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: Only one today; I've been working on an acrostic poem for my friend's birthday, and it has kind of consumed me...
A/N2: Moegi's in this one, but-- unfortunately-- she's not acting crazy obsessive, or beating anyone to a pulp...
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Competition
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Moegi had always considered herself as being very observant; especially when Konohamaru as involved-- not that she stalked him, or anything.
Konohamaru used to always talk excitedly about how cool his uncle was. When Asuma died, Konohamaru was heartbroken. After a few weeks, when life began to settle down, Moegi started noticing the glimmer of admiration in Konohamaru's eyes whenever he saw Shikamaru. It was subtle at first, his eyes would linger a bit longer as they passed each other on the street. But as time wore on, Konohamaru began following Shikamaru like a lost puppy.
Moegi couldn't help feeling a bit shafted. Before Asuma's death, it was always the three of them: Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon. Now it was Moegi, Udon, and sometimes Konohamaru-- if Shikamaru was busy, or on a mission
As Moegi headed to practice, she saw Konohamaru walking a little ways in front of her. "Hey Konohamaru-kun, race you to the training grounds!" she called, running past him.
She heard Konohamaru begin chasing after her. "You're on!"
She doesn't mind about Shikamaru, though. She likes the competition.
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