Disclaimer *DON'T OWN NARUTO*

Ok so she was nervous, and maybe scared… there was a good chance that she didn't want to do this at all. She couldn't really breathe or believe what was happening. It's been two years since Sakura was with Shikamaru and about three days ago, he finally told his family and Nara Clan that they were together. So now they were off to his Clan's meeting house to see what they all had to say about this. Why Shikamaru hadn't told his family about them being together until now, well, let's just say that Sakura convinced him to; since they had gotten into a fight and Sakura had gotten the wrong impression as to why Shikamaru would do such a thing. Shikamaru couldn't ever lose her, especially over a misconception.

-Flashback-

(Its about five days before Sakura and Shikamaru go to the Nara Clan meeting)

Everyone was at the bar drinking and dancing after a winning battle against Akatsuki. Team seven and team ten were sitting at a table chatting and eating to their hearts desires over the success of the battle. (In order around the booth/table left to right: Kakashi, Yamamoto, Naruto, Sasuke, Sai, Choji, Shikamaru, and Sakura-it helps out with understanding the story ok? Trust me ;) anyway…)

They were talking and talking until it came to personal-ish questions about each other. First they were wondering about the friendship between Naruto and Sasuke (which caused faint blushes from both of them) and then it was onto what was underneath Kakashi's mask. Finally it came to personal relationships. Sakura's and Shikamaru's was first on everyone's list of endless questions. Of course even they knew never to talk about their sex life considering if Sakura didn't kill them, Shikamaru definitely would. So they all pondered and pondered considering they thought that the sex would be the most interesting and juicy details about a person's relation ship until Naruto came up with a question.

"Hey Shikamaru, I got one I got one! Ok…lets see….Oh ya! How did your parents deal with Sakura being your girlfriend and all? Cause is your clan like Hyugas where its supposed to be only them and blah blah blah?" Naruto had been drinking just a tad bit before the conversations.

"Ya Shikamaru, what happened!" (Everyone)

"Well no Naruto it isn't exactly like that I suppose…I mean I guess my clan is supposed to approve of whoever it is I choose, but its nothing too major or whatever."

"Oh well that's not very interesting then now is it?" chipped in Sai.

"Ya I guess, but you didn't really answer Naruto's question Shikamaru" Sasuke dralled in.

"Oh…well…I mean…ummm…" everyone was staring at him now curious as to why he was stalling "well you see, I didn't exactly tell them Sakura was my girlfriend….or at all….he he he" (sweat drop)

"WHAT!" Everyone at the table yelled. But you guys have been dating for almost two years! What do you mean you never told them!

"Well its not that simple ok! It's a rather difficult subject to explain!" Shikamaru was trying very hard not to seem like the bad guy at the moment, but his attempts were failing miserably.

"But…" The table went dead silent when Sakura began to speak because they completely forgot about what Sakura's reaction to all of this would be.

"But…you told me that you told them, Shikamaru….why would you lie to me?" Sakura looked at Shikamaru with hurt eyes. She slowly got up from the table and headed out and away from the bar. To where, no one had the slightest clue. Shikamaru, looked dumbfounded at the moment, unable to think of what to do or say.

"Shikamaru, are you alright?" Choji tapped him on the shoulder. "Look man you have to go and explain to her your reasoning or you might just lose her. Go on! Before you can't find her ok? Hurry the hell up and get out of the bar!" Choji had to lift him out of his seat and stretch his arm dropping Shikamaru off in front of the door. Shikamaru gave one look back at Choji before running out.

"Why would Shikamaru not tell Sakura?" Naruto piped in "It's not that big of a deal is it? If he's dating Sakura I mean"

"Look it's a long and complicated story ok Naruto" Choji was kinda mad at Naruto since he was the one that brought up the conversation anyway; of course it wasn't all his fault since they all chipped in to their curiosity of Shikamaru's and Sakura's life.

"Well we got time for nothing else don't we" Kakashi lead in "so start telling the story Choji, neh?"