Love Child

A Shikatema Fanfic

Chapter 3 . . .

Disclaimer: I don't own anything

Ch-3

"Shikamaru Nara."

Gaara sighed, leaned back in his chair and rubbed his eyes.

"Well this is unexpected."

"Hn," was my reply.

Gaara didn't look angry, but he also wasn't exactly bounding with joy but then again neither was I when I found out.

"What do you plan on doing, Temari?"

I sighed. "I have the intention to go to Konaha and tell Shikamaru he is going to be a father. But farther than that? I really don't know. "

"You do realize you have to be relieved from active service? What do you plan on doing for income? And what of Shikamaru? Do you intend to wed him and settle down?"

"Wed Shika? Umm ... I am going to have to say probably not. Income? I am talented in the medical arts, so maybe I will go work at the hospital. If not, maybe I will take up a cooking job somewhere."

"Well, then. Temari, I relieve you from active duty as a shinobi and give you permission to seek work elsewhere and also go to Konaha," said Gaara.

"Thank-you Gaara."

"Temari, will you be okay, you know, being a mother?" asked Gaara, not as Kazakage, but as my brother.

I hadn't really thought about it. My mother had died soon after Gaara was born, so I had not had a motherly figure my whole life. Now would I be able to do it, without a point of reference.

"Well it is going to be a learning experience," I replied.

"For us all it would seem," said Gaara.

"You ready to be an uncle?"

"I am as about ready to be an uncle as you are a mother."

"Who's going to be an uncle?" asked Kankuro, while walking in.

"You," I replied.

"What?" he asked shocked.

"I am pregnant."

I flinched slightly as I heard Kankuro's head hit the floor. He fainted from overwhelment. I heard Gaara chuckle softly behind me. I turned to face him and said,

"I am going to leave immediately for Konaha. I would rather get the telling of Shikamaru over with asap."

"You have your leave to go. I will see you when you return sister."

"Good-bye brother," I said and walked out the door.

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I was enjoying my cloud watching before I was hit with a large sneezing fit. Someone was talking about me, how troublesome.

I sighed and sat up, my peace was ruined. Then I got up and stuffed my hands in the pockets of my pants.

I hadn't realized I was hungry, but my stomach began grumbling. Food time! I sighed and set off on a hunt to find some food. I really didn't want to go home, but that would be the cheapest option. Except going home would mean I would have to make something. I sighed and changed course to my parents house; they'd feed me.

10 minutes later

I arrived at my family house with a sigh. But nevertheless I went to the front door and knocked like a good little boy. My mother opened the door and then pulled me into a great big hug.

"My Shikamaru has finally returned home! My baby! Come inside! It is about time you came to visit! Oh and you must be starving!"

My mother dragged me into the house after her.

Maybe I should have made my own food after all ...