You knock on a door. The Hokage of the Leaf Village told you to stay here. You come from a powerful and large clan that made up a village in itself, but recently, almost all of them were exterminated by another village in a different land. You're the only one left, and the last thing your parents told you was to see the Hokage of the Leaf and explain the situation. You did as told, and waited about a day before being told you'd stay with a family in the Nara Clan. You know of them. They're one of the greatest clans in the Leaf with their shadow-style jutsu.
The door opens and there stands a man with a jagged hairline with his hair plopped into a ponytail on the top of his head, and a pointed beard. All of his features are dark except his skin, which is pale. He nods at you.
"I take it you're Y/n L/n?" You nod and then bow.
"Yes, sir."
"Come on in and I'll show you to your guest bed room. Have you no luggage?"
"No. Everything got destroyed when my clan was annihilated."
"I see. I'm sorry for your loss."
"Don't be."
He brings you inside and there you find a pale, brunette woman. She's quite pretty. You bow to pay your respects.
"Hello. I'm Y/n L/n, the girl whom you said you'd allow to stay here?" She nods.
"I know. Where are all of your belongings?"
"I don't have any. I lost everything I owned with my clan."
"Alright then. Come with me and I'll show you to your room."
She takes you to a room thats almost empty save a bed, a shelf, and a desk. She says to wait and she'll get some bedding for you, to which you thank her. When she brings it back, you insist on making your bed yourself, but it ends up with you two doing it together. Initially you thought they were a young couple who doesn't have any children. But you were wrong, of course.
"I should tell you," she says. "I have a son who's fifteen. Currently he's out on a mission and is supposed to be back in a couple of days." You nod. So he's one year older than you. Good to know. "His name is Shikamaru."
"Okay. Thanks."
"Yeah. He's a little difficult to deal with, so if he gives you a hard time, let me know and I'll pound him." She slams her fist into her palm with a grin, and you just giggle.
"Yes, ma'am. I will be the biggest snitch there is."
"I already like you."
"Thank you."
"Dinner is at 6, okay?"
"I'll help cook."
"No need. I can do it." You shake your head.
"You guys are already doing a lot for me. I'm not good at much, but I can cook decently and am willing to learn new recipes. I can also do household chores as well."
"C'mon kid, you just lost your entire clan, you just take some time to rest and recuperate. Don't worry with chores and just settle in."
"But-"
"You're not arguing with me. You're in my house, and what I say goes, you hear?"
"Yes, ma'am."
When she's gone, you lie down on your back and stare at the ceiling. You wonder what her son is like. You know he's difficult to deal with, but what else? After all, you'll have to live with him and he isn't too far from your age. Hopefully, you two can be friends at least. It might make things more comfortable here.
