Shikamaru and Temari had been going out for three months now. Ever since Naruto's wedding, she has rarely been in Konoha. Suna was going through the worst drought in history, so Temari was there trying to help with the problem. During her trips to Konoha she could only stay two days at the most. The first time she told Shikamaru that she could only stay a day, he asked her why didn't she just stay at his place to save money. She responded with "Me spending more time with you than necessary, ha. I would like to stay as active as I can be"

"I asked for an answer, not an insult"

"Are you going to start crying" She asked in kiddy voice to aggravate him more.

"Whatever woman, I'm leaving"

She realized he was right about the saving money thing, so for her last five visits she would arrive late at night, banging on the door. The first time it happened, Shikamaru was startled awake at the sound.

"Shikamaru, hurry and open the damn door!"

He already knew who it was, so he answered the door with a smirk. "Decided to save money after all?"

"No, all the inns were closed"

"But the inns are open twentyfour hours"

"I said they were closed"

"Sure they were, just admit that you want to spend time with your boyfriend"

That last comment earned him a hard punch in the arm, and he never brought up it again. This time Temari was able to stay for a week, now that the drought situation was under control. She pounded on his door, but this time when he opened it, he handed her a gift. "Here, now please stop being so troublesome"

She opened the gift and it was a weasel keychain with two keys attached. She loved it because it meant that their relationship was going in the right direction. She went to lay in his bed and he wrapped his arm around her. She kissed him on his cheek and whispered thank you in his ear which caused him to smile.

The next morning, he woke up to find her gone but smelled something good in the air. In the kitchen, he seen her standing next to the stove, cooking, while she was wearing only his shirt that had Nara clan symbols on both sleeves.

"Why are you wearing my shirt"

"I don't get a 'thank you for making breakfast'"

"I do appreciate it, but I want to know why you are wearing my clothes"

"I didn't have time to pack, and now my clothes that I wore here are in the process of being washed. I didn't think you would mind"

"I don't"

He didn't mind, the shirt she had chosen barely hid anything, and after she put their plates and coffee on the table, she sat down. This made Shikamaru frustrated at himself for not getting a better glimpse.

"So why didn't you pack any clothes" He usually started the breakfast conversations, which she enjoyed because the first thing he would ask usually focused on her.

"Gaara said it was urgent Kage business and didn't trust anyone but me to deliver the letter so I only had time to grab my fan and a couple other essentials"

"So what are your plans today"

"When I was walking here, Tenten had just finished closing the weapon shop and saw me walking and asked me do I want to go shopping with the girls"

"You turned it down, right"

"No, I actually have to leave in a couple of minutes"

"But Tem-"

"I'll be here for a week, so can you stop being a crybaby"

"Whatever, I have to get dressed for work"

While he was in the shower, Temari took the time to wash the dishes. He hurried so she'll have time to wash up before she had to leave. Shikamaru waited for her in the living room which took long because she had to get the three days worth of dirt off of her. So while she finished bathing,he went to the bedroom to get something.

Temari didn't see him in the living room, so she assumed he left. She decided to leave her weapon at home, so the only thing she had were a set of keys. Before she walked out the door, Shikamaru grabbed her and planted a kiss on her lips. He then placed something in her hand. She looked and saw 30000 ryo. She tried to give it back to him, but he pushed it away.

"Here, I don't need it"

"Woman, just take it"

"No!"

"Well, I'm not taking it back"

"Well, why did you give it to me"

"Because you're my girlfriend. And now that this is your home in Konoha, I thought maybe you could buy clothes and stuff for here so you don't have to carry a huge load."

"Thank you Shika"

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