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PART 5: SHiKAMARU nOt BEiNG SHiKAMARUiSH

"NARUTO!" shikamaru yelled.

"OPEN UP YOU MORON!" shikamaru was soaked with rain, so was the person who hung on him for her sake. she wasnt conscious yet.

naruto was shocked. ' who can that be?!' he made his way to the door.

"HURRY UP NARUTO!" shikamaru was banging the door with his foot. or kicking it. with his hands, he was supporting kione.

"shikamaru? what the heck? wha-" naruto said as he opened the door. shikamaru walked in and turned to naruto.

"a little help?" he said as naruto stared at kione

"oh. why are you here?" naruto quickly got the other side of kione. he led them in and to his bed. they laid her there. naruto still not knowing what was going on, just stood there.

"cant we stay just till the rain stops?" shikamaru said with his so-wat expression.

"towel." shikamaru looked at him, expecting him to get it.

"wat?!" naruto asked.

"we're wet, we need to dry off." he said. then naruto got it a towel for him and kione. he dryed kione's face and body gently. then started to dry himself off.

"ramen." shikamaru motioned to the ramen cup that was on the table. naruto just got it for him, confused. then shikarmaru took it and ate some.

"HEY!! :[ " naruto said. "thats my lunch!" then he snatched it away.

"man, im hungry.." shikamaru said concerned about his stomach. naruto was angered.. :[ .. but then turned to look at kione with a concerned look..

"so.. who is she?" naruto sat down near the end of the bed.

"shes.. a friend. names yanta kione." shikamaru then looked at her too.

'hmm? i heard of that name from somewhere.' thought naruto with his questioning face. -.-?


-half an hour later-


'huh? where am i?' kione thought. she sat up. she felt extremely warm.

"oh. kione-san`. ur up" a blonde haired boy greeted her. she never saw him before.

"am i dead?" she asked as she rubbed her head.

"umm.. no..shikamarus gona come out soon.." naruto handed her an apple.

"here, you havent eaten anything yet."

"thank you.. are you naruto? uzumaki naruto?" she asked. as she examined him then bit into her apple.

"YEAH! BEt YOU HEARD OF ME! HAHA" naruto felt proud ^.^

"yeah, but they arent good though..^.^;;" she said, trying to be nice. naruto's face just dropped. -.-;;.

"but i think you were great at the exam!" she cheered him up. he smiled widley again.

"you really were knocked out.." naruto said as he sat on a chair next to the bed. then shikamaru got out of the bathroom.

"kione, your up." he went over to her. "you were pretty much knocked out." he said. naruto thought ' thats what i just said.' with a -.-;; expression.

"are you alright?" he asked. kione nodded. "oh, this is naruto by the way." he said. then he sat down on the bed.

"um.. shikamaru-san, i have to tell you something.." kione looked up at him in a serious way.

she explained everything, how her father was not a good man but rich and evil. how she recently ran away from home when her father returned from his trip. how people are looking for her. ninjas hired by her father. how shes not in a good situation.

after she explained naruto gasped. he remembered the name he was searching for

"your, your fathers yanta genmarya? the man who runs the manufactoring company?!" he was in shock kind of, hearing who she was related to.

"uh.. yes. hes not really a good man.." she said dissapointly.

"whats did he do wrong?" shikamaru asked.

"he orders men to kill people and their families for debts or when they turn him down." naruto blurted out. he was serious now and kind of sad.

shikamaru looked at him wondering how he knew this.

"he is a heartless man." kione felt so sad talking about her father this way.

"even though he is my.. father, he doesnt care.." she continued, "only about money and his men..thats why i ran away."

"he was trying to turn me into one of his men. i felt so angered. i didnt like who i had to be."

"so do you have any where to stay?" naruto asked. kione only shook her head.

"you can stay over at my house.." shikamaru said. he looked away thinking of what his parents will think..

"i can?! oh thank you shikamaru-san." then she threw her arms to hug shikamaru tightly. shikamaru didnt do anything -.-;; just sat there staring at empty space.

naruto looked at shikamaru who wasnt acting "shikamaruish"..

then he said "the rain stopped!"


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PART 6: HOME

shikamaru entered his home with kione, he explained to his parents about her and that she needs a place to stay. shikamaru's mom was delighted. they had an extra room where she could stay and since it was dinnertime, they had dinner.

-after dinner-

"kione, why dont you come with me to clean up the room where you can stay?" shikamaru's mom asked her, then they went off leaving shikamaru and his dad.

"wow.. moms acting nice." shikmaru said.

"you know, i thought you hated women." his dad said as he looked at his son.

"i do. they're all annyoing.. and scary.." he said as he thought of the girls like ino and sakura.

"then why are you nice to kione?hmm i wonder." he asked as he stroked his chin.

"yeah cus shes not a women. i mean, shes not like other women i know, shes different." he said as he stood up. "where are you going son?" his dad asked.

"im gona go see how its going." said shikamaru as he walked over to the room.

he peeked in to see them talking. 'mom is acting weird.. shes so strict but now shes just acting scary.' thought shikamaru as he headed towards his own room.

he fell on his bed and imediatly went to sleep.

*knock knock* shikmaru woke up, he actually wasnt sleeping but was about to. then a head poked in.

"hehheh.." kione came in. she closed the door behind her.

"so, you like your room?" he asked. she said yes and she thanked him again for his help.

"um.. can i ask you something shikamaru-san?" she asked. shikamaru nodded.

"what makes you feel happy when your upset?" she wondered.

"uhh.. think about things i like and being with it, i guess.." shikamaru said. "why?" he asked suddenly. wanting to know the reason for the question.

"cus i feel like feeling happy." she simply said.

"then what do you like?" he asked.

"clouds. looking at clouds. and sleeping. and eating. and.." she stopped. she thought she looked kinda silly sayin these things.

"and?" he asked.

"and seeing everything.." she said shyly.. " like the whole world.." she said as she smiled widely.

"see, thinking about things you like does make you happy." he said.

"yeah, i feel better now. ^_^. you know, i wish i can be with clouds.. that might make me feel happier. dont you think?" she asked.

shikamaru gave a pathetic smirk.

"yeah and you can also sleep too." shikmaru said sarcastically.

"oh, yeah, its getting late," she said as she turned to the door, " good night" she said and she left.


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PART 7: GONE.

it has been 5 days since kione started to stay at the naras.

one day when shikamaru came home from his mission.

he walks into the house and feels that something is wrong. his moms doing the dishes, his dads out, he doesnt see kione.

"wheres kione? whats wrong?" he asks his mom. she doesnt look too good and then stops what shes doin, turns to shikamaru. she hands him a note. looking worried, he takes it from her and reads it.

'thank you for the hospitality, i had to leave fast. sorry. from, kione'

shikamaru was puzzled. ' she didnt tell me anything. what?!' he dropped the note and ran out of the house.

"shikmaru!" his mom yelled. calling her son back.

he ran for the balcony, when he got there, she wasnt there. he then searched over places. then came upon a bench. he sat there, confused.

just then, naruto was walking out of the Ichiraku shop. and he spotted shikamaru. naruto ran towards him.

"shikmaru!" he said in a shocked voice.

"shikamaru, i saw kione! she-"

"wat?! where?! when?! how?!" shikmaru interrupted as he stood up

"this guy was taking her, he kidnapped her.. i was goin to bust him but i thought i had to go to you first.." naruto looked.

"wat?! since when do you think like that?" he asked.

"since i stopped for ramen.^_^;;" he said.

"man, we cant find her now." shikmaru sat back down.

"but i followed them, i know where they went." naruto sad gladly.

"wat?!" shikamaru stood back up.

"then lets go get her!" he said and dragged naruto.

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"over there" naruto said as he pointed towards wat looked like a camp. they were in the middle of a big forest. they hid behind very bushy bushes.

"i see her" he said.

"so do i" shikamaru whispered back.

"why are we whispering?" a voice behind them asked.

"ino?! what are you doing here?" shikamaru asked.

"and chouji?!" ino and chouji were smiling.

"we heard wat you guys were up to and decided you need help. hehheh." ino said quietly.

"huh? why?" shikamaru asked.

"umm.. just.. do you want help or not?" ino asked.

"well no, your gona be a bother anyway." shikamaru stated.

"wat?! YOU LITTLE!!" ino, still whispering, said as she was about to choke him.

"im just kidding ^_^;; man" said shikamaru, pryin his neck free. he was looking at the base and explaining the plan.

"just careful, lets sneak up first, me and ino will go and naruto, you and chouji stay here incase of backup." shikamaru said.

"and then?" a deep voice from behind all four of them said. they turned to look around to see a man about 5 yards from them standing.

they all stood up.