Gaara is a new kid that just moved to the town of Konohagakure. He's quiet and keeps to himself most of the time. The only family he has is his father (who hates him), his brother (Kankuro), and his sister (Temari). On his first day in the town, he meets a girl whom his brother thinks is his soul mate. Temari thinks that she is going to gain a sister. Gaara just thinks that she is weird, at least at first...

Oh, I do not owny the show of Naruto!


"Gaara, get your ass in gear! Help me unload!" Kankuro yelled to Gaara, who was leaning against the car and listening to music while staring at their new home. Gaara sighed started lifting a box. He was walking past Kankuro when a box dropped on his foot, causing him to drop the one he had. He bent his foot up and rubbed it.

"Ow!" He growled and glared at Kankuro, who was looking beyond Gaara. Gaara looked at where he was looking and saw a girl walking towards them. She had red/brown hair in a ponytail and eyes the color of honey. She had rose-colored lips and was slightly pale as though she was just attempting to get some light. She was wearing black shorts with a white tank top. She had both hands behind her back as though hiding something. She looked nervous.

"Hi!" She greeted when she reached them. "My name's Umino Minoru."

"I'm Kankuro and that over there is Gaara." Kankuro introduced himself and Gaara, who just watched them. "What brings you over, already want to pick on the new comers?"

"Dang, you caught me!" She said with a fake pout and a stomp of her foot. "How did you know?"

"It was your hands behind your back." Kankuro pointed his right index finger at her and laughed slightly when she blushed a little.

"Oh...Well, this is cookies." She informed and showed us a plate over-filled with cookies. "My older brother baked them for you. I have no idea WHY people cook food or bake cookies to give to new neighbors. Personally, I think its kind of weird...but hey."

She looked around and saw an object that had came out of the box that Gaara had dropped when Kankuro had dropped a box on his foot.

"Oh, that's Karasu, a rare puppet!" She exclaimed. Kankuro and Gaara blinked in surprise. "I wanted one so bad at one time!"

"You know...?" Kankuro asked, sounding shocked. She nodded her head.

"I have a friend who makes them. I think that they're cool. I use to collect them." She said. "Oh, here!"

"Uh..." Kankuro blinked as she held the cookies out to him. Gaara rolled his eyes and took the plate. Minoru tilted her head.

"You're suppose to say 'Oh, you shouldn't have!' Then take a bite and say 'They taste soooooooo good! Thank you so much!'" She said in a high pitched squeaky voice. No sooner then she said that Temari came outside and saw us. She walked over and smiled at the girl. "Hello, my name is Minoru. I just came over to say hello and bring you some cookies."

"Oh, you shouldn't have!" Temari said and took a cookie out of the plate. She bit into it. "They taste soooooooo good! Thank you so much!"

"..." Minoru, Gaara, and Kankuro just blinked. Kankuro and Minoru busted out laughing, while Gaara smirked slightly and rolled his eyes. Temari paled.

"Did you do something to the cookies!" She shouted while looking at it in horror. Minoru stopped laughing and looked at Temari evilly.

"And if I did." She said with a evil smirk. Temari gulped the lump in her throat. Minoru then went to her silly smile and said. "Of course not!"

Temari sighed in relief, but was now confused. "Then what was funny?"

"Minoru!" A male voice called her. She looked back to the house next to them. A man with brown hair and a 'x' across between his eyes and over his nose. He had his hair high ponytail and blue eyes. He was wearing blue jeans and a sleeveless blue shirt. Minoru sighed and looked back at Gaara and the others.

"That's the genus who sent me here. I have to go shopping today for a new outfit tomorrow, because it's the first day and HE wants to make a good impression." She explained. "I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow at school?"

"Only at school?" Kankuro asked teasingly. She raised her eyebrow in a sexy kind of way.

"Well...I guess I could make an exception and see you guys not during then...but you'd ruin my fun of finding ideas on how to pick on new students." She said and turned to leave. "Bye..."

And with that, she ran off (her ponytail swishing behind her in slow motion).

"Bye..." Kankuro whispered. Temari smirked in nudged him in the side.

"Looks like someone has a crush." She teased. Kankuro blushed and sighed dreamily.

"She's my soul mate." Kankuro stated dreamily. Gaara rolled his eyes, while Temari blinked.

"But you just met her Kankuro...don't you think it's a little soon to say that...?" She asked. He shook his head.

"She has the same sense of humor that I have, she likes puppets, knows about Karasu-only those who REALLY like them-, teased you, and is pretty...very pretty..." He said as though it was obvious. "Isn't she very pretty Gaara?"

"She weird like you."