Temari was back a week later only to find Lee waiting for her and her brothers at the gate.

"What a surprise to see you here Lee" Gaara was happy to see one of his close friends waiting for him, but wondered why Shikamaru wasn't there.

"Well Shikamaru has been called by Lord sixth, so I am to be your escort while you are here"

"Well let's get going, I haven't eaten in a while" Kankuro said to them as he took the lead in walking to the inn.

Temari walked slowly behind the rest of the group thinking to herself. 'That lazyass better not have forgotten about our date. To think I actually bought a new yukata for this'

They arrived late, so Temari had little to get ready. She was in the bathroom when someone knocked on the door. Kankuro answered it and saw Shikamaru standing there in his uniform.

"Nara, what are you doing here"

"I'm picking up Temari"

"Forrr"

"For our date"

"A date, she didn't tell anyone anything about a date"

Just then Temari came standing in an all black Yukata paired with some Shinobi sandals.

"I hope this is fine, I wasn't sure if the place was fancy or casual"

"It's fine"

To him, it was actually more than fine. She was stunning. She actually had on makeup, not that she needed it, but to him that meant she wanted to look nice for him.

Kankuro waited for them to leave. He was happy for his sister. She was actually doing something for her instead of other people.

"Have fun kids, but not too much fun. And Nara have her home by ten"

"Are you forgetting who's older"

She smiled at him and gestured Shikamaru to come on.

"So where are you taking me"

"To a new restaurant"

"Sounds nice"

At the restaurant they talked mostly about work and also some other things.

"Why didn't you meet us at the gates"

"Kakashi wanted me to go on a mission, but I had to turn it down"

"Why"

"I had a date with a beautiful woman, anyone in their right mind would never turn that down"

A deep crimson color appeared on her face. No one had ever called her beautiful. She was silent for a while not only because of the lovely compliment but because she saw Choji and Ino spying on them through the window.

"You know your teammates are spying on us through the window"

"Don't worry about them, it's probably Ino's idea anyway"

"No doubt about that"

Shikamaru never looked back because he was to fascinated on the woman in front of him.

Soon their date came to an end and he was standing outside of her inn. It was eleven o'clock, and the streets were empty. The Kage were at a party with their friends, so Temari knew that no one was at the inn. Shikamaru walked her to her room, but before she could walk in, Shikamaru's lips found hers. She didn't pull away instead she embraced it and even though seconds passed it felt like an eternity.

"I think that was the proper way to say goodbye, so hopefully I see you sometime before you leave"

"I hope that's the case too"

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