Ever since Temari left, Shikamaru has only been thinking about their last conversation. He had never had to take a risk because he already had everything planned out. So he decided to think of some risky things, while looking through Temari's drawers. He had held off for a little more than a week, but he constantly walked passed them and was tempted, eventually giving in to his temptation.

So he opened the first drawer and seen it was just underwear, the second one contained just casual clothes and the third one had night clothes. 'Why was she so hesitant about letting me see what was in the bags' What he didn't know was that Temari hid all the revealing clothing at the bottom. He gave up looking and decided to take a shower because he had to meet Choji for barbecue.

As he was opening up the door to leave, he saw Choji arriving and they began walking.

"The special doesn't start till 7 so we have about three hours to waste"

"I guess we can just walk around"

"Sounds good to me"

They had been walking around for about twenty minutes, when Shikamaru read a sign that read 'Konoha Ink'.

"Why did you stop, Shikamaru"

"I'm going to get a tattoo"

"You're not serious"

"I am, I have been thinking about a bucket list. Maybe this would fit in it"

"I'm not talking you out of this one, am I"

"We have three hours to waste, so I might as well do it now"

They walked in the shop and it was empty, the artist said that Friday's and Saturday's were his bigger days so he was able to do Shikamaru's tattoo today.

"What were you looking to get"

"My clan symbol" Shikamaru took out a piece of paper with the symbol.

"Where do you want it"

"Upper right arm"

"Sounds good"

He sketched the design. It was pretty big, but he would barely be able to hide it with a short-sleeve shirt. He agreed on the design which was a simple green Nara symbol and now he was sitting in the chair.

He heard the machine and his adrenaline went through the roof, but once the needle hit his skin he realized that it didn't hurt as much as he anticipated. Choji was able to watch the whole thing and realized that he would never want to go through that. It took about a two hours and thirty minutes and now he was done. He looked at it in the mirror and didn't regret a thing, but he known this would be the only think on the bucket list.

He enjoyed the simple life and the boost of adrenaline running through his body wasn't meant for him. He paid the man and left. They began walking towards Yakiniku Q and on the way they ran into Naruto.

"Choji, Shikamaru. Where are you guys going"

"To get barbecue, what about you"

"To get ramen, but if you guys are going to eat barbecue I guess I could join, if that's fine with you guys"

"Of course Naruto"

They continued walking and Naruto noticed Shikamaru's arm and began pointing at it.

"What the hell is that"

"A tattoo"

"Is it real"

"Yes"

"Did it hurt"

"Not really"

"It looks cool"

"Thanks"

Dinner was eventful, they got to catch up with each other. Choji explained how he had been traveling to Kumo a lot lately.

"Is there a girl"

"There is, Shikamaru did you know"

"No, I didn't"

"Choji, what's her name"

"Karui"

"You mean the girl with red hair"

"Yea, How do you know her"

"She beat me up"

"She's not mean, I don't think she'll do that"

"She did, But we became friends after"

Naruto laughed remembering the incident. They continued to talk but it was getting late so they decided to split the bill in three and leave.

On the way home Shikamaru was thinking about the events that happened today. He still couldn't believe that he had a tattoo and even more shocking he found out his best friend had a girlfriend.

He was now at his apartment, and when he tried to open it, he found that it was unlock. 'What the hell'

He opened the door and saw Temari sleeping on the couch.

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Authors Note: Thanks again for all the support.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto