom from talking to her friend?s ex boyfriend about how emotionally screwed up he was.

?Go out with me.? His hands were in that tented thinking configuration for which he was particularly infamous.

?What?? It was an attack she had not expected. ?You can?t be serious. This is just too much alcohol and a need to prove yourself talking.?

He nodded to her. ?Maybe, maybe some of it. But you talk like you have all the answers. If you know what a relationship is supposed to be like then I?m willing to give it a try on your terms. It?s a bother, but it looks like experience is the only way to gain insight into this.?

?That is just about the most unromantic thing you could have said to convince me.? Sakura felt insulted. Even if she was a bit curious to see what molding him to her ideal would result in, at the same time she knew that it wasn?t the way to build a real relationship. You can?t change people to make them something other than what they were. Shikamaru wasn?t hopeless, he just hadn?t been compatible with Ino. She got up and walked over to the door. Shikamaru simply watched her from a distance, not bothering to stand or see her out.

?Think about it a moment, Sakura.? He said from his seat in the living room. ?People who know one another less well get into relationships for worse reasons. If you change your mind, I?ll still be here.?

She hesitated. Even if she thought it would be interesting, she didn?t like the way it was divorced from any real emotion. ?What about sex? I don?t want to be in a relationship with someone who doesn?t find me attractive. You obviously have some sort of set disinterest in the prospect so. . .? Sakura reached for the handle of the door but was stopped by unseen forces. Anger burned within her as she thought about how he was obviously using his shadow jutsu on her. A dirty trick.

Shikamaru stood up from the chair and wandered over, bridging the distance between them. ?That?s the second time this evening that you?ve questioned my libido. Just because I didn?t want to do it all the time with Ino doesn?t mean I don?t want to do it at all. That?s a faulty way to approach the issue.? Apparently, when Shikamaru was mad it came out passive aggressively, and this was no real surprise to Sakura. He stood right next to her, not touching her but the threat was there. ?Would it surprise you to know that I always found you attractive? It was precisely why I didn?t allow myself to approach you. That kind of involvement is. . . troublesome.? Even he found humor in his most overused classification.

There was a shiver running up her spine as she thought about how vulnerable she was right now, and how he had just displayed a side of him that she wasn?t sure how to react to. Once he was back across the room, the jutsu released and she left without a word. What was there to say? He had asked her out, possibly propositioned her, and now everything in her world seemed to be complicated. What was the most ridiculous part was that she found herself tempted by the offer.

When he had stood beside her, after freezing her movements, there had been a moment that she felt like he had been really looking at her. She didn?t feel like another annoying woman, a talking head, which was how he had always seemed to treat her. No, this time Sakura had felt desired, even a little aroused herself. Shikamaru was an intelligent and attractive man, and hell, if he wanted her. . .

Just so long as she wasn?t doing this just because he obliquely suggested that he wanted her more than he had ever wanted Ino. Petty revenge for a rivalry that had never ended was not a good reason to get into any sort of relationship. . .

Why was she even considering it? This was stupid.

She changed her mind back and forth seven or eight times on the way home. That night she tossed and turned in her bed as she tried to come to some sort of decision. What if Shikamaru was more hurt inside than he thought, and this would actually help him? Was she just a rebound relationship? Had he really wanted to touch her all this time and never said anything? Could she end up growing to love him and then be hurt when he cast her away because it was just an arrangement to him? Could she just put off making a decision and hope he forgot about it?

With heavy marks under her eyes, Sakura went to Shikamaru?s the next afternoon to either beat the crap out of him or talk to him, and she wasn?t precisely sure which one she wanted to do more. She had determined that if he was serious about this whole relationship thing then she was going to do something drastic to make a point and see if his little display had simply been another manipulation.

The boy who answered the door looked far more cranky than usual. It looked to her like he hadn?t had enough water last night before he went to sleep. Even small hangovers could be very unpleasant. Upon seeing who his visitor was he looked both dismayed and unsurprised.

?I suppose you?re here to snipe at me.? He commented wryly as he invited her in. ?Not that I can?t say I don?t deserve it.? With crossed arms he crashed down on the couch and waited for her to join him in the living room.

Sakura thought about his behavior last night and tried to see what she had been so angry at and yet slightly attracted to. She was willing to admit that the reason she had been uneasy with being alone with him in any circumstance was because of how she had become more aware of him physically now that he was available again. Not forced to be in his vest, he was sporting one of those little vests that would have made him look juvenile except for the mesh shirt under it and the obviously well developed muscles that flexed beneath it. Unlike most ninjas his lazy habits had also given him a face rounded with flesh, but it made him look more comfortable than sharp cheekbones would have. His eyes were sharp enough for the rest of him at any rate, and they were trained on her in a manner that she swore were trying to physically extract information from her.

It was a relief that he acted so disinterested most of the time, because holding all of his focus was intimidating. She had always respected his intelligence, even envied it, but always thought less of him for not using it to its greatest advantage. Now that he was a jounin, he was forced to use it and even if the complaining never stopped he was a good soldier, a good ninja, and fulfilled every mission he was given.

Then there was Chouji. If ever Sakura had a doubt about how connected Shikamaru was with other people, she just needed to point to Chouji to know that Shikamaru cared about others. The way they looked out for one another and talked to one another had been more the way Sakura expected best friends to act than the way Naruto and Sasuke had treated one another. She could do with some of that caring, but there was no guarantee that she would get that.

That was what today was all about. She was going to test his resolve, and then make her decision.

?I came here because of what you said to me yesterday.? She chose not to sit, since she was placed in a more powerful position by remaining standing. Shikamaru was a strategy expert, he would appreciate the little gesture.

?Of course you did. Look I made an ass of myself yesterday, so you can just forget. . .?

?And I think I will say yes with a but.?

?. . . when you leave and. . . what did you just say?? There was total disbelief etched on to his features. ?What?s in it for you? I didn?t exactly present things very tactfully last night.?

Sakura thought about it. ?I won?t say that there?s a certain falseness to just getting together for the sake of it, and I?m not going to try to change you like Ino tried to do. . . but I know you well enough to like you and I think it might be worth a shot. An honest shot at that.?

?Where?s the ?but? part?? He considered her words, shifting his eyes back and forth as if he felt hunted by the direction that this was going.

?I want you to kiss me. If there is no spark at all then I don?t think I want to try. I might as well just be your friend if you don?t care to touch me at all.? Sakura ran a nervous hand through her hair. It was one thing to just think about doing something bold like asking him to kiss her, but then it was another to be physically here with him and demand it.

There was a smirk on Shikamaru?s face now, and she wished he didn?t look so sure of himself. Her uncertainty had already given him the upper hand. Slowly, he rose from the couch. Sakura didn?t move from her spot as he advanced. ?So if I kiss you, and neither of us feels anything, then we?ll just part ways and we won?t have to complicate one another?s lives?? She nodded and he put sweaty palms at her waist to draw her in closer to him. ?Then let?s just get this over with.?

It was a nice kiss, not great but serviceable. Their lips met, there was a pleasing softness to it, and then they drew apart with sheepish smiles and Shikamaru pulled himself away to sit back down on the couch. For some reason, Sakura felt deeply disappointed. She had thought that maybe there was a chance there would be a spark there, and to realize that it was just his drunkenness and her anxiety that had given her such a false impression was more than a little depressing. This was the most interested she had been in a guy for any reason in a long time.

The sigh that left her lips reflected her let down emotions and she trudged over to the doorway. What was there to say now? She would have made it out too, if not for the crash she heard from the living room and the loud curse. These noises were followed by Shikamaru practically running into her, slamming her back against the door and his lips onto hers. Their first kiss had been tame, a pathetic example of its kind, but this was brutally erotic as he crushed himself over her and touched every inch of her within reach.

?What about your disinterest? What about complications?? She tried to catch her breath from his delightful assault. Their foreheads met and his canny eyes searched her own.

?Fuck it. I?d regret it if I didn?t show you exactly how much I want this, want you.?

She was almost wondering at him. ?So it wasn?t a lie, you really do find me attractive? You would actually want me around sometimes??

?At least I could actually talk to you about some things. Ino was never interested in talking about missions or about anything more complicated then domestic stuff or plans for events I didn?t care about. . .? His breath was hot on her cheek and Sakura wanted to stretch out her tongue and flick his lips. ?And it?s true, I?ve always wanted you. But I figured that it was for precisely that reason I shouldn?t get involved. When you want someone, but they don?t want you, then that person has immeasurable amounts of influence over you. . .?

?You were my friend?s boyfriend, of course I would act disinterested in you.? She ran a hand up his side and felt him flinch.

He laughed, low and masculine, filling her with a wonderful sensation. ?It?s nice to know that at least one of us knows how to stay away from complications.? Then Sakura silenced him by tracing a path with her tongue over his lips to the side of his face and finally to his ear where she tugged at his earring playfully with her teeth.

?You were right. I was irritated at you last night because I knew what you said about my motives was correct. I thought I had things figured out.? His voice was husky and she could feel the way his body was responding to her.

Sakura gave a throaty laugh into his ear. ?I was wrong, you do know women. Better than I imagined.? She withdrew and began to swirl patterns in the soft skin at the back of his neck with her nails. ?If you keep telling me I?m right I might just say yes to whatever you ask.?

Following his short laugh, Shikamaru descended again upon her kiss swollen mouth. He still had her pinned against the door, and every time she struggled against him she felt him pause in the movement of his tongue and lips. The erection caught between them was consuming her interest, and when she put a hand down between them Shikamaru strained into her touch and nearly knocked the breath from her lungs with how tightly he pushed her into the wood behind her.

Her gasps of something other than pleasure caught his attention, finally, and he took her hand and led her back to his bedroom. Before he opened the door he turned back to look to her for permission. She was sure that if she felt something was wrong, then she would have stopped them, and right now all she could think about was how nice it would be to have his body pressed against hers once again.

Apparently, Shikamaru had had the same thought because they had not made it a couple steps inside before he was kissing her again and pushing them both towards the bed in the corner. They fell down in a tangle of flailing limbs and grasps hands which lifted shirts and undid pants on the way down.

There was a struggle for dominance as they rolled about the bed, and eventually Sakura came out on top with a cry of triumph which transformed into a moan of delight as Shikamaru busied his hands with caressing her breasts and flicking her nipples until they puckered for his appreciative gaze. Sakura?s head was rocked to the side, her lips slightly parted as her quickened breaths escaped between them. When she rocked her hips over him, Shikamaru seemed to lose concentration again.

Sensing that he was over stimulated and maybe even a little bit unsure about what Sakura herself might want in all this, she didn?t leave him any more doubt when she got off of him and pulled off the last of her clothing. Standing there, beautifully naked and utterly confident, he took a moment to just admire her.

Those sharp eyes of hers at first seemed to be judging her, but before an irritated flush could stain her skin, he reached out a hand to her and she joined him on the bed again. Now he rose and finished undressing the rest of the way, but his eyes did not leave her exposed flesh and Sakura didn?t know how it was possible that he could make her feel more naked then she already was.

Once their flesh was again pressed together, this time with no barriers to chafe against them, Sakura felt how much it felt like they were igniting. Her body was so hot that everywhere his mouth trailed, it left a cool path around her breasts and belly before reaching back up to her neck. While Shikamaru concentrated on making what would no doubt be champion marks all over her body from his enthusiastic and attentive mouth, Sakura found his full and throbbing member with her hands and stroked him almost lazily.

Pretty soon he was entirely distracted from his task and it seemed as if his whole world was turning around her hands on his erection and their torturously slowly movements. Almost as if he were getting revenge for her delaying his release, she felt him seek her moist opening with quavering fingers and then gasped as two of his fingers began to pump in and out of her.

They were at an impasse for long minutes, each one going still as the other tried to drive them closer to orgasm. Each pause lost them progress and a renewed sense of need for their fulfillment, and it didn?t take too much longer before Sakura decided to take control again and get things moving along. She dropped her hand from his shaft and extracted his fingers from inside of her, then straddled him on the bed and pushed his chest back down when he seemed to be trying to protest the arrangement.

Agonizingly slowly she slid him into her prepared channel, and Shikamaru grasped her thighs and grit his teeth as they fit themselves together. Sakura set the pace, enjoying the control and flexibility of movement she had from this vantage point. After what they had just been doing, it didn?t take long for the warm tension inside of her to build. Shikamaru was whispering encouragements, curse words, her name, anything that came to mind as he restrained himself from speeding things up or taking back the control that Sakura seemed to be relishing.

When she came, Sakura felt a keening moan rip from her lips and she shuddered over Shikamaru. The last few strokes as she rode out the waves of her orgasm were made all the more exciting for her when Shikamaru pulsed and found his own release inside of her. She stayed there, straddled over his hips and gasping, before casually toppling over and disengaging them in favor of curling in next to him to enjoy the afterglow.

?I don?t think I could have ever planned that.? Shikamaru said with some wonder in his voice. ?I don?t think something like that could be planned.?

Sakura just laughed, self conscious now that she wasn?t wrapped up in her own ecstasy and his.

?You know what this means don?t you?? Shikamaru dug an arm under her and pulled her closer, despite the sweat and the heat of their bodies.

?What?? Sakura lazily looked up at him, tired now that she had expelled so much energy in addition to her lack of sleep the night before.

?You?re my girlfriend now. I think that we more than met your condition.? He kissed her, quickly, as if to remind her of his attempt earlier to throw her off by giving her a passionless kiss.

Sakura let her eyes fall closed and hoped that he would let her sleep since that?s what she so dearly wanted now that she was physically and mentally spent from all the exercise and the thinking she had done before she got to his apartment. ?You won?t hear me argue.?

She didn?t see the look of bliss that crossed Shikamaru?s face after that short statement. ?I think I could love a girl like you.?

[wicked]

How did this one come off seeming a little more naughty than the others? ^___^ I think I'm blushing. Eep!

Again you don't disapoint one bit. Goodness I don't even know what to say because I like it so much. That sucks because I don't want to leave a, "Good job" kinda review. I like how he used his shadow binding jutsu the first time, and I of course loved it when Shika basically slammed her against the door the second time around.

I'm weird like that. And I'm currently a fan of InoChou rather than ShikaIno (although I'm not against that pairing in the least, I see where ShikaTema is coming from, especially the more I learn about Shikamaru).

And you should know that I LOVELOVELOVE GaaSaku so I'm going to be waiting impatiently patiently. I read some of the reviews you're getting on AFFN, and some of the pairing requests scare even me. O_O

^_^ Kick ass AoD!

~Wicked

[AngelOfDeath]

I'm so glad you mentioned that. >____<

Some of the couples that people want to see. . . well. . . I feel it would be slightly hypocritical of me to go "AAAAAAAIIIEEEEE!" when I am writing lemons to promote alt couplings and their benefits. BUT: some of their suggestions literally leave me with my mouth hanging open in shock.

Plus, I think I'm going to have the break all their little hearts when I tell them I'm totally incapable of writing LeeSaku. Not that I don't think him adorable, but I certainly can't write for him.

::sigh::

I think I'm going to take my little self to the couples post to talk about this more. . . Thanks for the review as always! ::glompage!::

[wicked]

Uh yeah...Konohamaru and Sakura? That's about as bad as Tsunade and Udon. *dies 10,000 deaths* Although I'd like to see someone (not necessarily you because that'd be wrong to throw this on your shoulders because you might even dislike this pairing) write Kabuto and Sakura. Just for fun. Smutty goodness. I'm weird like that too.

I'll love you forever even more if you <i>don't</i> write LeeSaku. He is a sweetie but he'd be better off with TenTen. ~_^

Well whatever the last two pairings end up being, I'm positive they'll be fahboo. ^__^

And yay! More glomps for me~e!

*GLOMPS*

~Wicked

[bookworm]

Hmm...very sad at first but very good in the end. Hehehe...I like that libido topic a lot.

But can't wait to read more, of course.

[csmlee]

First of all, I'm going to spork my eyes out for seeing that request for a Konohamaru and Sakura lemon. *sporks* That is so wrong. I would rather be blind than read something like that.

Now onto the fic.

Damn you, Josie! I really hate you! You're exposing me to all these AU pairings and I'm LIKING them all!!!

Sasuke: Yeah, damn you! So when is it my turn?
Cheryl: I dunno... maybe next year? *pushes Sasuke back to the BBC*

And and and... ChouIno! Wai!!! *huggles Chouji* <s>He got some before Sasuke!</s> (Inside joke to Wicked's fic.)

I really really like Shikamaru and Sakura's conversation adn interactions. That kiss at the door was too sexy for words! *fans herself* And he was giving her hickeys too!!! *nosebleeds* It must be Shikamaru's mesh shirt. XD

So... GaaSaku next? Yah!!! *presses refresh every 5 seconds*

[Chibi_Kawaii_Neko]

lol ...i'm glad I read this fic . I wasn't sure I wanted to read it.....it being a shika/saku fic, I didn't know what to expect. You did good!

I read you 31 days hath December fic on FF.Net...it was sooo good..just as this one is...
:razz:

I can't wait to read the Gaara/Sakura one...I love Gaara/ Sakura fanfics!!

[Baby Girl90210]

I love Shika-Kun sooooooo I love all fan-fic's with him in it. This one is my fave unless someone can top our two genius' having sex, I dought anyone can top you! keep righting!!!!!!!!!!!!