Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto if I did Shikamaru and Temari would have three kids by now the eldest named Kana and the two younger named Gaara (after her brother) and Vela.

AR: Okay now just to warn you ahead of time the next two chapters are either going to be really short or annoying. The next chapter will be really short because it's kind of just finishing this chapter and the chapter after that is going to be really annoying because it's a filler one and I'm a lazy bastard (like Shikamaru only a girl). But the chapters after that are going to be gold! Promise!

Now an unfortunate event has happened school started back and Secondary schools are not kind with homework so I may update a bit slower than usual.

Seeing as I don't have any more random crap at the moment I am going to challenge you all to make up (in your mind) the strangest Halloween costume and put the description in a review you can also challenge me to write anything you like also tell me if something is going wrong with your email for fanfiction because mine and my friends has gone haywire and we can't find our past forums anymore.

YAY!!!! Someone has reviewed my story! So as promised I will post it in this chapter:

megabonzai: wow this i good keep it up

Me: Thanks! And don't worry I plan to keep this fanfiction going for a very long time. (Or something like that I can't remember.)

megabonzai: i wonder what will happen in chappie 4

Me: You'll have to wait and see, I'll probably update tomorrow (yesterday I was late).

Thank you for reviewing! And I hope others will follow your footsteps well that's all for today! So BYE!

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Shikamaru woke up restless in the morning far earlier than usual. He glanced at his alarm clock, 7:00 am, it read. Shikamaru tried to get back to sleep but kept feeling like he had something important to do. He sat bolt upright. Temari had asked him to meet her at her hotel at 7:30! Shikamaru quickly pulled out his normal (not uniform) set of clothes and changed, he started down the stairs while tying his hair in a messy ponytail. He was wondering to himself why he found that meeting her was so important, then he remembered last night in bed, he had convinced himself to come clean with Temari about his feelings and it is not going to look good if he turns up late.

Shikamaru ran down the road continuously checking his watch, he looked like he was going to make it. Before he knew it he was at the hotel district with 7 minutes to spare. Suddenly a thought struck him she didn't tell him which hotel she was staying in.

Shikamaru looked around at the hotels for some clue as to which one she was staying at. Minute by minute ticked by until he had one minute left before he was late. His eyes rapidly scanned the hotels then he finally found a doorstep with a small pile of sand on it.

Shikamaru entered the hotel and went up to the receptionist.

"Which room is the person under the name Temari in or possibly Gaara or Kankuro?" He asked.

"Room 206, have a great day!" the receptionist said cheerfully.

"Thanks," Shikamaru said politely as he made his way to the stairs. 204,205,206 finally I've made it just in time, he thought as he checked his watch. Shikamaru brushed himself down and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Kankuro's voice said.

"Shikamaru," Shikamaru said.

"Ow! Temari that actually hurts you know," Kankuro said to Temari, "Alright Shikamaru you can come in." The visitor slowly entered the room.

"Oh, Hello Shikamaru," Temari said in her usual cool tone of voice, it sent pleasurable shivers up his spine, "This way," Temari started to walk into a linked room. Shikamaru followed her in, the room was a reasonable size and the walls were a deep and rich red.

"Temari, um, you know when I said that I didn't love anyone except… well I didn't quite finish the sentence," he said. Is he going to tell me what he was going to say, Temari thought, please don't let there be another girl, please!

"Well I was talking about … you," Shikamaru said his face turning pink. Temari felt a slight smile form at her mouth slowly turning into a grin.

"Don't laugh, please," Shikamaru pleaded turning even redder. Temari walked over to him.

"I'm not laughing," she whispered in his ear. She turned to look at his staring face. She put her hands on each of his cheeks and moved towards him for a kiss. Temari was surprised when he placed his own hands on her waist and attached his lips to hers. She melted into the kiss as she changed the position of her hands to his back.

I did it, Shikamaru thought, I actually told her that I love her! I feel so … happy!

Shikamaru made the first move, Temari recalled, maybe he feels the same way about me as I do about him!

Shikamaru broke the kiss.

"What was that noise?" he asked Temari with a concerned expression on his face as he looked at the window. Temari walked towards it and opened it, she stuck her head outside and looked one way but before she could look the other she felt a sharp pain at the back of her head. Her vision began to blur and darken.

"Temari!" Shikamaru shouted as he saw the blonde begin to fall out of the window. He ran towards her but didn't make it in time before she tumbled to the ground. A thought struck him; they were on the second floor. A fall like that could badly hurt even her!

Shikamaru jumped onto the first floor ledge then to the ground were she lay. He looked above him to see what would have caused this but no one was there. He picked her up in his arms and ran round the side of the building.

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Quickly he made his way towards Sakura's house. Shikamaru rang the bell and luckily it was Sakura that answered the door. She jumped when she saw Temari, she had blood running down one side of her face and her arm was bent in an unnatural position. Sakura ushered Shikamaru inside and ordered him to put Temari down on the sofa gently.

"How the hell did this happen?!" Sakura asked urgently as she tried to stop the flow of blood coming from Temari's head.

"She just fell out the window," Shikamaru answered, "and before you ask she fell two floors down."

"Hold this," Sakura ordered as she gestured towards the blood stained cloth that was held against Temari's head, " I said hold this!" She repeated as Shikamaru just stared at Temari's head wound. He placed his hand on the cloth holding it in place as Sakura went of to get another cloth.

The blood flow stopped eventually and Sakura said that the wound wouldn't cause her any problems.

"Ah… what's going on?" Temari said as she woke her face had a pained expression as she clutched her arm.

"Ehh… your injured," Shikamaru said, " You've got a head wound and a broken arm. Your head wound we've taken care of but I wouldn't move your arm just yet."

"Stay here," Sakura said as she went to get some painkillers. Shikamaru almost flinched when he saw the angle Temari's arm was bent at. It looked like it had splintered against the bone above it. Looking at Temari's face didn't help because bandages were wrapped around her forehead and left eye.

"Okay Temari," Sakura said as she brought out a needle, " I won't lie this is going to hurt."

"I can take it," Temari replied without hesitation. Sakura lifted the long needle towards her arm an inserted it in Temari. Temari flinched slightly but calmed herself before she could scream.

"That ought to feel better," Sakura said as she removed the needle from Temari's numb arm, "now I can get to work on the broken bones."

Sakura moved her hands along Temari's arm feeling where the bones had been broken. She then brought out a metal rod and placed it along Temari's arm she then wound bandages around it and secured the cast at the top.

"There that ought to hold until you heal," Sakura concluded that Temari seemed fit, "though I wouldn't get into any fights if I were you."

Temari nodded as she made her way to the door.

"Thank-you Sakura," she said, "Come on Shikamaru I have something I need to tell you," Temari said as she pulled Shikamaru out the door, "Bye Sakura!"

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"So what was it you wanted to tell me?" Shikamaru inquired. They were walking in the park and the weather was mild with a few clouds in the sky. Shikamaru weather.

"Well you knew my stay here would be limited," Temari said looking at her feet. Shikamaru bit his lip. He was dreading this moment.

"When are you leaving?" he said in a slightly pained voice.

"Tomorrow."

It was sooner than he expected. He didn't want this to happen just when they had told each other the truth about how they felt.

"Well let's make the most of it!" Shikamaru said with a slightly forced smile. Temari smiled back at him, "I'll meet you at your hotel tonight, 'kay," Shikamaru asked.

"Sure."

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Shikamaru was lazily leaning against the wall of Temari's hotel. He wanted to show her one last thing before she left, something special. Temari walked out of her hotel and Shikamaru took hold of her hand.

"Where are we going?" She asked curiously.

"To my 'secret' place," Shikamaru answered with a sly smile as he dragged her up some concrete stairs leading to his 'secret' place completely unawares of their follower.

Damn that fall didn't get her hospitalised! Ino thought as she hid in the bushes, where's Shikamaru taking that sand bitch anyway?

"Were here!" Shikamaru said with a smile.

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AR: Ow fingers hurting…

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