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• Not Weak	By : DarkSeductress Category: Naruto > General Views: 1109 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
  Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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  • 1-Not Weak
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  "Not
  Weak"

  By:
  DarkSeductress

  Fandom:
  Naruto

  Pairing:
  Shikamaru/Temari

  Summary:
  Temari knows Shikamaru is not weak and wants to prove it.

  Spoilers:
  Possibly everything in the Japanese Anime and the current Manga

   

  Written
  in response to livejournal community naruto_100 challenge: Boxes

  Bonues:
  Ino and food (Chouji eating should count)

  Word
  Count: 652

   

  Temari wants to prove to Shikamaru,
  that he is not weak. That is why she challenges him every moment she can spare.
  He sprouts a lot of bull about men being superior to women, but she knows deep
  down inside he doesn't believe it. He said next time, he'd execute the mission
  perfectly, but she knows secretly he wishes that one particular mission would
  never come. That's why she calls him on it. All of it. To test him. To make him
  face it. Not out of spite or vindictiveness. But to make him stronger. If he
  never faces it, he'll never grow. And she desperately wants him to grow. To
  grow into a man she can be proud of. A man that she can take home to Gaara and
  Kankuro and say, "He is the one I have chosen. Him and no one else."

  But she realizes, she's always been
  proud of him and this isn't about her. She doesn't tease or scorn him, for
  herself. She does it for him. To push him out of the box, he's slipped into. A
  box full of twisted broken thoughts: that he is weak, that his friends' near-deaths
  were his fault, that Sasuke Uchiha got away because he failed as a captain. The
  truth, that swirls outside of that box is: he's stronger than he thinks, death
  and injuries cannot be stopped when your opponents are stronger or just as
  skilled, and Sasuke Uchiha was going to go to Orochimaru regardless of the
  circumstances and no one would be able to stop him.

  Temari was determined. He would not
  fail. He would not be weak. She would not let him.

  Temari knew people did not
  understand her reasoning and actions. Kankuro thought her endless teasing and
  bothering of Shikamaru was a funny,
  childish indulgence. He laughed when he found out, where she went everytime
  they stayed in Leaf Village. Gaara thought it was pointless. Shikamaru was weak
  and there was nothing she could do about it. But sometimes, Gaara would look at
  her before she set off, and Temari thought even though he thought it was
  useless, deep down he had a heart and understood.

  That fat kid Chouji found her
  sucipious and would watch her inbetween munches of chips. Naruto would give a
  high-pitched chuckle, whenever he saw her come around, not quite understanding
  the situation. Ino would sometimes stare at her openly and other times glare.
  She would follow Temari and Shikamaru sometimes and Temari knew it was a
  jealousy the other blonde didn't know she possessed, which was the worst kind.

  But Shikamaru, himself, he let her
  do whatever she wanted. He understood. He let her bully him. He let her goad
  him into sparing with her. He let her show the softness, when she made love to
  him. He let her prove he was strong.

  And now as they were ready to try
  once more to bring Uchiha back, he was nervous. It was subtle. His hands
  trembled. She could tell by his grimace that he'd need a moment alone to throw
  up. She followed him and watched.

  Her stare was fierce, "You
  won't fail."

  He looked away.

  Temari glared, "Baka."
  Then she punched him in the chest. He let her. "You. Won't. Fail."

  He was vulnerable for a moment. Out
  of sorts. But not weak. Never weak.

  Suddenly he smirked at her,
  "Troublesome woman, be sure to stay out of my way and let me do my
  job."

  She snorted, "You'll need me,
  when you decide to give up again."

  He rolled his eyes. Face pinched
  before moving out the alley wall to commence the mission.

  Temari whispered at his back,
  "You're strong. I wouldn't love you, if you weren't.

  He paused mid-stride before moving
  on. She knew he heard. She followed him. He wouldn't fail because she wouldn't
  let him. They would be strong together this time.

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