She stood on the top of a building looking out over the city. It was relatively small; standing near the back of the city she could see the outer wall. She could see the guards as they stood scanning for trouble. She could feel the tension in the air. They were at war after all. As she stood on the roof, she felt a sudden breeze sweep over her. After a day in the sweltering heat it felt nice to feel the cool breeze. As she looked out over the horizon she could just make out four fast moving blobs. They were small, still a few hours away, but they would be here soon nonetheless. The Leaf delegation, she couldn't help but smile at the thought of who was in that delegation.
-Flashback-
"Temari, the Leaf delegation will be joining us shortly, the war is ending and they would like to enter the talks with the other nations already in agreement on what we will be asking for," said an expressionless Gaara from behind his desk
"You want me to escort them around the village don't you?" said Temari, making more of a statement than asking a question
"Well you do get along with them better than any shinobi in the village, besides you know you like seeing him," Kankuro as he suddenly appeared
-End Flashback-
It wasn't that she didn't want the Leaf delegation in the village, she loved to be able to see them, it was just a complicated time. When the Fourth Great Ninja war began people acted impulsively; it was a time of stress and emotions were running high. She remembered that Gaara signed more marriage certificates in that first week than he did in his five years as Kazekage. Now that the war was finally concluding she was afraid of what the repercussions of those rash decisions would be. As she looked out over the skyline at the quick pace of the blobs she remembered back to the first week of the war…
-Flashback-
Temari was walking down a Leaf village street, she was supposed to be with Shikamaru at all times, but she needed a break, she needed time to think. As she walked down the street she noticed that nobody paid any attention too her. She had always noticed that she fit in at the Leaf. Nobody ever stopped and questioned what she was doing. She noticed that most villagers smiled at her as she walked down the street. In the Sand most people paid no attention to her, they were only outside to take care of their business then they moved on to other things, in the Leaf everyone seemed to dance around each other. She couldn't help but think about the decision that she was going to have to make. As Temari wandered down the street she looked down at the silver band that was on her hand, it may not have been how she wanted to be proposed to, but she had to admit it was memorable.
-End Flashback-
As Temari stood on the roof, she saw the delegation had reached the gates of the village.
"Well I guess this is it, I've made my decision, now I just have to live with it," Temari whispered to herself so quietly that even if someone was around they wouldn't have heard.