Mirai sat inpatiently in her chair. Poor Mirai, being forced to listen to long boring converstaions by the three adults in front of her. They chatted away with occasion giggles and laughter. Her red eyes landed on the topic of their conversation. Temari, or rather what was growing in Temari's stomach.
The Saratobi girl pouted, so Temari-san was having a baby, big deal.
'What's so special about a stupid baby anyways?' Mirai thought.
Over the years Mirai formed a bond with both of her parents' teams. Team 10 and Team 8 made it their personal mission to watch over Kurenai and Mirai. Out of all them, Shikamaru was the one Mirai was the closest to. She liked Shikamaru, he reminded her of her father. She never met the man, Asuma died before she was even born, but she liked to think he was just like Shikamaru. She formed a special bond with the Nara, going as far to call him her Onii-san. She was even the flower girl for her older brother's wedding with Temari-san. Something Temari herself requested. Temari was another special bond Mirai had. Since the girls were almost always by Shikamaru's side, the two formed a very close bond.
But now something changed, her nii-san hasn't been around as often. And Temari-san has been too busy going back and forth from the hospital that Mirai began to feel rather lonely. It wasnt long before she found out that the Nara couple were expecting their first born child.
Of course she didnt hate the baby, but rather what the future Nara baby meant for her. It meant Shikamaru and Temari would no longer be around much, or at all. Her mother explained that they would be very busy taking care of the new baby. Her little heart began to sink. What if they liked the baby more? What if they thought she wasnt cute enough anymore? Or worse... what if they forgot about her entierly? The mere thought brought tears to her crimson eyes.
None of her thoughts settled well with her.
Unaware of her turmoil, the three jounin continued their conversation. Kurenai felt Temari's every growing stomach. She couldn't ignore the pride swelling within her. Asuma would have so proud of his student. Mirai had been the first of the new generation, now the rest were on their way. Her crimson eyes softened when she felt a slight kick. The future looked brighter than ever.
"Oh, I can't believe it, he actually kicked!" Temari said excitingly.
"Savor this feeling Temari, I still remember how wonderful it felt having Mirai." Kurenai said
Shikamaru watched as Kurenai and Temari interacted. However he couldn't help but to notice someone was missing. He searched the room before looking at her. Mirai sat grumply in her seat. He immediately noticed her expression. Her red eyes were watery, her sad expression bothered Shikamaru. He never liked seeing her upset. Excusing himself he walked to the young girl.
"Mirai-chan?" He kneeled to her level and smiled. "If you're bored we can step outside and play."
He offered the girl is hand. What he didn't expect was for Mirai push him away. Nor that a child her age even had the strength to knock him down.
"Mirai! What are yo-"
" I HATE YOU SHIKA-NII! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU" Mirai cried out before running out the door in tears.
Shikamaru's heart sank at her words. He was caught completely off guard. Shikamaru was stunned, he had no idea how to process what happened. It wasn't until he heard whimpering behind him did he snap out of his trance.
Looking behind him he could see Temari begining to cry.
"Di-did we do something wrong?"
Kurenai quickly led Temari to the couch, "Does Mirai-chan hate us?" She continued tearfully.
"Shikamaru, will you go after Mirai for me?" Kurenai asked him as she began to consol Temari.
"... Did I do somthing wrong, Kurenai?" he manged to say.
"No, it's just... Mirai isn't use to being away from her big brother for long. Please dont get upset with her. She just misses you."
"Upset? I could never..." With that an idea came to Shikamaru. He grinned.
"Kurenai, can you take care of Temari for me? I'm worried I'll make things worse if I stay when she's like this."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY CRYBABY"
Shikamaru laughed at his wife's mood swings.
"I said I love you, you troublesome woman. Now if you excuse me, I have a king to find" he gave Temari a quick kiss on her forehead before heading out in search Mirai.
A/N:Hope you peeps liked it. This story shouldn't be too long. Maybe 2-3 more chapters. And if you've read my other story, yes these do occur in the same AU. You should go check it out if you want. Don't forget to review.
