Shikamaru--x--Neji

The first time Shikamaru told Neji he loved him, there was no romance involved. No flowers or wine, or gourmet candle-lit dinners. They were sitting across from each other; Shikamaru with his legs crossed comfortably, Neji with his folded neatly beneath him and his back at a stiff ninety degree angle. The shogi board on the floor between them had their full, undivided attention. Shikamaru made his move, capturing one of Neji's pawns; it was insignificant and the smug look on the Hyuuga's face as he returned the favour showed as much. There was comfortable silence as Shikamaru examined the board, as if he were planning his next move. They bo