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A/N: Just read…I think this is the best chapter out of the chapters I updated today.

Published December 1, 2006

Chapter 19 - The Agreement

'Another, boring, average day…another day I'll be distracted by my personal problems…how troublesome.' Shikamaru thought as he walked to the Hokage's office.

'Another day at work…seeing Tsunade and Shizune filling out paperwork…seeing the Intern Room filled with my many fangirls along with Sasuke and Neji fangirls hoping they can get to them through me. When will those fangirls learn?' Shikamaru thought as he walked through the office hallway.

'Another day in the office…my office looks exactly the same…same window, same clock, same photos, same tabl-huh? What's that?' Shikamaru thought as he walked into his office.

Shikamaru walked up to his desk. On it was a plain white piece of paper folded in a specific way that only girls in middle school would know… Shikamaru unfolded the piece of paper and laid it flat on his desk.

Dear Shikamaru,

Tomorrow, come to Konoha Park. There's something important you should know. The only way you can find out is by going to Konoha Park at exactly, and I mean exactly, 9 o'clock, in the morning. Don't be late or you'll never find out what's you need to find out and you'll forever be stricken with the thought in your mind of what you missed out on.

So come…9 o'clock at Konoha Park.

- You'll find out tomorrow who I am

'I guess I'll have to go to Konoha Park. How troublesome. I don't even know who it is.' Shikamaru said in his head. 'Whoever it is was smart enough to type it…I'll never have the energy to find out who this is.'

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The next morning at exactly 9 o'clock in Konoha Park…

'I'm here now…so where is this person?' Shikamaru thought in his mind.

"Hey, genius." A voice said from a tree.

Shikamaru looked over and saw a silhouette of someone. He already knew from the voice, but was positive who it was when he saw her shadow. It could only be one person…Temari.

Temari was leaning on a tree, with her arms crossed, and one foot against the tree. "So, you came; I knew you would." Temari smirked.

"I had a feeling you wrote the letter…" Shikamaru walked over to Temari.

"You did?" Temari continued to smirk. "Well, I did…but it wasn't just me…"

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, Shikamaru!" Ino popped out from behind the tree, grinning with glee, waving her hand.

Shikamaru was definitely caught off guard. "I didn't expect this…" He said truthfully.

"And they call you a genius?" Temari smirked again.

"Well, what do you want?" Shikamaru asked politely.

"You know what we want Shikamaru." Ino answered the question without actually answering the question.

"We want to know who you choose…" Temari said.

"Me…" Ino pointed to herself.

"Or me…" Temari pointed to herself as well.

"Uhh…" Shikamaru drew a blank. He hadn't made a decision yet. He hoped he would never have to make that decision. Unluckily for him, he had to make a choice right here and now in front of the two scariest kunoichis who could whip you till you're whipped cream.

"You don't have an answer, do you?" Temari asked.

Shikamaru shook his head slightly.

Temari sighed. "Again, they call you a genius?" She smirked ever-so slightly.

"Well, we're smart, Shikamaru." Ino said. "We thought you wouldn't be able to decide between the two of us so Temari and I had a conversation with each other." Ino looked at Temari.

Temari looked at Ino and nodded.

"Okay, Shika-kun, we've made an agreement." Ino looked and spoke a little too cheerfully. "I'm getting you on the weekdays." Ino smiled sweetly.

"And I'm getting you on the weekends." Temari smirked.

"And how exactly did you two agree to this?" Shikamaru raised a brow.

"Well…" Ino started. "Temari…" She looked at Temari, gesturing her to answer.

"Ugh…fine." Temari sighed. "Okay, well Ino is always busy on the weekends with her parents and missions. We've worked it out with Tsunade, so Ino can see you on the weekdays and go on missions mostly on weekends." Temari looked at Ino, asking with her facial expression, for her to start talking.

"Mm-hm." Ino nodded. "And Temari has to stay in Suna with Gaara and Kankuro on the weekdays. She'll visit on weekends to see you. She already worked it out with her brothers. Now she only goes on missions on the weekdays."

"Are you sure you guys worked this out correctly?" Shikamaru asked, concerned that both girls would fight later on about unequal spending time.

"Hey, we're not as smart as you, but give us some credit, genius!" Temari put her hands on her hips.

"Yeah, Shikamaru! We're smart kunoichis!" Ino put on hand on her hip. "We already had Sasuke and Neji check over our math. It's all even."

"Oh yeah! We forgot to tell him about holidays!" Temari looked scarily cheerful.

"Oh yeah…" Ino said slowly, looking happy in an evil way. "On holidays…" Ino looked at Temari.

"We both spend time with you." Temari smirked. "Meaning…you do whatever we say…which includes…" Temari looked at Ino.

"Going shopping with us, buying stuff for us, taking us out wherever we want no matter how random, etcetera, etcetera." Ino finished for Temari.

"Nani (what)?!" Shikamaru whined.

"Shi-ka-ma-ru!" Temari and Ino looked angrily, with flaming eyes, at Shikamaru.

"Hai, hai (yes, yes)." Shikamaru said depressed as ever. It was bad enough to choose, but now that Ino and Temari had chosen for him…they might as well have killed him. He already had his whole funeral planned out anyways! "But I had my whole funeral planned!" Shikamaru complained. 'Maybe they'll let me go.'

"Hmm…well that's going to be a waste…I know!" Ino whispered something into Temari's ear. It was definitely something bad for Shikamaru.

"You're smarter than I thought, Yamanaka." Temari complimented.

"I always thought so." Ino smiled joyfully.

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One month later…

Chouji was in front of the big crowd when he began speaking, making sure he was loud enough for his friends to hear. "Here lies Shikamaru's dignity. I always thought his dignity was composed well and would live on forever, but I was wrong. Would anyone like to say a few words?" Chouji asked, sounding very mature and serious.

Naruto raised his hand and walked to where Chouji was standing. He grinned widely. "Shikamaru was very smart when it came to puzzles, but not when it came to the ladies!" His grin became wider. "Shikamaru's dignity, I'm sorry to see you go, but now I get to see Shikamaru get whipped all the time!" Naruto pointed at Shikamaru who was looking pretty red with Ino on his right arm and Temari leaning on his left shoulder with her arm.

Shikamaru rolled his eyes and sighed. "Troublesome funeral. This was what I wanted for my funeral, not my dignity's." He muttered. "Why does my dignity get my funeral?"

"Because…" Temari started as she looked at Ino for a queue.

"…you'll never die." The two girls said in unison.

"We won't let you! So don't try!" Ino said strictly.

"Yeah. We wouldn't have enough money to have a funeral for you anyways. We spent it all on your dignity." Temari smirked.

"Even more troublesome." Shikamaru sighed again.

"You should be happy, Shika-kun!" Ino grinned. "We are being kind enough to let you spend all of your free time with us!"

"And, we are being so nice to you by letting you live at all! You're lucky you're you, Shikamaru!" Temari winked at Shikamaru.

"Oh yeah…we have our plans for Christmas already!" Ino said.

"Ino! I thought that was supposed to be a surprise!" Temari said.

"Oh yeah, it was. But now that it isn't a surprise anymore…Shikamaru! For Christmas, we're not going to boss you around and have you do things for us." Ino continued.

"Yeah, see how nice we are?" Temari smirked. "Instead, we're going to Christmas parties…" Temari started.

"A lot of them!" Both girls said in unison.

"It's going to be so much fun, isn't it Shikamaru?" Ino cheered.

"Isn't it, Shikamaru?" Temari said threateningly if Shikamaru gave the wrong answer.

"Yeah, yeah." Shikamaru barely mumbled. "How troublesome." He muttered under his breath.

"Aww! That's what we love about you Shikamaru!" Temari hugged Shikamaru, on the left side of him, in a big bear hug.

"Yeah! And because you have your own apartment now!" Ino copied Temari and hugged Shikamaru, on the right side of him, in a big bear hug.

"We love you, Shikamaru!" Ino and Temari said like little children.

Shikamaru sighed. "How troublesome."

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A/N: My favorite chapter I uploaded today because it's funny and cliché and sweet! lol.