Title: Threats on White Day. [ShikaTema, OneShot, AU pt.2]

Status: Complete.

Wordcount: 964.

Dedicated to ShikaTema/Shikamaru Discord members that have a birthday in April! Happy Birthday!

"Calm down Temari. Nobody said Shikamaru forgot about the White Day. Besides, don't you remember what reaction you had when you saw him during the Valentine Day?" Ino tried to calm the angry Temari in her flower shop having a deja vu feeling.

"Did you hear me clearly?! I want for Shikamaru to forget about the White Day after the disaster that happened on V-Day!" Temari complained knowing a similar scene happened not too long ago. After V-Day, she swore that she never will come back to the Yamanaka Flower shop to tell Ino about her problems. And yet she visited this place again.

"Good luck with that. Unfortunately for you, Shikamaru has a good memory. I'm pretty sure he memorised your entire reaction when he called you 'adorable'." Ino said with a smug expression.

"Who the hell would want to memorise my behaviour pattern?!" If Shikamaru memorised her reaction... Doesn't that mean he remembers her threatening to kill him on Valentine Day?! Temari still was frustrated that Shikamaru pointed out she's older than him.

"The genius in love!" Ino answered her question a little too quickly. Temari started to think this woman cheerfulness is irritating in its own way.

"Wha-what?! If he loves me why he refuses to have a card rematch with me?" Ino sighed hearing this question coming from Temari. The answer to that was obvious, after all.

"Because you're too prideful and besides this card matches are deadly for people surrounding you." Temari felt a little bad Ino was pointing right now her shortcomings.

"Maybe you're right with me overreacting to Shikamaru being my blind date on V-Day." Ino covered her mouth with one hand pretending to be surprised at Temari's words.

"OH MY! Someone started to dig Shikamaru a little too deeply. Want my help?" Temari stopped herself from punching Ino for teasing her like that.

"Yes, please." Accepting help from Ino felt strange. It's like her pride was thrown and shattered at this precise moment.

"And who said they'll never come back to tell me their problems ever again?" Ino asked a rhetorical question. Temari never had a problem with remembering stuff she said in the past.

"Me. Don't make me regret my decision now, okay!" Temari rolled her eyes at Ino unstoppable fit of laughter.

"In my opinion both you and Shikamaru overthink things. Shikamaru is awkward with words, but he confessed in the most terrible way he loves you, right? You should just tell him you love him too." Ino stated as if Temari complicated feelings were so simple to solve.

"You know being honest isn't my thing..." Temari felt it was the right time to acknowledge her feelings for Shikamaru. It didn't change that she had a problem with telling him she loves him.

"I know, Tem. But you love him, don't you?" Ino blue eyes seemed to see through Temari feelings too fast. Temari started to think Ino is scary in her own way.

"Yes, I do love him." Blushing Temari made Ino clap her hands in an overly happy manner. Ino Yamanaka managed to get to know Temari true feelings towards Shikamaru. It looked that her efforts of months in matchmaking them suddenly was worth something.

"See? So next time you see him just tell him you love him too." Ino decided to finish her advice with the finishing punchline.

"I will try to do it on the White Day then." Temari declared and decided to exit the Yamanaka flower shop with a new resolve in her heart.

"Oh, wait a moment! Before you go, can you tell me which flowers do you like the most?" Ino honestly was curious about flowers Temari would like.

"Delphiniums. I like purple and blue delphiniums the most." Temari answered being caught off guard about this question and after that left Yamanaka Flower shop.

"Did you hear that clearly, Shikamaru? Temari likes delphiniums flowers the most. You can stop hiding in the storage room right now!" Ino wanted just scream how they should just stop making things too complicated and be together already. Shikamaru wanting surprise Temari on a White Day was the only thing that stopped her.

"Yeah, I heard! I thought that asking you for help would be a drag, but it turned out to be a great idea." Shikamaru muttered sitting on the chair Temari was sitting before.

"Of course it was a great idea! You're the genius, but if something involves how someone else feels I'm the genius, not you." Ino mocking him was something he excepted.

"Yeah, yeah... So she loves me, huh? I think if everything goes as planned what awaits me is a troublesome life ahead." Shikamaru started complaining to Ino this time around instead of Temari.

"Does it matter? It's the life you want after all my dear friend!" Ino chirped in cheerfully. She started preparing a bouquet of delphiniums.

"You're right about that, even if dealing with what you want in exchange for your help is a total pain," Shikamaru admitted that listening to Temari complaints about him in secret was entertaining.

"Yes, after all, I must film the most romantic moment of my favourite couple for them to prevail through eternity!" Ino started to laugh at Shikamaru shocked expression.

"I feel if Temari will somehow get to know about this, instead of a love confession I will receive White Day threats just like on the Valentine Day." Shikamaru sighed feeling the upcoming White Day will be troublesome in many ways.

"Ino, I need your help! My date with Sasuke lasted just two minutes!" Sakura stormed inside of the Yamanaka Flower Shop destroying the door with one punch.

Ino started to think she should change her job to a matchmaker and stop being the flower shop owner. Shikamaru couldn't help but comment on how troublesome life is. However, secretly he wanted to see if Temari will send him threats, or confess to him on the White day.