Love is a complicated entity. It is something that had fooled man and women alike for millennia. As Shikamaru would describe it to Temari,
"It's an abhorrent parasite that grabs you by the balls and yanks you into the deepest tier of glee. Until, the day it dies off, and you wake up and realize all the dumb shit it had made you charade."
Temari on the other hand despite her rather unequivocal mindset, deeply cherished intimacy and attachment. She had not felt the vague solidarity Shikamaru felt through his adolescence, yet based on what he had described to her. He was never truly alone. Rather, he just struggled to appreciate what he had at the time. She only knew three other people who felt the true torment of solus and her youngest sibling was included. The others being the Hawk and Fox. Since she had met him, she had made sure he never felt what he did as he grew up. She had cooked a hearty breakfast the following morning, after Shikadai had left for school. Her hands had been filled with cooking foods high in carbohydrates and glucose along with the occasional juicing of an orange. Shikamaru laid in bed a while she had cooked and flipped through the television channels. Unsure what to watch due to his congested conscious until he heard her voice yell,
"Shika ~ the food is done."
He had not bothered to get dressed since he was going to remain inactive during the day and simply dragged the bed sheet around his waist as he made his way into the kitchen. Temari stood over the sink and washed the used pots and pans. Shikamaru stood behind her and placed his hands over the rim of the sink and placed his torso against her back and gently placed a kiss on her neck and told her,
"Thanks for the food."
However, she quickly took a grip on his chin and ran her index finger along his Jawline and above his neck and told him,
"You need to shave and - are you naked?"
He gave her an uncredited expression and stood upright and laid his chin on her head and told her,
"Good morning to you too, and yes? I didn't know there was a rule that I could no longer wear what I please in my home?"
"There isn't Baka. I was just asking. I enjoy you in the scrawny nude."
He shrugged off her comment and extended his arms past hers and continued to wash the dishes that were once in her hands and teased her,
"Plus, I was concerned by thirty year old wife may be getting tired of sex with her husband."
She giggled to herself and allowed him to finish what she began and placed her hands on his wrists gently messaging them and told him,
"Shikamaru, many couples continue having sex through their sixties. Trust me, I don't think that urge for you will die out anytime soon."
"Then I suppose I have a lot to look forward to."
She looked up toward him and gently pecked his jawline and retorted,
"We haven't even gotten into my wildest dreams yet. So indeed you do, but for now I am hungry so let's eat!"
'Love.'
Not the ideal emotional connection kind of love, but the intimacy. Indeed it was something they both cherished and had fresh memories of. It was something they could of course live without as having one another was enough, but it definitely added to their experience. It was something that could never be out. As for Shikamaru's sake,
'With Temari, it has always been something special. Since the first day we had met, it seemed love at first sight. We had a few ups and downs just like any other couple and at one point, I risked losing her completely. My pride told me to screw it entirely, but my heart and endearment to her told me to stay and change how I was. What caused her to want to separate? My lack of motivation to do just about anything. I've become better with it, but of course old habits tend to reemerge occasionally. However, every man knows - the woman he truly loves. He will make every attempt to not let go of their heart no matter how thin the thread, and once you have their being - keep them on cloud nine. Life is fragile, and any day - it could all be gone... Certain bonds can never be broken no matter how hard you try.'
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Fanfiction[ ShikaTemmy ] When your heart has been abandoned since childhood, and you do what you must to survive through the night. What will the Genius of the Nara Family do to survive during the war torn era of his homeland.
