I sighed inwardly. At this rate I was never going to make it to the academy on time. I might as well skip. I yawned and searched for a place to sleep without being disturbed. I woke up late this morning because I stayed up late last night, which is how I got into this predicament. 'Ah, a secluded hill! How oddly random yet convenient!' I made my way up to the top of the hill. It was a beautiful scenery, with rolling waves of grass and flowers and a clear view of the cloudy sky. It was like a utopia. I took a moment to take in the scenery before laying down in the grass. Even though I was a ninja, I always wore a kimono, to make myself seem like an innocent ordinary girl. I crossed my legs just in case someone happened to pass by. I put my hands behind my head and closed my eye. I heard soft footsteps behind me, but I assumed it was just a passerby.
“Hey. This is my spot.” I lazily opened my eye. There, standing above me, was a boy my age with both of his ears pierced and his semi-long hair pulled into a slightly messy ponytail. I blushed slightly and noticed he was wearing an open jacket with mesh armour underneath. I hastily closed my eye to make my blush stop spreading.
“I don't see your name on it,” I replied.
“What a drag...” he muttered. I smirked slightly. “Do you even know my name?”
“No, but to be honest, I don't care. There's no name here so I may lie here as I please. Anyways, you're wearing the clothes of a ninja, and you look about my age; shouldn't you be at the academy?” I opened my eye again as he lay down beside me.
“I'm skipping,” he answered. I mused.
“Why? It can't be all that bad.”
“It's too troublesome to go to class. I already know it all so what's the point.”
“You know it all?” I wasn't really surprised as I knew a few people who could pull off A's without going to class, and I didn't really care much about why he knew everything already, but for some reason I enjoyed hearing his voice.
“I'm from the Nara clan.” I recognized the name instantly. Those from the Nara clan tended to be known for being lazy geniuses.
“Ah, souka*.” We lay in silence for a while.
“What clan are you from?” I didn't respond for a moment; I was shocked someone from the Nara clan was taking interest in something, much less a person.
“Nekozawa, the feline counterparts to the Inuzukas.”
“I've heard of them. Instead of a canine companion they have a feline companion and instead of canine senses they have feline senses. Also, they don't have markings but cat ears and a tail. They learn a special jutsu at a young age that keeps these features hidden. Because of evolution, the Nekozawas have developed a higher level of chakra than the Inuzukas.”
“.....For someone who's too lazy to go to class, you sure are informed.”
“My name's Shikamaru.” I looked over at him. I wondered why he was talking to me; I assumed one so lazy as him wouldn't bother to care about a random girl who happened to sit on “his hill”.
