Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto… and I never will… tear
Title: I wish I could turn back time
Rate: Rated K+ - T
Main Characters: Nara Shikamaru and Sabaku no Temari
Summarization: Shikamaru has been having these dreams about a childhood event, he couldn't get it out of his mind, especially after continuous popping images on his head about a certain girl. What has Temari got to do with this?
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Loud drums and screaming noises can be heard outside of Shikamaru's room. The little boy was very asleep and didn't want anyone to bother him, except, it's not one person waking him up, but the whole village.
"troublesome celebrations…" he grunted and stood up. He had no choice.
He yawned and looked out the window, the day was beautiful, 'the village chose the right day to celebrate.' He thought.
He immediately went out of bed without even bothering to fix it. The lazy bastard has been learning from the best.
He immediately went down, he was hungry and he could smell his mother's cooking. He was still sleepy though, it became obvious when he bumped onto the wooden post at their house. 'what a nice way of truly waking up…'
"Shika-kun!! Breakfast is ready" Yoshino told her son who was approaching.
"where is Otoo-san, Okaa-san?" Shikamaru asked.
"he is feeding the deers before going to the celebration." Yoshino smiled.
"oh, I wonder, what is this celebration about anyways?"
"it's about the birthday of the Sandaime Hokage."
"what? We do that every year and we don't experience this kind of celebration…" Shikamaru wondered.
"the Yondaime Kazekage, the ruler of Sunagakure, came here to see the Hokage. Normally, the Hokage wouldn't bother preparing, but since the Kazekage is coming, it's his duty to welcome him."
"oh… so that's why" he said while scratching his head.
While Yoshino was preparing for the food at the table, Shikamaru peeked at the window to see the events around, he saw what looked like a wooden open carousel which was carried by two horses, it had white clothing surrounding it which swayed gracefully with the wind.
Inside was a man in white clothing covered everywhere excluding the eyes, wearing a hat which had the kanji of "wind" in it,seating in an Indian style, he had two preteens beside him and a woman, probably his servant, carrying a kid about his age. He quickly noticed the young girl who was covered also in a white kimono and also had her hair covered except for the eyes.
Her eyes were piercing, they were emerald, like the sea. She noticed someone was looking at her, and found him, Shikamaru quickly looked away
--oOo--
"Shikamaru!! Breakfast is ready!!" Yoshino screamed.
"huh? Wait wha…" the sun pierced his skin and this woke him up, he opened his eyes and saw the blue sky at the window, it was morning at Konoha.
'what a weird dream…' Shikamaru thought.
He went to their dining room and quickly sat beside his father.
"…morning Otoo-san, Okaa-san…" he told them lazily.
"I've been screaming for the last 30 minutes trying to wake you up!! My voice is hoarse already!!" Yoshino told her son.
"next time, buy a clock and wake up early!! You won't always have a mother looking after you!!"
"alright, alright…" he replied half-heartedly while scratching his forehead.
"no, seriously, buy a clock, your mother's screaming woke up the deer and neighbors!" Shikato told his son in a whisper.
Shimaru grinned at his father. "alright Otoo-san"
Yoshino placed a miso soup at the table and some grilled fish. She also took out a wooden cup full of wooden chopsticks and a teapot with steam coming out from it's hole.
They quickly ate the breakfast prepared in front of them.
"oi, Shika-kun, Hokage-sama asked me to tell you to come at her office after breakfast."
"huh? What for?" he asked.
"how should I know? Just go there and don't be late."
Shikamaru sighed and nodded. After finishing his breakfast he dressed up in the standard Chuunin attire and quickly headed out of the Nara residence.
--oOo--
Tsunade sat behind her desk reading and doing some paper work when she heard a knock at the door.
"come in" she replied curtly.
The door made a few creaking noises before it revealed who was wishing to see the Hokage. It was Shikamaru with his hands on his pocket and wearing a smug look.
"Ohayo Gozaimasu, Hokage-sama" he told her with a smile.
"ah, Shikamaru, glad you could drop by." She took a sip of tea before continuing.
"you are here for a solo mission, it's not quite hard actually, infact, it's very easy." She smiled at him.
"what's it about?" he asked.
"it's about the hosting of the Ambassador from Sunagakure." She stopped and took another sip of tea. "you see, after having an alliance with them, they wanted to send in a ninja from them to ensure the alliance."
"oh, who is this ninja?" he asked.
Tsunade smiled at him. "you can come in now."
The door opened and it revealed a woman, a woman wearing a black short sleeved kimono with a thin red obi wrapped around her slender waist. She was blonde and she wore her hair in four ponytails, she had the Suna headgear around her forehead, and she was wielding a giant iron fan at her back.
"good morning Hokage-sama," she smiled and looked at the man in front of the Hokage. "you…" she grinned.
"hn." He looked away with an even smugger look.
"I believe you two have met."
"yes, we fought at the Chuunin exams, and did a bit of helping…" She told the Hokage.
"well, Shikamaru, you are now the host of the Ambassador of Suna, Sabaku no Temari."
He sighed.
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A/N: heeeey, there was actually this one story in my account... but I deleted it and made another story with the same plot that is had except for a few add-ons. so enjoy my story and reviews would be greatly appreciated!!
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-LadyArbhie