As they walked through the Leaf, she kept to herself. A lot of was growing through her mind and she really didn't want to deal with any sass that would come from his mouth.
Even when she was quiet and to herself, the lazy boy still found that to be troublesome..apparently. He spoke up, "No snarky remark at all today Temari, are you feeling alright?"
She sighed and rolled her eyes at his choice of words. However she refused to give in to his teasing.
He stopped his walking and turned around to face her. He rubbed the back of his head and spoke, "Listen okay, seeing you like this is a drag. Just tell me what's wrong. Okay?"
She stopped her walking and looked at him. She snapped, "Why do you care?"
He sighs, "I'm not a heartless person, I care for people. Even you."
She glares at him, "Even me?"
"Wait...that didn't come out right, let me rephrase that."
She sighs, "Too late."
He sighs and mumbles, "Women. Just when you think you understand 'em, they pull this."
She scoffs, "Has anyone told you that you talk really loud."
He looked up at her, "Huh?"
She sighs in annoyance and walks off without him. She says over her shoulder, "I can find the Hokage's office without you know, you've been my guide for three years. I know the way."
He looks at her, "What, you don't need me?"
She simply shrugs, "I'm more then snarky remarks, you know."
He frowns and soon says, "Wait Temari I'm-"
She turns around and walks off, ignoring what other words he wants to spew from his mouth. She walks towards the mansion but stops when she sees Naruto. The boy clad in orange that caused her brother's change.
He smiles and greets her in an upbeat tone, "Hey, Temari!"
She looks at him and nods as acknowledgement, "Hello."
He asks, "How's Gaara?"
She answers him, "Good. He's been sleeping most of the time. Says he has a bunch of sleep to catch up on."
Naruto grins, "That's good. Anyways, I'm going to train, see ya!"
She nods at him and walks to the Hokage's office. She does what she is supposed to do and when she exits the building, Shikamaru is standing there on the outside.
He looks at her, "Look okay, I'm sorry for what I said earlier."
She pinches the bridge of her nose in annoyance and sighs. She bluntly says, "I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now.."
He is unphased by her bluntness and looks concerned, "What's wrong?"
She looks at him and bites the inside of his cheek and debates whenever or not she should tell him what's wrong. She shakes her head and decides not too. He doesn't need to know about her family drama.
She walks passed him and mutters, "Nothing is wrong."
He grabs her arm and looks her in the eyes. He sees through her lies, "Your lying."
She shakes his grip off her and glares at him, "Never grab me like that ever again."
He lets go and just sighs, "People care about you Temari and you pushing them away is a drag."
She ignores his words, angry that he had the gaul to grab her like that. She fumes, "Don't talk to me, ever again."
He just stands there frozen and his eyes widen. He looks away with a hurt expression written on her face.
Her eyes widen in shock too, as she is surprised that those words came out of her mouth. Regarding him. She looks away and mutters, "Sorry."
Alot is on her mind, so it's best she walks to clear it. Or else she'll might do or say that something she'll regret more. She walks past him, ignoring his gaze upon her.
She walks through the village and little out of it. She finds her way at the training grounds somehow and Naruto is still there.
He stops his training and waves at her. He smiles, "Hi!"
She stops her walking and looks at him, "What are you doing?"
He smile widdens, "Training."
Her eyes widen, "Still?"
A good chunk of time had passed since the last time she saw him near the village gates. And he was still here training.
His smile drops and a unusual serious expression is on his face, "If I want to bring back Sasuke I need to be stronger."
She rolls her eyes, "What's everyone's obsession with him?"
He looks at her confused, "What do you mean? He's my best friend and…." He takes a while to add in, "Teammate."
She looks at him and stats, "He's a traitor, Naruto. He betrayed you and all of your village. He needs to be stopped."
Naruto frowns and looks off into the distance, "I won't let my bond with him to be shattered. I made a promise to Sakura that I would bring him back, and I plan on doing it."
She looks at him impressed at his determination and moxie. She can't help but to smile, "You must care for Sasuke a lot then."
He nods, "You have a bond with your brothers right?"
That was a very stupid question of him to ask. Of course she has a bond with her brothers, she's love them with all her heart. It just took until recently for them to finally not want to kill each other. Naruto speaks again, pulling her away from her thoughts.
"Well, Sasuke is like my brother and I would do anything."
Having a brother like Sasuke would be awful. You would have to worry about him trying to kill you...she understood the point he was trying to get across from her. But Gaara now is far different from Sasuke now. Comparing the two like that made her feel sick in the stomach.
"Imagine if you and Kankuro gave up on Gaara? Sasuke is kinda like that. He doesn't know that there's a world outside of pain and hatred."
She opens her mouth, "You and Gaara are more alike then anything."
He nods and counters her point in an unusual clam and serious tone, "I had people in my life that loved and cared for me, Gaara didn't. I had friends while he had none. That's why him and Sasuke are a like."
His worlds ring through her mind as she stands there frozen and at a lost of what to do. Naruto's stomach rumbles with hunger and she is pulled away from her thoughts. He looks away and his cheeks blush in embarrassment.
He nervously laughs, "Heh, guess my training made me hungry."
She nods as she goes back deep into thought. Naruto says something about getting ramen and says bye to her. She just stands there.
She's spent too much time in the Leaf. She needs to go home. Now.