Hey guys. School has started so it's hard for me to update. This is not my best but I swear the good part is coming up. Bear with me?

CHAPTER 2

Troublesome. I hate first day of school. Honestly, being in the spotlight in a room full of unknown faces is something I do not enjoy. My dad tells me I should be either excited or nervous. I think it's just a drag and I bet he knows that deep down too. We are father and son after all.

I had moved into my dorm last night and Chouji introduced me to a couple of guys around the place; a hyper blonde boy named Naruto, a mature boy named Neji, an energetic boy with bushy eyebrows named Lee and a silent guy named Sasuke.

After putting on my uniform, I looked around my dorm. Everyone was still snoring. I wish I could be like them. However, even though I wanted to sleep, my body betrayed my mind and urges me to get up very early in the morning; it is a troublesome habit I have picked up thanks to my mother.

I checked my watch and realized that it was quite late and I simply wondered if the guys in the dorm knew what time it was. What a drag; I had to wake them up. I started with Chouji.

The guy had drool coming out of his mouth. I nudged him in the ribs with my pen. He moaned and buried himself under his blankets. I sighed; this was such a drag. I pulled the blankets off of him. He whimpered and looked at me with half-opened eyes.

"Why'd you do that Shikamaru?" he asked sleepily.

"Have you checked the time, big guy?" I said simply.

He glanced at the clock on the wall behind me and my plan was a success. Chouji screamed (not in the girly way) and woke up the whole dorm and soon everyone was rushing to the bathroom. I told Chouji I'd see him in class and I left for the school building.

The students were already heading for their classes. I had already gotten my class schedule and books ready. Plus, Chouji had shown me around so I had no trouble finding my classroom. I took out my books for first period from my locker; I had Geography first. I waited outside the classroom so that the teacher could assign me to my seat.

Soon everyone entered the class and sat down at their seats. Chouji patted my shoulder and went in. I simply nodded at him and waited for the teacher's arrival. A man with brown hair tied in a spiky ponytail like my own, black eyes and a scar along his nose smiled at him.

"You must be Shikaku-san's son," he said. "I'm your homeroom teacher, Umino Iruka. Please come in."

I gave a curt bow and followed him inside. Iruka called out to the class for attention, "Class, we have a new student today. Please introduce yourself."

Troublesome; this is what I hate about first day at a new school.

"I'm Nara Shikamaru," I said to the class. "That's all you need to know."

Iruka looked amused, "What about your likes and dislikes."

"I like stuff and I dislike stuff." I muttered. The class snickered.

Iruka gave a laugh, "Okay then. You will sit next to Akimichi Chouji. Class, I want you to make Shikamaru feel welcome alright?"

"Yes sensei!" the class replied.

I sat next to Chouji who smiled at me. He offered me some chips from under the desk and I smirked as I took one. When Iruka wasn't looking, I popped it into my mouth. Chouji snickered and did the same.

I had already studied the chapter Iruka was teaching in my previous school so I didn't really focus on what he was teaching. I looked around the class and saw Naruto doing some other subject's homework, Sasuke staring off into space, Neji writing some notes and Lee trying to beat Neji at writing notes.

The girls in the class seem to be paying attention where as some were doodling, staring at guys and whispering to each other. A girl with long platinum blonde hair, tied in a high ponytail, bent down to pick up a pencil. She then turned her head and our eyes met. She had pale baby blue eyes which stared at my own black ones.

She then smiled and gave a small nod of greeting before straightening up back in her seat and returning to focusing on Iruka's lesson. I wasn't checking her out. But she seemed quite friendly and yet, she somehow emitted this aura just like my mom. And I've learnt that women with such aura aren't supposed to be messed with.

After the lesson ended, I headed for my next class; Math. As I picked up my books and headed for my locker. I had just finished putting in my geography notebook and pulled out my math books when Chouji came up to me.

"Hey Shikamaru," he said to me. "What do you have next?"

"Math with Kakashi," I replied. "What about you?"

Chouji sighed, "I have English with Kurenai-sensei. Wait, I know someone who has the same class as you."

He then looked around and his face brightened up when he saw the person he was looking for. I followed his gaze and saw the blonde haired girl from before. Chouji waved at her and she smiled as she came over.

She leaned over and kissed Chouji on the cheek, "Hey there Chouji."

Chouji blushed and sheepishly scratched his cheek, "Hi Ino. Shikamaru, this is my girlfriend, Yamanaka Ino."

I couldn't stop my eyes from widening when Chouji said this girl was his girlfriend. I know it didn't sound nice but she seemed way out of Chouji's league.

"Nice to meet you." The girl, Ino, said cheerfully.

"Yeah," I said slowly. "You too."

Ino grinned, "Chouji, you didn't tell him about us sooner did you?"

Chouji blushed deeper, "Well Ino you have the same class as Shikamaru. Can you go with him?"

Ino laughed, "Sure Chouji. Come on, Shikamaru."

I followed the bouncy blonde to Math class. The teacher was shockingly late and if it weren't for Ino, who said I could sit next to her since she sat alone, I would have had to stand the whole period.

"Kakashi-sensei is always late," Ino said to me. "Don't worry about it."

I nodded, "Thanks."

Ino placed her hands on the desk, "So . . . how do you like this school so far?"

"It's good," I replied. "It's troublesome too but aren't all schools like that?"

Ino giggled, "True that."

"Chouji's a really good friend," I told her. "I've only got to know him over the weekend and he's already a really close buddy of mine."

Ino smiled and nodded, "Chouji may seem big and tough but he's really a big softie. He is really kind and wouldn't even hurt a fly much less a person."

I smirked, "And that's why you go out with him?"

Ino shook her head, "It's not that! Well it is. Actually we are childhood friends and back then, Chouji used to be bullied by everyone and I sort of saved him from trouble. He really liked me and so he asked me out once and I just couldn't say no."

I understood that. They had known each other since a very young age. But for some reason, I felt like Ino didn't like Chouji back the same way and was just dating him for the sake of not hurting Chouji. That was stupid since it would hurt both of them in the end. Troublesome; I shouldn't poke around in other's business.

At the last twenty minutes of the class, a man with spiky silver hair wearing a mask and headband, revealing one of his coal black eyes, came into the class reading an orange book which I recognized. I groaned silently; were teachers allowed to read porn in class.

"YOU'RE LATE!" The whole class yelled.

"I'm sorry; I got lost on the road of life . . . again." he replied sheepishly.

Ino rolled her eyes and leaned towards me to whisper, "That's always his excuse for reading porn!"

"I believe we have a new student," said Kakashi, ignoring the rest of the class. "Where are you?" He looked up from his book and looked around the class.

I stood up from my seat, "That's me; I'm Nara Shikamaru."

Kakashi's visible eye crinkled, indicating that he was smiling at me, Welcome. Now then, you may continue to sit next to Miss Yamanaka."

I nodded and sat back down. Since there wasn't much time for teaching, Kakashi gave the class a free period as long as we didn't make noise. But apparently, no one listened to that order and Kakashi didn't seem bothered; he continued to read his dirty book.

What a drag.

Well I'm sorry again. I will update soon and I will try to make my chapters longer. Review please!