Since I have freedom to do whatever I come up with for this one shot, I decided to do a real world AU. Not exactly high school AU but somewhere along those lines? Maybe? What do I even call this AU...

This is a request!

Edit February 3, 2021: Another one shot that doesn't have a gender for the reader. If this isn't true please tell me so that I can correct it. Thank you!

"Come on (Y/n) it's not even that scary." Shikadai insisted, "I'll be here the whole time."

"Y-yeah but..." I mumbled over my words, not being able to form them.

"It's just a video game, there's nothing to be worried about." He insisted, "seriously it's not the scary."

Shikadai turned off the lights and started up the game. We were using my PS4 to play whatever game Shikadai has been in love with for the passed month. Don't get me wrong, I love video games too. Just not the scary ones.

"This game is very easy to play, don't die." He said with a smile, sitting next to me on the couch.

"B-but what h-happens if I d-die?" I asked, "d-do I r-respond right away?"

Shikadai laughs, "you'll see." He passes me the controller, "by the way, it's not a 'spam x' to win type of game. Good luck." He pats me on the back, then sits back to watch me get scared.

As the opening of the game started up, I could tell Shikadai was already trying to freak me out. He would slowly rube my back and say "there is nothing to worry about" in a slow voice.

Deciding to play on easy mode, Shikadai scoffed at me. "Come on (Y/n) it's not that scary." 

I looked over my shoulder to glare at him before turning my attention back to the game. It wasn't a normal scary game type feel. The player is placed in a small town and has to get ready for school.

"Guess you're r-right," I said as I moved the player over to go out their bedroom door. "This game isn't scary a-af-" of course a jump scared happened and then screen went black. I jumped back, landing on Shikadai's arm.

He laughs, "come on now, it wasn't that scary."

"W-W-W-What w-w-was t-t-that?" I managed to say but in a very shaky voice.

"Dunno, you'll have to wait and see." He said with a wink, "just start up the game again. Since you didn't make it to a save point you will have to start all over again."

I glared over at him, but started up the game anyway. There's no way he would ever stop teasing me if I didn't. I could just hear it now, "(Y/n) couldn't even get passed the first level! Hahahahahah!" Shaking off that thought, I started the game up again and made sure to look around the room before moving the player.

"Jeez would you hurry up already," Shikadai grumbled, "it's not that hard."

Checking the room one last time, I saw what I had to do. Looking over at Shikadai one last time, I went over to the bedroom window to look outside. For a video game, it looks pretty good, the graphics anyway. It made the whole house appear to be floating. Moving the player back to the bedroom door, I opened it up and made a mad dash for the front door.

I didn't find it, another jumped scare happened so I made sure to cover my eyes. Shikadai didn't laugh this time, "looks like you've played this before. How did you know to run passed them?" He asked, moving my hands away from my face.

"T-There wasn't a-another choice. T-The...thing.... d-din't come t-towards the p-player, see?" I said, hands started to shake. 

Shikadai wraps his arm around me, "so what's next? You still have to go to school, right?"

"Y-yeah..." I mumbled making the player move out the front door of the house. The game now looked like your typical scary movie. Music box playing in the back ground while children laughed made up the sound as fog moved across the screen. Blood on the sidewalks and no one else was around. 

When the player arrived at school, it was an old closed down hospital. Does Shikadai really play these types of games? Walking into the front gate, after making sure to save at the save point, it was covered in scratch marks and blood. Nothing scary about that except for the laughing children seemed to be getting louder.

At point, it was time to give Shikadai what he wanted. He wanted to scary me so I would go running into his arms. He knows I'm not a "touchy feely" type person. Sarada heard from Boruto that Shikadai was more of a "touchy feely" person. More than he will even admit to me.

When the player opens the front door to the hospital, finding a group of small children playing a board game. I move the joy stick around, but the player doesn't move. Then I tried pressing every button, but nothing happens. 

The children slowly turn their heads towards me, blood coming out from their eyes. A jump scare appeared on screen and I jumped back, coving my eyes. The controller fell from my hands and onto the floor.

Shikadai chuckled, "it's just a game. Come here." He wrapped his arms around me as I shook with fear.

"N-never a-agin." I mumbled,  "h-happy n-n-now?"

"I'm always happy when I'm with you. You just don't like to be held, but I wanted to hold you. So I thought that this was the only way. I know it's selfish but I'm crazy about you. Now you know that I'm here for you no matter what." He whispered, kissing the top of my head. "You don't have to play anymore. We can just go to sleep now."

"Y-you think t-that I-I'm sl-sleeping a-after this?" I asked, shaking my head and he held me tighter.

"Nothing will hurt you, I promise."

Fun fact: this idea popped into my head while I was watching Markiplier play FNAF (Five Nights At Freddy's) Sister Location and was jump scared for the very first time (by FNAF anyway...) and I thought that this would be cute. I had to go back and watch different episodes from Markiplier's FNAF playlist to get scared so that I could write this. Let's hope I sleep tonight.

You might be thinking "what was this" or "why did Dragon write a one shot like this" and the answer to that is, I didn't know what else to write! All I had planned was for the ending to be sweet. But also for the reader to know what Shikadai was doing.

Anyway I hope you guys like this one shot and I'll see you later.

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