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He glowered at the girl, and sighed in his normal manner, "How I envy the clouds."

Bending slightly in his knees and waited a mere moment, to judge the actions or reactions the girl might make. Mostly out of habit, his index finger of his right hand twitched above where his kunai pouch would normally be. Correcting that habit, Shikamaru positioned his fingers into the Nara Clan's famous hand-sign, and stretched his shadow out to test her.

"You're not getting me with that Jutsu!" the girl screeched backing up a couple of meters in order to dodge the attack.

Shikamaru was not pleased. If only, the Chuunin Exams hadn't allowed civilians to watch them, he wouldn't had to plan out any further. If there was a chance to take the easy and short way he would have taken it. But unfortunately this girl, knew his signature move. He growled low in his throat out of sheer frustration that he had to work harder. Why was stuff like this always happening to him?

"This is gonna be such a drag," moaned Shikamaru closing his eyes and putting his hands to the strange position he used when he was concentrating hard on something. A couple of moments passed, and he slowly opened them. The girl was completely confused, and he smirked. This was gonna be a piece of cake.

She eyed him carefully, thinking why was her plan failing. She hadn't expected him to be alone which messed up her plans. She hadn't prepared for something like this. Physical fighting? She wasn't good at something like that! Emotional warfare? That she considered her best specialty. But this wasn't going quite how she had expected it to go. Ami was only supposed to simply repeat, what she had done with the boyfriend of Ino's. She still didn't know that guy's name. Ami was still in her earlier disguise, but she was getting a bit nervous.

Shikamaru quietly released his shadow, making sure that it followed along the small crack in the sidewalk. The strange girl seemed to be caught in her own thoughts, and didn't even notice his movements. Shikamaru almost snickered but he kept quiet. This was going a lot simpler than he thought it would, and if she continued to stare into space, his plan wouldn't even have to be used. Obviously, this girl barely knew how a Shinobi's mind worked and this made this fight absolutely boring as can be.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu is a success," Shikamaru stated, breaking Ami out of her thoughts. She stood wide-eyed as she tried to move her body, but she was trapped by his Shadow.

"I can't believe it!" She whined, which caused Shikamaru to wince.

"Believe it!" Shikamaru responded grinning ear from ear, thinking of Naruto as he said the phrase. He just couldn't resist. But there was still something to worry about. How long could his Jutsu last before his chakra was depleted? He wasn't tired but how long would it be before he was? He could only hold her for about a 20 minutes, give or take. He just deeply hoped that Temari would show up soon or who knows what this fangirl would do.

He waited and waited, but no one came. Eventually he was only partially aware on how much time had actually passed. But wise Shikamaru knew it would not be too long before his chakra depleted. His shoulders screamed for mercy, and his neck ached with a biting stiffness that he didn't dare rub in order to ease some of the tension. As the pain throbbed, he felt a need to shift his stance from one side to the other. Shikamaru completed this task, but he winced as a sharp twinge traveled down his spine with an uneasy tingling sensation.

When he caught hold of a familiar sight coming his way, Shikamaru sighed with utter relief, but to make sure he kept a tight hold on his captive.

"You can't seem to get out of 'troubling' situations can you?" the calm and smooth voice taunted with slight smirk. " I didn't know you were back, but I'm so glad you are, Neji," Shikamaru greeted glancing at the dark-haired and pale eyed, Byukagun user.

"I completed my mission earlier than expected," the Jounin replied tilting his head slightly to stare at the strange girl that was bothering Shikamaru in some way. By the way Shikamaru was looking at him, Neji knew he wanted his help on getting rid of her. Shikamaru let go when Neji gave a responding short subtle nod to the unspoken question.

"You better leave," Neji stated cold yet sharply. It raised the back of Ami's neck hairs, and with a swiftness, she ran off with fear on her face. Everyone knew who Neji was, and knew that no one intelligent enough would mess with a Hyuuga.

Pale lavender eyes watched with a certain degree of understanding and perception. Something had happened and with the looks of things, it involved Shikamaru, "What is it?"

"I've got fangirls. Do you have anyway of getting rid of them? The only other way I can think of is finding someone else to take them but it's not as easy as it sounds," Shikamaru explained, "And the only one guarding me is elsewhere at the moment."

"Basically, you want a temporary guard until they get back, am I correct?"

"Yeah," Shikamaru added sheepishly, glancing back at the Byukagun user. No wonder Hinata was always skittish around him in the beginning. Neji had a uncanny way of knowing things without anyone telling him. He didn't waste moments; always gaining information even with the tiniest of details. Did Neji even have any weaknesses? He shrugged and Neji started walking off with Shikamaru hurrying to catch up.

"Wait! Are you gonna help or not?"

"I have to find TenTen. She told me to meet her at the training grounds after I found out what was going on over here," Neji informed him coolly, " You should be safe, if you follow. And later you can find your guardian."

"Sometimes I wonder why I even bother asking," Shikamaru murmured softly, hoping it wouldn't be too long before Temari came looking for him.

Sorry it took a little longer than expected.