Chapter 6
Shikamaru and Temari walked along the edge of a grassy training ground, an uncomfortable silence seemed to have formed between them. But Temari liked the Village Hidden in the Leaves. It seemed so different from the desert; it was never blazing hot during the day, and in never got freezing cold at night either.
Temari decided she'd break the silence, "Hey Shikamaru," she looked over at the training ground, "how about a rematch?"
Shikamaru stared at her for a minute. "You want to fight me? Again?"
"Yea, let's do it!" Temari said excitedly, turning toward the grassy field.
She pulled out her fan, and positioned herself in a fighting stance. "Come on, don't you want to fight me? I've gotten stronger since the last time you know."
Shikamaru smirked lazily, as he walked out onto the field, hands in his pockets. "Alright, let's see what you got."
Temari's confident attitude didn't faze Shikamaru. At this time of day, when the sun was sunken low in the sky, it stretched the shadows, making it all too easy to wrap her in his shadow bind.
Temari wasted no time; she spun her fan around, and yelled, "Spinning Whirl!" Forcing a thick wind from her fan, but she made sure to not make the chakra to sharp, just enough to throw him.
The wind hit Shikamaru dead on, throwing him against a tree. This was just what Temari had been hoping for, she darted forward, and pinned Shikamaru to the tree. Her hands gripped his forearms, holding him in place.
"I told you I've gotten better," Temari said with a smile. Then she did something that threw Shikamaru more then any amount of winds could.
She kissed him.
Square on the mouth. She had kissed him. It was only maybe a step up from a peck, but still. It had been Shikamaru's first kiss.
His lips tingled where her's touched his. Temari had pulled away from the kiss, letting go of his arms, and letting them fall to his sides. He couldn't help feeling dazed. He just stood there, staring at her in disbelief.
"I think I'm going to go back to the Inn now," Temari said, smirking at the speechless look that had come over his face.
"Umm…yea…o-ok," Shikamaru stuttered.
"Oh, and Shikamaru?"
"Yea?"
"You still have the bag that I left at the pond at your house. I'll pick it up tomorrow." And with that, she walked off of the training ground, toward the Inn, leaving Shikamaru truely speechless.