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Flashback Ten-Ten POV

I hate crowds. I was walking slowly but he was still behind me. "We're going to be late." I looked at my watch. "Later then we already are." I wasn't in a hurry, and didn't mind being late but he was acting funny. Any idiot could see he was trying to avoid something… It's probably Ino. We made our way throw the crowd; which was hard considering how slow we were moving. He's walking so slow… I looked over my shoulder. Slower then usual.

"Shika" He looked at me for a second then his eyes went back to his feet. He looks… Sad. "Come on." I took his hand and dragged him off to the side.

I knew Ino would be pissed but she'd get over it. We were out of the crowd but I still had no idea where to go. I look at him looking at his feet. They're not that fascinating. I looked up and watched the sky for a while then it me.

"Where dose Chōji live?" He looked to the left so that's the direction I drag him in.

He mumbled "fourth house down". I dragged him down the block and we went behind the fourth house.

"He's not here… He's with Ino and everyone else."

"I know that." We should be there too. I looked around for something but it was just a backyard, like any other. "Ok where is it?" I heard him sigh. Took long enough.

"Where's what?"

"The spot you like to watch clouds from?"

He looked at me like I was crazy for a while then point to the roof. I jumped up there and he followed.

"So… Shika."

"Umm..."

"What's wrong with you?" I mean besides being lazy and weird.

He sighed "Nothing." I just rolled my eyes. Liar.

We sat in silence for what seamed like forever. He kept looking at me then looking any and sighing. I was tempted to poke him in the eye and push off the roof.

"Am I troublesome?" He just looked at me. At least he didn't look away this time. "Be honest. Over all am I troublesome?" He hesitated before shaking his head no. "Do you think I'm a drag?" He shook his head again. "Ok… So you think I stupid."

"What…" He sat up. "I didn't say that." I shrugged.

"Well it's the only thing left." He just kept looking at me. "You don't thing I'm troublesome, so I couldn't make it worse." I laid down and put my hands under my head. "You don't think I'm a drag, so I wouldn't make it any more boring… That would mean you think I'm stupid."

He just kept looking at me. "I don't think you're stupid"

"If you expect me to believe nothings wrong, you must think I'm stupid." He sighed. "You've been acting strange all day." He what to say something then decided against it.

"I don't think you're stupid." I waited for him to say something else. After a while he took the hint. "Sorry."

"Don't be sorry. Just explain."

"Ten-Ten…" He looked back at his feet. "I like you." I sat up and tried to say something but there was nothing to say. I heard him wrong. I tried to talk again but he cut me off. "I don't know why…" He was talking to his feet not me. "I don't know how…" What? "I've tried not to." He looked at me but I still couldn't talk. "Sorry." He was gone before the last few minute could completely register.

A few hour later.

I sat on the roof for a long time. The sun was completely gone and the air was the air was cold. I tried to rethink what just happened. I know I should've said something but… What the hell just happen? The wind blow and caused me to shiver. I decided to go home. I jumped off the roof and came face to face with very fat butterfly.

"Hi Chōji."

"Hay Ten-Ten. I thought you were Shikamaru." He was eating a large bag of chips as always.

"He left… a while ago."

He shoved a hand full of chips in him mouth. "Want some?" I shuck my head. "So. He just left you here."

"Well…" I went to say yes. Then I went to say no. In the end all I could say was, "Pretty much".

He just looked at me. Not again. He shoved more chips into his already full mouth. "See ya, Chōji." I walked away but I didn't get very far.

"He told you didn't he?" I froze. All I could hear was the sound of his crunching. "What did you say?" Nothing… Nothing at all. "You freaked out didn't you?" I shook my head. I heard his footsteps come towards me. "I know him better then any one and he doesn't run away. What happened?"

This time I sighed. "I don't know. I could think of anything to say." I turned to face him.

"So what did you?" He shoved another hand full in his mouth.

"Nothing." I am stupid.

"Nothing?"

"Absolutely nothing." He looked at his bag of chips and closed it. What the hell? Chōji never closed a bag he just ate it. Great I broke him too. He asked why and I just stared the story from the beginning. I didn't know why maybe he could tell me. He didn't say anything just listened when it was all over he opened his bag again. He shoved a hand full of chips in his mouth and said, "I can fix this… " I just watched him. " be at Ichiraku's (the Ramen Bar) at three… You want some?"

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