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Rated T for language and mention of lemon

Temari-Shikamaru

Naruto-Hinata

Sasuke-Ino

Sakura…. No one,

Kakashi… OC

Tsunade-Jilaiya

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"Oh, Shika!" moans rose from the bedroom of a very small apartment. "Temari." A gruff voice replied, and the tenant's overhead groaned at how loud and inconsiderate the people below were being.

The two ninja's fell asleep after a while much to relief of the people above…

When Shikamaru woke in the morning Temari was already gone from his apartment. "What a troublesome woman." He muttered as he got up and dressed.

He walked out to his parents' house, his mother had sounded excited over the phone and that usually was troublesome.

He knocked casually and he heard a squeal of excitement from his mother who got the door.

After a moment of sitting in silence with his mother jittering all over the couch, Shikamaru coughed.

"What is it?" he asked then thought, how troublesome.

"We've found a suitable wife for you!!!" his mother shouted. "No." Shikamaru said, his eyes wide with horror.

"Yes! Ino! That nice girl from down the street! It's already arranged! All you have to do is show up!" his mother clapped her hands in excitement,

Shikamaru stood up, visably trembling. "NO!" he shouted in anger. They can't do this, how… how… troublesome! He thought angrily.

He loved Temari, they couldn't force him into a marriage!

"This discussion is closed. You WILL marry Ino." Shika's father stood up, standing with an arm around his crying wife.

"And…You are not to see that Temari girl…again." Shika's father laid on the final insult. Shikamaru knew that his fathers word was law, though.

He bowed his head in defeat.

But as he did he hatched a plan, he would sneak out to see Temari and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

But when he tried he couldn't find her, night after night after night.

Finally he admitted defeat and stopped searching, assuming she'd moved on.

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Temari P.O.V.

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I turned away from Konoha with great sadness, another night of fruitless searching.

But still, no Shikamaru.

I sighed, it was about time to let him go, even though in my heart he would never truly be gone.

Every night memories would warm my bed in the stead of Shika.

I leaped from tree to tree on the way back to Suna. My brother the Kazekage would be wondering where I'd gotten to.

For two months I labored to forget Shikamaru but no dice. Nothing would make me forget him, it seemed.

Then, in the third month since his disappearance I started having headaches and a most mornings I was violently sick.

I started skipping most morning meetings and thought nothing of it.

Until one morning when I passed Hyuga Neji, he stared long and hard at me then finally spoke one word, "Shikamaru." He whispered quietly, but I still heard him, he seemed to be staring at my torso.

"What?!?" I turned quickly and grabbed his shoulders, "What did you just say?" I asked sounding dangerous, Neji chuckled nervously but still slid out of my grip.

He pointed to my torso again with a chuckle. "Baby-chan." He laughed at the scared look on my face.

"What do you mean!?!" I shouted at his face. "A-Baby-In-Your—" Neji said as though he was talking to a young child. "I know what you're talking about." I snapped interrupting him.

"Well then... Am I right?" Neji asked peering into my face....

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Oh, A cliffy!

i finally managed it....

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