And Balance
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I was feared as a child. It wasn't my fault, I planned none of it. It was who my father was and who my youngest brother was. My attitude didn't help me make any friends either. I was stuck with myself. I had Kankuro, but he was scared of practically everything at the time.
In reality I had no one. My mother was gone and my father did not care. I had no balance in my life. It was nothing but chaos. It was nothing but me following whatever orders were thrown at me, no matter how little they made sense or how dangerous they were.
But wouldn't you know, I finally met my match one day. Some lazy clown that could not even be bothered to finish our match. I've never been pushed to that point. I've never been that close to losing before.
I met my match that day. I finally had a sense of balance in my life. Who would have thought that I found that with someone the complete opposite of me?
"That's so lame." Shikadai Nara scratched the back of his head after making the remark.
"Excuse me, young man?! What do you mean 'that's lame'?"
"You're so dramatic with your story-telling, Ma. I just wanted to know how you met Dad and you make it sound like it's an epic saga."
"Hasn't your father said this story already?"
The young Nara shrugged, "Yeah, but he's so boring when he tells it. I'm just gonna head to Inojin's to hang out. I'll be back later."
The little nine year old pushed himself away from the table and hopped his way out of the kitchen. He ran down the hall towards the front door, nearly knocking his father down in the process. Shikamaru popped his head into the kitchen and raised his eyebrow, as his means of asking his wife what went on.
"I swear, Shikamaru that kid of yours is just as disinterested as you are in what others have to say."
Shikamaru let out a short, breathy laugh. "He's your kid, too. He gets most of that attitude from you."
He walked over and pulled out the chair next to Temari, placing a soft kiss on her cheek in the process.
"I can't complain about how chaotic he is though."
"Oh yeah? And why is that?"
She turned to bump her nose with his, "I got you to balance it all out."
