AN: This is another collaboration between me and my sister who is still too lazy to get her own account. Please read and review! Reviews are loved.
Skyhawk's sister: I always think Gaara would be an awesome uncle second only to Uncle Itachi if he lived. Shikadai is too adorable... He is my favourite kid but that's probably because I am biased to the kid of my favourite couple.
Disclaimer: We do not own Naruto.
It all started out as another busy day for the Godaime Kazekage. Gaara was seated at his desk, diligently reading through mission reports and sifting through the endless piles of paperwork. In fact, he was so engrossed in his work (unlike most Kage) that he hardly sensed the arrival of a messenger hawk, until the bird screeched impatiently to get his attention.
Gaara immediately looked up from the report he was reading. Seeing that the bird hailed from Konohagakure, he wasted no time in removing the letter from its pouch. He quickly tore open the scroll, eager to find out the latest news from Konoha.
Kazekage Office
Sunagakure no Sato*
Kaze no Kuni*
Dear Gaara,
Sorry to distract you from your bureaucratic duties, you probably had to put them aside to read this letter. Hope you are not drowning under a sea of paperwork, like Kakashi-san - I mean, Rokudaime-sama - and things are all going well in Suna.
As for me, well, a lot of things have been happening recently, that's why you haven't been hearing from us for quite a while. Nonetheless, I'm very happy to tell you what's been keeping us so busy: Temari is pregnant, and we'll be expecting the baby in September.
You're probably wondering why I'm writing this letter instead of her - well, actually she's lying on the bed dictating every sentence I write - but she gets very nauseous every time she looks at papers, due to morning sickness or some other strange pregnancy ailment. Oh great, I guess she has fallen asleep now - the baby seems to mess up her sleep schedule quite a fair bit - so now I'm free to ramble whatever I like in this letter.
I've always been wondering whether the baby will be a girl or a boy. Temari insists that it's a boy, attributing it to some weird 'maternal instinct' that I apparently don't possess. Though I really don't mind either, sometimes I wish that it's a girl - but hopefully she takes on more from my side, and becomes easier to deal with than her mother… Well, what do you think? Which one do you prefer?
It's really quite troublesome to think of these trivial things, but it seems that when you become a new parent, you automatically start to think about stuff like whether the baby will look more like you or your spouse. If it's a girl, then, I guess I don't mind her looking like a replica of her mother, but I hope that she doesn't like to argue and glare as much - I don't want to deal with two troublesome women all day - and maybe she likes to learn Nara Clan jutsu too. If it's a boy, then, I haven't really given it much thought, perhaps he might just end up a lazy genius like his father, but maybe he can inherit some of his mother's spirit as well? That will be nice.
Haish, I guess I have rambled too much, sorry if you find this bothersome to read. Nonetheless, please do find some (official) reason to visit Konoha, and bring some nice food from Suna as well, Temari's been craving them out of homesickness or something.
Signing off,
Nara Shikamaru
Gaara smiled as he finished the letter. A warm feeling enveloped his heart as realisation dawned upon him: he was going to be an uncle! After dismissing the hawk to the aviary, he filed the letter away in his private drawer, all the while thinking of a suitable reply.
*Sunagakure no Sato - The Village Hidden in the Sand
*Kaze no Kuni - Country of Wind