This chapter is based on my own experiences with women... enjoy...and laugh your tits off...at both me and Shikamaru!
[Disclaimer 1: I do not own naruto]
[Disclaimer 2: unlike shikamaru....I'm still fricken single...which sucks]
Nara, Shikamaru
Women... how troublesome.
I always used to have trouble with women; I never knew what to say, or how to act, I was always more focused on the clouds. I wished I was a cloud, floating up there in the sky, without a care in the world, but I digress. It was long after the attack against otogakure; I was already assigned to be her guide to konoha. At first I would just show her around, so she could get to know the place, seeing as she was the newly appointed ambassador for Suna. She asked me one day "do you want to go out sometime?"
I simply replied "isn't it the men who ask? And besides I didn't think you were interested in me that way Temari-Chan" I looked into her eyes, by god they were... captivating. So, yeah, we went out, we started talking. She told me about what Kankuro used to do before he had his puppets, which was pretty funny. He used to `borrow` his mom's makeup. Next thing you know, I have her arms wrapped around my neck, her in my arms...drunken and asleep.
God she's beautiful, if only I could tell her. She's the beauty of the sand.
I awoke in the middle of the night, with a cold sweat, had I really been dreaming about Temari?
The next morning, I awoke with a thud, I had fallen out of bed which was troublesome, burnt my toast, which was even more troublesome and I had an invite to the Hokage ball, which evened it out slightly. Then came a knock at my door. My dad called out to me "Temari is here to see you"
"Yeah, I'm coming" I said as I walked half-heartedly down the stairs. I noticed that, in her hand was the same invitation that I got. She had a look on her face which said it all. I watched her as her gaze widened, "you look good with your hair down" she said, I suddenly realized what she meant. I looked at her, she was in a casual get up, and it looked as though she wanted to have a bit of fun. I tended over analyse things, but then I noticed her dazzling smile, but she smiled "what are you thinking shika-kun" she spoke teasingly, she grabbed my hand and pulled me into the street, we wound up in a cafe. "Troublesome, and what's with the -Kun all of a sudden?" I complained, but she was simply too happy. But then I told her about the dream. "I had the same dream, but about you," she replied, I was about to say something but "sounds like that bullshit Neji's always preaching" we both laughed at this. Now I know how Chouji feels. "Well... are we going to the ball?" she asked, we? I don't remember actually saying I was going, but before I could react I blurted out "yes I will, I'll take you there myself" I surprised her alright... I said that in front of everybody in the cafe. How troublesome, she stood up, but pulled me in to an embrace, which was kind of different. Usually it was just a hug, but what if she was starting to like me too? It was getting more and more troublesome the more I thought about it.
It was the night of the Ball. I had gotten to her hotel an hour early, but I was soon surprised when she walked through to the foyer, wearing a long black skirt, which had oddly enough both the suna and konoha symbols on it.. but I wasn't really paying attention. I was concentrating more on her... nevermind that... but yes, she was stunning, when we got to the ball, allot of people were making comments, but there was one comment in particular "you two make a lovely couple, every time we see you two, your both together, which is really sweet" I couldn't remember who said that, but they were right.
Now all I had to do was just say those three words, but it was harder than I thought so when we were dancing, I just took it in stride, dipped her and saw my opportunity, and caught her offgaurd. I kissed her there and then, after all no one apart from her would notice would they?
She stood up afterwards, she then grabbed me by the tie and pulled me towards her. She whispered something in my ear, it was the three words I was having trouble saying, those three words and more...
