Gaara's POV

* RING RING * 

A frown formed on my face . The sound was indeed the sound of the phone . 
" (Name) ? " I murmured softly , caressing her hair softly while keeping my eyes closed . " What ?..." (Name) drawled lazily , yawning slightly . I forced my eyes open . A wave of serenity flooded my heart as I looked into (Name)'s lovely (eye colour) eyes as she lay on top of me . I gazed around , realising that we were in the living room . 

" We fell asleep in the living room ? Imagine if Kankurou and Yashamaru happened to come home .." (Name) sweatdropped . I let out a soft chuckle . 
" They have no say in that situation ," I declared as I wrapped my arms around (Name)'s waist . However , (Name) pushed my arms away and swiftly got up . 

" At least go answer the phone . And then I'll follow whatever you say ," she spoke . I let out a displeased grumble . 

I trotted towards the never ending ringing phone and answered it . 
" Hello ? " I voiced . " Can I know who is on the line ? " the person on the other side spoke in a rather rushed manner . 

" I'm Sabaku no Gaara ," I introduced . " Oh it's you Gaara-sama .. I'm Rock Lee , Konoha's official highway officer . While patrolling the highway earlier , I found your brother in law - Shikamaru - in a car crash ,".

" Car crash ?! " I burst . I do not really care about Shikamaru , but I am sure Temari does . 
My echoing voice seemed to catch (Name)'s attention , as she went to stood near me . 
" Yes . Currently he is in the Konohagakure hospital ," Rock Lee exclaimed . " How is his condition ? " I asked . 
" I don't really know much . They didn't give out any information ,".

I let out a sigh as I pinched my forehead . " Uh .. Thank you for the information ," I spoke as I ended the line . 
A frown formed on (Name)'s face . " That's not nice ," she voiced . 

" It's a car crash . How can it be nice ? " I blurted . " Not that . The way you simply ended the line ... It's rude ,  you know ,".

" How can you think about that at times like this ? " . (Name) shook her head . " Manners are important , no matter what the situation is ,".

Right .. (Name) , always sophisticated at all times .. " Never mind that .. We need to get to Konoha now . And we can't leave Temari behind ," she spoke sternly . "Shikamaru was on his way to Suna , I presume . I'm sure he wants to see Temari ..".

" We need to get Temari to follow us to Konoha . For that , we'd need a good reason ,". (Name) looked at me with a wide smile on her face . 
 
" I think I have the perfect reason . 

" Come on (Name) ! Drive faster ! " Temari bellowed as she kept looking behind through the window . 

" So .. What did you tell her ? " I sweatdropped as I whispered into (Name)'s ear . " I told her that a massive flood wave will crash Suna in three hours ,".

" What the hell is a flood wave ? " . (Name) snickered as she shook her head . " No idea ,".

(Name) drove casually , despite Temari begging her to go faster . 

" Eh ? Why are we stopping at the  hospital ? " Temari blurted as (Name) parked the car in Konohagakure hospital parking lot . " There's someone important in there ," I spoke . 

Temari raised an eyebrow at my words . " Who ? " .

I let out a sigh as I turned to face (Name) . She simply nodded at me .
" Shikamaru ,".

" What ?! How ?! " Temari boomed , concern lacing her voice . " Earlier this night , Shikamaru was involved in a car crash at the Konoha-Suna highway.. ".

" He's okay , right ? Am I right ?! " . Temari was at the verge of tears . 

" We don't know for sure , that's why we're here ," (Name) voiced . She turned off the car engine and motioned us to get off the car . 

" Have you been to Konoha before , (Name) ? " I asked . " Of course . The medical I studied at is in Konoha . I also previously worked at this hospital , before I transferred to Suna ," she replied . 

" Wait .. How come I never knew about that ? " I blurted . " You never asked ," she replied with a sweatdrop . 

" Never mind ," I spoke as I walked towards Temari , who had tears flowing down her cheeks . 

" Let's go ," (Name) spoke as she took hold of Temari's right hand , motioning her to start walking . 
It was in the dead of the night , and there were few people , bar the nurses and family members. 

" Wait here for a while ," (Name) suddenly voiced as she left us at a bench while she headed to the information counter . 

" Excuse me , can I know the ward number of Shikamaru Nara ? " she spoke in a polite voice . The receptionist eyed (Name) sceptically . " I'm sorry , but we don't give out information that easily - especially to some stranger . What is your relation with Nara-san ? " she spat . 

I could see (Name)'s eyebrows twitch . " I am a friend of Temari Nara , the wife of Shikamaru Nara . If you don't believe me , she is right there with her brother ," she spoke as she pointed to the direction Temari and I stood . 

" Then tell her to come and speak for herself ," the receptionist gushed .
(Name)'s face grew red from anger and she balled her fists.  " Temari-san is currently having a rough time , her husband just got involved in a car crash and she also has to deal with numerous rumours . She has other things to do than talking to an ignorant , loathsome and detestable receptionist ," . (Name) ended her rant with a sickly sweet smile . 

The receptionist's nostrils flared as she spat , " Ward 284 ," .

" Thank you for your time ," (Name) exclaimed sweetly . She spun her heels and headed towards me and Temari . " Let's go . The ward is on the second floor  ,".

Eventually we had to get into this huge metal box called an elevator . Simply said I hate that contraption . 

" 281 .. 282 .. 283 .. Aha ! 284 ! " (Name) burst . We stopped in front of a white door , which had the numbers 284 in bold black letters . 

There was a small piece of paper that read ' Shikamaru Nara '.
" Sh..Shika .." Temari sobbed . " Let's go inside ," I spoke in a soothing manner .

(Name) pushed through the door , and motioned us to go inside . " You're not coming in ? " I asked .
" Only two people can go inside at one time . I'll just wait outside ," she smiled . 

" No ! " Temari burst at the sight of Shikamaru . He was currently unconscious most of his limbs were bandaged , and so was his head. 

An oxygen mask was strapped on his face and a heart monitor was placed next to his bed . I did not expect his condition to be this bad though . 

Temari dropped on the floor and started to weep . She slowly crawled to Shikamaru's bed and took his hand . 

" Shika .. Darling .. Are you in pain ? " she spoke as she placed Shikamaru's hand on her cheek . Temari stroked her husband face gently , tears streaming down her cheeks with every second passing . 
 
At the moment , all I could think of was (Name) . For now , I no longer had breathing problems and heart attacks . But if it were fated for me to return to my sickly state , would (Name) continue loving me as she does now ? Would she cry for me the way Temari does for Shikamaru ?

Shikamaru's POV

Darling .. Everything will be alright . Please wake up soon , please . I love you .. I truly do even if you do not love me . 

My heart nearly stopped when I listened to these words . No doubt , it was Temari . Her voice soothed my soul - listening to her speak was similar to a siren's song . 

Slowly , I tried to blink open my eyes . However , a blaring headache ran through my head , making me shut them again . Pain surged through my body . 
" Temari .." I grunted as I struggled awake . I opened my eyes again . 
This time , less pain was inflicted , so I was able to keep my eyes open . 

At first , I saw a plain white ceiling , and then parakeet green walls. And then I saw a person , sitting on the chair next to my bed . It was obviously a woman , and her sandy blonde shimmered slightly when light fell onto it. I slowly reached towards it and caressed it softly . 

Suddenly , the woman blinked open her eyes , revealing lovely teal orbs . " Shikamaru ! You're awake ," she burst , her voice angelic . 

" Temari .." I smiled , taking her hand in mine and placed it on my chest .
" I love you .. I truly do . I'm sorry I cheated on you , I caused you so much pain ,".

Temari shook her head . " Knowing that you are fine is enough for me . You are everything to me Shika . Everything ," .

With that , Temari laid her head on my chest , looking me in the eye . She was so beautiful , it was almost inhuman .

But of course , she is not just any human to me .
Temari is my angel .