AN: I don't own Naruto, fortunately for you, because eventually, it would get scary, in so many ways. Oh, yeah, I had help with this story from my friend, year-of-the-gnat. Yes, that is a weird name, but the story isn't weird (ok, it's as normal as it gets for the title). Anyway…

It was an early spring day in Konoha. The sun was shining brightly, birds were chirping and the flowers were blooming.

Temari was halfway through putting her hair up, when she suddenly smiled at her reflection and pulled out the elastic bands. I'll leave it down, for him, she thought. She grabbed her bag and fan, before leaving her apartment.

Glancing over her shoulder, she grimaced at her current residence. When she moved to Konoha, two years ago, the shabby eyesore of an apartment complex had the only rooms available. It was cheap, but the living conditions… not really worth it. Temari could've guessed that the place was below the health requirements, but she didn't care about that. She was moving in with Shikamaru soon. The two of them had been going steady for about a year, after Shikamaru had finally gotten the nerve to ask her out. She accepted of course, but she was kind of ticked that he took so long. She had only moved to Konoha for him… and to get away from Kankoro, who had grown unbearable, since Gaara hit puberty, or when Kankoro realized it.

Temari shook her head and sighed. If she could've she would've brought Gaara with her, but unfortunately the Kazekage couldn't have vacations. She heaved her fan onto her back and continued down the road to Shikamaru's place.

Little did she know, a blonde and a pink-haired girl spied on her from the trees. Ino lowered her binoculars, as a high-pitched voice interrupted the silence.

"Ino, why are we even here?" Sakura whined. Ino quickly tackled the girl, trying to silence her, screaming 'Shut up, Forehead!' This of course resulted in the two girls falling out of the tree. Temari grabbed her fan as she turned, but she let go of it, as a sweat drop inched down the back of her head.

Ino immediately got up. "I found you, Sakura!" she yelled, a little too loud, obviously gesturing to Sakura that to 'play along'. Sakura cocked her head, a confused expression on her face.

"What's wrong with your eye? One's blinking and the other isn't."-Ino elbowed Sakura-"Ow! Oh, I mean, you found me!" Temari of course knew they were up to no good, but she didn't care. It probably had something to do with the Uchiha kid-Sasuke.

Temari remembered the day he came back well, because it was Shikamaru's eighteenth birthday, which was about two years ago. He arrived at the village gate, where Temari had been at by chance. His clothes were ripped and there were cuts all over him. He collapsed and Temari rushed him to the hospital. After he recovered, he revealed what had happened over the past years. He had killed Orochimaru and was the reason the rest of them didn't have to take care of Itachi on their Akatsuki raid. That was all he told them. They all knew that he was keeping something secret. Something bad had happened to him. He was always shaking and would flinch if anyone raised his or her arm. Sakura took him into her care, disregarding her training from Tsunade and basically everything else. It apparently had a toll on her, being with the sole Uchiha, for so long… she seemed much denser than before and had apparently ceased being a ninja. Currently, she stayed with Sasuke at the Uchiha mansion.

Temari shrugged and continued toward Shikamaru's place. Sakura nor Ino were any threat. Ino made sure Temari was out of earshot, before turning to Sakura.

"You idiot, you almost got us caught!"

"What were we doing, anyway?" Sakura was terribly confused.

"Idiot Forehead! I already told you, we were spying on Temari!"

"But, why?"

"Well, since Sasuke's no good, I've decided I want Shikamaru."

"I thought you said you hated him!"

"That was a long time ago! And I never hated him, he was like one of my best guy friends. It's kind of deeper now that we're older; I know these things. And I don't want that Sand girl to steal him from me."

"What Sand girl?"

"Stupid Forehead! Temari!"

"Oh! That girl who's moving in with Shikamaru!"

"WHAT?!!!" Ino's scream could be heard across Konoha. "How do you know that!?!?!"

"Oh, Shikamaru visited me and Sasuke with some herbs for him"-Ino flinched, she still kind of liked Sasuke-"and told us about it."

"Ok, this calls for desperate measures..."