Chapter 2

"Somebody tell me what the fuck is going on!" Gaara yelled, his fist punching a hole in the thick, mahogany table. The council members were stiff in their seats.

Temari moved towards her youngest brother. "Gaara, I…"

"Shut up!" he snarled, causing her to recoil in shock and fear. He turned back to the council, his eyes flashing with fury. "Now, somebody tell me why my dead uncle is currently in the hospital alive, before I crush you all to the ninth level of Hell!"

One of the council members fainted. Another whimpered pitifully as his clothing got wet in a certain area.

"G-Gaara-sama, we…." He froze as the former Jinchuuriki's icy gaze fell upon him. He trembled under those black-ringed eyes and swallowed. "I-i-it was y-your f-f-father! He-he… oh, kami… he… he… he… he…" The man stuttered helplessly, unable to form words.

Gaara growled, his sand slowly crawling over the man. "I'm waiting, you worthless pile of flesh!"

The man trembled, his voice several octaves higher. "He… he… he… he… he… he… he…"

You are useless!" Gaara shouted, his hand clenching.

"Gaara-sama!" Baki cried, standing up. Gaara's head whipped over to his former sensei, his hand in mid-crushing poise. The sand-covered council member let out a choked sob. "Please, calm down!"

"Calm down? You want me to calm down? HELL, NO I WON'T FUCKING CALM DOWN! Yashamaru is fucking alive! How the hell did that happen? I was there when he died! I killed him myself! His fucking body blew up into teeny tiny little bits! Now, somebody suck it up and tell me what is going on here or I'll crush you one by one until I get my fucking answers!"

"Gaara!"

"What?" the redhead snapped, turning to face his brother.

"You've got to tone it down! You…"

"Don't tell me what to do, you filthy…!"

Kankuro grabbed his younger sibling by the front of his robe roughly. "Damn it, Gaara! Cut it out! You can't expect to get answers out of people like this! Look! You've already gotten three people to pass out and I'm pretty sure that one has pissed his pants!"

Said man blushed furiously.

Gaara's jade eyes grazed over the many frightened faces. He sighed loudly and knocked Kankuro's hand away, placing a palm on his forehead as he breathed deeply, straining himself to calm down. He ran a hand over his face and leaned against the wall briefly. Finally, he sat down somewhat calmly at the table, hi hands running his face repeatedly.

A menacing air still clung to him, however. He knitted his fingers together and looked around at the remaining conscious members of his council.

"Somebody tell me what's going on, now."

End Chapter 2