"Shikamaru, it kicked!" Temari called excitedly.
He walked into the room with a small sigh, but couldn't mask the huge grin on his face. Temari's hand was on her stomach, feeling carefully for another sign of life. Shikamaru bent down next to her and she guided his hand to the spot where she'd felt the kick.
"How troublesome," he murmured. "Still in the womb and already troubling us."
As if in response, he felt another kick.
"You're going to be just like your mother," Shikamaru declared.
He directed a smirk at his wife, but his eyes twinkled happily.