Today was finally the day that Temari would be able to show Shikamaru around. So to avoid any obstacles that might come she woke up early so they could at least get the first thing done. Shikamaru didn't complain about waking up early because he knew how badly she wanted to show him around.

As they were walking to their first destination, she grabbed his hand. Usually he would be the one to grab hers and she'd blush, but it was rare and when she did it, it usually meant she was worried about something.

"Is everything okay"

"Yea, why do you ask"

"You're holding my hand"

"You're my boyfriend, aren't you"

"Yea, but you usually don't initiate hand holding"

"I just want to hold your hand, is something wrong with that"

"Not at all"

"That's what I thought"

As she was leading him, he noticed that they were headed to a desolate area, that was even more quiet than the rest of the village. As they got closer he had seen numerous of tomb stones and they were going in the direction of the two biggest ones.

'She must be taking me to meet her mom'

Temari sat down crisscrossing her legs and Shikamaru followed her lead.

"So mom, this is the guy I've been talking about. He can be great sometimes, but he always caring so I guess that cancels out his laziness"

Shikamaru noticed that the smile she had on her face only got bigger as she continued to speak. He always spoke to his father about Temari and how under all that tough exterior was the gentlest soul he ever met. 'Maybe one day I'll take her to see dad'

Temari finished talking to her mother and stared at her fathers grave before whispering . "I actually found love, father" And she dragged Shikamaru along before heading to the next place. He heard what she said and immediately knew what she meant but never brought it up.

"So where are we headed to next"

"Someone seems antsy"

"I am, I never got to see Suna like this"

"Well, we're going to stop by my favorite restaurant, get our food to go and then visit some more places"

"Sounds like a lot of moving"

"Only for a few hours, then we'll relax"

Shikamaru mumbled under his breath and of course Temari heard, but she only chuckled at this. But to his surprise, he actually enjoyed this day. After they got their lunch, which he had to beg to pay for, seeing as she was set on using her money, they went to a museum and Shikamaru got to learn about the history of Suna which he could know add to his knowledge. Later they went to some stores and Temari bought him an array of souvenirs each which had a detail that resembled Temari and now they were sitting on top of the wall which surrounded Suna watching the stars, with the two of them laying side by side.

"I never expected to have a good time"

"That wasn't even the half of it, I was saving the rest for tomorrow"

"I'm actually looking forward to it"

"All that walking around wasn't to troublesome, was it"

"It was, But you were really excited explaining and showing me everything, so it was worth it"

Soon it was only a comfortable silence between them and they both were content until an ANBU ninja showed up.

"Nara Shikamaru, your clan is having problems and your mother requested that you return home, but she says it optional"

He left and the silence now became awkward.This was a hard situation for Shikamaru, he knew how bad Temari wanted him to stay and he was now leader of the clan and tough decisions came with it.

"Go deal with your clan, I'll be there in a couple of weeks. I'm sure you can manage without me"

"I promise to make it up to you Tem"

"I know, Let's head to the apartment to get your things"

"I'll just leave them there for next time, I plan to be back sometime soon"

They began heading to the entrance, but suddenly Temari remembered the empty picture frame in her room.

"Wait"

"What's wrong"

"We have to take a picture"

"Why"

"Because I said so"

This sounded like a good enough reason for Shikamaru, Temari took out the camera from her bag. She told Shikamaru to smile because on the count of three she was going to press the button. But as she got to three, Shikamaru turned to kiss her cheek and she got flustered, with pink cheeks but now this memory was now a picture.

"I told you to smile..."

"I am"

"Sometimes you could be so...so"

"Great"

"The opposite"

They were now at the entrance, both stalling because neither one of them wanted to saw goodbye.

"I guess I'll see you around crybaby"

"You said two weeks"

"Maybe earlier"

"Well I better be heading off"

"Be safe, and let me know when you get back"

"How, a letter takes three days"

"Sneak on Kakashi's computer and send a message to Gaara"

"I'll try troublesome"

"No, you will or I be there to kick your ass"

"Do you have to be so scary"

"Yes, or you wouldn't listen to me"

Temari just walked up to him and buried her head in his chest and he kissed her forehead. It was hard letting go, but now she was watching his back as he returned home.

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