As Temari stood in front of her little brother, the familiar feeling of the Kazekage office made her realize how much she's going to miss Suna. The cold feelings that was brought on when her father held the position, no longer existed. But now it was replaced with warmth, making it harder for her to leave. Temari couldn't help but to stare at every inch of the office as she reminisced, making Gaara wonder about her wandering eyes.

"Is everything alright Temari? You're mind seems to be somewhere else." Gaara sat calmly at his desk, keeping his tranquil composure. But on the inside, he was freaking out. He hadn't heard about Temari's stay in Konoha, and her strange behavior only made him assume the worst. "Did anything else happen with Miro."

"No,No." Temari waved her hands quickly, trying to get that thought out of her brothers mind immediately. "Everything went fine in Konoha. I was just thinking about everything that happened in this office. That's all."

"Me, you and Kankuro have bonded so much in this room, I guess this is where we became an actual family." Temari could see Gaara put on a smile, but she knew it was forced. "But now you're leaving."

Temari watched as that smile turned into that true emotion. A desolate frown, that stemmed from Temari's departure.

"I don't plan on moving until the new year, so don't fret over anything yet." Temari flashed a genuine smile at her brother, and he did so back at her. "So, what's so important that my brother requested as soon as I step foot into the village?"

"I know you're tired, but I wanted to give you something." Gaara reached under his desk and handed Temari a box. Of course it made her curious, but she waited until Gaara explained before touching it.

"What is it?"

"It's a laptop"

"I thought only the Kage got computers and laptops." Temari picked up the box, holding it gently. It wasn't the high tech computer that Gaara had, but the laptop was good enough for her.

"They did, but because technology is only getting bigger, they thought it was best for the people close to kage have access to the same technology."

"So this goes for Konoha?" Gaara knew what Temari was hinting at. And this is why Gaara was excited to hand this to Temari. Now her and Shikamaru wouldn't have to wait a week to exchange two letters, but now they could message each other instantly. And knowing that would make his sister happy, it made him happy.

"Yes Shikamaru has one, you have to set up everything. Including making an email, which is important for meetings. Shikamaru already made one."

"What all can you do on it?"

"Well...you can send emails. I think there are a few games, I don't really use them though. And they're working on video chat, so that'll be there in the near future. But now since you have your own device you can stop sneaking and using mine. And here is Shikamaru's email."

Gaara wrote his and Shikamaru email on a piece of paper before handing it to her. Gaara couldn't help but to chuckle at the ecstatic smile that appeared on his sister's face. Temari didn't notice how hard she was grinning until she heard her little brother laugh. She was bit embarrassed, so quickly she changed the subject.

"Did Kankuro get one?"

"Yea but he had to go to Kumo, so I still have his. And I want you to take some time off, you deserve it."

"Gaara, I can't-" Temari hated not doing work. That meant more work for Gaara and Kankuro. She knew it would be more efficient if the three of them work together.

"You can, your work with the chunin exams must be tiring."

"Thank you Gaara."

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After the chunin exams Kakashi had given Shikamaru some time off. He knew that his right hand man was stressed now that Temari had left. Usually Shikamaru could do his best work while stressed out, but the irritation and frustration that came along this time wasn't doing Shikamaru any good. He was either smoking or working. Although the work was being done perfectly, Kakashi would rather Shikamaru not tire himself out by being in the office all day.Shikamaru was thrilled about the days off. It allowed him to spend time with Yoshino, take care of the forest, cloud watch and most importantly sleep.

Most days, his sleep was peaceful. No one interrupted. Until today, when an anbu delivered a package to his door. Usually it was something serious when they visited, but the ninja only said that Kakashi had given him this package before disappearing.

"I guess I better open it" Shikamaru groaned before closing the door and taking a seat on the couch. The means by which the package was brought, made it seem as if it had some importance. Even though he wanted to go back to sleep, he knew he better find out what was in the box. So with a kunai, he carefully cut the tape that held the box closed.

He opened the box, finding a letter with, Kakashi's hand writing, on top of an object that he couldn't completely make out.

"Shikamaru, As my aid, I only find it fair that you have access to the same technology that I do, so here is a laptop so that you and all the other kage aids can communicate daily without all the hassle of mail. As of now, you can't talk to them because you are the first to receive one. But by tomorrow everything should be set up. Hopefully now you and Temari can chat in private.

Kakashi"

Shikamaru didn't care about the work aspect that came along with the laptop. He was now focused on the fact that him and Temari could instantly talk to each other. No more waiting on the mail to go back and forth. A smile couldn't help but to make it's way upon his face.

Carefully taking the laptop out of the box, he placed it on the table and turned it on. He was cautious as he randomly pressed buttons, trying to get a feel for the thing.

"Okay" Shikamaru said loudly as he took a deep breath. He finally found out how to connect to the internet and after that, everything else came easy. Now he just had to wait for Temari.

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Temari, dressed for bed, sat on her bed and placed the laptop on her lap. Her face was filled with undeniable happiness that was only supported by the huge grin on her face. This morning, after Gaara had given it to her, she spent all day playing around with it. It was supposed to be for work purposes, but only her and Shikamaru had emails because everyone else were on missions. By the end of this week, everything would be settled. But until then, she could just talk to Shikamaru.

She was just about to click on his name when she seen a message pop on her screen.

ShikamaruNara: Hey

For some reason, Temari's heart was racing. She didn't understand why she was nervous. Her and Shikamaru talk all the time. Maybe it was the technology she was worried about, but of course she was going to respond.

TemariNSabaku: Hey Lazyass

After three days, Shikamaru finally seen that Temari was online. Everyday, he had been constantly checking his laptop to see if she was on, but he had just woken up from a nap and seen her name. So of course he had to send her a message first. And he could help but to smile when she responded.

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Hey guys, I know it's been a while since I updated. But I just started college, so I've been dealing with that. Hopefully now that I got the hang of things, I hope to start writing regularly again. And I hope that the story is still interesting. And Thank you all for the support, it means a lot.