Once arriving, Shikamaru plopped down into a nice sunny location in the middle of the meadow and motioned for Temari to join him. She ignored his invite and simply sat and leaned against the tree nearby. But as boredom soon got to her by constantly checking her surroundings, Temari scooted down beside Shikamaru and stared up at the sky.
"Hmm. . . I wish I was a cloud. . . Just free and floating with the wind," Shikamaru sighed wistfully as the wisps of white moved slowly across the light blue sky. He glanced quickly at the peaceful Temari who wasn't even complaining. He was sort of surprised that the fiery blond wasn't nodding off or polishing her fan which was lying beside her.
"So this is what you do all day? Staring up at clouds and wishing you were one? What a lazy guy. Shikamaru you need some motivation," Temari commented keeping her eyes on the clouds instead of the dark haired man beside her.
She closed her eyes for a moment to feel the breeze before opening them again. Temari snuck a peek at him and noted nothing unusual about his attitude. Except for two slightly red cheeks.
"Blushing for no apparent reason? What are you thinking?" Temari snickered as Shikamaru quickly sat up and turned his head as he helplessly couldn't control his blushes. But once he did, after a few laughs from her, he sent a lazy look toward the teal eyed blond and decided that the best defense was a good offense, at least in this case.
Shikamaru leaned in toward her face and with her eyes widened he snatched at each hair tie that held her hair up and let them gently flow down. Temari's hair shined and glided down a little over her shoulders with a type of layered look. She looked at him and he caught his breath as her eyes sparkled.
"Why you-" she flustered feeling angry and half-way disappointed he didn't kiss her. Because of that disappointment she pushed her lips on his and soon melted into his kiss with a pull at his own hair ties. Shikamaru felt stunned but by now he should be getting used to these kisses of theirs. But he wasn't, not even a single bit as he pulled her to him and simply kissed her with a sudden motivation that she had suggested he didn't even have.
Overhead the fluffy white clouds changed into a dark storm color and soon rain poured from the sky. Deep rumbling could be heard in the background and every few moments a quick flash of lightening would brighten the sky. The harsh rain covered the landscape and any caught in the onslaught were soaked to the bone, including one foreign ninja leaving the Hokage building.
"When I see Temari, she's gonna owe me big time for making me come all this way," the Sand puppeteer muttered shivering as he took shelter from the storm. With a white cloth, he wiped away his Kabuki face paint and sighed, "Should have gotten the water-proof type."
Kankuro squeezed the excess water from the rag and put it back in his pocket as he scowled harshly with irritation at the thought that there was no sign of the rain letting up.
"That was a pretty bad storm. I'm surprised you aren't going to watch the storms clouds," remarked a blond Sand Kuniochi as she stared out the rain-spattered window. Was the rain ever going to end?
"Storm clouds are dangerous and I rather not get hit by a bolt of lightening by watching them," informed Shikamaru watching her bend over to smooth a crease out of her skirt. He didn't know he was tilting himself forward until he had to steady himself when she leaned back up and glanced at him with a satisfied look in her eyes, "But once the storm is over I'll be cloud watching again."
The blond haired girl rolled her eyes and soon sat directly beside the Leaf Chuunin on the couch, wondering why he was acting so nervous. It was as if he was trying to take some control in this peculiar bodyguard/pretend girlfriend situation. In a way, she was just as tense as he was even though she hid it well. Even though many would never know how he was trying to act indifferent, Temari could see right through his facade.
"No training?" Temari smirked as she crossed her legs making her skirt slide up on her thigh, "You're intent on making me as lazy as you."
"Perhaps later," Shikamaru gulped as he used the loud rapping on the door to distract him from her as he stood up and glanced out the window. He then opened the door as he spotted a familiar guy standing outside.
"Are the rumors true?" snickered a furry hooded Shinobi with triangle red markings on both cheeks. Beside him, a muddy but huge furry dog stood in absolute silence.
"Which one?" Shikamaru asked sighing as he opened the door fully to let them both in despite the consequences.
"We just got back from a mission and learned that Sasuke is no longer the most sought after guy," Inuzuka Kiba chuckled as he patted Akamaru on his head. Akamaru barked but refrained from shaking his tail.
"It's troublesome but true," Shikamaru mumbled as Kiba though of reasons why Shikamaru would be troubled by the change.
Nothing from his own thoughts made sense so the pondering Kiba asked the lazy guy a question, "How would it be bothering you?'
Seeing no reason not to tell the truth, Shikamaru opened his mouth but Temari spoke up before he could say a single word.
"It's because the position of most sought after has been . . . Transferred to him," Temari answered grinning as she paused for effect.
"What?!" sputtered Kiba as his wolf-like black eyes widened, "But why Shikamaru? I mean, why?"
"You're just like Naruto during the first time I met him. He interrupted me while I was trying to explain what the Chuunin exams were. Now let me finish," Temari said exasperated, "Shikamaru had to hire me as his bodyguard from his newly acquired fangirls. For extra protection I'm posing as his girlfriend."
Kiba started laughing at the irony that the two people he thought would be the best match for one another would pretend to be a couple to get rid of Sasuke's former fangirls.
"Oh the irony," he said loudly as he grinned at the two. He glanced toward the window and discovered that the rain had stopped, "Well I guess I'll be leaving you lovebirds alone since I need to get home before the rain decides to begin again."
Akamaru barked in agreement and the two walked off while leaving a trail of mud on the floor.