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Shikamaru's shadow, almost as if without command, enclosed the visitors neck with its shadowy hands and started the strangulation process.

"Who's at the door Shikamaru-kun?" asked the hospitalized Suna Princess.

When the Shadow User didn't answer, Temari knew something was up.

She saw Shikamaru's shadow and screamed.

"SHIKAMARU, STOP, I ORDER YOU!!" came the Hokage's voice, as she came running down the hall.

Shikamaru, froze, his shadow uncurling from the figure's neck, but still holding him still

The brown-haired Jounin coughed, and the dog at his side growled viciously.

"Hokage-sama, why isn't he arrested" asked Shikamaru, shaking out of anger.

"If you'll let him in the room, we can discuss this like adults" the Sannin said calmly.

"I cannot allow him in this room, Hokage-sama"he said, in a very irate tone.



"Shikamaru, don't make me use my strength to break that shadow, do you REALLY think he will try something while I'm here?" she said, using logic to convince the genius.

"Very Well, Hokage-sama" the Nara said, releasing his shadow and walking back toward Temari's bed.

Temari, who had been looking out of the window, turned to ask the Genius who it was.

She saw the brown hair and her face turned expressionless. Temari started shaking, and Shikamaru got to her, and held her, placing himself inbetween the dog-nin and his Temari.

"Did-Did I make THE Suna Kunochi like that?" asked Kiba, his voice wavering a bit.

"What do you MEAN DID YOU of COURSE YOU DID" yelled the Nara, not caring who heard.

"Shikamaru, quiet" ordered the Hokage, leaning against the bathroom door.

Temari calmed and lifted her head back against the headboard, she picked a glass near her table and lunged it at the Inuzuka. It caught him off guard, and he yelped when it hit his abdomen.

"I don't even know what I did" he yelped again, whimpering at the cuts he now had on his stomach.

"You're lucky I missed" growled the Princess.

Kiba gulped. "um M-missed?"

"Yea, I hit a bit too high" and her eyes turned to razors, boaring through his skull.

"With all due respect, Temari-san, I have to request that you let him speak" suggested the Hokage.

"Let him" snapped Temari again, leaning against the headboard, with Shikamaru at her side.

"Um well… I don't remember anything, the Hokage won't even tell me what I did, but it must have been bad to have scared you, Temari" and he sighed sitting in the chair.

"You attempted to RAPE me" cried Temari, getting angrier, especially since he didn't remember.

"Hokage-s-sama I-I didn't do that did i?" he looked pleadingly at the blonde. She solemly nodded her head.

"Your chakra was all over her, as well as your scent. The claw marks on her shoulders, stomach, and thighs, also match those of the Inuzuka clan" reported the Hokage.

"Kami I didn't know I did anything like that" and he put his head in his paws.

Temari whimpered again, seeing the claws.

"well TALK Inuzuka" said Shikamaru, impatient for once in his life.

"Im so sorry Temari, you see, I've uh………liked you for awhile now, and Shikamaru wasn't making a move, so I thought I might try and catch you before you headed back to Sun" blushed the dog nin.



"And catch me you did" muttered the kunochi bitterly.

"Not, not like that, I didn't ever want to do that with you unless you were willing, its both a disrespect to you, and a shameful mark of a shinobi" said Kiba, looking her in the eyes.

"Then why did you?" she asked, gritting her teeth.

"That's just it, I don't REMEMBER doing ANYTHING of the sort, the last thing I remember is offering to walk you home, it was dark and I was worried" said the Inuzuka, pleadingly.

"He's lying Hokage-sama" said Shikamaru.



"I'm afraid not, Shikamaru, we searched his memory, neither his conscious, or subconscious remembers doing anything of the sort, the part of that night is blocked off because it belongs to another person's memory" she said sadly.

"How can that be possible, the person would have to be inside his hea—" and the genius stopped talking.

"Im sorry Shikamaru, there is only one clan that could do that easily, the Yamanaka's" Tsunade stated.

"Temari-chan, I'll be right back" said the Nara, and he hopped out the window.



She just stared after him.

"Um……Temari I really am sorry, I would never hurt you intentionally, I really like you" cried Kiba.

She didn't know how to react or what to do, he didn't even do it purposefully , she had hated him all this time, and now she couldn't.

"Thank you Kiba, but this incident has brought Shikamaru and I together" she stated, as she blushed.

"Well, at least one good thing came of this, I will stay away from you now if you like" he said as he hung his head sadly.

"Don't be stupid, I just hope you find someone to like you too" she said happily. "Now, Hokage –sama, you said that only the Yamanaka's are able to do that?" continued Temari.

"Yes, but our best strategists cannot figure out a motive" she sighed.

"That's because none of them are women" the Suna kunochi laughed.

"I had what she considers her man, wanting to be with me, and she got jealous, which is a powerful tool, now Hokage-sama, would you please check my leg muscles" asked Temari.

"Of course, they should be ready to fully heal, and you can get out of here tomorrow" smiled Tsunade.

"Kiba, if you could please leave" requested the older blonde.

"No, he can stay, but no peeking" said the Wind prenicess seriously.

"Of course not" said Kiba, and he turned to pat Akamaru on the head, and talk to him in Inuzuka.



Meanwhile, Shikamaru was currently bounding through the streets of Konoha, looking for one of his best friends since childhood. She hadn't been at the flower shop, the clothes store, or the BBQ place. He hopped on top of the Ramen stand, and heard Ino, Sakura, Rock Lee, Naruto, Hinata, and Chouji talking below.

He hopped down in front of the stand, making everyone jump.

"SHIKAMARU!!" they all said in surprise, and Ino came to give him a hug.



"Get off me, Yamanaka" he said, his voice laced with malice.

His tone scared her, and she backed off toward the others.

"Whats wrong Shikamaru-san?" asked Rock Lee. "Where have you been?" questioned Choji.

"I have been in the hospital with a very dear friend of mine, who was almost raped a week ago" he answered, his voice riddled with anger.

"We thought you were escorting Temari back to Suna" said Naruto, slurping ramen.

"She was the one the rape was attempted on, but I got there in time to stop it, and have been at her side ever since" he said, not taking his eyes off Ino.



Ino's eyes went cold.

"Who tried to-to do that to T-Temari –san?" asked Hinata, turning around on her stool.

"Kiba" sighed the Nara.

"HE DID?? IS HE LOCKED UP??" questioned Naruto.

"No, because he didn't do it" said Shikamaru, his eyes growing dark.

"but you just said--"

"He did do it, but he didn't WANT to, he was FORCED to, and he doesn't even remember it" he said quietly, cutting Sakura off.

"But how?" asked Lee.

"Mind control, there is only ONE clan in Konoha, most likely in the WORLD that has the ability to do that, and one of their members is in this group right now. Growled the Nara.

All eyes turned to look at Ino, who had a mix of sadness and anger on her face.



"Ino, how could you? To TEMARI-san, you could've caused a WAR with Suna" gasped Chouji.

"That's so UNyouthful" said Lee, looking solemn.

"Ino that was MEAN" said Hinata, not stuttering for once.

"I guess you really ARE a pig, Ino" said Sakura.

" Its easy, she did what she's been doing for years, getting what she wanted" yelled Shikamaru.

"You should've realized that if you did this to Temari, you'd never have me anyway Yamanaka" he continued.



"I would've followed Temari forever, and you know that, you can't do anything to change that" he said, smiling.

Ino just looked down.

"Why can't you love me too, Shikamaru?" she asked, pleadingly.

"Because he loves me" came Temari's voice, as she walked up to the stand.

"and not selfish, whiny, despicable, bratty, dumb, too skinny, PIGS" she said, striding up to the stand, a little shakily.

"Temari-chan, you should be in bed, your legs aren't ready yet" instructed the Nara, his voice softening.

"I have to thank you, Ino, without your little act, Shikamaru wouldn't have had to take care of my every need, like feeding me, sleeping next to me, guarding me, and" she leaned forward "bathing me". And she laughed.

Ino raised her fist. "oh, you want to fight do you? Sure you can outside Kiba?" taunted the Suna Princess.

Shikamaru picked up Temari, and held her close, he didn't want her legs to give out.

Ino yelled in rage and lunged toward the couple.



Instead, she hit the big stomach of her life long friend Choji, and rebounded into her life long rival, Sakura's, grip.

"I'm taking you to Tsunade-sempi" said Sakura, grinning and walked away, dragging the struggling blonde with her.

"Im so glad your alright Temari-san!!" said Lee, giving his nice guy pose.



"y-yes me as well T-Temari-san" agreed Hinata.

"BELIEVE IT!!" yelled Naruto happily.

Shikamaru looked down at the girl in his arms and smiled.

"Ready to go back to the hospital?" he asked.

"Yes" she replied, saying goodbye to those at the ramen stand.

"About bathtime, isn't it?" whispered the genius as he carried her along the rooftops.

"I believe so, Shikamaru-kun" she said back, and she kissed him then, and he managed to get her back inside the room without running into anything.