Kuragetsu Hozuki hated being teased. It wasn't because of her looks or because of her grades, it was because of her name. Her father, being a Hozuki, named her so that she would have the traditional ending to her name, but decided on an aquatic, feminine name was hard for her parents. Combining the word jellyfish and moon, they got her name- Kuragetsu. She was just six, new to the Ninja Academy and nervous around her peers. She wore a simple light blue shirt with the Hozuki Clan symbol etched on the sleeves. Her white hair was loose and stopped a bit below her shoulders with two blue hairclips keeping her bangs out of her face. She stood shyly of front of the class while Iruka introduced her. Her father had kept her from going to the Ninja Academy for a year to train her with the Hydrification Technique, and now that she knew the basics, she was finally permitted to go. "This is Kuragetsu Hozuki. She's new in class, so please be respectful." Kuragetsu peaked out from behind Iruka nervously and smiled widely.
"Hello! I'm Kuragetsu, it's nice to meet you." She smiled with her eyes closed and did a peace sign with one hand out of habit. She walked over to the seat Iruka had told her to sit in and saw the boy sitting next to her asleep. She sat down and looked at him curiously out of the corner of her eye. Kuragetsu debated waking him up, but decided against it, deciding to only wake him up if necessary. She had just noticed the scattered whispers and childish giggles around her. She strained herself to listen to a conversation somewhat close to her and only managed to catch a bit of the conversation.
The people talking were two girls, one with pink hair and the other with blonde hair. "Kuragetsu?" The girl with blonde hair giggled, "What does that even mean?" Kuragetsu sank down in her seat. She played with her fingers to distract herself from the pain of not being accepted by her peers. Kuragetsu didn't even notice when the boy next to her woke up until he spoke.
"A new student? What a drag…" He mumbled, glancing at her lazily.
"I'm Kuragetsu, it's nice to meet you." She said, a bit less enthusiastic than the first time and she internally prepared herself for more teasing.
"Shikamaru Nara," The boy introduced with a slight nod.
Kuragetsu smiled at him, Maybe I can make a friend…