In The Rain Chapter III: Warm Hands

When he felt her arms embracing his body, his mouth accidentally smiled and his mouth spoke to her while the "aggressive hug" was happening:

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Word were cutted when the rocks that blocked their way out got off their sight when a blonde boy helped them...and it is..of course...the mischief but lucky...Uzomaki Naruto.

"Hey Shikamaru! Temari?" he heed to him

"Wanted to stop embracing each other and get out?" he said with a great big smile

Because of her happiness, she accidentally hugged and kissed Shikamaru on his cheeks because for a long time, stocked in a dark place, they can now get out of the cave.

"Hehehehe...Shikamaru...Is that blonde girl Temari your...your girl...your girlfriend? He questioned him with an evil grinn

"Oh my, She's not my girlfriend...And...how are you with Hyuuga Hinata?" he answered, trying to change the topic

"Hey you genius! Don't even try to change the topic! And if she is not your girlfriend, why are you embracing her?" Always, with an evil grinn.

"You know that I liked her since the Fourth Chuunin Exam started. and dont even try to say it to anyone. And I'll explain to you later. We must find her quickly. She still had her sick" Shikamaru said with smiling eyes.
"Come ON! What are you waiting for? If I find her first, I'll tell your secret" Again, evil grinn On the other case, Temari, saw a little cat and cuddled it for a long time. So Shikamaru, saw her still playing with the cat. Unnoticed by her, he used his Shadow Manipulation Technique. So when she was to step, she can't control herself. And she knew who was the one who can do it to her. She already knew that it is Shikamaru.

"Hey, what are you doing?" she asked when he carried her on his arms.

"Your not so well...let me take you to your home." He answered

"What's my choice? You are already controlling me now." she said while she hugged his neck to keep her from harm.

While at their apartment, Kankuro, planning to surprise Temari, had already hired a cat that will bring him some informations all about what was happening to her elder sister.

It was already blockout at Konoha when these two arrived. But when they have gotten there, they felt something strange.

"had you smelled that nasty and blood- like smell? she asked to him

" Yes...it seems like a dead rat...Fresh dead rat..." He replied

They looked for Kankuro at everyside of their apartment...The last place is the kitchen where sharp things where kept. She looked and something strange happened they did not also expect at their whole lives.

"Oh my, what's this? blood, at the ceiling? Then she looked up, and saw a strange thing

"Aaaaahhhhhhh!" she screamed so loud as she could

Shikamaru heard her and quickly ran to her. But when he is about to catch her when she is going to him, a cat pushed him forcely. Then he accidentally pulled her to the floor and a shocking event happened: they found out his body over Temari's. But not also body..also their lips are...TOGETHER! So he hurriedly put off his lip and helped her to stand up.

"I'm so..." he tried to plead

Kankuro's plan was succesful! They are both shocked, become numb and then, blushed. His words again, cutted when he heard Kankuro was crying in laughter.

"Hey!I saw it! I totally saw it! You kissed!You blushed!Then became!hehehehe!o!so numb!Then Shocked! hahahahaha! hehehehehe! hihihihi! hihihihihihihahahaha! MUAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed and laughed, unnoticing that Temari was again pale.

"Kankuro..You mus..." she was to say..but she fainted.

"Temari!" Shikamaru had exactedly catched her on his arms. When he had touched his forehead again, she had gained more fever because of the "accidental kiss'' that he accidentally gave to her(because he had a sick too). So he called the "certified romantic" Kankuro to call a doctor. Shikamaru, stayed at her side until he saw her desk. Almost half of it were his pictures! Then he saw a secret slumbook where she had written: I love you --------u. I wish you had the same feelings for me." Until after that, he putted it to the same place, and unnoticedly slept, holding the hands of each other tightly.

After few hours of waiting, Temari woke up at exactly on four o'clock in the morning when she saw Shikamaru sleeping beside her, holding her simple hand. Then Shikamaru felt that she was already awake. Then they sat and forgot on what these two are holding on.

"Are you alright? How's your feeling? Did you sleep well?" said the concerned Shikamaru

"Don't worry. I'm already alright. Just like I had cough and cold." she answered, changing the direction of her eyes, slightly like the real her.

"Oh my, I thought something so bad had happened to you."

Silence enveloped the whole room on about just a minute. Then, rain again dropped. Then they noticed something warm on their hands. They saw that their hands are together. Then they both looked at each others eyes, and gently put off their hands from holding. They both looked at the window, slightly looking at each other, blushing.

"I...I'm sorry...for...for what happened last night..." he explained to her

"I am the one who must say sorry to you. Kankuro is my younger brother, and its my fault cause I had done nothing just to stop him because of this stupid sick." She told to him

She then, again slept at her bed. Shikamaru felt sorry for all of these things. But even it happened, he is also alright because he feels that she was also taking care of him. Then he felt her cold, and putted a blanket on her. But when he again fall asleep, Temari again woke up and saw him freezing. So she made a technique that can make his heat temperature normal.