•Family•*
It was the first day of school, and already Shikadai had homework. He believed it was unfair that they would give a bunch of seven year olds work already.
So now he was at the kitchen table feeling unhappy, and frustrated. He hated this assignment. And the only thing he felt like doing was sighing.
"What's wrong"
Temari and Shikamaru came in and seen the unpleasant look on his face. So they took a seat at the table with him.
"This homework"
"What's wrong with the work"
Shikamaru took his homework and seen a blank page, with tons of erase marks.
"I don't like the assignment"
"What is it?"
"We have to describe our family"
"What's hard about that?"
"Well...umm"
"Umm...What" Temari demanded he finish his statement.
"Well our family is different"
"Different how!?"
"Well, dad's always at work and you always have to travel so most of the time so I'm always at grandmas house"
Shikadai's voice was sad, sadder then they have ever heard.They both looked at each other, feeling horrible,that they didn't know Shikadai was feeling this way.
"Well there are some fun family times, like when your dad taught you to use shadows or when I taught you to use wind. And Mirai is family, and she taught you genjutsu. And sometimes grandma comes and we go to the zoo or have picnics"
"But that was long ago"
"Shikadai, we're sorry that we can't be here all the time."
"I know" He got up with his head hanging low, and this sight made their heart sink, so Temari stopped him.
"But how about tomorrow, just the three of us, do whatever you want. We'll call off work, Right Shikamaru"
"Sounds like a plan. Don't you think so Shikadai"
He nodded his head, and happily headed to his room. But he realized that his family wasn't all that bad. His parents cleared their schedule just to make him happy. 'They're the best'
