So Hollow

And the final vote…drum roll please… Shikamaru and Naruto only!!! There is a vote for the lemon on the bottom of the page.

Chapter 7

Naruto woke up to darkness. His body felt stiff like it was turned at awkward angles, he tried to move into a more comfortable position but it felt like there was something heavy draped on his wrists and ankles that was inhibiting his movement. He tried to move his head and the pressure on his eyes followed him. Now that the confusion of sleep had left him he was starting to get suspicious.

He tried to think of the last thing he remembered and kept coming back to Shika on the doorstep saying good bye…then he had entered his house and everything was blank. That was strange, had he fainted or something? That didn’t explain why he couldn’t move though…a low chuckling noise reached his ears and he froze.

“Are you awake, Naruto-Chan?” Said the teasing voice. Something was definitely wrong here. “I think you are, un.” A cold hand touched Naruto’s face and Naruto flinched. Then it moved up to his eyes and Naruto felt the pressure that was on his eyes leave and he blinked at the sudden light. A figure was towering over him with bright blond hair and a cruel smirk.

“Where am I?” Naruto said in a croaky voice, he refused to be scared. A situation like this was nothing to be scared of. He told himself that he’d had worse.

“Don’t worry Naruto-Chan; the Akatsuki will take good care of you…”

The Akatsuki. The name sent shivers down his spine. The Akatsuki had him and that couldn’t be good. But he would get out of it. He would. Deidara leered at him and he started to get angry at the situation. He didn’t like being tied and his movements inhibited. How did he get into these situations?


Across town Shikamaru was staring down at the note in his hand. The Akatsuki had Naruto. His Naruto. They had his Naruto. Fucking Akatsuki!!! His friends were staring at him somberly. Shikamaru knew that one day they would have to face down the Akatsuki, but they had dragged in an innocent bystander. Now he was stuck with what he should do. The only option was to go to the Akatsuki’s base and get Naruto back.

“Well?” He said simply to his friends. They knew what he meant without having to say all of it.

“We’re with you man. We know how you feel about the kid and we like him too. He shouldn’t suffer for this.” Kiba said assertively as the other nodded.

“Alright, bring your weapons of choice and we’ll meet back here.” They nodded and dispersed. When they had all left Shikamaru sank to his knees and covered his face with his hands. He had to fight not to cry. They had Naruto. The person he considered to most precious. But now was not the time for crying. They had to get Naruto back, and they would even if he had to kill every single Akatsuki to do it.


They gathered back at Shikamaru’s house with their weapons discretely hidden. They were ready for a fight. There were none of the usual shit eating grins on Lee and Kiba’s face and Neji and Shino were unusually tense.

“Let’s go.” Said Shikamaru calmly. They nodded and headed off, making sure to take the back streets towards the base, knowing that the Akatsuki will probably have upped their security. As they drew closer they noticed something odd, though. Smoke was coming out of the Akatsuki base. They froze and stared. The Akatsuki base was on fire and Naruto was possibly still in there. They heard sirens in the distance signaling fire trucks and possibly cops.

With a quick look at each other they made a decision. Ditching their weapons quickly in a trash bin they ran to the base. They went around the side just as the door flew open. They stared as a somber Naruto calmly walked out with some smudges of ash on his face but otherwise unhurt.

He looked startled when he saw them, but then grinned widely and ran to them, throwing himself at Shikamaru and wrapping his arms around him. “Shika!” Shikamaru was in shock, what the hell happened?

“Na-Naruto? You’re okay?”

“Yeah!” Naruto chirped, “But we should probably get out of here before the authorities come.

He started to move away but was caught by Shikamaru’s hand. “Naruto, are you going to explain?”

Naruto looked slightly frustrated, “Yeah, yeah. I’ll tell you at my house. But for now, let’s get out of here!”

Shikamaru nodded and they ran off just in time before the fire truck raced up. They decided to retrieve their weapons later when there wasn’t so much attention around the base. They managed to get to Naruto’s house quickly and sighed in relief when they finally made it inside. The friends blinked and stared around the inside curiously, it was the first time they had been in there.

It was orange. Everything was orange except for the wood furniture which was cherry wood. EVERYTHING!!! The walls, the decorations, the furniture, the fridge! Wait, what? The fridge was orange. That had to be custom made. They stared at it all in disbelief and then turned to Naruto who scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

“Um, it’s kind of lonely living alone so I chose a color that was bright so the house didn’t feel so empty.” They nodded sympathetically and settled themselves down on the bright orange couch.

“Come on Naruto, spill.”

“What do you mean?” Naruto said innocently.

“Come on Naruto, cut the crap! How did you escape, what happened to the base!?” Kiba said, a little exuberantly.

“Ah…ha ha, funny story, about that… Well…” He paused and tried to collect his thoughts. “I used to live in Tokyo, have you ever heard about the gang called the Demons?” They nodded. “Well my father was the leader of the Demons. Minato Namikaze.” Their jaws dropped.

“Your father was Minato Namikaze.” Neji said.

“Yes.”

“THE Minato Namikaze!?”

“Yes!”

They continued to stare.

“Anyways, before he was killed in that police raid he taught me how to fight, how to take care of myself. So when I figured out that the Akatsuki had me I knocked out the guy they had watching me and cut the ropes holding me with the knife he had on them.”

They continued to stare.

“I couldn’t just sneak out undetected so I started a fire in one of the rooms and waited until they were distracted by it to take them down one by one and then escaped.” He said it so matter-of-factly, but it couldn’t have been easy.

They continued to stare.

“Um, guys? You okay?” Naruto hoped they weren’t broken. “You won’t hold this against me, right, I mean, I never participated in the gang, dad saw to that, he just taught me how to protect myself.”

Shikamaru finally shook himself out of his stupor. “Of course not Naruto, it’s just a lot to take in.” He smiled at Naruto and pulled him onto his lap before planting a firm yet close-mouthed kiss onto his lips.

Kiba groaned and Lee declared that it was a beautiful display of youth. Neji and Shino smirked. “Let’s get something to eat!” Kiba declared.

“You guys can go.” Naruto said, “I’m still recovering from the chloroform. I kind of want to rest.” They nodded and got up to leave.

“You coming Shika?” They asked as Shikamaru remained sitting.

“I’m going to watch Naruto, we don’t know if any of the Akatsuki escaped. They nodded and left, confident in Shikamaru’s ability to protect Naruto and wanting to give them some alone time.

As soon as they were out of the door, Shikamaru kissed Naruto again this time much more passionately. He clutched Naruto to him and pressed his hips up into Naruto’s own that was straddling him. “Naruto…” He mumbled and explored Naruto’s moist mouth.

He thrust his groin up to get more friction and Naruto pulled away. “Shika…” Naruto started but was cut off by Shikamaru’s lips. Shikamaru made sure Naruto was secured against him before he lifted him up and carried him to Naruto’s bed room. Naruto squeaked in surprised, but knew enough to not struggle and risk getting dropped.

Shikamaru opened a door he assumed was Naruto’s bedroom and dropped Naruto on his orange bed. Naruto squirmed as Shikamaru fell on him with fervor, kissing and nipping his neck while moving his hands over Naruto’s body.

“Wait…Shika!” Naruto exclaimed nervously.

Shikamaru grunted and bit harder on the side of his neck.

“Shika, please! Let’s not do this when I am still a little off centered from the chloroform.”

Shikamaru paused in his ministration and looked down at Naruto. “I just want to…know you are alive.” He said softly before bending down for a quick kiss.

“Just…not too far, not yet…”

Shikamaru nodded and moved his hand up Naruto’s shirt, feeling the soft skin and firm muscle. Naruto gasped at the feeling and felt himself harden underneath the ministrations. It felt so good, but at the same time it was making him feel even dizzier than before. Shikamaru lifted the shirt all the way up and latched his mouth onto Naruto’s nipple, biting it gently and laving it with his tongue. Naruto’s hips jerked in response.

“Too much!” Naruto cried and tried to push Shikamaru’s hands away from his torso. Shikamaru moved his mouth away from Naruto’s nipple but kept his hands on Naruto’s sides and sucked on Naruto’s neck instead. As Naruto continued to try and push Naruto’s hands away Shikamaru pulled his mouth away.

“Sorry…” he muttered and rolled off Naruto, but pulled him so his back was against Shikamaru’s chest. He kissed him softly on his cheek and cuddled closer. Naruto sighed in contentment and allowed himself to relax as Shikamaru kept watch over him.


Lemon voting!!!

A) Yes, I want to read an explicit lemon!!!
B) I want to read a lemon, but not too explicit.
C) No lemon, just shounen-ai.

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