Epilogue

"First met?" Temari asked.

"Konoha arena where we first fought," Shikamaru replied.

"Wrong. Konoha hospital," Temari countered, tongue-in-cheek.

"Tch, don't ask me if you're just gonna conveniently supply the answers."

Temari ignored Shikamaru's protest. "Who won by the way?"

"Me."

Temari chuckled, openly disbelieving Shikamaru's answer. "You? Obviously you're kidding me."

Shikamaru pushed Temari off his chest and was about to stand up from the bed when Temari stopped him by the simple act of returning her head on her human pillow.

"I'm sure I won our first fight even if I can't remember it. I'm not that gullible, you ass," Temari gloated.

Shikamaru sighed loudly however the sheepish smile on his lips remained unseen by the woman whose head lay on top of his bare chest.

"First embrace?" Temari asked again.

"Outside the door to Tsunade's office."

"First kiss?"

"Outside the door of Tsunade's office."

Temari frowned. "We seemed to have done a lot outside Lady Tsunade's office."

"You thought I was at death's door so I tried to reassure you by hugging you." Shikamaru's smile could be heard in his voice. "Your eyes were as big as saucers when you saw me hobbling towards the office."

"My eyes are not bi—"

"While I was embracing you, I didn't expect you to kiss me."

"I would not do that. You're making it up!" Temari scowled, raising her head to meet Shikamaru's eyes.

Shikamaru nodded his head on top of his pillow. "You sure did."

"Hmp our first kiss is in this bed. Got it?!"

"You can't change the past just 'cause you can't remember."

"Ass, the past – it's like it did not happen if nobody remembers."

"I remember it," Shikamaru said, soberingly.

"Oh just shut up! We'll make new memories and new first time moments together!"

"Tch."

Temari moved and straddled Shikamaru. "Your memories of us before, I would treasure them too—if I have them, but I don't. I don't want to regret something just because—"

"Sshh." Shikamaru put his index finger on Temari's lips. "When I told you 'I love you'—that's the first time I ever said it to someone. I'm glad we both have that memory."

"Gah that declaration wasn't much, you know."

"Compared to someone I know, at least I said it."

"So I did something right in the past—where the hell are you going?" Temari growled the last as Shikamaru hoisted her off him before standing up and picking his shirt, followed by his pants then his vest from the floor.

Temari stood up too from the bed; wearing only her underwear, it did not detract from the look of resentment she directed at the other occupant of her room when she put her hands on her hips and demanded, "Ass, you can't threaten me that you would leave just 'cause I won't say it."

"Woman, I'm not gonna force you to say the words. I know already what you feel towards me," Shikamaru confidently announced as he hastily put on his pants. "Your brothers do too, you know. And if my calculation is correct, you have exactly ten seconds before they barge in here, to ask you—"

"Get out." Temari returned to the bed, not bothering to cloth herself but deeming to pull the bedclothes up to her chest while fluffing her pillow behind her head. "After you talk to them, come back here."

"Tch," Shikamaru softly grumbled his displeasure of facing her brothers alone before striding towards the door.

But before Shikamaru could open the door, Temari warned, "Don't take too long. I hate waiting."

End.

~11 5 12AF GC~

A/N: Here's to jayj millennial's 'more making up in the last chapter'…