Author's Notes
Hey everyone sorry it has taken me so long to add anything new to this story. I've been super busy but I'm back to give you the next and the last two chapters of Love and Wits.
I Don't own Naruto!
Timely Engagement
Shikamaru was on his way back to Suna, he was a couple of hours away. On this trip, he was going to ask Temari to marry him. They had been going out for just over a month and he had felt things were going well. When he told his parents of his plans to marry Temari he received mixed reactions. Both his parents were happy but while his ,mother had been supportive, his father started using the same jokes Shikamaru had used on him to explain his parents relationship. Shikamaru decided that he would deal with his dad later.
Shikamaru arrived in Suna only to be greeted by, not temari but, Gaara. He had been accepting of the relationship, while Kankurou had been not so accepting. Gaara walked over, "Temari in at the palace waiting." "Thanks"
When they got there Temari walked toward Shikamaru and he noticed that she looked pale, almost like she was sick. When she got closer to him she ran over and kissed him on the cheek. "You look a little pale. You feeling alright?" Shikamaru asked with concern in his voice. Temari smiled slightly, "I'm fine. In your letter you said you had something to ask me." Shikamaru took her hand, "I don't think the hallway is the best place to do this. Is there some place more private?" Temari took his hand pulled him down the hallway, "Here I know where to go" She lead him to her room. When they got there he lead her to her desk, got down on one knee and brought out a ring made of a simple gold band with a small heart shaped diamond in it. "Temari . . .ah. . . I'm no good at this. Will you marry me?" Temari was speechless. She got down on the floor with him and gave him one hell of a kiss. He was stunned to say the lest and then he said, "That was either a yes or that was a very nice rejection." Temari smiled and said, "It was a yes."
The next day Shikamaru went back to Konoha to start his end of the wedding plans. Temari didn't see him off she wasn't feeling well but she did kiss him goodbye, when they woke up, before running in the direction of the bathroom. When he got back, 3 days later, he told his parents, choji, ino and all his friends what happened before he went off to complete his part of the plans.
After Temari finished dressing, she felt really bad for not seeing Shikamaru off earlier that morning but she had been feeling to sick to do much of anything. She wondered what was making her so sick. Well, no time to think on that now she had to tell her brothers about the engagement and then she would go to the doctor. She walked to Gaara's office to see if he was there, lucky for her he was and so was Kankurou. "I have something to tell you two." Before Temari could continue Kankurou spoke up and sounded very excited, "What you broke up with Shikamaru?" Gaara jabbed his elbow into Kankurou's stomach just as Temari clobbered Kankurou. Kankurou glared at his little brother and older sister who, both, in turn glared back at him. "Anyway, Shikamaru asked me to marry him." Kankurou's face went to one of shock, Gaara had a small smile on his face. Kankurou groaned and said, "Please don't tell me you said yes?" Temari had a smug smile on her face as she regarded her younger brother and said proudly, "I said yes" And with that she said left Gaara's office to go to the doctor's to figure out what was wrong with her.
Shikamaru came back to Suna about a month later and he went straight to the Kazekage palace. Upon getting there he was tackled by a very excited Temari at the door, Shikamaru stumbled back abit but managed to keep him and Temari from falling to the floor. "I missed you too. Care to explain the sudden attack?" said a surprised Shikamaru. Temari kissed him soundly on the lips and pulled him to her room. When they got there Temari closed the door and then turned to look at Shikamaru and answer his question. "Well in answer to your question . . . I'm pregnant." Shikamaru could not believe what she just told him. So he grabbed her in his arms and kissed her. When the kiss ended he looked her in the eyes and said, "I love you so much Temari." Temari smiled brightly at him and said "Love you too." He rested his on her forehead and closed his and said "So how far along are you?" "I'm a little over 2 months almost 3 months." Shikamaru thought about it and that sounded about right. Lucky for them they were getting married in about a week so no one but they would know about the baby. "Temari which village are we going to live in?" Temari pulled back abit and said "Well, we agreed to marry in Suna so I think we should live in Konoha. But I'll only agree to this if you let me come when I want to visit my brothers. Deal?" Shikamaru smiled and said "Sure, whatever you want."