Sorry for not updating this story in a while, kinda got stuck on how to write this chapter. But I had some time in school to write it, and I finally come up with something. So I hope you all enjoy it.

The Miro situation was now done. Shikamaru was content as he laid next to his girlfriend who was peacefully laying next to him.

'She's mine'

He kept saying that over and over in his mind, and the more he told himself that, the happier he was. Realizing that his life was headed in the direction that was beyond imaginable made him more than ecstatic.

"Enough daydreaming Nara, we've got work to do." Temari stirred in his arms before sitting up, yawning and stretching ultimately disrupting his morning.

"Yea I know woman." Shikamaru stood up, scratching his head before walking to the box that contained their clothes, getting out his uniform. "Good thing it's just Konoha and Suna, less villages makes my life easier."

"But it just enhances your laziness-"

"I'm lazy by nature woman, every Nara male is.-"

"So what about your kids? Will they be lazy too?"

"To be honest, the person who I see as the mother of my future son is kinda scary and I know she wouldn't allow laziness." Shikamaru was staring at his girlfriend with a playful smirk as she returned a frisky eye roll. "Actually I feel for the kid"

By this time Temari was walking away, towards the bathroom to change her clothes for work. "Whatever Shikamaru!"

But as she was alone in the bathroom and him in the living room, the idea of starting a family came to them. To Shikamaru, Temari never mentioned what she actually wanted. And Temari just expected Shikamaru to know, with him being a genius and all.

So when she returned to the kitchen and seen him sitting at the table dazed off, Temari was sure that they had been both thinking the same thing.

And right now, seeing as the situation was already presented to them, she believed it was best to talk about it now.

Sliding smoothly into the seat across from him, Temari gently grabbed his hand, pulling Shikamaru out of his deep thought.

"I know what you're thinking and ever since the pregnancy scare we haven't really talked about our future."

"You moved here. I assume that's a step in the right direction."

"But we never talk about marriage, or kids."

"Is this coming from Hinata being pregnant? Or Choji getting married?"

"You know about Hinata's pregnancy?" Temari's look of confusion instantly told him that she didn't expect him know.

"I assumed everyone did, but the fact that you're saying it like must mean that Naruto disclosed some confidential information."

"She didn't want anyone to know. But that with everything else that's going on, I kinda just want to get a start on our future. I know I'm suppose to upholding this badass kunoichi image where the only thing I focus on is being a shinobi, but the idea of having a kid or two just keeps coming to me."

"No matter what you do in life you'll always be an outstanding kunoichi. And I'm pretty sure that you're worried about staying at home if and when we do have kids, but I know how important being a shinobi means to you, and I'll never let you sacrifice being a ninja. We'll work it out."

Shikamaru was able to read Temari like an open book, and even though she did explicitly state her problems, he was able to reassure her that together they'll get through them.

"I really needed to hear that. Thank you"

"So how about we start focusing on our future?" Shikamaru seductively made his way over to Temari, kissing her neck gently.

Shikamaru's coy gesture towards Temari only made her smirk. Sure she was feeling the moment just as he was. But they had work to do.

"We can focus on our future in a couple of months, but right now we have to go to work. Maybe later we can come up with a plan."

Shikamaru groaned, but she was right. They had to go focus on the chunin exams. And plus their house wasn't set up, and Temari hadn't technically moved to Konoha yet. But he knew in time that everything would be settled.