Temari wasn't doing that great. Doi-San was bragging about Miro and all his accomplishments, while continuesly pushing the boy towards her. Temari had no idea where they were headed to, but the continuous row of tall trees running parallel to the empty river made this walk seem forever. This made it easy for Temari to ignore Doi, but she eventually said something that caught her attention.

"You know, you both have a lot of suitors"

Temari didn't care about this, but she could see why he would. To any other girl, he was perfect, He had sandy brown hair, perfectly tanned skin, tall and had nice hazel eyes. So a nice girl would be needed to match his status.

"That's interesting"

"But neither of you have found someone. Temari, how about later tonight you and Miro go on a date"

It took her a second to reply. She couldn't blatantly say no, but she had Shikamaru and he was more than enough so saying yes to Miro was definitely out of the picture. But luckily she already had plans, so no excuse was needed.

"I can't, I actually have plans with some friends"

"Friends? I didn't know you were well acquainted with the females of Konoha"

"We are actually good friends"

"Maybe you should make more friends in Suna, Since you would be there more. It's good to talk to people"

"I plan on staying in Suna the usual amount of time. As the ambassador, it is my job to travel and make sure we have strong ties with other villages"

"Yes but eventually you'll have to give that job up, and soon at that"

'Is this old hag trying to make me quit being a ninja! She's fucking crazy. And if she think that she could talk to me like that, she's got another thing coming'

"Temari, Are you listening. You haven't responded to anything I said"

"I'm not really understanding anything you are saying"

"Well I'm ultimately saying, that it's time for you to marry. And the council talked and Miro is the best fit for you"

"So you are going to decide-"

Temari had it. The council had no right to choose her life choices. She was about to speak her mind, but Miro quickly interjected and Temari was thankful because the words that were going to come out of her mouth probably would have gotten her in a huge amount of trouble.

"Lady Temari, let's have a quick lunch. If you don't mind Doi-San"

"Not at all, it's nice seeing the new royal couple of Suna"

Temari ignored that last remark and hesitantly began to walk in the opposite direction than they were originally walking. She glanced over at Miro and noticed he had a sneaky smirk, and was acting different from when Doi was there. 'What the hell is he up to'

"What are some great places to eat"

"I don't know, maybe we should go find the escort. I'm pretty sure he knows some good places"

"Three's a crowd, and something about him rubs me the wrong way"

She got a little defensive. In her world, no one was able to say anything negative about Shikamaru but her and he knew nothing about him to be making these assumptions. This made her tense up, and put a small scowl on her face. She thought in order to keep her cool, she would try to keep her distance but when she did so, he began to walk closer to Temari to the point that he was now occupying her private space. 'Why the hell is he so close. I hope this guy doesn't think anything is going to happen' She took a step back which he took another step closer to her. 'Okay, he doesn't get the hint. Let me just move over more'. So she moved over, a lot this time and so did he. She now assumed that he was clueless to the fact and just began to ignore his gestures.

"What's with him anyway. You've been coming to Konoha for years, I'm pretty sure you know the way around"

"He's good company"

"He's not good company, I saw you two when I was approaching the gate. He was bickering with you"

"It was not BICKERING. That's how friends act!"

"There is no need to get angry, I'm just saying a man shouldn't treat a woman like that. Someone like you should be embraced"

"I'm not for that chauvinistic bullshit"

"I'll keep that in mind once we're married"

"Married?! What the hell-"

Temari was interrupted by a pair of lips on hers that didn't feel familiar and she immediately shoved him to the ground while reaching for her fan. She hoped no one had witnessed this, but luck was against her.

"TEMARI!"

"SHIKAMARU!"

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