Well here goes my first attempt at a multi-chapter story. Tell me what you guys think! Oh, and this story is inspired by a song called,
"Natalie Marie and 1cc" by The Spill Canvas. I know 2 stories done to the same band, but believe me when I say, the music inspires me!

Temari And 1cc

"So Shikamaru, what seems to be the problem?"

I glared at my oh-so sweet mother before responding to Lady Tsunade.
"There is no problem."

"Shikamaru! Tell her!"
"What?"

Lady Tsunade raised her hand and we stopped bickering. She spoke slowly and calmly.
"Yoshino, you may proceed."

My mother decided to glare right back at me before she said anything.
"Well,..." she began, "For the past few months, Shikamaru has insisted that he has had a girlfriend!"

"...that's it?"

"Of course not! I wouldn't waste the Hokage's time for something like this! I'm worried about him! He's never brought her around before!"

Tsunade had a puzzled look on her face. 'I know she's stupid right?' I thought to myself.
"Shikamaru, why haven't you brought your girlfriend around your mother?" she questioned.
"I have. Many times. We-" My mother interrupted me. "Don't you lie to the Hokage like that! You know very well that you have not!"

"Ask Dad."

"Your father says the same thing! We have never seen any girlfriend you've had!"

"Ask Chouji or Ino, they've met her before." I was getting tired of this talk. 'Way too troublesome.'

"As a matter of fact, I have. Your friends have never seen you with a girl."

"...You're crazy Mom."

"I'm not the one who we have to worry about being crazy!"

I looked over to Lady Tsunade, and watched her stare at us intently.

"Well Shikamaru, is it alright if I ask you a few questions?"

I nodded.

"Good." Tsunade looked down at a notepad she had been writing on since we got there.
"First off, what is your girlfriends name?"

"That's Easy. Temari."

"Okay, now what does she look like?"

"She has blond hair and..." I began. Then it hit me. 'Oh my god. I can't think of anything else!' I froze.

"and?"

"Uh..." I scratched the back of my neck nervously.

"I see." Tsunade started scribbling in her notebook.

"Where does she live?"

"..."

"When was the last time you saw her?"

"Yesterday." 'Okay. I remember THAT much.'

"And what was it that the two of you did while you were with her yesterday?"

I thought back to yesterdays events.

"We went out to one of my favorite spots to watch clouds and stayed for a couple of hours. Then this one," I jerked my thumb towards my mother, "decided to come out and lecture us on ruining our clothes by laying in the grass. So we had to get up and leave. Then we hung out at the ramen stand and talked to Naruto and Hinata for a while. After that we came home and made out and fell asleep in each other's arms."

"And this morning?"

"Well, um... she was gone. I guess she forgot to do something at her home maybe."

"Yoshino? Is something wrong?"

My mother looked up at Tsunade. She was obviously distracted. She was being very quiet, which was strange since it seemed like she was always yelling at me.

"When I went and scolded Shikamaru about laying in the grass...he was alone." she finished.

"Liar!" I yelled, my voice filling with rage.

"Shikamaru!" The Hokage stopped me in my tracks. "This meeting is over. We will resume this tomorrow at 9 A.M. sharp. "Go get some rest. And Yoshino, you stay here, I need a word with you in private."

I stood up and bowed to the Hokage, then turned and left.

Tsunade put her hands up to her face. Yoshino looked on.
"What do you think?"

Tsunade glanced at her.

"I think our resident genius may have had a breakdown. I am relieving him of active duty for the next two months at least. The stress must have gotten to him."

"What do we do now?"

"We wait and see."

To be continued...