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Shikamaru couldn't see five feet in front of his face.

"Troublesome," he murmured. A flash of light reflecting off something caught his eye. He turned to look and his breath caught in his chest.

"Why…" No it can't be.

Blood splashed on the ground.

"Help…" called the person whose blonde hair had caught his eye.

That sold it. He believed his eyes. The blonde sand kunoichi was on the ground in front of him. Dying.

"Temari," he whispered. He quickly moved to help her but he couldn't move.

"What?" He desperately tried to break the force holding him back.

"Shika…maru…" she gasped as she stretched her arm out trying to reach him.

Her voice was getting weaker.

"Temari!! Stay awake!"

"Sorry… Shika…" she whispered as her eyes glazed over and she fell flat.

"Temari! Temari!! Temari!!!" he bellowed straining desperately against the unseen force still holding him back. He heard a chuckle behind him.

"Who the hell are you and what the hell do you want?" he growled, eyes still fixed on Temari.

All that blood… too much blood… No.

He felt his body turn.

"I'm the one who killed her," the voice replied. Shikamaru scanned the area. He still couldn't see anyone.

"Who are you? I'll kill you!"

Once again his body moved of its own accord. He was walking away from Temari.

Think of something!! his brain screamed at him but the only thing that came to his mind was Temari.

Temari.

A tear trickled down his cheek.

"Why? Why did you kill her… whoever you are?!"

"You still haven't realized yet?"

Shikamaru saw a form start to take shape. He struggled against the force holding him back.

"Show yourself!" he commanded as he felt his body stop. "Who are you?"

The fog obscuring his vision vanished and he saw who had killed his Temari.

"I'm you Shikamaru. You killed her."

Shikamaru screamed.

Shikamaru sat up in bed gasping drenched in cold sweat. He groaned and let his head fall into his hands.

That's a week straight now.

For a week straight the same dream had plagued him. A week ago Tsunade had told him Temari was coming to Konoha for a while.

Ever since that day I dreamed of killing her.

"Dammit!"

Even his thoughts weren't coming out the way he wanted them to. He slid out of bed.

"It has to mean something… I can't be her guide this time."

He groaned. This meant: 1 he had to tell Tsunade 2 he had to find someone else to be Temari's guide 3 he had to make sure Temari didn't know why he wasn't being her guide this time.

"She won't understand if she knew the reason…" he muttered. He quickly thought through who could be her guide.

Hinata's on vacation with Naruto, Sakura's too busy working at the hospital, TenTen's probably too busy 'training' with Neji, I'd have to take Chouji out for dinner for him to do it and I DON'T have the money to do that, I'm pretty sure Temari doesn't even know Kiba or Lee that well… Damn that leaves Ino.

"Of all the troublesome women…"

Tsunade, Ino, Temari

"Shikamaru!! Come down and get breakfast!"

He cringed.

Oh yeah and Mom.

AN: Whoo!! Here it is. The first chapter. It is considerably shorter than the rest of my chapters this is like the intro background chapter that has to be written. I have so many ideas for this story. Angst-ridden so watch out. :P Enjoy!!