Ugh.

THAT TOOK FOREVER!

Also sorry if it was a little bit confusing but it's going to be a LOT clearer in this chapter.

Well for readers not Shikamaru or Neji or Chouji. Maybe a little for me... Who knows?

Well that's enough with boring real stuff let's get back to the story!

Chapter 10.

So Temari started her story...

"It was when I first went to the leaf. I was looking around for my first time when we were taking the chounin exams and we were trying to kill the Hokage and everything was rather dramatic then after me and Kankuro and Gaara left the village we went back to check on everything and I could still see the Hokage after he died. I could still hear him, not like Naruto could in his head imagining it all up, I could actually see him, hear him, touch him, everything, I felt his sorrow and pain and suffering and then when I came back to Suna it was the same I thought I was a creep who could see the dead but apparently it's normal for people who have to kill or are told to kill people who have done no true evil or suffering the see them for a while after death. It's normal but Naruto is completely nuts." Temari started... " Then when I had to go back to the leaf to assist on a mission, I met you... Shikamaru" she said while looking up at his completely befuddled face "It was you who managed to save me from all the dead. The lady said once you fall in love you forget because your heart and brain only focus on one thing after that and the dead aren't your only friends because in Suna me being the sister of the Kazekage and me going to murder anyone who came close to me, I didn't have friends and Mom died and Dad left and it was me and my brothers who never stopped fighting and then I had to deal with it so to see everyone happy with their friends in the Leaf was... amazing... It was you though, when all the other kids were mean to Chouji, you were there and stood up for him, took his fights and yelled his words because he wouldn't. You were the nicest of them all, you would be there for Naruto even when your parents told you to stay away from him. You got involved with everyone and never stopped being supportive for anyone and always there to back someone up. I loved it! No one was ever like that to me and because I never really left home I didn't get to see friendship like that and then we started talking and it was amazing. I looked up to you for anything and everything but whenever I went home to Suna it wouldn't work, I still couldn't find friends and because we were long distance friends it was hard keeping each other close but was really good having someone to go back to, someone who I loved and I thought loved me back and we were an item then we were more than freinds" Temari paused to catch her breath " Then one year I went back and I thought 'you know what we are a couple now you can't forget me what am I talking about of course you will remember me and take me in your arms and tell me you missed me while Chouji just laughs and eats his crisps with Naruto just laughing at us in the background' but that didn't happen because you were friends with her and it broke my heart I couldn't see you with her because she made you so happy and angry and annoyed at the same time, that was my job and after that I didn't want us to break up but then again I couldn't see you with her." Temari was cracking up now and was almost in tears but she still continued " It wasn't fair but I hadn't realized when I was with you I didn't see the dead, ever. They were gone but when I felt I was forgetting you and getting worked up in Suna they would come back clearer and clearer every single day of my life. Then I thought I was nuts but I wasn't I just missed you because I haven't kill a thousand different versions of you" she said looking up at Shikamaru. "Then until recently the dead were there but when we were going to the neighbouring village to help them like Gaara a little more I wanted help so I could get you back by my side and the dead would be gone. Then you brought Ino. That one person I couldn't see you with, since I felt jealous and I knew she would get annoyed if I got close to you so I played her to my advantage to get rid of her and get me back in the picture. I missed you and hated the dead wearing your face it made me worry and think something had happened to you." Temari was totally bucketing it now Shikamaru couldn't believe what he was hearing, Temari after all this time still loved him as much as he loved her all these years.

"Temari... I had no idea..." Shikamaru said to her walking up to her and taking her into his arms and holding her close while she rested her head into his right collar bone area, just like she used to and he still felt the same and smelt the same and everything was amazing and Chouji was there in the background with his chips but instead of Naruto laughing at her she had her brother doing that. Both of them, 'same as ever those two' Temari thought to herself wrapping her arms around this pineapple boy and everyone just stared at them with heart-warming eyes and heats full of sorrow and emotion from Temari's previous let out of feelings.

Neji had NO IDEA what was going one because he was just so anti-social and always busy training he didn't ever bother himself with these thing but after seeing Temari like that he's just had a million flashbacks on what he should have done when Tenten was a little like that. 'Hug her when she looks like crying... Easy enough to remember I guess... Why does it comfort them, it's just being close to someone and ruining an perfectly good piece of ninja wear because of her tears?! I don't get girls, how can Tenten deal with me, I know nothing of love and romance and all this hugging and nonsense.' Neji thought to himself trying to figure it all out and Shino noticing his discomfort went over to him and whispered to him "Don't worry I don't get it either..." This made Neji grin a little but he couldn't laugh it would spoil it.

"Temari, you silly girl..." Shikamaru started before closing the little distance between them as they were hugging not a lot of space at all. Making their lips meat no matter what Temari did to stop it after the story she wouldn't dare loose this chance so before anything happened she would live to regret she parted them and stared into his eyes when he finished his sentence

" You were never out the picture..." He said smiling and fell to the ground when Temari jumped on him and rubbed her face into his chest and she didn't care if it ruined it or if it brought the dead back she had to say to him, still keeping her head in his chest,

"I love you Shika-Chan and I never want to loose you again!" She said closing her eyes allowing more tears through.

"When you come back to our village with us you won't be able to loose me" Shikamaru said to her looking into her eyes but she felt him look deeper almost into her soul touching it with his soft grip and taking it into his possesion and she was going to let him, their stare stayed for about 2 minutes when she broke the stare and asked him

"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked him almost confused.

"You are going to live in the leaf after my appearance." Gaara said interrupting the silence.

"I'm...I'm...I'm what?!" Temari said with dis-belief because when they were younger her brothers always teased her about this sort of thing and for Aprils fools would send her letters from the "Hokage" letting her move there but they didn't know it was their fault she saw him after death because of that.

"They aren't kidding Tema. You're coming to our household with us and we'll always be together." Shikamaru added holding the side of her face, stroking her jawline with his thumb.

She rose and hugged both her brothers

"I LOVE YOU GUYS!" Temari shouted at them and when she finally let them go her and Shikamaru when back to the tent for a good nights sleep before taking Gaara to the village to appear before people and be liked.

Neji and Shino still confused as ever as to what actually just happened,

Gaara and Kankuro talking about how well they actually thought out letting her live was Shikamaru,

Chouji carrying Ino into the tent and laying her down next to him in their tent and as for Shikamaru and Temari, they walked back together,

Hand-in-hand, in the desert moonlight.

Sorry that went no-where but I said ShikaTema so there you go.

Some ShikaTema some confused Neji and Shino and a supportive Chouji.

Review please. Not specifically on this chapter there are better ones. :)