Shikamaru felt a weight pressing on a chest, along with the smell of lavender aroma. He looked down and caught a gentle whiff of the blond hair cascading over his shoulder, and found it was responsible for the scent. He gently took his fingers, and tried to comb through it, but he never could. And he loved it.

"Why are you playing with my hair" Her voice more joking than irritated.

"Did I wake you?" Her green eyes finally met his. As she turned on the futon, underneath the blanket to look at him, she noticed his arm was firmly gripped around her waist. And this had become one of favorite feelings, and one that she hoped would always happen.

"No, I've been up even before the sun had risen."

"Is something bothering you?" He could tell by the tone of her voice that something was wrong and it was better to figure out now than later.

"I've just been thinking about our living situation."

"Tem I told you, you don't have to move here. And it was wrong for me to assume you did. We can move to Suna-"

"Stop rambling. I'm fine with moving to Konoha, I'll just miss...everything about Suna" Temari was already content with moving to Konoha. She's been coming here since she was fifteen, and made more friends here than in Suna.

"I can move to Suna, I'm sure Kakashi would understand." Shikamaru didn't want to feel like the jerk who was taking Temari away from everything she knew. And he was willing to leave just for her, not thinking twice about it.

"No, Your mother is here, and I think you should be here with her...But when I move here, we have to visit Suna as much as possible. You have to promise me that."

"I promise that I will endure Kankuro just to make you happy." She playfully hit him in the chest, glad this whole talk was settled and out the way.

"So, when are you moving out of your apartment?"

"I have to turn my key in on Sunday"

"You mean tomorrow, why the hell didn't you say anything to me!" She pretty much hopped up, hovering over him. Looking down with a bit of anger in her eyes.

"Because it was suppose to be a surprise." He didn't understand why she was angry, but he knew better than to ask the reason.

"But you don't have anything packed." She remembered everything being neat in his apartment, but nothing was boxed and ready to move. So she knew they were going to have a long day.

"That was my plan for today."

"Well I guess it's our plans-"

Knock...Knock...Knock

No one knew they were there, so it came as a shock to both of them when someone knocked on the door.

Temari walked over and slid open the front door and seen Lee standing there, fully dressed as if he hadn't been last night had no effect on him.

"Hi Lee, is everything okay?"

"Everything is fine Temari. Kakashi wishes to see you and Shikamaru at once."

"Okay, we'll be there as so as possible."

Temari closed the door, and went to Shikamaru who was already up and going through a bag.

"Here are some of your clothes" He handed her a black and red yukata like the old one she used to wear, and a pair of shinobi sandals. After all these years, it still shocked her how he could be so prepared.

"So you heard?"

"Yea, I guess we better hurry. Seems important if he wants both of us."

They quickly got dressed and headed to the Hokage's tower, not wasting anytime.