Here's chapter four of Lazy Boy! I'm sorry for the wait! I'm having major's writers' block! And I'm completely covered in bug bites. And my brother ate all my pudding. And…I should stop ranting and get on with it, ne?

Disclaimer: I may own Kitten, but that doesn't mean I own Naruto.

"Shikamaruuuuuuuuuu," I whined as I dragged my feet against the carpeting of the living room.

He sighed. "What?"

"I'm tiiiiiiirrrrreeeeed," I drew out the word.

"So?"

"So unless you want me to sleep in your room, get out!" I said, as I grabbed his arm and tried to pull him up. Finally, I thought. I got him up!

Okay, no he just stood up, but I managed to get him up! "I'm going, I'm going," he said, walking out of the room.

"Wait! Where's your room?"

"I'm going to bed," he said.

"But Shikamaru-"

"What a drag…you might be worse than Ino," he mumbled. I bowed my head, my bottom lip jutting out, trembling. I heard him walk away and a door open and close.

I sat on the couch and eventually laid down, and stared at the ceiling.

…

Morning came along slow enough, and I didn't get any sleep. I got up and walked into the kitchen and started taking out the ingredients for pancakes.

I heard the slow shuffle of feet, but ignored it and got to work mixing the ingredients together. "Wow, someone's an early riser," Yoshino said behind me. "What happened to 'mama needs her beauty sleep'?"

I shrugged. "Kinda hard to get some sleep when you have no idea where you are and you're brother's probably looking everywhere for you…"

"You have a brother?"

"I have a lot of brothers," I said, looking up at the ceiling, thinking. "Eight, I think."

"Wow, one girl and eight boys," I looked over to the woman, and she had a look of horror on her face.

"I wasn't the only girl," I explained. "I have five sisters."

"Oh, that must've been hard. Were you the youngest or…?"

"I was the sixth oldest," I shrugged. "My sister Melanie was fifteen minutes after me."

"Twins? I bet you get along dandy!"

I shook my head, going back to stirring. "Not really. Adam and Ethan are the only ones I usually talk to…or at least I used to talk to Ethan…you see, he died not too long ago. Actually he was killed."

"Oh, I'm sorry-"

"I was there," I started crying. "I watched my brother die, and I couldn't do anything about it!"

"Do you know who did it?"

I nodded. "I remember their scent," I growled. "But that won't help me now…"

"Why not?"

"After he killed my brother, I killed him. I ripped his throat out," I growled.

"You…? But you're so sweet and…do you feel guilty?"

"I don't have a conscience in my true form. I have instincts," I told her, putting a glob of pancake batter on the griddle.

"You're true form?"

"I'm a werecat," I told her, flipping the pancake. "Can you get me a serving plate?"

"Sure," she nodded, walking over to a cabinet and taking out a dish. "So, what exactly is a werecat?"

"More or less, I change into a giant panther-like creature," I told her. "We Change at will. I actually am the fastest at Changing in my whole tribe."

"So you killed the man who killed your brother as a cat?"

"Both the man and my brother were in cat form during the time of their deaths," I replied.

"Hello, family and guest!" a cheerful voice said, entering the kitchen.

"Hello, Shikaku-san," I greeted, finishing more pancakes. A moment later, Shikamaru joined us.

"How was your sleep?" Yoshino asked him.

"My alarm clock went off after I woke up," he said. "What's the point in setting it if I wake up before it goes off? It's just a hassle to turn it off then. It's such a drag."

"Pancakes are done," I announced cheerfully, bringing the plate over to the table. "Enjoy!"

"Aren't you going to some too?" Yoshino asked.

"Um…" I thought for a moment. "I might…if I have my allergy pills…I'll go check!"

*A few weeks later*

I walked down the stairs of the Nara household, smiling broadly. Shikamaru and Shikaku were out working, and Yoshino and I had just finished cleaning out the spare room. Now all we had to do was make the bed and I could sleep there.

I haven't spoken to Shikamaru much after that first night. He showed me around, introduced me to some of his friends, all that stuff. "I'll finish up here," Yoshino called from the living room where she was digging through a chest. "You go out and have fun!"

"Are you sure…?" I asked, not really wanting to leave.

"Yeah, of course! Go!"

"Okay…I'll see you later then…" I said as I walked through the front door. I began walking down the road, feeling less and less comfortable the farther I went.

I was so consumed with this unsettling feeling that I…might not have been paying attention to where I was going. I bumped into someone and fell to the ground.

"Owie," I pouted.

"Oh, goodness! I am so sorry! I did not see you there! Will you please find it in your youthful heart to forgive me?!" a loud voice came from above me.

I started to stand up. I'm guessing I hit into this guy. He was tall with a glossy black bowl cut. He has really bushy eyebrows and was wearing…green latex suit… "It's fine," I said. "I'm Kat."

"Kat, what a youthful name you have! I am Rock Lee! And these are my two youthful teammates! Neji! And TenTen!"

TenTen sweat dropped while the strange boy spoke. "Hi," she offered weakly.

I looked to Neji. He just nodded in greeting. "Hey, Neji," I said, using my 'charm'. "Isn't that a guy's name?"

He glared at me. "Let's play tag!" I suggested. "I bet all of you could outrun me!"

"Why do you say that?" TenTen asked.

"Well, you guys are ninja, and I am not," I smiled. "But I bet I can eat more pudding than all of you combined!"

"Oh…that's cool!" TenTen said, smiling back.

I suddenly felt sad that TenTen wouldn't pass the chunnin exams. "So…the chunnin exams are coming up, ne?"

"Yes! We are training very hard!"

"Well, training's not everything," I told them. "Obviously you have to train, but you also have to practice strategizing and put yourself at ease mentally."

"You speak like you know what you're doing," Neji commented.

"Yeah," I shrugged. "Anyways…"

"Hey, Kat!" I heard someone calling my name. I turned and saw Team Asuma walking towards me. I rolled my eyes, turning back to my current group of weirdoes, and TenTen.

"So…I guess I must be off!"

"Wait!" Rock Lee interrupted. "Please be my girlfriend! I vow to protect you with my life!"

"Uh…" I sweat dropped. "Let's try one date and see how it goes…"

"Yes! That is a very youthful decision!" he announced, grabbing me by the wrist and pulling me off.

"Bye, TenTen! Shikamaru, Ino, Chouji!"

Whhhhaaaaatttttt? Now she's going out with Lee? What is wrong with my mind?! Anywhos that was supposed to happen. I have the whole story planned out already, and everything! Yeah! Isn't that youthful!?

I think I've had enough of Lee for one day…so please comment!

Loves and hugs,

Vee