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: Written because: really, Shikamaru, and Choji? And Ino seems like someone who would comment on plot, characterisation, etc. in real life.
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Book
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"I can't believe them," Ino fumed. "I really can't believe them."
Konohamaru frowned slightly, but Ino didn't seem to notice. "But I thought you wanted them to be friends again?" he asked. He had been accosted, and forced into the Yamanaka flower shop-- a sort of secret base for all of Ino's plotting, Konohamaru decided.
Ino sighed, and gave Konohamaru a pitying look. "Yes, of course I do," she said as if that were obvious. "But that?" she said, banging her head on the table. One of the glass vases jostled; Konohamaru steadied it. (Those are dahlias, a voice in his head said; it sounded suspiciously like Ino.)
"What about it?" Konohamaru asked curiously.
Ino groaned. "There's no drama!" Her arms shot out in exasperation, and Konohamaru again had to steady the vase of dahlias. "Here it is they have a falling out, they fight, ignore each other, even have a screaming match-- and it gets resolved because Shikamaru's too lazy to hold a grudge?" She sighed. "How anticlimactic."
Konohamaru shrugged "It's not like we're in a book, or anything."
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Poor Ino; those boys... Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed this, and I would love to hear what you thought.