Bloom Again

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——Bloom again——

"Two heads are better than one"

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"Haruno Sakura, you say?"

"Yes, Nara-sama,"

"Oh please, call me Yoshino, Haruno-san,"

"Then if so, I too insist you call me Sakura, Yoshino-san,"

"My, aren't you just the sweetest thing?"

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Giggles and laughter

That was the first thing Shikamaru had heard when he was rudely awakened.

Shikamaru sighed deeply as he eyed the alarm clock right by his bed.

7:59

His eyebrow twitch. His alarm clock is only a minute away from ringing.  Shaking his head in pure annoyance, he stood up and head over to his washroom to wash up.

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"So, what can I do for you, Sakura-chan?"

Sakura smiled then, "Oh, I'm here to visit Shikamaru-kun, Yoshino-san,"

"Oh, you know my son?"

"Of course! We're in the same class after all."Sakura gushes out excitedly

Yoshino smiles at the 11-year-old girl in front of her. She was glad her son did make a friend even though it was too troublesome for him "Shikamaru is still sleeping, would you like me to leave a message?"

"That is not needed. I felt his chakra earlier. He is awake now."

Yoshino stilled. How did the 11-year-old civilian felt her son's chakra that she herself can barely feel? A sensor perhaps?

"Mom?"Shikamaru's voice called her out of her mind. Yoshino blinks her thoughts away.

"Ah, Shika-kun, I was just talking with your friend, Haruno Sakura. She really is sweet! You need to bring her over to our house more frequently."

Shikamaru paused in his tracks, his eyes immediately dart over to the pinkette standing beside his mother. His eyebrow raises immediately, not knowing what should he say to his mother. He recognises her from his class but they were never close, in fact, they haven't even spoken before, so when the pinkette had literally barged in his house, with the request to meet him, he is astounded. Besides, the girl had gone 'missing' (That's what Naruto label the pinkette's status) for a week now, not attending the Academy.

"Right..."He trailed off unsurely

"Hello, Shika-kun!You're finally awake, huh!" Sakura immediately greeted him, smiling cheerfully as if they were actually friends.

"What a drag," He mutter under his breath

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"So, why are you here for?"

"Mou, Shika-kun, I would have expected you to treat a guest better than this rather than being so blunt, " Sakura pouted and she had to try her best to not laugh at Shikamaru's eye twitch.