Chapter 1
"Damn" Kankuro winced as the med nin applied ointment to his newly acquired flesh wound from a mission gone wrong. He closed his eyes while the med nin patched him up, head down and kabuki paint smeared. Unknowingly, he was being watched from the other side of the room.
Tamari was behind her younger sibling, studying him. To her keen sense of awareness, Kankuro seemed stressed and tired. She knew that he was always like this during this month, just did not know why. The med nin noticed her as he was applying the last of the ointment on Kankuro's back, and left as she nodded him off.
"Kankuro" Tamari spoke in a calm tone.
"What" He kept his back turned toward the older sibling.
"Is everything alright? Any thing you want to talk to me about?"
"There's nothing wrong " Kankuro groaned out in the most bored tone he could muster up.
"Huh" Kankuro tensed as Tamari wrapped her arm around his nick almost hugging him.
" You know its ok to talk to me or Garaa about anything, we're always here for you"
She slowly released her hold on the younger sibling and swung.
sfx: slap
"What was that for?" His hand now rubbed the back of his head as his eyes were now focused on two angry ones. Tamari toward over Kankuro as he still sat on the med bed.
"Kankuro you almost got yourself killed as well as your team. What is wrong with you? It's not like you to be so reckless." Her voice rose to a new level. " I've read the reports of your past several missions, and although they were successful, the manner in which it was executed put you and your team at risk. Therefore, Garaa and I agreed on what your punishment should be."
Kankuro's eyes slightly widened as he now looked at the menacing look Tamari was giving him. He was downright afraid of what they were going to do, for the fact that they can both easily take him out. Memories of what happened when they fought when they were younger flooded his mind. Garaa broke his leg over a broken toy and when Tamari broke his right arm for teasing her too much.
Tamari began to lift her hand. Kankuro quickly blocked expecting to get hit again but was surprised when she placed her hand on his shoulder. The puppet master gave her a confused look as she was smiling at him.
" We decided that you should take a vacation. Use the time off to clear your mind. Were going to give you two weeks off, so enjoy yourself. A request has been sent to Lady Tsunade to set up an apartment for your stay there."
"Kanoha! Why cant I just stay here?"
" We both figured you needed a change of scenery, so don't argue with us. Just enjoy yourself. I hear there going to have a festival so…" She was cut off. " But you know I can't leave, were still short on capable shinobi.."
sfx: slap
Tamari was loosing her patience with him. " I said don't worry about it. Lady Tsunade is sending out a capable team to help out while your gone." The older sibling couldn't fully suppress her blush as she said that. To her dismay, Kankuro noticed.
"So Shikamaru is going to help out while I'm gone. How convenient for .."
SFX: WHAM
Kankuro now laid face down on the floor groaning. " Leave and enjoy yourself cause when you come back expect to sweat' She stormed off. "Damn Tamari" he groaned through clenched teeth. Couple minutes later Kankuro limped his way to his room to pack.
The puppet master didn't like to travel to Konoha, too long and the climate change did not go well for him a couple of times. Once out Sauna the sky darkened and it began to rain.
" Just my luck" Kankuro mumbled to himself.
KonohaSfx. Beep, beep, beep,beep,
"mmmhmm" The teen tried to ignore the annoying sound as he covered his head with another pillow.
Sfx: Beep,beep, beep …
He couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed the annoying buzzer and threw it against the wall. It broke to pieces; he grinned with half open eyes as he went back to bed. The faint sound of footsteps could be herd, but he ignored it. It got louder, footsteps became two stomping feet. The source of the footsteps barged into Kibas room.
"KI…..BA… " That voice caused the teen to sit up in fear, his hair was a mess, eyes dull but wide open, a little drool down the side of his lips. Tsume stood infuriated at her son.
"That's the fifth alarm clock you broke this week alone." Kiba's eyes were shutting, to his luck his mom noticed.
Sfx: Wham…
Tsume kicked her son on his side knocking him off his bed. " Ma, what was that for?" He whined still half asleep but now glaring at his attacker.
"Get up, just because you have no missions does not mean you could slack off, now get up. I bought that alarm for a reason. I will not have you getting lazy." She took one more look at her son dead in the eyes glaring with a killing intent. Kiba backed off, now fully awake, still on the floor. He knew not to piss her of more than he already did. She left back down stairs to continue fixing breakfast.
Kiba got dressed as quickly as possible and made his way downstairs before he made his mom angrier. Hana was already at the table enjoying her breakfast. Tsume was sitting across from her. Kiba smiled at Hana and she returned it with a warm smile of her own. The teen noticed his mom giving him the (better listen up look); so expecting a talk he gave his mom his full attention.
"Kiba , Hana and I have a mission and will be gone for a week. I want you to take care of the house while we are out " Kiba smiled (no more alarm, no ma, party, party, party, party).
"KIBA" she said in a firm tone. She noticed his smile and smiled back at him. Kiba noticed her smile and quickly lost his grin and tilted his head, giving her a confused look.
"I'll be having a friend check up on you while were gone." "What, why? I'm not a kid anymore."
Kiba glared at her and she glared back. " I know that Kiba but your irresponsible and reckless when Hana and I aren't here. Until you prove other wise, that's that." Kiba turned his glare on his food since glaring at his mom had no effect at all, and attacked it. It was gone in no time; he called for Akamaru and left out the door.