If High School was ever like this for me... I would have died of laughter. Come on... really...

I like this series more then anything I've ever written... By the way thanks to the avid readers of this series...

Here we are at the Episode everyone saw coming... February 14th. Valentine's.

Our MC's (If you haven't caught on to who... Kiba, Dakku, Naruto and resident bad girl Temari) all want a special moment with someone. But things may not work as planned for everyone. Can Dak finally overcome his own personal barriers and say what's in his heart? Will Naruto finally get the love he needs? And why is Temari going on a date with Shikamaru!?

It's a one episode with 3 stories to tell.

As always... I don't own the Naruto series... if I did... the music would suck.

Naruto: Wolf High Chronicles

Episode 16: Stupid Cupid

Okay. I'm not gonna say it. I refuse to say it. And maybe when I stop smiling I'll get back to work. Okay! It's to cliched to say it! I'm not in love. Sigh. No chance, no way. I need to stop smiling. I need to stop looking at him. I wonder. NO! Stop Dakku. And stop fucking smiling! Oh, great! Now I'm blushing. Sigh. God I want so much for him to come back here and hold me. I like being in his arms. (Voice: Yea... way to go on denying it.) Shut up you. I'm not saying I am. I'm just saying I enjoy his company. It's not like I'm saying... No. If I say that then I'll think it. (Voice: Any reason you're writing him a Valentine's Day card?) You know... I have this lovely mental box to put you in... if you don't shut the hell up.

I Won't Say It

"Mind giving that back, Iruka-sensei?" Dakku said as he looked at the Iruka staring at him. "You do know class starts in about 10 minutes. If you want this card to be a good secret you should run inside and put it in his locker now." Dakku fell over. "How do you... wait! What are you talking about!?" "You and Kiba. It's not like it's hard to not see it. I mean since 2 Fridays ago I noticed how much you two have grown on the other. I better get a card too. Stupid Kakashi and his secret plans!" Dakku gave Iruka a "What the Fuck!?" look. He grabbed the card and ran inside unseen.

He ran up to Kiba's locker and sighed. "I hope this works." He slid the card inside and ran his hand lovingly on the locker. He sighed happily and he walked upstairs to the second floor to his locker. As he got there he saw Naruto there pacing around silently. "Uh... hi?" Dakku walked up to Naruto and held his shoulder down so he would stop pacing. Naruto looked at him and blushed. "Hey, Dakku. Why are you -" "Inside the building so early?" Dakku cut in. "I'm just here to collect my stuff to go to class.

Naruto nodded and sighed to himself. "Talk to you later!" Dakku said as he walked to his locker. He opened the locker and he looked at a small card there. He picked it up and he opened the card. He read inside and laughed to himself silently.

"From the moment I met you
I knew we'd be cool.
From the moment I heard your voice
I knew you were awesome.
From the moment I saw you smile
I knew you were incredible.
Happy Valentines Day."

Dakku smiled and laughed. " That's cute. I wonder who it's from. It really doesn't seem like a Kiba thing. Wait. It could be! Hehe. I'll see what happens later when I catch him after Sex Ed." Dakku walked downstairs as the bell for first period. As he did Naruto popped out from behind one of the doors and looked on. "I hope he knows it's mine." Naruto sighed and walked of to class. As he did, he thought about what today would bring. After all... It was Valentine's Day.

One Day Only!

Naruto took his seat at the newly formed middle table consisting of Kiba, Dakku, Hinata, Shikamaru, Choji and Sasuke. Naruto sat down across from Hinata and she smiled at him. He put his head down until he felt a kick. "OWWW!" "Talk." Dakku said as he smiled. Kiba shot Dakku off a look. Naruto blushed and sighed. Sasuke looked at Naruto and thought he was cute when he was all flustered. He gave him quick glances as they continued their lunch conversations. Naruto finally caught him looking and blushed a bit more.

The group began talking about cards they had received. Naruto managed to keep his cool when Dakku talked about the card he got. Kiba gave no mind and shook his head. Dakku looked at him oddly and continued. Choji grumbled that he hadn't received any. Shika said he knows he got one definitely from Ino. Hinata pointed out hers and the group looked on shocked. "Who sent it!?" They all asked curiously. She shrugged but smiled that someone thought of her. When Naruto was finally asked if he had gotten one he rolled his eyes.

"I got 5." The group except Sasuke jumped up in shock. "5!!?" They yelled as the lunch room turned their attention to them. "Yea... 5. I wonder from who." Sarcasm was dripping of every word. Naruto looked at Sasuke who was acting cool. Dakku recomposed himself and took his seat. The others followed. They took their seat and looked calmly at Sasuke. "Oh yea. It was him." They all thought to themselves. The bell rang and they all stood up to go to their respective class. Shikamaru stopped a moment and looked at Temari who was smiling at him.

Naruto proceeded to the locker-room and felt someone grab him from behind. "Hey, dummy." The voice was smooth and sweet. "Sasuke. What do you want?" Sasuke turned him around and planted a kiss right on his lips. Naruto blushed and accepted it. "I wanted to ask you if you wanted to go see a movie after this. It's a special at Sarutobi's. Every couple gets a free soda and popcorn." Naruto looked down and sighed. "I don't know, Sasu-" Before he finished Sasuke was already kissing him a second time.

Naruto felt weak in his arms as the kiss become more lustful. He finally pushed Sasuke off and looked at him. "You know, you can't just keep kissing me like if what happened didn't happened!" Naruto's voice was filled with resentment. Sasuke looked at him and nodded. "I know. I'm trying to make up for it. So please, just for one day only, agree to go out with me to a movie." Sasuke said as he grabbed Naruto again. He reeled him in closer and looked at his eyes. "Besides, you're still my little fox boy."

Naruto blushed and looked down. "Fine. For one day only! After that just... leave me alone for awhile." Sasuke planted another kiss and walked off. "Cya at the end of class." Sasuke's fading voice said sweetly. Naruto sighed and leaned against the locker. "This is hard. I want to move on but he keeps pulling me back in. I want someone new!" He punched the locker behind him. "I hope Dakku finds out it was me who sent the card. I hope its him who can save me." He sighed as a voice shot out at him. "I doubt that kiddo." Nasake said as he looked at him.

Operation: Lazy Love!

Temari had her plan and game face on. Neji noticed she was on the prowl. "I hope you're not planning to get another ass beating." He snickered and she shot him a murderous look. He back off as she observed Shikamaru from a distance in the lunch room. "Remember, Temari, after lunch give him the card and plant a sweet cheek kiss!" Dakku's words were running in her head. "Okay. Okay calm down! I can do this." She reassured herself. Nasake took a look at her. "I should have really gotten An... my girl something for Valentines Day. She might kick my ass." Nasake sighed.

Kankurou rolled his eyes. Nasake's retelling of what he found almost 2 weeks ago had finally dropped out of his memory. "Did you get any cards, Kank-buddy?" Nasake said laughing. "Yea... from you you jerk." Kankurou punched the table, spilling some milk on Nasake's pants. "AAA! DUDE NOT COOL!" Nasake said as he wiped his pants off quickly. Kankurou laughed and Neji followed. "I swear you guys are sooo stupid sometimes." Temari said as she kept her gaze on Shikamaru.

"5!!?" Dakku's table yelled. She sparked up and looked at them. "What the hell!?" She thought. Nasake looked on dumbstruck. "I wonder why they had to yell. Great. Now I have more milk on pants." Nasake went back to cleaning his pants. Temari watched as Shikamaru sat down. "He's so cute. In a... lazy kind of... don't bring him home because nothing might happen way." She said as she smiled to herself. She looked at the new clock that they had put up in the lunch room. "10 mins to go."

The bell finally rang and she sprang up from her seat and walked over to Shikamaru. She grabbed his arm and he looked back at her as she smiled. He saw her and sighed. "Hi...Temari." Temari grabbed something from inside her pocket and pulled it out. Shikamaru's eyes opened up as he saw her hand her a card. "Straight to the point." He said as he took the card from her. She stood there shuffling her feet and holding her hands behind her back. "I wanted to ask you something, Shikamaru" Her voice was practically singing.

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow. "He seems to have this thing about not liking indebted to a girl. So offer him to a restaurant. If he agrees, say that you'll pay and he'll think that is to troublesome and he'll agree to pay his half. Shit, he might even pay the whole thing." Dakku's word's ran in her head. "I wanted to ask you if you wanted to eat something." He stood there stunned and confused. He had a slight blush and began rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "I don't know, Tema-" He was stopped short by Temari kissing him on his cheek.

He rubbed his cheek gently and sighed. "Okay... After 3rd period then?" Temari said as she walked away gingerly. Shikamaru looked at her stunned. "The school bitch wants to go out with me?" He said as she waved goodbye. He smiled and then shook it off. "She really troublesome." He said as he looked at her card. He nodded and somehow wondered how he agreed to going with her. He shrugged and walked out of the lunchroom. "Crap. They all left me. Those guys suck!" He slammed the lunchroom door behind him.

I Still Won't Say It

Dakku leaned against Kiba's locker as he waited for him. "Hey." Kiba said as he walked out of Sex Ed. "Why did you leave so fast?" Kiba said as he walked up to him. "No reason. I thought you liked seeing me leave?" Dakku snickered and walked away. Kiba raised a brow and went after him. He grabbed his arm and pulled him back. "Since when have you been a comedian? And since when have you been the one to make a pass at someone?" Kiba said as he looked deeply into Dakku's eyes. Dakku blushed and looked down.

Kiba picked up his face. "Gonna be silent again?" Kiba laughed as Dakku broke his hold. "Why don't you come over and we can do our homework together." Dakku said as he walked towards the exit. Kiba shrugged and followed him to the parking lot outside. Nasake waved at them. "Hurry the hell up! I got a date!" Dakku laughed. "We'll walk!" Nasake looked at him confused and got in his car and drove off. "Are we really walking?" Kiba asked a bit defeatedly. "Oh shut up. It's only a mile." Dakku said as he laughed.

They began walking the solitary road back to Dakku's house. Kiba glanced over at him and smiled. "Happy Valentine's Day... um... shorty?" Dakku looked at Kiba and laughed. "Shorty? Am I that short?" Kiba scoffed at him. "Well... you call me Kibbles... and you need a nick name. And turning your name into anything is a hassle." Dakku laughed and nodded. "True. Very true. But you know you could call me something like... Brownie. Or Silver! I like silver." Kiba smiled at him. "He really has no idea how much I... I... I love him." Kiba thought to himself.

"What's your fave color?" Kiba asked softly. "Azure." The answer was spontaneous. "And yours?" Dakku asked in return. "I don't have a specific one." Dakku rolled his eyes and kept walking. "Birthday?" Kiba looked at him. "My birthday is July 7th." Dakku gave him a glance. "Happy Belated Birthday? Or is it early?" Dakku smiled. "Mine's August 28th." Dakku smiled as Kiba took a mental note. Kiba thought of another question. "Your Fave movie?" Dakku looked away. "Beauty and the Nine-Tailed Beast" Kiba smiled at him. "Why? It's a kid's movie."

Dakku nodded and sighed. "It's also the only movie I've seen with you." He thought to himself. Dakku looked at Kiba and nodded. "What's yours?" Kiba thought a moment. "Shukaku Returns." Dakku raised a brow. "The movie with the Demon that kills everyone until that lady comes along and destroys him?" Kiba nodded. Neither of them paid notice that they were standing outside of Dakku's house. "Holy shit! That was fast." Kiba said stunned. Dakku nodded. "Told you it was only a mile. It wasn't gonna last long." Dakku walked up to the door and opened it.

"Hello!? Anyone home!?" Dakku's voice rang through the house. "I guess not. Come on. We can study upstairs in my room." Dakku said as he let Kiba in and closed the door behind him. Kiba walked up the stairs and waited as Dakku passed him by and went to the last room in the hall. "This is my room. Don't say anything about it." Kiba walked in and his eyes shot opened. "Its... really... clean. Nice poster." Kiba looked up at the wall and Dakku had a large poster with symbols on it. "Yea... it says... Wolves and Dogs are not meant to play nice." Dakku smiled.

One Day Only 2-

Naruto got out of Sasuke's car and walked over to the movie theater were couples were lining up to see a movie together. He sighed as he looked back at Sasuke who was arming the car alarm. He looked back and examined the crowded line. "DAD!?" Naruto yelled as he looked at Iruka standing next to Kakashi. "Uh... hi... Naruto." Iruka said nervously. "Ah. Naruto. It's not what it seems." Kakashi interjected. "Then why is he holding candy and flowers?" Iruka sighed as Sasuke approached and grabbed Naruto. "Let's get our tickets."

Iruka smiled and offered them their place in the line. Sasuke looked at him odd and accpeted. After 20 minutes on line they finally reached the front. "Ah. Naruto... Dakku's friend right? Here, on the house." Kabuto said as he handed them two tickets. "Wow, that was really nice." Naruto said as he and Sasuke walked into the theater. They were stopped by the manager who gave them their free popcorn and soda. They smiled and went on to theater 9. "Make-Out Paradise? Isn't that a chick flick?" Naruto scoffed.

"So? Better then most everything out." Sasuke said bluntly. Naruto sighed. He really didn't want to see a romantic film with Sasuke. But since he had agreed to it he followed Sasuke into the large screening room. They took seats in the back away from all the couples who were sitting in the middle. Naruto rolled his eyes as they sat. "Want something? My treat." Sasuke said softly. "I'm fine. Thanks." Sasuke frowned and sat down next to him. Naruto edged away from him and Sasuke took note of it.

"Thanks for coming. It means a lot to me that you came." Sasuke whispered. Naruto nodded trying to focus on the trailers that were showing. Sasuke grabbed his hand and held it. Naruto's looked at him as his face lit up. He thought back to school earlier. "Dakku's not gonna come and save you so don't waste your time daydreaming it." Nasake told him coldly. Naruto eyed him. "Why not!? It can happen." Naruto looked at his locker and remembered the one next to his was once Dakku's. "Because... he still regrets what he did with you. And it hurts him. The truth of the matter is he likes Kiba and not you. And if I catch you interfering with them, I'll kick your ass."

Naruto snapped back to reality and his felt how warm Sasuke's hands were. "Maybe I should just enjoy this. He's not coming for me. It hurts but it's the truth." He gripped Sasuke's hand tighter and smiled. Sasuke looked at him surprised and he edged closer to him. Naruto blushed somewhat and continued to get closer to Sasuke. He rested his head on his shoulder. Sasuke smiled and rested his head on top of his. The movie began and Naruto smiled as he felt Sasuke playing with his hair.

Naruto sighed and forgot about Dakku. As the movie progressed Naruto giggled as Sasuke kissed his neck. "It's not that bad... I guess... I can forgive him right?" Naruto thought to himself. (Voice: For how long, Naruto? What happens when he does it again?) The though in his head became a resonating idea of future pain. "I... I don't know... I just want someone to hold me this way. And since it's Sasuke... I'll let is go... for this day only." Naruto thought as Sasuke caressed his face. "Yea... just for one day only."

Operation: Lazy Love, part 2 -

Temari smiled at Shikamaru sitting across from her. "Order anything you want. It's my treat." She said sweetly. He sighed and shook his head. "Don't worry about it, I'll pay my half and the tip." Shikamaru said a bit indifferently. She nodded and looked at him. "I can't believe this is happening. I'm really sitting here with him. I've been waiting for this moment for a while now." She giggled softly and he caught this. "You okay? Is there something wrong? Do I have something on my face?" He began to feel around his face.

"No you're perfect. I mean... you're fine. What I mean by fine is... you're ok?" She said nervously. He laughed at her and thanked her for the half compliment. She blushed and a waitress came by. "Welcome to Suiton Waterfall Restaurant. I am Ryua, your waitress for the evening. Would you like to look at the menu?" They both nodded as the waitress handed them two menus. Shikamaru looked it over and nodded. "I'll have the Pasta Angelique." He said softly. The waitress nodded and smiled. "As for your beautiful date? What will she have?" Temari looked up and blushed.

Shikamaru smiled. "When are you gonna decide? The waitress is waiting." Temari nodded and picked out a Caesar Salad and some soup. The waitress nodded an wrote it on a pad. "I'll be back with your orders soon." She smiled and left Temari and Shikamaru at their table. "I've never really took the time to notice your smile." Temari said bashfully. Shikamaru's eyes shot opened. "I think your eyes are sexy." She giggled as he looked away embarrassed. "Sheesh, she came with her A-game." He said as he smiled alone.

20 minutes passed when the waitress returned with their food. They thanked her and she left smiling. Shikamaru didn't want to eat first so he waited for Temari to take her first bite. The waitress returned with some water for them and they smiled again. Temari sipped her water and looked at Shikamaru. "You know you can eat right?" She giggled as he looked down. "I know that. Just... didn't want to eat before the lady." Temari looked at him stunned. "Lady? Me?" She thought to herself. A soft blush came across her face and she nodded.

She took a bit of her salad and he sighed a bit relieved and began eating. She laughed as he ate. "What?" He paused and looked at her. "Nothing. You're just very cute when you eat." Once more he looked away, embarrassed. "She's killing me here. She's got all the words and I can't say one damn thing." Shikamaru regrouped himself. "I think... your... eyes are nice." He tried for a compliment but one wouldn't come to mind. She laughed a bit and he looked at her. "Nice try with trying to make me feel special." She said as he rolled his eyes.

"I really mean it. You have nice eyes." He said reaffirming himself. She smiled and went back to eating. He took that as his cue to eat. They exchanged quick looks at each other smiling somewhat. "And remember if all else fails, just look into his eyes and smile. The look will say it all." Dakku's words rang in her head. She fixed her eyes on his and they met eye to eye. She kept them still and the light made them shine beautifully. Shikamaru felt a warm feeling inside him as he looked back at her. "I think... you're... beautiful."

I Don't Have To Say It -

Dakku laid out on his bed and looked at the clock. "9:30. I hate Basic Communications!" He looked at Kiba who was sprawled out on the floor. "You do know if you're gonna lay there you're gonna pay rent right?" Kiba gave him a look and sat up. "Oh? Is that so? Then what's the price?" Kiba said as he stood up and sat on the bed. "I could kick you for getting so close to me." Dakku said smiling. Kiba laughed and looked back at him. "You would have done it already if you wanted to." Kiba leaned in closer to him and grabbed his hand.

"I'm bored. Got music?" Kiba said looking at him. Dakku pointed to his computer and Kiba stood up releasing his hand. He turned the computer on and began looking around for music. "It's under the My Music folder." Dakku said impatiently. Kiba growled a bit and finally found a song he played it and smiled walking back to Dakku. He laid next to him, holding his hand. "What song did you pick?" Dakku asked curiously. "You'll see." Dakku nodded and waited as the soft music began playing.

"I know that song. It's: If you're not the one. Why that song?" Dakku said as Kiba sat up and pulled him to his lap. He began playing with his hair. Dakku blushed and tried to fight off his hands. Kiba smiled as he watched him struggle. "Stop... seriously that tickles... come on! Stop... Kiba... really... hehe... stop!" Dakku's face was deep red and Kiba stopped and pulled him up enough to kiss him. Dakku smiled and rubbed his cheek. "Why do we do this to ourselves?" Dakku asked softly.

Kiba looked at him and wonder what he meant. "I mean... why are we trying for something we both know won't work?" Kiba nodded slowly and began singing softly into his ear.

"I don't want to run away but I can't take it, I don't understand
If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?"

Dakku felt a single tear fall from his eye. "I can't... I won't... I still don't know if it's true enough." Dakku caressed Kiba's face and smiled. "If you didn't have to go home in 15 minutes... you could stay the night. But it's a Wednesday." Dakku said coyly as his eyes began filling up with tears. "Yea. I know." Kiba kissed his forehead and let him go. He picked up his things and and put it back in his bag. Dakku watched him solemnly. "Want me to call you a cab?" Kiba nodded and Dakku got up and made the call.

After 5 minutes of silence, the cab finally made it and Dakku walked Kiba down to the cab. "Have a good night ok?" Dakku said softly as Kiba got into the cab. "Always." Kiba smiled and closed the door and the car drove off. "I wonder if he really sent me that card? Or if he knows I sent him mine." Dakku walked back inside the house and up to his room. He looked down at the floor where a solitary paper remained. "Thanks for the card. I'll get you something next time." He looked at it odd but he didn't care. At least he knew. "I won't say it... I don't even have to. Kiba already knows..."

One Day Only Finale -

As Sasuke and Naruto approached Naruto's house, Sasuke held his hand. "I had a great time. What about you?" Sasuke said as he parked right outside of the house. Naruto smiled somewhat and nodded. "It was good. Like old times." Naruto undid his seatbelt. Sasuke turned off the car and undid his seatbelt as well. They both came out of the car and Sasuke took Naruto's hand and walked him to the front door. Naruto blushed and looked at him. "Thanks but you didn't have to come to the front door with me."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Like I would let someone as beautiful as you go alone." Sasuke pulled him close and kissed him passionately. Naruto fought the temptation the best he could but failed. He found himself locking tongues with him. Sasuke's hands caressed his neck and Naruto began to feel his legs get weak. "We should go inside." Sasuke whispered in his ear. Naruto's mind was lost in the moment and he obeyed. He unlocked the door and walked in, pulling Sasuke along. He closed the door and before he had a chance to recover, Sasuke kissed him again.

Naruto's body began acting on it's own as he guided Sasuke to the living room couch without breaking the kiss. They fell on the couch with Sasuke landing on top of Naruto. They broke for a moment and looked at each other. "I still love you." Sasuke said softly. Naruto tried to bite back his words but they slipped. "I still love you too." Before he could think Sasuke was already kissing him again. He began to run his hands up Naruto's shirt. He could hear him moan softly and he smiled to himself.

He pulled off Naruto's shirt and began kissing his chest. Naruto lost in ecstasy began running his fingers through Sasuke's hair. Sasuke pulled back up and kissed his neck Naruto held him close. "I said... one day... but... I want this... forever." Naruto thought as he felt Sasuke's hands running over his lower waist. "Sasuke... wait... slow down. I'm not... ready for all this." Sasuke just kept going, undoing Naruto's pants. Naruto tried to catch breath as Sasuke began stroking him slowly.

At that moment a phone began ringing. Naruto's broke his concentration and looked at Sasuke. "Is that your phone?" Sasuke nodded and dug in his pockets and pulled his cell phone out. "Hello? Yea. Sure. I'll be over soon." He hung up and looked at Naruto. "Come on... we got a lot of catching up to do." Naruto stood up and looked at him. "Who called?" He asked with a tone of seriousness. "Nobody important." Naruto didn't buy it and asked again. "Why does it matter, Naruto?" Naruto looked at him. "It was Sakura... wasn't it?" Sasuke's silence was all he needed.

"You should go. And keep your promise about leaving me alone." Naruto said as he held back tears. "Naruto. I.." Sasuke was stopped short. "DON'T SAY YOU'RE FUCKING SORRY! JUST LEAVE." Sasuke stood up and walked out the door. Naruto waited for Sasuke's car to drive off. When it did he cried silently. "I... almost... he almost had me fooled there. I thought he was trying to be real with me. I can't believe I almost wanted him back." Naruto wiped his tears away and walked to his room and locked the door behind him. He laid out on his bed and sighed. He crossed Sasuke out of his mind and sighed. "At least... it was for one day only."

Operation: Lazy Love Finale -

They sat there talking for over 3 hours before they realized they had even eaten half their food. Temari and Shikamaru smiled and laughed. "That's funny. So much for dinner right?" Shikamaru said as he watched Temari nodded and blush. "We should we pay this bill and head home?" Temari asked sweetly. Shikamaru took the last sip of his water and nodded. They called the waitress over and she smiled at them. "We would like the check now." Shikamaru said trying to be a gentleman.

The waitress nodded and smiled. "Sure thing. I'll be right back okay?" They nodded and looked at each other. "I always thought you were a violent, troublesome bitch. But I'm glad that you proved me wrong." Shikamaru said laughing. Temari brushed off the original sting of the comment. "Well then, I'm happy to have proved it." She smiled and blushed as she saw him grab her hand. HE brushed his finger slowly over her hand. The radio in the restaurant began to play "I've had the time of my life" softly.

"Want to dance?" Shikamaru said in a really bad imitation suave voice. Temari laughed and nodded. "I would love too as long as your promise not to do that voice again." He laughed and they stood up and began swaying back and forth slowly. She smiled as they met eyes and she looked away promptly. "You know, I don't bite." Shikamaru said as they picked up the tempo with the song. She laughed and nodded. She rested her head on his shoulder and he smiled somewhat. He rested his head on hers as they kept swaying back and forth to the song.

Temari closed her eyes. "God, Dakku... I owe you one big time." She thought to herself as Shikamaru gave her a small turn and held her from behind swaying. They swayed in tune with the song as he held her hands at her waist. "You know, I'm kind of glad you came outright and asked me out on this dinner date." He whispered in her ear. "Oh why is that?" He laughed and sighed. "I would have never had this much fun alone today. Happy Valentine's Day, Temari." She blushed as he said this and the waitress returned smiling.

They stopped dancing and looked at the check. As she pulled out some money, Shikamaru grabbed her hand. "No. I got it." He smiled and paid the bill. He left the waitress a 30 dollar tip which shocked Temari and the waitress. He nodded and said that it was nothing. As they walked out of the restaurant, they laughed and smiled. He held her hand and interlaced their fingers. "I really had a great night tonight." Temari said as Shikamaru smiled and tried to catch a cab for her.

When a cab finally stopped he sighed a bit down. "What's wrong?" She asked sweetly. "Nothing. See you in school tomorrow?" He asked with a small smile. She nodded and she entered the cab. "Wait!" He yelled before she closed the door. He leaned in and gave her a small peck. She blushed and closed the door. He watch slowly as the cab drove off and sighed. Temari ran her fingers on her lips and smiled. She began jumping up and down slightly as she reached for her phone and dialed a number. The other line picked up and she said softly "Operation: Lazy Love is a success."

DF: Dakku's fave food is?
Kiba: I know this one... uh...
Sasuke: Pepper steak and rice.
Kiba: FUCK!
DF: You suck at this...

As we enter the final phase of this story soon... how many people want to see Naruto and Sasuke get back together? And who want Temari and Shikamaru to stay together?

NEXT EPISODE! GAARA RETURNS! Finally... he gets his own episode. Well somewhat...