"I can stop anytime I want to." My intention was never to purposely write a fluffy story because neither Shikamaru nor Temari appear to be purposely fluffy people. It's more about depicting the type of relationship I could see them having and all the things that come with it. Watch them grapple with reality and either sink or swim. Popular or not, it's all mine. I don't own Naruto.

Ino's take on Shikamaru and Temari's first date. Mainly Team 10 stuff with some ShikaTema and SaiIno chucked in.

"I killed someone yesterday." Very short snapshot of Choji and Shikamaru's relationship.

Tayuya, trapped in purgatory wants to have one final rematch against Shikamaru. With no backup to get in the way. Will she when her final battle or will the Nara prove to be the better strategist, I don't own Naruto.

She moves in on January 10th. Based on a Tumblr prompt request: "ShikaTema/Temari's first winter." (fixed coding error)

Naruto thinks he's expendable. The others don't react so well to that.

Shikamaru would do anything for his teammates, but there were certain things he never expected to have to do. Ino comes to him with a request that he wants to immediately shoot down, yet reluctantly he finds himself agreeing. He sincerely hoped that no one else started coming to him with more requests like this. [Rated for sexual themes]

"Prove it then. Prove you don't love me anymore." Temari issued to Shikamaru. [Made a few changes to the original draft]

Temari wakes up and is faced with the choices she made. This wasnt the first time she had woken up in his bed, but something about this time felt different. The nights they spent together, the memories they made, the way she tried to push her feelings away, it was were all brewing into one massive storm. By the time the sun was rising, the storm was about to break. [Short one-shot]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that, when someone gives you a key to their home, they trust you. It is also only natural to then disregard said person's privacy and inspect their house from top to bottom. Temari is left to house sit for two days. Shikamaru comes back to find his photo albums on the floor...and a Sunan kunoichi wearing his clothes?

A game of strategy, a game of wits, and a game of chance: three times Shikamaru finds himself a bit over his head with the Sand Siblings. Shikatema

Immediately after being released from the dream, Shikamaru is looking for one special person. A miscommunication in the medical tent just about changes everything. ShikaTema

Shikamaru doesn't like to hold hands. ShikaTema.

Even though it's been almost a year since the war ended, Shikamaru is having a hard time coming to terms with his 'dream'.

What makes one a Man? Shikamaru had alot of time to ponder the troublesome question in his cozy cushioned cell. A Shikaten. AU

Sasuke. Shikamaru. Naruto. Neji. [With your various canon pairings, etc.] Life doesn't always go the way you want it to, but then again, sometimes it does. High school isn't all about romance, people choose different paths to walk, and the guy doesn't always get the girl. Honestly, Shikamaru thinks, it would be boring if everything were predictable.

Temari uses Shikamaru to make her ex jealous. But what happens when it's no longer about her ex anymore?

Shikamaru has the girl of his dreams—until she decides to marry his best friend and dump him. Torn and heartbroken, he ventures to the other end of Japan, meeting a strange and spectacular woman on the way. Rated for language.

Oh, isn’t life wonderful, isn’t life cruel. If you’re not careful, she’ll play you for a fool. Summary might change later on ShikaTema; AU; rated for imagery and future chapters.

"If you know then tell me when dose it stop hurting Temari?"..."It never dose." She said. "It only gets easier after a while but it will never ever stop hurting. It's the price we pay-" Shika/Temari

For three years the ninja of Konoha and their allies have fought a losing battle. When Konoha becomes so short handed that Shikamaru must train a Genin squad no one could have predicted the effect he and his team would have on the war. ShikaTema

What starts out as a normal, administrative operation turns into a rather stimulating game. But who will the real winner be? Shika/Tema one-shot.

She's gone. I know that she is. And I'm not trying to fool myself. I know she's dead. But... I can see her, I can touch her, I can feel her. And I don't want it to go away... I don't want to forget. ShikaTema. Rated M. Dark/Tragedy

AU She didn't know who he was, but read his notebook anyway. Is it possible to fall in love with someone based solely on how they write? ShikaTema One-shot Finally Edited

Temari's engaged, Suna's in trouble, the Konoha 12 are running to the rescue, and Shikamaru is caught in the middle. How does a man deal with his ally marrying the woman he loves? ShikaTema ShikamaruXTemari

She wasn't fooling me. I had seen her turn a square kilometre of forest into firewood. There was nothing modest or sweet about Temari, she was pure destruction disguised by a curvaceous figure and an eloquent tongue. ShikaTem. ShikamaruxTemari

The Nara doth protest too much, methinks. [ShikaTema, lime lime !lemon!]

Shikamaru's been sent to Suna to... well, to be honest, he's not really sure what he's doing there, but the point is that Temari is his guide. Oneshot, ShikamaruTemari

It only took fifty nine moves for checkmate.

Nara Shikamaru, genius concertmaster of the renowned Konoha Kokou orchestra, hates rock. Sabakuno Temari, talented bassist of punk rock band Sabaku, doesn't understand classical music. Two people, two complete opposites.