Temari P.O.V.
It was still kind of busy at the store but I decided to take a lunch break because there wasn't really anything to clean up. I went over to Shika who was still busy at the checkout. "Shika I need some money," I told him.
"I'm busy right now can you come ask later?" he asked.
"No, I'm thirsty I need a can of juice," I said stubbornly.
"Fine, go get one and then I'll scan and pay for it," he sighed. So I went over to where the drinks were.
On the way back I bumped into someone. "Watch were your going," I said angrily looking up. It was Deidara. He was wearing a black shirt with a fish-net V and fish-net short sleeves, black jeans, and he wasn't warring his gloves so his tattoos there clearly visible.
"Oh, hello Temari," he said. "I'm sorry."
I started to blush. I never saw him without his Akatsuki uniform on before, and he was looking pretty hot. "Oh its ok I didn't know it was you," I told him shyly.
The Sasori came up behind him. He was wringing a brown T-shirt with a weird design on it and some blue jeans. "Well if it isn't "Breaks up with her boy friend's at dances" Temari," he said. "But you're still pretty hot; you want to get together with me?"
"Oh come on Sasori leave her alone," Deidara told him.
Sasori crossed his arms. "Whatever," he said.
"So Temari, what brings you here?" Deidara asked.
"Oh, I'm helping Shikamaru and his parents. It's their store," I told him.
"Doesn't look like you're doing much work, and why are you so red?" Kisame asked coming from the sea food area. He was wearing a plane blue shirt and some blue jeans.
"Oh um, I'm taking a break," I told him.
"That doesn't answer why you're red," Itachi said emotionlessly coming behind Kisame. He was wearing a black sweater and blue jeans.
"I-I was working hard," I said.
They all lifted their eyebrows except for Deidara. "Come on guys leave her alone," he said.
As they walked away I heard Sasori say, "I think she still likes you Deidara."
I got back to the checkout were Shika was. "What took you so long, and why are you all red?" he asked.
"No reason," I said. He raised an eyebrow. "Just scan this!" I said angrily handing him the can of juice. He rolled his eyes and scanned it, and then took money out of his pocket and put it in the register. "Thank you," I said sweetly and turned to walk away.
I saw Deidara at the back of the line with his friends and I froze. "What's wrong now?" Shikamaru sighed.
"Uh nothing, I'm just going to hang with you for a few minutes," I told him.
"Fine, but at least be useful and bag these items so I have less to do and it goes faster," he said pointing at the bagging place at the end of the checkout. So I went over there and helped him.
Soon Deidara and his friends were at the till. "Well if it isn't Mr. Smarty-pants," Kisame laughed.
"Shut up," Shikamaru said.
"Oh, he is getting mean isn't he?" Kisame said.
"Stop bugging him and let him do is job so we can get out of here," Itachi said coldly.
Kisame sighed, "Whatever."
"Why can't you guys be nicer to people," Deidara said.
"Why can't you stop being such a girl," Sasori said.
Deidara rolled his eyes and came over to me. "Need some help?" he asked.
"No, I'm fine," I said not even looking at him. I was afraid if I did I would start blushing again.
"Temari I changed my mind. I can't stand to not have you in my life, if it's ok I want to be friends now," he told me.
I looked up at him. "That would be great if we were friends, I missed you too," I told him blushing, like I knew I would.
His friends were all done paying and I handed them their bags. Deidara hugged me and I turned dark red. "It's was nice to see you again," he whispered.
Then he waved to Shikamaru and him and his friends started to walk away. "I told you she liked you still, did you see how red she got just from that hug?" I heard Sasori say, and they left the store; they were the last in line.
Kankuro P.O.V.
Gaara and I worked on the cases all day together. We had lots of fun and got closer doing it. "You better let me handle all the fans, we know how clumsy you are," Gaara said.
I laughed. "Shut up it was an accident, but I guess it's better to be safe than sorry," I said.
Gaara went over to pick up a fan, and when he did something that looked like paper fell. He picked it up. "It's the piece of fan you broke off that other one," he told me. Putting the fan he picked up in the case we just finished.
Then he went to the broken fan. "What are you doing?" I asked.
"You'll see," he said.
Throughout the time he was at the broken fan I worked alone on the cases. Every time I finished one though, he put a fan in. Then I realized we made one too many cases and I was going to put it in the basement for something later when Gaara stopped me. He held out the fan that I broke. He had carful taped it back on one side of the fan. "We can put this in that extra case," he said putting it in there with the tape at the back and putting it on the shelf.
"That's great Gaara, Temari will be so happy you fixed it," I told him.
"But she will be even happier that you decided to make cases so none of the other ones broke," He told me. Then we went down stairs for lunch.
Temari P.O.V.
"Temari snap out of it!" He yelled in my ear.
"Wow!" I yelled and fell backwards on the floor. "What was that for?" I yelled at him.
"What, I didn't do anything," he said.
"You yelled in my era!" I told him.
"Well sorry, but you just kept staring at the door," he said holding out a hand to help me up. I was still dark red. "And why did Deidara hug you, why are you blushing, what did he say?" he demanded.
I blinked at him. "He said it was nice to see me again, and he hugged me because we are friends," I told him.
"That doesn't explain why you're blushing," he said.
"That's what Itachi said when I talked to them coming back with my juice," I said finally opening it to drink it.
"So why are you blushing?" Shikamaru asked jealously.
"Because he looks hot in those clothes ok, happy now," I yelled tuning away from him. Shikamaru stomped off jealously to the checkout he was working at. "By the way I'm mad at you," I said walking over to him and sat at the end of the checkout. He looked confused. "Your mom told me what you're really like," I told him. "She told me about how you think women should just stay home, to cook and clean for their men, and about how you don't think they should have jobs."
Shikamaru hung his head. "So you probably don't want to be my friend anymore or anything now, right?" he said sadly.
"No, I'll still be your friend and stuff, I'm just mad that you never told me the truth," I said. Then I stood up went over to him and kissed him on the cheek so he wasn't so sad. He turned red and stared at me as I walked away from him. I turned and winked at him. Then I went to go get the broom I left in the toy area.