AN: Time for Chapter 2. I will update this on Wednesdays and the weekends.

Hilltop Silences

"Kiba get back here!" Naruto yelled chasing his dog loving friend. "Haha! Catch me if ya can idiot!" Kiba yelled as he continued to elude Naruto's grasp. Shikamaru banged his head on his desk. Why oh why was he friends with these loud idiots. How can he sleep with all this noise? "Wake up Shika!" Naruto yelled in Shikamaru's ear as he shook him from his thoughts. "Naruto... I'm gonna kill you if you don't move in five seconds." Shikamaru warned as he turned so he was eye to eye with Naruto. If there was one thing he hated it was when people intentionally bothered him so he wouldn't be able to sleep.

Naruto immediately got the message and backed away. He forgot that Shikamaru hated when he did that. Just as Naruto took his seat the bell rang. Shikamaru shook his head. Of course he's late he always is. "Alright boys and girls time for attendance." Their teacher said as he walked in, water bottle in hand. He had messy silver hair that stuck out in every direction and a mask. 'How the hell does he drink water with a mask on?' Shikamaru thought as he looked at the teacher.

"Kakashi- sensei you're late! Again!" Naruto yelled pointing a finger accusingly at Kakashi who shrugged his shoulders. "Sorry but there was a ladder in the middle of the hallway and I didn't want bad luck." He said as he started calling off students. After he finished the bell rang and everybody moved to go to first period class. Except Shikamaru, who actually had Kakashi for Advanced History. 'What the hell was I thinking? I hate more work! Sigh... this is gonna be a huge pain in my ass.' Shikamaru thought as he realized his error.

After the bell rang his head hit the desk almost instantly. He already knew what Kakashi was discussing (he reads a lot in his free time) so why stay up if he was gonna be bored to sleep anyway? The next 45 minutes passed too fast for his liking, he was just getting to the good part of his dream when the overly loud bell rang to signify the change of class. This was one of the main reasons he hated school. You had to sit in a class for almost hours and then you had to get up gather all your stuff and move to a different class just to repeat the process. Yeah, school was totally fun! (Sarcasm)

Ding! Dong! Ding!

'Finally lunch. I'm freaking starving.' Shikamaru thought as he got up from his spot in the back of the room and pushed past everybody and headed towards the cafeteria. By the time he made it to the lunch line it was relatively short thankfully. After he got his lunch Shikamaru moved over to his usual table was and sat down. "Hey Shikamaru." A large boy said as he munched on barbecue potato chips. "Hey Choji. Where's Ino?" Shikamaru asked looking for his friend.

"Dunno. I think she's still at the line." Choji said as he looked disappointed. His chips were all gone. "Shika! Choji!" A female voice yelled as said boys turned to face the owner. "Hey Ino." Both boys said in unison. Choji Akimichi and Ino Yamanaka were Shikamaru's two best friends. Choji was a round boy who loved to eat, but hated being called fat. Ino was a blonde girl who was a part of the popular crowd but still chose to hang out with them. They all met through their parents who would frequently set up play dates for them.

"So Shikamaru still annoyingly lazy huh?" Ino asked as she turned toward said lazy boy. "So Ino still just plain out annoying huh?" He asked meeting her gaze with his own. She punched his arm playfully and pulled him into a hug. "I missed you Shika!" She squealed as she hugged him. Normally he would fight out of a hug but Ino was the only person he allowed to do this. The reason for this is unknown to even himself. 'Why the hell does everybody keep calling me Shika? Shikamaru isn't that hard to say is it?' He thought with a scowl on his face. "Okay Ino, get off." He said after he realized Ino was still attached to him. When she didn't immediately release him, he decided to poke her in her side. "Kya!" Ino yelled as she released him and rubbed her side. "What was that for Shika?!" She pouting. "Told you to get off." Shikamaru responded as Choji snickered.

The rest of the lunch period went like this with Shikamaru and Ino bickering and Choji trying his hardest to avoid being dragged in the arguments. By the time eighth period came Shikamaru was exhausted (even though he did nothing) and wanted to go home. Thankfully he had Asuma for eighth period so he would be able to sleep without any distractions. Asuma Sarutobi was a friend of Shikamaru's dad so he knew about Shikamaru's laziness. He also knew how smart Shikamaru actually was, so he knew he didn't have to worry about his grades. After eighth period was over Shikamaru moved faster than anyone could recall seeing him move and headed for his locker. 'Finally! Is every day gonna be this long?' He thought as he burst out the front doors into the bright sun.

Instead of heading home immediately he instead headed towards the hill that overlooked his neighborhood. Usually the top of the hill is unoccupied, but today it was different. There sitting in his usual spot was a girl. 'This is new. Whose this?' He thought as he sat down. Next to the girl who seemed entirely focused on the booj in her lap. "Hey." Was his attempt at starting a conversation. After a while there was no response from the girl. Deciding to try again he spoke again this time slightly louder. "Hey." Again there was no answer. 'Well... I tried. She doesn't want to speak to me that's not my problem.' The rest of the time passed in silence except for the occasional turning of a page.

By the time it was time for Shikamaru to leave he decided to try conversing one more time. "See ya." He said as he began his descent down the hill. If he had waited just a little bit longer he would've heard her respond "bye."

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AN: done. The girl is actually Temari in case you didn't know. No she won't be this quiet through the whole story.