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Shikamaru's pov:
As I walk to school i like to look at the clouds, they just get to float by doing nothing, going with the flow. man i wish that was me... but then again, they don't get to see y/n every day. I guess it's a trade-off.
The ground makes a satisfying crunch underneath my feet as I walk and get closer to campus. I see Naruto on the swing, and I wave to him as I step into the school building.
It's our last year at this school, or at least hopefully, Naruto has failed quite a few times, and I would hope I'd pass the graduation exam. I am pretty sure y/n will. She may struggle from time to time with ninjutsu and taijutsu, and I've never seen her do genjutsu, but she always pulls throughwhen it counts, plus she's quite intelligent. I admire her quite a bit for that.
I would be so happy if she were on my squad when we graduate.
I put my hands resting behind my head to support my neck as I walk. School is such a drag. Opening the sliding door to my classroom i see Sasuke standing in the front of the classroom and y/n as well. The room is pretty empty.
"Ah shikamaru, you are early today. We have a seat change for the last bit of the year. I want to move some of the kids who are struggling a bit more to the front so I can help them more easily." Iruka sensei explained as I sauntered over to the chalkboard next to y/n, I don't want to get too up in her space, but I want to be near her. Neither her or sasuke take much notice of me, though I don't really mind if Sasuke notices me or not.
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After what seemed like a bit under ten minutes, some of our other classmates started trickling in, and once everyone had arrived, Iruka sensei began assigning our new seats.
Please let me not be next to someone annoying. That would be such a drag. Just no one loud like Ino, Sakura, Naruto, or Kiba.
"In the back row i will have Hinata, starting on the left side, then Kiba next to her, going right, Shikamaru, and y/n next to Shikamaru."
That seating chart isn't too bad, sure, I'm next to Kiba, but Hinata and y/n are chill.
I sit down next to y/n, and as I'm about to put my head down to sleep like usual, I remember Choji mentioning she isn't a fan of slackers and sit up straight. She looks over to me with my stiffly straight back, and I try not give in to the urge to awkwardly smile. She gives me a perplexed look, then turns back to the front of the classroom.
What a drag, now she thinks I'm a weirdo.
I sigh, and Kiba asks what's up with me.
"Nothing really."
"You sure? You're acting a bit off, pal. Since when do you sit up straight like that? You're the laziest person I kno-"
"Zip it, dog boy. Don't say that here..."
"Why? Do you not think our other classmates didn't know that? I didn't think that bothered you."
"It doesn't."
"If you say so... wait, is this because y/n said she doesn't like slackers? Is that why you keep bringing her up with Choji and Hinata?" Kiba says, mocking me.
"Why would I care what some troublsome girl thinks about me?" I say in an attempt to deflect.
"I already know you are lazy Shikamaru." y/n says, looking at me and Kiba with a look that what she said was simply obvious.
I stare back at her, shrug, and go on with my day as usual.
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On my way home, I start looking at the clouds again; they don't have girls call them lazy, though I am lazy. That's not a bad thing, though, work smarter, not harder, as they say. My mum sees me and asks if I had a rough day. I just mutter it was ok and go to my room to play some puzzles.