Josie's on a vacation far away
Come around and talk it over
So many things that I want to say
You know I like my girls a little bit older
The sun was starting to set as the crickets started to chirp. Shikamaru walked to his front door enjoying the cool breeze that the evening seemed to bring. It seemed the heat wave finally broke for good after the previous storms. Opening the door he could hear sounds from his kitchen pots & pans on the stove.
Walking in he couldn't help but notice the clutter and garbage that had been littering the floor in front entry way when he had left was now cleared. In fact his whole apartment had been cleaned making it look almost brand new and he could smell food wafting from the kitchen.
'What in the world woman?' he thought as he took off his shoes. "Temari?"
"In the kitchen." She called.
Following her voice he walked into the kitchen which of course was clean as well.
"Whats all this?" He asked looking at her as she stood by the stove stirring something in a pot. It never occurred to him that the woman he once called 'The cruelest kunoichi of her generation' could be so dare he say docile.
"Just some mackerel I found it in your freezer I hope you don't mind. Your kind of out of food." She said turning to look at him spoon in hand.
He didn't know what it was but something about her there in clothes a little too tight, making him dinner, and cleaning his house was probably one of the hottest things he'd ever seen. She was right he was sexist & this was doing it for him. This woman he sighed.
"No all of this." He said motioning around to give him an excuse to look at anything but her.
"Oh yeah that. I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done to help me. There is just not too much I could do while sitting here. I hope it's ok." She said looking at him to make sure some how she didn't cross any lines.
"No it's great. I just wasn't expecting it that's all." He said a smile then crossed her face causing him to smile right back.
"Good then sit food is done." She said grabbing the plates she had sitting by the sink.
"You can cook?" He asked she looked over at him to see if he was trying to offend her or not. When she saw he was serious she just nodded.
"I figured if anyone would assume I can cook it'd be your sexist ass." She said placing a plate of food in front of him. "Besides someone had to feed my brothers & Kankuro can't even boil water with the fire department being called. True story sadly."
He had to admit it looked good but then again bleach can look appealing in a cup but he was sure it didn't taste that way. Taking a moment he looked at the food then at Temari who was giving him a 'Do it already' look. Yeah last thing he needed was her mad at him so he took a quick bite. It was good. Not what he was used to but it was definitely good.
"It's good." He said she just smirked.
"Told you so" Temari said holding back the childish urge to stick out her tongue at him.
That was the last thing that was said before they ate in a very comfortable silence. He enjoyed the silence & that was the last bit of silence he'd have for a while.
After their dinner the two ninja sat at the kitchen table a shogi board in front of them as they both ate their ice cream for desserts. They had been playing for a while sharing stories of friends, family, past missions. She was just telling him a funny story about Kankuro & a scorpion causing him to laugh.
"You're serious right up the pants?" Shikamaru said with a laugh she nodded joining him laughing.
"Yeah he tore them right off in front of every. Right in the middle of a big dinner party too." She said. Suddenly her light hearted tone got quiet all humor gone. "It was actually the rehearsal dinner before the wedding."
Shikamaru suddenly didn't find this story funny anymore. Silence filled the room this one wasn't like the comfortable silence during dinner. No this one was awkward, filled with tension. He made his move quickly as he faked interest in his dessert. She sat looking down at the board he wasn't sure if she was lost her in thoughts or lost in the game but he didn't bother to ask.
"I didn't want to marry him you know." She quietly said as she grab a piece & mindlessly moved it between her fingers. She said it so quietly he wasn't even sure if he really heard it or if it was just in his head.
"Things are different from where I'm from. I'm daughter of the 4th Kazekage & sister of the 5th I've pretty much been told as long as I can remember that I was going to have to get married for politics over love. Help the village is what father said." She said still looking down. He glared at her.
"Damn it Temari. You could've told me! There were years worth of time you could've fucking said that. Why the hell did you have to wait till now?" he snapped. He hadn't meant to snap but it bothered him since the night he found out about her being engaged. She kept her eyes down guilty knowing he was right, she was wrong for keeping it from him.
"I know. I just-" She started but stopped trying to find the right words to explain it to him which was hard because she wasn't really sure why she didn't tell him herself. "I just….I thought that just maybe...I don't know." She said he looked over at her.
That was all she had to say? She broke his heart. He was miserable for months, hell years after her and that was the best she could fucking do? She didn't know. He stood up he didn't even want to look at her.
"That's it? That's all you can say about lying to me about him? I could've gone on living life found someone else! You made my life hell for years and now suddenly you're back here making it hell again by telling me this. And that's all you can say? You don't know." He sat up yelling now not even bothering to look at her. He knew it was totally out of character but he didn't care not with her, not anymore. There were very few things he felt passionate enough to get like this over & she was one of them.
"That's what I said didn't I?" She said standing up now looking over at him angrily. She was starting to get awfully sick of everyone yelling at her all the time. Right now she was about 2 seconds away from showing him how sick of it she really was as she clenched her fist.
"I know why you really did it Temari.' He said finally turning back to look at her. "You are selfish coward."
"Excuse me?" She snapped he just continued to look at her.
"You are selfish & a coward. You wanted to hide from your problems. Live in some make believe world bullshit just because you can't let go of whatever this thing with us is. Whatever stupid love affair there was or could've been. You just can't let it go! That's why you're here not because of some fluke chance. You could have gone anywhere in any of these villages hell anywhere in the whole fucking world but whether you meant to or not you came here to me. You can't let what we had go." He said looking down at her seriously "I know because you're just like me."
"What did you just say?" She said there was no way she heard him correctly. Did he just say he still had feelings for her?
He didn't bother to answer her question instead he pulled her close. He could feel her body tense as her hands rested on his chest out of instinct. It took her a moment to relax but she didn't fight him and he didn't pressure her. He put a finger under her chin gently pushing her to look at him.
"We can't give this up." he said gently leaning down to give her a kiss which she gladly accepted.
It was soft & tender something Temari wasn't accustomed to anymore not from her husband but she liked it. She gave him a soft kiss back. They sat each taking turns kissing the other as the kisses started to become longer & harder. Before either had really known what hit them their walls were down.
Their soft kisses becoming harder more passionate her hands rubbing his chest as his found their way around her back. Her tongue almost as if having a mind of it's own demanding entrance. It was easy to say that neither was used to this kind of kiss. It was full of passion but they both loved it.
He suddenly pulled back from her but before she could even ask what was the problem she felt his hands grab around her thighs pulling her up. Her arms instantly went around his neck as he lifted her onto the counter so they were equal height. Their mouths soon meeting again as her hands moved to his hair & his moved to hips.
They continued like this for some time they were so lost in their own world they couldn't hear the front door open. It wasn't till they heard someone yell…
I ain't got many friends left to talk to
No one's around when I'm in trouble
You know I'd do anything for you
Stay the night but keep it undercover
I just wanna use your love tonight, whoa