Pulled by the Shadow Ch 1
I've written a few stories but this is my first Temari/Shikamaru story ever. I do love
Shikamaru and Temari, but Hinata and Sasuke are so cute I mean they are so opposite;
that's why they are so great together. Anyway no chit chatting and hope you get to review
this one. Okay this is a year after the attack on Konoha, when she saved him from Tayuya.
Oh but I decided t keep her in her short Kimono. She looks better and I bet Shika thinks the same. 0_o
"Ah why me?" he asked himself looking up at the sky, it was still dark, the sun was nowhere near rising.
The wind was a cool September breeze; which got him thinking of Temari the girl that will be staying
with his family. Apparently his mother asked the Hokage if Temari had no place to stay, she could stay
with them, Yoshino didn't like the idea of Temari staying in a motel or hotel and therefore offering her
home with open arms, well all but him. It was bad enough with one troublesome woman. His mom and
now with Temari; this seven days better pass by fast, but knowing how slow the clouds moved these
seven days were ganna go by slow.
…
With a deep sighed he stood up from the roof of the Hokage tower and poofed himself just outside of
the Hokage's office. He stood there until she allowed him to enter.
"Come in Nara" he heard, opening opened the door, and he saw her, Temari of the Sand. She wore a
single piece of garment, it was a light purple which extended just below her shoulders to halfway down
her thighs, in addition to that she wore fishnet over both of her shoulders, on her left thigh and right calf;
she proudly wore her headband around her shoulders and around her perfectly shaped waist was a
scarlet colored sash that held her huge fan.
"Ah this is such a drag?" he said followed by a long sign, Temari smirked and said "Hm, nice seeing you
too lazy ass" The Hokage looked at Temari, "Temari, you will be staying with the Nara family" Temari
looked at her. She would be staying with…she looked at him, he'd gotten handsome that's for
sure, but seven days with him? No she couldn't stay with him but before she said anything Tsunade
interrupted her "Yoshino insisted you stayed with them" she didn't want to be rude and say she rather
stay in a motel, Yoshino offered her home to her. The least she could do was thank her and stay.
Gaara had told her to relax for a week, she had been under so much stress lately she really needed time
away from Suna, Gaara had assigned this as a mission, so she couldn't argue with him; he is Kazekage
after all. She nodded "Arigatou" she told her.
"…" Shikamaru didn't say anything knowing he'd already lost when Tsunade and even his own mother
assigned him this mission; mission was a mission no going back.
"Alright then you are dismissed" Tsunade said rubbing her temples "Temari if you need anything don't
hesitate to ask" she told the Kunoichi, she nodded thanking her again she left.
"Troublesome women" he mumbled behind her. They walked through Konoha, Shikamaru with his hands
in his pockets; when they saw Naruto "Hey Shikamaru" he ran towards them "Hmm what this? Hey are
you on a date?" he asked, Shikamaru blushed slightly but answered him "No I have to show her around. What a drag"
"You don't have to…" Temari told him, Shikamaru looked at her "It was a long way here and I barely got any sleep"
"You want to head home?" Shikamaru asked.
"Yeah" she said, smiling at Naruto she told him "I'll see you later blonde"
"Bye" he said with a huge grin on his face, "She's a keeper Shikamaru"
"Huh?" Shikamaru asked him, Naruto winked at him "I mean have you looked at her…she's-"
"Alright I get it" he whined, man training with master Jiraya sure changed Naruto; big time.
The rise was slowly rising; mixture of orange and yellow covered the sky, small cotton clouds moved with
the wind, "So how is Gaara?" Shikamaru was the first to break the silence.
"Good, I guess" Temari said, from the corner of the eyes he saw he was looking up at the clouds, she felt
a bit warm, a small blush cover her cheeks but shook it off.
"Welcome Temari-Chan" she heard "Yoshino" she said with a smile. Shikamaru raised an eye brow "Hmm women"
"Agreed" he heard his father, he was leading against a tree. They was them walk inside and get aquatinted.
"Hmm thought you'd be with Inoichi and Chouza"
"Hmm I-"
"Mom right?" he said knowing she didn't let him go. Man was his dad less of a man than him? And
to think he wanted to be like his dad when he was young; kami forbid him being 'whipped'
He didn't have to say anything, he knew Shikamaru knew, but there was nothing he could do, Yoshino
ruled the home; she cooked and cleared and hey she satisfy him at night; he really didn't want to lose that.
"We have a visitor" he said walking inside. He sweat dropped and followed him inside.
"You shouldn't have bothered, I wouldn't mind staying in a hotel," Temari told her.
"Nonsense when Shikamaru said you were coming, I personally told Lady Tsunade you were welcome
here"
Shikamaru entered with a yawn "Shikamaru, show her to your room"
"My room?" he thought but didn't question her, I mean after all he still wanted to live here.
"I guess" he said, he waited for her and let her go first, heading upstairs she said "I didn't
mean to-" he really didn't want to hear about how bad, if she even felt bad about taking his room. Just
more nagging to him, "It's fine" he said.
Was he really okay with her staying in his room? Where was he going to sleep? She looked at him, he
simply yawned and continued walking like nothing was wrong. He really changed, last time she was him
was crying after failing to retrieve Sasuke; as the leader he felt like a frailer.
"Well this is it" he told her sliding the door open he let her walk in first. To her surprise his room was;
clean, the bed was a little messy, probably from taking a nap. Nothing on the floor and the blinds
were wide open; to watch the clouds she guessed.
"Hmm you know you don't have to be watching over me" she told her heading back out.
"I knew it!" Ino cheered "Now she's moving in with you!" she looked at her teammate "It was finally time you got a girlfriend, Shikamaru"
He looked at her sure she had Chouji and all but now she was spreading troublesome rumors "For the
last time Ino, my mom asked that troublesome lady of a Hokage for her to stay with us"
"Look face it Shika, its fate" Chouji told his best friend.
"I knew meeting with you would be troublesome" he said, getting up from the table he left some money and left.
He headed home and headed upstairs to his room, he'd forgotten to get some things in order to sleep in
the sofa; not his things but hey last thing was a mad mom.
After a walk around the village with Naruto and Sakura, she headed back to the Nara house "Ah maybe I
do need to try and relax" she told herself, lately she had been so stressed. Only because someone had
tried to attack Gaara, he hadn't gotten injured the sand protected him, Kankuro on the other hand was
not so lucky, he had two broken ribs and a few burses. Gaara was worried for her that is why he
assigned her this mission, in order for her to be safe; he also told her to try and relax, he felt a bit
relaxed knowing she would be in Konoha.
…
She opened the door and to her surprise, Shikamaru was right in front of her; shirtless.
Well imma leave it at that…hope you like it.