I definitely think this story is totally lame now (unless you like this sort of thing), but I can't just delete it.

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" You're in my reserved spot."

(What now?) She turned her head over to the right where a boy of about 15 was glaring at her. He had black hair pulled up on his head and a bored expression on his face. He was, also, wearing a Chuunin vest. Interesting, she thought.

"You can sit down. …and I'm not leaving; …got nothing better to do," said the girl with indifference.

The boy lay down a couple of feet away from the girl. He was hesitant at first, but then he figured sitting with someone, even if it were a girl, would make things less boring. They lay on a hill that overlooked most of Konoha and behind them the slope was covered with trees.

"So this is your reserved seat? Reserved for what?" she asked, even though she was almost sure of the answer. What else would one's purpose be, lying on a hill?

" Cloud watching," he replied, sounding slightly embarrassed. "What are you doing?"

"The same. Which is weird, because most people think watching the clouds is pointless."

" I dunno, I guess you don't have to think about anything, you can just watch."

" Yeah, that's right." Then they lay there in silence. He chanced a look over at the girl whose appearance he hadn't properly studied. She had pale bluish hair (more unnatural colors, like that pink-haired girl!) and a face like… (A/N: think Temari almost, I imagine that's what she'd look like.). On her petite frame were what looked like kunoichi clothes.

She, acknowledging the silence, looked over, started to say something, and saw that the boy was already looking at her. She tripped over her words, startled.

"Errr…um…" He turned away, quickly, so as not to show his ever-so-slight blush.

"Oh, um, so what's your name?" she then asked. " I'm uh Misaki ." (grumble: I hate my name…)

" Shikamaru of the Nara clan. Um, how old are you?"

" 15."

"Me too."

"Oh… " she said. ( I'm all nervous

now…)

" Look, that one looks like a pineapple…" he said, lazily pointing up at the clouds.

(Girls make me nervous! What a pain. I hate them, concluded Shikamaru.)

" Sooo, you're a Chuunin?" she asked, trying to make polite conversation, despite the awkwardness of the situation.

" Yeah. Jealous? " he asked casually.

" Yes! My stupid crapped out on me during

the written exam!" (oh…unnecessary outbursts)

" Oh…" he said, not taken aback in the least. " Well,

are you any good?"

" Sure. Ehh, my only special ability is a few ice-related jutsus, but yeah I'm okay. What are yours… um, Shikamaru?"

" Why do you care?" he replied grumpily (although really Shikamaru found it quite easy to talk to this girl…)

" I'm just making conversation!" she squeaked.

" Feh, well, Shadow Bind jutsu."

" Ooooh, show me!"

" No way. I don't feel like it… (troublesome girl…)

" What, you don't think you could take on a girl or something?"

" Psshh, a girl show me up? Not a chance." He stood up and looked at her. She seemed pleased. (Aw, whatever…he thought) Shikamaru positioned himself in front of her and did the necessary hand seals to perform the Shadow Bind.

" Ah, I can't freaking move!" she exclaimed, smiling broadly.

" That's the point." He paused. (heh heh…) " That isn't all." He then proceeded to make Misaki poke herself in the side and the fore head and throw her left shoe down the hill (without, of course, allowing any of these things to

happen to himself).

" Uggh…" she hissed (A/N: urrg, I hate that word. That, and kawaii). He allowed her to stick her tongue out at him by doing it himself (this being the Shadow Bind). He laughed (tormenting… okay, teasing this girl… isn't so troublesome…hmm A/N: EL GASP! Something is not troublesome?). He tentatively reached his arm up forward until his hand touched hers.

" What're you…?" she started.

(Sure Shikamaru is shy, but really isn't he just lazy and says he hates girls?). He moved so that he had his hands on her shoulders and she had to do the same. They stood looking at each other for a moment, a questioning look on her face. He moved them closer, til their faces nearly touched and decided to drop the jutsu (out of nervousness? What am i doing...?)

Misaki squirmed. " I, uh uh, (fidgets) have to er go get my shoe." She starts off down the hill and yells back " I'll uh, um see you later!" The girl picks up the shoe, hesitates, and runs away.

(" Hm, troublesome. Oh, well. I guess I'd get freaked out, too.") He flopped back down on the grass and stared back at the clouds.