In The Rain Chapter V: Reunion Tragedy
"I mean..can I go with you on the way to the reunion party?"
"O...Okay...But where will I wait for you?" she answered
"Maybe at the cave..." he told her.
Shikamaru, still shocked on what he had said, began to smile when she said "Okay". Then he got to Naruto's house and told him all things that had happened at the Saboku No's apartment. Then Naruto, began to tease him that Shikamaru is always looking for a girlfriend. Then he got home, took a bath, picked up his "chuunin uniform", and again, walked towards the cave. He then, waited for Temari but she came only for thirty minutes.
"Your so fast..." she exclaimed.
"Come on. Let's go to the Reunion Party!" he then, grabbed Temari's hand.
While at the party, Temari met Sakura and Ten-Ten, and she told them that she had no friends at Konoha, even at the ninjas at the Genin level.
"We can be also your friends. Temari, your always welcome at our hearts." Sakura said with a smile.
"Do you want us to call Hinata? Hinata!" Ten-T en shouted.
"Huh? Yes Ten-Ten? Oh...Hello Temari..." she quietly answered.
"Hello Hinata. I'm so thankful that I made such as very kind friends only in a short time." She thankfully explained with a happy face.
"Temari, do you like Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked.
"That's past. I only like Shik..aarrgghh!" she answered then covered her mouth.
"You like him? He's okay. Do you want us to tell some of his secrets? Even Ino, did not know his secrets. Only I know it." Ten-ten told them.
"Please no. I want Temari to know it all by herself." Sakura uttered.
"Let's say he only wanted to look at the skies..." Ten-ten told them.
"I know that his birthday is coming soon. You must give him a gift..." Hinata cutted.
"I heard that Naruto saw you two, embracing at the cave near at Konoha." Hinata told them. "Huh? Is SHIKAMARU...your...your BOYFRIEND?" Sakura asked.
"Darn it!No...He only saw me at the street...that I was fainted.." she then told all to the three girls that she know that they will not say anything to Shikamaru and to others.
"Hey, look who's coming..." Ten-ten again shouted. "Neji with Naruto and SHIKAMARU?"
"Temari, let's go and get some drinks." Shikamaru requested.
Sakura, saw Temari's face blushing, pulled her to Shikamaru and..
"Temari, go! Hinata will come with Naruto, and Ten-ten is going with Neji!" Sakura said.
"But..."Temari told her.
"I will wait here for Sasuke!" she explained.
"Okay..." Temari added.
After the party, Tsunade, the Gondaime, announced that they can stay there as long as they will. Then Naruto, requested Chouji to play with him. On the other hand, Shikamaru, saw Ino, rubbing her eyes. So Shikamaru took a blow in her eyes, but Naruto, bumped at Shikamaru's back and he accidentally pushed Ino at the floor and quickly saved her in his arms. But Temari saw all on what happened and she decided to go to Sakura, Ten-Ten And Hinata and told them what she saw.
"Ino and...Shikamaru?" Sakura asked trembly.
"Yes..and...and I saw them..." Temari explained, crying in disbelief.
"Don't worry...everything will gonna be just fine...Trust me." Ten-ten blinked her eyes with an evil grinn.
"Maybe I'll just stop thinking of him. Maybe I'll stop my feelings, for good. Besides, its been a long time that I'd admired him." She answered, even she pretend to smile.
"Tear it off...It's useless...I don't want to remember the past. Ten-Ten, please don't do your plan to him. Maybe all will gonna be okay if I'll forget him. Maybe I'm too dramatic, but it hurts me so much. All had happened. I was also planning to erase him on my mind many days ago." She then, was shocked when the tears that she was trying to keep all by herself, came out and resulted into heavy tears.
"But can we read it?" Hinata asked her.
"Okay...You can..." she answered.
They read the slum book and cried because of the tragedy that happened at her past life (the tragedy that happened to her family and her usage in Suna). They also knew that she loved her so much that they can fly without wings cause she had some stories about love, but she did not express it to people but she only tells it to herself because of course, she had no friends.
"Don't worry. We'll make the way and we will be your guides. But are you sure you wanted to forget him? Remember that love really does not end even you try to forget all about him." Sakura said with sad eyes.
"Hey Temari, Shikamaru's coming!" Hinata whispered to her.
"Come On. I'll take you home." Shikamaru requested, but shocked when he saw her crying.
"Why is she rubbing her eyes? Is she crying?" He asked to the girls.
"Shikamaru, we'll take her home. We will go to the Hyuuga's Mansion." Ten-Ten exclaimed.
"Okay." he answered. "Sakura, take care of her. Maybe Naruto had told you all of my secrets. You and Sasuke Know it." he whispered to Sakura
"Don't bother. You had already hurt her." Sakura exclaimed to him quietly, like a sign on her eyes.
Temari, left talking with Hinata, saw Shikamaru whispering to Sakura. Then Shikamaru got to Temari and Hinata's place, then gave her his handkerchief.
"Don't cry. I know you can solve whatever hard problems you had." He said while lending his handkerchief.
"You don't have to bother. I don't need and I DON'T EVER need boys this time. And even boys can't solve this problem, neither girls. You don't know the answer so please get out of my sight." She answered, changing the direction of her crying eyes.
"Let's go home. Ten-Ten, Sakura, tell Neji that we'll go home. I'll take care of her." Hinata commanded bravely.
On the other hand, Shikamaru, was still confused why she told him such like words with mixed feelings.: "Don't bother. You had already hurt her." still confused why Sakura told him these words but he even don't know what he had done to her.
Hinata, still affected on what she had saw on Temari's slum book, was also confused why Shikamaru hurt her that way. That when she saw her, she is like crying crystals of Crimson Tears and why Temari said this: "You don't had to bother. I don't need and I DON'T EVER need boys this time." Then she led the three girls to the guest's room.
"Are you alright? How's your feeling?" Sakura asked with concerned eyes
"Don't worry. I'm already alright." She answered, then she remembered on what Shikamaru had asked her when she had been fainted.
"Hey, are you three gonna sleep now? It's already four o'clock in the morning. Nah, I gonna get some deep sleep." Ten-Ten exclaimed to them.
"Okay. I'll turn off the lights." Hinata answered.
Temari, still trembling, can't take her sleep and only sat at her bed. She saw Hinata still awake, come to her and take some long conversations.
"Hinata, how are you with Naruto-kun?" She asked
"Maybe he's okay. Temari, I can see in your eyes that you are still hurt on what happened in the party." She told her
"Yah, but I wanted to forget it. Still, I can't. Maybe this is my future--to be always hurted and to keep all of them in my heart." she said.
"I heard that the boys will come here also. Maybe they are already sleeping. Meaning to say..." Hinata said
" I already knew it. I saw him with Neji. Do you know any beach? I wanted to take a deep rest for all on what scandals are happening at my life" Temari answered with a smile
"Yes. Do you girls wanted to go with us? Ah, you can answer me tomorrow. Take a sleep. I knew that if you take a sleep so late, your blood cells and your chakra will be lessen." Hinata scolded.
They then, took a sleep.