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: Is Shikamaru-kun really this brainless? Sorry it's so short, I tried to lengthen it, but the boys were being a pain…
A/N2: I guess I didn't look this over closely; I found a grammatical error!
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Appreciation
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"Anything interesting happen today?" Shikamaru's father asked nonchalantly at dinner that night.
Shikamaru frowned. "Konohamaru-kun challenged me to shogi," he said.
"How'd he do?" His father asked, trying to sound uninterested.
Shikamaru snickered. "Bad." To be honest, Konohamaru had been beyond bad; he had been horrible. He was impatient, and thoughtless. Shikamaru had to constantly explain the messes Konohamaru had gotten himself into.
His father shrugged. "Not entirely unexpected."
Several minutes later, Shikamaru spoke again, "Hey dad."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
His father fixed him with a penetrating stare. "It wasn't my idea."
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Will Shikamaru ever learn? Thanks again for reading these; if you have time, I'd like to hear what you think!