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: The last line, I think, is just the way Shikamaru would describe Konohamaru.
A/N2: I can't believe it-- 50 chapters!!!
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Troublesome (two)
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Shikamaru, and Choji were lying in the park watching the clouds laze overhead. They had talked earlier, but now they merely sat there enjoying the company. Choji was noisily eating a bag of potato chips. Shikamaru looked at his watch, and closed his eyes. "I wonder where Konohamaru got off to?" he muttered.
"Huh?" Choji asked; he probably had not heard Shikamaru over his chewing, and the crinkling of the bag on his lap.
"Konohamaru; his practice should have been over nearly an hour ago," Shikamaru explained. He opened his eyes, and looked in the direction Konohamaru usually came. "I'll bet Moegi had Ebisu keep them longer." That sounded like something she would do.
Shikamaru felt Choji watching him; he opened his eyes. "Are you guys really... friends?" Choji asked curiously.
Shikamaru shrugged. "Yeah, why not?" He figured that he should be a bit annoyed at Choji for asking, but he was kind of tired, and the idea of fighting with Choji again was really to troublesome to even entertain.
"I don't know," Choji said. He ate a few more chips, and added, "I wasn't sure if maybe it was more troublesome to ignore him than not."
Shikamaru shrugged. "It was-- is. But I don't really mind anymore."
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