Let me make this clear

It took Shikamaru only 2 days rather than 3 to reach the Suna entrance. Once he got there, he found a young genin standing there to greet him.

"Hi! You're Shikamaru right? I'm Masturi, nice to meet you!" She said cheerfully to Shikamaru

"Yes that's me. Can you take me to Temari please?" he asked

"Sorry! No can do. I was instructed to bring you directly to Lord Kazekage and his brother as soon as you arrive. So follow me!" She turned to walk into the village and gestured Shikamaru to follow.

"So you're THE Shikamaru aren't you?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Shikamaru wondered where this was going

"You're that intelligent boy that Temari likes, aren't you? Sooo what's your relationship with her? Did something happen between you two that made her come back upset? Oh my god, it was a love triangle wasn't it?"

"Hey, this is all none of your business." Shikamaru snapped at her

"Ok, sorry." Masturi apologized.

She brought him to Gaara's office and knocked on the door.

"Lord Gaara, Shikamaru has arrived!" She called out

"Come in." Masturi opened the door when Gaara's monotone voice came through.

Shikamaru noticed that Gaara wasn't alone in the room, Kankuro was there too. He swallowed. "Dammit, it looks like he has to get through them first before he could speak to Temari."

"Thank you Masturi, you are free to go." Gaara said to the girl, who blushed before taking her leave.

As soon as the door closed, Shikamaru felt a fist fly to the side of his face.

"OW! What was that for?" He asked as he turned to the owner of the first.

"THAT was for getting my sister pregnant." Kankuro leaned down and picked Shikamaru up by his collar. "And THIS is for neglecting her and treating her like she's something dispensable!" Kankuro raised his fist to punch Shikamaru again. But he was interrupted by this brother.

"That's enough Kankuro! You can beat him up after we hear him explain why he came crawling over here."

Not wanting to give into Gaara's orders, Kankuro slapped Shikamaru in the face before releasing him. Shikamaru tried to rub the soreness out of his cheek while the brothers stared at him.

"So talk Shikamaru, what are you doing here." Gaara demanded coldly

"Yeah, from what we heard, shouldn't you be planning your life with Ino now?" Kankuro added

Shikamaru rubbed his head. "This has all been a huge misunderstanding. I know, it seems bad but that's not the case." Shikamaru went on to explain the whole situation to them as they listened.

"I see." Gaara didn't really know what to think of the situation, it makes sense. But it was certainly different from what Kankuro and Temari told him.

"Well, I still think you're an ass for abandoning Temari." Kankuro said

"Look, I didn't abandon her ok? I was just doing my job, I purposefully chose missions that didn't require me to leave the village, so I can be around in case she needed me. I didn't know she would take it the wrong way. I care about Temari just as much as you guys do. I wouldn't just up and abandon her like that; I'm not that kind of guy." Shikamaru said

"How do we know you're telling the truth?" Kankuro was not ready to accept him just yet.

"I'm here aren't I? I came over here as soon as I was allowed to." Shikamaru pointed out. "So can I please go see Temari and explain all this to her?"

"Fine, you may. She's probably at home right now." Gaara said

"What? So we're just gonna forgive him just like that?" Kankuro questioned Gaara's actions. Just a few days ago, when they received news about his visit, Gaara was just as prepared to kill Shikamaru as he was.

"That's for Temari to decide. As of now, I see no reason to keep him away from her. So if he wishes to see her, he may. But whether she'd want to listen to him is up to her." Gaara explained, hinting to Shikamaru that Temari might not want to see him.

"Thank You Lord Gaara." Shikamaru bowed to the Kazekage before leaving.

"You sure this is a good idea? Who knows what will happen when Temari sees him." Kankuro looked out the window and saw Shikamaru fast walking towards their home.

"I guess we'll just have to wait until we get home to find out." Gaara replied before going back to his work.

Shikamaru approached the sand sibling's home and saw that Temari was sitting in the front steps reading. He approached the house carefully, afraid of startling her. When he knew he was in earshot he greeted her.

"Hey." He watched as she looked up from her book, realize who the voice was coming from, standing up and turning to walk inside.

Shikamaru quickly weaved a few hand signs and locked her in his shadow possession jutsu. He had a feeling she would probably try to run away from him, so he was prepared.

"Look, I'm sorry I had to do this, but we really need to talk. So will you listen to me explain? I promise I will let you go." Shikamaru heard a quiet "ok" from her before releasing the justu. She then opened her front door and led him in.

"Ok, now talk. What is it that you want from me? Isn't Ino enough?" Temari said coldly as soon as Shikamaru shut the door behind him.

Shikamaru sighed; she was still hung up on that. "Look, I'm sorry if you feel like I've been avoiding you, that was unintentional. I wasn't lying when I said I've been busy with missions lately and that includes the day you saw me with Ino and Hazuki." Shikamaru looked at Temari; she was still waiting for the explanation on them.

"Let me make this clear to you; Ino and I are just friends. We've always only been just friends and it's going to stay that way. Besides, she's currently seeing Choji. Hazuki is not my daughter and she's not Ino's either."

Temari's expression changed with that revelation.

"Really? Whose is she?" Temari was curious. If she wasn't theirs, then why was she with them?

"Her parents are Kakashi Hatake and Anko Mitarashi. They both had to be away on a mission, so Ino was put in charge of watching Hazuki. But since she's also been busy helping her family run the flower shop this time of year, I offer to help out. And that's why we were together that day you saw us." Shikamaru explained

Temari hung her head down, "oh." Wow, she couldn't believe how wrong she was about him. She couldn't believe how fast she had jumped to conclusions on the whole situation. It was kind of embarrassing.

Shikamaru stepped forward closer to her and carefully placed his hands on her shoulders. "Look, I'm sorry, you feel like I didn't care about you, because I do. Temari look at me." He lifted her chin up so that she was looking at him. "I care about you very much; I've been worried sick about you these past few weeks. I know this all happened because we agreed that we will not put feelings or emotions in, but that's not the case anymore. We are in this together no matter how much you want to deny it. Ok?"

Temari stared at Shikamaru until her vision blurred. Crap, she was crying again. "Ok."

She looked down, hoping he wouldn't notice her crying. Damn, she hates the fact that she's going soft. She couldn't believe it, after all this dramatic crap she pulled, he still chased after her.

Temari then noticed that she was unconsciously staring at Shikamaru's crotch. Suddenly, the familiar urge returned to her body.

She looked back up at Shikamaru, gazed into his eyes for a brief moment, and then pushed herself up to kiss him. Shikamaru was caught off guard, stepped backwards until he felt his back hit the front door. Still, Temari was like a magnet on him, refusing to let go of her grip.

"Um…Temari…are you…sure about this?" Shikamaru said in between their kisses. He knew where this was going if they didn't stop now, and it was getting harder to resist with each kiss.

"Yes, I'm sure. You've deprived me long enough!" Temari said before undoing his flak jacket and attempting to take it off.

"Wait! Are you sure it's safe? You know…to be doing this while pregnant?" Shikamaru pushed her off gently.

"Yes you idiot, its fine! Otherwise Shizune would've mentioned it during one of those many sessions where you grilled her on every question you can think of." Temari said, frustrated that he had withhold sex from her for this long, probably for this very reason. She started untuck his shirt from his pants.

"Look, if I'm going to have to spend one more night pleasuring myself when I know there's a perfectly good dick right in front of me, I WILL NOT forgive you."

Shikamaru was shocked that those words came out of Temari's mouth.

"Now if you don't drop you pants and fuck me this instant, I'll-" Shikamaru didn't let her finish. He picked her up and carried her to her room; she wasn't the only one who missed this. He carefully placed her down on the bed and hovered over her.

Temari grabbed him by the collar and brought his lips down to hers as soon as he was in arm's reach. She was in no mood for taking things slow. The couple engaged in a heated make out session, touching each other everywhere that was in reach of their hands. They had been apart for way too long yet every curve still felt so familiar. They quickly ripped each other's clothes off and tossed them aside

Shikamaru felt Temari reach down to grab his member and guide it to her entrance.

"I can't wait any longer, I need you now Shikamaru!"

Shikamaru grinned, she was as demanding as ever. He did as he was told and entered her. The warmth that enveloped his member did wonders on his body; there was no way to explain it. He carefully pushed until he was all the way in.

"Shikamaru, if you're gonna continue to treat me like a breakable porcelain doll, I'm gonna lose it! I'm not going to break so fuck me hard before I break your dick off and do it myself!" She was so done with him trying to take his time. She needed him to move hard and fast.

"Yes Temari." He didn't know whether the threat she gave him scared him or turned him on, but either way, he did what he was told. He slammed into her repeatedly hard and fast. And boy was that feeling satisfying, the way his rod filled the emptiness she didn't know she had, the way her walls embraced him with the warmth he missed.

"Faster Shikamaru! Faster!" She didn't need to tell him how close she was, he could feel it. He lifted one of her legs up over his shoulder and placed one hand under her hip to lift her up a bit. He drove in deeper at this angle and it only took a few more thrusts before he sent her over the edge.

"Ohhhh….Shika…maru…hhh," She managed to make those words out right before feeling the pool of warmth fill her inside as he came down from his high. He looked at her, eyes filled with lust, bent down and kissed her tenderly.

He detached himself from her, pushed her up on the bed, then laid down beside her. He wrapped his arms around her waist so that his hands were cupping her belly.

"Wow, that was…satisfying. Thank you. I needed that." Temari said, feeling better than she had in weeks...

That's all for now! Thank you guys for patiently waiting for the explanation, sorry if it wasn't what you'd hoped for, but that's just how it played out in my head. I know a bunch of you thought Hazuki was Asuma's child, nice try, but don't worry; his child will appear eventually. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and the smut at the end; I figured it's been awhile since I wrote one and thought it was a good time.

Anyways, I'll shut up for now. Thanks for sticking by and I'll see you in the next update! I'm aiming for the middle of next week, since I'm gonna be away at a convention all weekend, so see you then!