Gomen, gomen. I'm late for the update. I got lost on the way of life and...OK, no, that's not the reason. I was lazy. Sorry for the wait again.
I hope you'll enjoy this chapter. I've used names of shogi tiles. So I recommend to look at for more explanations.
Thanks AmethystDreamer for beta-reading this! ANd thanks to all future reviewers!
Chapter 7
"What are they doing?" asked Yoshino her husband.
The couple was staring at their son and his girlfriend, playing shogi. It had been almost two hours since they started and the moon was already high in the sky.
"Playing shogi." answered her husband.
"I know that!" she hissed. "But, why are they doing that?"
Shikato shrugged.
"They seem to enjoy it. So let's not ruin their moment."
Shikamaru stared at Temari who was in deep thought about her next move.
He loved it when she pulled her eyebrows together and how she leaned her head in her hand.
She's beautiful...
"Why are you staring at me?"
"I wasn't." he answered.
"You were staring."
"Not." he replied stubborn.
"Whatever."
Temari continued to stare at the board. She could move the 'bishop', but then she would have to deal with the 'gold general' which could attack her 'king'. But there was her 'knight' and...
Shikamaru smiled. He had already figured out what to do and saw how he could win the game in only three moves. Teamri was obviously forgetting her 'silver general'.
"Stop planning."
"Why?"
"It's unfair, mister 200 IQ."
"It's only a game."
"You're cheating."
"I'm not. You're afraid of losing."
"That's not true!" yelled Teamri.
"So why are you asking me to stop using my brain?" smirked Shikamaru. "A man can't lose against a woman."
"But a man has to be courteous with the ladies."
"And ladies doesn't command men."
Here we go again. She'll hit me again with her fan in five...four...three...two...one
Temari smacked her fan on his head.
"Au!"
"You deserved it!"
Shikamaru sighed. "Temari."
"What?" she asked angrily.
"If we're planning to marry, do you think that it is a good idea to continue to hit my head every time that we have an argument?"
The blond kunochi stared at the black haired man who was in front of her. She had never seen him that serious outside a battle field. He looked straight at her with his little black eyes, and had a firm expression on his face. She felt bad, confused and awkward on the moment. She had never heard Shikamaru talking about marriage. Their actual relationship was limited to two "dates", a few kisses and this dinner.
What is she thinking about? Did I say something wrong? Please, please make that she's not angry!
Shikamaru felt uneasy too. He was scared that Temari would end their relationship right there and he didn't want to lose her. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, and have children. He was even ready to leave his shinobi career behind for her.
Temari stood up, nervous.
"I...I think I should be going now. It's late and...See you tomorrow!"
And in a rush, Temari went out of the room, leaving a surprised Shikamaru behind.
Temari...
Shikato and Yoshino saw Temari leaving, running like she had a devil chasing her.
"Temari-chan!" called Yoshino. "Is everything all right?"
The young woman stopped and came back. She bowed quickly.
"Thanks for the meal. I really enjoyed my evening, but I should be going now."
"I'll take you to the door." proposed Yoshino.
And the two women walked away.
Shikato walked in the room where his son and his girlfriend were playing a few minutes ago. He sat in front of Shikamaru, and observed the shogi board.
"She's pretty good." he commented.
"Yeah...Dad."
"Yes?"
"What was Mother's reaction when you talked about marriage?"
Shikato rubbed his chin and looked to the ceiling.
"She was pretty mad in the beginning. She scolded me and said I was way to lazy for her. The second time I proposed, she ran away. It was only at the third time she agreed to become my wife."
He looked up Shikamaru who was staring at the shogi board, deep in his thoughts.
The old man smiled and moved the 'silver general' and his son answered by moving his 'lance'.
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