"No Chouji-kun! That doesn't go there!" Ino cried as Chouji was helping her unpack.

It was evening in Suna and everyone, including the Kazekage, was "home". Chouji was apparently trying to help Ino unpack all of her things.

"Ino-chan, why do you have so many useless things? I mean, who needs a hairbrush, make-up, and a toothbrush with a tube of toothpaste?" Chouji asked innocently as he picked up everything he said one by one and sat them all back down.

"What?! Are you serious?" Ino asked as she was eyeing him suspiciously, getting a bit disturbed.

"Nah, just messing with you… Although, I still wonder why you need the toothpaste..." Chouji managed to say as he was grabbing his chin with his thumb and index finger, looking at the ceiling.

"Chouji-kun!" Ino said as she threw a pillow at his direction, Chouji being able to dodge it.

"Ha, you miss-" he began to say but was interrupted by another pillow that crashed into his face.

"You were saying?" Ino said as she crossed her arms in victory.

"Oh, I was saying that you should think fast!" Chouji quickly said as he threw another pillow at Ino.

Ino jumped and kicked it, once again heading towards Chouji's direction and hitting his face for the second time. This time it felt harder than before.

"Ow. You do think fast." Chouji added while rubbing his cheek in pain.

"Ah, Chouji-kun, are you o.k.?" Ino said as she ran towards him, grabbing his cheeks and checking for any serious injuries.

POW.

Chouji had grabbed a pillow and hit Ino on the side of her head. Ino fell sideways and grabbed the nearest 'weapon' and started to hit him as well. Soon they were engaged in a violent pillow fight. Chouji fell face up on the floor and Ino was about to make her final attack when…

"Hey!" roared Kankurou as he passed by Ino's room, stopping midway. "this isn't a vacation!"

The pillows stopped flying across the room and the laughter had died away. Ino threw her pillow quickly behind her and threw herself backwards, her arms behind her head, as she tried to whistle, her right foot on top of her left raised knee. Chouji, just as fast, flipped himself so his belly was touching the carpet, flung his legs in the air, grabbed the nearest thing, planted both of his elbows on the floor while his hands meet up with his round cheeks, and pretended to be interested in whatever he had gotten. Too bad for him it was a copy of Ino's favorite magazine, Teen Ninjas (a/n not very creative, huh?). This month's issue: 'How to Look Fab and Still Kick Butt!'

"We know its not. I mean, what kinda vacation involves being with people you can't stand?" snapped Ino, suddenly being interested in her nails. "isn't that why vacations exist in the first place?"

"We're here to protect the Kazekage-sama, or have you forgotten?" Kankurou said, ignoring Ino's comment.

"No, and we don't need you to remind us, thank you." Chouji answered as he threw the magazine and grabbed the second nearest thing, this time it being…

'Shinobi Girl?! What is this girl's problem?!' (a/n again, sorry!)

"Hey, where's Shikamaru anyways?" Ino asked Chouji, ignoring Kankurou completely.

"I dunno." Chouji said, as he stood up throwing the second magazine in defeat.


"This is your room." Temari said as she was showing Shikamaru where he was going to sleep for the next few weeks.

"Thanks." Shikamaru simply said as he threw his backpack landing just behind Temari's feet.

"The Kazekage-sama's room is down the hall. Kankurou's is next to it on the right side while mine is next to his. So in case you need us, now you know who is where."

"o.k."

"All rooms have their own bathroom, closet, e.t.c."

"Got it."

"What's with you and simple answers?" Temari asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"Is there a problem with simple answers?" Shikamaru answered with another question.

"No, I just thought a guy who calls himself a genius should, oh I don't know, have answers that are a bit more complex."

"Just because I'm a smart doesn't mean I have to show it." Shikamaru lazily said.

"If you say so." said Temari as she put one hand on her hip.

"You're the one who brought it up."

"Anyways," Temari stated as she removed her hand and began to walk backwards. "over here you ca-"

Temari couldn't finish her sentence because she had tripped over Shikamaru's backpack. Instinctively, she grabbed his shirt and pulled him down with her. She hit the floor hard but didn't fell his weight on top of her. Shikamaru was on top but noticed that he had both his hands on the floor, supporting his weight so he wouldn't crush her. Their faces were only inches apart and they could feel each other's breathing.

"Y-you were saying?" Shikamaru nervously said as he stared into her eyes that were blinking constantly. He couldn't explain what he was feeling at the moment.

"Ye-yeah, that…that…" Temari began to say, searching for the right words, but later changed her tone. "you should really watch were you leave your things!"

"Well you shouldn't be so clumsy!" Shikamaru said as he stood up and offered her a hand.

"Well I wouldn't be so clumsy if you put your stuff where it belonged!" Temari snapped as she took his hand.

She felt a weird tingle in the pit of her stomach when she made contact.

"You're so troublesome." Shikamaru quietly said as he stuffed his hands inside his pockets.

"You're not exactly Mr. Perfect!" Temari argued as she crossed her arms.

"I don't intend to."

"Good, 'cause you're doing a lousy job!" yelled Temari as she stuck her tongue out at him.

Shikamaru just stared, his eyes blinking a few times. He...he thought it was kind of cute, how she looked.

"What?" Temari asked, noticing his stare.

"Nothing."

"Well, I was going to tell you that you can also step outside because you have a balcony."

That was funny; he didn't even notice the balcony in front of him. He thought it was a large window, but it turned out to be a sliding door which led to the outside.

"Hmpf. As if I would go outside."

"What's wrong with going outside?"

"Nothing really except it's always so damn windy here."

"Well, it's your problem if you want to go or not." Temari said as she was walking towards the door she previously came in.

"Hey!"

"Yeah?" asked Temari as she slightly turned her head towards Shikamaru.

"Next time, try not to be so clumsy." Shikamaru said even though he secretly liked that about her.

"And next time try not to be so stupid!" Temari barked back. "You should really watch where you leave your things!"

BANG.

She had slammed the door behind her and left.

Shikamaru smiled at himself without noticing it until he looked in the mirror and realized it. He was smiling. Why was he smiling? Did he enjoy making her mad? Was it because of what had happened? Or both? Shikamaru quickly shook off his thoughts and smile when he heard a knock on the door. He didn't even have time to answer because Ino had already barged into his room.

"Hey, so this is your room?" Ino said as she jumped and sat on his bed, looking around.

"Yeah, pretty much." Shikamaru responded as he leaned on the wall, his arms crossed.

"It's cleaner than Ino-chan's" Chouji added while giving Ino a look.

"Do you want to get attacked by another pillow, Chouji-kun?" threatened Ino.

"No, thanks. I'm good!" Chouji said as he stepped back and started waving his hands in defense.

"What's with you Ino-chan? You seem nicer today." Shikamaru said sarcastically.

"I'm just in a good mood, thanks to Chouji-kun."

"Really? What did he do?" Shikamaru asked.

"He threw a pillow at Kankurou-san when he turned to leave." Ino said as she slightly giggled.

Shikamaru stared at Ino. Chouji did the same but with his mouth slightly opened.

"What?" Ino asked, a little confused.

"Kankurou-SAN?" Shikamaru repeated.

"Yeah, what about it?"

"You changed the suffix?!" Chouji yelled.

"Oh, I did? I didn't even notice." Said Ino.

Shikamaru narrowed his eyes at Ino.

"You're starting to like it here, aren't you?" Shikamaru said as he waited for Ino's reaction.

"What? No. Please." Ino said as she stood up.

Shikamaru and Chouji stared, a smirk on both their faces.

"Admit it Ino-chan, it's o.k." Chouji simply said.

"Fine, like I said, I'm trying to give this place a chance," Ino announced as she began to walk out the door. "and saying someone's name respectively is a good way to start."

"Sure, that's something to say after you've argued him." Chouji responded to Ino's long defense.

"Just shut-up." Ino said as she left, also slamming the door.

"Wow, she is in a good mood." Chouji mentioned to Shikamaru. "Well, I'd better go unpack, see you in a while."

"I'd better do the same." Shikamaru agreed as he stood up straight.

"Later." Chouji said as he too, left but the only of the three without slamming the door.

Shikamaru grabbed his backpack and sat it down on his bed as he started to take out his stuff. He was thinking about how he had Temari between his arms. How they were so close, too close actually. Seeing her in a different light like that made him think that, maybe just maybe, she wasn't too troublesome.

Author's note: well there you have it, chapter 2. I put in a small ShikaTema moment (hey, it's better than nothing right?) and a little bit of humor. I'm not sure if I succeed or not but anyways, as you can see, Shikamaru has started to like Temari in this chapter. It's not the kind of like that's "ah, I have a crush on this girl!", but the kind that's a "oh, this person is not so bad." So yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed it! Oh, and don't hesitate to review!