Pickles
kawaiichiisaikitsune(blackharu2)
Disclaimer: I do not own any Naruto! DON'T HURT ME ONEGAI ONEGAI! Ahem...gomen ne

-Kiari-san appears out of nowhere- Kiari-san's got the straight-jacket!
Dana-chan: What are you gonna do with that?
Kiari-san: What do you think? MWA HA HA HA HA! -continues cackling evilly-
Dana-chan: WOO HOO! THE GAS CHAMBER'S COMIN' EARLY! MY BEST B-DAY PRESENT EVER!
Kiari-san: Riiight! -wraps Dana-chan in the straight-jacket- Now, enjoy! -Does Lee's good guy pose no. 109 while dragging off Dana-chan-
Dana-chan(-being dragged away-): I WILL COME BACK ALIVE NO NEED TO WORRY! THE POWER OF YOUTH IS WITH ME!
Kiari-san: Copycat! Kiari-san's mad at you for copying her.. Copycatter!
Dana-chan: I DIDN'T COPY YOU I COPIED GAI-SENSEI AFTER YOU COPIED LEE-KUN!(-hugs Gaara pillow with Lee and Gaara on it-)
Kiari-san: -pouting- Kiari-san doesn't like you anymore... -really drags off Dana-chan this time- Now read and enjoy!Chapter 1: Coming for a Visit

The sand shinobi siblings had come for a visit to the village of Konoha. It had been six months since the group's rescue of Sasuke from Orochimaru. Through the mission, they had actually become...okay, friends, but like Gaara would ever admit that to anyone. And with their luck, they just had to run into him! Temari and Kankurou seemed pretty disgusted to see him so soon, but nothing could be read on Gaara's stoic face. They were just entering the village, walking through the huge gates, when he came running up to greet them. He was waving to them and yelling, "Gaara, it's so nice to see you again!"

The boy stopped right in front of the Shukaku vessel and crouched over, putting his hands on his knees to catch his breath. Surprisingly, Gaara was the first to say anything back to him. "What are you doing Lee-kun?" his voice showing no emotion what-so-ever. Lee lifted his head to stare into the red-head's aqua green orbs.

The boy in the green spandex immediately straightened up and started crying anime-style. "Gaara-san just called me Lee-kun!" he exclaimed, making a total fool of himself. The fan wielder and puppet master stared at each other in confusion, their eyes saying, 'Did our little brother just give someone an honorific?' All that was heard was a grunt from Gaara.

"You guys, come follow me." Lee stated with his bandaged hand beckoning them. "I'll show you to the Hokage's office." Temari and Kankurou quickly regained their composure and walked in front of the second taijutsu master of the Hidden Leaf.

They strolled down the dirt path in the direction of Godaime's office. Lee was pointing out random things to the siblings who all seemed awfully annoyed. "That's were my friend Joceline lives. Her pies are delicious," he told them, pointing to a small hut with his index finger. "And that's the bridge where Team 7 usually meets. Oh, and look, there they are now!" He bent over and put his hand above his eyes in an act of trying to see better. The shinobi that were accompanying him just watched him in utter disbelief. "Let's go visit them, okay, Gaara-san?" he asked walking over to Gaara and doing his best to pull off a puppy face.

Gaara just stared, looking at his adorable face. Lee had his lower lip out in a pout, his eyes pulling off the saddest look he could muster and his hands clasped in front of him in a pleading kind of way. "Fine," he muttered. He wanted the baffoon to stop making a face that made it impossible for him to look away. Which had Gaara totally surprised. Why couldn't he look away from this idiot? He then had an argument in his mind. 'Why the hell couldn't I look away?' Gaara shouted in his mind.

'Let me out so I can kill him!' Shukaku yelled.

'Shut up, you damn racoon, and let me talk to myself!'

'Why the hell are you talking to yourself?'

'Just let me, you damn racoon!'

'Fine, you inconsiderate brat!'

'Okay, now why couldn't I look away?' he re-asked himself.

'Because you thought he looked cute,' the other half of his mind responded.

'I, Sabuka no Gaara, do not think anybody is cute!'

'Yeah, sure. Then why didn't you look away?'

'That's what I'm trying to find out!'

'Oh, stop denying it. You like him!'

'I do not like anyone, especially not HIM!'

'Keep it down you brat! I'm trying to sleep!'

'Whatever' and the conversation ended.

They continued walking towards the bridge. Lee knew that Kakashi would be late, so he didn't have to worry about bothering the team. "Sakura-san! Naruto-kun! Sasuke-kun! Hey you guys! Look who came to visit! It's Gaara-san and his siblings!" he yelled jumping up and down while waving his hands. Lee grabbed Gaara's hand and pulled him over while Temari and Kankurou stayed close behind. When they reached their destination, Gaara felt warm. The happy-go-lucky boy forgot to let go of his hand. Hopefully, nobody else noticed it. Naruto ran over to them and saw their hands.

"Hey, Gaara? Why is Lee holding your hand?" Gaara blushed at this comment. The worst part was, everyone else heard it and they were all staring at their hands.

Lee quickly let go of the other shinobi's hand and flushed, bowing his head down in utter embarrassment. He mumbled a quick, "I'm sorry," and scooted a little distance away from Gaara.

"Whoa! You two look like Hinata!" the blonde boy said, pointing his index finger in their direction. Sasuke glanced over to them and, seeing nothing interesting, closed his eyes and concentrated on other things. Naruto saw this and walked over to him. "Sasuke-teme, whatcha doing?" he questioned, waving a hand in front of the closed eyes of his friend.

"Don't call me a bastard, dope," he replied, grabbing Naruto's wrist and opening his eyes. All he saw were big pools of blue staring back at him.

Naruto leaned closer to Sasuke until his left cheek connected to the other's right. The blonde shinobi's smiling lips were very close to Sasuke's ear, "But, you know you love it when I call you that."

"I know, but...," he started, but was interrupted.

"Naruto, what are you doing to Sasuke-kun! Oh, poor Sasuke-kun, I'll save you!" Sakura exclaimed, running over to where Sasuke and Naruto were.

"Sakura," Sasuke stated in his usual calm voice while still staring into Naruto's eyes, "you're annoying."

"Are you two gonna kiss or something?" Kankurou asked thoroughly disgusted, "'Cause if you are, I'm leaving."

"Me too," Temari and Sakura replied in unison. Gaara huffed and looked away, while Lee just watched with curiousity.

Sasuke crossed his arms across his chest, looked around, and noted what everyone was doing. Seemingly impossible, Naruto's grin got bigger. As everyone was still watching, Naruto swooped in and stole a kiss from Sasuke's lips.

All the jaws dropped, except for Gaara and Lee, who just stood there wide-eyed.

"Not in public," Sasuke moaned.

Sakura ran over in a frenzy and repeatedly punched Naruto, while Sasuke stared at her in surprise. Kankurou rapidly turned away, and started walking. He was followed by Temari, then Gaara, and lastly Lee. They were all quite dazed. None of them wanted to acknowledge what they had just witnessed. So, Lee hopped in front of them and continued on the "journey" to the Hokage's office, acting childish to put the scene out of their minds.

"That house is Jessica's. She always beats me at hide-and-seek," he informed them, pointing at a brownish, two-story house.

"How can you win at hide-and-seek?" Kankurou asked, confused.

"I always have to scream 'Oli-Oli-Oxenfree' and she never has to!" he explained. The others nodded in agreement.

They continued walking for a while longer, with Lee still pointing out random things. Before they knew it, they had arrived at the Hokage's building. As the group started up the stairs, anyone nearby ran from the rather well-known Gaara of the Sand. They rushed to the office of the Godaime and knocked on the wooden door, awaiting an answer. They heard a muffled, "Come in." Lee opened the door and walked into the large room. "What is it?" the blonde woman asked.

"The sand siblings need a place to stay for the night and I was wondering if they could stay here," Lee explained, quite proud of himself at what he said.

"I have no rooms that are vacant," was her reply, "Just keep them in your house," she added, not really caring what they did.

"Thank you, Tsunade-sama," he responded. She 'shoo'ed them out with a gesture of her hand. Lee kindly opened the door for them and ushered them out following close behind. They were out of the building in a matter of minutes. The four shinobi stood outside the building in the moist grass. "Well, I guess you guys are staying at my place," he told them.

"That's fine. It's better than staying in that crummy, old building," Temari said, waving her hand in front of her face to cool her off from the heat.

"Yeah," the puppet master agreed, sitting down in the grass with a sigh of relaxation. The three turned their heads to face Gaara.

"Whatever," he replied with his arms across his chest, leaning against a tree.

"Well, we don't need to be at my house until later. So how about a tour around Konoha? You guys haven't been here for awhile, so it should be good," he informed them, his cheerful smile never leaving his face.

Gaara shrugged, while his brother and sister stated a simple, "Sure, why not?"

So, now they were going to have a tour. The bad part? Lee was the tour guide. How would they ever get through this day. Hopefully, the taijutsu master would make this interesting. It better be worthwhile.