Ha-ha-ha, SOMEONE feels like a nerd! COUGH

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Chapter Two: Shikamaru

"You have to wear it." His father pushed it at him.

"There is no way in heck, that I'm wearing…that thing!" The boy pushed it back at him.

"Yes there is! You're mother ordered it, and you don't want to get mixed up with her again. Remember the laundry issue?" His father reminded him. Shikamaru stared at his father with an angry, yet uncaring look on his face.

"Fine!" Shikamaru snatched the green chuunin vest from him, and pulled it over his normal attire.

"You have t impress your fiance'." Shikaku told him.

"Whatever." Shikamaru zipped up the vest. "There happy?" He said holding his arms out and arching a brow.

"Yes. Now go practice before she gets here." Shikaku nodded.

"I don't even want to marry some stupid girl! It don't care if our country is in trouble or not." Shikamaru declared.

"it doesn't matter what you think Shikamaru. I'm the one who rules this country, and what I say goes." He folded his arms.

"Don't you mean that's mom?" Shikamaru asked plainly.

"Yeah, but I'm second." Shikaku said proudly.

"Whatever. This is all just a huge bother." Shikamaru said, annoyed.

"Everything is a bother son." Shikaku informed in.

"Thanks for the info dad." Shikamaru said sarcastically.

"Don't mention it." He said back in the same tone.

"Well, I better be off." Shikamaru turned around.

"Go and train, and don't go and just stare at the clouds again." His father commanded him.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Shikamaru waved back a hand in reassurance.

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"The clouds sure are nice today." Shikamaru said dazed, gazing up into the clear blue sky at the fluffy white clouds floating over him. He didn't feel like training, knowing he was going to have to marry some girl from the sand country. What the heck was that, he was only fourteen, marrying age, but still!

This could not be happening to him, and he could care less about this country, it was too bothersome for him to go and get married just for them. Everything was fine until yesterday, when he was forced to accept marriage.

He was training teaching some students at the academy when he received a summon from his father. He went to him and he informed him that he was to marry the princess of the sand village. Of course, Shikamaru rejected but his father gave him the "It's your duty to your people," Speech. There was no getting out of that. He was screwed now.

In two days all of a sudden he was getting married. He had to figure a way out of this. The reception was supposed to be in a week, so he had that much time to figure something out. That was enough for him.

He continued to stare at the sky when something interrupted him. He heard footsteps in the grass, but he didn't turn back to see who it was, took to much energy.

All of a sudden he saw a beautiful girl with blonde hair wrapped in four pigtails and teal blue eyes that sparkled loom over him.

"Hey!" She simply said.

Temari had finally arrived. So this was Konoha. The leaf country. Pathetic, how intimidating could a leaf be? She guessed pretty much because she was getting MARRIED! Tenten went off to see the ruler of the country and set up an arrangement for Shikamaru and her to meet. She let Temari walk around and explore her new surroundings, since this could as well be her new home.

Might as well get used to it.

There was no way out.

As she was walking down the dirt road, she spotted a boy laying in the grass. She looked closer and saw he was wearing a chuunin vest. Dork. What kind of ninja just lays in the grass and looks at the sky? She had to go over to him. She walked over, a little loudly on the shifting grass, and was a bit surprised that he didn't notice, or at least respond, lazy…

She finally got to him and loomed over him.

"Hey!" She simply said.

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"AH!" He shot up and Temari stepped back a bit, looking a little annoyed.

"What the heck?" He asked, turning around. Temari blushed a bit, this guy was actually kind of handsome. Wait…WHAT?! No, no, just kind of, maybe not at all, NO WAY!

"W…what kind of ninja just lays in the grass and stares at the sky?" She asked a little coldly, finally finding her voice.

"A ninja like me." Shikamaru grew back his normal facial expression as he pointed to himself. "Why do you care anyways?" He asked, turning back around.

"I'm a ninja too, and you're giving the rest of us a bad name." she pointed to her forehead protector. Shikamaru turned his head back to look at her, unfortunately, he was now laying back again and the image was upside down, so he didn't care to notice that she was from the sand country.

"Like it matters." He looked back up at the sky.

"You're annoying." She folded her arms.

"You're pretty annoying yourself. Why are you even talking to me?" He asked harshly.

"I can talk to anyone I want, can't I?" She said in a matter-o-fact tone.

"Yeah, if you want people to think you're a freak."

"You are the weirdest ninja I have ever met." Temari said annoyed.

"And you're the stupidest girl I've ever met." Shikamaru said annoyed.

"So are you sayin' that girls are stupid?" She asked a little offended, but angrily.

"That's what I'm sayin'." Shikamaru put his hands behind his head.

"You idiot!"

"I just said that girls were the idiots here." He corrected her.

"Hmph!" Temari stormed away angrily. Shikamaru yawned.

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"Temari-sama, you're back!" Tenten said excitedly, clasping her hands together.

"Well, now, I'd like you to meet the ruler of Konoha and the prince of Konoha, the one you're going to marry." Tenten pulled her forward into the next room.

"Fine, fine." Temari smiled faintly.

"Shikaku, Shikamaru, this is Temari-sama. Temari-sama this is-" Tenten started, motioning to Temari and then motioning to Shikamaru.

"YOU!" Temari shouted angrily, pointing at Shikamaru.

"YOU?!" Shikamaru turned and fell backwards off his knees.

"What?" Tenten asked confused.

"It looks like they've already met…" Shikaku said uneasily.

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"So…let me get this straight…" Temari started off calmly.

"I'M GETTING MARRIED TO THIS PIG!?" Temari pointed to her right side to where Shikamaru was sitting.

"HEY!" Shikamaru shouted, whipping his head toward her.

"Oh, sorry." Temari apologized plainly. "This MALE CHAUVANIST PIG!?" She repeated again.

"Temari-sama…" Tenten laughed nervously. Shikamaru sighed in defeat.

"Marrying you…is gonna be a pain." He sighed, his hand under his chin.

"YEAH! SAME TO YOU PAL!" She yelled angrily, whipping towards him. It looks like Temari has snapped. Sad.

"Well, it looks like everything will work out fine, just so long no one is killed in the process." Shikaku clasped his hands together.