He could tell she was wearing a mask the second she walked into his office. The way her neatly placed features fell upon her face was a disguise, a very skilled schooling of features that had everyone fooled, including his siblings and the so-called genius she was on a mission here with.
But not him. He could see through the façade immediately.
Her chocolate eyes turned to him and she smiled at him, not all of it was a lie.
"Kazekage-sama."
"Gaara." He corrected her. They had never formally met, this being the first time they had actually ever spoken to one another, but from the letters that he receives from Naruto, she is a friend.
"Gaara. I'm Tenten, it's nice to finally meet you. You're all Naruto and Lee seem to talk about nowadays." She stuck her hand out towards him, Temari, Kankuro, and Shikamaru all stared in shock as Gaara's hand rose to meet hers.
The second their hands met, Tenten felt something. Gaara could tell she did, because he did too. Both of their masks fell as they stared at their joined hands, then into each others eyes.
The others watched in further amazement as they witnessed two halves of a soul meet and one emerge. A genuine smile spread across Tenten's lips, causing a small smile to grow on Gaara's mouth.
Later, others would say that they must have been blind not to notice how perfect Tenten and Gaara were for each other.
Others would say that the two hid behind masks because their sould weren't complete until they had their other half.
