Love Child
A Shikatema Fanfic
Disclaimer: I own nothing
CH-12
Week 10~Part 1
"Shikamaru!" I called from the door.
"Yes?" he called back.
"I'm leaving now!"
"Alright I'll pick you up after lunch."
I slipped my arms through my winter coat and zipped it up. I wrapped my scarf around my neck and pulled on a pair of earmuffs.
I was just about to leave when Shikamaru called,
"Wait!"
"Hn?" I said turning to look at him.
"Don't forget your gloves," he said while handing them to me.
"Oh," I said, sounding kind of deflated. "Thanks."
Shikamaru hadn't touched me since we left Suna. It was really frustrating. It also didn't help that I was a sea of raging hormones at the moment. I was really hoping for a kiss goodbye, but that didn't seem like it was going to happen.
"I'll see you then," he said, turning to leave.
I sighed, feeling kind of sad and then opened the door to leave. Konaha was chilly this time of year. It wasn't blizzard season yet, but the cold was certainly coming. Christmas was next week, and this would be the first one I hadn't spent in Suna or without my brothers.
I shut the door behind me and went trudging off through the snow. The snow had fallen in the past week and forced me to get a pair of boots, because I didn't own any. Boots weren't exactly needed in the desert.
I walked down the streets of Konaha. I passed the Yamanka flower shop and remembered about when Ino threw a fit over me and Shikamaru. Of course she didn't remember it. Most of the rookie nine knew I was in town, but they didn't know I was staying with Shikamaru nor that I was engaged to him.
I watched as many people hustled around putting up decorations and signs saying there were last minute sales. I also saw many people preparing for the Winter Festival that started tonight. I had never been, but Shikamaru promised he would take me and show me what it was all about.
I turned the corner and then entered a building on my right. I tightly closed the door behind me. Then I knocked the snow off my boots and hung my coat and other outer things.
I walked into the ANBU kitchen and grabbed an apron. Then I went to wash my hands.
"Good Morning Temari," said Haru, a pudgy man I worked with.
"Morning," I replied with a smile.
Working at the ANBU kitchen was really good for me. It kept my mind off of Shikamaru and everything else. It wasn't really hard work, but it kept me busy. It was much better than sitting around at the apartment doing nothing.
"You're leaving after lunch right?" asked Haru.
"Yes," I answered.
"Well for lunch today we are going to make a Christmas soup and biscuits and rice."
"I am making the biscuits I presume?"
Haru nodded sheepishly. I was the only one that could decently bake in the kitchen.
"How many?"
"I am going to say about four hundred, and if we have extra we can serve them with dinner."
I nodded and then set to work. I didn't really think making four hundred was overkill for lunch. At the ANBU kitchen we usually fed almost all of the ANBUs, about half the Root and some jounin. When you're a ninja you don't really learn to cook, so that's why we fed most of them.
As much as I hated it, making biscuits was really easy, so my mind began to wonder. I thought of how funny it was when Kakashi showed up here, which was shockingly often as of late. He never removed his mask in public, so he always asked for us to package his food for him so he could go eat at home. I found it amusing.
But sadly, as much as I tried to avoid it, my mind ended up drifting back to Shikamaru. He was just so frustrating! He was such a spitfire when we were in Suna, but now it seemed like he was almost repulsed by me. He rarely spoke to me and when he did it was out of pure necessity.
"Hey, Temari?" said Kureno, startling me out of my thoughts.
Kureno was another cook I worked with.
"Hm?"
"I think you should go a bit easier on the dough."
I looked down to see that I was kneading out all my frustration.
"Whoops," I said smiling.
Then I stopped thinking about Shikamaru and I focused entirely on my biscuits.
Before I knew it, it was already past lunch and I was awaiting the arrival of my fiancé.
After eating myself, I began to help with the clean up from lunch. I was trying to think of other things but it didn't work. Kureno noticed,
"What's up Temari? You've been kinda tense all day."
"Oh it's nothing," I answered.
"Of course it isn't nothing. You are so unfocused that you've been scrubbing the same dish for the last five minutes."
"Oh?" I laughed. "Silly me," I said, grabbing a new dish.
"Temari, what's really going on?"
I sighed and picked up another dish.
"I've got a doctors appointment today, and my fiancé is acting weird."
"So that's why you're leaving early?"
I nodded.
"So what's up with your fiancé?"
asked Kureno.
"I wish I knew," I replied.
"Well I don't think you have anything to worry about. Your fiancé is one loyal dude."
I snorted and asked,
"Dude?"
Kureno rolled his eyes at me as we continued our dishes. He did have a point, Shikamaru is very loyal and will probably come around soon. This time I was startled by Shikamaru.
"Temari?" he called.
I turned to see him standing across the counter. I smiled and said,
"I'll be out in a minute."
Shikamaru nodded and put his hands in his pockets to wait.
"I'll see ya later Kureno."
"Bye," he said with a smile.
I went over to the sink and washed my hands. Then I pulled off my apron and layered on all my outer wear.
I met Shikamaru up front and we nodded to each other. Then Shikamaru led the way. I was sad. There was no hand holding, no grabbing of my waist. Just walking in front of me with barely any acknowledgement. I had finally had enough. It had been three weeks! THREE entire weeks! I didn't even think guys could go abstinent for that long!
"Shikamaru!"
"Hn?" he said.
Only a one syllable response. That was it I was pissed and Shikamaru was going to get it. I grabbed the back of his vest spun him around and punched him as hard as I could.
"You bastard!"
"Whoa, Temari! What'd I do?"
I punched him again. It was making me feel better.
"What you do? It's more like what you haven't done you moron!"
I wound up to punch him again. Before I hit his face, he caught my hand. That was about as much physical contact we'd had in the last three weeks. He kept hold of my hand and led me over to a bench.
"What is your problem Temari?" he hissed.
"What's my problem? What the hell is yours?"
"What do you mean?"
"You haven't so much of have attempted to touch me for the past three weeks and you barely even speak to me unless you have to! What's my problem? What's yours?"
"Can't we talk about this later?" he asked impatiently.
"No! We can't!"
"Temari, we're going to be late."
"I don't give a damn. So tell me what's your deal?"
"Temari-"
"Shikamaru!"
I sat there waiting for his answer. He sighed and said,
"After the doctors appointment."
I gritted my teeth to keep from punching him. Then I said angrily,
"Is our relationship really not that important to you?"
"Temari ..." he said impatiently.
"You know what Shikamaru, fuck you," I said and then stood up and walked away.
I sped walked down the road. Shikamaru ran after to me and grabbed my arm.
"Temari, c'mon!" he said.
I broke my arm out of his grasp and turned away from him. I walked away and left him there. I didn't realize where I was going or that I was crying for a while.
But I ended up in front of a small apartment, crying and sobbing. I knocked on the door and hoped she was home. Thankfully she was.
"Kurenai," I said half-sobbing.
She quickly pulled me into a hug and then inside her apartment.
AN:/ Well I have never been pregnant before, so I am hoping this sounds remotely close to a ten week pregnant woman. xD
I know, I have been incredibly lazy when it comes to updating, but I had a mild case of writers block.
I started school again, that hasn't exactly helped with my time for writing, but whatever!
But Anyways for the time being,
Spaz Out!