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Italics mean thinking, i usually clarify this in the story anyway
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"Wake up Sabaku"
"Dad? What's going on?"
"It's your first day of Ninja academy"
"Oh yeah, I forgot, I can't wait"
Gaara smiles, as the short, spiky, rusty-orange hair of Sabaku appears from underneath the covers of his bed. He wipes the sleep from is tired eyes, while Gaara smiles to himself
"He really does look like me" Gaara thought as he gazed upon his sons face, his spring-green eyes glinting in the sun, the black lines outlining his eyes, his rusty orange hair waving in the soft breeze that was squeezing its way in through the open window , his pale white skin shining in the sunlight.
"That's how I felt as well, now hurry up and get ready" chuckled Gaara
Sabaku gets up and starts to get ready as a guard comes running down the dusty halls into the room, followed slowly by Kankuro
"KAZEKAGE-SAMA, KAZEKGE-SAMA! There is something urgent we need you for, come quickly"
"Can't this wait? Its Sabaku's first day of Ninja academy and I want to make sure he gets there safe" sighed Gaara
"No, it is very urgent" Panted the guard
"Don't worry Gaara, I'll take Sabaku to ninja academy with Yuri and I" said Kankuro
"Are you sure Kankuro?" said Gaara, a little annoyed at the fact that he won't get to see his son at his first day of the academy.
"Yeah, it's no problem at all" replied Kankuro, "Im sure Yuri will be happy to go into the academy for the first time, with a friend" he continued with a cheerful grin.
"Okay, thanks Kankuro, I owe you one" said Gaara, getting ready to go to the urgent meeting.
"No problem, just make sure you take care of that urgent issue" replied Kankuro
Sabaku comes walking down the hallway that was occupied by his father not 2 minutes ago.
"Hey Uncle Kankuro, where did Dad go?" asked Sabaku with a puzzled look on his face
"Your dad is a very busy man, he had to go to an urgent meeting" replied kankuro sympathetically
"Im going to take you to your first day of ninja academy with Yuri"
"Oh, okay then, well I'm ready now" responded Sabaku in a sad voice, looking down at the floor, upset that his father won't get to take him to his first day at the academy
"Cheer up Sabaku today is a new chapter in your life, it is very important" said Kankuro
"Yeah, I can't wait" replied Sabaku "I'm going to become a strong ninja, just like Dad"
"I wouldn't expect anything less from Gaara's son" Thought Kankuro to himself, with a small grin on his face
"Okay, let's go, you wouldn't want to be late for your first day" said Kankuro
Kankuro takes Sabaku back to his house too pick up his daughter; it was a little windier than the average day in Sunagakure, the sun's bright rays glaring on the town, the wind, carrying a slight chill, the sand being carried by the breeze. It wasn't a bad day for Sabaku first day of the academy.
They arrived at the academy early, to the faint whispers of some children talking about Sabaku.
"He's Kazekage-sama's kid" whispered one of the kids
"Oh yeah, I heard he is really strong" whispered another
"Really? I heard he is weak and nothing like his father" said another, just loud enough for Sabaku to hear.
Kankuro looked at the kids rather annoyed.
"Don't listen to them" Said Kankuro "They are just jealous"
"Kankuro!" came the loud, shrill voice of Temari
"Temari? What are you doing here" asked Kankuro, rather puzzled
"Since Kazekage-sama himself couldn't be here to watch over the event, he sent me to do it, since I am his consort" Replied Temari
"Okay" said Kankuro as he started escorting Sabaku and Yuri through the big wooden doors of the ninja academy for their first time, followed by Temari.
"Welcome everybody, to your first day of Ninja academy" said Temari loudly, so that everybody in the sand building could hear her. "This is an important time in your life, it is here that you will learn all the skills you will need to become the great ninja's you are destined to become"
"Im gunna work so hard, so I can be stronger than dad" thought Sabaku to himself, with a small smile on his face
"What are you thinking about" whispered Yuri to Sabaku
"Oh don't worry, it's nothing" replied Sabaku
"Okay everybody, Follow me, I'm going to give you a tour of the academy, then I'll show you to your first classes" yelled Temari so everybody could hear.
"Today is going to be a wonderful day" Thought Sabaku to himself, while he started following Temari, with the rest of the crowd.