Disclaimer: If I had created Naruto, I would have given him a tail

Disclaimer: If I had created Naruto, I would have given him a tail.

Wahoo! I love the Shikamaru and Temari pairing. If I didn't I probably wouldn't write one, right? Anyways, my buddy wrote a Shikamaru story, (Flight of the Shadow-look it up, it's great!) and she really wanted to put Temari in it. Yet, alas she didn't get to. So I wrote this one in honor of her and that poor bumblebee. (It's traumatized for life.) Enjoy!


Shikamaru glared. Well, it wasn't really a glare. He was to lazy to put any real emotion into it. What was she doing here? This was his field, his getaway. Theplace he went to escape it all. Just because there were no clouds today didn't mean he wanted company. "Ah, so troublesome."

The girl walked up to where he was laying. A slight blush colored her cheeks, and her hand were held behind her back. Shikamaru was shocked into paying attention. Temari did NOT blush. "H-hey Shikamaru," Crap, now she was stuttering.

Shikamaru let his eyes flutter close. "Hey," Temari shifted from one foot to the other. "Well, my brothers and I are going back to the sand tomorrow. I… I was wondering if… I could… maybe," Shikamaru wondered briefly if Temari was Hinata in disguise. "… spend the day… with you."

The breath hitched in Shikamaru's throat. He nodded weakly. Had she just asked what he thought she just asked? Temari sat down beside him, and he let a lazy smile sneak its way onto his lips. He could feel sleep beckoning him.

He reached a hand up and pulled Temari out of her sitting position and down into his arms. She was tensed for a moment, but eventually relaxed against his chest. He buried his face into her hair and inhaled her sweet scent. Shikamaru changed his mind. Maybe he did want company.


I love Shikamaru! Now he gets to be lazy with Temari!