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(Y/n)' POV

High school was always a problem. That place came straight out of hell making it the basic reason to never want to be born. It was once of the most hated places a person could go through his life. Yet, here I was enduring it as everyone else did.

I was always told that the memories that I will make here, are going to be my best ones. I was always reminded the fact that I should cherry every moment and live every day to the fullest, but how could I do that when all I face are tests, exams and studying. If this place is leaving me something to remember is a trauma.

-"Tomorrow it's Valentines Day!" Sakura express excited.

And that's exactly the worst part of high school. A day that is suppose to bring happiness to all the couples and make the single ones confess their love to their crushes. Such a stupid day, yet it's the most famous one.

-"I think all of us know that." Ten Ten said as she continued eating her lunch.

-"Not all of us." Ino said as she looked at me making everyone to do the same.

-"Don't start again." I said not in the mood for a fight.

-"You need to confess to him (Y/n)." Sakura told me.

-"Girls don't start. You know that this will never happen." I told them as I took out my headphones.

-"He most like is into you too." Ino told me smirking.

-"You should try." Hinata mumbled shyly.

-"Try? Are you crazy? Maybe you forget about his ex, Temari, and how beautiful she was. She was always wearing pretty girly clothes and acted like it. It's clear that he likes girls like her and I am nothing like it." I told them in an angry and sad tone at the same time.

-"Maybe he was experimenting to see if he liked her." Ten Ten said in a hopeful voice.

-"I don't think so and I am not going to risk it. I am good as I am now." I answered not being bothering to hear more.

I put my headphones on not leaving them space for more talking. Loud music was playing in my ears as I slowly enjoyed my lunch in peace.

I have a crush on Shikamaru for a very long time now, but I haven't told him anything. I mean, how is he going to love me? How is he going to look romantically a girl like me? All the time I wear baggy pants along with oversized hoodies, sport shoes along with a banana bag. There is nothing beautiful or even pretty on me. So I know that I have zero chances  winning his heart or even his interest. I won't do anything and I will let myself have a good friendship with him as we always had.

"My crush being happy with others", hat's what I am going to remember from high school.

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Valentines day came fast and as every year girls and boys were on the clouds with their loved ones. Many had already confessed their love as the rest waited patiently for lunch time, since it was a more relaxed moment for everyone. However, a majority of them were already in a relationship and no one wanted to hide it since couples were all over the place kissing and hugging each other. Disgusting.

-"(Y/n)!" I heard Sakura's voice yelling making me look at her.
-"Let's eat at the roof today."

-"We never eat at the roof." I told her confused at the sudden change.

-"We will today. Come there." she told me and run away not leaving me any time for more words.

That was strange. We never change our spot of eating despite the situation. However, I didn't question it more. The boys usually hang out there so maybe the girls want to pass some time with then due to the day. So I let or slide. After all if I feel uncomfortable I can always get up and leave.

{...}

Time passed fast and it was time for lunch time. The girls left running from the class after the bell rang, not leaving me any time to follow them. They were acting really strange, but I let it slide again. I picked up my lunch and started walking for the roof as Sakura had told me. Soon enough I reached it and opened the door ready to yell at them for leaving me behind. However, I was surprised when I found no one there. The place was empty with no one of my friends being there or another student. It was just me.

-"Hello (Y/n)."

A voice told me making me turn at that direction. My eyes widen surprised when they saw the boy I was supposed to avoid, sitting on the bench beside the roof's entrance.

-"Hello Shikamaru." I told him smiling and trying not to panic.

-"What brings you here? I mean you never eat on the roof." he asked me as he stared at me with a relaxing look in his eyes.

-"The girls wanted to eat here today." I answered with an awkward smile.

That's when it clicked. This was a trap. Sakura changing our usual place, the girls running after the bell rang, the roof being almost empty. They had it all planned. They wanted me to have the perfect chance so I can confess to him.  I will kill them once I found them. They tried to play me dirty and almost achieved it. They are dead.

-"Let's wait together for them then." Shikamaru said as he stopped me from turning around and leaving.

-"Are you sure? I mean you seem to enjoy your time alone." I told him trying to get away from this situation.

-"You are not annoying, so I don't mind."

I tried to hide my surprise as I walked near him. He always found everyone annoying or a trouble. So his words surprised me more than they should. Yet, he could have told them because he wanted some company and I was his only option. Maybe he was playing with me. Maybe it was an hallucination. But at the end it didn't matter, because I was already sitting on the bench with him.

We stayed quiet for a little. Nothing could be heard. My mind was between getting angry or embarrassed and I somehow did both.
Angry with the girls and embarrassed with the fact that I was near Shikamaru, my crush. I tried to hide my situation as I attempted to put my hoodie on and hide my face, but a hand stopped me from doing so.

-"Don't do it." Shikamaru told me as he was holding my hand.
-"You are more beautiful without it."

I couldn't keep myself from not blushing nor looking away from him. I was a blushing hell and he could see all of it. He was just staring in my (e/c) eyes. It was like he was admiring me.

I didn't know what was happening. He was giving me signs. It was like he was telling me how he felt. First that I am not annoying and now this! He is either playing with me or I am having a very good dream. I don't know which one is it, but all that made me want to confess to him. All that made me to finally give him a taste of my feelings. After all, if he doesn't feel the same I will know that I tried, as the girls always told me to do.

-"I love you!"

After that small sentence I and Shikamaru were staring at each other surprised. Our eyes looking at each other's as they tried to talk. We didn't know how or why, but we had ended up talking in unison. We had just told each other how we felt.

-"You love me?" he asked me surprised.

-"You do the same?" I asked him back surprised too.

-"Of course. But how do you do the same?"

-"You are really clever and handsome. How do you do the same?"

-"We match at everything. I wanted someone like you."

-"But I am not beautiful as your exes. I am a tomboy." I told him as my tone changed to a sad one.

-"That's the most beautiful thing about you." he told me as he took my hand in his.
-"You don't need dresses or make-up to be beautiful. You are yourself in those clothes and that's more than enough to make me love you."

I stared amazed in his eyes not believing my ears. He was confessing to me. He was in love with not only my character by, but every part of me. I could see it in his eyes as he could see in mine how I felt.

-"I thought you liked girls in dresses and how they acted girly, like Temari."

-"I never liked her. I only got with her because I wanted to see your reaction. I thought you didn't get jealous when you saw us together, so I let it be. However, the other day I heard you talking about having a crush on me and I got my hopes up." he answered honestly.

-"So this was your plan?"

-"Yes." he admitted.
-"I told the girls to bring you here so I could finally talk to you."

-"It worked pretty well." I said with a giggle.

-"Indeed." he said smiling softly.

After that his hands went on my waist. He brought me close to him making me place my hands on his chest and look deep in eyes. He was doing the same, but the difference was that he was coming closer and closer to my face. And before I knew it we were kissing. Our first kiss. Our first memory to remember. It felt amazing. It felt unique and I was so ready to feel so much more with him.

Seems like high school isn't that bad.

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The end.