A/N: I always make sure that I don't go over two weeks because I have stories I'm reading that haven't been updated in more than that. I literally post exactly two weeks from the last post date, but this is a slight "FILLER" chapter. It's short because it is being cut from the next REAL chapter. This is a memory that Kabocha is experiencing as she's bringing her scythe down. I'm posting this because I received a very concerning review, so I wanted to address it as soon as possible.

Thank you for the new favorite and/or follow: Kr1ssy, Arianna Le Fay, and RaccoonJess

Dani66: Always great to hear from you! Thank you so much for the feedback! Your predictions might be coming true. (; I can't wait to hear what you have to say to the next real chapter!

Sanura Bey: Thank you so much for the review! You're definitely not going to want to miss what happens next! Stay tuned! (:

Deviliciouskitty: Hey Kitty good to hear from you! You might be right about Maru...or maybe not.(; I'm also super happy you're enjoying Kabocha's fighting skills! I've been waiting to showcase them even more. Also, I had a good laugh about your phone! I need my phone to do that too! LOL

Pigs103: I am so, so sorry for all the confusion I've caused. Yes, Gorudo is Kabocha, Tsuyoi, and Shosha's father. Kabocha and Shosha are unaware of this, but Tsuyoi knows Jun is not their father. It wasn't a typo, it was an early easter egg for the readers. I did say Kireina (Kabocha's mom) is Jun's tamer, lover, and best friend. We all know that isn't true. Gorudo only said that to Kabocha to keep up appearances. Kiriena was forced to marry Jun, her true love is Gorudo, always has been and always will be. The only ones that are aware of Kabocha's true lineage are the Hokage, Lava village council, Shikaku, Jun, Tsuyoi, and Gorudo; in the eyes of all village laws Jun is her father. He is allowed to marry her off to whomever he sees fit since Kiriena is no longer alive. She gave the power of choosing her husband to Hikari, but no one knows this since Jun burned her will. Gorudo doesn't actually have a say in anything, he has to manipulate everything from the shadows with Hikari. After the fight with Pein there will be two chapters dedicated to Lava village history. I was tempted to post it now because your review concerned me so much, but it wouldn't fit here and I need it for later. If you have any more questions do not be afraid to ask. I'm sorry again for all the confusion.

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*Kabocha POV*

"Hey." A blurry voice whispered from somewhere in my room. I scrunched my nose up, and turned away from the glaring sun. "Hey, get up it's already three in the afternoon." I pulled the blanket over my head not caring what anyone had to say. Shikamaru had been avoiding me for the last three days, so I had been training from sun up to sun down. He had been avoiding me since Ino, Choji, and Asuma found us at the training grounds fooling around. I didn't see the point of getting up on my rest day.

"GET UP!" The roaring voice was definitely Shosha's developing, voice. The covers were violently ripped from my body. I curled into a ball to conserve some of my warmth. "Why don't you have pants on? Forget it, get up and get ready for the day. You've got somewhere to be at six." I groaned loudly sitting up and glaring at him. He was in plain sweatpants that tightened at the ankles and a long sleeve, deep v-neck. I was just in a large, plain t-shirt and underwear.

"I'm not going. I'm going to Ino's at five so I can eat like crap for once and wallow in misery." I flopped back down onto my back, throwing my arm over my eyes.

"First of all. You're on a diet, and you push it to the limit with all the barbeque you eat. Second, you have boys groveling at your feet and you're whining over a guy that doesn't want to see you. Stop it. If he wanted to see you, he would. I would know because I'm a guy and your brother. I barely want to see you-" I threw my pillow as hard as I could at him, knocking him off the foot of my bed.

"Hey! I'm trying to help you! Anyway, back to what I was trying to say. Get dressed up really nice and be ready by six. You don't have a choice, Kina is coming over later and we don't plan on being quiet-" I picked up the ninja pouch next to my head and threw it at him just as he closed the door.

"You're disgusting!" I cried out, overly emotional about Shikamaru not wanting to see me. "Maybe I have been too pushy about our intimacy." I laid back down for another hour...without my blanket…

"Screw this." I sat up and decided against going to Ino's to sulk. I was supposed to be a general, not a sulking like the teenager...I was. I couldn't even go back home in the lava village because of what father would do to me if he found how I was acting. I raided my closet looking for anything that wasn't fighting or training attire. I brushed past a floor length dress and stopped. It was the only civilian attire I owned.

I decided on the only option I had. I brushed my teeth and showered, drying my hair and braiding it up into an intricate bun leaving a few curls down. I outlined my eyes with charcoal and glossed my lips, but didn't include any other makeup. I pulled on the floor length, royal purple dress; a slit on each side going all the way up to mid-thigh. It also left my shoulders exposed, hugging my figure comfortably. I slid my feet into heeled sandals, looking at the time it was ten minutes until six. I walked out of my room feeling a little better since I was all dressed up.

I made my to the front door, passing Shosha on my way out. "Hey, hey, hey! Where are you going!?" He sprang to his feet and blocked the front door. I glared at him, "I'm going to Ino's and then Hinata's so we can have a girl's night out."

"No! I mean no." He laughed nervously making me squint my eyes at his shady behavior. "I am not in a good mood. Get out of my way, or I will move you myself."

"You're lucky your dressed up, otherwise-" The doorbell rang startling both of us. "Must be Kina." I said motioning for him to get the door. He grinned at me, turning and opening the door. My eyes widened at a dressed up Shikamaru. He wore a deep green, long sleeve button up over a plain white t-shirt. He wore black slacks and black dress shoes. He looked...delicious.

"You look beautiful." Shikamaru told me with a smirk at my shocked expression. "T-thank y-you. You l-look handsome." I cleared my throat as he chuckled reaching his hand out for me.

"Let's go." I put my hand in his with a blush and smile. "You two crazy kids have a good time, not too good of a time though. I know where you live, Nara! Have fun!" Shosha shouted after us before slamming the door shut. I rolled my eyes at him not wanting to give into his antics.

"So...how have you been?" Shikamaru asked not letting go of my hand. He intertwined his fingers with my own. My blush never leaving my face. I was still trying to get over how good he looked in civilian clothes.

"I've been...good." I shrugged thinking about all the sulking I had been doing for the last three days. He chuckled making me turn to look at him as he held the door open to the restaurant for me. "You don't have to lie to me, Kabocha." He put his hand on my lower back to usher me into the fancy restaurant. My blush worsened at being caught in a lie.

"I already knew you've been sad...Shosha came to find me." My blush disappeared as he pulled my chair out for me, I sat down without a second thought. "So...you're only taking me out because Shosha what...threatened you." Shikamaru rolled his eyes at my annoyance handing me a menu. I raised an eyebrow at him, taking the menu and going over the different selections of seafood.

"No...well he did threaten me which was a drag, but I haven't been avoiding you since the whole training ground incident. I've been busy with training like you have. The chunin exams are in four days." He said nonchalantly and told the waiter our orders. I hummed resting my chin on top of my overlapping hands.

"It's nice to know you haven't been avoiding me." I told him with a gentle smile. He rolled his eyes again and took my hand. "I'll never avoid you for anything. We'll simply just talk about whatever the problem is. Deal." I looked at his hand holding my own with a blush and grin.

"Deal."

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"How long are we going to play this? I'm tired of being beat." I groaned from my position sitting on the pillow. He outright laughed making me stare at how handsome he was. He moved the shogi bored out of the way and motioned towards me with his index finger. I crawled over to him, careful of the dress I was wearing. We had returned to his quiet home after a delicious seafood dinner, his parents were asleep so we decided to just hang out before he walked me home.

He cupped my face, his brown eyes locking with my own. I could feel and hear my heart beating louder as his smile left and his gaze became predatory. "I think I've told you a million times tonight, but you look amazing." His voice had even dropped, a shiver ran through my body that I was sure he could feel.

He tilted his head and captured my lips with his own. My tongue darted out coaxing his tongue to come out and play. He smirked and left his mouth closed, I frowned and shoved him to the floor causing him to gasp. I darted my tongue into his mouth, moaning in triumph as his tongue fought my own. His dangerous hands cupping my ribcage and then making their way down to my ass, something that he was extremely fond of. His hands slipped under my dress easily because of the slits, palming the naked skin of my ass since I wasn't wearing underwear.

I detached from his mouth to let loose another moan as he pushed down making my pelvis grind against his own. "Shh!" He stressed bringing one of his hands up to cover my mouth. He stopped all movement, bringing both of his hands to cup my face once more.

"Kabocha…" He whispered in the slowly dimming room. "Yes." I whispered in return leaning down slightly so our lips were still touching.

"I will never force you into something you're not ready for. We're not going to have sex tonight but when we do...I'm going to make sure it's the most beautiful thing. Okay?" He wanted to hear me confirm. My eyes began to water at his sweet declaration. I blinked to clear the tears, but they fell down onto his face. He smiled gently up at me, wiping the tears away from my face that didn't fall onto his own.

The last candle beside us burned out as the word fell from my lips caressing his own. "Okay."

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This was only a filler chapter ladies and gentlemen! It was cut from the real chapter, but I will see you all in two weeks again!