The air was damp with rain as Kiko walked through the woods, her long brown hair blowing in the breeze. She would stop every once in awhile to look around, but continue walking. This was a normal day for the young konichi, at about the age of 14. She tripped on a small rock as she was climbing a rather small hill. "Ouch!" She gripped her knee as a small trickle of blood ran down her leg. Her left hand glowed a soft green and that was the end of that. As she continued her hike up the hill, she felt like she was being followed and turned around abruptly. Nothing. She stumbled as she had reached the tip of the hill and started descending it. About an hour later, she got the same feeling, but this time she felt as if he or she was behind her. All of a sudden, she couldn't move, and was started to move against her own free will! She closed her eyes and screamed as loud as she could. Suddenly she heard an unfamiliar voice coming from behind her. "Gosh you girls are so troublesome…"
Kiko started screaming and wiggling to try and free herself. "What a drag, it seems you're going to be more troublesome than I thought." Kiko was suddenly released from her hold and dropped to the ground as the boy gently smacked her neck. "That should do it." He picked her up and continued walking through the forest.
Kiko awoke on a small rock in the middle of a forest. She looked up at the boy hovering above her. "Who, who are you?" The young figure next to her smirked. "Are you as clueless as I think you are?" Kiko stood up, scowling at him. As she prepared herself to smack him, he spoke. "Before we get off on the wrong foot, let's introduce ourselves. Well my name is Shikamaru…and yours?" Kiko stared for a second at him. "Uhmmm, Kiko…" "Interesting...how very, interesting." He started to wonder a little and Kiko followed. She hadn't the slightest idea what he was doing, but she thought that if he thought she was with him, it would be easier to sneak off. "Kiko, that sounds so familiar…" Kiko started to back off and sprinted away. "Gosh, such a loser, he didn't even realize that I was gone!" As she felt the wind hit her face and hair, she smiled. A hand grabbed her waist and pulled her into the trees. She hit the ground with a plunk. "Hey! What are you doing!?" A round of 'shhhhs' followed. She looked up to see three people standing in front of her. One of them stepped closer to her and in a hushed voice said, "Please be quiet, he might here us." "Who? What, what in the world is going on? Exactly who are you running from!?" The girl uttered a single word. "Shikamaru"