BTW: IAnyway It's taking longer than I thought but I haaaatttteee it when I got to re read a chapter and its like a million years long and I never find the part I want to read so the chapters aren't that long which is why I've got so many chapters. To my reader way to keep readin up to here! You go Glen Coco (that's from mean girls it as on ABC a few nights ago...it's really funny) BTW AGAIN: I have always been reaaaallllllylyyy bad about run ons I'm trying to stop it though tell me if it works. and omg for some reason when I upoload another chapter it turns into a block so i have to upload em then hand fix em sorry :(((

RECAP: Naruto's going out to lunch with Matsuri and Gaara and Shikamaru and Temari are going out to dinner later. I'll get back to Sasuke and Sakura in time.

Naruto had made it to the restaurant without making a bad impression on Matsuri, something he feared was a very real danger. Naruto found them a booth, Naruto sat down and Masturi sat across from him. Gaara didn't want to pick sides so he sat at the end. Luckily it was a smallish table so he wasn't an awkward distance from the others.

MEANWHILE

Temari came in to the apartment. She started smiling, very big. She didn't notice Kankuro staring at her from the couch he was laying on.

"Whatchoo smilin' about?"

"None of your business!"

"It's that Shikamaru guy isn't it?"

"I said butt out!"

"I'm right."

"Who cares."

"I think you do. So did you guys go out for lunch or what?"

"We went to Ichiraku's."

"When are you seeing him again?"

"Have you even moved today?"

"Yea. I had to get the ramen off the counter. Now quit dodging the question."

"I don't have to tell you. I'm gonna take a shower. When they get home make sure you tell them if I'm not out by then OK?"

"Yea. OK."

Kankuro turned his focus back to the TV. Temari went to get towels for her shower.

MEANWHILE

The conversation between the three of them died down a little when the food came. Naruto had barely said a word the whole time. Matsuri didn't noticed but Gaara did. Matsuri got up to use the restroom.

"Naruto. What's the matter?"

"What are you talking about?"

"You've barely said a word the whole time."

"I just don't wanna say something stupid. Plus I don't think we have much in common."

"You won't know unless you actually talk to her. Your never shy around anyone, why's she different."

"She's your student. I think it'd be like if Iruka dated someone I hated. They'd be taking up my time with him, which in turn would make me hate them more."

"She's not like that. She likes pretty much anyone."

"But..."

Matsuri came back to the table and the conversation continued. Naruto spoke up more but not much more. Gaara didn't seemed too focused on Naruto speaking up. He seemed to really like catching up with Matsuri, he'd missed her. They left the restaurant about 20 minutes later. As they were walking back to the apartment they ran into Shikamaru. Naruto said hi but didn't linger. They made it back to the apartment. Naruto woke Kankuro up who was sleeping on the couch.

"Come on Kankuro it's 4!"

"Hey! Since we're family now you have to deal with my laziness."

"How can you be so lazy?"

"It is a lifestyle choice. Accept it. Love it."

"Just don't leave a Kankuro shaped indent in my couch OK?"

"You should be so lucky."

Naruto laughed and walked into his bedroom. He started to open the bathroom door. Kankuro heard and remembered what Temari had said. Naruto was already in before he realized the shower was going. Temari heard him open the door and stuck her head out of the curtain.

"ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME!"

"DAMN IT NOT AGAIN! I'M SORRY!"

"GET OUT!"

Naruto ran out blushing. He walked out of his bedroom into the hall. Matsuri, Gaara and Kankuro were all staring at him. Making him blush even more. Kankuro laughed a little and started saying something to Naruto.

"Oh yeah. Naruto, Temari's showering, don't go in there."

"...Thanks Kankuro..."

"Anytime, anytime."

Naruto was still bright red. He went into the kitchen for some water, Gaara followed.

"Again?"

"I don't try and be this creepy it just keeps happening to me."

"At least you didn't pull back the curtain butt naked this time...right?"

"Of course not...Oh. My. God."

"What? What?"

"What is Matsuri gonna think of me now?"

"I don't think she thinks anything of it."

"Crap. She hates me. She probably thinks I'm a pedophile or something."

"Temari's older than you. Even if you did mean to walk in on her, you'd still just be a regular rapist. Well technically at her age she'd be the legal rapist even though in this situation you would be doing the raping. Making me even more uncomfortable with her and Shika."

"It's not funny."

"It's a little funny."

Naruto started glaring at him and Gaara was laughing. Naruto was still blushing. No one had noticed but Matsuri was too. Naruto heard the shower cut off and the curtain pull back. He then heard Temari open the door to Naruto's room and walked from there to her room in her towel. Naruto thought he'd dodged a bullet. If Temari was mad she would've stood there and yelled in her towel. Gaara turned to Naruto.

"She's not yelling in her towel because of Matsuri. She doesn't want to look like a crazy person, something everyone else here already knows, ha."

Naruto smiled thinking about how he and Gaara were thinking the exact same thing then he remembered he was about to get mauled by a Temari bear. He hid behind Gaara. Temari calmly walked past Kankuro and Matsuri who had Kankuro's feet in her lap so she could sit on the couch. She went into the kitchen with Gaara and Naruto. Temari looked at Gaara who immediately left. Naruto was frozen with fear.

"I'm not going to yell. I don't want Matsuri to think I'm insane."

"I didn't mean to. I didn't see anything this time."

"How the hell can you not hear the shower going. It's so loud!"

She was kind of whisper yelling now so the people on the couch wouldn't start feeling the awkward too.

"I just wasn't thinking."

"This is the last time right? From now on when you have people over you knock OK?"

"OK. But it's not my fault. Kankuro said you told him to tell me and he didn't not until I was in too deep."

"Kankuro's too lazy to relay information effectively. Don't. Do. It. Again."

"OK."

Naruto was terrified of the look in Temari's eye as she walked away.

"Hey wait."

"What?"

"Why are you showering now?"

"...No reason..."

"But you showered last night."

"I spilled my lunch on myself..."

"You went to lunch with Shikamaru right?"

"I don't see how that's any of your business."

"And now your getting all defensive. You like him don't you?"

Naruto was kind of teasing her now.

"Again, not your business Naruto."

"Come on. Tell me."

"There's nothing to tell."

"I won't tell Gaara. I promise."

"You can't keep secrets from Gaara!"

"OK. I promise I won't tell Gaara in front of you."

"Deal."

"Alright then, tell me what happened."

"Nothing happened...he took me to lunch then brought me home."

"That's it?"

"Well...we're going to dinner tonight..."

"A DATE!"

"Not so loud!"

"Sorry."

"It's not been officially called a date yet."

"But do you want it to be?"

"I don't know...maybe..."

"Yes or no, Temari."

"Maybe. Now if you'll excuse me I have a date."

"I thought it wasn't a date."

"OK fine if you'll excuse me I have a previously arranged rendezvous with Shikamaru that is not necessarily considered courtship but has the ability to be considered as such."

"Was that so hard?"

Temari laughed and walked off to get ready for her date. Naruto walked into the living room. Matsuri was sitting on the couch with Kankuro's feet on her, Gaara was sitting on the floor leaning against the couch and Kankuro was still lying down and they were all looking at him. He awkwardly sat down next to Gaara and put his arm around him. No one said anything for a while. Until Kankuro decided to fill the dead air.

"So do you enjoy showering with my siblings?"

Naruto slowly moved his arm off of Gaara and both of them were blushing. Gaara turned back and glared at Kankuro who just laughed. Matsuri was blushing too. Gaara was pretty embarrassed as was Naruto. Naruto turned to look at Kankuro.

"Shut up. It was an accident!"

"Twice?"

"...Shut up..."

Matsuri was just keeping her head down. Kankuro was enjoying it, Naruto must suffer for waking him up. With that he got up and went to take a nap in his room. Leaving the three of them. Naruto turned to look at Matsuri.

"I'm not creepy, I swear. It was an accident!"

"OK."

Gaara got off the floor and sat next to Matsuri and Naruto sat next to Gaara. The three of them awkwardly watched a game show together.