It was just two weeks ago that he went suicidal hopeless romantic Romeo and almost died in the hands of fatigue and dehydration and not to mention Gaara and Kankuro.
Here he is, still breathing and in one piece, waiting at Konoha's gates.
Temari convinced her brothers with some made up story, erasing the idea that there's anything romantic between them, that her thought of quitting her duties with Konoha and him was just brought about by hormones. They believed her, more like were threatened to believe her. She saved his life again. They had to continue this arrangement so not to arouse their suspicion. And speak of the devil, she was approaching the gates.
"Temari-neesaaaaaaaaaan!" he was startled by a sharp, squeaky scream from behind him. Mimi went past him sprinting towards Temari. Omi followed shortly. The 5 year olds showered her with hugs.
"Where did these kids come from?" he asked to no one in particular. Then he noticed they're missing one, Hiro. From behind the boy was dragging his feet until he was standing beside him, brooding.
When the three joined his party of two, they slowly headed towards the direction of the embassy. Hiro went ahead without even saying hello or looking at Temari.
"What's with Hiro?" Mimi loudly whispered. Omi shrugged his shoulder. Temari and Shikamaru wondered too.
They reached her temporary home. Temari, couldn't contain her concern, she asked the boy. "Hiro? What's wro—?"
"You broke my heart!" the kid interjected, surprising everybody especially Temari. "You never wanted me to be your boyfriend!"
"Hiro." she exclaimed, half embarrassed and half sorry for the kid.
"I asked my dad how to have an IQ of over 200, to qualify to be one of the twelve guardians and be taller than you. He said I'd have to be like my sensei to do that! I get it! I'm not dumb! You wanted Shikamaru-sensei all along, not me!"
Mimi and Omi let out loud gasps, Shikamaru blushed and Temari went red! How she wished the ground would just swallow her now.
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