Woot! Another story aimlessly floating around, waiting for reviews. My stupidity has driven me to writing another long story!!! AAAHHHHH!!!!

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Shino… amazing!!! Not A TenxNeji fic… But I don't own anyone in Naruto.

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"S-shino?" Hinata asked timidly. She was worried about the teammate she loved just like a brother. Shino sighed slightly and looked back over at her, seeing her made him realize how everyone in the village had someone. Someone that was theirs, to have and to hold forever more. Neji had Tenten, Naruto had Hinata, Shikamaru had Ino, Sasuke had Sakura. They all had who they wanted, and sure there were other young men in the village who were without a girl, but they all wanted one.

"I'm fine Hinata," he said, as leaned against a tree. He had always been so quiet and reserved. He never bothered anyone for they never bothered him to begin with. He was simple, and secretly all too alone.

"I just wish I had someone to be with," he muttered under his breath. Hinata just walked away, most likely heading toward Naruto's open arms, and Kiba headed toward home. He walked silently with Akamaru, hoping for the same thing as Shino, someone to call his own. Until then, Akamaru would have to do. For Shino, however, things were not as simple as having an animal companion. Sure he had his bugs, but they weren't always there, and they were far more numerous and disposable compared to his friend's loyal companion.

"Not like it would matter," Shino started, talking to himself, "even if there were other kunoichi, all of them would be scared of my bugs." Shino said sadly. If being so skilled at survival meant he would have a long lonely life, then was it worth it?

There was a rustling in the bushes, a few bugs twitched within him, begging for permission to check out the disturbance. He ignored the rustle, and closed his eyes for a few moments.

Suddenly, there was a small twitch once again, Shino allowed the bugs to go, but he was surprised when he heard a slight gasp. He figured it was a girl, who had just been scared out of her wits. He opened his eyes and found quite the contrary.

There, before him, was a girl sitting criss-crossed in front of him, not at all afraid, but looking on in interest. There sat one of Shino's own bugs, resting upon her fingernail. She stared intently upon it before she even looked at him.

"This one seems different from the other ones," she said rather intelligently. Shino looked at her, his face never changing. Instead, he looked at the small creature sitting upon her nail. It was different. That particular bug was too small; it had not been feeding off the chakra within him. What had amazed him even more was her courage and insight with the bugs.

She was cute. No, she was beautiful. Her blonde curly hair flowing past her shoulders, it was both messy and neat in a way only she could pull off. Her light blue sweater held fast against her thin body, while her tight white shorts continued to show off her curves. She had white knee guards on, and instead of the typical sandals, a pair of white tennis shoes adorned her feet.

Her most striking feature however was her deep blue eyes. They were charming, captivating, and most importantly, they were enchanting. They were large and filled with so many emotions, so many feelings, waiting to be opened. Atop these precious eyes was her forehead, adorned with a small blue object. It held something within it, what it was he had no idea.

"You're not scared?" Shino asked, half frightened of a kunoichi that would not run from his insects. She looked at him strangely, then she smiled in response.

"You thought I'd be scared of a creature that was so amazing? Why are you wearing glasses?" she asked, not seeming to care about asking any personal questions at first.

"Who are you?" Shino asked shakily, why would he give up anything to a stranger.

"I'm Mamiko Roxanne, I'm new here, sort of," she replied.

"I'm Ab…" Shino started.

"Aburame Shino, of the Aburame clan, you're a bug user," she said smiling. He looked at her in awe. Who was this girl? And how did she seem to know him already?