-I have an idea. When do you have time?
-What kind of an idea?
-Just trust me. It'll be a surprise.
- I don't like surprises.
-Got to trust me with this one. When, woman?
-Stop calling me 'woman'. I can already hear you calling it with that annoying voice of yours. The weekend?
-Weekend's perfect. Do you really think my voice is annoying?
-Yes.
-That's hurting, woman.
-Don't cry, cry baby. What time do you pick me up?
-10AM Saturday.
-Early.
-The early bird catches the worm. ;)
-Good luck bird catcher.
-Worm catcher it should be, I think.
-I'm not a worm, idiot. I'll be waiting. Over and out. You're annoying me today.
'Who said you are the one to be caught.' He laughed and made Choji stare. 'Don't mind me buddy. Just some stupid shit.'
'Already flirting at work.' Choji smiled widely.
'Oh stop it. That's really not…oh just…' He saw his friends white teeth showing. 'Forget it fatty.'
'Call me fatty one more time!' He hit the long haired and laughed.
'Sooo where are you taking me to mister officer?' She smiled at him unusually casual.
'It was supposed to be a surprise wasn't it?' He was tapping his fingers at the driving wheel.
'Oh come on. I'm already here.'
'Just lie back and enjoy woman.' He winked at her.
'Yeah…'She blushed.
'What is this? A park?'
'Yes. I want to show you around.' He smiled.
'A walk in a park?' She tilted her head. 'That's… interesting.'
'Come on fancy pants. Give it a chance.' He smiled and opened the doors then walked around the car and opened her door too.
'What a gentleman.' She smiled sweetly. 'So show me around officer.'
'With my greatest pleasure. This park, you have to know, is very special to me.' He put his hands in his pockets. 'I used to spend all of my childhood here.'
'Here? You live in the area?'
'Yes. Close by. I used to fly kites over there…' He pointed a glade. ' And play hide and seek in that little forest over there. My dad would make me bows and wooden swords so we could play with my friends all day long here.'
'Why are you showing me this?'
'I wanted you to know me better.' He looked up. 'So I've decided to show you myself from the start and there is much more to see here.' He smiled at her calmly. 'Interested?'
'I don't think I have the right shoes for this..' She looked somehow embarrassed.
'What is your shoe size?'
'8 ¾ inches'
'Wait a moment here, ok?'
Just come back for me, ok?'
He looked surprised at her as she really looked scared.
'Sure I will. 10 minutes and I'll be back.' He dashed through the wood straight to his garden and jumped in the house though the balcony door.
'Already back?' His mother eyed him while knitting in the armchair.
'Mom..You're home.' He froze. ' I though you wanted to go out to you book club.'
'I was just about to leave. Why so nervous?' She looked toward the garden.
'I'm not nervous.' He put his hands in his pockets.
'So what are you doing here? Though you wanted to meet with your friends.'
'I forgot something.'
'What?'
'Something.' He turned around and walked toward the corridor repeating in his head that he was an adult young man and didn't have to tell his mother all the details. Especially that he was there to steal a pair of her shoes.
'You are again doing those drugs?' She whispered. ' I thought that being at the police changed you.'
'Mom…' He looked back and it was breaking his heart to see her this worried.
'Maybe someday you'll grow out of it. With the right woman not due to a sentence.' She shook her head and stood up. 'I don't want to know where you keep it. I'll be going.'
'Mom it's not..'He sighed and stopped because he knew it was way less troublesome is she though he was doing drugs than having a date.
'Be carefully.' She took her bag. 'See you in the evening youngster.' She forced a sad smile on her face as this was fathers regular sentence to say while leaving.
'See you.' He waited a moment and grabber her shoes and carried them to the blonde who sat down on a bigger stone.
'Your mom's?' She looked at the sandals he brought her.
'Yeah…I borrowed them for you. They might be slightly bigger though.'
'Thanks.' She took them. 'Wasn't your mom a bit surprised?'
'No…' He put his hands in his pockets.
'I'll have to thank her later on I guess..'She whispered.
'Maybe another time. She won't be home till evening.'
'Maybe another time.' She sighed. 'Ok Let's go.'
'Let's…' He grabbed her hand and she looked at him surprised.
'We don't have to hold hands. It's just an "as if" date.' She pulled her palm back.
'Yeah, sorry.' He felt awkward and started walking towards a hill. 'Let's get up there first. I might have another surprise up there. '
'Not sure if I can handle any more.' She smiled ironically.
They walked up the hill silently and as they reached Shikamaru walked behind a tree and pulled out a picnic basket.
'You really prepared a picnic?' She looked shocked.
'Yeah, sort of. I mean we have a blanket. I made a few sandwiches and lemonade. I guess we could call it a picnic.' He started to unpack the basket. As he looked up she was standing there as shocked as the moment before but blushing heavily like a 10 year old who said a bad word. Her rosy cheeks were just too adorable. He smiled to himself knowing this was probably something no one has ever seen before as she didn't seem to get embarrassed this easily. As he was looking at her he started thinking about her and her past. How did it look like? What did other men do for her? A aching. Was this jealousy?
He sat down on the blanket and poured the lemonade in two glasses.
'Temari…' He realized he was speaking in a hushed voice.
'Yhm…' She was eating one of the sandwiches with a smile.
‚Nothing…' He looked away. He shouldn't ask her about those kind of things.
'Those are realy good!'
'Oh come on…basic sandwiches.'
'You've made them for me…' She looked at him and again blushed.
'Yeah…sort of.' He scratched his neck and laughed uneasily.
'That's like one of the cutest things anyone has ever done to me.'
'One of the cutest?' That was his chance. 'What was the cutest?'
'The cutest?' She looked into the sky. 'Probably covering me with a blanket when a fell asleep at my desk.'
'That's nice.' He continued observing her. WHO? Crossed his mind. 'Must have been a really nice guy.'
'Who said it was a guy?' She rose a brow.
'I just assumed…I mean probably some ex-boyfriend.'
'No.' She turned towards him. 'No ex-boyfriends.'
'You shitting me?' Escaped his mouth faster than he could stop himself.
'What? Why would I be "shitting" you?'
'No boyfriends?'
'You didn't have a girlfriend either mister.'
'You…I wouldn't tell.'
'We already talked about how bossy, irritating, loud, many and rude I am.' She shook her shoulders.
'Is that really what you are thinking about yourself?'
'What is that supposed to mean?'
'hmm..' He felt relaxed and lied down with his head on her lap. 'Do YOU think you are bossy and rude?'
'How does it change things? I mean everyone thinks this way about me.'
'We are about to change this, aren't we?'
'Yeah…we are.' She looked him in the eyes.
'So stop saying such things.'
'So…would you pick me up from work this week, someday?'
'Not embarrassed anymore?'
'Just put on some decent cloths and let me know earlier.'
'Ok Boss.' He smiled and turned to the side so that his face was turned towards her belly. 'This Sun is so troublesome.' He yawned.
'Just don't fall asleep lazy.' She said coldly but placed her palm gently on his head.
'Yeah, won't.' He yawned again.
She started stoking his hair and remained silent just like she actually wanted him to drift away in the city of starts.
"City of stars
Are you shining just for me?
City of stars
There's so much that I can't see
Who knows?
Is this the start of something wonderful and new?
Or one more dream that I cannot make true?"
He dreamed about walking the city with her. None of them talked, they only smiled. He was feeling this joy everywhere in his body and couldn't think of any other situation that would make him this peaceful. So this is really it. He stared into her turquoise eyes and smiled wider. 'I love you.' He whispered to her. 'I love you.' He repeated louder while she kept on smiling sweetly. 'I love you!' He exclaimed and hugged her. 'And I'll never let you go.' But she was gone. Where? He looked around scared. Where was she? Where was he? 15'th avenue…House number 15…15..15..15…15…15 dates were over. She was gone and nothing connected them. Where was she? How could he reach her? Not now. He shook his head nervously and suddenly felt the touch of her hand on his shoulder again. But now she was different. Dark, cold and was handing him over some money. 'Here, go get yourself some coffee. This one is mine.' She was holding a cup. 'It was nice meeting you. Have a good day Mr. Officer.' 'No no no no…I said I..' 'I really have to go to work.' She turned around and disappeared behind the next corner. 'Didn't it mean anything to you?!' He shouted. 'It was just a deal.' She was there again in this tight pencil skirt. 'You wanted this not me.' She pulled her skirt a bit up and showed her tight to him. 'You got it so now you should be cured, shouldn't you?' She started undoing her blouse. 'Temari…'He whispered watching like enchanted. 'You don't love me. Don't fool me. It's only a pretended date. Don't act this way.' Her blouse was open and soon fell down on the ground showing her lacy underwear. The bra was matching the pants he found in his pocket. 'I think you have something that belongs to me…Would you mind returning them to me?' She smile while he reached in his pocket and again found the thong. 'Those are yours?' He asked although he knew perfectly. 'Yes, genius.' She reached out her hand. 'Give them back so I can put them on for you.'
'Yeah…put them on.' He whispered and again felt a hand touching his head. What was it this time? He couldn't tell but the undressed Temari was fading away. 'No..no..no..'He whispered stressed. 'I want to see those pants…'
'You want to see my pants?' She giggled.
'Yes…'He winked a few times and looked up to find her grinning. 'What?'
'You said you want to see my pants.' She started laughing.
'Fuck…' He sat down immediately and checked if he got stiff. No – this was close. 'Sorry about this.'
'Did you have a wet dream about me?' She leaned towards him pressing her breast against his arm.
'No. How long were I sleeping?'
'Half an hour. You sure about that dream? First you were a bit restless but then you looked rather pleased and started to talk about my pants.'
'I am sure.' He stood up. 'Come on. We should go now.'
'Where to?' She looked at him surprised.
'I want to show you some more things.'
'Can't we stay here a bit longer? I really enjoyed watching the sky here.'
'Watching the sky?' He tilted his head just like she did. 'You have a calm and patient side of yourself too?'
'I'm always calm.' She smiled and pulled him by the hand back on the blanket.
'You're so crazy.' He laughed but still felt bad about this dream. It really left him with shivers. What was this supposed to mean? What were his real feelings?
'This was a really adorable day. Thank you.' She smiled sweetly.
'You're welcome.' He scratched his neck and looked away. 'It was a pleasure to me too.'
'I would want to pay you back somehow…'
'Pay me back?' He looked at her confused.
'I'll prepare a surprise someday soon, ok?'
'You really don't have to. That's sort of my job…' He laughed.
'I would want to.' She looked at him sure.
'If you want to then I can't say no.' He shrug his shoulders. 'Any place you want me to take you after work this week?'
She shook her head. 'Anything will be fine.'
'Ok then. I'll let you know when I'll be there.'
'Thanks Shikamaru.' She turned towards her house doors. 'Thanks a lot.' She smiled.
'You really don't have to thank me..'He laughed.
'Oh your mom's shoes…' She looked down.
'That's ok. I'll pick them up next time we meet.'
'Won't your mom miss them?'
'Noo that's ok.' He put his hands in his pockets. 'Go now. It's getting cold..'
'We don't want you to catch a cold, do we?' She laughed opening the doors.
'I was thinking about you but if you put it that way.' He also turned to his car but could hear her turning back to him. He could only guess that her face must have been surprised.
'See you handsome.'
He put his hand in the air and got in his car. Started the engine and watched her close the door, then drove away. 'Idiot…' He smiled to himself.