Yes, this is another request by Love-Lies-Bleeding. Actually, I liked writing this one. I think Shikamaru and Hinata are cute together.

Love live Hinata/OtherGuys Besides Narutocrack pairings!

(Cough, Cough) Ahem...

Young Shikamaru was being shaken awake. Hiding under his arms, the boy scowled deeply. He had been planning this nap for a long time, and had timed it perfectly to make sure Iruka-sensei would not catch him, even bothering to shift a few inches to the left to block his view from the strict teacher. Now, feeling a disturbance, the young genius was fairly annoyed. He peaked a single look, and his scowl deepened as he realized he had peaked the wrong eye.

'How very troublesome…'

He was even more annoyed now, since he had to peak AGAIN to get the SAME thing DONE!

He peaked his other eye, not so open as the other, and met the blushing face of Hyuuga Hinata-san. She seemed to be very flustered, poking at his arm like she was, but she was indeed persistent. Lifting his head off his arms, Shikamaru finally noticed that class was over, and had probably been over for a while. He had been so deep in sleep, not even Chouji-san had waited for him to get up. He might've been doing the same thing Hinata-san was doing right now.

"S-S-Shikamaru-san!" the girl stuttered, poking him a little faster, and a little harder. He then suddenly noticed his energy slightly rising up and down. Like a plug was being unplugged, plugged, and unplugged again.

"What are you doing, ne Hinata-chan?"

The girl jumped as Iruka appeared behind her. He peered over her head, and frowned slightly in a disappointed fashion as he saw Shikamaru still sitting there.

"I was courteous enough to let you sleep a few more minutes, not a few more hours." He turned to Hinata in concern, "You know how angry your father will get, since you've stayed back this long? Your cousin left for his class without you, and has probably been scolded for not bringing you back with him. You know your father…" Hinata turned downcast, seeming to be mentally preparing for the hurt ahead.

"Oi, Iruka-sensei." Shikamaru interrupted, not really wanting to listen anymore to the current conversation, since it was her private family business. Iruka looked down at him in slight annoyance before his expression softened. "What, Shikamaru-san?"

The young genius pointed to his arm, where Hinata had been poking for probably over an hour. "She's doing something weird with my chakra." Iruka peered at him arm, where a reddish dot had formed in one spot. Apparently it had been important, because his eyes lit up, and grasped the Hyuuga heiress, as well as the Nara genius, in a tight embrace.

"Do you know what you've done, Hinata-chan?" She quickly shook her head, a dark blush creeping down her neck as Iruka hugged them. Shikamaru could feel their cheeks being pressed together as their teacher hugged them. It was actually quite cozy. A good place to nap…

"You just taught yourself the Jyuuken! Do you know how proud, however slightly, your father will be?"

Hinata's eyes widened, understanding the name of her family technique. "T-The J-J-Jyuuken…?"

"Yes! Oh, this is great! I'm so very proud of you! By continuously poking Shikamaru-san, you unintentionally sent Chakra through your fingers and closed his tenketsu. You even hit the spot accurately!"

Her blush was growing, and Shikamaru could feel the heat radiating off her body. It felt nice…

"Nara Shikamaru!"

They were suddenly released, and he stood at uninterested attention as Iruka looked at him smiling. "Would you be a gentleman and escort Hinata here back home?" Shikamaru couldn't care less, and felt rather unsafe, ventured toward the Hyuuga manor, knowing his parents would often gossip over how antisocial and strict the Hyuuga clan was, and how one of the head brothers were "just so damn rude and disrespectful at times." But, not wanting to seem rude either, Shikamaru nodded lazily to the request. His parents couldn't care less how long he stayed out, as long it was before eleven at night.

So the two kids exited the schoolyard, and headed toward the Hyuuga complex, which wasn't too far, much to Shikamaru's pleasure. The walk there was peacefully silent, and all the genius could hear was the birds chirping their late afternoon greeting, and the weak wind breezing through.

Finally, they arrived at the old, Hyuuga compound doors, and Shikamaru waited for the girl to walk inside, but to his slight annoyance, the girl was staying behind, a blush on her cheeks. He waited patiently for her to leave for what he thought were a good ten minutes, when he finally got close to being mad.

"Look, why won't you go inside?"

Hinata didn't answer. Her blush just grew darker.

"They're waiting for you."

There was still no reply or reaction.

"Hinata-san, I really think-"

She pecked him on the cheek, and stepped back quickly, her face hot tamale red. Shikamaru felt a blush creeping up on him, and he forcefully tried to fight it, but to no avail. His cheeks were already burning.

"T-T-Thank y-y-y-you, S-S-Shikamaru-kun!"

She sprinted through the doors, leaving him behind in a trail of dust. He only stared blankly at doors as they swung closed, and slowly lifted his palm to his cheek, where he could feel where the soft lips had met. The heat radiating of his face could've melted a tray of ice cubes.

"How… wow…"

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