It was a breezy and sunny day; the sky is filled with clouds running through the ocean blue sky. The soft rustle of the wind brushed against Nara Shikamaru's skin. Perfect, he thought as he leaned on the soft green grass on the training grounds with both arms resting behind his head.

The lazy Jonin closed his eyes. Thank God there's no ANBU practice today, he sighed. It has been nearly a year since his dad has persuaded him to join the ANBU squad and when he did and he showed the others on how good he is on doing dangerous missions, he was nominated as ANBU captain under the supervision of Hatake Kakashi.

He shook his head. Kakashi, he thought. That guy is trying to alter me into a pervert with that book of his. True, Kakashi had been 'sharing' his favorite book Icha Icha Paradise with Shikamaru in between breaks of their training. It has also been nearly a year full of nosebleeds in between their breaks but Shikamaru seems to tolerate it...But not for long.

He sighed again. Life's tough...I should grab a helmet. His life has been hard since the day he became a Chunin. Then it became harder when he became a Jonin. Then it became much harder when he became ANBU captain. "Troublesome." He muttered.

He remembered the days when he was still a Genin. Those days were nice; he had much time on cloud gazing than today. But he remembered the scariest times when he was still a Genin.

"SHIKAMARU! Mop the floor!"
"SHIKAMARU! Get me some water!"
"SHIKAMARU! Help your dad with the deer's!"

His mom, the scariest woman he could think of in the world. He shuddered at this sudden flashback. How did father fall in love with that woman? Pft. Women, how troublesome. They should be annihilated. He yawned and decided to take a short nap. He was about to go to sleep when he felt a shadow hover over him. How did he know? Well, duh. I'm a shadow controller. Right.

He opened his eyes and met with green colored…eyes. "AH!" He yelled and quickly backed away. Then he saw the most terrifying specie he could ever imagine.

A woman.

One of the scariest women he knew.

And her name just happens to be Temari.

"Hey, genius!" the wind wielder greeted with a grin on her face and a 'V' sign on her hand. She was leaning over Shikamaru wearing a black slightly loose sleeveless shirt and a black, matching skirt just above the knees. Fishnets were all over her long legs and the same thing with her hands. Her large fan was on her back.

Shikamaru looked...terrified as his gazed moved from her face to her chest. Because her shirt was slightly loose, the Jonin could see Temari's cleavage as he gulped a huge lump down his throat. He could feel his eyebrow twitch, as he could feel something wrong with his body. Curse Kakashi and that book of his. Damn hormones.

"Eh, you ok?" Shikamaru looked at Temari's worried face before furiously moving his head. "You seem kinda...pale."

"I-I'm ok, d-don't worry 'bout m-me. Ha ha ha" He laughed nervously before scratching the back of his head while giving a nervous smile. Temari gave him a 'whatever' look before moving to her normal standing pose. "Weird." She muttered.

"Eh he he. So, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Suna?" the shadow wielder asked the woman before him, trying to strike a conversation as he leaned back on the green grass.

Temari grinned. "Gaara has something to discuss with the Hokage and since he's Kazakage, it's his job to-" Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Shikamaru didn't pay attention to what Temari was saying. Instead, he worked on his favorite hobby: Cloud gazing. Clouds are just so good to look at. They seem so peaceful, nice and-

"So- HEY! Are you even listening!" she roared. Without hesitation, she grabbed her fan and slapped it on Shikamaru's head. "OW!" Shikamaru yelped in pain as he covered his head with both arms and sat up straight.

"HEY! Have you lost your freaking nuts! What did you do that for?"

There was another slap on his head. "You weren't listening, Dorkus!"

"It's not my fault if what you're saying is boring..."

Another slap. "What I'm saying is important, Dipshit!"

Shikamaru grunted in defeat. He crossed his arms and sat like an Indian with his brows twitching. By now he has exactly 3 mini-mountains on his black head. "Alright, tell me again."

Temari huffed and shoved her fan back on her back. She shoved a hand in her chest. Wh-what the hell is she doing? She took out a white scroll with a red ribbon tied around it and handed it over to Shikamaru. "Read it. It came from the Hokage and he told me to give it to you for your approval."

Shikamaru look at her. She was sitting beside him while facing the other side; he could only see the back of her blonde head with four pig tails while her hand stretched over to him with the scroll. He hesitated but reluctantly took the scroll. He began to unknot the ribbon and as soon as he finished, he opened the scroll. It read:

Dear Nara Shikamaru:

Yo, Shika-kun! Hehehe. Anyway, the Kazekage of Sunagakure, Gaara, along with his siblings, is currently here in Konohagakure. The Kage's of all 5 countries are currently here in Konoha for an urgent meeting..

Shikamaru stopped reading the letter and looked at the sky. What does this include me with? He sighed and looked at Temari who was blankly staring into space.

Then he continued reading the letter but skipped the long part. How troublesome...He continued but only read the last part.

DON'T SAY TROUBLESOME NOW, SHIKA-SHIKA-KUN! I KNOW YOU TOO WELL FOR YOUR OWN GOOD! Now, the meeting lasts in 3 months. Gaara wants his siblings to stay in Konoha until the meeting is finished. Because of reasons, we all think that it would be best if each of Gaara's siblings stay with someone. Now, I want you to agree that Temari may stay with you until the meeting is finished-

Kami-sama, kill me now. Number 1, Naruto knows I don't like women. They're like, the scariest creatures in the world that need to be annihilated. Number 2, I absolutely don't want to live with one who is so loud that she could make my ears bleed. He sighed and placed the scroll on the ground and lay back on the green grass. Temari looked at him, waiting for an answer from the lazy Jonin. "I don't want to approve it."

"But you need to!" Temari retorted while crossing her arms.

"No thanks. It's too troublesome keeping a woman inside my house." He yawned and was about to drift to sleep when Temari grabbed her fan and with out hesitation, slapped it on his head; sending him unconscious before he could even think of sleeping.

Temari bowed her head and placed her huge fan on top of her shoulder blades. "And he thinks I want to stay with him? The nerve!"

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"He doesn't approve of it, Naruto-sama." The blonde said to the other blonde in front of her while panting as she had been dragging the shadow master with her to the Hokage's office.

"Ah, I know this would happen. Bad, Shika-Shika-Kun! Bad!" the sixth Hokage grinned. "Don't worry. We don't need his approval anyways. You are going to stay with him starting this day until the meeting is finished. If he freaks out, make his livibg like hell."

Temari smirked. "Isn't that a bit brutal?"

Naruto frowned before giving the blonde with 4 pigtails in front of him a grin. "Nah. I'm sure you'll handle it." He said. "Oh. And your bags are already there. Make you sure you make Shika-Shika-Kun's life like hell, all right?" the blonde Hokage said playfully.

Temari bowed before leaving the Hokage's office while dragging Shikamaru's collar behind. As she reached the streets of Konoha, she stopped, took Shikamaru and tossed him over her shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Many people looked at her as if she got out of the mental institute and has gone mad around the village.

"Isn't that Nara Shikamaru? ANBU captain?"
"Yeah. And isn't that- what's her name again? Was that Temari?"
"Yeah. And I heard she's strong."
"OHMYGAWD, I just noticed the ANBU captain is HAWT!"
"Did he get beaten up by a sand-nin?"

Ha, Shikamaru? Hot? I don't even think he's exercising cause he's too lazy. Temari ignored the gossips that she heard from people and took a look at the directions to Shikamaru's house, which Naruto had given her. Minutes later, she arrived in front of a fairly large house that had a white terrace outside. She steps in the terrace, walked towards the door, held the doorknob and opened it. In an instant, her jaw dropped as she took a look at the surroundings.

The floor was shiny and everything looked clean and tidy. There was a large sofa with a table in front of it and a TV in front of the table. It was the living room. A few feet behind the sofa were stairs leading up stairs. The stairs were made of wood and so is the floor. On the left side, there were 2 doors and on the right side, there were also the same amount of doors.

With unmeasured speed, Temari dashed towards the sofa up ahead, shoved Shikamaru on it and ran towards random doors, eventually discovering what each door was and what was in it.

The first door on the left was the Kitchen then the next was the library. Both rooms were huge. On the first door on the right side was the wine room. The next door was...Why's this room empty? Oh well, who cares? Temari closed the door and ran towards the sofa, eventually landing on Shikamaru's back, which cracked a few bones. Temari grinned evilly.

"I could get used this and make his living like hell."