A/n: Well, I was looking over the manga chapters with Shikamaru and Temari…and this popped into my head.(is a sucker for the paring) so I typed…and this is what I came up with.

Nothing But Trouble

My name is Nara Shikamaru and I…am an alcoholic…just kidding...I have something I want to say, and that is women are troublesome. They're loud…bossy…and all around annoying. My dad married, as did others before him, I don't know why. It all seemed a mistake to me. Mom is loud and much to 'energetic' in the morning, but my dad doesn't regret marrying her, even if he needs a bottle of aspirin each day. He says its her smile. The rare times she shuts her mouth and just smiles. That's it apparently. I didn't quite get it when he told me…but that doesn't matter much anyway. No one understands love…its such a bother to try and try only to find things always turn out different, and just when you think you've got it nailed, it does the unexpected, as if it knew what you were predicting. Personally, love, and women are nothing but trouble.

Then again, I wake up every morning and even if I don't feel like brushing my teeth, I do it. Even if, I don't like to wear black, I wear it. Blood doesn't show up on it. Even if women and love are a pain, I still fell…and it hurts. I feel it in my temples every morning...trust me on this one. Women and love separately are in all truth a pain, but to fall in love with a women isn't so bad after all. Sure, she's loud…and aggressive...and gets way to excited about fighting, she does smile, much more than mom ever had, and at times speaks softly. I call it a compromise. If she shuts up for one minute in the morning and just smiles, or we speak in a whisper, lay entwined, I'll listen to her every morning, and night before we got to bed. That's just how I figured it out. You can never beat love at its own game, too much effort, but there is one thing you can do. Compromise with it. I'll do what you want…If you don't pull a fast one. Love is giving and never asking in return. Love is getting even if you never ask. Love…is nothing but trouble.

A/n: sorry its another short one…don't hate me! RXR -