New Friends

"Alright class, it's time to lunch, remember to come back after," said Sensei as the children started to walk out.

"Usagi-chan, come meet my new friend!" said Ami as she pulled her friend to Rei who was with a boy underneath a tree.

The boy had his hair in a ponytail that was spiky. He wore a wore gray short sleeved shirt with his clan symbol on the front and dark brown pants and blue ninja shoes.

"Rei-chan," said Ami, talking to the girl sitting under the tree. "This is my friend I told you about, Usagi-chan."

"Hello! I'm Usagi Tenshi!" said Usagi with a smile as she looked at the two.

"My name is Rei Kumori, and this is my friend Shikamaru Nara," said Rei as she pointed at the boy who seemed to be sleeping. He was laying on his back with his hands behind his head.

"Hi Shikamaru-kun, my name is Ami Sora," said Ami with a smile to the boy. He opened his eyes to look at Ami and just nodded.

"Is it okay if we eat with you two?" asked Usagi.

"Sure," said Shikamaru as he sat up to eat. He opened his lunch box and started eating. The two girls sat down and opened their lunches.

"So, are we all friends now?" asked Rei as she munched on her lunch, she tilted her head to the left, looking like a puppy.

"Yes!" said Usagi with a great big smile as she opened her lunch box to begin eating.

"Okay, just checking," said Rei as she went back to eating.

'What kind of question is that?' thought Ami with a sweat drop.

'What a drag,' thought Shikamaru as he ate.

"Anyway, what do you guys think about the Academy so far?" asked Ami with a smile as she opened her lunch box and began to start eating.

"Boring," said Shikamaru and Rei.

"Exciting," said Usagi.

'Well, we know that Rei and Shikamaru will get along, but I'm not sure about Usagi,' thought Ai with a more pronounced sweat drop.

"What do you think?" asked Rei.

"I think it's interesting," said Ami with a grin.

The children continued to eat and talk to each other with Shikamaru eventually just falling asleep.

"What's going on over there?" asked Rei, causing the other two girls to look where she was pointing.

The noticed a heavier looking boy being picked on by some of the other children. He had brown hair that was spiky, dark colored eyes, and red swirls on his cheek. He wore a green sweater that had a lighter color for its top and dark blue pants with regular ninja sandals.

"Are they picking on him?" asked Rei, with a frown.

"How cruel," said Ami.

"I can go get a Sensei," said Usagi as she moved to get up, only to be stopped by Shikamaru walking past her, shocking the other three as they thought he was asleep.

The girls watched as Shikamaru walked up to the group and talk directly to the boy, he then turned back and walked to the girls, the boy following him.

"This is Choji Akimichi," said Shikamaru as he went back to his place beside Rei and laid down. "Choji, they aren't troublesome."

'What does that mean?' thought the three girls.

"Hi, I'm Choji," said Choji, shyly.

"I'm Usagi Tenshi!" said Usagi, not missing a beat. "I don't know why those boys were picking on you, but you can hang out with us from now on! You're our friends!"

"I'm Ami Sora," said Ami as she smiled Choji, causing his smile to grow at how nice the two girls were being.

"Rei Kumori," said Rei as she patted the spot on the side Shikamaru wasn't on. "Sit, Eat."

"Right!" said Choji with a smile as he sat next to Rei and started to eat.

"Why were they picking on you?" asked Usagi after a few minutes. Choji frowned as the other two girls looked at him. Shikamaru shifted his head toward the direction of his friend.

"They say I'm stupid and that I won't be a good ninja," said Choji as he looked down. "They also said I'm fat and eat too much."

"It shouldn't matter. You're an Akimichi, right? Doesn't your jutsus focus on body mass? Also, not everyone is really smart. I think you're smart for not saying anything back to them," said Rei in a matter of fact voice.

"I agree. They're not worth worrying about," said Shikamaru as he sat up.

"Yeah! Forget them!" said Usagi with a smile.

"Yeah!" said Ami. Choji looked at them in shock and started to tear up.

"Thanks guys," he told them as he wiped his tears away. The other four smiled at him.

"Well, we'll have to go in soon, it's best to start going in now," said Ami as she stood up and grabbed her lunch box.

"What a drag," said Shikamaru as he got up. 'If I get up now, they won't nag at me.'

"Come on Choji-kun, you can sit with me and Shika-kun," said Rei as she got up.

"Right," said Choji with a smile, getting up to fallow the other four.

The five walked together with Usagi and Ami speaking to Choji about random foods while Rei and Shikamaru just looked on with smiles.

When they got into the classroom, Rei sat down in the last row in the middle desk, Shikamaru sat to her right and Choji to his right. Ami sat in front of Rei while Usagi sat in front of Shikamaru.

'Today is a good day,' thought the children with smiles on their faces.

"Alright students! Today we will talk about," started the Sensei as the children began to sit down.

~After School~

"Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow. I have to help my Oba-chan today," said Ami as they walked out of the building.

"Yeah, my Oka-chan wants me to go shopping with her," said Usagi as the group walked to the gate.

"My dad is taking me out to eat," said Choji with a smile.

"Shikamaru, I'm supposed to meet my parents at your house," said Rei as she looked at her lazy friend.

"What a drag," said Shikamaru as he looked up.

The group stopped at the gate and smiled at each other.

"See you guys tomorrow!" said Ami as she took off.

'This has been a great day!' thought Ami as she ran home. She ran the whole way home with a smile on her face.

"Oba-chan! I'm home!" yelled Ami as she walked into the house.

"I'm in the kitchen," yelled Oba-chan.

"Guess what!?" said Ami excitedly as she ran in.

"What?" said Oba-chan with a smile as she washed dishes.

"I made two more new friends today!" said Ami as she happily told her grandmother what had happened as she helped with drying the dishes.

"How rude. Picking on that poor boy. Well, if you want your friends to come over, that would be okay," said Oba-chan as the two finished cleaning.

"Choji is really nice. He talks a lot about food and it's so cool he knows so much about so many different foods. Shikamaru is really smart! He know so much about Shogi and Go. Usagi is the nicest person ever and is always makes everyone smile. Rei is so cool! She is so relaxed and makes you feel safe," said Ami as she helped her Oba-chan clean.

The two continued to clean for the rest of the day, Oba-chan telling Ami stories of when she was a kunoichi.

"You really did that?" asked Ami in awe.

"Yes. Ice is my specialty, and it might be yours as well. We will only know as you train and get stronger," said Oba-chan with a smile as she dusted a vase.

"I know I will be able to do your jutsus! I just have to train!" said Ami excitedly.

"That's right!" said Oba-chan with a laugh. "Want to go practice now? First we can work on chakra control before we can work on anything else."

"Yes!" yelled Ami as she ran to the back yard, her Oba-chan walked after her, laughing all the while. 'Learning chakra control might be hard, but I'm sure I can do it. I want to make Oba-chan proud of me. I need to learn all I can. I want to be able to help people when I'm older. Chakra control is important for Oba-chan's ice justsus. This is one step of many to be the best when it comes to ice jutsus.'

"Are you ready?" asked Oba-chan as she walked out of the house.

"Yes," said Ami with a determined face.

"Good. Lets start."