Never Leave me…

Book One: Shikamaru and Temari

Ch.1-Confess to me

Temari, legendary female ninja of the sand, was packing for her annual month long vacation to Konoha. As she packed, she thought about Konoha's cool weather, and how much free time she'd have to herself. Temari smiled inside and packed her last bag. Gaara walked into her room.

"Your car is all ready to go Tema." He said.

"Gaara, you sure about me going, I can always reschedule." Temari hated having to leave her brothers alone. Even though she didn't show it as much, Temari cared deeply for her brothers.

Gaara scoffed. "Tema, chill, I'm kazekage. We're in good hands, I'm pushing paperwork as always so it's cool. Really."

"If you say so, I'm off. And uhh, let Kankuro know that the 20 dollars I owe him is on his bed. Ok?"

"I'll be sure to let him know. Now, get out already!!!" Gaara smiled and pushed Temari out of her room and to the door.

"I'm going, geez!"

Temari threw her suitcase in the trunk and began her hour long drive to Konoha. When she arrived at the gate, she greeted the two jounin with a bow.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen, I request entrance into Konoha, please."

"State your name."

"Sabuko no Temari, from Suna." Temari stated.

"TEMARI-SAN!! We haven't seen you in a while how are you?" The jounin shouted happily.

"I'm fine. Just here to relax, but if there is anything that anyone needs, I'll be happy to help." Temari smiled.

"No, no. You enjoy yourself." The jounin opened the gate and Temari drove in, went to Hinata's house.

Hinata's home was always welcome to Temari when she began vacationing in Konoha. She knocked the door gently to find a shirtless Kiba answer the door.

Temari looked away, hoping for Hinata to come and explain.

"Hey Kiba, you mind putting on a shirt?" Temari asked still looking away.

Kiba glanced down and blushed. "My bad Temari." He rushed back into the house. A few minutes later Hinata appeared to Temari's relief.

"I don't even wanna know." Temari said.

Hinata giggled. "Hi to you too, Temari. Come on in." Hinata took Temari's suitcase and took her to the normal guestroom. Temari unpacked and lay on her bed thinking about what to do….

"I wonder how the crybaby's doin?" Temari said aloud. She sat up yawned, and called her favorite Konoha genius.

"Hello?" Shikamaru greeted.

"Hey, crybaby. Guess who's in town, again." Temari said happily.

"Are you serious?" Shikamaru couldn't believe it.

"Yeah, you wanna chill or whatever?"

"Sure, you stay at Hinata's right?" Shikamaru asked.

"Yeah, I'll get ready."

"Well, actually you should be ready now."

"Why, crybaby?"

"You'll find out, troublesome." Shikamaru said smoothly. Temari hung up and got ready. She put on her favorite t-shirt that read: I'm such a fan! Then Temari let her hair down and put on her black cargo pants along with some black flats.

"Hey Temari, you have a visitor!" Hinata called from the other side of the house. As Temari rushed to answer the door, she called back,

"Thanks, Hinata-chan!"

When Temari answered the door, she noticed a green mustang in the drive and out stepped a very sexy young man. He had on a tight island green shirt, with some black baggy pants and black timberlands. His jet black hair fell to his shoulders , and shone in the sunlight. The man walked up to her and smiled gently.

"Hey there, Temari." Shikamaru whispered softly.

"Hi, Shika. What's up?"

"Nothin, but I do need to go somewhere. Come with me?"

"Sure…" Shikamaru grabbed Temari's hand and led her to the car, opened the door for her and let Temari in. Shikamaru walked over to his side and drove. After 10 min. of driving Temari realized where they were. She glanced at Shikamaru and saw a tear run down his cheek. Feeling sorry, Temari placed her hand on Shikamaru's cheek and wiped off the tear, and whispered,

"Shikamaru Nara, he is so proud of you. He's smiling down on you right now."

Shikamaru parked and turned to Temari, he smiled then looked down.

"I-I know." He choked on his words.

"I saw those flowers in the backseat, let's get them." Temari said softly reaching for the flowers. She got out of Shikamaru's car and got him out of the car too. They walked to the tombstone that read: 'Asuma Sarutobi, a noble ninja, a father, a great friend, and the best sensei. To us.'

Shikamaru placed the flowers right in front of the tombstone and hugged Temari.

"Thank you." He whispered softly.

"Your welcome, Shikamaru." Temari whispered back.

Shikamaru walked back with Temari to his car and dropped her off at Hinata's home.

"Thanks again, Temari. You may be troublesome, but you're also-"

"A great friend?" Temari interjected.

Shikamamaru chuckled and said,

"Yeah, you are." He kissed her cheek softly and turned to walk to his car. Temari stood still, stroking the cheek that Shikamaru kissed. She stumbled back inside to find Hinata and Kiba smiling at her deviously.

"So how was your day Temari?" They asked.

"Fine, fine. How bout you two love birds?" Temari asked.

"Fine. Kiba and I are gonna be celebrating our one year anniversary so we'll be-" Hinata was cut off.

"Don't you dare finish that sentence. I'll stay at Shikamaru's tonight. You guys have fun, and Kiba, don't wear her out too much." Temari giggled.

Kiba chuckled hugged Hinata and said, "I'm not so sure about that…"

Hinata giggled and kissed Kiba's neck. Temari smiled, went to her room and packed her backpack with a toothbrush, tank top with some shorts, and an outfit for the next day. She waved goodbye to Kiba and Hinata and got into her car. Kiba and Hinata looked at each other smiled, and high-fived,

"YEAH! Plan Shikatema is now in effect!" They yelled in unison.

Temari knew where Shikamaru lived because it was programmed into her GPS just in case there was an emergency. She parked in the guest parking space and walked upstairs to his apartment 1610. Temari knocked on the door, and waited 5 min. to see Shikamaru, shirtless. Temari turned tomato red and looked away.

"Hey, troublesome. What brings you here?" Shikamaru asked.

"I need a place to crash, Kiba and Hinata are having their one year anniversary. You should know the rest."

"Oh." Shikamaru blushed.

"So can I come in or what?"

"Yeah, come on."

Temari smiled as Shikamaru took her bag and let her inside. Temari liked Shikamaru's place, it was simple. He had a green couch along with a small black coffee table. She went into Shikamaru's room and saw a black King sized bed. Man did he know how to live! Temari went back into the living room and saw Shikamaru laying on the couch with a shirt on, much to Temari's disappointment. She sat next to him and said,

"So, genius, where do I sleep?"

"In my bed, I'll sleep on the couch." Shikamaru yawned.

"Wow, you do know how to treat a lady."

"But then again, you're not the average lady are you?" After he finished his sentence he went to sleep.

'What do you mean by that, Shiikamaru-kun?' Temari thought. She smiled and walked to Shikamaru's bed and plopped down on her back. So soft… Temari said inside her head. She grabbed a nearby pillow and hugged it tightly. Smells like Shikamaru-kun… Temari soon fell asleep. Shikamaru woke and walked to his room and found Temari shivering a little, he decided to lay down next to her and pull her close to him. He wrapped his arms around Temari's waist and hugged her tight. Shikamaru soon fell asleep with Temari in his arms. 'So soft…'

Temari yawned, tried to get up but found herself struggling against Shikamaru's arms. Temari blushed hard as she felt Shikamaru's arms, so strong, so muscular. She nuzzled into Shikamaru's chest, as she did this Shikamaru woke up. He saw Temari snuggling into his chest and blushed. When Temari's icy blue eyes locked with Shikamaru's brown eyes there was nothing else to say. He loved her, she loved him and they pretty much confessed without saying one word.

"Why didn't you tell me you loved me?" Temari asked.

"I could ask you the same thing." Said Shikamaru still embracing Temari.

"I don't know, I just thought you'd like Ino more than me so I kept my feelings for you under lock and key." Temari said softly.

"I love you troublesome. Never ever forget that." Shikamaru whispered. Temari nodded, Shikamaru kissed her lips, Temari rolled over making Shikamaru on top of her now. He shoved his tongue into Temari's mouth and felt every part of it. He enjoyed tongue wrestling the most. Temari clawed Shikamaru's back almost ripping through his shirt. They pulled back to get some air, and just stared into each other's eyes. They were both thinking one thing,

'Don't ever leave me.'