Disclaim: Don't own Naruto, and I never will.
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Shikaku looked up from his newspaper as he heard the wail of his four-year-old outside in the front yard. He got up and opened the door just as Shikamaru came running down the pathway, tears streaming down his round little face. Shikaku did what any father would do, and knelt down and opened his arms. The kid sobbed into his father's shoulder, while the jonin rubbed his son's back.
"What happened?"
Shikamaru gave a sniffle. "I-Ino threw a rock at me!"
"Where did she get you?"
"Right here." He took a step back and pointed to a fresh bruise on his shin.
"Are you feeling okay kiddo?"
"Yeah dad. But...I think I'm afraid of girls. Is that wimpy?" Shikaku shook his head and ruffled Shikamaru's hair.
"'Course not. I'm scared of 'em too." The younger Nara signaled that he wanted to be picked up, and Shikaku did so. Shikamaru rested his head in the crook of his fathers neck.
"They're evil dad," he whispered. The jonin checked for the presence of his wife before answering, and then he chuckled.
"You are so right."
Father and son walked back into the house, both happy to know that they shared the same views on the female kind.
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I am so, so, so, sososososo, so sorry. I haven't updated this since last year, and I feel awful about it. Here's what happened: I was busy with school. Okay, that was pretty understandable, right? Well then I got writer's block. And then I got inspiration, and then I got lazy. Lazy. And then I started typing again out of guilt. And here we are. I just realized that I used a heck of a lot of 'and's, but oh well.
And here's the story behind this oneshot: Once upon a time, I was typing my other oneshot for this collection (spoiler: it's got Deidara and Kurotsuchi in it) and I went to take a shower. Once in the shower, I got the idea for this and thought, "Hey, I can post this and buy some more time to type the other oneshot!" And thus, this midget-of-a-oneshot was born. I hope it was at least slightly fluffy. And remember: comments, critiques, and suggestions make the fanfiction world go 'round...