Author's Note: I do NOT own Naruto or any of the characters. I just love Shikamaru/Temari. This is my first Naruto fanfic so go easy. But please be completely honest. If I somehow express anyone out of character let me know. However, remember, there is always room for character improvement and development in fanfics! So if any subtle changes, or Massive changes occurr, dun da dah. That's way.

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Troublesome Imposter

Part I

Chapter One: The Meeting

The hidden leaf village was anticipating the event of the decade. A traditional exhibition that only takes place once every ten years. A few candidates from every village was to gather in the hosting village, Konoha, and for four days participate in a Union Ceremony, Festival, and Tournament.

Nara Shikamaru was resting on soft morning grass, looking at the clouds that endlessly changed shape and shade. He thought he saw a bunny chasing a watermelon, a shuriken, even a Shogi and Go board. His stomach rumbled a little and he saw a cloud pizza. Grumbling to himself he decided he was too lazy to get up and eat so he stayed, one hand behind his neck, the other resting on his chest in his Jounin outfit.

At this time, Shikamaru was 16, and it was Summer. The perfect time. No exams, no school, no bossy sensei nagging on him all the time about lack of motivation. It really was a relief that he was free from all that. Free to rest, sleep, and daydream all he wished.

He daydreamed about wild things, why people insisted he talk more just because his IQ level was 40% higher than average. Like talking had to do with that! He just did not rabble on like most people, and that was portrayed as silent, loner. He was more lonely than a loner. He soon got too tired to think and dozed into a dreamless sleep.

"Nara Shikamaru!"

A loud voice made one of his eyes crack open slightly. The voice wasn't threatening, not in the slightest. Irritated, maybe.

"What is it?" Shikamaru drawled out.

A scrawny red-headed boy of 12 walked up to him. Shikamaru recognised him from school. Teko Saninya, was it? "My mission is to deliver this letter to you. I hate missions like these! No fighting and fun! So take it, Shika!"

Shikamaru opened both his eyes and sat up just as a tiny scroll hit him square in the face, then dropped into his lap. "How troublesome. Teko Saninya, have patience. Being a messenger may be a high and mighty job, so do not take it so lightly. Complaining is not going to do you any good, only make it worse for you."

"Whatever, Shika! It's a waste of my time. But at least you got yo letter! See ya!" The red head bounded off and disappeared within a few seconds.

Shaking his head, Shikamaru tried not to let that little boy's impatience and haste bother him. He never was the impatient type. Sometimes in Go games he took an hour to make one move... that only happened when he was playing someone truly a challenge. And of course, doing his strategy pose, he had accidently dozed off to sleep unknowing to his opponent! He always won those games so he felt it not necessary to even play them, unless someone insisted.

Attention back on the letter, Shikamaru opened the yellowish parchment scroll. His eyes widened slightly at the message:

'Nara Shikamaru,

Apparently we are to meet tomorrow at 2:00pm. For the exhibition. Go to the Yemon Cabin. You should know where it is.

Fellow Ninja,

Temari'

"TEMARI." Shikamaru muttered. "EXHIBITION? I totally forgot... Man, what a drag. I was hoping to avoid all that weird 'union' crap. Ino will be there with the flowers and Naruto with the ramen... Can't I just sleep through it all?"

Shikamaru suddenly felt chills through out his whole body. The bad type of chills. He could not trust this letter just yet. He needed to see Tsunade to confirm such a meeting with Temari, a sand village ninja, who was Gaara's side kick no doubt! He yawned and fought the urge to nap again. After several minutes he finally got up and headed towards Tsunade's place, the Hokage's place.

"Lady Tsunade," Shikamaru began after he had been admitted into her room. He handed out the scroll without saying another word, and she took it. Her eyebrows knitted then relaxed, putting it on her desk.

"You forgot about the exhibition, didn't you, Shikamaru?"

Shikamaru tensed as Tsunade caught him. Of course she would! It was written all over his face, his body. "Yes. However my concern lies with whether I should meet Temari tomorrow. Is this kind of meeting usual?"

"Yes... and no." Tsunade answered, putting her hands on her desk.

Shikamaru crossed his arms as he listened.

"It's custom to all meet at the Union Ceremony, at 4:00. Then continue with the dinner, then celebration festival around 7. It lasts until midnight at least. Meetings beforehand... are risky. All the other outland villagers are to arrive around noon, and usually greetings go on about then. They must meet me first, and so on, to ensure our safety."

Shikamaru nodded. "So, if I don't get a telegram saying I shouldn't meet Temari, then I will."

"I don't see why not. She hasn't been a threat to the hidden leaf village as far as I know. A fireball, and good fighter."

'Very good. I outsmarted her in the Chuunin Exams though... that was 5 years ago. She has improved much since then no doubt.' Shikamaru thought.

"I'll be cautious."

"Goodbye, Shikamaru. I want you at the Union Ceremony early, say 3:00, so we can discuss some things."

'Ah, early? What a drag... I had intended to sleep until the very last moment.' "I see, Lady Tsunade. 3:00 it is." He nodded and left.

Walking down the hall back to his little sacred lawn, he brushed back his black hair with a sigh. "This week is going to be tiresome... Tomorrow especially."

The next day Shikamaru was up at 8. He decided to study for a few hours, finally catch up on what the exhibition was really about after ignoring it for practically all his life. He remembered vaguely when he was 6, when his father had left to do participate in the exact same thing, only in the Rain village. Now, kind of like the Chunin Exams, there were going to be 4 candidates from each village coming to the leaf village. And they were to stay for 4 days for all the events. It made him anxious to the bone.

Quarter past eleven Shikamaru finally got something to eat. Eggs and noodles. He suddenly recalled the meeting today. 2:00 the Yemon Cabin. It was on his thoughts as he walked to his backyard and slumped onto the grass, staring at the clouds. He didn't feel like visiting anyone just yet. He was going to be full of everyone's company the next four days... he wanted the next few hours to himself.

'Wow, a praying mantis...' Shikamaru stared at the clouds for what seemed like ages, naming off hundreds of different shapes and scenes until finally he saw one that looked like:

"Temari."

Shikamaru narrowed his eyes. "No that's a compass," he passed off the four round shapes as pointers rather than Temari's ponytails. Annoyed with himself and this game he sat up and heard a clock gong. 2:00

'Oh shit, I'm late.'

Shikamaru literally ran to the Yemon Cabin in 3 minutes. Noticing the silence and vacancy right away he studied the place very carefully for several minutes. Clearing everything of unusualness he entered the cabin and sat on one of the two chairs occupying the dull place. It wasn't one minute later when a tall blond haired girl walked in the door and arms crossed, looked at Shikamaru with a smirk.

"Well, if it isn't the crybaby."

Half asleep, but still aware of his surroundings, Shikamaru observed Temari who just entered. Something was off about her, something he couldn't pin point just yet. His eyes studied her entire body, ignoring the crybaby comment about him. At least that part of her was normal, always smirking and teasing him for God knows what reason. The hard-headed know it all!

He pretended to be asleep, letting his chin drop to his chest. Temari saw this and furrowed her brows.

"Crybaby!" She shouted.

Shikamaru appeared to look startled and he looked at Temari, and yawned. "Oh, didn't see you there."

Temari rolled her eyes and went to sit across from Shikamaru. "Let's just get this meeting overwith."

Just as Temari's hands touched the table that's when Shikamaru noticed what exactly was off about Temari. The nets on her arms... they weren't the right size, they were misshapen. His observant eyes picked even that up. His eyes hovered to the fan peeking out from behind her hair. The white was two shades too dark. And her scent. His nose wiggled in distaste at the cold smoky scent.

"What's the deal, Temari?" He put emphasis in her name, his eyes never leaving the imposter.

"They want us to dance together at the festival tonight. I'm glad you got stuck with me, all those other girls. Hmmph." The sandy blond smirked arrogantly and brushed back her bangs as she rested her feet on the table.

"So there's no room for refusal?" Shikamaru asked, still fully on his guard.

"No, even after two hours of trying to convince-"

The girl's voice was cut off as Shikamaru's mind completely zoned in on one little tiny hole on the bottom of the blond's shoe, sitting only 3 feet from his nose. He sniffed silently and immediately reacted, flipping the table with all his strength as he shot out the window, the glass breaking. The entire cabin was now enveloped in thick green smoke. Sure enough, he had smelled poison!

Shikamaru rolled on the ground, getting a few cuts from the glass on his forearms. He turned to face cabin and saw no sign of the girl now. He was on full alert now, all his senses magnified as he studied the place carefully. He heard a slight disarray to his right and he quickly dodged the quick advance of the girl's huge fan, and he jumped onto the roof of the cabin.

"Quick, I see! Smart for a lazy ass!" The girl stood 20 feet away from him on the grass, one hand holding the fan and on her jutted hip.

Shikamaru didn't like this imposter's chiding, knowing full well it wasn't Temari now.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu!" His hands were already in formation and the shadow reached towards the girl. But her smirk grew and she quickly jumped out of the shadow's range, dodging it several times as it got within 3 inches. Shikamaru released the jutsu after the girl had jumped about 10 times, her back nearly backed against the wall of another neighboring building.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Shikamaru shouted, straightforward and to the point. He wasn't the type to beat around the bush. He also wasn't the type to give himself away so easily. He already had a substitution justu on hand, and he was 20 moves ahead in this fight. This 'Temari' was going to surrender soon.

"I'm Temari, don't you recognise me?" The imposter smirked.

Shikamaru's concentrating frown remained on his face, his hands now in their strategy formation. He was now 22 moves ahead, sensing new weaknesses. This imposter's insistence on pretending to be Temari was irritating to say the least, and completely careless. While she talked, he planned. There was one thing he didn't foresee in his mighty plans. And that was another unexpected, yet expected, arrival.

Shika: *Yawns* "What a boring first chapter."

Tem: "I didn't like it. That girl should at least try acting like me!"

Tem2: *Smirks* "Lazy asses, still in the clouds?"

Tem: *Punch*

Me: "Does the real Temari really punch people?"

Shika/Tem/Tem2: *Shrugs*

Tem2: "Ow..."

Me: *Rolls eyes* "Crybaby imposter."

Tem2: *transfers back to Shika*

Shika/Tem/Me: O-O "Whaaaa?"

Real Shika: *Laughs and smirks* "Naruto you can change back now."

Shika: *transfers back to Naruto*

Naruto: "Ah, Shikamaru, transforming into you actually drained all of my chakra! I felt like sleeping all the time. Being a girl is ten times better."

Me: "It's clear..."

Tem: *transfers to an Akatsuki member*

Everyone: *screams and runs*

Tem: *Sigh* "No fun." *turns to readers* "Review for the next chapter and suscribe!"