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 wrote this one first out of these, but figured it would go best last. Hope I can get more out fairly soon!
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Smell
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As Konohamaru wandered the streets that evening, looking for Shikamaru, he smelled for smoke.
Asuma always smelled like smoke. Konohamaru never particularly liked the smell; but he liked Uncle Asuma, so he put up with it. He wondered how Asuma could be such a successful shinobi; Konohmamaru could always smell his uncle approaching. Wouldn't enemy shinobi be able to also?
Shikamaru always smelled like smoke too. Konohamaru sometimes wondered if that was part of the reason he was so drawn to him. In the beginning, he liked the smell because it reminded him of Asuma; now he liked it because it reminded him of Shikamaru.
"Hey." Konohamaru jumped. The voice sounded like Shikamaru, but he couldn't smell the smoke. He turned around. Shikamaru was looking at him with his eyebrows raised.
Konohamaru smiled nervously. "Hi," he said. "You're, uh, not smoking."
Shikamaru shrugged, coughing. "I never liked it anyways." He smiled. "Besides, there are better ways to remember him."
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Aw, Konohamaru's nagging makes a difference... Thanks for reading all these; I hope they were worth the wait! I would like to hear from you!
Question: do we know anything about Konohamaru's parents? I've watched all the anime, and read most of the manga, but I don't recall hearing anything about them; are they still alive? I'm thinking about including something on them next, but I don't want to do something uncanon if there is a canon for them. Thanks again.