Prayer
Dear God, I know I don't pray very often. And I know I haven't exactly been the best kid out there... I'm sorry about kicking Shikamaru when he naps and stealing Chouji's chips when he's hungry. And for flushing Asuma-sensei's cigarettes all those times. For stealing Shikamaru's clothes while he was in the shower once and throwing them out on the lawn.
Alright, maybe not once, maybe it was a few times, but I'm still sorry.
I'm sorry about calling Chouji a fatass and for messing up Shikamaru's Go game while he went to the bathroom. Sorry for hiding Daddy's kunai that one time to stop him from going on a mission just because I didn't want him to miss my birthday. Sorry for blabbing to Lee that Sakura was the one leaving him flowers after she told me not to. I'm really sorry that I didn't follow Shikamaru and Chouji on that stupid mission to drag back Sasuke and they almost died. I'm sorry I didn't do something better to thank Temari for saving Shikamaru's lazy ass. I'm sorry I hugged Chouji too hard when he woke up and hurt him again.
I'm starting to forget what I was praying about in the first place, so let's just say I'm sorry about anything bad I've done, okay? I really am sorry. Really.
So please, please, please make sure Chouji and Shikamaru get me something good for my birthday tomorrow. I was even nice to Shikamaru today. I deserve this just this once, right?
Thank you and amen.
Author's Notes: Challenge was "Write a story in the form of a prayer." There isn't enough stuff out there in which our twelve-year-old ninjas ACT like twelve-year-olds, and so this was born. :) I like it.