If love was golden, then Temari was the rust that lowered its value. When Michelle tried to plant a sweet kiss on Shikamaru, Temari ended up punching the girl the so hard, the girl has a bloody nose at the end of the ordeal.

"Take that terrorist!" she yelled out as she saw the girl fall to the floor. Shikamaru's eyes bulged out as she saw Michelle fall to the ground, crying.

"Temari! What the hell?!" the Nara cried. Temari gave the black haired boy a nasty look, and socked him too, again.

"Owww!" he moaned in pain. Temari looked at the girl, who ran away, not thinking twice about the handsome Nara.

Shikamaru had grown immune to Temari's blows, so he easily, well not easily, got up and confronted her.

"What the fuck was that about?" he asked her, angry. Temari shook her head, as if she was talking to a kid.

"Don't you understand?" she said. "No, I don't. Why don't you educate me "oh great Temari?" he said sarcastically.

Temari winked at him. "Okay. Number one: The enemy we are after CAN be in cahoots with regular citizens." she said, seriously, starting to walk away from the crowd of people who were looking oddly at them.

Shikamaru rolled his eyes. "And how do you know that for sure, anyway?" he asked, amused.

Temari giggled. "Well, ANY girl that pretty would never socialize with someone as fugly as YOU." she busted into a laugh.

Shikamaru smirked. He was used to her "compliments." Temari looked around. "Besides. You should be eye-goggling ME. Not some tramp that probably has a girlfriend or something." she said as she finished her fruit cup.

Shikamaru laughed, but couldn't help it. He was beginning to feel a little better, she was funny, comical, and... pretty.

What a drag he thought. But then he thought. Maybe this month would go quickly, and he'd relax.

He sighed, and opened his eyes. He saw Chouji and Ino laughing at Naruto who was doing something stupid.

"Let's see what he's up to." he thought to himself.

"Naruto, you're so stupid." Ino laughed as she looked at the poor dimwitted blonde as he tried to ask her out.

Well, SAKURA won't go out with me to the dance tonight. So I have gotta ask Ino. Naruto thought in despair.

"Then who are you going to go out with, anyway? Chouji?" Naruto asked. He thought that he was AT LEAST a cut above the fat-ass.

Ino stopped laughing. "Yeah riiiight. No, I was either going out with Sasuke or Shikamaru, and Sasuke left, so that means I'm going out with Shika-maruu!" Ino dragged on "maru" as she saw the Nara and the Sabuka standing right next to her.

"Hey Ino. This is Temari." the Nara introduced. Temari gave her a "fake" smile and laugh, but Ino hissed at her. Temari gave her a nasty look.

"So, Shikamaru. As you heard, we have the big "Konoha Dance" tonight, and well. I was wondering if you wanted to come." the Yamanaka asked.

Shikamaru thought for a second. Either go with her, and have a decent time, or stay with this devil Sabuka and get my head gnawed off. the lazy shinobi thought.

"I..." he was cut off by Temari. "He can't go, sorry. He has to escort me around, and where there are people. I have to go. Meaning I have to go to the dance with him. Sorry." Temari apologized, enjoying Ino's anger.

"Well. Okay. I'll take Chouji, he pinched a few inches. Later Shikamaru and uh... Temari" Ino waved goodbye, giving the Sabuka the evil eye.

"Wh- Wait! What about me?" Naruto pleaded. Temari snickered. "Go jerk off to your PlayGirl. Naruto hung his head low.

When he looked up, he saw the most beautiful girl he had ever saw. "Maybe I can persuade her..." he thought.

"Hey Temari." Naruto asked. Temari looked at him. "What, me and Shika were going to go to the mall." Shikamaru groaned.

"Uhh, why don't you go with me?" the Uzumaki pleaded. Temari broke out laughing.

"Kid, GET A LIFE!" Temari yelled, and left with Shikamaru to the mall.
Naruto thought. "Maybe I can gang up on her... Yeah... The Shadow Clone Jutsu... Heh heh heh..." the Uzumaki laughed.

"There is a dance tonight!?" Temari shrieked as they exited the mall at about 5:30pm. Shikamaru moaned. "Yeah yeah, at 9:00pm."

Temari squealed. "Awesome! I am so going to try out this new dress. No doubt!" she laughed.

Shikamaru sighed. How troublesome. He thought. They reached his house, and she tried on the new dress.

"This party is going to be WILD!" Temari cried as she applied makeup.

"You spent 2 and a half hours getting dressed, it's already eight." the Nara complained.

Temari shot up. "Were going to be late! Get your damn clothes on!" She yelled almost crying.

Shikamaru sighed, and got dressed. "Riiiiing. Riiiiiiing." the phone screeched.

Temari snatched it off its handle. "Hello. Temari Sabuka speaking." the Sabuka answered politely.

"Hey Temari!" Temari's younger brother Kankuro answered. "How are you?" he asked.

Temari rolled her eyes. Kankuro was always so protective of her, ever since she first kissed a guy.

"I'm FINE Kankuro. Were going to a wild party, we'll probably b up all night. Bye." Temari said, and hanged up.

Kankuro dropped the phone, shocked. "Nooo! Not a wild party." Kankuro remembered what happened at wild parties. How people never not got drunk. He had to stop her.

"I'll save you Temari!" he yelled to himself, and grabbed his puppets to leave.