Chapter 2: Clarification

Shikamaru's Pov

I woke up to the aching pain in my head, if I said it was the most pleasant thing to wake up to, I would be lying. Hearing some clanging beyond the door, I opened it to actually get a look at the place I was residing. It wasn't exactly a house like I thought, but more of a high-class apartment.

The left wall was completely glass, stepping closer to the glass wall. He squinted at the sun in his eye's, but then realized how high up they were, probably on the 15th or 20th floor. Turning to take another look there was a maroon couch and on the black tv stand was a 48-inch curved plasma Tv.

Behind it was a black bookcase that covered the wall and it also held a matching couch, the floor had a step to elevate it from the Tv section. And to separate the kitchen from the living room was a bar stand, holding a few alcohols like rum or wine. I found the woman, I should probably call her Temari now, she was currently wearing a black tight knee length dress, with a dark green cardigan on top.

To accompany it she wore her hair in 2 pigtails, with diamond guitar earrings hanging down and black strapped 4-inch heels. Turning to me she placed a plate of food on the counter, that currently holds an omelet on it. "Go to school and make sure to stay out till I'm back" she replied grabbing her sling-over bag.

"When are you coming back?" I question seating myself taking a bite out of the omelet, which surprisingly wasn't bad. "That's none of your concern" she replied standing up to look in the mirror near the door. "I would need to know if you want me to come back, Temari" I sighed, not giving a crap if she heard.

"First of all who said I wanted you to stay, I'm not telling you so you can stay out, Second of all it's Ms. Temari to you" she started adding some red lipstick on and curling her eyelashes. Finally done she opened the door turning to me "I'll be back at 5:00" she stated before closing the door and her disappearing behind it.

I sighed, she really was a strange lady, letting some unknown stranger live in her house. For all, she could know I could be a thief waiting for the right moment. "What a bother" I mentioned before taking a bite from my omelet.

Temari Pov

Taking a deep breath I looked up at my current workplace, the place I have been working at since I was 15. The name of this company is called Sunogakure, a company made for finding talented actors and musicians. The current Ceo was a young boy only 16 years old, my younger brother, Gaara.

Walking into the 16-story tall building, I boarded the elevator towards the top floor. It was kinda ironic, but I kinda used to hate this place, I guess I can find comfort now because of Gaara. Hearing the ding of the elevator, it opened to the view of a paper scattered all over the office. The glass wall behind the desk was closed by the shutters making me click the switch and blind the current residents of the room.

Gaara squinted his eye's in an attempt to finish reading the paper in his hand. He seemed to have been working all night, while the idiot Kankuro was sleeping away on the couch. Growling in anger I yanked the blanket from under him causing him to fall.

Hearing him grunt as he fell, was a satisfying revenge, "what the hell, sis!" He yelled in anger "I was up late last night!" He continued, causing me to smack his head "Whose fault do you think that is! You woke me up at 3:00 in the morning last night!" I yelled at the fool of my younger brother, at times like this I couldn't help but realize the utter differences between my brothers.

Gaara was only 16, confident, intelligent, hard-working, a bit persistent, and quite charming for his age. While Kankuro was 18, lazy, constantly partying, unreliable, and I could go on and on, but I won't. "Why'd you wake up at 3:00 in the morning anyway?" I questioned him as I folded the blanket and started to pick up the papers, this was something quite normal to me, I was more like a mother than a sister, after all, I was the one who raised this pair of brothers.

"Kankuro has a girlfriend" Gaara replied before writing something on the paper and handing it to me, it was my job as Gaara's assistant to take care of this type of stuff. "A new one already?" I questioned reading the contents of the paper while setting down the other pile.

"It's not a new one, she's the one" Kankuro mentioned stretching out on the floor, "I met her at my audition, for my Broadway play Aladdin," The rest I tuned out, i'm pretty sure Gaara did the same, considering how busy we were. Also did I forget to mention, that Kankuro wanted to be an actor.

But instead of depending on his family to sponsor him, he actually wanted to build his own up the scale. I'm actually quite proud of him, but there was no way I would tell him that, he already had a ego as big as this building. "Gaara, it says here, that your hiring a new lawyer?" I questioned him cutting off Kankuro. "That's correct" he replied in his usual voice, which I don't mean to brag but it was a pretty damn good one for his age.

It was a sultry voice, ah how I loved my brothers, they were sure to be successful in the future. I would guarantee it, after all I was the one who raised them.

Shikamaru's Pov

Today was not a day I wanted to go to school, but then again I never ever actually wanted to go to school. I don't think any kid does, and if they did something was obviously wrong with them. "Shikamaru!" I heard a scratchy voice call my name "school couldn't have come any sooner" it continued to call. And I stood corrected as the one and only Naruto Uzumaki wrapped his arms around me.

I hissed in pain from my current bruises and the sudden contact, "Man what happened to you Shikamaru? You look horrible, like a cat teared up it's chew toy, then decided it didn't want it and threw it in the gutter, horrible" I heard my best freind Choji reply.

"Thanks for the observation" I replied sarcastically as I rubbed my arm, to try to sooth the pain. If you didn't know, Naruto and Choji, although they were annoying at most times, were the tyoe of people I actually liked to hang out with.

Naruto held sky blue eye's and bright yellow hair that could rival the sun, his body build was pretty great too, he was pretty tall and muscular with some lean added to it, I swear I heard someone comment that he looked like the sky itself. But he also had that weird quirk, he had whiskers on his face.

Choji on the other hand had light brown hair and dark eye's that most times looked black. He wasn't the most fit guy, as most people called him fat although he was just a little chubby. But when Choji lost weight, I believe he could rival models in the look comparison, but that would have to wait considering Choji's diet always contains junk food. Did I also forget Choji also had a weird quirk, of swirls on his cheeks.

"It's nothing" I replied trying to dodge the question directed at me. "It's not nothing, I went to visit your house, but your dad told me you didn't live their anymore, man" Choji replied "Yeah and look at you, you look like a dead mouse" while Naruto commented on my appearance.

"Well here's the gist" I sighed giving up, it would take way to much effort trying to make a lie than just telling them. " I decided to leave home, then I got robbed, I slept over at a woman's house, who decided to let me stay in exchange for my body" I shrugged as I counted it off on my fingers.

Choji and the idiot seemed comepletely surprised, I wouldn't really blame them "You have a sugar mama!" Naruto yelled like an idiot, ok maybe I would blame them after all. "That's so cool Shikamaru, I want a sugar mama" Choji replied intensely staring at me as he munched on his chips.

"That's not cool thats horrible, Shikamaru you should hurry up and leave" Naruto replied with I think was concern, whatever it was it didn't fit him. I probably worded my explanation wrong, but it would be way to much work to clarify it, so i'll just leave it for now, i'm pretty sure the truth will pop up sooner or later.

I simply shrugged as they continued to talk on and on about the supposed sugar mama, I broke the conversation changing the subject "look Naruto it's your boyfriend" I mentioned causing him to turn around and spot Sasuke. And just like always he growled in anger at the sight of him, "I freakin hate that guy" he muttered.

Sasuke was suppose to be the popular guy in school and I could understand that, I mean look at him, he looked like a god. "You sound like a jealous girlfriend" Choji commented understanding that I didn't want to talk about before.

"I do not, I really really hate him, I mean what do they even see in him" he growled at us, who continued walking to class. "If you love him so much, just tell him already" I joked, cracking a smirk when I saw Ino across the class room.

I knew Ino since elementary, and as hard as it is to believe that was the girl I liked, I liked her since I realized in middle school. And honestly it was kind of annoying to feel such a way, not to forget Ino is considered the slut of the school, it became that way since she dated and dumped so many people.

Not to forget to mention they way she threw herself at Sasuke, but now she is dating Sai. And as much as I hate it, she actually really liked the guy. I sighed in annoyance as I saw Sai come up and hug her from behind causing her to beam, forgetting all about me as I sat down at my desk "this is so lame" I mentioned in annoyance.

~GummiBearsAndTears Signing Out