I have a feeling since Shikamaru is in his puppy love/crush stage, it may be Sakura who gets hit by the feelings gun first. But then again it's possible Shikamaru has at least thought of Sakura in a different light by then? Who knows, it's hard to say this early on.

I do think Ino might like Shikamaru in a 'she wants what she can't have' sort of manner but I don't think Ino's crush on Shikamaru further down the line would be founded in much reality. As you said, they would both want to do different things. Shikamaru does prefer a more lax setting where Ino is more into dancing and having a good time. And soon she'll find someone to keep up in Naruto. XD

Btw reddit gave me another thing to balk at...people claim that Hermione and Ron's arguing was totally harmless and not verbal abuse but instead, more like flirting/foreplay. Urgh. How delusional can some people be??? I'm so baffled.

They NEVER talked beyond life-or-death missions, so I think by spending more time together they find they have shared interests. Shikamaru is encouraged to continue to work hard, and Sakura is encouraged to stop and look at the clouds every now and then. Shit happens. They realize that this feels more RIGHT than they thought.

Well put. Exactly my thoughts.

Flirting and foreplay?... See, once you start reading for pairings rather than development and the interaction, you say dumb shit like that. I NEVER got the impression that their arguments were flirty. Ron could say some hurtful shit and be unapologetic about it for the longest. Hermione didn't hurt anyone that didn't deserve it, like Malfoy's nose.

Someday they'll look back at this scene and laugh. Ino might laugh a little harder. XD "Gosh, you guys were dating and didn't even know it! Haha!" Ino can be so adorable sometimes, I can see her going over to Sakura's house or maybe even Shikamaru's to help them sort of pick out new clothes? I feel like Ino might try to help and weasel out more juicy details in the coming week. What do you think?

Ron could be downright horrible to Hermione. I was in awe of their logic on the matter. They said Hermione would work all the time and Ron would probably be really lazy around the house and that even so, they'd still make it work because they're best friends or some shit like that. Urgh. Hermione and Harry seldom fought, and only when he was under pretty intense stress. I know that's not a clear sign for much but Ron was really dang selfish most of time and I don't see Hermione loving someone like him.

Jesus Ino is such a wingwoman for these two xD but eventually something's going to slip through and she'll be doubting the entire thing. Just a matter of what. As for the juicy details, I think she'd go to Sakura more than Shikamaru, as the latter wasn't really willing to give her more than she needed to know. I think Ino's necessary for the two, but for obvious reasons she'll stick to Sakura more since she has a feminine eye and won't hold much back.

I was young when I read the final book, and not much of a writer as I am now, but the final pairings made me question just what Rowling was thinking. I'd let them believe whatever they want, since it doesn't get in the way of what I believe and what I see. And what I see is, no way in hell did Hermione and Ron make an awesome match.

I still can't wait to see NaruIno and ShikaSaku go on a double date that turns into some epic mission of sorts when Tsunade sends them out before they can even finish dinner or something. They'd be a fearless bunch, that's for sure.

Well if I had to pick between the two canon pairs, I'd probably pick Ron and Hermione. I hate him and them together but at least they had interactions. I can barely remember Ginny at all, much less her doing things with Harry except staring at him from afar. I don't think she planned her romances from the start which is why I think they seem so sudden, I would have been happier if neither of the trio had a specified romance endgame. :/

Yeah... about that... how do Naruto and Sakura not one-shot everything? They're strong enough xD

Ginny just wanted 'The Cock That Lived' lmfao what even was her role besides wanting that wand in her robe? Oh god my puns I am so sorry xDDDD she probably did it on a whim or whatever. I wasn't invested in any romance back then.

I'm not sure eheh. Though they're not that strong, they will be eventually though. I still need to mention her training with Kakashi. He's on a mission atm but maybe she's already started some of it and knows her water affinity?

Urgh I know you'll be working on your story since you posted but now I wanna post for this too. Writing problems...

Ginny was so fucking bland and lifeless. She better fucking die when we get around to HP.

No need to rush it. When he gets back she can approach him about it, which would give Shikamaru enough alone time to continue training with his father. He came a LONG way from merely binding someone in Part 1.

You gotta spread out the replies, or the less favorable option: RP with those people off site that bore you. Oh, the agony!

LMFAO JESUS GEN, SHE DOESN'T NEED TO DIE!... She just needs to be as irrelevant as she always was. Unless Harry's forming a rebellion or they're with the Weasley's, I don't see why Hermione and Harry would really need her to be around in a story. Though Hermione being a little jealous would be cuteeeeee...

I honestly don't know what Shikamru's capable of now. What new tricks does he have up his sleeve?

I knooooow. But talking about it makes me wanna write it. Blame you and your inspiring posts. :/ Maybe I'll get you GoT or this later in the week. If we're doing 1-2 posts a week, this YYH one is already one down. Off-site is slow, like one post a week slow. :/ But I assume it's a busy time for folks with school/work. You're all I got in terms of goodness. <3

YES SHE DOES! Ya know if I wanna make Hermione jealous, I'd use someone less lame than Ginny. >___> I still wanna make her and Ron turn to Voldemort because they're so spineless...

Oh he does uh... he can like... make tendrils appear and they can stab people... and he can throw objects with his shadow now... and he can also uh...um... he can infuse an object like a kunai with chakra, throw it at someone's shadow, and then it makes them freeze in place... you know, really broken shit xD

Hah, inspiring. I don't know about that. GoT can come next. I expect it'll be short given it's just those two dorks talking to one another, and we're not in a smut segment so there's also that. And trust me, this next week is going to be very stressful for me. I'm revisiting a fic I haven't touched in almost two years. Why? Because the people demand it, damn it. xD I got a guest review was that all, "Sooooo... been almost two years. I'm still waiting." lmfao

You could use Cho, but even Cho wasn't that interesting. Don't have those two turn to Voldemort, come on, that's WAY too OOC XD

So do you mean if his shadow captures someone like say what he did to Kin in the exams...he doesn't have to say throw a kunai himself but his shadow can throw it and have it say hit a target? Or would it just hit the shadow and hold it in place? I guess what I'm curious about is if a shadow can act without him actually acting (like woah man) and if a shadow could harm a person?

Aww that's so awesome. I'm working on a new novel concept so I can keep myself occupied in the meantime. :3 YYH is actually pretty short as it is, since it's just her sort of rounding out the night. You mentioned you'd skip to the next day, you still wanna do that or should I? My skip portion wouldn't be much, my post is barely three paragraphs as it is and I just don't want to give you not much to work with but it is a transition post...

No way, they go to Voldemort act as double spies in exchange for their family's safety. Voldemort doesn't give a shit and probably kills them in the end anyway. XD I'm so mean. I didn't mind Cho, she wasn't much but if anything I have a headcanon of her and Ron hitting it off.

Yeah, if he decides to combine the two he can probably do that, but he never did it... but he could. He's fucking BROKEN if he catches you. Shit's absurd. A shadow can act without him physically moving, but he still needs to be in a position to maintain the jutsu. He can probably turn someone into swiss cheese. That make sense?

I can do it unless you want to do it and end with Botan heading for the pool. It's up to me from here. My next YYH post is gonna be fairly big I imagine.

Ron can like... fuck off. I have no attachment to him, nor do I care if he gets married. So if Cho can stop whining about Cedric long enough to hit it off with another guy, by all means, let RonCho happen!

Cause I guess in my mind (like a voodoo doll) he could aim an attack at someone's shadow and hit their head and the same attack would happen to the real person, which would be nuts. :|

I wasn't thinking of taking her all the way to the pool because I wanted to make that lead up a hefty post as you said. I was thinking I'd leave them where they're saying goodbye to Shiori?

Cho and Cedric were so random lol I loved how I heard more about them when he had died. >__> Though I'm guessing when you're like 15 and your bf is killed, it's a pretty tough thing to overcome. I also figured I'd someday be able to flesh out Cho and make her tame Ron's wild side a bit or something. I guess her ending up with Ron as opposed to Harry seemed cute to me and I always hung onto it because I wanted more for Cho and thought they might...somehow balance each other? XD

Ooooh was THAT what you meant? No no no, he can't do that, that's crazy xD

That works too. Go ahead.

I remember very little of Cho other than the fact she was apparently really hot from Harry's perspective. Ron needs someone to keep his dumb ass in line anyway. A Ravenclaw is perfect.

Darn, okay haha.

And okay, I should be done with my post shortly then.

I'd love to do more with Cho, she really was fleeting. Or Luna, Luna and Ron or Luna and Draco would be cool with me. I hate Ron but unlike Ginny, I think he can be redeemed if enough work is done. Even then, I still love making him out to be an asshole because it fits him SO WELL.

Take your time. Might be a week until I get back to you, if at all... god writing this fic is gonna be a pain. It's so hard going from cooperative writing to solo writing. I wanna include so many different perspectives but you typically can only use one, and you have so much POWER.



GASP. I FORGOT LUNA! Luna was cute as fuck. Bet Ron and Luna could have some insane conversations.

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I ship it now.

If ya need any support, just text me. I may not be on here much unless I see posts needing attention (still waiting on my Ninth Doctor guy to post but he seems hella busy atm).

Luna and Ron would be fun. Luna has always yearned for a family and with Ron she gets one. Plus Luna and Ginny seem to get along better than Ginny and Hermione or Hermione and Luna for that matter. Luna's quirks would probably go well with Ron's and they'd laugh about his horrible eating habits and they'd fly over the burrow and watch falling stars and he'd help her carry on his father's paper and finally put in effort into something besides himself. :3

Oh yeah, I remember you finally got your 9th Doctor. Been like two years you've tried finding one xD I'll let you know if I need you to take a look at certain passages.

Hermione seems like a black sheep because she's so intelligent and I never got the impression she enjoys sitting around discussing boys all day. But you know, as we say all this, we both realize... anything is better than what we got.

Yep, wish me luck! They are so fucking fleeting man. I had to jump on that when I saw it. XDXDXD I hope it pans out though, I hate getting my hopes up for my Doctor Who fix...I mean Nine's season aired 12 years ago. I feel so old! And yep, I'm here to encourage you or kick you in ass, whichever is necessary lol

I think it was implied Hermione didn't get along with either Luna or Ginny much. Which is a shame I think. And Luna didn't seem to have many friends either due to her oddities. But yeah what we got was shit and we're left to put broken pieces together. Sucks man.

I wish you luck that you can get one page in. That other asswipe that abandoned you because you wrote a lot is irksome; kinda reminds me of some people that did that to me here. Hope they're doomed to never see a page of their rp's progress. A curse upon thee.

Hm, did Hermione have any girls for friends? Was it really just Ron and Harry???