Kazumi sighed as she walked around the small shop for a third time and still didn't find Nikki, or the shirt yet. Kazumi hated it when people walk off and leave their friends or someone esle behide. As Kazumi started to make another round around the store, she found something that would be the perfect gift for Shikamaru. she walked over to it and picked it up. It was small book and had an interstanding cover to it, the cover was, a small boy sitting on a bench watching the looked at the title and chuckled a bit.

"The boy who watched the clouds" she said out louder with a chuckle as she flipped through the pages slowly " I wonder who it is by"

Kazumi flipped to the cover page and gasped at the name.

"What! A-Asuma -s-sensei wrote this but how?" Kazumi stumbled, staring down at the name of her deceased sensei name.

Kazumi stood there for several seconds trying to figure out how her dead sensei could have written a a while, she had given up on it, and decided to buy the book for Shikamaru. As she was head to the cashier , she spotted Nikki from the corner of her eyes. Kazumi stopped ,turned and started to walk toward her, very angry, as she approached she noticed someone else with Nikki. The person was tall, a male, and had...dark brown hair pulled up into a ponytail, it was Shikamaru. Kazumi stopped shocked to see Shikamaru out of the house today, then it hit her, she had to hide the gift she had for him in her hand. Kazumi quickly stopped and put the book on a shelf near by, making sure she had hid it well.

"Kazumi, what are you doing?" A voice said.

Kazumi jumped and turned around to bump into green vest, that was on her boyfriend 's face turned bright red as she looked up at Shika, who was staring down at her strangely.

'Aww man I'm so caught' she thought.

" I - uhh was looking so Nikki... when I found this cute..." Kazumi quickly grabbed what ever was on the shelf she just hid the book on and looked at it ".. deer ..statue."

Shika continue to look at her funny, then closed his eyes and sighed. "Troublesome" He said.

Kazumi blushed deeply and looked away putting the deer statue on the shelf. 'Great now he thinks you are crazy' she thought o her self.

"Stupid deer statue" She grumbled.

"Kazumi are you feeling ok? " Nikki said looking at kazumi.

Kazumi looked at her and glared at her. " Im just peachy ,Nikki. Oh and by the way thanks for leaving me alone in this shop. It took me nearly fifiteen minitues to find you."

Nikki blushed alittled and rubbed that back of her neck "Uhh sorry Kazumi"

"Whatever" Kazumi said "Its cool"

Kazumi turned toward Shika who was looking around bored."Shika, what are you doing here ? I thought you were decorting the house for tonight."

Shika grumbled a bit then sighed. " I got bored and ran out of streamers "

Kazumi sighed"I think there are streamers here, why don't you go check?"

"Fine..Fine" He said and he strolled off, mumbling something about troublesome streamers.

Once he was out of sight Kazumi quickly grabbed the book of the shelf and head for the cashier, Nikki followed right behide her.

" Whats that?" Nikki said loudly.

"Shh! You are way too loud." Kazumi said to her.

"Well what is it?" Nikki said softer this time.

"It's Shika's Christmas present. " Kazumi said , smiling happily.

"You got him a book?"

"Yea, so what?" Kazumi sadi to her as she placed down the money for the book on the counter.

"Kazumi, you know he never reads." Nikki said, leaning against the counter.

" Well, he will now" Kazumi said looking down at the book one last time before tonight.