Naruto's wedding is probably the biggest event since the war. Now that all their friends were able to attend despite the gift, the party was perfect. Shikamaru was one of the first to arrive. Naruto actually begged him to come because he was freaking out about walking down the aisle. "Calm down Naruto, everything will go as planned"

And that's exactly what happened. Because Sasuke couldn't attend, he asked Shikamaru to be best man. Shikamaru thought it was a drag, but was happy to be there for his friend during a time of need. After the wedding the reception was huge. There was everything, food, drinks and Temari. He hadn't seen her during the ceremony because of all the people that attended, but now he was finally able to talk to her after their last encounter.

"Hey Temari"

"Hey crybaby, here to pick up some of the brides friends"

"If that includes you then yea, I am"

He intertwined his fingers with hers, and a blush appeared on her face.

"What the hell are you doing"

"What does it look like"

"You didn't even ask me to be your girlfriend, so why would I hold your hand"

"Well you haven't let go, your cheeks are beaming red and I just assumed that we were boyfriend and girlfriend after the kiss"

"Aren't you suppose to ask"

"It seemed like to much of a drag, but if it makes any difference to you, would you like to be my girlfriend"

"I see you're not the romantic type, but I guess I'll accept your proposal"

"Good because this was becoming troublesome,now let's go get something to eat"

On the way to the buffet table, they ran into Choji, still holding hands. No one had known about their relationship so everyone was shocked to see them actually together. Shikamaru and Choji just talked about old times and how things were changing among them and their friends. He would casually look over to Temari during the conversation, and every time, he saw her pink cheeks.

They left Choji and got some food. They sat down at the table to eat, but he noticed that Temari didn't touch her food.

"Tem, what's wrong"

"N-Nothing"

"Only been dating for an hour and already you're being troublesome"

"And you're already being an ass"

"Can you tell me what's wrong"

"I don't want to talk about it, now"

"If we're going to date, I think we should be honest with one another"

"Fine, can we go for a walk"

"Sure"

They quickly left the reception and began walking along the trail near river. The sun was now setting and petals from the cherry blossom trees were blowing in the wind. Once again the couple was holding hands, this time it felt more natural for Temari, maybe because no one was around and it was only just them two.

"So what was your problem"

"It's just we live three days apart, How is that going to work out for us"

"You're in Konoha for majority of the year, and if you're worried about me cheating then you're just wasting your time"

"I guess you're right, well what about the age difference. Three years is a lot"

"Are you just coming up with problems now? Can you just not think about the negatives. We are two of the best strategists there are. I'm pretty sure we can come up with a solution to any problem"

He turned towards her and kissed her. It was a surprise but different than the first time. This kissed involved tongue and a lot of it. She actually liked this one better. When they pulled away from each other, she just chuckled. "I see someone don't think kissing is troublesome"

"Whatever"

"And your chin feels bit itchy, forgot to shave Nara?"

"No, I just thought about growing a goatee. Ya know to make us look the same age"

She playfully punched him in the arm and giggled.

"Did the cruelest Kunoichi just giggle. I heard a chuckle but never a girly giggle"

"Shut up, and don't say anything else about my giggling"

"I won't"

They returned to the reception and now the moon was fully out. It turns out that Kankuro and Gaara had been looking for her and found out that she left with Shikamaru. Temari saw the two sitting at a table with two open seats and gestured Shikamaru to come with her.

"Do we have to, look there are seats open next to Sai and Ino"

"No, we spent all afternoon talking to your friends, the least you can you can do is sit next to my brothers without whining about it"

"I am a crybaby after all"

"Shut up, and come on"

She began to drag him towards her brothers and they sat across from them. Kankuro instantly began to look Shikamaru up and down. He expected this from Kankuro, but was glad that Gaara was dense in the knowledge of relationships.

"Where did you take my sister Nara"

"For a walk"

"Is that all-"

"Shut the hell up Kankuro and leave him alone"

"They have always been good friends Kankuro, I doubt Shikamaru would do anything to hurt her."

Temari was glad for Gaara's comment, she knew that it was true and this was one of the reasons that she liked him even more.

The party was coming to an end and it ended with an array of different color fire works. The Shikamaru and Temari talked through most of it and while they were doing that, Kankuro watched how they interacted. She was still the mean, bitchy sister he knew, but when she acted this way towards Shikamaru, he could tell it was just how they communicated.

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Authors Note: Thanks for all the support everyone, it really means a lot to me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto