A week had passed and it was now the five Kage summit. Temari and Shikamaru were standing at the gates waiting for her brothers to arrive from Suna. Shikamaru wasn't happy to be assigned the escort to the Kazekage because first, he didn't feel like being bothered with Kankuro and second he rather be cloud watching or doing something that doesn't involve working.

They had been waiting at the gate for almost an hour and Shikamaru constantly was begging Temari to leave and come back later.

"No Shikamaru. They could come at anytime and I want to be here"

"But I don't want to"

"Tough shit, now quit whining"

Shikamaru mumbled troublesome under his breath and reached in his pocket to grab a pack of cigarettes but Temari clenched his wrist to the point which he could have sworn that blood flow had stopped. When she let go, he looked at his wrist and seen a red mark that circled his wrist.

"What the hell do you think you're doing"

"Trying to smoke, it's boring out here"

"Just wait a couple more minutes"

"Fine"

They waited for about five minutes until they spotted five figures walking toward them. It was Kankuro and Gaara then two men and a woman that he'd never seen before. To Shikamaru, the two men were dressed nice and he could instantly tell that they had tons of money.

"Tem, who are those three"

"Well, that's the wealthiest man in Suna and his son"

"Who's the woman"

"She's the head counselor of Suna"

"Why is she here"

"I don't know, guess we'll find out"

They walked up to them, but Shikamaru got a welcome that he didn't expect. Kankuro greated them, and he seemed excited to do so. Shikamaru questioned his behavior, in fact he was beginning to question this whole entourage.

"Shikamaru how's it going"

"Hey Kankuro"

Kankuro seen Shikamaru quizzically looking at the people that came with him and began to answer his question without him even stating so.

"Shikamaru I'd like you to meet Doi-San, head counselor of Suna. And this is Hikaru-San and his son, Miro. Three very important figures in Suna"

"Nice to meet you all"

The woman came close to him, a little to close for his comfort, and began investigating him.

"I heard of you. You were the smart one that restored faith in everyone during the war."

"I just did what I was trained to do"

He rubbed his hand on his neck and Temari knew he was doing this because he was uncomfortable. So she did what any good girlfriend would do, and tried to get him out of this situation.

"Shikamaru, Let's take Gaara to see lord Sixth"

"Wait Temari" Doi, put her hand on Temari's shoulder, which made her body instantly stop moving. "Let's go for a walk, we can catch up with the Kazekage later"

Shikamaru looked towards her and they had their own silent language in which a look could speak a thousand words. He glanced at her to make sure she was fine, and she looked back letting him know everything was okay.

Shikamaru, Gaara and Kankuro walked in silence until they arrived at the Hokage's tower, in which Kakashi asked to speak to Gaara alone. Kankuro and Shikamaru stood outside but they knew that this meeting was going to be a while so they walked off.

"How much do you love my sister?" This question was so random that it caught Shikamaru off guard. They weren't having a conversation before, so he wondered what this could be about.

"I love her a lot. If I didn't, I wouldn't put up with getting my ass beat everyday"

Kankuro knew it was true, and the dynamics of their relationship always made him laugh, but right now he had no choice but to be serious.

"Well you better prove it, because that boy is trying to marry her"

"What are you talking about"

"The Suna council wants Temari to get married, but they have no clue about you"

"How could they not know about me"

Shikamaru was starting to get heated. He was never one to get angry, but Temari was the most important thing in his life and he couldn't loose her.

"You only came to Suna once, and they don't care about foreign affairs unless it benefits the village"

"Doesn't Konoha benefit Suna"

"Yea, but our bond is strong and they want build other, more beneficial bonds"

"He's from Suna, the village wouldn't be benefiting"

"He's the richest in Suna, that means more money for the village"

"This is troublesome"

"That's all you can say, is troublesome. This isn't time for your damn laziness Nara. I don't want my sister marrying some damn snob"

This conversation was not easing his mind. So he took a deep breath and put his finger tips together. Kankuro's temper was building because he was sitting there with his eyes closed. Soon he just calmly opened his eyes and walked passed him with the usual bored lazy, look that Kankuro was not a fan of.

"Where the hell are you going to do"

"Don't worry, I've been planning something for a while"

"It better work"

"It might, But I always have a backup plan"

Shikamaru was deeply worried. The guy wasn't bad looking but he knew that Temari wasn't the girl who'd go for looks. But her, pretty much alone with a wealthy handsome guy, was making him go insane. 'I wonder how she's doing'

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