A/N: this chapter is one of my favs, i really think of kankuro as a bisexual idk why. anyways, hope you like this chapter, thanks for reading

After finishing checking the documents with the respective villages representatives, Temari was finally able to clean up her office without someone showing up again. She started by organising the files and folders from the Kages and the villages, then she moved on to her desk, she put away everything that was on top of it except for the important stuff she needed up and her decorations. She dusted her bookshelves and cleaned the floor. This was making her feel good, she was distracted from all the stuff in her head by cleaning. She was trying so hard to avoid her thoughts that she even cleaned some things twice. Every little spot of dirt was being wiped away like her thoughts.

Temari was so distracted with all her cleaning that she didn't notice Kankurō was standing next to her.

"You missed a spot," Kankurō said as he observed his sister snap out of her hypnosis like state.

Temari looked at her brother, and then kept on cleaning, even the spot her brother told her to.

"You know? I always thought you were selfish," Kankurō said as he searched for a place to sit. Temari just stared at him, but didn't say anything, she just kept on cleaning, "But this that you're doing for us, that's too much," Kankurō settled on a small sofa his sister had in her office.

Temari stopped her cleaning completely. She wasn't sure where her brother was trying to go with this conversation. She sat down in her office chair, behind her desk and focused all her attention on his words.

"And with all this, I realised marriage is not about love," he stopped for a second to lay down on the sofa, "it's more of a political contract," he continued.

Temari was now sure this was all about her decision. She thought of stopping him, but she wanted to know what else her brother had to say related to her marriage.

"You're not selfish at all. Marrying someone you don't love for the sole purpose of helping Suna and its people, I underestimated you," he said. His words were surely piercing through Temari's heart. Kankurō knows her.

"I do love him," she paused and looked away from where her brother was, "I'm just confused,"

Both Temari and Kankurō sighed.

"No, you're not," Kankurō stood up from the sofa and made his way to the door. Temari looked at him astonished, "You know what you want, but you're just being stupid,"

"Excuse me!?" Temari also stood up from her chair and walked towards her brother. They were both now face to face.

"Tem, don't guide your life in stupid and ancient rules made by our ancestors. You don't have to marry someone influential from Suna, and if you're doing this for us, don't," Kankurō said as he grabbed his sister from the shoulders.

"I'm not doing anything for you," she took Kankurō hands off of her shoulders, "I told you, I want to marry Yuuto. Feeling a little bit confused after engaging is something normal," Temari tried to defend herself from what her brother was saying.

"Yeah, sure, and those one-day trips to Konoha that you turned into a whole weekend vacation were also 'normal',"

Temari looked at Kankurō very startled. He was right, she always prolonged her stay in Konoha just to spend more time with him. He was leaving her defenseless and tearing all her walls. Kankurō was trying really hard to open his sister's eyes and he felt he was succeeding with the duty.

"I told you, I was doing things," Temari was still trying to avoid all of her feelings. She was sure Shikamaru doesn't love her that way. Shikamaru was always having some kind of affair with different girls in Konoha. Temari was sure that he didn't make a move on her because of him seeing her more like a sister rather than a girlfriend material.

"Yeah, and those 'things' play shogi," Kankurō opened the door from her sister's office and started walking away. After a few seconds of loneliness, Kankurō returned and finished his duty by saying, "I think Shikamaru is sexier than Yuuto," he winked at her sister with a smile on his face and this time, he left for real.

Temari was left again in her office. Repeating in her head the conversation she just had. Kankurō was right, all this marriage thing was just for Suna. She was a victim of the political contracts he was talking about. She wasn't confused, she was sure she loved the genius boy from Konoha a long time ago, but she pushed away those feelings. She was blinded by the rules and the advisors Suna had. She had always dreamed of a life next to Shikamaru, but she knew that would be so complicated. She was aware that many of the people of Suna would think Konoha was behind something. Being part of the royal and political environment was very stressful.

After a few days, Temari was still confused. The day of the wedding would be now decided along the guest list and other related things. She was sitting at the conference room with Yuuto and the advisors from Suna.

"I think we should do it in winter," Yuuto said, as he checked the calendar.

"I don't like the idea. I think autumn is better for a wedding, not to hot, not too cold," one of the advisors said, as he wrote things on a paper.

"Plus, I believe more guests would come to the wedding," the other advisor said. Yuuto just accepted what they were suggesting, he knew that when those advisors said something, it was because it was going to be done. In the end, that wedding wasn't only Yuuto and Temari. It was the union of one of the wealthiest families in Suna and the Princess. It was a huge deal.

"What do you think?" Yuuto looked at Temari who wasn't even paying attention at all. She was just staring blankly at the table and playing with a pencil she had on her hands.

"Uh, yeah, it's okay," she said then continued lost in her own mind.

Yuuto and the advisors continued with the guest list. Since it was going to be something big, they knew they had to do it in the biggest place, they had to have a lot of guests and all the Kages invited. The wedding of the year, they started calling it.

"Maybe we could invite the less fortunate," one of the advisors suggested. By the less fortunate he meant the poorest people from Suna, "It could be seen as the new couple being inclusive and inviting everyone,"

"I like that idea," Yuuto said as he nodded his head slowly. He then turned to Temari who was still lost on her thoughts, "Temari, what do you think?"

Temari scratched her head in wonder, she wasn't sure what they were talking about. She looked back at Yuuto and said the perfect response, "Whatever you like is fine for me," she said, then stood up from the chair, she walked to the door and opened and ended the meeting by saying, "I have to go," and leaving. She knew leaving in the middle of the meeting was rude, but she couldn't stand another second listening to them preparing what was supposed to be prepared by only her and Yuuto.

Yuuto stayed in the conference room with the advisors who soon started talking about the incident.

"She isn't interested in you," one of them said, as he saved the papers and the pens where they belonged.

Yuuto stayed silent.

"You have to make her be interested, otherwise the plan won't work. Understand?" Both of the advisors stood up from their chairs and walked through the door, finishing the one end conversation,

Yuuto was left alone inside there. He was thinking about everything the advisors had told him since he met them. He had to make a hard decision, either betray one side, or betray the other side. Both of them meant trouble.

Yuuto walked through the hallways of the huge Kazekage palace. It was full of history, it had pictures, sculptures, replicas, it was like a museum. There were so many doors, so many choices, but in the end, he chose the door he thought was the best one.

"Temari?" Yuuto knocked on her office door.

Temari opened the door slowly. He knew she would be in there, whenever she gets stressed she likes to stress even more by working. She didn't say anything, she just let Yuuto into her office and walked to her chair, she sat down and waited for what he had to say.

"I'm going to ask you directly, do you really want to get married with me?" Yuuto asked.

Temari looked at him, expressionless, she was ready to lie again and convince herself to do this for Suna.

"I do," she said.

"Don't lie," he answered.

"I do," she repeated, "I want to marry you. Marrying you is a good choice, it would give Suna a better future, Gaara would trust me more, everyone would be happy,"

"Except for you," he said, almost whispering, "After a year of dating, I've learned to love you, but you have to learn how to demonstrate your feelings. Plus, it was all a plan from the advisors to dominate you," he sighed and looked down to the floor like he was ashamed.

Temari didn't say anything now, she again, waited for what he had to say.

"They say women shouldn't be that powerful. They think that if you keep on the road you're going, you'll become a Kazekage. You're on the same level that Gaara is in terms of strength, this scares those misogynist bastards. They think women shouldn't be in line for high ranking positions such as this one. That's why they hired me to marry you, and control you. They want Gaara in power because he's softer than you, and he's more likely to lend them more power than they should," Yuuto shrugged and kept on with his confession, "But I don't want this for you. Marrying me is giving the advisors more power. You should be happy, I'll just move on with my life, and you know, whatever you need, I'll be here for you,"

Yuuto kissed Temari's forehead as a sign of goodbye, he was ready to move on with his life, but still try to improve Suna's economy. He hated arranged marriages because his parents were one of those, they hated each other, but they couldn't divorce. He wanted to marry someone who loved him a hundred percent, and not just by any agreement made by third parties.

Temari wasn't sure how to react to that confession. She felt all kinds of emotions. She wanted to punch those advisors in the nose, and she also wanted to hug Yuuto for being so nice to her. Everything she was worried about was being solved by this man. She felt a relief in her chest, her body felt lighter and she even felt the need to cry. Kankurō and Yuuto were right, she didn't had to ruin her life for Suna, eventually, it'll all work out. She was sure she was able to get what Suna needed in her own terms. As those advisors said, she was powerful and strong.