Theme: Flowers
Gaara's eyes lingered on her as she gave three different men flowers, giving them instructions on the care of the flowers. She even handed them packets of her special plant food, which she had worked hard on producing.
Kagome Higurashi seemed to come out of no where with her flower shop, having been the daughter of a civilian family. Her parents worked in the weapons shop, Kankuro had supplied when asked about her. He had once pursued her, but found that she scared him, so he, instead, went after her twin sister, Kikyo. That turned out to be a dead end as well, since Kikyo became a woman of the cloth, she refused to give him any physical affection, even kissing had been banned. Her brother, Souta, was too young for anyone to take notice of yet, but he was just getting into the Academy. He was quiet and studious, but still he was of average skill. Nothing note worthy.
All and all, she was the only one who's done something remotely interesting. She found a way to keep flowers alive in the middle of Suna...without building a greenhouse.
He had been there once, she had a shy personality, though, watching her now, it seemed like she'd warmed up to people since that time. She smiled and waved at the group of men, who all waved farewell and went on their merry ways.
She noticed him after a moment, smiling she waved to him as well, her cheeks flushed from the heat and constant work she had to do around the shop. At the moment she was currently putting up shade, as the plants needed a break from the harsh sunlight.
She worked diligently, eagerly talking to no one as she watered the flowers and checked them for any illness or insects. "And, you know, I heard that the leaf nin would be returning. Remember last time? That Naruto? He promised he'd come by and talk to you like last time. You guys seemed to like his voice very much."
Gaara watched for a moment more, noticing the happy sparkle in her eyes and the gentle handling of her plants. She was happy, that's all he needed to know. He turned, walking away, never noticing how she stopped smiling to stare longingly at his back...