Later…

(Inner Misaki pssh, everyone's got one "Awg! Stupid! What is your freaking problem? Finally, someone you don't already know and who doesn't seem to be a complete moron and he seems to like you and YOU have to ruin it! He'll probly want nothing to do with you even if you do ever see him somewhere again!)

" I know!" (ooh, shouldn't be screaming out loud at yourself )

It was the day after Misaki met Shikamaru. She was just taking a walk, to think.

("But then again, we had just met… it was too weird. Inner Misaki: yeah well you don't even know what he was gonna do. Maybe, he was just going to show some different jutsu.")

She was now walking past the part of the park where old men play chess and checkers (or Shougi and Go, whatever). She looked over and almost tripped.

(" No way. Two effing sightings in 2 days? And I've never even seen this kid around in my life!) Shikamaru was sitting alone at a chess table and looking deep in concentration.

(" Well, give it a try. Wouldn't want to give up the opportunity to make a friend…? Inner Misaki: dork…)

Misaki walked right up to the table where Shikamaru sat and said, with as much sweetness as she could muster(A/N: urrg, another stupid word I hafta use…) ,

"Need an opponent?" (there. Simple.)

He looked up, a little startled. (Hm, the girl from yesterday.) " Sure. Are you any good at chess?"

" Er, I have my moments. But, I'm also a really bad loser." (CUE SHIKAMARU: oh uh how troublesome…) " So, do you come and play chess with these geezers a lot, old man?"

" Bah, whatever, let's just play." They each took a few moves and after awhile Misaki noticed Shikamaru's hands. The thumbs and index fingers were pressed together, and it was like his hands were doing the thinking. (" How peculiar. Hmm, but I probly have some strange thinking habits, too," she thought, while biting on her thumb nail A/N: hardy har! The irony! )

The game ended in Misaki's loss. She would've thought her strategy of thinking of moves ahead would do something, but Shikamaru planned moves out way, way ahead.

" So, you won. Pssh, whatever… you're the one who plays here with old men everyday… meh meh.."

"Shithead, " he replied, jokingly of course.

Catching on, she said " Lazy ass."

" Stupid girl."

" Dick face."

" Well," Shikamaru said," You weren't that bad." They both chuckled (A/N: oh, how cute; they're having a moment.) Looking around, they could see it was getting late.

" I'll, um, walk with you til you get near your house, if you want me to." Shikamaru said, not looking at her.

" Sure, if it's no trouble."

" It is, but I'll get over it, " he replied. They started walking down the path out of the park area and onto the road. " So, you like went to the ninja academy, right?"

" Yeah, but I can honestly say that I was uh, um asleep half the time…"

" Yeah, me, too. I was too bored to stay awake."

" Which is probly why, um, we've never met before, 'cause we're both asleep."

They talked like this for awhile (even though they were a little nervous-anxious at first) and found out that they had an astounding amount in common (A/N: well, yeah I'm basing this OC off myself, but, really, it's uncanny how similar I am to Shikamaru…). She stopped when they neared the street her house was on.

" Well, my house is right over there…" she said hesitantly.

" I wasn't bored today, which is weird, for me…" Shikamaru stated.

" I'm glad… And um, I'm sure I'll see you again soon." She paused and debated with herself. ("Oooh, it feels like the right thing to do…") She turned and leaned close to Shikamaru, planting a kiss on the corner of his mouth. He blushed, too embarrassed to react.

" Well, 'bye," she said, as he turned away. ("God damn, I hope that went well…") She started to walk away.

Shikamaru, having had time to collect himself and think, quickly performed the Shadow Bind before she got too far away.

" Uh…um…," she muttered (" I can't move…") Shikamaru turned them around and walked and until he and Misaki were as close as they were that first time. Dropping the Shadow Bind, he leaned in and returned the kiss. They separated and she looked down, smiled, and looked up at him. Then, promptly, she walked away.

( Shikamaru: " God damn, I hope that went well… Stupid girls…")