"You do realize that you need to apologize to Arisu right?" Karin asked as she laid on her bed next to Temari. Temari was curled up in fetal position with her back to Karin and she was facing the window with the curtains drawn. She refused to turn on the light, because there was something about the dark that calmed her, and Karin knew this about her, so she kept the light off.
"I'm not apologizing to that little man stealing slut," Temari mumbled. She knew that she was wrong, but she was just too angry and jealous to admit it.
Karin sighed and adjusted her position to a sitting position. She crossed her legs and stared at Temari, "You know that being jealous isn't the way to get a guy," she advised.
Temari shot up and twisted to face Karin, "You were making fun of her with me too so don't even try that with me missy!" she barked.
Karin smiled weakly and looked at her lap, "I never said that I was a good person you know, I just like making fun of people, I don't hate her like you do," Karin admitted. Temari made a face and rolled back over to fetal position.
Karin sighed once more and shook her head at Temari, "Just think about it okay?" she begged. Temari waved a hand but didn't answer.
The two sat in silence for what seemed like hours. Finally just as Karin was about to speak again, there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it," Karin mumbled. She uncrossed her legs and she got up off of her bed to see who was at the door.
Temari couldn't hear what the person at the door was saying, but she heard what Karin was saying.
"Yeah she's here, want to talk to her?" Karin asked. The person outside the door spoke a little more and then Karin replied again, "Okay, right now?" she asked.
The voice spoke some more and then Karin said okay. "Temari," she called. "There's someone here to see you. I'll go outside to hang out at the lodge with everyone else, I'll come back when you two are done," she told Temari. Temari mumbled in reply and she heard Karin say goodbye to the person and the door shut.
A figure moved throughout the dark room and it took a seat on the chair near the TV at the front of the room. The figure lifted a finger and then flicked on a light out of spite.
Temari shot up from the bed, "What the hell— " she began shouting, but then she stopped once she saw who the figure was.
Shikamaru and Temari met each other's gaze and then Temari glared, "What the hell do you want?" she hissed. She looked him up and down and glared at him.
"I want you to apologize to Arisu, you really hurt her feelings," Shikamaru demanded. Temari just glared at him some more.
"No," she simply stated. Then she fell back onto bed and faced the window once again, not wanting to give him her attention.
"Temari," Shikamaru tried again.
Temari shot up again and glared at him, "What?" she grumbled.
"Do it," Shikamaru ordered once more.
"Give me one good freaking reason to," Temari challenged.
Shikamaru sighed and thought about things for a minute, "I won't sleep with you anymore at parties," Shikamaru threatened.
Temari narrowed her gaze at him and at his petty threat. But, the more she thought about it, the bigger the threat seemed to be. She had a reputation for never being alone at parties, and for always hooking up with someone at parties. She'd already tore through all of the other guys, even Sasuke and Naruto, and they weren't going to hook up with her again. Shikamaru seemed like the only guy stupid enough to keep falling for the same trick over and over again.
"Fine," Temari seethed. She got up and ran a finger through her hair.
"Where's the girl?" she ominously whispered.
"She's probably in her room, it's room number 238," Shikamaru replied. Temari wasted no more breath on him, she walked towards the door, grabbed her room key on the table on the way out, and slammed the door behind her. She didn't know if leaving Shikamaru in her room was a good idea, but she didn't seem to care at this moment.
She trudged around the hallways of the hotel room looking for room 238. And after walking down an endless corridor of hallways, she finally found room 238 at the very end of a long hallway.
She took a deep breath and then knocked at the door. She took a step back and waited for Arisu to answer, she rocked back and forth on her heels while looking around and waiting.
Finally, Arisu answered the door, and when she saw Temari, her expression grew even more sorrowful. Her eyes looked bloodshot, like she had been crying for some time and her hair was all kinky and wet from tears.
"Hey, I think that you and I need to talk girly. Can I come in?" Temari asked. She was unsure of what she was doing, and she was sure that she'd kick herself in the morning for doing this, but it was about 9 o'clock at night and she was feeling bold.
Arisu just somberly nodded and moved to let Temari into her room. It seemed that it was only Arisu who inhabited this room, because one bed was unused and the other had a wrinkly comforter on it, probably from Arisu's crying fest that took place earlier.
Arisu motioned to a chair that sat in the corner and Temari nodded and sat down. Arisu took her seat at the end of a bed closest to Temari. Arisu looked at Temari expectantly and Temari decided that she should say something.
"Listen," she began. "I'm really sorry about what I said at dinner, I'm not usually like that. I guess that I get a little defensive of newcomers," she reasoned. Temari was lying through her teeth about everything, but as long as Arisu and Shikamaru believed that she was sincere, then she was good to go.
Arisu sadly looked up at Temari at she let out a small smile, "Apology accepted," she promulgated. Temari sighed in relief then she pressed her back to the cushion of the chair.
Arisu played with a string on the bed's comforter before smiling and looking up at Temari. "Is Shikamaru single do you think?" she wondered.
Temari felt anger seethe up inside her, but she bit her lip and gave a slight nod.
At this, Arisu's face lit up with joy.
"Do you think that he'll go for a girl like me?" she curiously asked.
Temari looked at her again and gave a slight nod and shrug once more. At this point, she figured that she was better off with gestures than words. If she opened her mouth, she might insult the flat chested girl once more.
"Great! By the end of the week, we'll be dating. I'm positive," Arisu presupposed. At this, Temari couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Well I'm sure he'll go for someone like you," she began. Arisu's face lit up at what she thought was a compliment from the beautiful blonde girl. "but then again, we did have sex two nights ago. So it was Sunday night I think, if I'm doing my math right," Arisu's face dropped and she gaped at Temari.
Temari waved her hand and laughed, "But I'm positive it meant nothing, so go ahead and try to take him," she provoked.
She got up quickly from her chair and looked at Arisu's gaping face and smiled a pleasant yet wicked smile, "Have a good night Arisu, see you tomorrow," she politely said.
Temari walked to the door and left herself out. Arisu followed her with her eyes and gaping face the whole time, this changed everything, and now the fight for Shikamaru was on.