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Chapter one, The Beginning
0 reviewsHis regular life as a normal shinobi was over the moment he met her. The moment they had set eyes on one another. The moment she formed a liking to this lazyass ninja. (Shikamaru and Temari)
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Chapter one.
What have I done to deserve this? What In the world could I have possibly done wrong to deserve something like this!
Shikamaru sighed as he slowly strode home. His shoulder-length black hair was pulled neatly into a lose ponytail at the back of his head, like always. He took his normal route home, and when he got there, his mom lectured him, like always, about something or another. He didn't really pay any attention to her, which was normal. Though, he did remember something about a pig and a stuck up flower. It didn't take much to tell she was talking about his two wonderful team mates. (Note the sarcasm.) Sure, Choji was his best friend, and Ino wasn't that bad once you spend enough time with her and really get to know her. But apparently his mom didn't seem to agree with him.
Shikamaru mouth twitched when he remembered that entertaining night he had invited his friends over for dinner. Lets just say, it didn't go over well with his mother in the end. Well, and his father didn't really help out much either. The whole thing ended up with Ino and Choji leaving with rather empty stomachs and his father in an extremely crabby mood. That, and a lot of dishes to wash.
But back to his present situation. Sure, he was the one who knew her best, and he did deal with her in the past better then any one else, but that by far did not make it okay. She had to be the most troublesome person he had ever met.
The last time he was assigned to deal with her stay in Konoha, she had thought it would be funny if she ditched him. Later on that night he found her at some strange bar, drinking like a storm. Hell, he didn't even know how she had gotten the bartender to serve her, seeing as she was only... Wait... She was nineteen, wasn't she. Shikamaru scratched his head and stopped for a moment. He had forgotten she was two years older then himself, seeing as he had always been taller then her. Anyways, she was so drunk, he had to take her to his house and make her stay there for the night.
He cringed when he remembered his back-cramping night on the couch in the living room. She hadn't even apologized. She just started complaining about how the bed was to stiff and how the room smelt. Again, he sighed. Why me?
At least he had the three days it takes to get to Konoha until she arrived. This time he would make sure she had a place to stay. One that didn't stink, had a bed comfortable enough for her, and was not his house. Sure, his mom had liked her. Actually, a more accurate way to say it would be she loved her. The woman didn't even have a hangover from the night before, which surprised me the most. The two of them chatted the entire time and his mom even invited her to stay for the rest of the week she was in Konoha!
Fortunately for him, she had courteously (Can you imagine?) refused. Though he still had to escort her around the village. Why, he didn't know. Tsunade-sama should know by now that Temari knew her way around almost as much as any villager that lived here.
Shikamaru finely came up to his house and stepped up to his door. At least he still had three days...
The next day...
"Shikamaru! Someone is at the door!" He heard his mother call through the house. Shikamaru sat up from his place on his bed and yawned non courteously. "Shikamaru!"
"What?" He called, aggravated.
"Get the door!" Her voice was strong and irritated.
He pushed his blanket from his body and turned his feet to dangle off the bed. He already knew from experience that he wouldn't win the fight and get the sleep he wanted any more, but it was always entertaining to egg his mom on as much as he could.
"But mom-" He called back. He knew once he answered the door his mother would find him some other chore to do, so he might as well get pay back.
"But nothing! Now!" She was already near the edge, he just needed to push a little bit more...
"NOW!" It rang through his ears as if he were standing inside a bell that was three times his size as it rang over and over again.
Never mind, she lost it. He quickly stood up and grabbed his over shirt and vest to go on top of his fish-net shirt, throwing them on swiftly (which was an action that usually didn't go well with Shikamaru) and scattered down the hall to the front door.
Right before he got there, he checked his watch. It was only seven in the morning. He had told Ino and Choji to meet him here at ten! He sighed, there really wasn't anything he could do about it. Shikamaru placed his hand on the door handle and felt a small twitch in his head. Weird.
When he opened the door, he wished he hadn't. He felt a sudden urge to grip the handle and slam the door shut as hard as he could in the person's face.
But he didn't, and wished he had.
Temari smiled large at him, eyes shut. It was that kind of smile that said; I'm just here to annoy the heck out of you for the sheer joy of it.
Even though he should have expected something like this, he still gaped at her early arrival. "You-your not..." He started, trying-and failing-to speak intelligently.
She just kept on smiling. Man I hate that smile. "I was just so exited to get here, so I kinda left a bit early." As if that explanation would make him any less aggravated to see her. Her eyes opened. Amusement and-if he guessed it right-a bit of laughter was shining brightly in her eyes.
Shikamaru regained his composure and stood straight in the door way. "You were supposed to be here in two days. One at the least." His voice betrayed nothing. Something he had picked up after dealing with genins and academy students ever sense he became a chunin. "Why are you here?"
Temari's grin flipped and transformed into a pout. "I told you already. I was bored, so I came early." She blinked. "You don't really look that exited to see me."
Actually, she didn't tell him that. But even so, that didn't make it a good reason for her to unexpectedly show up at his frond door. "What do you want?"
She smiled again. Hell, why doesn't she stop! "I checked in at Hokage-sama's and she told me that you would have things set up and planed for my arrival."
He frowned. "Which was supposed to be in two days."
Apparently, she didn't care.
Later on that day...
"Temari, I really do have to go." He sighed when she frowned and shook his head from side to side. His hair, which had been left down because he hadn't had time to put it up, was dangling down at the sides of his face. "I told Choji and Ino to meet me at my house at ten, which is now."
Temari frowned, but he figured that she knew when enough was enough. She shrugged. "Fine by me. I'll go get some work done, then meet you back at your place later, okay?"
It seemed reasonable enough. So he nodded his head and turned to leave the way he had came.
"Wait."
Shikamaru turned back. Now what?
"Just make sure you have reservations at a nice inn for me. Thats all I ask." She grinned, turned, and left.
He couldn't help but smirk. He didn't really know why he smirked, all he knew was that it happened, and now people were staring at both he and the sand shinobi. He quickly washed away the smile and continued his way back to his house.
When he arrived, both Choji and Ino were waiting outside, patiently, awaiting his return. Once Ino caught sight of him, she grinned large and waved her had in greeting.
"So, why is it that you are always the one who Hokage-sama picks to escort the Sand around anyways?" Ino asked when the three had been seated comfortably in his front room. "I mean, Really! You could use a break every once in a while from those guys anyways. I should march straight up-"
He sighed, interrupting her. "It's okay, Ino. Not that big a deal." Tsunade would most likely blame him for her actions anyway. Might as well stop her before that happens. He didn't want the Hokage-sama yelling at him again for no good reason.
"We'd better head over to the training area soon, or Temari might get bored and end up cutting our practice short."
What have I done to deserve this? What In the world could I have possibly done wrong to deserve something like this!
Shikamaru sighed as he slowly strode home. His shoulder-length black hair was pulled neatly into a lose ponytail at the back of his head, like always. He took his normal route home, and when he got there, his mom lectured him, like always, about something or another. He didn't really pay any attention to her, which was normal. Though, he did remember something about a pig and a stuck up flower. It didn't take much to tell she was talking about his two wonderful team mates. (Note the sarcasm.) Sure, Choji was his best friend, and Ino wasn't that bad once you spend enough time with her and really get to know her. But apparently his mom didn't seem to agree with him.
Shikamaru mouth twitched when he remembered that entertaining night he had invited his friends over for dinner. Lets just say, it didn't go over well with his mother in the end. Well, and his father didn't really help out much either. The whole thing ended up with Ino and Choji leaving with rather empty stomachs and his father in an extremely crabby mood. That, and a lot of dishes to wash.
But back to his present situation. Sure, he was the one who knew her best, and he did deal with her in the past better then any one else, but that by far did not make it okay. She had to be the most troublesome person he had ever met.
The last time he was assigned to deal with her stay in Konoha, she had thought it would be funny if she ditched him. Later on that night he found her at some strange bar, drinking like a storm. Hell, he didn't even know how she had gotten the bartender to serve her, seeing as she was only... Wait... She was nineteen, wasn't she. Shikamaru scratched his head and stopped for a moment. He had forgotten she was two years older then himself, seeing as he had always been taller then her. Anyways, she was so drunk, he had to take her to his house and make her stay there for the night.
He cringed when he remembered his back-cramping night on the couch in the living room. She hadn't even apologized. She just started complaining about how the bed was to stiff and how the room smelt. Again, he sighed. Why me?
At least he had the three days it takes to get to Konoha until she arrived. This time he would make sure she had a place to stay. One that didn't stink, had a bed comfortable enough for her, and was not his house. Sure, his mom had liked her. Actually, a more accurate way to say it would be she loved her. The woman didn't even have a hangover from the night before, which surprised me the most. The two of them chatted the entire time and his mom even invited her to stay for the rest of the week she was in Konoha!
Fortunately for him, she had courteously (Can you imagine?) refused. Though he still had to escort her around the village. Why, he didn't know. Tsunade-sama should know by now that Temari knew her way around almost as much as any villager that lived here.
Shikamaru finely came up to his house and stepped up to his door. At least he still had three days...
The next day...
"Shikamaru! Someone is at the door!" He heard his mother call through the house. Shikamaru sat up from his place on his bed and yawned non courteously. "Shikamaru!"
"What?" He called, aggravated.
"Get the door!" Her voice was strong and irritated.
He pushed his blanket from his body and turned his feet to dangle off the bed. He already knew from experience that he wouldn't win the fight and get the sleep he wanted any more, but it was always entertaining to egg his mom on as much as he could.
"But mom-" He called back. He knew once he answered the door his mother would find him some other chore to do, so he might as well get pay back.
"But nothing! Now!" She was already near the edge, he just needed to push a little bit more...
"NOW!" It rang through his ears as if he were standing inside a bell that was three times his size as it rang over and over again.
Never mind, she lost it. He quickly stood up and grabbed his over shirt and vest to go on top of his fish-net shirt, throwing them on swiftly (which was an action that usually didn't go well with Shikamaru) and scattered down the hall to the front door.
Right before he got there, he checked his watch. It was only seven in the morning. He had told Ino and Choji to meet him here at ten! He sighed, there really wasn't anything he could do about it. Shikamaru placed his hand on the door handle and felt a small twitch in his head. Weird.
When he opened the door, he wished he hadn't. He felt a sudden urge to grip the handle and slam the door shut as hard as he could in the person's face.
But he didn't, and wished he had.
Temari smiled large at him, eyes shut. It was that kind of smile that said; I'm just here to annoy the heck out of you for the sheer joy of it.
Even though he should have expected something like this, he still gaped at her early arrival. "You-your not..." He started, trying-and failing-to speak intelligently.
She just kept on smiling. Man I hate that smile. "I was just so exited to get here, so I kinda left a bit early." As if that explanation would make him any less aggravated to see her. Her eyes opened. Amusement and-if he guessed it right-a bit of laughter was shining brightly in her eyes.
Shikamaru regained his composure and stood straight in the door way. "You were supposed to be here in two days. One at the least." His voice betrayed nothing. Something he had picked up after dealing with genins and academy students ever sense he became a chunin. "Why are you here?"
Temari's grin flipped and transformed into a pout. "I told you already. I was bored, so I came early." She blinked. "You don't really look that exited to see me."
Actually, she didn't tell him that. But even so, that didn't make it a good reason for her to unexpectedly show up at his frond door. "What do you want?"
She smiled again. Hell, why doesn't she stop! "I checked in at Hokage-sama's and she told me that you would have things set up and planed for my arrival."
He frowned. "Which was supposed to be in two days."
Apparently, she didn't care.
Later on that day...
"Temari, I really do have to go." He sighed when she frowned and shook his head from side to side. His hair, which had been left down because he hadn't had time to put it up, was dangling down at the sides of his face. "I told Choji and Ino to meet me at my house at ten, which is now."
Temari frowned, but he figured that she knew when enough was enough. She shrugged. "Fine by me. I'll go get some work done, then meet you back at your place later, okay?"
It seemed reasonable enough. So he nodded his head and turned to leave the way he had came.
"Wait."
Shikamaru turned back. Now what?
"Just make sure you have reservations at a nice inn for me. Thats all I ask." She grinned, turned, and left.
He couldn't help but smirk. He didn't really know why he smirked, all he knew was that it happened, and now people were staring at both he and the sand shinobi. He quickly washed away the smile and continued his way back to his house.
When he arrived, both Choji and Ino were waiting outside, patiently, awaiting his return. Once Ino caught sight of him, she grinned large and waved her had in greeting.
"So, why is it that you are always the one who Hokage-sama picks to escort the Sand around anyways?" Ino asked when the three had been seated comfortably in his front room. "I mean, Really! You could use a break every once in a while from those guys anyways. I should march straight up-"
He sighed, interrupting her. "It's okay, Ino. Not that big a deal." Tsunade would most likely blame him for her actions anyway. Might as well stop her before that happens. He didn't want the Hokage-sama yelling at him again for no good reason.
"We'd better head over to the training area soon, or Temari might get bored and end up cutting our practice short."
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