Shikamaru's relationship with Temari crossed beyond the boundries between ninja years ago; such a bond is a major liability, and must be handled appropriately. Ironically, it's Temari who makes the logical choice. Rated M for citrus.

"Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep." The moments in Shikamaru's life when he is not asleep. Drabbles

Suna has lost the war. Badly. Temari is captured and taken to Konoha as a slave. There she ends up working for a rich family, the Nara's. Shikatema AU

ItaSaku Non-Massacre AU. Their story began long before anyone could realize it. The story of a little pink-haired girl child, and a stoic young boy.

[AU] 13 years after Yuna falls in the Final Summoning, a Cult of Sin has arisen, Isaaru must resume his pilgrimage, and Auron must try once again to kill a friend before his time runs out. They'll need all the help they can get from the Crusaders, the Al Bhed, Yuna's surviving guardians and the Crimson Squad to combat a Sin like none before.

Forced to flee their village and the new regime, the loyal shinobi of Konoha must find a way to preserve their way of life and take back their home. As they fight for their future, Team Seven struggles to overcome the past. KakaSaku

Danzou's regime has become powerful and immutable. To restore Konoha to its former glory, he demands many sacrifices from its citizens, and in his ambition to steal the bloodlines of other villages, Sakura has become one such sacrifice. KakaSaku. AUish.

With titles like this, who needs summaries?

A story about the most under appreciated ninja in the manga – Baki. After all, he himself seems to have held Sand together more than once, was the only jounin capable of being sensei to Gaara and even negotiated peace after the failed invasion.

Entry for the LJ Kakasaku AU contest. Sakura gets stuck following her teacher after a bet with her friends. But his mysterious life is nothing she ever expected.

When Sakura wanted a change of pace, she hadn't expected THIS! Now she's on a mission with Kakashi, masquerading as a dancer at a club far away from home and she finds herself forced to explore her own powers of sexuality and seduction. KakaSaku LEMON

An explanation for the reason behind T's happiness about striking pay dirt.

AU. She was told that she had been only four years old when a tall, silver-haired young stranger had been found bleeding and unconscious in the rice field of a Haruno serf.

When Naruto's father met his mother, his only impression was that a village out there must have been missing its idiot. Minato/Kushina.

The first piece of advice that Nara Shikamaru's father gave him when he was preparing to leave home was 'don't work too hard, remember where you come from and never, ever fall in love with a Geisha.' Shika/Tema long historical oneshot. R?R

"Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife." Being tricked is also an occupational hazard of being a husband, as Shikamaru finds out. R&R?

ItaSaku drabble collection, short little oneshots between Itachi and Sakura; the great and powerful Uchiha Itachi is suffering from a bruise? There can only be one reason behind this...

Shikamaru has a mission to Suna, which must be completed before Tsunade's death. But there's more in store for him than a six-day round-trip and a paycheck. Shika/Tema Now revised, and with a brand new chapter!

Kakashi's past comes back to haunt him when he finds himself facing the prospect of sponsoring Sakura for ANBU where seduction missions are not optional, but required. Now... Complete summary inside.

Seduction is like a double edged sword. You never know when you'll go from being the seducer to being the seduced. KakaSaku

Sometimes, peacetime is as harrowing as war when old enemies and not so old friends convene at this year’s Chuunin exams. AU futurefic starring the Sand Sibs, various Otonin and the Konoha ensemble. All at once. ShikaTem KibaTayu NejiTenKank

Shikamaru and Temari haven't seen each other for years. When their countries alliances are at stake they get put on a mission...a mission to get married.

Shikamaru and Temari are trapped in a hopeless scenario. It doesn't matter how smart Shikamaru is, or how strong Temari is, there's one man that has all the power. And, this time, it may very well be game over.

Request fic for child of a fallen angel, on a heat-soaked summer day, all it takes is a chilled watermelon from Itachi's mother to get feelings out in the open...

Itachi has been waiting since his twelfth birthday for a specific gift from a specific person...but if the memories of that time are buried, will he be able to get what he wants in the end?

[KakaSaku] Various short oneshots of varying length, theme, and rating. Enjoy!

He an esteemed man of faith, one of the keepers of Shin'i. But his heart belonged to an infidel. Their love never stood a chance. A two-shot ShikaTema. Very much AU.

A collection of ShikaTema drabbles- some longish, some very short. They will have a variety of topics. Please read and review! Will be updated intermittently.

[Oneshot, RokuSozin] Love is hard, when you're young.

Shikaku thinks he should spend some father-son time with 6 year old Shikamaru. It is not a mistake he ever makes again.

Sakura comes home to find the sprinklers have malfunctioned in her apartment building, but luckily her place was unaffected. Unfortunately for a certain silver haired captain, he was not so lucky. A KakashiXSakura Story

Itachi never really cared for his birthday...but after over a decade of no presents, he was pretty sure he was due. A silly little twist to a cliche plotline of medic-abduction. ItaSaku, rated for blood and now Deidara's mouth. Updated!

She was Saturday night, and he was Sunday morning. ShikaTema, AU. Oneshot.

Hinata Is a poor maid, with nothing left except dreams. Kiba is a rich prince that cant shake the feeling theres something missing in his life. What could happen when these two meet? Pairings KibaxHinata NarutoxSakura NejixTenten maybe more

If you are his first love, you must teach him how to be a proper boyfriend,how to love you,how to care for you, for the sake of the sisterhood." Unfortunately for Temari, as far as Shikamaru went, Ino had done none of those things. Oneshot. Shika/tema.

A challenge, a deadline and a mission. Fire and Wind are intertwined, the fate of their people will be decided in 39 Days. ShikaTema, NaruSaku. Rating may change.

[Oneshot, JetSmellerLong] Thunder follows lighting. Or, how Jet and Longshot take care of Smellerbee.

Song Fic to The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. Takes place sometime following the events of Chapter 451 in the manga. Shikamaru is faced with the daunting task of breaking the chain and lying to Temari. Multiple Chapters. Great song, go listen to it.

He eyed her heaving chest, dripping lashes, and pink cheeks, feeling relatively surprised that the girl looked so much better when she was all wet. SasuHina.

And if Nature has withheld from you the sensation of pleasure, then teach your lips to lie and say you feel it all." Shikatema fluff.

Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control. 23 year-old Temari writes about a life-changing month with her close companion, Shikamaru. He's a man with great qualities, but human, nonetheless. "I'd die for it..."

The word means different things to different people. A series of one-shots and drabbles featuring characters from Naruto. Inspired by the Artwork of RamaChan

Set during WW1,British solider Shikamaru Nara despises the certain fate of his half lived, short life, until a charming American female pilot comes in and sweeps him off of his feet. Shikatema AU. Long oneshot! History combined with a little fluff.

Shikamaru and Temari are trapped in every sense of the word, and neither will go down without a fight. Rated for language and major naughtiness.

The story of his life. Taken from the begining until the end. Why? because I was bored. Enjoy! Rated M because Even I don't know what I'll write. don't own naruto

Every guy in Konoha is in love, and all Shikamaru needs is someone to help him clean out his shed! Is that too much to ask? Why do guys always drop their friends for girls? A fluffy, gooey, first-kiss one-shot. Shika/Tema, with Kiba/Ino & Naru/Saku.

Darcy and Elizabeth's wedding night, and their conversation in the morning. I have in mind Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy. Thanks so much for your kind reviews - Often I can't get the links to work to reply directly, but I love to read your comments!

“No, that’s not it. If one piece doesn’t fit in a puzzle, you don’t trash the entire puzzle, you trash the piece. After all, it’s not the puzzle that’s incorrect...” LxMisa.

They never discuss it, never talk about why or when or how long it will continue. In a way, it's better like this. The not knowing. These secret moments in the dark. DeiSaku.

I've started writing drabbles for a weekly contest, although I doubt I will participate every week. The entries I write will end up here along with any other spare plot bunnies.

As a Medic, Sakura always knew it was a possible scenario...KibaSaku Belated Happy Birthday to Kiba

Shikamaru finds out that Temari isn't always wrong. ShikaTema

Interlude 1: How much experience do you have?"...Tenten thought she knew all there was that needed knowing when it came to being a reliable kunoichi...but when she is handed a mission she never thought she'd get, she finds out that she was so wrong.

Shikamaru did a double-take. That couldn’t be right. Temari was wearing…a DRESS? .:ShikaTem:.

Temari has kicked Shikamaru out of their bedroom for almost a month now. After sleeping on the couch for so long Shikamaru attempts to figure out what the hell he has done wrong to annoy his lovely wife with the help of his brothers-in-law. ShikaTema

Shikamaru fulfilling his promise to Kurenai

[Oneshot, SaiKarin] "What do you see in him?"

--AU---Fires are interesting sorts. They burn, they flicker, and they provide warmth. Sure, they can be destructive, but they can create too. So let the flames swallow what they may, and let's see what the result shall be. ShikaTema -- M for swear words

Temari doesn't believe in tact. Luckily for her, neither does Shikamaru. ShikaTem, one-shot.

[ONESHOT.] It's laundry night for Ino, and she gets a sudden surprise in the form of sweat-slicked, half-naked Kiba. Yum. Ino/Kiba, Ino-centric. LEMON.

One hundred themes, one hundred one-shots revolving around Ino. Expect passion, drama and the odd, obscure reference to the hidden meanings of flowers. Chapter Six: Once upon a time, Ino discovered something much more precious than a future husband.

Shikamaru tries to enlist help for his latest plan to get Temari away from her overprotective brother.

Shikamaru, Temari, and reckless, impulsive instincts. Just how their relationship should be. Oneshoot .

She had to remind herself to breathe. Otherwise, she wouldn't. ShikaTema

What starts out as a normal, administrative operation turns into a rather stimulating game. But who will the real winner be? Shika/Tema one-shot.

He vowed to protect his sensei’s unborn child. He promised he would no longer brush off his responsibilities. He said he couldn’t be a kid anymore. Now to prove this…

A Shika Tema fanfic inspired by the song "Queen of my Heart" sung by Westlife. A bittersweet reunion, a past shroud in pain, a future begining in tears. It's mostly Shika Tema fluff...

When Zuko’s burned, branded, scarred, Azula smiles because it’s the expression most familiar to her, and she doesn’t want to think about what she should be doing instead. — Azula, Zuko

-“We like Neji. We like that you like Neji. We like that you both like comparing the size of the sticks you have jammed up your--.” “Thank you, Naruto,” Sakura broke in, cutting him off before Sasuke was forced to stab him in the face.- SasuNeji.

-Sakura is seven and, today, she has decided that she wants to be a ninja.- A Sakura-centic story about love, life and the point where a girl can look her mother in the eye and tell her that she's wrong. NaruSaku.

AU She didn't know who he was, but read his notebook anyway. Is it possible to fall in love with someone based solely on how they write? ShikaTema One-shot Finally Edited

There are eighty-nine and a half reasons that Haruno Sakura should resist her Hokage’s advances. She knows because she’s actually made the list. Very irreverent NaruSaku.

There was a time when Sakura used to hang on to his every word. Not anymore, though. It was then that Kakashi realized Sakura had grown up. Kakashi/Sakura. 50-shinobi theme No: 1.

KakaSaku. It's Sakura's first mission together with Kakashi in three years, and she suspects it won't go much better than the last one.

I married him knowing his heart wasn't mine ... ShikamaruOFC, ShikamaruTemari. Revised 24 February 2009.

No one was sure how the legendary copy ninja had earned the title of “sexiest dad”, but for anyone inside Konoha on the very day the title was given and just happened to be in central park had to admit that the honorific was a just one. KakaSaku.

The first time Kakashi put on a mask was the day after his father committed suicide. Since then, Kakashi has always been hiding behind them. KakaSaku

It’s not her fault. If she’s got a complex, it’s just because everyone keeps on leaving. — RoxasOlette

She had to end it. She had no choice. Besides, it would only hurt just once... right? ShikaTema, please read and review. Drabble-ish

It's a game, and we're all just victims of love. They could change, they could fight it. But they would always come back to eachother. Mature content. Shika/Tema. Review.

The funny thing about them, is that regardless of how perfect they are together, they still cause each other a large amount of aggravation. -collection of ShikaTema drabbles and oneshots. Status always 'complete' because each chapter is a separate story-

Hatake Kakashi had entered through that door many times in his long gone past. It was the same door he quietly left through six years before. Now he's returned to a changed Village and the mess he left behind. kakasaku

Temari's engaged, Suna's in trouble, the Konoha 12 are running to the rescue, and Shikamaru is caught in the middle. How does a man deal with his ally marrying the woman he loves? ShikaTema ShikamaruXTemari

Formalities were a drag... The most troublesome part: Somehow, Shikamaru always got dragged into them. Introducing the Konoha-Suna Collaboration Scheme!

ShikaTem. AU. Oxford graduate Shikamaru Nara travels to Paris on behalf of his family and encounters a curious woman in his host's house.

Can Shikamaru's daughter deal with her dad dating another woman?

It says something about her, she thinks, that the only thing tying her to sanity is a talking dog. Kakashi/Sakura

Shikamaru found the weeping woman on a cold winter day. Temari found him back. ShikaTema-y.

Sakura didn't know what she was thinking when she showed up on his doorstep. SaiSaku.

AU - Fact: If a girl slaps you for no reason, it means she likes you. But this one punched him in the face, kneed him in the South Pole and left him in a humiliating heap on the ground ... nonyaoi, femNaru, SasuNaru

Life can change in a single moment. One breath. And that’s how it started. Just like that.

DA Secret Santa for Tessin-in-the-Sand.

Any ninja can die. But only the rookies can do it in style.

Hatake Kakashi was really not cut out for matchmaking, particularly when it came to his student and Genma. He should never have agreed to this in the first place. Genma/Sakura/Kakashi.

Shikamaru and Temari are once again working together on the Chunin exams. Set about 2 years later than current storyline. Will they kill each other during the process? Or will something different happen? And who is sending these roses to Temari? ShikaTema

-COLLAB WITH .MEGAMI.ZE.- Temari and Shikamaru have a sneaking suspicion that whatever deity may exist is having fun messing with their day. ShikaTema; rated for language

It wasn’t that Neji didn’t find Tenten's breasts attractive; he was just trying to be respectful. /NejiTen, mild sexuality/

/Jousting/ Not everything's a competition you know, but she just pushes him harder into the grass and attacks his neck with teeth and lips. shikatema

A series of moments that happen between Sakura and Kakashi on a rotation at an ANBU camp as they discover their dynamic has changed over the years. One Shot. Mature content.

Sakura is injured on a mission, forgetting everything she knew of life in Konoha.

Hinata learns how much trouble an unwanted crush can be when Konoha's Handsome Devil decides to pursue her. But it isn't really her heart that Lee is after...

A missing nin, a squirrel, a chance encounter and... oh dear. It's a body swap story! ShikaTema ShikamaruxTemari

It's Christmastime in Konoha and Shikamaru makes a decision. Shika/Tema fluff.

A slice of life taken from the journal he never wanted, written about the girl he never wanted. Shika/Ino

He seems to have forgotten just who she is. Rated for brief mentions of torture.

This was not how he saw his twenty-seven days of enforced celibacy ending. KakaSaku. One shot. MATURE CONTENT

Didn’t he realize that there was a girl who knew everything about him, wanted to make him smile everyday and loved him right there?-Temari wonders if Shikamaru will ever realize that she loves him. Song-fic, I'd Lie by Taylor Swift

A ShikaTema Oneshot. Shikamaru looks upon the past week, wondering why he never noticed the perfection that was in front of him the entire time.

[NejiTen, Futurefic] His mother is one of the best kunoichi in Konoha. His father is a mystery. What kind of ninja he will become remains to be seen.

ShikaTema. A homecoming. So much WAFF you may perish.

The Naras invite the Sand Siblings to their house for Christmas. Will calamity ensue? Hopefully not. shikatema

Shikamaru/Temari. Shikamaru gets offered a job he's not sure he wants.

-AU- Shikamaru arrives back at school for a new term and discovers that not everything is going to be the same this year.. Shikamaru X Temari.. R&R rated for safety

Sometimes even chores have unexpected benefits.

Sakura had never imagined Kakashi was afraid of silly thing like ghosts, but after embarking on a mission with him, she begins to think ghosts aren't so silly any more. Contains kinky and twisted lemons.

ShikaTema, modern-day AU; Shikamaru hates Temari, but is conned into going to her Halloween party.

Stay for a while, while our leaves are still green. Please. For me. Songfic. Oneshot. ShikaTem.

A baby is abandoned at Suna’s gates. And now Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara are taking turns to watch the small child. How will they each react to having a baby in the Subaku house? Slight TemaXshika

This is about Temari and Shikamaru's children preparing for Halloween. Kinda. Well its the day of halloween and the twins have got an idea of what they want to be, but Temari has already picked ot a costume for them, which will they end up wearing? RR PLZ

Shikaku/Yoshino. New mother Yoshino is struggling with an identity crisis - is she a wife, mother, kunoichi, all three or none of the above? Oh, yes, and there's another struggle going on, too.

He'd only ever seen her lose her cool once...

Shikaku/Yoshino. Lazy jounin stuck grading genin exams with troublesome, type-A-personality chuunin. Sparks fly. Fluffy first kiss stuff. Rated T for a little language.

You put your favorite lazy, unmotivated genius with your favorite overbearing, violent fan-wielder and you get chaos. Or it just might be something picture-perfect. All you know is that something's gotta give. Shika/Tema drabbles.

Shot 2: All Women Are Troublesome...

Temari and Shikamaru have grown to become best friends. But naughty Temari wants a lot more than that. And poor Shikamaru has one awkward, crazy, fantastic night in result. Oneshot. After Shippuuden. T for the implied.

What is a man, after all, to a woman who has learned to smile.

--AU-- Not every fairy lives a happy life. Not every curse is made to last. Not every girl is doomed to laugh. They say she cannot smile for if she does, then she must grant any wish her jester chooses to bequeath and her life will fade with every wish.

She wasn't fooling me. I had seen her turn a square kilometre of forest into firewood. There was nothing modest or sweet about Temari, she was pure destruction disguised by a curvaceous figure and an eloquent tongue. ShikaTem. ShikamaruxTemari

They should know from the beginning, that their usual jugglery of words would lead to something like this.

Revised: Shikamaru goes out to look for Temari when she doesn't turn up at the gates. Will his worry be for nothing? Or is there really something wrong? ShikaTema, TemaShika. Please R&R and tell me what you think!

Temari's stuck in Konoha for seven weeks, living with Shikamaru and his family. The problem is, they hate each other! What madness will take place here? ShikaTem. Rated T for language.

It was Temari’s favorite picture because they were both laughing. Not crying, and not forcing a smile. It was her favorite picture because when she looked at Shikamaru, his arm around her as if it was made to be there, she could tell that he loved her. RR

ShikaTema; Every year Shikamaru gets Temari a gift, and every year, it's not good enough for her. And yet, she keeps them anyway...

And really, who would want to stop when it was just so tasty? Happy birthday, Shikamaru.

ShikaTema. We all know that Shikamaru cloud gazes, but what does Temari do in her spare time? Warning: May contain fluff and humor. Please R&R.

Temari, having been with Shikamaru for six years, begins to think that the lazy ninja is cheating on her! What does she do? She throws things, she lights things on fire, she punches Shikamaru in the face... ShikaTema, one-shot, complete.

Shikamaru thinks I like guys like Naruto. Y’know, the loudmouths who fight back when I put them down, the go-getters? Hah, if only he knew.

Kakashi and Sakura are competitive people by nature, even in bed. When Kakashi comes up with a little bet to make things more entertaining, Sakura takes a risk by trying to outdo the man who knows every page of Icha Icha by heart. Kaka/Saku, LEMON

If she hadn't, if he hadn't. TemaShika Written for Rohain Tahquil

Kataang OneShot. The night before the invasion, Aang feels he needs to shed his fear and confront Katara.

They were all crazy. She existed. Of course she did! ...but why wouldn't anyone believe him? And why couldn't he remember what she looks like? ShikaTem

Temari had specific ideas on what should and should not occur on a birthday. Naturally, Konoha just had to choose to do all the things she would dislike on such a day for her... Oh, boy.

Temari is stressed out from taking care of her brothers and dealing with her dead Father's stuff. Then Shikamaru shows up unexpectedly, claiming to have had a 'mission' in Suna. Is Temari missing something? Implied ShikaTem, Fluff-ish, T for Language

Sakura has had ENOUGH of her teammates' constant bickering so she takes it upon herself to resolve the tension between them. Her method of choice? A yo momma joke face off!

.nejixten. He touches my fingers tentatively, then engulfs them with his own. "So shoot me, Tenten. Shoot me."

[ONESHOT.] Hinata visits Kiba when he's injured. She's got a sweet little secret, until she takes Ino's advice. Too bad Kiba's stuck in his hospital bed...unable to escape her. Yeah...LEMON, Hinata/Kiba. Hinata's POV.

AU Modern. Sometimes life throws you for a loop & you end up in a situation that you never expected to be in & can't easily get out of, no matter how much you want to. When that happens, all you can do is keep breathing and try to make the right choice.

ShikaTema Oneshot They were flawed, they were broken, and they were crying. But they were in love, dammit. T for nondescript sexual references.

God help the poor fool who messes with her boys. Kunoichi centric

Shikamaru is tired. His mission as Temari's escort feels more like he's been assigned as her whipping boy. But when she calls him in the middle of the night because she's scared of a storm, he learns what she really means to him. Fluffy comfort, ShikaTema

Shikamaru knew he wanted no troublesome woman in his life the minute he was smart enough to figure out he would need a woman in his life at some point. He knew this and he was even willing to fight the one woman he wanted more than anything in the world

Temari felt oddly calm for someone who had just woken up naked next to one of her best friends. ShikaTema oneshot. Mild citrusy flavor.

Even after all the hours of conversation over the phone and being a genius to boot, Shikamaru would never understand the subtle hints about how Temari felt about him... right? Then why did she keep talking to him as if he would? ShikaTem fluff. Oneshot.

Temari explains motherhood to Sakura and Tenten. One Shot

Every Hokage needs his assistant. KakaSaku. One-shot.

Comming to Konoha, Temari gets in a fight and ends up poisoned. Found by Shikamaru and his father, she stays at their house to recover and discovers that there are many faces to Shikamaru than there seemed and what it means to be loved in all its forms.

To her it is as natural as breathing. She wouldn't know how to keep men from adoring her, even if she tried. KakaSaku.

When Shikamaru is told to escort Temari to a formal event, all he can think of is going home and to sleep- but Temari as other plans, as he finds out...

Sakura would do anything to get Sasuke back, even face his older brother, but she never expected to see the man beneath that cold exterior. What she uncovers will change everything she thought she knew about him, Konoha and even herself. LEMON

A ShikaTema AU Poetic Oneshot. A masquerade and you are invited. May I have this dance, my sweet?

One-shot. Shikamaru finds himself in a very strange situation - and all he did was go home. Written for the wonderful LJ community, 30 flowers.

What would they do in the face of war? What decisions would they make? And what has life planned for Temari and Shikamaru? Can they still be together?- Answers here...

Sabaku no Temari, the strongest woman he knew, had fallen into an abusive relationship. Such knowledge just might send Shikamaru tumbling over the precipice of jealousy.

Shikamaru thinks high school is troublesome enough without a foreign exchange student. Temari thinks hell is bad enough without a pineapple haired lazy ass. Funny how things work out. ShikaTema AU

Shikamaru is given an important mission: Escort Sabaku no Temari into Yukigakure, acting as a guide and political liasion. Unfortuntely, things do not go according to plan. Slight Shika/Tema, Angst. ONe shot.

ShikaTema;mostly. Base is similar idea as "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila." Temari of the Sand has to pick one of these people as a date by the end of this. Nara Shikamaru would rather just go home; so troublesome. But then again... FINISHED!

There were some mornings when she woke up, that she just hated herself. --A friendship fic--

AU, 1960's. On an off chance, Shikamaru meets an intriguing singer and gets invited to her show. What happens when he finally takes her up on her offer and goes? One-shot for now.

The Nara find their home among the deer and, while Shikamaru too is comforted in the presence of his ancestors, he turns his eyes in another direction, out into the sun, out to where he knows there is a land of sand." TemarixShikamaru/Oneshot

Some things are just WORTH it.

Regardless of location, the seven deadly sins are universal. This time, they just happened to appear in Suna. ShikamaruxTemari one shot collection .

A look in the life of Nara Shikamaru through the eyes of how Shinobi are suppose to act in Public, Private and Secret and how that effects his relationships, especially Temari.

There's nowhere else she would rather be than in his arms. VaanXPenelo, one-shot

‘The first time Temari is sent on an errand to Konoha, she sleeps with him because he’s marginally attractive and doesn’t resist all that much.’ There is no beaten path to follow. A ShikaTem story.

The sand siblings shipped off to a prestigious boarding school? Not your average high school AU. Rated T.

It takes a genius to understand women. Shikamaru was that genius, or so he thought. ShikamaruXTemari by the end. Rating for some swearing and sexual tension, as always.

Temari has a surprise planned for Yoshino's birthday. ShikaTema One Shot

Ever have one of those days where you just can't get out of bed? Yeah, well, Temari's having one of those days. One shot.

[Kakasaku] A mission gone awry lands two squeakyclean ninja in the Konoha Prison for a week. One cell. Seven Days. What could possibly happen? [Aside from the obvious throttling, of course. This is Kakashi and Sakura we’re talking about].

Shikamaru and Temari have a sparring session. Kinda ShikaTema, not much fluff. Fairly short for my liking.

Good things can happen when you're ill...

AU, late 1950's America. Bored out of his mind at a school dance, Shikamaru meets a girl who manages to liven things up for him. One-shot.

Shika/Tema. Temari knows what she wants and intends that Shikamaru give it to her.

Shikamaru finds out why December is really one of the coldest months of the year.

-- “I’ve come to a conclusion, Nara.” She said suddenly. -- Whoever thought those simple words would be the catalyst that would change his entire life. And really, all in the course of twenty minutes.

This was the only mission --the only order-- she had ever refused.

There are some things in life you have no control over, and family is one of them. Hating them and despising them is ridiculously easy. Loving them and caring for them is infinetly difficult. Sometimes love is irrational, but sometimes, it's all you need.

A ShikaTemari Fic! Once lovers now seperated my distance for a year. Brought together again by..............phone tag?

Sometimes it feels like all there is when it comes to women is manipulation. Then, he's proved wrong by he woman who ALWAYS proves him wrong. Troublesome...

TemarixShikamaru. Temari is in Konoha and finds Shikamaru napping under a tree....events unfold. This is my first fic so please be nice in reviews! if you DO review that is, which you should do!

Angsty oneshot. Kakashi and unnamed character. Many years after Akatsuki. T for heavy emotional load.

A 4 shot Shakamaru X Temari A small collection of Temari X Shikamaru fics set in the future. Rated T - Edited 2/2/2008

Shika's mommy is MAD. Find out why, and finally get some character development on Nara Yoshino. Rated for mentions of naughty things....

everyone hates mondays. Temari's got nothing to do, and has been dragged to Konoha against her will. so she finds herself a quiet aquarium, and look who else found it. maybe mondays aren't so bad. small romance drabble thing. pairing: Shikamaru and Temari

Temari is abducted days before her longawaited wedding. Shikamaru leads a team comprising Chouji, Gaara, Hinata and Kankurou. Temari is ready to kick her abductor's ass. When will Shikamaru and Temari get married?

She was brash and confident. He, on the other hand, was lazy. Yet the gravity pulling them closer towards each other was undeniably there. [Oneshot collection and sequel to A Leaf Amidst the Sand].

Twelve years after the final battle, Zuko summons Katara to heal the victims of an epidemic spreading throughout the Fire Nation. Katara Zuko

In a world where the Akatsuki’s plans have come to fruition, Tenten decides there’s no better time than the present to start looking for true love – or whatever she can get. Tenten / Neji

Sometimes plans get skewed. Sometimes thing just don't go the way the should. It's a shame, really, the way these things seem to work out.

A ShikaTema AU Oneshot. Shikamaru gets ready for an "appointment with Satan's assistant" and completely over analyzes every little situation.

The Nara and his firsts.

Temari and her siblings are visiting Konoha, and much to Temari's chagrin, their guide is Shikamaru. But maybe things will turn out alright. complete!

Watching the person you love, feeling them as they die in your arms. The tears fall, when will they stop falling? Squinoa NO FLAMES!

Yoshino tells Temari the story of how she met Shikamaru's father, afterward Temari has an interesting revelation. Shikamaru and Temari aren't married. I just thought the title was catchy.

“What’s wrong with fishnet?” ...Oh, the conversations with which Temari traps Shikamaru. Poor boy never saw it coming. Oneshot. Rated for some language.

Everytime I'm with you, I learn. And that time we laid there, talking the night away, that's when I knew... That's when I knew I was in love.

His first few months in Konoha were a bit, ummm...wild. Now that Kankuro has cleaned up his act, he's set his sights on getting to know Ichiraku Ayame. Teuchi is dead set against it. Can Yoshino use her *matchmaking skills* to help the Puppet-Nin?

It's easy to hide behind anger and indifference. It's easy to lie when you're pretending. It's just plain easy to lie. But lying is much harder when your body betrays you and fear invades you.

Girls and the World of Dating, According to Nara Shikamaru and his Vast Intellect. He may be a genius, but Shikamaru is still your typical bumbling teenage boy when it comes to women.

Kakasaku Sakura always wanted to see Kakashi unmasked. This was a bit much though...

Temari has meant many different things to Shikamaru over the years. Troublesome things. Annoying things. Things that give him a rather large migraine. Things that that that...that he's glad he had the chance to see...

Related to previous oneshot 'Hating Her'. Rumour also has it in Konoha that there's something between their lazy genius and Sabaku no Temari. Shikamaru's side of her story. Implied ShikaTema.

Rumour has it in Konoha that Yamanaka Ino and Sabaku no Temari hate each other. But is there any truth in what they say?

Nara Shikamaru doesn't really like Christmas. He thinks it's one of the more troublesome holidays there is. Temari is determined to change his mind. So Shikamaru is spending Christmas with Temari and her brothers... IS it better in Suna?

Shikamaru was slowly starting to hate that smell. And it was all her fault...

It's all the thoughts in his head that make the day more tedious, but the thoughts concerning HER aren't so bad. He could live on the thoughts concerning her. He could live just sharing thoughts with her. Living isn't quite a chore with her...

While leading Shikamaru into an embarrasing predicament, Temari explains why she wears a kimono. [shikatema] [oneshot]

They could deny it all they wanted to. They could refuse to admit it to anyone. They could do anything they wanted to...Except maybe hide the truth from everyone else. When you love someone, you know. When you're IN LOVE with someone, everyone else knows.

ShikaTema, AU; Lazy photographer Nara Shikamaru absolutely hates highpowered supermodel Temari, but only after he meets with her on a job assignment at a Starbucks or Hell itself, as he comes to consider it.

CompanionSequel to It's Not Like That! Shikamaru has taken on a mission that will determine his entire future, at least that's what he's told everyone, and that's what everyone is telling Temari. ShikaTema Set three months after Shippuuden Chunnin Exam

She wants to live. She wants to be who she knows she is. She wants to prove she can because she CAN. She knows she can. She wants to live. And she want to die, the way SHE chooses.

Everyone has an opinion to share with Shikamaru when Temari's not around, even Shikamaru. Implied ShikaTema. Companion to In the Interest of Strong Diplomatic Relations, and Maybe it's Just a Womanly Problem.

The Nara doth protest too much, methinks. [ShikaTema, lime lime !lemon!]

Glass. Glass. Glass. Everything she saw and touched was glass. Feeling in such a world was dangerous, and she knew. She knew well... Thousands of unshed tears. Because Temari cares so much more than she lets on.

[oneshot] His question challenges the balance of Tenten's entire world. Kankuro x Tenten.

Gaara and Kankuro can't figure out whats wrong with their sister. Ever since she took the job as Ambassador to Konoha she's been coming home less and less like herself. Implied ShikaTema Companion to In the Interest of Strong Diplomatic Relations.

Shikamaru and Temari, before his fifteenth birthday. Connected to previous oneshot Reacquainting and twochapter Cherries. Naruto and its characters are not mine.

It's the dark creeping terror of his actions that consumes him whole. Or it will, at one point or another, he knows that all the things he's done will destroy him.

Set during Shippuuden, when Temari and Shikamaru start working together. Weaves in and out of canon. Not too fluffy, not too angsty. Not too OOC Implied ShikaTema

Beauty is not attained from mixes of pig fat, dye, and chemical nonsense. Real beauty lies in a certain je ne sais quoi that can only be achieved by being yourself, but maybe it's harder for some people to understand that than it is for her.

Sometimes a person loses themselves in their own courage so much that it becomes the main source of their fear. But when we hear our fears voiced out loud, that can be enough to bring us back. Thankfully, Temari has Shikamaru for that. Shippuuden oneshot.

Nara Shikamaru loved to see her win...

Gaara hears noises. He seeks help from Kankurou and they go to investigate. Written mainly through their POV. One shot.

WARNING: Contains spoilers for manga chapter 328. Are remarks and insults all there is to some relationships? Temari runs into Shikamaru on the street. They eat and play shougi, as well as catch up in general. Can be viewed as shikatema or friendship.

AU. SasuSaku. She's gone unnoticed for forever but suddenly everyone is seeing her, leaving her with one thing to do. Blog it, of course!

They meet on a playground. This is where it begins. [NejiTen]

Nara Yoshino had always wanted a daughter. Implied ShikaTema

She never knew Hyuuga Neji could dance.

Temari and Shikamaru’s relationship was one a long time coming. One that started since LONG ago

[One shot] [NejiTen] Neji is driven to the brink of his sanity when his teammate disappears and is given an option. 'I can use a technique that will allow you to forget every memory you have of Tenten.'

One year after the Chuunin exam Shikamaru meets up with his previous opponent. Getting to know the new confident, flirtatious Temari, Shikamaru receives a surprise gift. Some making out, no smut. Shikamaru X Temari

Because Hinata is a kunoichi. [He approaches her one evening and offers.] Hard PG13. Mentions of sex and death. NejiHina

A reference reffering to the afformentioned law in The Laws of Anime regarding Shikamaru and Temari. Who knew Temari could do THAT to him? Oneshot. Temashikashikatema.

Shikamaru has learned mostly everything of value from watching. He watches and learns, but the most important thing he's ever discovered from watching, he learned from watching her.

Temari KNOWS she doesn't blush. Temari KNOWS she isn't a pathetic lovesick floozy. Or at least, that's what she had thought. Because now Temari is beginning to feel like she KNOWS...absolutely nothing. She might even resort to asking her brothers..

Temari wants her honour restored, and keeps challenging a certain Konohan lazyass. Yet though he refuses her every time, she finally comes up with a wager that he cannot deny.ShikaTema oneshot. Rated T to be safe

Shikamaru faces some tough revelations after the failure of his first Chunin mission, with the help of Temari and his fathers advice. Please review!

Everyone knows Nara Shikamaru is a genius, they've just never be able to discover the extent of his intelligence. Who would've thought he would know something like this?

Sugar and spice and everything nice...that's what Temari's NOT made of. [PreShipuuden. ShikaTem? You decide]

Tenten gets a headache and Team Gai gets a clue... [premanga, slight NejiTen if you squint incredibly hard]

[KakaSaku] He is her teacher as much as she is his student.

Shikamaru's in love with the new girl in school. The bad news is she has a boyfriend, a huge, surly boyfriend who loves to make people miserable. What's a teenage dirtbag to do? Loosely based on the song by the same name.

How troublesome...Shikamaru and Temari went on a mission togetherand something went wrong...[OneShot]

[Oneshot, SasuTen, SasuSaku, NejiTen] Nothing is ever as good as the real thing. (One day, she will ask him to henge.)

Ever wonder how Shikamaru's parents got together?

[Oneshot]Kankuro remembers back to his 9th birthday when Gaara and Temari tried to give him the 'best birthday party ever.'

OLD STORY. Mushy SandSib bonding stuff. There's no good summary. Kankuro wakes up and eats ice cream with Gaara. Temari finds them later. Temari is 8, Kankuro's 7, Gaara's 5. Oneshot.

Once when Ino still had her teenage fascination with horoscopes and beauty magazines, her teammates had taken her to a fortune teller for her birthday.

[InoKankuro, smut] Paint is Kankuro's specialty, but Ino knows just how to use his own weapons against him.

They were at the pool practicing drowning. [Team Gai]

Three words change the course of Shikamaru and Temari's relationship.

Shikamaru would have never known a simple extended mission in Suna would turn out the way it did. It would be a troublesome next few months indeed. [ShikamaruXTemari].

[NejiTen] From the moment he first spied the slick sheen of wet red blood on her hand when they were twelve he saw how easily it could all slip away.

“Listen: the desert is my home, Shikamaru,” she said once, before things became serious, back when there was still room for escape.

Shikamaru x Temari A short fluff fiction of the ShikaTema couple. Temari gets a cold and Shikamaru has to treat her! It's kinda old, and not welldone, but at least it's cute.

[Sandsib gen fic] Because Kankurou just had to be a jerk, something they thought they had lost for good was reborn.

Kankurou gets forced into accompanying Temari on one of her liason trips to Konoha. KankurouTenten with obligatory TemariShikamaru hinting, written for a friend.

ShikaTema. They pass their years and she won't end up like that.

[ShikaTema] Temari has a problem: she wants to marry this guy, but he happens to belong to another hidden village. Shikamaru has a problem: he wants his girlfriend in his bed, but she keeps insisting that she lives somewhere else. How to fix this?

[Complete, NejiTen] [AU] Tenten finds herself developing a strange relationship with the new guy in Homeroom.

[KankurouIno] Kankurou escorts Ino back to Konoha, she gets a sunburn, and things heat up unexpectedly.

Mr. Darcy makes a Hell out of what should be his Heaven. A Dream Writer Experience.

Sometimes he absolutely hated her. Particularly when she did something unexpected. Like tonight. [Shikamaru x Temari] [One shot.]

“An accident? You call that an accident? Shattering a glass on the floor or missing a target is an accident. Sleeping with your old Genin partner does NOT fall under that category!” Temari retorted icily, struggling against his hold on her.

[Team Gai gen] TenTen just wants to get through her first period without any fuss. Too bad Gaisensei isn't about to let that happen.

Gaara has arranged something for Temari... much to her outrage. Unfortunately for Shikamaru, it involves him. Can the two overcome the obstacles and their stubborness? If you don't like it at I'd appreciate you telling me why so i can improve].

[KakaSaku] Sakura knew why Tsunade didn’t want a virgin on this mission. Things might get out of hand. Acts might be carried out too far. She was glad Kakashi was accompanying her, but right then she wouldn’t have minded the entire population of Konoha.

[NejiTen] Short oneshot containing a dangerous amount of fluffiness. The surgeon general recommends you brush your teeth immediately after reading.

[ShikaTema] Nothing was worth the trouble for him unless he could turn it into a game.

[NaruSaku] Being with Naruto is like standing still. That's why Sakura does it.

[NaruHina, fluff] After dating Naruto for more than a year, Hinata is ready to take their relationship to the next level. Now if only she could figure out how to tell him that...

It's only when a fight is already lost that you start to pull out techniques you don't really know how to use. Temari vs. Kabuto, mild TemaShika

Out of the dark we come, and into the dark we go. [NejiTen]

ShikaTema. Even though she's somewhat abusive, he can't help but love her...

There is a saying among Hyuga mothers – Your first child is lost to duty, and your second to despair, but your third is your own. Implied NejiHinata.

Shikamaru is disturbed in the middle of the night

Maybe he could put that troublesome mistletoe to a good cause. A holidaybased ShikaxTema oneshot. Enjoy!

Five years after Time Skip the gang is lacking money and decides to throw together a news show, poor Kiba gets to be the anchorman. Shikamaru with weather, Ino with fashion, Lee with sports, and Naruto with an important announcement!

He wonders why he'd never thought of this before. Shikatem. Lime.

Shikamaru's friends demand to know what being with Temari is like. Shikamaru explains it the best way he knows how.

Naruto finds out that Hinata likes him and decides to ask her about it! please R&R!

A prankster, a brainiac, and an avenger. They don't make sense, but they don't have to. [Team Seven Friendship][Oneshot]

[[Naruto ShikamaruTemari]] When Temari meets up with Shikamaru again, how will he react when his brain fails him in this situation? [[ONEshot]]

Nara Shikaku never liked loud troublesome girls. That was always the case, and his inner rule, but like all rules, there was an exception. [Shikaku x Yoshino] [Shikamaru's parents oneshot]

Being a genius has some downsides. ShikaTem, oneshot.

It only took fifty nine moves for checkmate.

How much do you do for someone when you're not even in love? ShikaTem, Futurefic, Oneshot.

[Shikamaru drabble, various pairings] Shikamaru, shogi, and the various playing fields of Leaf.

Nara Shikamaru, genius concertmaster of the renowned Konoha Kokou orchestra, hates rock. Sabakuno Temari, talented bassist of punk rock band Sabaku, doesn't understand classical music. Two people, two complete opposites.

Temari sends Shikamaru her last letter before her death, reminiscing about thier life together.

Ino decides to buy Shikamaru a shirt, which turns out to be rather troublesome for him. Kind of Shikamaru x Temari. Temari x Shikamaru, really. One shot.

They played each other every time, both physically and mentally. [Shikamaru x Temari. One shot.]

During an outing with his mother, Shikamaru realizes Temari might not be as troublesome as he thought.

...at the worst possible time. The most mindless piece of NaruHina fluff you will ever read.

Who will get Shikamaru?

Sora and Kairi wonder why only lovers share the paupo fruit. SoraKairi oneshot

She's got 72 hours to hide everything she is, and come back alive. [NejiTen, Team Gai] [Contest Entry]

Because it was bound to come up sometime...

When people are getting married right and left, Shikamaru wants to make sure Temari doesn’t get any sudden ideas. Except, Temari has smarts of her own. Run, Shikamaru, Run! ShikamaruTemari.

Shikamaru never did achieve his ambitions, but what he's got is close enough. Oneshot, Shikatem.

The sand siblings are stranded in Konoha during the New Year. Sometimes, gestures can be taken up the wrong way. ShikaTema oneshot.

Some things endure through ash and fire. NejiHinata.

Temari gets a new Go set and decides to break it in with a game with Shikamaru. As usual, they enjoy themselves and some interesting talk passes as they turn to cloud watching... Casual gifts are exchanged, Banter is made, and a few revelations pass

Temari knows Shikamaru is not weak and wants to prove it. Pairing: ShikamaruTemari Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Naruto. They are Kishimotosama's creations.

...Fine. If you wanna die so bad, it's your call. But you gotta prove to me you're worth the effort. I'll let you fight my sister... but first, you gotta get through ME. Kankuro x Tenten [finished]

Shikamaru was a patient guy in nature, which is why he wasn't peeling her clothes away as the impulses came. He hoped he would have the good sense to save that for later. ShikamaruTemari. Well paced one shot. Making out hardcore. This fic is 15 years old omg. Revised for 2020.

Maybe it is love, maybe it is not. One thing is for sure, there is something in each other that they just don't see...that they don't want to see... [ShikamaruXTemari] [Oneshot]

Chouji and Shikamaru have an awkward early morning talk about love, sex, and food. TemaShika and InoChou, because the boys of Team 10 are whipped. Rated for mild swearing and discussion of sex.

There is an old saying in the Nara family: Don't walk with the shadows for too long, or you'll become one.

ShikaTema. Shikamaru doesn't like a lot of things, including her. Asuma helps clear a few things up, however. [oneshot]

On a rare afternoon off, Temari and Shikamaru play a game. Posttime jump – spoilers for last ten or so manga chapters!

A thirteen year old Genma is having a problem with post traumatic stress. And the war isn't even over yet. [complete, oneshot]

A set of drabbles written in response to the Stages of Love LJ community challenge. All chapters will be 100 word drabbles on five escalating themes Attraction, Romance, Passion, Intimacy and Committment. NejiHinata of course!

Tenten doesn't have a last name. Does Neji have a solution to this? Nejitentenplease review nicely

Shikamaru has been assigned the most boring mission ever, to be an emissary to the country of Wind, a terribly hot country with hardly a cloud in the sky. What ever will he do? ShikamaruTemari

Promises are what shape a ninja- or perhaps a clan. HinaSasu, one-sided HinaNaru.

Sasuke loses to the last person he ever thought he would. 200-word drabble.

Xiaolin Showdown. As the friendship between Raimundo and Kimiko grows stronger Kimiko finds her feelings for the boy changing. RaiKim.

The universe is infinite and everything you can imagine is real. TsunadeJiraiya, except when it's not.