Wind And Fire

Chapter 5

She sighed as the warm water poured over her. This is what I missed in the hospital, she thought. Over the sound of the running water she heard him come in the bathroom.

She smiled to herself and thought, 'bout time.

"Hey", he said stepping into the shower with her, "I thought you might need someone to wash your back."

She smiled and untied his hair, "Yeah."

She looked up at him and kissed him, snaking her tongue into his mouth and running her hand down his back. God, she had missed him.

"Shika-Kun, I love you,” she purred into his ear.

"I love you too, Temari-Chan," he said back kissing her neck.

He felt her shiver. "Are you cold?” he joked rubbing his thumb over her nipple. He felt her shiver again, Heh, I know just what buttons to push.

He grabbed her shower gel and started soaping her back with a washcloth. The smell of jasmine filled the air as he soaped her body.

He leaned down and nipped at her nipple. He felt her shiver and heard her moan. Just my luck, he thought, I found a chick that digs pain. He bit a little harder and slid his free hand between her legs. She moaned again, he smiled and knelt down biting and licking his way down her body.

"Put your foot up on the side of the tub."

"I'm gonna fall."

"Tsch, you're not going to fall. I've got you."

He ran his tongue over her swollen clit. She grabbed a fist full of his hair and moaned even louder. Good thing I have my own place, he thought, 'cause she can get really loud.

He slid a finger into her and bit at her clit. She's about to lose it.

"Ah, god!” she moaned as she arched toward his touch.

He smiled to himself and slid a second finger in her and licked some more. He felt her tighten her grip on his hair. She's gonna lose it, he thought.

The combination of biting, licking and the way he was moving his fingers sent her over the edge. He held her steady as the spasms shook her.

"Ah, god! Oh my god!” she screamed and her knees gave out. He helped her sit on the edge of the tub.

"Goddamn.” she said breathing hard.

"I missed you,” he said grinning at her.

She stood up and rinsed off in the now cool water. She wrapped her hair in a towel and then wrapped a towel around herself. He stepped out after her and she handed him at towel.

"You're welcome.” he said with a smirk.

"Tsch. Don't go getting a big head over it."

"Too late."

"I swear."

"Don't swear, it sounds like hell."

"Oh aren't you just full of witty little sayings?"

"Sweetheart, not to brag but, there isn't anything little about me."

"Yeah, yeah. Who are you trying to convince? Me or you?" She pulled the towel off her head and snapped him with it.

"Oh I see how you are, see if you ever get it again,” he said pulling her close to him. "Mmmm, you smell like jasmine."

"You too, and that's just odd," she replied wrapping her arms around him.

***

She hugged him tight thinking about how close she'd come to death, "I guess I owe Sakura and Naruto my life, huh?"

"Oh, ya think?" He tried to smile but failed, "How likely do you think it was that those two, or anyone for that matter, would of found you in time?"

"Not very bloody likely, that's for damn sure. I wanna know who in the hell moved me to the Konoha border and how in the hell I ended up with a crushed larynx. 'Cause I fell with my back to the ground," she said frowning, "I mean I find it hard to believe that Kankuro carried me all the way to the border, tried to kill me but, didn't? It makes no sense."

"Maybe he had to go? Like for instance, we both know Naruto is loud as hell, right? Maybe Sakura and him were yelling at each other. That would have alerted him and he wouldn't have had the time to take you too," he said. Man, I hope she doesn't get pissed at what I'm about to say, he thought. "Or maybe his intention wasn't to kill you, maybe he was trying to send you a message."

She got up, turned to look at him and walked out of the room to get dressed.

Aw, man. Here we go, thought Shikamaru thought, Girls.

***

She sat on the swing starring up at the night sky. She knew he was watching her from the shadows of the porch. Don't care, she thought.

She was torn. I just don't know anymore, she let the tears fall, My brother. We only had each other.

***

He sat on the darkened porch and watched her swing. He heard his mom walk up and sit next to him.

"Shikamaru, you should go to her."

"Can't. Don't know what to say."

"That's bullshit and you know it."

"She's crying mom, I've never seen her cry, ever. She doesn't want me to see her like that."

"For someone who is so smart, you can be so stupid. Look, she wants you to go to her even if she says she doesn't. She does." His mom got up to leave. "It's a girl thing."

"Hr ump. Women."

***

She looked up at the full moon and wiped a tear away. I can’t even remember the last time I cried. She sensed a change in the wind. They're almost here. She pushed her foot against the ground, making the swing move slightly. She hated crying, it made her feel weak.

***

"Hey, can I sit with you?" he asked sitting down before she could answer him. He looked at her. She tried to look away. He brushed away the tears, "I'm sorry I said that about Kankuro."

She leaned her face toward his touch, "Well, it's like they say, 'The truth hurts'. I don't hold it against you." She scooted closer to him and leaned her head on his shoulder.

He draped his arm around her shoulders and stroked her neck. He felt her involuntary shiver and she buried her face on his chest and let the tears go. "Shh, it's okay, I'm here.” he said running his hand through her hair, "I didn't lose you. I was scared when Genma said you were in Konoha hospital and it was bad."

"My brother...He tried to...” she sobbed harder and took a few gulps of air, "Why? I didn't abandon him."

"I know. Shhh. You didn't.” he lifted her chin with his fingers, "Temari-Chan, my sand princess." He leaned down and kissed her. He could taste the salt of her tears as he kissed them away.

She laid her head in his lap and sighed. "Do you think it would have been this way if you came to Suna?"

He continued to run his fingers through her hair and debated his next statement. "I might have been the target then."

"And it wasn't possible anyway.” she said in a flat voice, "Konoha couldn't afford to lose any chunin or jounin."

"I would of walked away for you,” he said tracing her jaw line. He ran his fingers down her throat and across her bare shoulder. She turned over on her back and let her left leg dangle over the edge.

She looked up at him, "You shouldn't say things like that; it could be viewed as traitorous."

"Who are you going to tell?" He smiled down at her while running his hand down her right side. Pausing to rest his hand on her bare stomach. He traced designs on her stomach and then slid his hand down her pants.

She arched up to his touch and moaned softly as he stroked the tuft of hair. He slid a finger in and heard her gasp. At that moment he was really glad the swing faced away from the house.

"We should go in.", she panted and gasped when he ran his thumb over her clit.

"Why? There's no one out here. Just the fish in the pond.” he told her stopping long enough to pull her in his lap. She wrapped her long legs around him and leaned her head down to kiss him. She could feel his erection and ground her pelvis against it, ignoring the dull ache the movement caused.

"Shika-Kun, I need you so bad,” she panted in his ear. "Please." She traced the shell of his ear with her tongue, gently tugging on the small silver hoop in his earlobe.

"I know, Temari-Chan. Let's go inside,” he said carrying her to their house.

***

He kicked the door closed and kicked his shoes off, he looked up at Temari and said, "Hey, what's that look for? Are you in pain?"

She bit her lip and tasted blood. Beads of sweat dotted her ashen face, "I need to take my medicine, I forgot," she said her voice tight with pain.

He tried to set her down as gently as he could. She fell against the counter. "Shit, I can't feel my left leg!! Shikamaru get your mom, please!"

He helped her over to the couch and gave her a glass of water and her pills. "I'm going, hang on." He ran out the front door and crossed the courtyard to his parent’s house.

His parents looked up when he came banging through the door.

"Mom, you gotta come over now! It's Temari, she can't feel her left leg!"

His mom stood up. "Okay, calm down. Let me go get my medikit."

He let out a relived breath. Sometimes he was really, really glad his mom was a medical ninja.

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