Author's Note- Hey, everyone! This is my first fanfic. It's a Shika X OC fic. It's placed in between Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. It's a little fluffy but I hope you all like it anyway! Shikamaru might be a little OOC. I'll try to make it happen less as the story goes on, I promise. Also, I'd love reviews, but please NO FLAMES just yet. When I get some more experience I'll allow it. I probably won't listen to them but you can flame anyway. I'm also willing to take constructive criticism.
Okay, so I'm not sure how often I'll update but I'll try as much as I can. This chapter may be a little short but most of them will be longer later. Once again, I hope you all like it and don't forget to R&R. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters except for Yumi.
Chapter 1
I'm Yumiko Tagawa. I'm 16 with very long blood red hair that I tie at the back of my neck. I'm also a chunin from the Hidden Leaf Village. And one more thing. I've been in love with Shikamaru Nara since we were in the Academy.
I know it seems strange. All the other girls loved Sasuke Uchiha, but I don't understand why. I've always thought Shikamaru was cute and he's way smarter than Sasuke will ever be. (He couldn't be very smart since he betrayed the village.) A lot of the girls think that Shikamaru is too lazy, but I don't mind it.
Now that Shikamaru and I are both chunin, we get sent out on a lot of missions together. During our free time on missions we watch the clouds and the sun set. He told me that he enjoys my company over Ino's because I don't disturb his cloud watching. I'm always quiet because I'm kinda shy. Not as shy as Hinata but I hardly talk at all.
Shikamaru, the rest of the Rookie Nine, and I were on a mission to recover a scroll that has instructions for a very powerful jutsu from Orochimaru when everything started. By the rest of the Rookie Nine, I mean everyone but Naruto and Sasuke. (Naruto was still training with Master Jiriya.) Lady Tsunade made both Shikamaru and I leaders for the team. We were watching the sun set on a river bank.
"How come you don't talk much? You really only talk to Hinata," Shikamaru asked suddenly. He turned to see the look of surprise on my face. "Not that I think it's a bad thing!" he exclaimed, a blush creeping across his face.
"It's alright," I said with a smile. He smiled back and we watched the sky some more.
"If you don't mind telling me, I really do wanna know why you're so quiet. You could talk to me outside of missions," he said as he blushed deeper. I laughed quietly.
"I'll tell you. It started when I was really little."
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