Shikamaru burst into the kazekages office startling the occupants, except gaara. "Is she ok, what's wrong with her where is she damn it" shouted shikamaru as he walked to gaara. "She's fine" said gaara standing and waving his hand to the other people in the room. "Just a little tired" "I should take a look at her" smiled sakura and continued. "Gaara, thank you for what you did when you were down in Konaha last it was nice of you" "no problem sakura" he then hugged her who made shikamaru do a double take. WTF!? He thought as sakura kissed gaara on the cheek. "Oh, shikamaru, gaara married Sasuke and I with Tsunade earlier. Sasuke had a really dangerous mission two days after and he wanted it early" she said to clear any wrong ideas from his head. "Let's go see temari now"
As they stood at the front door they heard yelling from the inside. "Temari give me back my Twinkies damn it!" shouted Kankarou. "No, you made that bacon on purpose knowing perfectly well it would make me sick" shouted temari. Gaara opened the door to show the two siblings standing on the stairs with temari holding a large packet of Twinkies with two in her mouth. She was leaning to Kankarou in a teasing manner munching on the Twinkies. "Stop it the both of you" said gaara moving as he let sakura and shikamaru in. "we have guests" ended gaara. Temari's eyes widened at the sight of shikamaru who was looking at her blushing like mad. Temari then remembered what she was wearing and pulled her robe around her rather revealing pajamas. "Temari, you look great, come sit in here and I'll give you an examination" shouted sakura in enthusiasm. "s-sure" replied temari not looking at shikamaru as she went and sat on the couch.
She watched as sakura placed chakra in the hand and placed it on her stomach. "What are you doing?" asked shikamaru. "You don't know?! Hahahahahaha" said Kankarou before gaara glared at him. "This is not a laughing matter" he said looking serious. "Temari tell him, he has the right to know what's going on". Temari looked into shikamarus dark brown eyes. She saw a look crossed between concern and confusion. "Shikamaru, promise me you won't freak out but……I'm…… pregnant". Shikamarus face went blank. He then replayed all the events of the day and it all began to click. "Aw shit" was all he thought. "What are we going to do?" he asked remembering what had happened with Chouji a 1 week before. "I'm really not sure; I would like to see what will happen… BUTweDon'tHaveToGetMarriedIfyourNot ready" she said the last part really fast with her eyes closed. Shikamaru smiled "I'll be with you the whole time" he kissed her cheek which earned him a blush that could just be seen over her flushed face. Gaara smiled at the scene. If shikamaru didn't do what he just did, bits of him would be scattered around the room. Kankarou twitched "this is just too creepy" he muttered getting up and sneaking out with the Twinkies in his hand.Sakura watched as the two walked up the stairs together holding hands. She smiled and sighed.
The months went by and temari had been told to go back to Konaha for the baby's health. "How come you haven't married her yet?!" whispered his mother from behind him as he cleaned up in the kitchen. "Mum, I told you before. I don't have the money to buy her a ring, if I had one already I would have done so. Plus even Chouji said he and ino would gladly share their wedding day with us" "what did you say?" insisted his mother. She seemed to be playing with something in her pocket. "Well, I said I'd think about it of course" "well, here's a ring and you must give it to her" she said pulling a ring out of her pocket. It was gold and had three small brown diamonds. "That's grandma's wedding ring" stated shikamaru as he gasped. She was a scary woman. Every time his mother bought him over for a visit she wouldn't let shikamaru out of her sight. Every time they went over there shikaku always had a mission or an unfinished job. "I can't take that mum, she gave it to you when she died, and it wouldn't feel right". Shikamarus mum glared her if-you-don't-do-as-I-say-you-die glare, which she rarely used on him. "Fine" he chimed defeated. "Yay!" she jumped and hugged him as she walked out the back door with drinks for the group.
When shikamaru walked out the back door with the cakes he saw ino and temari lying on the grass with their bellies poking out like mountains. He saw Chouji walking towards him and turned to look at the girls. Ino was laughing historically and temari had a sarcastic look on her face as she was mocking someone. Shikamaru to be exact. Then she burst out laughing with ino. "Scary huh? Next month is the last stage" said Chouji munching on some cakes off the tray which had become much lighter because of it. "Yeah" he added simply before walking over to the girls placing the tray between them and lying down next to temari. He could feel the eyes of his mother and father on him. He sneakily placed the ring in temaris hand and leaned his mouth near her ear. "Temari of the desert, will you marry me?" he asked as he saw her eyes widen and turn to him. "Yes" she whispered back in his ear. He smiled and placed it on her finger and kissed her. Shikamaru looked over to his mother who was jumping up and down while holding shikaku's neck. He was struggling to breath.
