ok, here's chapter 5. thanks for reading and reviewing! D

'Twas now the day before Christmas. Shikamaru had woken up in the hospital earlier that day, to his parents and Temari looking at him anxiously. Apparently Gaara and Kankurou had noticed the "Leaf Boys"(LOLZ) following him, and decided to check it out. They drove him to the hospital, along with Temari, who was crying. His parents were called, and he expected a full lecture, which he hadn't gotten. His nose was almost broken, but not quite, several of his limbs were bruised, and he had a black eye. He was just happy he had gotten as little injury as he had. Although his groin still hurt and he ached all over. The doctors said he would recover fully in a few days, but told him to get some rest.

So now he was lying on his couch with his head in Temari's lap. She was running her fingers absentmindedly through his hair as they watched "Back to the Future"(awesome movie, Micheal J. Fox rules). Since
Shika had the whole trilogy, they were watching them all in order, as Temari had never seen any of them(well, almost all of them. as the 3rd sucked, they were going to watch "American Graffiti instead. awesome movie). They were at the part were Marty had first gone back in time to the 1950's.

Shikamaru looked up at Temari, and stroked her face. She smiled at him. He slowly lifted himself up, and they kissed for several minutes, before he had to lower himself again due to exhaustion.

"Oh, so I'm too boring for you, Shika?"

He spluttered, "N-no, not at all, I-"

She laughed. "I'm just kidding, Shika, there's no need to worry." She pulled on his cheek.(endearing character traits. gotta love em)

"Oh. I, uh, knew that. Yeah."

She laughed again, and their attention returned to the movie.

Later...

After the movies were all over, it was about 1:26 in the morning(and 34 seconds, but I bet you didn't care). It was technically now Christmas. Shikamaru felt bad, because he hadn't gotten Temari a present.

"Temari...I'm really sorry, but I didn't get you a present."

"Well, there's still a chance to give me a present I will treasure forever." she said, winking at him(no, she does not mean sex).

Shikamaru grinned at her, and turned off the light.

Back in school again...

Over the vacation, they had met often to watch movies, and make out. But now that was in the past. Shikamaru was back at school, with the same nice lads who had beat him up about a week and a half before. His injuries had all healed, but he didn't want to get in any more fights. He knew Kiba had fabricated an entire story of how Shikamaru had attacked them, and it was being spread throughout the school. Most people gave him an extremely wide berth, which he didn't mind all that much.

One day at lunch, Temari, Chouji, Ino and Shikamaru were sitting at a table when some of Temari's friends came up(the girlfriends of the "Leaf Boys", which I named last chapter.) to them, obviously wanting to talk to Temari. However, when they saw Shikamaru, they froze. After dragging Temari away, they proceeded to give her a lecture about how she was hanging out with a "very very bad person who almost killed our boyfriends", yada yada yada.

Temari tried to explain to them that it was Shikamaru who was the one who had been maliciously beaten.

They didn't listen.

She explained again.

Again, they paid no attention to what she had said.

She was then so pissed off that she found it hard to continue the discussion without using the phrase "You ignorant toads."

They were then all so appalled at what she had just called them that they decided never to speak to her again.

Temari came back to the table where Shika, Ino and Chouji were sitting, and said, "Oh well. I tried."

later...

It was two days before Valentines Day, and Shikamaru wanted to give Temari something very special(for all of you wanting me to write about sex, no. sorry) but he couldn't quite figure out what to get her.

Two days later...

"Hey Shika!"

It was Saturday, Valentines Day, and Shikamaru had asked Temari out to dinner and promised a movie afterwards. At the time, Shikamaru was sitting at a table in "Radio Free Europe", a rather nice restaurant owned by avid R.E.M. fans (the name, of course, was kind of ironic, as the place always had a radio playing, and was not in europe. At the time it was playing all love songs, the one playing as Temari walked in was "I Got You Babe", by Sonny and Cher)

Shikamaru gasped. Temari looked...amazing. She was wearing a different dress than she had at the christmas dance, and(if possible) aroused Shika even more than that one.

He stood up, pulled out her chair for her, and said in a rather lousy british accent: "Well, there you are, marm. I hope you find the accomodations suitable."

Despite his awful impression, Temari giggled and sat down.

phew. i got rid of the awful bits and now i can write again. PROFESSOR ZOOM LIVES!!!

tuna out.