Chapter 7: Discovery

Shikamaru's Pov

She hasn't talked to since the accident at school, ok maybe I was at fault for letting that rumor flying around, but it's not like she even goes to school. I took a bite of my egg and sausage sandwich. She leaves early in the morning and comes back late in the night, it has passed 3 days since this has started and honestly it's actually confusing me.

A feeling that I find quite annoying these past few days, yes Temari has been avoiding me, but why should that bother me. And yes I wasn't the comforting type but what Ino said actually bugged me "So she has a name now?"

The fact Ino was jealous should've of made me happy and yet she had a point, when did I start calling her 'Temari' and not 'that woman.'

Not only that ever since the incident with my mother, she had gotten this look in her eye that I just couldn't place. I sighed, settling my hand under my chin I took another sip of my orange juice. Lately, the only thing that has been on my mind has been Temari, and the funny thing was it wasn't as nearly as annoying as I made it out to be.

"Umm Shikamaru I don't mean to pry, but why are you eating breakfast at school?" Naruto asked sitting his desk that was directly in front of me. "If you don't mean to pry, then why are you asking?" I replied nonchalantly finishing my last bite of sandwich. "Cool it Shikamaru, were just a bit worried" Choji replied, determined to take a bite of his meatball sub sandwich.

Choji's been talking about going on a diet lately, but the moment he saw that meatball sub sandwich there was no turning back for the man. "I'm fine, alright" I was determined to shut this conversation down, when it comes to woman, it's best not to talk about such things with these two idiots.

Naruto shrugged turning his attention to Choji "what happened to your diet, man?" He joked as we both turned to look at the man. "I tried! I really did! But, food is my calling!" he practically yelled taking a huge bite of his sandwich. " We were taking a shortcut through the park when this guy at his vendor was closing for the day. Supposedly he had some leftovers, so you know how Choji is." I answered the question for him since he was gonna explain anything.

"Man I wish I was there" Naruto moaned a complaint "you should've called me." I simply shrugged at the idea, in all honesty, Naruto was the last thing on my mind. " My question is what started this whole crazy idea of a diet in the first place?" I questioned, which caused Choji to groan.

I know it wasn't his mother, Choji's family wasn't too big on diets. He stopped eating and scratched his head for a bit "I guess it's my girlfriend."

Those were the exact words that left us speechless, and that's saying something since I'm a man of few words. "When did you get a girlfriend?!" Naruto yelled at him, I could care less if other people were staring. Choji had a girlfriend? Why didn't he tell me?

"Oh man, I thought I told you guys" he laughed trying his hardest not to spit out any food. "No, you didn't!" This time I was the one to yell. "Well I guess we started going out 2 years back, now that I really think about it" he stopped to think on it, causing us to be completely flabbergasted, that meant Choji had kept this from me for 2 years, that hurt but the worst part was that meant Choji got a girlfriend before both of us.

"From a scale of 1 to 10, how hot is she?" Naruto asked earning a smack on his shoulder from his own girlfriend." Hinata I gotta know!" He turned giving his girlfriend a desperate look, earning him a slight 'hmph' from her. "When did she sit here?" I questioned them.

Causing Choji to roll his eyes "Come on Shikamaru she's been sitting here since the moment we started talking" he replied. As earning a laugh from Naruto "man, you need to pay attention to your surroundings." It wasn't that I don't pay attention, in fact, my mind always seemed to look for every detail, it's just that although she was a beauty its like she blends in with the wall. Causing me to skim right over her.

"Don't mind Shikamaru, he only has a thing for blondes" Choji whispered to Hinata but made sure it was pretty audible for the rest of us to hear. "Shikamaru you beast, I don't swing that way" Naruto squealed, "don't make me out to be that way you idiot, your the one who's crushing on the Uchiha over there," I replied with a smirk of my own.

We all stopped to laugh at the thought, it was just hideous. "Umm, I thought we were talking about C-Choji's girlfriend?" The raven-haired questioned, "Good call Hinata, I almost forgot" Naruto bellowed out.

"Don't try changing the subject Choji" I glared at him, "ah, I guess you guys got me" He laughed.

Temari's Pov

I sat at a table near the window in a cafe not too far from work, it was the ideal place to deal with the problem I was handling right now. Taking a sip of my caramel latte I looked at the man who sat across from me "It's been a long time hasn't it" I smiled quite coldly at the man.

The man couldn't have been older than his twenties, he was quite charming with his grey eye's and long brown hair that he held in a ponytail, what's up with men and ponytails lately?

Shaking her head she dismissed the thought, she couldn't be thinking of him right now. "You're scaring me Temari" he joked with giving a gentle laugh as he settled himself into the seat across from. "Oh shut up" I bellowed taking another sip of my drink.

"Still as crude as ever, huh."

~GummiBearsAndTears Signing Out