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Shikamaru turned to the left.
It's been a week since he bid her goodbye. The air a week ago only got heavier as the summer reached its peak. Even with his white cotton shirt, he was still sweating like it's the last time he'll ever sweat.
The break up did not sink in until after the busy week that passed. Shikamaru handled the joint conference between Kirigakure and Konoha. It was simple and not as troublesome. He said what he wanted to say. He explained that he could not deal with the distance. He said he was sorry.
Shikamaru turned to the right.
The full moon illuminated the room, penetrating through the lonely window. That, too, pissed him off.
He had been planning on telling her that. With the intention of breaking up, he offered to eat a light snack in the afternoon of her day of departure. He gingerly talked about the weather and then the festivities and then he fell silent. Temari of course could tell there was something afoot. And in an instant he let it out.
Surprisingly, he recalled, she merely said okay. He had not been expecting that at all. He wanted her to get mad, flip the table, slap him hard and then walk out. Because, after all, he broke up with her without any warning or hint.
But she didn't.
She said that she understood and that she's fine.
And then to the left, Shikamaru turned once again.
"Can't sleep?" The blonde asked.
"Troublesome!" He protested. He sat up on his bed and massaged his forehead. Elbow on his knee, he closed his eyes. "The weather is being troublesome!"
She sat up beside him and took off his shirt. "I don't think it's just the weather."
"Ino, please." He snapped.
He had been going out on friendly dates with his teammate for as long as they've known each other. But for the past six months, these dates have had the tendency to end in his bedroom. Why? Yet another thing that perplexed him. Maybe the loneliness finally made its way in him. Maybe there was something about blondes. Maybe that's just how it is because boys will be boys.
In his defense, it really is hard to be away, always waiting. It did not make sense. Since he had the option, why not? Logically speaking, he did the right thing.
"Okay. Whatever." Ino rolled her eyes.
She stood up and grabbed her ponytail from the side table. "I better go then. Maybe that'll give you more air." She said with a frown.
Shikamaru really couldn't care less. It was so fucking hot and he could not sleep for the love of all the gods he could possibly put the blame on.
Fuck the weather he thought. It wasn't how things normally go and that's what bothers him.
He carefully calculated everything. Temari was supposed to do this and that and then he'll apologize and then she'll hate him and then that's it. He prepared himself for this. But it did not come.
And then he realized.
Cliffie!
So yes. Shikamaru cheated on Temari.
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