Hello! This is my first ShikaTema one shot.

Let me know what you think, or if there are any mistakes.

Enjoy :)

"You two are getting better than I remember.", Temari panted as she jumped away from her two, smaller opponents, "It's only been a month since I last saw you twerps.", she slammed her huge combat fan in front of her in defense.

Two chakra blades were blooming a light blue and its wielders were standing at ready.

The boy with a blue scarf wrapped around his neck jumped in the air shouting, "Fire release: Ash pile burning!", discharging a dark ash from his lungs.

The air around Temari was filled with ash, while quickly followed by another shout, but from a more feminine voice, "Lightning release!".

Temari quick to react, opened her fan to display the second purple moon and whipped it once, "Wind release: Whirlwind!", She countered back, which blew every inch of smoke away that surrounded her air and strongly weakened the lightning attack to have no effect.

With one more blow, her two competitors were whipped into a cyclone, slicing their uniforms and leaving cuts in their skin.

When the two were dropped from the cyclone, Temari cruised her way confidently over to the fallen Ninja, slamming her huge fan to the ground and leaning against it, "I think we should call it a day, don't you?", she taunted, bending over to help the two cousins up.

"Man, one of these days we will beat you.", the black-haired girl gloomed, meeting her red encircled eyes with the blonde's teal ones, grabbing her hand in assistance to get up.

"You're doing much better, Mirai. You just need to remember your lightning style is weakened by wind. Other than that, the techniques I showed you for your wind style are improving rapidly.", she said giving the teen a generous smile as she helped the boy up next, "And Konohamaru, you're doing great as well. I'm glad I beat you before you could use your Rasengan.", She chuckled and the boy slumped.

"That was going to be my next move before you threw me into a damn cyclone.", Konohamaru pouted.

"Oh, come on. Don't be a crybaby like Shikamaru now.", Temari sarcastically spoke, as she propped a hand on her hip, "Speaking off…"

She turned around to a tree to the side of the training field and propelled a slice of air from her fan to cut it down, causing a napping boy to fall out of it.

"Geez woman, trying to kill me?", Shikamaru countered, giving a yawn and pushed his hands in his pockets as he walked over to the group.

Temari quickly hit the boy's head with the top of her iron fan, "You were supposed to be my partner, not retreat instantly to a tree and sleep while I took care of the fight!"

"You handled it fine.", Shikamaru grimaced, rubbing his now injured head from her blow, "You'd think I was a part of this spar by how many times you hit me.", he gave the girl an irritated glare.

"Big brother Shikamaru, we were supposed to be in teams for our spar, why did you abandon your teammate?", Konohamaru started innocently.

"I did not abandon the troublesome woman. If I fought, you guys would have been finished in an instant against us as a pair. It simply wouldn't have been fair. So, I took the liberty to step back unless the woman was in a tight spot.", he shrugged with his lame excuse of an explanation.

"Typical.", Temari muttered, turning around to leave the practice area.

Shikamaru added to his winning argument with a grin on his face, "Hey! I had faith in you, that's all.", He said while lazily walking next to the blonde with his hands thrown over his head.

"That's a first.", she said hitting his exposed stomach.

"Temari, I wish you didn't have to leave so soon. I wanted to learn a new wind release!", Mirai confessed running up to Temari's side.

Temari rubbed the girl's head, messing up her hair, "Maybe we can start on the basics before I leave.".

Konohamaru joined the side of Shikamaru so the four were now in a line shoulder to shoulder, "You know….", He began leaning over to catch Temari's view with a smirk on his face, "I wish you would go out with big brother Shikamaru already so you could visit more often. You two already bicker like an old married couple."

Shikamaru started to choke randomly and had a coughing fit.

Temari stopped in her path and her face turned a deep red, "W-what! That's not what it's like.", she stuttered, waving flustered hands in defense.

"Y-yeah!", Shikamaru agreed, "Tem and I are platonically friends."

"Oh, but you two would have the cutest and smartest babies if you were married!", Mirai joined innocently, with two clasped hand brought up to her chest in a loving way.

"Psh, the only reason they'd be smart would be because of me. His lazy ass would give our kid all of his bad habits.", Temari fought continuing her path.

"All of my bad habits? Our kid would be doomed if they ended up with your terrible attitude.", Shikamaru and Temari locked their death glares on each other.

Mirai put a finger up in between them, "…but what about Shikamaru's nice hair and your beautiful eyes, wouldn't your child be the cutest?"

The two adults acted like children, huffing with blushed faces and turning away from each other, crossing their arms.

Shikamaru was now walking Temari back to her hotel after dropping off the other two teens at their respective houses.

"I mean could you believe them! They sure are imaginative.", Temari scowled at nothing specific in front of her as they walked.

"I know! And if anything, he'd look more like me than you. I just have better distinguishing features", he retorted with pride, causing Temari to chuckle.

"Sure, 'Distinguishing features'", Temari air quoted with two fingers, "Our poor kid will be damned if he gained your pineapple head.", Temari harassed as she shoved the boy's head to the side.

"Yeah, yeah.", Shikamaru blandly responded.

"But, maybe if he had your lame excuse of a smile… he might be alright.", Temari admitted, turning her head to the side so the blush that crept on her cheeks would be hidden.

Shikamaru blushed as well with a light laugh, "yeah, well… I guess he wouldn't be too bad off if he had your eyes."

"If I get stuck with another lazy ass, I swear. I don't think I'd be able to handle two of you.", Temari said with fake dread in her voice.

"Do you ever think about me? What if I get stuck with another cocky, troublesome of a woman?", he defended with worry in his tone.

The two laughed as it slowly died down once they reached the door of her hotel.

A smile still lingered on Temari's face from their laughing and bantering, "Thanks for walking me home, crybaby.", The two stood there in awkward silence for moment while Temari opened her door, "W-would you like to come in for a while?", Temari offered.

"S-Sure.", Shikamaru said nervously, as he took of his shoes by her front door and found his way to the couch.

Temari joined him after bringing them both waters and sitting them down on the coffee table.

"You know? you're really good with Mirai and Konohamaru.", Shikamaru started as he placed his legs on the table and leaned his arms behind his head relaxing. It meant a lot that she was able to handle the two of them. Mirai, for one, meant a lot to him. He was entrusted to take care of her after the passing of his Sensei. She was a part of his world now, and one of the people he really wanted Temari to be close with.

Temari got comfortable on the couch as well, by laying her head against the armrest and placing her legs over Shikamaru's lap, "Yeah, well… their good kids when it comes down to it. Mirai is a sweetheart, it's hard not to like her. She makes it fun training her."

"You'd be a good mother.", Shikamaru professed, keeping his blushed gaze at the ceiling.

Temari reddened as well, "I guess so, but you'd probably banter at me for being too tough all the time."

"Someone's got to keep us in check.", Shikamaru chuckled.

It was weird what they were doing. Admitting to the scenario of them being together as more than a lame couple. A married couple, having kids, and how they'd act as parents. They weren't even dating, just friends currently, and this was their conversation. They both caught onto it and looked at each other for a brief moment embarrassed.

The two looked away from each other, both returning back at their parts of the ceiling. With silence creeping in every corner of the room. Their minds were racing with every question.

"Hey Tem?", Shikamaru tested.

"Hm?", she hummed awkwardly still looking at the ceiling.

"What would you name your kid if you had one?"

"If it's a boy…", she thought a little more, bringing a finger to her chin, "Shikadai sounds nice.", she mused in a happy tone and a smile at the thought of her own small rascal.

Shikamaru couldn't help the grin plastered on his face, "Shikadai, huh?", he repeated. That was all the conformation that he needed to know that she liked him. Continuing the "Shika" family name, was his plan. The clan's plan too. It was a given already for his unborn child, so the fact she knew this and thought about it for her own kid, had to mean something.

"Why are you grinning so big over there, lover boy? Thinking of having a kid with me now?", she pestered.

Shikamaru let out a small laugh, he was caught. He drug his feet of the coffee table and stood up from the couch, "Come on troublesome", he said as he grabbed the hand of the girl lying next to him.

"Hey, where are we going?", Temari shouted as she was abruptly dragged off the couch to her front door.

"It's about time I took you out to dinner.", He sighed with a smile. Looking back at the sandy, blonde-haired girl, who's hand was in his.

She stood up a little straighter with a surprised look on her face. Turning her expression into a smile of submission followed with a light blush, "You're right. It is about time, lazy ass.", She said punching his arm playfully and turning around to lock the door behind him.

Shikamaru laughed and scratched the back of his head at the thought of what he was getting himself into, "Where do you want to go eat then, woman.", he stated more of a command then question.

"Where ever your wallet can keep up with.", she proposed assertively and grabbed his hand, this time taking the lead.

"What a drag.", He moaned without his loving smile fading.

-Note-

Ahhhh, well I hope you enjoyed this one shot.

They are my all time favorite couple. I love their constant bantering and hidden emotion.

I thought i'd make this story because I know how much Mirai means to Shikamaru. I felt like it would be cute to see how Temari was with her. Showing Shikamaru more of her loving side, especially with the younger generation.

Please review and let me know what you think. :)