Title: Shadow
Author: Simply Kelp
Pairing: not focused on any one ship, but there may be background ones.
Rating: pg
Summary: Shikamaru discovers that he has two shadows now: his own, and Konohamaru. Little vignettes about the evolution of their friendship.
Disclaimer: It doesn't say "Masashi Kishimoto" on my underwear, that must mean that I don't own Naruto... merde.
A/N: I'm sorry that it has taken so dreadfully long to update. I am taking 20 credits-- which, I realise now, was quite stupid of me--, while volunteering at church, and working part time. I've had very little time of late to indulge in writing anything that is not an essay-- though those are quite fun! (especially to see the look on your teacher's face when you hand him an essay written in verse-- 43 stanzas long-- on the American political system; ^_^' )
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Surprise
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Shikamaru didn't like surprises; especially ones involving pesky genin. So when he opened his front door after returning from a rough mission, and nearly bumped into Konohamaru, he was surprised, and more than a little annoyed. "What are you doing at my house?" he demanded, perhaps a bit too harshly.
Konohamaru flashed Shikamaru a roguish grin, and stepped out of his way. "I was talking with Shikaku-sensei," the genin declared matter-of-factly. With a nod, the kid left Shikamaru standing bewildered in the doorway.
Shikamaru frowned. Shikaku-sensei? "Okay. Dad, what are you doing with the pipsqueak?" he called, finally entering the house. His father was in the front room, reading. "And why is he calling you sensei?" he added as an afterthought.
His father shrugged. "I don't know," he said, eyes still fixed on the report in his hands, "kids are troublesome like that."
"I'll say," Shikamaru mumbled as he walked to his bedroom. He was too tired to think about the kid, and right now all he wanted to do was sleep.
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Thank you so very much for reading this! I would love to hear what you thought; and once again, I apologise for the lateness of it!