"He almost got Shikamaru that time." The girls were still staring in the window, not having any interest in leaving once they seen Miro try and punch Shikamaru a second time.

"Damn. Shikamaru just decked him. Who would've thought he would've responded like this." Ino watched as Miro's nose started bleeding and dripping down his face. All the other girls watched, cheering Shikamaru on. But Temari, she was worried. Her boyfriend who was usually calm and levelheaded, made the quick decision to fight Miro back. 'This isn't like him-'

Temari watched as Miro was able to punch him, in the face. 'I definitely know something is wrong with him' They all winced at the punch, not that it seemed to hard, but because it was Shikamaru, Konoha's genius, that got punched which they'd never seen coming.

But not even a second later, they seen Shikamaru punch the man, resulting in Miro laying on the floor with a black eye, and a bloody nose. They flinched, somehow feeling the pain of that powerful punch six feet away. But noticed how everyone in the bar seemed to go back to what they doing before the fight, except Shikamaru who they seen leave in a rage.

"Ino, Sakura can you guys make sure that man is okay. He's a really important asset to Suna and I don't want the counsel finding him dead."

"Got it, but we're not going to heal everything, the black eye and bloody nose stay."

"Fine by me" Temari didn't really care about his physical condition, she just wanted to make sure Shikamaru was safe, because she could tell that he was hurt emotionally.

Ino and Sakura was on their way into the bar, passing a very pissed Shikamaru.

"Shikamaru is everything okay?"

"I'm fine, but you guys had the perfect view in the window so shouldn't you know everything?" His voice wasn't angry, but filled with a hint of sadness.

"You could've seen us?"

"You weren't exactly hiding yourselves."

"SHIKAMARU!" Ino and Sakura slipped away inside, while Temari had Shikamaru's attention. She walked up to him and gently wiped his cheek, watching him wince slightly at the gentle touch.

"You want to talk about it" Her voice came down from the harsh tone, to a more nurturing one, that Shikamaru had gotten accustomed to over the years of knowing her.

"Yea, can we go somewhere more private though?"

"Sure." She could tell he was an emotional wreck, but as doing his best to keep his composure. But that's not what she wanted. She wanted him to be that thirteen year old boy who wasn't afraid to show his emotions in front of her. But he was trying to hold it in and maybe because there were people around. But she hoped he'll eventually open up to her.