(naruto) goodbye; shikamaru/temari
goodbye
(naruto) 525 wds. pg; through manga c247 - shikamaru/temari
temari shook her head, "i want a rematch."
s. why was he the only one to see the sand genin off that day?
a/n. because shikamaru and temari made me want to contribute to the fandom over and over and over again.
d. © kishimoto masashi
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"Oi Lazy!"
Nara Shikamaru snapped his eyes shut, pretending to be asleep at the sound of the now familiar, demanding voice. He felt someone approach him, blocking the sunlight by standing right above him.
"Stop pretending you idiot. I know you're awake."
Nara Shikamaru sighed inwardly. She was invading his spot again. Why did she have to be so damn bothersome?
He opened his right eye.
"Oi," he grumbled.
Temari plopped down next to him.
"Do you seriously have nothing better to do other than stare at the clouds all day?"
"You know the answer to that. Hint: 2 letters, starts with N rhymes with 'oh'."
"Tsch. I still can't believe your stupid elders made you chuunin."
Brief silence.
"Especially since I defeated you in our match," she said, somewhat like an afterthought, but at the same time testing his reaction.
More silence. Shikamaru continued staring at the sky.
"Aren't you even going to set me straight?! Say that you just let me win?!" Temari exclaimed in frustration.
"No. Why bother? Arguing with you will just prove to be fruitless. It'll just be waste of time and energy."
Temari stared at him.
"Geez. You sound like an old man. And you're younger than me."
"Uh-huh."
Temari shook her head, "I want a rematch."
"So you've repeatedly said."
"Well?"
"Answer's still no. Look, I let you win during that match. But then you came, rescued me, proved you were a better ninja. Wouldn't that be quits already?" Shikamaru muttered.
"No."
"Yeah, well. Not my problem."
Silence again.
"Oiya, crybaby..."
"Feh~ I cried that one time. No need to push the issue all the time."
"Heh," Temari smirked.
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow.
"Anyway," Temari began, "we're leaving tomorrow."
"Yeah?"
Temari nodded.
"Good for you then," Shikamaru said, "and better for me."
"Hm?" it was Temari's turn to raise an eyebrow.
"No more you pestering me for a rematch every single day," Shikamaru sat up, "And I finally get to have this spot all to myself again."
"Pfffft~"
More silence and a soft breeze blew.
"Hey Shikamaru," Temari said softly.
"Hmm?" Shikamaru turned his head to her.
Long silence.
She had only meant to give him a light peck on the cheek, as a goodbye, but he'd turned his head, landing her mouth straight on his.
"Mmmmf~" Shikamaru's voice was muffled through the kiss.
She was about to pull away when she felt him deepen the kiss and slowly wrap his arms around her shoulders.
Yes, silence again, except for a few chirping birds and crickets here and there.
They pulled away. She leaned her forehead against his.
"I have to go. Still have to get ready for tomorrow," she whispered.
"Uh, yeah," Shikamaru muttered.
Temari stood up.
"Well, this is goodbye then," she said, with a somewhat sad look on her face.
Shikamaru, a bit taken back by her expression, just nodded. She was already walking away when he called out to her,
"Temari-san?!"
"Hn?" she stopped turning her head.
"See you tomorrow," he said, smiling, "I'll be seeing you off."
"Right," Temari smiled back. She turned back with a wave, "Tomorrow then."
/ fin.
# originally published: 2005.02.17