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[ardent_devotee]

What: A little talk
Who: Momo and Temari
When: Monday afternoon, April 20th
Where: Coffee shop
Rating: PG
Open/Closed To: Temari

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[urbanitee]

The volume and the lack of eye contact told Temari to make this as painless and quick as possible. There was still a lot she didn't know about this girl, but it wasn't something that Temari sought to remedy as much as her brothers were as inquisitive about the boys she dated.

"I wanted to talk about Shikamaru." Temari appreciated Momo getting to the point. "Kankuro's mentioned him meeting with you many times, sometimes he gets jealous." Whether or not Temari was jealous as well was something that still had to be answered. However, her point of view on something like this would deviate more to the fact that Momo was very like Shikamaru in terms of qualities and background.

"I just want to thank you, I guess, as weird as it might sound." It was Temari's turn to look away, her eyes following the barista's movement at the counter. "I don't really follow Shikamaru's social life, but he's not the type to talk to people 24/7. And it's hard for him to talk to someone like me on a normal basis. We're working on it."

"However, with Kankuro on one end and Shikamaru on the other, I'm sure you can tell the difference with the two. They don't like each other very much." Her eyes fell back onto Momo's again. "So, I'd appreciate that whatever my brother tells you about me, that you'd keep it to yourself. I understand Shikamaru might be a friend to you, but if it's something important, eventually I'd tell it to him myself."

[ardent_devotee]

Just as she had expected, Temari wanted to talk about Shikamaru. It wasn't that she felt guilty about spending time with him, she just wasn't very good at handling situations like this-- situations when she wasn't quite sure how they were going to turn out.

Giving a little nod, she sighed and the tiniest of smiles graced her lips showing her amusement. "I figured he would say something about it. He was complaining about him being in my recent calls list a lot." She waved her hand, brushing away Kankuro's concerns. "He was exaggerating, of course."

She cocked her head to the side, confused at Temari thanking her. She remained quiet, letting the blonde continue speaking. She nodded in agreement at her comment about the differences between Kankuro and Shikamaru. With a little laugh, she said, "However... even though they're quite different, they both seem to have a bit of an aversion to doing much talking." She looked at Temari sharply at her request. "I- I know. It's nothing of mine to tell. I understand why Kankuro felt the need to tell me, but... I suppose I would have preferred if he hadn't."

[urbanitee]

"When it comes things that really matter, Kankuro seems to be mute." This was something Temari agreed with Momo, although she suspected that Shikamaru was quiet no matter the occasion. Her brother, not so much. "But sometimes, I really wonder if it's too much to ask him to use his head." She shook her head, not really frustrated but just disagreeing with that illogical and wild nature her brother had. She probably had thought of it a hundred times before, but exactly how he was with Momo and how they seemed to be together was probably a miracle.

"I don't mind him telling you. As far as I know you're the only hope that he'll learn some logic yet."

It was basically all Temari had to say, even though she had that nagging voice in the back of her head that wanted to ask about Shikamaru. There was a big difference between herself and her co-worker, both being women from different sides of the personality spectrum. It was entirely possible for him to tell her things that Temari would never know about. But then again, this was Momo and not her brother. Temari trusted her. She trusted Shikamaru.

"That's all I wanted to say."

[ardent_devotee]

Momo ran her fingers through her hair nervously and smiled. "Yeah... It's hard to get Kankuro to think before he says or does things." It was something she had learned to deal with, but that didn't mean it didn't bother him. He often frustrated her more than she ever thought anything or anyone could just because he didn't think. That was likely the basis of any fights they had, or at least her side of the argument-- Kankuro just didn't see it.

Looking across the table at the older girl, she had a feeling that there was more she wanted to say and Momo's mind could certainly come up with several things for the blonde to say to her. She doubted it would come to anything mean, Temari didn't seem to be nearly as jealous as she had clearly shown she was.

"All right," she said, giving a slight nod and bringing her cup of tea up to her mouth to take a sip.