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Temari sat down on her bed, deep in thought. So much has changed. Her brother was now the Kazekage of the Village hidden in the Sand, and she turned 19. She and Shikamaru hadn't seen each other in quite a while, and part of her didn't want to. They had secretly been seeing each other. On their last night together things got rather, well, intense. It started out innocent, but slowly progressed to more guilty pleasures. She stopped it before it got to far. He didn't object to her decision. He just accepted it the very moment she said it, and didn't go on not wanting to upset her or do anything she didn't want to. He was always sweet like that. She didn't regret it. She wanted to, but she couldn't bring herself to. She cared about him, and still wished she could be with him. That was in the past. Their love was lost when she went back to Suna with her brothers.
She stood up, having snapped out of her trance like state. She grabbed her bag starting to pack. She was to leave that night on a mission to the Leaf village then to the Rock Village. She knew it would be dangerous, but that wasn't what she was dreading the most. She knew that a trip to the the Leaf village would mean seeing Shikamaru again.
"Oh well," she said softly to herself with a sigh, "I'll go, see Lady Tsunade get what I need, and be on my way. It will all go smoothly, and I won't have to see him. I hope," She finished packing, threw the back pack on her back, and headed out to meet up with her brothers at the kage tower.
She arrived at the tower to find her red-haired younger brother standing there waiting patiently for her.
"Are you all packed, Temari?" he asked as she approached him.
She nodded, "Yes," she said.
"Good. As soon as Kankuro returns you can leave," he said softly, then handed her a scroll. "Give this to Lady Tsunade."
She nodded then saw Kankuro walking up, "All clear," he said looking at Gaara,"Temari, be careful," he said then hugged her.
"I will don't worry," she hugged back then put the scroll in her bag. She smiled some then turned starting to walk towards the village gates. Once at the gates she turned taking one more look at her home. She didn't know how long she would be away. She sighed and turned leaving the village starting her journey.