Part 1: Green with Envy?

"Isn't there anywhere where I can sleep in peace?" Shikamaru said in a frustrated tone as he looked down from the tree he was sleeping in, to see who was talking so loudly.

"Hey man are really sure you want to go through with this? A sand ninja said to what looked to be a group of sand ninja

Sand ninja? I guess these guys must of came here with Temari. Shikamaru thought to himself as he continued to ease drop on their conversation.

"Oh man, you are so going to get beat-up! I mean out of all the girls you could have why her? Another sand ninja said outloud

"Enough! I'm going to ask Temari out on a date and thats final!" Said a blonde sand ninja who looked to be the leader of the group

This guy ask Temari out? HA! As if she would ever say yes, this guy looks like a total tool. Shikamaru thought to himself as he stared down to get a closer look at the guy.

The sand ninja, had bleached blonde hair though mostly covered by the sand village ninja headband. and wore on of those smirks and Shikamaru could just tell he was one of those guys who thought he was better than everyone else. Shikamaru's thoughts were then broken as he say Temari approach the group of ninja. He hadn't seen her in a while, but he couldn't help but grin when he saw her.

She wore her same hairstyle as well as that same he look that let people know that she was anything but one of those helpless girls who couldn't handle themselves. Though he could tell that she had gotten taller, and this time she was dressed in a dark purple kimono outlined in red though her fan still strung across her back.

Temari's POV

"Uh hey Temari" Temari heard Yuki say to her in his normal bold voice but this time something was different in his voice.

Oh great. Not another one. Temari thought to herself as she stood in front of the sand ninja. Why did these types of guys always want to date her? She already knew there type. The type of guy that had to try to say that he has been with all of the 'Hard to get girls'. They were always cocky,immature, and so much more.

There was only one ninja that she found to be different, but that didn't matter anymore.

"Yes, Yuki?" Temari said trying not to let her annoyance slip through her voice.

"So, I figured that all of this work gets tiring after a while. So How about you and me go out to eat tonight?" He said looking at her with a sly look.

All of a sudden before she could answer, she saw someone walk out from the trees. Her heart starting picking up when she realized that, that person with his hands in his pockets looking dead at her was Shikamaru.

Temari couldn't help but look at him. He looked much older than she had remembered, definitely taller though his same hair style. He had his same normal hand in pocket stance and that same stupid bored look on his face which sometimes really pissed her off. His ninja gear outfit did change, he wore a flak jacket with black long sleeved shirt paired with matching pants and sandals. His ninja headband though on the same place on his arm when she had last saw him was this time seemed to be sewn into his shirt, revealing only the metal part.

"Didn't anyone tell you it's not polite to ease drop on people?" She said looking right past Yuki at Him

"Last time I checked there is a difference between ease dropping and just walking by, Don't let me interrupt" Shikamaru said as he yawned tiredly and leaned against one of the tree trunks.

Temari then remembered that Yuki was still standing in front of her, waiting on her answer.

"Yeah, sure" Temari said as she looked into Yuki's shocked eyes and smiled as she saw out of the corner of her eye even Shikamaru's eyes widen in shock.

"I'll meet you here at 7 tonight. Don't be late." Temari said as she walked away from them all feeling quite smug. That is until she realized what she just happened.

Damn it Tamari! I can't believe I agreeded to go on a date with-with that cocky guy! What was I thinking? Temari thought as she continued walking further into Konoha deep in thought when, she sensed someone following her.

"I didn't figure that you were the girl who liked those types of guys" Shikamaru said as he started walking beside her

"I-You don't know what type of guys I like" She said looking at him, hoping that she didn't come of defensive, or even worse...flirty.

"True." He said as he looked off into the distance

"I'm sorry, that came off rude." Temari said even shocking herself. Usually she never apologized to anyone, let alone feel bad for speaking her mind. But once again that was something she found herself constantly doing when she was around Shikamaru.

"So how long have you liked him?" Shikamaru asked looking her in the eyes, his expression was his normal but Temari could tell there was something in his eyes that seemed to burn with intensity.

Temari then smiled Was he actually jealous?