Being outted against your will in a small town can lead to some harsh realities. But sometimes great and amazing things can come out of the bad if you're lucky enough. AU - High School. WARNINGS are listed inside - check them before you read! From the A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Series. Not related to the others.

For someone who had never had a family to call his own, the chance to get one could be the scariest thing in the world. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words series, not connected to the others.

"Besides," the girl continued, tugging at her dress as a child does when their attention begins to wane, "you're both my parents and when parents love each other shouldn't they be married?"

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Series, inspired by recent weather in America. A sudden cold snap had descended upon the Continent and Shikamaru was COLD.

It had started out perfectly normal day. Torment a few first years and Gryffindors, receive expensive trinkets from his mother, and outclass Potter and the Weasel in potions. Leave it to the Gryffindor Dream Team to ruin his favorite class for him. D/H

Losing a teacher is hard, but you have to keep going. But...occasionally...you have a day worse than all the others. APiWaTW series, unrelated. Not heavy on romance.

Their friendship had never made sense. Even Iruka, the one teacher who encouraged their being friends couldn't understand it. But it finally clicked on day. Because it wasn't friendship, but something more. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Series. Unrelated.

Aburames follow logic above all else. Naruto Uzumaki defied all logic. What was Shino Aburame to do when he saw his classmate in trouble? Shino/Naruto friendship. Shino/Shibi family.

Naruto had just needed a place to crash for the night. Shikamaru let him sleep on the floor. It was safe to say that neither of them ever thought any of that would lead to where they were now.

Tsume Inuzuka was a hell of a ninja, but she was also a mother. And what's a mother to do when she sees a sick child on the street. Not like my other Naruto one-shots!

After announcing that they were having an Engagement Party, Ino and Sakura were convinced that the lovebirds needed to take up the latest fashion coming from Suna: couple clothing. Naruto had a different idea. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Series. Not related to other stories.

In which Naruto comments that, "Nara men have pheromones that attract scary women." And Shikamaru thinks back over his life and decides he might be right...but is it just girls? Maybe it's more of a blonde thing... Next in the A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Series. Unrelated to previous stories.

When Naruto doesn't show up for a meeting, Shikamaru decides to track him down only to find the man was quite sick. Some spoilers for manga. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Series, unrelated to others.