We're back! Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! My updates should be better since Padawon is keeping me in check with this haha. Here's Chapter 2!

Temari

I woke up on Gaara's chest. We ended up staying over at my apartment. I lived near the border line between Suna and Konoha which was why it was easy for me to get to K-Campus every day.

Gaara was still fast asleep. I decided to take a bath. It was 11am and I didn't have class until 2. I let the water run, wiped off my makeup from last night, took my hair down then stripped out of my clothes. The water was the perfect temperature and I just let it engulf me. I put my head against the wall and began thinking about what happened last night. I remembered talking to Coffee Boy but what exactly had we said to each other? I think he asked me to strip. I would've done it too if Gaara hadn't made us leave. That asshole. He got to have his little piece of Konoha ass and here I was the next day sober and not having gotten a lay.

"Oi, Tem! I gotta pee," Gaara called knocking on the door.

"Come in," I called back and sunk further down into the bath water. From the corner of my eye I watched Gaara make his way to the toilet sleepily then sent a glare towards him when his back was to me.

"What?" Gaara asked glancing over at me.

"Why'd you make us leave so early?" I asked.

"Did you really want to fuck a guy who couldn't say your name right?"

"That's not the point. He got it right in the end."

Gaara rolled his eyes. "You'll have other chances with him then."

"You don't know that." I stood up and reached for my towel. "You ruined my fun."

"You were too high to notice," Gaara teased. He washed his hands and left the bathroom.

I was left standing there wrapped in a towel. Could I really approach Coffee Boy sober now? I don't wanna look desperate but I don't wanna be abstinent all fucking summer either.

Shikamaru

I woke up on a small carpet near the foot of my bed. I always stretch out there when I'm too stoned to function. In some ways, it's a good thing that I live in the building where all the parties happen. The trouble of getting home when Choji drags me out is non-existent.

Letting my eyes open slowly, I let them roam around without moving. A girl was tip-toeing from the other room, a regular sight from this side of the apartment. I frowned, instantly thinking back to last night. Temari. What kind of weird shit was that? I literally talked to her for 20 minutes (an estimate, time moves weirdly when you're stoned) and it was more trouble than it was worth. I cringed at the thought of Guyliner being into his girl chatting up other dudes. Maybe it was a Suna thing.

"Hey," Choji's words sounded like a long cry for help. "Water, please?"

I sluggishly fought gravity to get off the floor and made my way to the kitchen and poured water for the both of us. "Fun night, I'm guessing?"

"Ah, it was alright. Thought I saw you finally having a go. A Suna girl too!" He started to mock me. "Whatever happened to 'college girls are too troublesome'?"

"We were just talking," I said as I leaned against the wall. "I was completely smacked and bored sitting next to that creep, Sai."

"Bullshit Shika, she's the second girl you've spoken to since you started school here."

"Being highest GPA in K-Campus is no joke, Choji."

"You do that easily! Plus, it's the summer. No excuses man, you need to find her." Choji got up slowly from his bed and walked off toward the bathroom.

"I'm taking off of work today!" I shouted after him.

"Whatever," he called back. "I'll have Ino come in."

That was surprisingly easy, I thought. I went back to bed.

Temari

Thankfully I only had one class today. I didn't know what to do now though. Gaara went back home, no parties tonight, I don't know anyone here. "Looks like I'm having a date with ice cream and depressing romance movies tonight," I mumbled to myself. I decided to head to the coffee shop before I got home. The least I could treat myself to is something nice to look at. I even had my laptop on me so I could probably stay and chat with Coffee Boy.

I walked inside ready to mingle then frowned when I saw behind the counter. Only the cashier from yesterday and some blonde girl were there working. Now I had no point being in here. When I reached the register the cashier gave me a mischievous look.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "What?"

He snickered. "You're looking for Shika, aren't you?"

Fuck, I've been discovered. "I have no idea what you're talking about. I just came here for some coffee." I had to play it cool. "And since you seem to remember me, I shouldn't have to say what I want to order." I heard a scoff and looked over at the blonde girl. "Problem?"

She looked like she was going to say something but the cashier stopped her. "Ino, I need an ice coffee with two sugars and a little bit of milk," he said handing her a cup with my name on it.

The girl huffed and went to make my drink. I rolled my eyes and paid for my coffee then waited impatiently by the counter, it took forever.

"Here, Suna girl," Ino said passing me my drink.

"Thanks, but I have a name. It's Temari. You'd think you knew how to read since you have a job. Guess not." Without waiting for her response, I made my way out of the coffee shop more annoyed than I was when I first walked in. "Stupid Konoha bitch," I mumbled. I took a sip of my coffee and spit it out as soon as it reached my taste buds. There was no fucking sugar in this. I made my way back to the shop. She chose the wrong person to fuck with.

Shikamaru

I woke up again with a buzzing sound pulling me from my sleep. I had 6 text, 4 from Ino:

Hey I lost you, still here?

Hey, you're nowhere to be found. I'm leaving. Find me ;)

OMW to work, can't wait to finally share a shift with you! :]]]

Aww you're not here! I hope you feel alright Shikaaaa

There were 2 from Choji:

Shik get here now

!

His texts were never that short. It always had all the info I needed, such as, why getting to the coffee shop (I'm guessing that's what "here" meant) was so important. Seeing as I was still in last night's pants, I threw on a shirt and prepared to walk the couple blocks to the coffee shop.

Walking out of the building, I realized that maybe I should be more urgent in getting to the shop. That girl that Choji shagged last night probably had an angry boyfriend that needed a talk down, that would suck. I picked up speed to a jog a rounded the last corner to see the unexpected Temari. Why was I stopping to stare? She had a Suna get-up of sheer clothing that let me gaze pass the transparent fabric to her breast that were almost spilling out of her bra. She kept walking toward me. Well, marching would be the better word. Had she even seen me? Idiot, I thought, vocal communication! "Temari!" No response. "Temari!" I let her name linger this time until I saw her stop her soon-to-be invasion of wherever she was going.

She stared at me wide-eyed. "Shikamaru?" Maybe she wasn't really the girl I chatted with last night. Her entire posture changed. She was back. "You could call me Tem, you know?"

"Now making your name shorter would be a disservice." What was I even saying? Banter! That's what this was.

"Why is that?" she challenged.

"I could not cut down such a pretty name!" I appeared shocked by the thought. "I must say, I could get used to having your Suna fashion around." I smiled.

"Wouldn't you like that?" She laughed. This was working perfectly.

"A lot more than that, actually," I pressed on. I had never been so upfront with a girl in my life, but my ability to converse was being stolen by certain body parts catching wind of who was in front of me.

"You're too much! Maybe we can work something out." Temari bit her lip slowly. Oh my fucking god, I thought, she is good. She took a sip of the ice coffee in her hands and grimaced. "No sugar," she sighed.

"I'm guessing you like it sweet?"

"Only always."

"I can guarantee you would love my cooking, something totally different," I said. I hope she was receiving my "signals".

"Well if you're so sure..." She looked as if she was waiting. I knew it now, she was mine. That was the perfect excuse to get her over.

"My building is the same as the party's last night, 3 floors down," I started writing my number on the back of a card I had been toying around with in my pocket. "Come by tomorrow. 8:30." I tried to sound like an alpha male, like I knew she would say yes.

"Right." She stretched the word out as if this were an argument and she had been winning. I didn't think so. I began walking into the shop.

"I'll be sure to be especially Suna!" I called glancing back at her. I saw her eyeing me walk into the store.

For once, a girl who was straight up, I thought, although she may not have been at all. I couldn't stop smirking anyway.

TO BE CONTINUED