Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto which should be pretty obvious.

Rated: T (for some langue later on)

Authors Note: This is the first chapter in one the longest stories I've written. Each chapter is based on a different holiday & shows how Shikamaru & Temari's relationship changes through out the course of 1 year. Some are short & sweet others are funny & torture poor Shikamaru. ;) I am hoping to update this story every week or so please review 'cuz I have the attention span of a goldfish & forget often.

Summary: He remembered every holiday. How relaxed she was on New Years, how beautiful on Valentines, how she threw herself at him on St. Patrick's, how small she felt on Easter, how vulnerable she was on Fathers Day, how sweet she smelt on Independence Day, how troublesome she was on Halloween, & how embarrassed he was on Thanksgiving. He remembered them all especially this one.

NEW YEARS

Shikamaru sighed as he walked down the cold overly crowded street Konoha. The sounds of parties & celebrations filled the air getting seemingly louder every minute creeping closer to midnight. He had just left Kiba's rowdy party or more like blatant displays of any form of debauchery that his friends could think of while drunk. He would have stayed but he had something more pressing to check on.
'She better be there.' He thought as he shoved his hands in pockets to keep them from the cold. Finally arriving at his destination he reached up knocking on the door. After a moment he heard some shuffling from inside as the door cracked open & a blonde head looked out.
"Hey Shikamaru." Came a slightly confused reply as the blonde opened the door.

He had to admit he was slightly taken back when he saw her. She obviously wasn't expecting any form of company. Her hair which was normal up in its pigtail style was down falling lightly on her shoulders something he had never seen on her before. It looked soft & wavy giving an almost innocent look to the very deadly kunoichi. Looking down he saw that she was wearing some baggy black pants that cut off at the knee & a white tank top. He also cursed his mind for noticing that she wasn't at all wearing a bra under the tight tank top giving him a way better view of some of her larger assets.
"Shika?" She asked confused as he stood there in her doorway.
'Say something!' His mind yelled at him as he tried to focus his eyes back up to hers.
"Hi." He said putting a hand behind his head awkwardly. 'Oh yeah that was smooth.'
"Hi….again." She said bouncing slightly awkward causing his eyes to drift down again as her chest moved slightly with each movement.
'Stop noticing those!' He mentally kicked himself tearing his eyes away before she could beat him.
"You uhh want to come in or something?" She asked opening the door enough for him to walk in.
"Yeah sure it's cold." He said walking inside taking off his shoes as she closed the door behind them.
"Yeah I noticed. So why exactly did you come to my house at 10:30 at night on New Years Eve?" She asked cutting straight to the chase, he froze right in the middle of taking off one of his shoes.
'Why did I come? Shit I just had a reason.' He thought his mind quickly thinking up an excuse. "I'm your guide it's my job as much of a drag as it is to make sure you're entertained & after I didn't see you at Kiba's I thought I'd check on you. You know try to do the responsible thing." He said making it sound like biggest drag in the world as he casually continued to take his shoes off.
"Well seeing as I got in a few days ago & have been running around 24/7 I thought I'd take a well deserved night off. You know skip Kiba's legendary party for some movies & cheap champagne." She said as she walked into the kitchen grabbing an empty glass filling it with champagne before grabbing her own.

She handed it to him not bothering to ask if he wanted any or not. He took it from her noticing the light pink blush that spread across her cheeks & her nose. It was obvious that she had a few drinks in her before he came over but she was far from stumbling around drunk she had only had enough to make her slightly more bold. Which she was showing as she stared right back at him as his looked at the blush on her face.
'Boy couldn't be more obvious with staring.' She thought to herself with a laugh as she put one hand on her hip leaning to the side slight. "So are you sure only came here to make sure I was entertained or was there another reason?" She asked looking up at him with her ever present sarcastic grin.

Something about that look made all the muscles in his body tighten & gave his stomach an uneasy feeling. What was it about that look that always seemed to do that?
"It is my job." He said with a shrug taking a drink. She didn't bother replying but turned away with a smirk as she walked into the living room sitting on one side of the couch.
"Hey Crybaby you like movies?" She asked getting comfortable on the couch as she curled up putting her feet out on the couch he shrugged even though he knew she wouldn't see it as he walked over sitting on the opposite side.
"Yeah just make sure it's not something stupid." He said as he sat down getting comfortable on the opposite of the couch.

He had to admit that he was pretty impressed by her choice of movies. It just happened to be one of his favorite movies that he'd seen many times before. But no matter how hard he tried to concentrate he couldn't keep his eyes on the movie as they kept drifting over to the girl sitting next to him. Part way through the movie he moved slightly putting his feet up on the couch making it look like he was trying to get more comfortable when in reality he was trying to get the best angel be able to see her clearer without her noticing. They both sat watching the movie in silence for a while till Temari looked over at the clock.
"Hey Crybaby." She said casually not looking at him as she turned her attention back to the movie.
"What is it Woman?" He asked watching the movie before suddenly holding back the urge to jump as he lightly felt her feet rub up against his.
"Happy New Years." She said as she ran her foot along his lightly he couldn't help but smile.
"Happy New Years to you too." He said copying her motion as they continued to watch the movie their feet resting on top of each other.

There is our first holiday ladies & gents. Please R&R it's very much appreciated & helps make sure I keep the kick in the butt I need to keep updating! :D