Fated

It’s been a month since the mansion incident. Shikamaru and Temari always do sex and cuddle in each other’s apartment almost every day, they forgot that this was all because of their fake relationship agreement. They forgot actually about their fake relationship.

Temari touched the cold tile of Shikamaru’s bathroom bending down, arching her back while he thrusting her behind. Her breast began to firm as his thrust becomes harder and harder. Shikamaru’s hand gripped her waist tightly securing their position, he could feel that she was coming so he keeps on pushing deep inside her. Temari released a loud but sweet moan as Shikamaru whimpered in every rhythm they make. They felt the warm fluid run downward through their skin then Temari stands up while Shikamaru released his penis inside her and starts kissing her back and neck.

She turns around to face him, still kissing her neck and lips.

“Are you sure you don’t want to stay here tonight?” He pleadingly asked her

“I want to but I need to finish some files in my apartment, those were due tomorrow,” she said in her gentle voice while pushing his hair away from his face and tucking them in his ears.

“Wow, what a workaholic” He slides his hands to her waist pulling her closer

“Easy for you to say, you can analyze some data for like an hour or something. What I am working on is not easy”

“But I want you to stay here. My bed is empty without you” he whispered in her ear

“How about…I’ll finish my files then I’ll stay here for the rest of the week and do whatever you want?”

“Sounds like a great deal” He smiled and kissed her forehead “Then, let me help you with your files so we could finish early?”

“Deal!”

They kiss more before walking out of the bathroom and start preparing themselves for their work. When they reached their office, Shikamaru escorted Temari to her room and kissed her before closing the door. Most of their officemates saw them doing it.

Shikamaru sits in his chair wearing a wide smile. Suddenly, Sai approached him and placed a set of documents on his table.

“Someone seems they had some fun last night?” Sai teasingly said to him

Shikamaru smiled at him and pulled the files that he placed on his table “Oh, right thanks Sai”

“Or was it this morning? She even left a souvenir on your neck”

Shikamaru released a gentle laugh and lifted his collar, trying to hide the kiss marks.

“Are you sure this is still part of your fake relationship? Because it’s becoming a little too real”

Shikamaru didn’t answer, he just browses the files in his hand and ignored him like he didn’t hear what he just said. Sai left him after.

Temari glared at the clock hanging on her office wall while waiting for Shikamaru, five more minutes and their shift will end. Her mind starts to wander about the songs that she usually heard every night, it’s been a month since it stopped. No songs were playing anymore in her ear, during the first week of it she thought that it was just temporary and the songs will just come back but it seems to be more permanent now. She looked at her hand, the cut that she had while doing some dishes is still not fading, leaving a mark on her skin.

Suddenly, Shikamaru knocked on her door and asked her if she was ready to leave the office. Temari nodded and grab her stuff then reached his hand. They both walked into the parking lot ready to drive back to Temari’s apartment. Quickly, she remembered the documents she needed for that night.

“Oh, wait. Sorry, I forgot the files on my desk” Temari pulled his hands

“Alright, let’s go upstairs and get them”

“No, it’s okay. Just wait here, I’ll grab them”

“Alright, I’ll wait for you in the car” he said

She immediately left their spot and walk towards the building. When she reached her room, she stumbled upon someone in one of the corners of the office. It was Matsuri. They were both surprised to see each other and only two of them were left in the office.

“Uhm. Hi, Temari. Have a great night” Matsuri lowly said

She was about to leave when Temari grabbed her arm “Matsuri…Can we talk?”

Matsuri smiled at her “Of course, what do you want to talk about?”

“You know what I want to talk about”

“I’m—I’m sorry Temari. I didn’t---” Her words become stutter and her eyes start to moist.

“Shh, it’s okay Matsuri. I forgive you. It’s all done now”

“No, no..Temari I did wrong and I deserve your hate. I’m sorry”

“It’s not your fault Matsuri. It’s not you, if there’s someone to blame it’s probably Shira”

“No, it’s not him. We—we are to blame. I tried to hide it from you Temari, the day you said you liked Shira four years ago, I starts to repress my feelings for him because I want you to be happy”

Temari was shocked by what she was hearing “What?”

“I see you as my sister, wholeheartedly love you as a friend and I am willing to sacrifice my happiness for you Temari, even if it costs a lot. You said you liked Shira, that was before he confesses to me and I rejected him for you”

“And you didn’t tell me that he confessed to you four years ago? I wouldn’t accept him if you said it earlier and not being end up like this!”

“I’m sorry, I just want you to be happy!”

“Don’t fucking tell me about your definition of happiness because I am suffering right now Matsuri! I end up with the Shira forcing himself to love me! and that’s your definition of happiness!?”

“Don’t act like you’re the only one who’s suffering right now Temari. You always act like that, you’re always right and never wrong, and to your eyes everyone is wrong. The day I followed my heart is the day I found my true happiness and you need to accept it! If you really are my friend, you will be happy for me because I am now the best version of myself Temari!”

“Best version? After someone rejected you? Then after a week of being vulnerable, you just found your so-called happiness? And didn’t care that he has a girlfriend or what so ever or you didn’t even wait for us to break up. Yeah, your fucking best version of yourself!”

“Don’t be a hypocrite Temari! Are you hearing yourself? Look at you, after a week and you cling to Shikamaru. Tell me, are you really together or are you using him to make me suffer? I know how your brain works Temari, I’ve known you for a long time”

Temari was speechless after she said that. A sudden realization about their fake relationship starts invading her mind.

“Please don’t use him, don’t use Shikamaru. Just punish me and not use some people like him” Matsuri said with pleading eyes.

Tears start to appear in the corners of Temari’s eyes, her lips start to quiver, and her throat tightens. Matsuri walked away from their spot, leaving her standing frozen, unable to move. Temari realized that Matsuri was right, she shouldn’t use Shikamaru as her puppet for her revenge. She grasped the reality of her situation and remembered that she mocked Matsuri about falling in love with Shira in just one week she also has the same situation with Shikamaru, falling for him after Shira in just a short span of time. It’s been two months now since their agreement and the promise of her resigning from the company starts running through her mind.

What have I done? I shouldn’t do this. I need to stop!

She wiped her tears and starts walking towards the parking lot, to where Shikamaru’s car was. He greeted her with a kiss on her cheeks and starts grabbing her hand but Temari pulled her hand away and Shikamaru looked disappointed about it. He drove to her apartment ignoring what just happened. When they reached their destination, he saw Shira standing outside Temari’s apartment.

“What the fuck is he doing outside of your apartment?” He angrily said and immediately walked out of his car to face him.

Temari was startled after seeing Shira and also seeing Shikamaru immediately leave his seat. She unfastens her seatbelt and yelled at him.

“Shikamaru! No! Stop!” Temari knows how strong Shira and she’s afraid that Shikamaru might end up in the worst situation

Still ignoring her, Shikamaru walked closer to Shira “What the fuck are you doing in here!?”

“I am not here for you. I am here for Temari” Shira calmly said

“She’s not interested in you anymore! Are you fucking blind!? What the fuck do you want from her!? You--”

Before he continues his statement, Temari grabbed his shirt and yelled at him “Shikamaru! Stop!” She grabbed his collar and his face forcing him to look at her “Please stop! stop, just trust me on this, please. I’ll talk to him. You can stay beside me”

Shikamaru calmed a little after seeing her face, he kissed her in front of Shira while his raging eyes glared at him. Making sure that Shira was looking when he was kissing her, marking his territory.

Temari turn around and faced Shira “What are you doing here? Did Matsuri know you’re here?”

“We just broke up”

Temari was surprised about the news and Shikamaru starts pulling her away from Shira.

“I don’t think we can talk right now Temari, I wanted to say a lot of things to you. I’m sorry about what happened, I really do. I’m an asshole and I deserve your hate. I’ll return to Suna tomorrow and if you want to talk, you know where you can find me” Shira smiled at her and starts walking away from their spot.

Temari is still processing what just happened that day. Shikamaru embraced her like he was afraid to lose her.

“Let’s get inside, I’ll cook your dinner. Do you like kenchin?” Shikamaru whispered in her ear while she buried her head in his chest.

Temari sighed “Yeah”