AN: Heyooo guys, this is the first chapter of the spin-off from 'I Want my Phone Back!' Proposal! Hope you guys like it as much as you did the other!

Shikamaru and Temari

He lay sprawled over the couch in silence as he watched her rant and pace. She went on and on about her troublesome girl problems and he listened, or he tried to. It was really hard for him to stay awake when her voice, even when angry, soothed him to sleep.

"Shikamaru, are you listening?" The older woman snapped at him angrily, he nodded and waved his hand dismissingly to show that he was in fact listening. When there was a prolonged silence he decided to open his eyes and find out what had happened.

Temari was staring at him with a concerned expression; he hardly ever saw that expression, "Shika, what's wrong? You've been falling asleep a lot often more recently; are you stressed?"

Shikamaru was indeed stressed but he wasn't about to tell Temari that; he shook his head and gave her a tired smile, "I'm fine Tem, don't worry. How was your day today?" She smiled softly and sat next to him, "we've already talked about my day, idiot," she scolded with a small slap to the head before she gently placed her hand on his thigh, "how was your day, Shika?" she asked as she leant her head into his shoulder.

Although Shikamaru loved Temari's fiery attitude and amazing strength, he also loved moments like this when she would talk softly and lean into him and let him be the guy and both of those sides were exactly why he was going to propose to her.

As soon as his girlfriend left for work, Shikamaru headed straight over to Naruto's house which was also kind of unofficially Sasuke's house. The 20 year old rang the doorbell anxiously and let himself in as soon as Sasuke sleepily opened the door.

He went to the living room and sat down while Sasuke most probably went to get Naruto. "Hey Shika, wazzup?" Naruto greeted as he practically fell into the seat next to the brunet. Sasuke walked in with three mugs on a tray before he set them down on the table and sat next to Naruto.

The room was silent as the couple waited for Shikamaru to say something, "I'm going to propose to Temari." He said after minutes of contemplating how he was going to tell them and just decided to get straight to the point.

Naruto clapped him on the back, "good for you buddy! When you going to do it?" Shika sighed frustratedly as he rubbed his forehead, "that's the thing Naruto, I don't know."

The blond gasped mockingly, "Shikamaru Nara doesn't know something, oh the horror!" Sasuke glared at his partner and smacked him over the head, "shut up idiot, you're not helping." Naruto rubbed the back of his head with a pout but kept quiet.

"Why do you want to marry Temari, Shikamaru?" Sasuke asked as he leant forward in his seat slightly while periodically sipping his tea, "why?" He looked over at his dark haired friend who he had come quite close to over the years as he thought of how to answer, "I just... I love her, I love everything about her and I know that if I don't marry her soon, I'll lose her and I can't let that happen, I can't live without her."

There was a silence as he rubbed a furious hand over his face, "but I don't know how to ask her, I can't think of what to do and it's driving me crazy!" He growled furiously to himself, he didn't like being helpless, he was never helpless, he was always one step ahead and he wanted it to stay like that but when it came to Temari he's always needs to expect the unexpected and it gives him a thrill, but at that moment he didn't need the thrill, he needed a plan.

"That's the thing Shikamaru," Sasuke said as he placed his mug down and leant back in his chair, he locked his gaze with the brunet's, "you're thinking, you just need to feel, let it happen and if you do that, the moment will be just perfect."

The anxious brunet shook his head, "I can't not think-"

"Of course you can," Naruto cut in with a grin, "you just need to go with the flow, ask her out on a date and go wherever your feet lead you or something." Shikamaru pondered it over in his head, it sounded ok but he couldn't do it, it was too illogical, too spontaneous, too random, too her... a wide grin spread over Shika's face as he thought about it, it was perfect.

He stood up from his seat, grabbed the mug on the table and downed the coffee in one go. He looked over to his two friends and gave them a lazy grin, "thanks guys, I know what I'm going to do."

He made his way to the door and outside, ready to face his girlfriend, "good luck!" Naruto shouted to his friend as he left their humble abode. He looked over to his dark haired boyfriend, "look at little Sasuke being a love whisperer." He teased the raven who only smirked back at him.

The man stood and walked up to his boyfriend till his mouth was near the blond's eat, "that's not the only thing I can whisper to," he murmured softly before he walked up the stairs, making sure their hands brushed on the way.

The blond watched the raven dry mouthed before he scrambled after him into their bedroom.

Shikamaru entered his apartment and immediately looked around for Temari. He found her in the living room sitting on the floor while reading a book, when he entered she raised her head to look at him and smiled, "hey Shika, where'd you go today?"

He smiled back at her and joined her on the floor, "just went to visit Naruto and Sasuke, to catch up and stuff, you know?" She hummed in agreement before she placed a soft greeting kiss on his cheek. "So what do you want to do now?" she asked as she turned the page.

"I want to go on a date," Temari didn't even flinch and met his gaze with a raised eyebrow, "now? Why?" He shrugged as he stood up then helped her to her feet, it was obvious she wasn't going to say no, "I just felt like it, we haven't been on a date in a while so why not now?" She nodded as she folded the corner of the page she was on and walked out to the front hallway.

"Oh, let me get something first." Shika said before he ventured back into his bedroom and picked up the small velvet box from the very top of their wadrobe and placed it in his pocket carefully.

"Ready to go?" he asked when he walked back up to her, she nodded and he took her hand in his and led her out to wherever his feet would take them.

His feet first took them to Choji's restaurant which he took over from his Dad a while back; they stepped inside and were immediately overcome with the smell of dumplings. Shikamaru's mind was brought back to that day 3 years ago when he and his 4 friends decided to take on that challenge and completed it.

He knew exactly why his feet had brought them there, "Temari, wait here," he said before he entered the kitchen in search for his friend.

"Hey Shika, what're you doing here?" He spun around and came face to face with his best friend Choji, "I'm going to propose to Temari today." He said simply. Choji beamed at him, "congratulations man and about time if I may add!" Shikamaru chuckled but nodded in agreement, "yeah, I definitely waited too long."

Shikamaru then explained what he needed, Choji nodded and went to fetch him his stuff and came back with a basket in hand, "here you go, all you need is in here." The brunet smiled at his friend and gave him a hug, "thanks Cho, if this works out you'll be the first one I tell." His not so overweight friend smiled at him, "of course."

They walked in silence as his feet took them to their next destination. They stopped outside their old high school where they met; Temari had been graduating and Shika was two years younger.

He grinned before he led her to the roof, the place where he had laid eyes on her for the first time. It was an instant attraction for him and it took months of Naruto's, Choji's and Kiba's prodding before he got off his lazy arse and asked her out. Then it took month for her to finally accept and after 6 years of dating he was finally going to ask her.

He unlocked the door to the roof using one of her hair clips and led her outside. Shikamaru opened the basket and took out a blanket before setting it down and sitting on it. When she just stood there he patted the spot next to him and she sat on it.

They sat there in silence as they watched the clouds pass by and leant into each other. Temari sighed contently and he knew it was the right moment.

"Temari?" He asked cautiously, she looked up at him from her place on his shoulder, "yes?"

He gulped, it was now or never, "will you marry me?"

There was a silence and Shikamaru mentally cursed himself for being an idiot, it wasn't the right time, he knew he shouldn't have asked, what was he thinkin-

"What?" she finally asked, he sighed inwardly, he'd already asked, he couldn't take it back now. "I asked you to marry me," he said slowly.

She suddenly jumped up from where she was sitting with tears in her eyes, "you idiot!" she shouted before she ran out of the door. An extremely confused Shikamaru instantly followed her, "Temari, Tem, wait!" He shouted after her but she didn't slow down.

He finally caught up to her when she had just run out of the school door; he grabbed her wrist and spun her around so she was facing him, "what's wrong Tem, what did I do?" She glared at him with wet teal green eyes, "that's exactly it! You didn't do anything! I waited 2 years for you to propose and you do it now when I start being ok with the fact that you didn't want to marry me!"

Shika's eyes widened, "you've been waiting for me for two years?" he asked with a slight wavering voice. Not trusting her words, Temari nodded and Shikamaru pulled her into a hug and showered her head with kisses. "I'm sorry Tem, I didn't know, I wanted to wait till I could fully support you with a job but I didn't want to wait anymore, I was selfish and din't want anyone else to have you."

She looked up at him with her eyes still watering, "really?" he nodded and softly placed a kiss on her nose before he stepped back and got down on one knee.

Passersby stopped to watch them as he brought out a box from his pocket and opened it. Tears slipped from Temari's eyes as she caught sight of the ring, it was the exact same one she had stared at longingly in a wedding shop window two years ago when she had started considering marriage.

"Temari Sabaku, will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?" Her hands flew up to her eyes to wipe away the tears as she nodded again and again. She fell to her knees and let her fiancé pull her into a loving embrace.

There were cheers from the strangers around them but all Shikamaru could think about was Temari, his fiancée, his wife.

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