Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in anyway shape or form. I am merely writing this for fun and using as practice when I hope to start on my own novel/series someday. Naruto belongs to Kishimoto but if I did own Naruto, Anko wouldn't be chubby and Choji wouldn't be paired with Karui. And with that out of the way let's get this show on the road.

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Chapter 7

Shikamaru Encounters Kurenai Once More

Shikamaru Nara was quietly walking around the village market around Konohagakure his mind pondering over the talk he had with his father about the situation he was in regarding Kurenai and Temari. The young Chunin had been wondering on how he wanted to speak with the Genjutsu Mistress to ask her if she was serious about wanting to have a relationship between him and his now ex-girlfriend from that time they had woken up together after being intoxicated.

In all honesty the young man didn't know what to think on the idea of having two lovers at once as a part of him felt it wasn't right as he was afraid that he might end up loving one woman over the other and he honestly wondered if anyone else would understand how he would feel.

'I think the only who probably would understand me is Naruto since I helped him out.'

The son of Shikaku hoped his friend was doing okay and he wondered on how he would deal with Sakura when everyone would learn he would be giving up on his former crush for Hinata. The young man could just imaging Sakura going into a fit over how he was just trying to make her jealous and maybe Ino would think the same way.

If that ever did happen though Shikamaru would stand up for Naruto and Hinata since he felt after everything Naruto went through trying to bring Sasuke back he deserved to be happy and not someone's second choice.

Shaking his head he needed to clear his mind and to figure out on how he was going to approach Kurenai and ask her if she was serious in wanting to share him with Temari in a relationship. Normally he would consider it as only a fantasy that every young male dreamed of having but after hearing from his father on what had happen between him, his mother and Kiba's mother he realized that being a shinobi was a life changing experience and that not many lived long.

'I just hope that if Kiba ever finds out about it, he won't try and kill my old man or my mother.'

Sighing he went back to his main thought of focus which was on how he wanted to talk to Kurenai and if possible Temari at the same time to see on how both would feel about sharing him. Shikamaru could only shutter on what Gaara's sister reaction would be in wanting to be in that kind of relationship.

Deciding on getting something to eat he made his way over to the dango stand that he and the others would occasionally go to when they wanted a quick snack. Taking a seat at a table the waitress came over to him to take his order.

"What can I get you today?"

"I'll just take a few Kibi dango and a coup of green tea Kikyo."

The female waitress smiled.

"It will be coming right up Shikamaru."

As the waitress left to fill out the order, the young man began contemplating on when he was going to confront the two women on his mind to talk about a possible relationship with the both of them and hoped he didn't drag his feet while trying to solve this issue.

"There you are Shikamaru."

The young Nara's eyes widen in surprise when he heard that voice and turned around to see Kurenai Yuhi in modest clothing. Even though it wasn't as revealing as her other outfits she still looked very beautiful.

Taking a seat next to the stunned young man, the waitress returned with Shikamaru's order and was surprised to see Kurenai sitting next to him.

"Kurenai what brings you here?"

"I'm just here to talk with Shikamaru, but I'll have an order of Mitarashi dango and some green tea please."

Kikyo nodded and gave Shikamaru his order before going to fill out Kurenai's order leaving the two alone who both sat in silence. Neither one said a word as both were trying to get comfortable around the other and even waiting on who would speak first. After about a minute or so it was Shikamaru who decided to break the silence.

"So Kurenai, what brings you around here?"

"I was coming here to have some dango and relax while clearing my mind on something."

"And that would be?"

"Well it was about you Shikamaru and I was wondering on how I wanted to talk to you."

This caused the young man to become nervous as he was wondering what she wanted with him but he knew he had to get his answer from Kurenai and know if she was serious about wanting to have a relationship with him and Temari.

Kurenai noticed how nervous the young man got and decided to break the ice as she didn't want this to drag on any longer between them since she wanted to get back to her place with him.

"Shikamaru you can relax as I just want to talk to you because it is really important."

"And what is it that you want to talk to me about?"

Before she could answer she paused as the waitress came back with her order and nodded to her while smiling before leaving to fill out other orders. This made the two each take a small drink from their tea to help calm their selves as both knew this was going to be a serious topic and the Genjutsu Mistress spoke once again.

"The first thing I wanted to say to you is…I'm sorry."

Shikamaru looked at her in confusion and wondered what she meant.

"What do you mean that you're sorry?"

Kurenai gave him a look that held sorrow and regret.

"I heard about what happen between you and Temari because of what went on between us."

Shikamaru's eyes widen before he spoke to her in a serious tone.

"How did you find out about this?"

"I heard that you and Temari had broken up a while ago but no one knows the reason why except for me and you, though I can include Naruto and Hinata as well."

This caused Shikamaru to become sadden when he heard this since he should have known Kurenai would find out about this sooner and decided to reply.

"It isn't your fault on what went on between us Kurenai."

"We were both drunk Shikamaru."

The son of Shikaku and Yoshino narrowed his eyes before replying.

"I still should have known better to drink like that and take advantage of you, we were both hurting after losing Asuma-Sensei but I shouldn't have done what I've done to you."

The Genjutsu Mistress placed a finger on Shikamaru's lips before kissing his forehead making him pause before he could say anything else to her and gave him a look to let her speak. When he didn't say anything after what she just did he gave her a look of shock and confusion before she spoke to him again.

"I still feel ashamed since I shouldn't have asked you to drink with me and besides you were honest when we woke up together. Asuma's death affected us both and we were hurting because of what happened. "

"We were trying to comfort each other, though not in the way we expected or wanted."

Kurenai nodded to what he said before deciding to ask him something that has been on her mind.

"There is something that I've wanted to ask you."

"What's that?"

"It's about Naruto and Hinata."

The young man wondered on why he was being asked about them before he made a statement, not a question.

"You are wondering why I helped them get together."

The Genjutsu Mistress nodded before Shikamaru sighed and started to explain his reason for it.

"The reason I got them together is because I wanted to help Naruto out since he was the only person that I told about what happen with me and you."

"You told him?"

"I didn't walk up to him and straight out told him about what happen. He found out from the look on my face and saw that I was troubled so we talked for a while before offering me advice on what to do about the situation I was in."

"Did you tell him everything about what happen that night?"

Shikamaru thought over on what to say and decided to be honest with her.

"I did tell him everything except for one thing."

'I think I have a feeling on what it is.' Kurenai thought to herself before she nodded for him to continue.

"The one thing I didn't tell him was that if Temari found out that you wouldn't mind sharing me with her which has got me wanting to ask you about that."

Shikamaru looked into her eyes with a serious expression.

"Where you serious about wanting to have a relationship with both me and Temari?"

Kurenai took on a serious expression to the young man before she gave her answer.

"Yes Shikamaru, I was being serious with you that day after we made love."

This caused the young man's eyes to go wide when he heard this before he slammed his head on the table, startling Kurenai when he did this before rubbing his head groaning and replying.

"Kami-Sama this is so troublesome, if I had known you were serious about this…"

Kurenai could see the hurt in his eyes and couldn't help but feel ashamed about what had happen to him, which caused her to be worried on what his reaction would be when he learned what happen between her and Temari days ago.

"I'm so sorry Shikamaru, I didn't think it would go this far and I should have looked for you after what happen."

Holding up a hand the young man sighed before replying back to her.

"For now let's just finish our tea and snacks. I want to take this conversation to a more private area so that there aren't too many people around."

Kurenai couldn't help but nod since there was a little too much open space, so she and Shikamaru decided to quietly finish their snack. Once they were finished they both called for their bill from Kikyo. After paying they both left the establishment leaving Kurenai to ask something.

"Where would you like to go to talk that is less crowded?"

"We'll go to where I like to watch the clouds on when I want to relax."

The Genjutsu Mistress nodded and gestured for him to lead the way to where he went to relax when he was not on duty. The two shinobi soon left the stand making their way toward their destination. After about an hour of walking in silence they soon arrived and both sat down on the ground.

There was silence between the two for a minute and it was Shikamaru who decided to be the one to ask the first question.

"So you were really serious about wanting to have a relationship between me and Temari, Kurenai?"

"Yes Shikamaru I was serious."

The young Nara could only groan while face palming at what he just heard, while mentally kicking himself. Kurenai became worried at seeing him like this and quickly spoke up.

"Shikamaru I'm sorry for not letting you know about this sooner and that I was serious."

The young Chunin held up a hand before letting off a tired sigh.

"I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at myself for not even bothering to ask you before if you were serious about this or even joking and it cost me a lot."

Hinata's sensei could tell from the tone of his voice that he still felt guilty and responsible for what had happen between them. The Genjutsu Mistress decided to remind him about what Naruto told him before.

"Shikamaru you can't blame yourself about what happen since we're both at fault."

"I know that, but it just aggravates me that this had to happen to the both of us and that I ended up hurting Temari in the process. After learning what you said was true though I doubt that she would even believe me and would even want to be in a relationship like that."

Hinata's sensei couldn't help but blush when hearing this as she remembered what she and Temari did when they became intoxicated and agreed to share him after what happened.

'I might as well be honest with Shikamaru since I already done the deed with Temari.'

Taking a deep breath she decided to let the young man before her know about what happened between them.

"Shikamaru there is something that I have to tell you and it is really important."

"What is it?"

Taking a deep breath Kurenai began her tale.

"About three days ago I went and had a talk with Temari about what happened with us."

Shikaku Nara's son became wide eyed when he heard this and looked at her in disbelief.

"Wait, you mean to tell me that you and Temari had a talk and you are STILL standing, alive and breathing?"

The sensei of Team Eight gave him an annoyed look.

"Shikamaru I know Temari can be a bit temperamental, but even she isn't that hot headed and would just lash out recklessly."

The young man winched at the tone she used for scolding him and held up his hands defensively.

"Okay, okay, I didn't mean anything bad about it calm down."

Kurenai's expression softened before she decided to continue where she left off.

"She was not happy to see me but I wanted to speak with her to apologize for what happened between us when we were both intoxicated and hurting after losing Asuma."

Both them felt a small pained feeling with the mentioning of the very same man that meant something to them in their lives with Kurenai being his lover and Shikamaru being his student, though for the young Nara Asuma felt like a second father figure.

"I also let her known that you were rather miserable since the two of you broke up, but she honestly thought you weren't considering what we did."

Shikamaru's eyes narrowed in anger and annoyance before letting out an annoyed sigh.

"That troublesome woman, why the hell would she even consider that considering I felt like shit for what happened and that I would just blow it over like it was nothing? I felt horrible as it is and I even regretted what happened."

"That is what I asked her and she wouldn't believe that you would just toss her aside for another woman but it did hurt her that you did something like that."

"Did she tell you anything else Kurenai?"

"When I tried to talk to you before I talked with her I let her know that you said to me not to worry about it as you said it would be troublesome, but then I learned that she has been avoiding Hinata and all you're other friends here in the village."

The young man in front of her couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. Shikamaru was wondering why she was avoiding the friends she made here but soon realized she was probably doing what he was doing in avoiding everyone because of what happened and didn't want anyone to know since it could lead to some trouble.

"Is there anything else I should know about Kurenai?"

"Actually yes there is I asked her to tell me what you told her when the both of you broke up and she told me what you had said except for the part that you thought I was joking at."

"Did you tell her what you just told me today?"

"Yes I did tell her that."

This caused Shikamaru to become worried for a minute but he decided to ask Hinata's teacher.

"And what did she say to you exactly and HOW did she react?"

Kurenai didn't hesitate and told him what Temari had told her.

"She asked if I was joking but I told her I wasn't. She was shocked at first but then she told me she wasn't sure what to think after she heard that."

"Did anything else happen after that? Did you tell Temari what you just told me today about having a two way relationship?"

At this point Kurenai paused for a second before she decided to reply to him.

"I will say this she did cry before I asked her this but then I asked if she wanted to talk over this decision which I wouldn't have mind doing but then she asked me to have something stronger to drink."

Shikamaru became concerned and decided to ask her something.

"Wait a minute, you two were drinking?"

"We were having tea at first but then I decided to serve the both of us some sake to drink and relax."

The son of Yoshino became concerned when he heard the word sake and hoped things didn't escalate to how he and Kurenai ended up weeks ago.

"That's all you two did was just talk and drink, right?"

At this point in the conversation Kurenai hesitated because she was worried about his reaction but decided to tell him since he deserved to know what had happened between them.

"I don't remember how long we were drinking but if I were to guess I would say about an hour or two. We were talking about some missions you went through like the one mission you and your friends were babysitting that one time."

"Please do not mention that one again, Ino didn't stop complaining about that mission for over a week." The young man groaned as he remembered what happen that time he and his friends were assigned to babysit some of the village's children and the aftermath of it with Ino whining about her hair, Choji wanted to dump mud on the kids for ruining his favorite bag of chips while he just found the whole mission troublesome.

Kurenai couldn't help but giggle at his reaction since she understood how he felt considering she and her friends had their share of embarrassing missions.

"So was there anything else that you two talked about?"

Kurenai at this point hesitated while looking away though her cheeks had redden a bit which didn't go unnoticed by the young man who became wide eyed before clearing his mind.

'Whoa there Shikamaru, I doubt those two did THAT with each other!'

Unfortunately for the young man what she said next confirmed that though.

"Yes there is…something else we talked about and…well we were trying to think of how to have a relationship so…"

The Genjutsu Mistress took on a sadden expression before looking him in the eyes.

"Shikamaru, I can't stall any longer…I suggested we kissed each other to see if we liked it and then…we ended up making love to each other."

Yoshino's son became wide eyed from hearing that and could only stutter a response.

"Y-Y-You did…what now?"

"We had sex."

Shikamaru suddenly got an image of the two in a very provocative position with each other and evenly heavily making out which caused one thing to happen.

THUMP!

He had fainted from a nosebleed.

Kurenai could only stare at him from the reaction he just gave while thinking to herself.

'Well he took it better than I thought he would.'

A little while later…

Shikamaru opened his eyes slowly wondering where he was before they snapped open and sat up as he remembered where he was and speaking to Kurenai.

"I see you're up Shikamaru."

Asuma's student turned around to see Kurenai sitting on the ground smiling at him gently, making him wonder how long she was there and how long she waited for him to wake up.

"So how long was I out for?"

"You were out of it for about three or four minutes I think."

Muttering to himself he got up and dusted himself off, with Kurenai standing up as well with her wanting to know something.

"I don't mean to ask a foolish question but how do you feel of what I told you?"

Sighing at her question, Shikamaru shook his head before giving her a small grin.

"I would say I would be upset with you for what you and Temari did, but then I would be a hypocrite considering we jumped the gun first. Only down side is I wasn't around to watch."

Both of them couldn't help but laugh at the joke that was made before calming down. Shikamaru decided to ask the Genjutsu Mistress a question of his own.

"So by chance did anything else happen to you two, like when you woke up?"

Kurenai once more blushed before responding.

"I was the first to wake up in which I started wondering if I was some kind of sex fiend and then Temari woke and said it was an awkward position to find herself in. I apologized for what happen though what she said next surprised me."

"And that is?"

"She said not to worry about it since if we were to have a three-way every night it would get you motivated to become Jonin."

Shikamaru's jaw dropped when he heard this before shaking his head while saying.

"Troublesome woman, only she would say something like that."

"That's for sure, but she told me we talked this over and that I don't mind sharing you."

Signing at what he heard he couldn't help but ask.

"So do you know when her next visit to the village is?"

"Temari will be back in Konoha in a week, why?"

"Because I want to get things ready for when we start this relationship and I need to talk to Naruto and Hinata to let them know what's going with us."

Kurenai couldn't help but nod to his decision and decided to add her own input.

"I would like to talk to them as well since they helped me out as well."

"That would be good, so what should we do till then?"

Hinata's sensei thought over for a moment before she responded.

"Did anything else happen to you in the last three days?"

Shikamaru gestured her to follow him.

"I'll tell you on the way to where Choji and I eat once in a while and to let you know it involves a story my old man told me."

To Be Continued…

Authors Note

Well here it is Chapter 7 and I will tell you guys this wasn't easy to write. The first thing I want to say is I'm sorry for not writing for a long time as I've been dealing with some issues, especially losing one of my closest friends from last year Freedom Guard. I have written a tribute story in honor of him so I hope you will check it out as it was tough to work on.

And I know I'm late in saying this but I was also upset with the passing of Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister, along with David Bowie and Glenn Frey. There was also the loss of a great actor by the name of Alan Rickman who starred in the first Die Hard movie and the Harry Potter movies.

A lot of these legends will be missed and I am going to drink a Lemmy, which is Jack Daniels and Coke on my birthday not just for me, but to my friend Freedom Guard, Lemmy Kilmister, Glenn Frey and David Bowie.

I also want to say sorry for not working on Black Adams Rebirth because I've been trying to pick the best origin story for a LOT of the DC characters and I really hate it how they keep rewriting a lot of characters story's, and I don't like the New 52 comics. Plus I've been watching animated movies like Batman under the Red Hood, Batman Assault on Arkham, and last night I watched Justice League Flashpoint Paradox.

I've also been thinking of adding Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho, and The King of Fighters to Black Adams Rebirth.

I've also been watching some other animes and a cartoon series that Frequent Reader has gotten me addicted to. I won't say what it is as I might introduce it in another crossover idea I have.

I know I said this before but god damn it I hate what Kishimoto did at the end of Naruto! That guy has left so many plot holes in his series it isn't funny and he can't stick to one damn thing and now he is going to create another series involving Naruto's son. I also wish he would just end the god damn anime already and no more of those stupid fillers! Sorry I had to vent that out.

Well that is it for now so I will be working on my other stories and I hope to get started in actually publishing a book soon. Thank you all for patients and before I forget my condolences and prayers go out to the people in Belgium, Brussels. I hope to Kami-Sama something like this never happens again.

As for the next chapter to this story well there will be a talk between Naruto and Shikamaru, along with their girls which will be interesting and I hope to only add one or two chapters more to finish this so I can work on other stuff, possible making this story nine chapters long, maybe ten.

See you then.