Before I start this FanFiction, it is more than obvious that I am not Masashi Kishimoto, and therefore I am not the owner of these characters. Ahh, not that that's out of the way. Enjoy.
Oh and another thing, if you guys didn't know I'm a really big fan of Naruto mainly ( Shikamaru and Temari ) grew up watching it with my cousin...since they were all boys, what a drag...anyways. I've been writing FanFiction for them and never posted it now I think i am. This acct is mainly for my lion king stories, and it's annoying to make another acct- but tell me what you guys think.
Idk I might just take this down and post it someplace else.
Shikamaru
I waited sitting in a chair at the hospital, I twiddled with my fingers, i was rather impatient- I mean who really likes hospitals? The last time I was here was when Shikadai was born, and that was twelve years ago- but trust me, that was a major pain in my behind, I still have small nightmares thinking about it, whenever I walk passed. Temari and her grip of steal…ha I smiled thinking about my wife, which is the reason why I'm here. I just heard she had returned form her mission earlier this morning. I snuck out of work the office and take her back home-not that Naruto would mind, hell he was the one who told me to come here.
As I looked up from the twiddling fingers, I saw that the sun rays where hitting the right side of the window frame, which means a good time had passed since I've been , I wonder what was taking the nurse so long, I hopeTemari wasn't giving them a heh, she hates hospitals more than me.
"Dad! Dad!" I looked to the doorway where I saw Shikadai running into the hospital. And Shikadai running, I don't need to remind you how he is my son, and he takes the high walking over everything, so him running, was a sight to see. "I…I heard mom is back?!"
"Whoa whoa, where's the fire?" I asked, as my son can over to me, my guess is he must have run all the way here from the academy.
"Haha…well is she here?"
"Yea, she is, they probably are just fixing her up. You know how your mother is." I patted him on the shoulder. I looked towards the hallway with the two double doors. Weird, they did seem to be taking a long time, and not to be a nag, but-I have to get back to work, who knows what mayhem Naruto may be causing, the fool never reads anything fully- he's such a knucklehead, but hey, he is our Hokage, and I'm his right hand man…which really means I fix this messes. Uh what a drag. "Hey? Aren't you suppose to be in class?"
"Yes, but Boruto thought it would be better for me to ditch and come see her." He placed his arms nonchalantly. " And you know how animated Boruto so I had to do it."
"Heh." I laughed at the literal clones of Naruto and I. "Well you might as well take a sit next to your old man then. Get comfortable." I informed him.
Temari
Ugh, my head was killing me, where was I ? As my Vision began to blur less I could tell I was in the hospital and to be more exact. The Hidden Leaf Hospital, thank goodness-trust me, I never thought I hear myself say that. As I tried to force myself to sit-up, a felt a stinging pain in my abdomen and two sturdy hands holding me still.
"Don't get up, your still bleeding."Bleeding? I looked down at my stomach to were the pain was coming from, but everything didn't seem real under those thick white hospital sheets.
"Sakura how long have I been here?"
"You were just brought in by medical ninja this morning." Medical ninja? That can't be good. I looked to her.
"Does Shikamaru know I'm here?"
"Yes, I saw him waiting in the waiting room a few minutes ago. He was pacing back and froth."
"He hates hospitals." I informed her. Thinking of my husband, and more importantly want he is going to say to me. He always tells me to not over work myself, but I'm a ninja. Then after a moment of nothing, Sakura spoke to me.
"Temari as part of the medical ninjas job, I have to ask you, do you remember anything from the mission?"
"Um, i…" suddenly I found my throat started to become dry out of nowhere. And a rush of dizziness come rushing to my head. I…I couldn't speak, I couldn't get my thoughts clear…but I knew exactly what they were, or what I thought they were…what I wanted to say. But as I tried to from words, it all didn't make sense. " I-"
"I know you just woke up, but I ask because I need to see if you have any memory of it."
"I…I don't." I bit my lip in a lie. A habit Shikamaru knows all to well, and since Sakura had no idea this was my lying face, I'm good. "Yea…not a clue, why?"
"Well, when the medical ninja found you, you were under a genjutsu." I clutched my hands together as Sakura was about to rein-from me something I already knew. My heart started to race…at least I think it as, I could hear it pounding though out my body loudly, but instead of going faster it seemed to going slower. " Also…when they found you, your mission gear had been torn almost completely off and-"
"Knock knock, can I come in?" I heard his voice first before I saw him walk though the door. Sakura gave him a look as we walked over to me. "Seems like you went all I see." Shikamaru placed his hands on my cheek and kissed my forehead. I missed his gentle touch, it felt like he wasn't even holding my bruised cheek. "Stubborn women." I rolled my eyes at him.
"Well technically you're not supposed to be back here, I haven't sent for you yet."
"I know, but Shikadai was getting antsy so-"
"Shikadai's here? Isn't he suppose to be in class?! I'm gone for a few days and you let him run wild." I gave my husband a look and he looked back at me with that same stupid lackadaisical smile that I love so much.
"Well that's your son."
"Well you two can discuss the punishment of your son later, Temari I still need you to run some test."
"Really?' Asked Shikamaru "How much nonsense did you get into?" He asked in a simple manner, knowing I would let a couple of cuts and scrapes stop me. So the fact that Sakura still wanted me here to run test, was…different. Shikamaru took my arm in his hand to exam it, like he was some doctor or something. But I quickly snatched it back, so he won't see the top bruises around my shoulders, that I knew were there because I felt them, I still felt him.
"Stop being such a worry wart okay, I'm fine." As I said this I swung my legs around to the side of the bed to get out. "Oh are those for me?" I looked down to see a new pair of clothes for me in Shikamaru hand.
"Yea, I figured you didn't want to be walking home in those hospital gowns." I took the clothes from his hand. "I'll be waiting outside the door if you need me."
"Okay." As he walked out the door, I couldn't help but notice the look on Sakura face. She wasn't pleased to say the least. Great. "What?"
"I didn't give you permission to leave yet Temari, you're still injured."
"I feel fine."
"That's because of all the pain medication I gave you." Well those are the best pain medication i've ever been on. Hell they should have given me this was I was having Shikadai. Instead of that stupid all natural medicine. "Besides we need to know more information about your mission and why it failed."
"Look, I told you I don't remember, and maybe it's because or the genjutsu or something else, but..I can't help you. The mission wasn't successful and that's all I can say…" I froze for a moment, my legs were still wobbly underneath me and I had to pace myself. Damn this medication is strong, I'm really going to hate myself when it wears off.
"Temari-"
"Look, if I remember anything, I'm come to you okay?"
"Alright, but be careful. No large movements, no carrying anything, it's a no brainer but no trainer, okay?"
"You have my word."
Shikamaru
I felt a tap on the back of my knee as I leaned against the door. "I'm ready." She said, I turned around to me Temari hobbling with crutches underneath her.
"Hah, they are giving you crutches?" I teased.
"Yup, get your laughs in now, because the moment you or Shikadai do something stupid, expect one of these to the back of your head." She smiled at me, she toys with me because she love me and sometimes love hurts.
"What a drag" I said, just thinking about the next few days and how they are going to be.
"Oh Shikamaru before you go." I turned to see Sakura " As I told Temari before, I don't want her doing any physical activity."
"Any?" I asked but as soon as I said this Temari elbowed me in the shoulder. "Ouch women…" she knew exactly what kind of physical activity I was asking about. Hey, I'm a man, and my wife's been done for days, I missed her, could you blame me for wanting some loving from my wife. "But I got it, no physical activity. But you might want to run that by her again, at least three more times."
"She already told me she wouldn't be a problem." Yea, well we'll see hoe long that promised is held up. Temari's a busy body and needs to always be doing something.
"Mom!" I looked over my shoulder to see Shikadai running over to Temari, and before I or Sakura could say anything, Temari had already bend down and stopped our son up in a hug.
"Temari!" Sakura scolded , I just stood there and laughed, I knew better.
"Oh…right, sorry." She put Shikadai down "Looks who gotten taller while I've been away."
"You can't grow taller in just five days mom."
"That hair of your has." She chimed, placing a hand on his shoulder. Shikadai smiled.
"I'm glad your back mom, I didn't think I would survive another day with dads cooking." Wait what? He said he liked it, but who am I kidding, I couldn't keep the house half as straight as Temari does. Man I'm glad she's home. Going to work early, then caring for Shikadai and his needs with training and not to mention food, it was a real drag.
"Shikamaru did you try to kill our son?"
"Huh?...Well after eating burgers for three days I figured I try the cooking thing."
"Yea dad, you should just leave that to mom."
"Anyways, you all ready to go?" She nodded to me as a response. And I know if it's because I haven't seen my wife in fives day or whatever, but I could have sworn I catch a glimpse of a mark on the side of her neck, that looked odd to me, like a hickey. Or a bruise that looked just like one. But as I thought about what I think I saw, she was up and standing and the mark was out of sight. Hmp, I'm probably just making things up I my head. "Alright, lets go."
Temari
As we walked home or I should say, was carried home, by Shikamaru who thought I was a damsel in distress. He knows I hate being carried especially when I can walk, and yes it was hard walking with these damn crutches, but I would have figured it out. If I was given the chance, but no I had to be carried by my husband. I could hear Shikadai snickering in the backgrounds at us battering back and froth. These Nara men I tell you.
"Hey Shikadai get the table ready for dinner." Shikamaru said, placing me down as we walked into our home. "Here Temari you need your crutches."
"No, I'm fine." I said standing on two feet.
"Yea, but they gave you these for a reason."
"You know Sakura can over react. I'm telling you I'm fine without them, it's just a little sprain." And that my husband gave up trying to convince me. Placing one hand on his hip and the other behind his head.
"Right, dad you aren't going to cook again, right?" I couldn't help but laugh at this, was his food that bad? I know I ready taught Shikamaru a dish or too, hmm, maybe he needed some more practice before he went out on his own.
"Actually I was, your moms needs a little break." Shikadai gulped down a hard swallow. Right, let me save my son from whatever torture his father had caused him.
"I can cook Shikamaru."
"I'm just following what the doctors orders were."
"How about you help me cook then?"
"Now that I can do. I'll go help Shikadai with the table, do you need me for anything?"
"No, I'm okay. I'm going to run to our room and shower first."
"Gotcha."
I waited for him to leave before I leaned against the wall for support. Okay maybe it was more than just a span ankle? I hobbled to our bedroom and fell onto the bed. I missed these amazing sheets, and mono colored room. I never thought I would see it again…. It took everything with in me to get out of bed, the only reason why I did was because I heard Shikadai telling his father to wait for me to return before he started cooking anything.
As I stood in front of our bathroom sink, I couldn't get myself to look in the mirror as tears ran down my burning red cheeks. Was this the women I had become now? Crying alone in my bathroom? I guess so, I couldn't stand the women and body I saw in the reflection. It wasn't me, she was't me. I felt like I was out of my body the moment I woke up from that genjutsu…hell I felt like I never left it. I was still in it. I had to be, that's why I was feeling this way, right? I turned the shower on and made sure the water was burning hot, maybe then, I could melt away the touch, and smell off my body. But it wouldn't work, I know it won't. The smells ingrained in my head and being , like Shikamaru.
Disrobing , I didn't need to look in the mirror to see how bruised my body was. I could still feel the ache it's in the stomach, like it was a fresh punch, the tenderness of my breast as if his hands were still on there….and the raw feeling between my legs as if he was still tearing into me.I stood there naked and crying. My hands gripping the counter top so tightly my knuckles were turning white. Maybe…maybe losing the feeling in my knuckles would make me lose the feeling everywhere in my body where I prayed to disconnect it from me. Forever. How could I have let this happen? To have been so weak and defenseless that I couldn't carry out a mission? What had happened to the old Temari?
The frist Night
I opened my eyes, I was tied to some poll, and not my bed at home…but I culled have sown yesterday I was back home? And my arms they were tied above my head, with some kind of sturdy rope that had chakra infused with it. What the hell? " Ah, you're awake. I was wondering when I was going to see those pretty eyes of yours." What…no…no it can't be. I looked around myself. All I saw was darkness? Was I inside a cave? A lab? ….hell a box? My naked eyes could barely see a thing, and even still with my eye closed tight, I could still see those black pools for eyes that he had. The seemed to reflect the darkness off of themselves. He was watching me, I know he was I can feel him.
"Where the hell am I?!" There was nothing said back. " What are you afraid to come out a face some little girl?" Which is the last thing I should be saying, but I can't seem scared, not now. As my eyes darted from right to left, still not seeing anything maybe he had left… I then focused my attention to untying hands. If I could just figure a way to-
"No, escaping wouldn't be fun." I felt strong wide hands seize my upper tights and pull me down in one force onto my back. No, I can't let this happen, not again. I kicked and I struggled and all that brought me was a hard punch to the stomach that I felt practically readjust my insides though my mission gear. "I forget you are a fiery one, you Suna women." Me? Please what did he know about me? I was the one sent to spy on this bastard- wait…I felt cold arms slowly crawl up my thigh to the belt of my kimono.
"What…what are you doing?!" He didn't answer my question. " S-stop…I said st-" I felt frozen under his gaze. Why was I so scared…so scared I couldn't even defend myself. Those black eyes put my body and mind in a numbed dazed. I watched as he continued to undress me and he was getting more and more eager as he began to rip away at the rest of my clothing, cutting my soft skin beneath.I was too frozen to even let out a single tear, let alone a cry for help. I…I didn't want this bastard to see me cry…no one has even seen me cry, not even my husband. I'm just not that girl, I don't need to call on anyone for help, I could always handle things myself…so why not now?! I felt him rip my underwear off of me, god dammit, no no no! "NOO!"
I shot up in a deep sweat, my eyes darted around in a panic…where where was I? Was…was he here- where did he go?! Suddenly I heard a mans voice coming down the hallway….it wasn't him.
"Temari?! Temari you okay?!" Shikamaru came running down the hall. He quickly turned on the light, finding me a sweaty mess. "Hey are you alright?" He came over and placed his hands on my shoulders. I was shaking.
"Um..yea I'm fine."
"You sure? You were screaming."
" I uh…I just had a nightmare that's all." I said calming my breathing, as I looked down at my hands Shikamaru was holding them because I was shaking. "But I'm fine…sorry." I pulled my hands towards me and hind them under the covers. " You were probably up still going over work right?" Noticing his night rob, and from the way the light was on in the hallway, I could tell he was leaving his study. " I didn't mean to distract you"
"No you didn't." He Voiced still studying my features….great now that mind of his is going to start thinking something. "Well that must have been some nightmare, you normally don't have those."
"Yea, you're right." I was still looking down at my hands.
"If you don't mind me asking, do you think this was because of your mission?" I froze….what did he know about it? " I only say this because you haven't been on a mission since we had our son, and you know as well as I how stressful a mission can be on a person." Okay, so he wasn't referring to what I think he was. That's a relief. I quickly gave him a reassuring smile gave hims a small punch in the arm.
"Like I said, I just had a nightmare. But speaking about our son, you don't think I woke him up do you?"
"Ha, naw that kid sleeps like a rock. He's fine." Shikamaru placed a hand on my cheek. "You sure you don't want me to stay with you? I can put the paperwork away."
"No, I don't want to be a drag." Using his own phrase against him. I kissed his hand. "Go back to your work."
"Alright boss , I'm heading back to get some more work done, I'm proud of you Temari." He leaned in and gave me a kiss on the lips. I stood still as he did this. I smiled in his face, and waited for him to turn down the corner hall to his study before I wiped the touch of his kiss off my lips and sat in the stillness.
That morning my nightmare was like a thing of the past. Or at least I was trying to make it feel like one. I don't know what happened, why would I even think about…. I don't know, I need to get my head together. Shikamaru should be up and getting Shikadai up and ready for school now, but I haven't heard anything in a while. Knowing Shikamaru he probably fell asleep in Shikadai bed trying to get a few more z's in himself. Hmp, typical but those are my boys for you.
Then I heard foot steps coming down the hallway, good they both are up, that's less work for me now. I stayed focused on getting their lunches ready, Shikamaru had walked into the kitchen, he was in a bit of a rush, he woke up late- I told him to get up, I practically shouted at him. No wonder Shikadai can sleep like a truck, he gets it from his father. I was finished with their lunches and by that time, Shikadai was dragging himself into the kitchen.
"Morning mom…"
"Looks who's finally up." He blinked slowly, rubbing sleep from his eyes.
"Come on Shikadai, we'll both be late if we don't head out soon."
"Okay…"
"Here's you boys lunch." I said leaning over the counter and giving Shikadai his bag.
"Dammit! I forgot something, Shikadai head out I'll be right behind you." Shikamaru Voiced and before I knew it he was right behind me, I froze when I felt his presence loom over me. He was just walking passed to get some paperwork…but that simple movement almost made my knee's weak. What was with me….maybe he didn't noticed, yea I don't think he was paying attention. After a few seconds I gathered myself, and by that time he had come back into the kitchen.
"Here." I said giving him his lunch."
"Thanks Temari." He gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before turning to leave again. " Remember don't do anything that will end you back in the hospital okay, Temari?"
"Oh shut up." I closed the door behind him. Okay, now I'm back home…alone again. While he's at work and Shikadai is at school what should I do now. I guess the only thing I can do is clean up. I walked passed Shikamaru study and peeked inside, there was paperwork everywhere. I guess I should start with his room first. It didn't take me long to organize his paperwork, and yea he'll complain that there's a method to his madness and, but he'll get over it. There is no methods in mess in my house. As I finished stacking his papers, I noticed that my fan at been. Placed to the side of his desk. I didn't know he had it, not that I've been looking for it. I walked over to it slowly, and pick it up to slowly open it. That big gash down the center of my fan was just like I remember it. "Damn fan" a small flashback from our battles played in the back of the head. "Damn fan!" I threw it across the room, and cursed at it.
I don't know what was with me, I felt myself get hit with a wave of emotions I couldn't explain. My fan has always felt one with me, it's like an extended arm or leg. Now it felt like it was completely disconnected from me. I couldn't trust it….it failed me. Suddenly my stomach felt like it was in tight knots and heavy. I hadn't eaten anything since yesterday dinner, but I felt the strongest urge to release anything that might have been in my stomach. I rushed to our room and then the bathroom collapsing in front of the toilet. It took everything with in me to stop myself from throwing up the rest of my stomach. Okay…maybe I do need to go a see Sakura.
Shikamaru
Man something with in me is telling me something is off with Temari. I thought it was just me being an over thing husband but I know that's not the case. She hasn't been acting like herself she's since she's been home. I think it started with her ending her mission early. I know Temari and she has never ended a mission before. I know she gave a signal for back up— at least that is what I've heard. And her calling for backup, another thing my wife does not do. That has me thinking, what kind of mission was this? I heard it was a simple one, a tracking one, which is her specialty. So for her to need back up?
Not only that, but she had a nightmare yesterday and from the state in which I found her, it was a pretty bad one at that. Temari never had a nightmare, the women's not scared of anything, hell if anything I'm scared of her. I mean have you seen her when she's pissed- not a fun time. She brushing everything off, which is how she deals with things, but I can't help but have the feeling she's Reid get something from me…
"Yo, Shikamaru !" I felt a tossed up sheet of paper hit me in the shoulder.
"Hey!" I Voiced annoyed, isn't this a workplace.
"You seem pretty distracted there man." Voiced Naruto, who is really the last person to tell me that I'm distracted, hell that's practically his middle name. But I guess if he's the one who noticed
Then I must have the head really in the clouds then. "What's up?"
"Oh nothing, just stuff."
"I see, Family stuff huh?"
"Huh, what makes you think that?"
"Well anything that has you distracted Shikamaru must be important or serious." I guess that would make sense, I'm not a man to let distraction get to me really. I put my hand in my pocket and played with my lighter. "It's not like you're like me and get distracted easily ha."
"That's for sure."I sat back in the chair in front of Naruto's desk .
"Well at least you wife's back right, now life can go back to normal." Yea, that is one major relief now. I was worried sick while she was gone. " Now I don't have to worry about Shikadai dying."
"Wait, what?"
"Oh yea, he told Boruto and Boruto told Hinata and well…. Haha I was going to send her over to make sure you didn't poison him with your cooking!"
"I'm not that bad…"
"Sure you aren't. I know you mean well buddy! But I've learned that they're just some stuff our wives are just way better at then us- which actually is a lot when you think about it haha."
"Actually Naruto I think I can second that." I took out my lighter to look at it and scratched the back of my head.
"But I could say, your way better than me when it came to Temari and re-enlisting for missions." I raised a brow and looked at the hyper-active knuckled headed Hokage , who as calmed down some.
"Why do you say that."
"Well I guess, being a family of Shinobi , it was easy for us to go out on missions and not even think about it ya know. We'd just leave and be gone for….who knows how long really."
"Yea…I remember the days"
"Now that we all are older and have families now, it's just different. I mean I wouldn't stop Hinata if she wanted to re-enlist and take missions again but…heck, I wouldn't know what to do when I got home. She has an order for everything and always has everything I or the kids my need….I guess you could say I'm being selfish, but I wouldn't want her to go, ya know."
"Yea…" that had me thinking, was a really this good guy open guy Naruto thought I was? "But reminding you, Temari would have re-enlisted whether I said something or not."
"Right, haha she is terrifying ." Naruto then looked at me apologizing " But um..in a good way ya know!"
"Yea, whatever, anyways lets focus on the task on hand here and not my family, I think I'll handle that."
"Whatever you say Shikamaru, but I know how lazy you are."
"Ughhh what a drag…." I said rubbing my forehead, right let me focus on work first before I think more about what could be bothering Temari.