Hey! Okay, I came up with this idea this morning, and I actually got in trouble for writing it down, but oh well! Enjoy it!
Not Quite Old Enough to Drink / Regrets:
It was now twilight, and Sakura and Shikamaru still hadn't found Temari. Instead they found Gaara and Kankuro, who were helping them search. Gaara wasn't too happy.
They finally found her in the farthest bar away from the hospital. Gaara walked up to her along with Kankuro. Kankuro took one look at the glasses in front of her and screamed, "What the hell is wrong with you! You aren't old enough to drink!"
Temari continued to lay her head on the counter and groaned. Gaara grabbed Temari's arm and Kankuro the other. They walked past Sakura and Shikamaru on their way out, and the brothers glared at Shikamaru.
"You better hope Temari will forgive you," said Sakura.
"Huh? I thought you said she would forgive me no matter what?"
"Not exactly. Plus I didn't think she would go this far with just the words 'who cares'."
"…"
"That's not all you said, is it?" accused Sakura, glaring fiercely at Shikamaru.
"…"
"What all did you say, Shikamaru?"
"Feh…how troublesome…"
Sakura glared, and Shikamaru seemed to melt.
"After you said 'who cares' and she said 'I care', what did you say!"
"Who could love a woman like you?"
"You're kidding."
"…"
"You've got to be kidding."
"…"
"This is bad. She could never talk to you again." This didn't seem to faze him.
"…"
"She could despise you with her whole heart until one day she accidentally assassinates you while wanting a rematch from the Chuunin Exam."
"WHAT!" Shikamaru's shout could be heard throughout the village, and Gaara and Kankuro heard. Temari didn't, she was asleep now; and there was no doubt she was going to have a big hangover tomorrow morning.
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Shikamaru ran through the streets, hurrying like he had never hurried before. It has been four days since the incident on the hospital roof, and he hadn't seen Temari since. Shikamaru finally decided to go to the inn to apologize.
"Sorry, young man, but that girl left with her younger brothers just a few minutes ago. They're headed back to the Hidden Village of Sand," the innkeeper told him.
'Damn…'
So now he was running to meet them at the gates and apologize before they left. And possibly tell Temari the truth…
Shikamaru finally reached the village gates, running through just to be stopped by the guards.
"You on a mission? You aren't supposed to leave if you're not."
Shikamaru looked away from the guards past the gate. He was just in time to see three figures disappear over the horizon.
"Temari! Temari, dammit!" he screamed.
He fell back from the guards and looked out at the horizon. "Temari, I'm…sorry…" he whispered, hanging his head and walking back to his house.
This was possibly the last time he would see Temari.
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Don't worry! This isn't the last time he's going to see Temari! This is still mostly Temari/Shikamaru and Kiba/OC! Hurray!