Sakura POV:
"Alright guys, that enough training for today," Kakashi instructed.
'Finally! I just can't beat Temari!' I thought to myself. We were all beginning to walk way.
"Hey, Kankurō, Gaara, wanna come back to my place and play cards with Kiba, Neji and Shikamaru?" Sasuke asked.
"SHIKAMARU! So that's where he's going! Why wouldn't he want me to know! It's not like I'm going to care if he's with his friends or not!" Temari exclaimed.
"Um, I guess I'll go," Kankurō ignored Temari's outburst, "what about you Gaara?"
"I'll go but don't expect me to be nice or become friends with you guys," Gaara decided.
Gaara POV:
We walked into a room with a big, round table in the middle. There were already the other guys waiting around it.
"You brought extras. Ah well, the more the merrier," Kiba said. 'Uh, so obnoxious.'
"You guys remember Gaara and Kankurō from the chūnin exams, right?" Sasuke introduced us. I just sat down in the nearest seat. I want this to be over and done with, like most of my killings. Kankurō took the seat nearest me and Sasuke took the only seat left. We were sitting in the order of me, Kankurō, Shikamaru, Sasuke, Kiba, Neji and then me again. Sasuke dealt in a clockwise direction.
"The game is poker. Do you guys know how to play?" Sasuke informed.
"Of course we know how to play. Just because we come from a different village doesn't mean we're ignorant." I complained.
"No wonder Temari's so bossy, she has to keep you in check," Shikamaru commented.
"Her, keep Gaara in check, not likely. Try no one can keep Gaara in check. Except maybe Miyuki," Kankurō corrected.
"Who's Miyuki?" Kiba asked out of curiosity.
"She's my girlfriend from the snow village but she moved to the sand," I tried to mask my sorrow with no emotion. It worked.
"Can we start already?" Neji asked impatiently.
"Sure," Sasuke replied.
Miyuki POV:
I finally made it to the leaf village and found where Gaara and his siblings were staying. When I got to his house, I knocked on the door. It opened and Temari stood in the door frame.
"Miyuki, what are you doing here?" she questioned in shock.
"I ran away," I replied, "is Gaara here?" I tried to look inside.
"No, he went to play cards with Sasuke and his friends," Temari answered.
"Where?" I need to know where he is. I didn't come all this way to be told he's not here.
"I don't know. Sasuke's house, I presume." I turned to leave.
"Thanks," I replied, then headed off to find the Uchiha home.
Gaara POV:
We have been playing in silence for a while now. I don't know how long, but I liked it.
"Wait, I'm confused," Kiba broke the silence. He was already out and was just sitting there watching the game, "you have a girlfriend?" Grr, he's still thinking about that? No wonder he got out so early, he wasn't paying attention to his cards.
"Yes, I do," I replied, then turned my focus back to my cars.
"And she's with you because she wants to be, right? Not because she's scared of you?"
"YES! SHE'S WITH ME BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO BE! NOT BECAUSE I FORCED HER TO, OR WHATEVER!" I yelled, then focused on my cards again, not that they were good cards. I slammed them on the table then stood up. I turned to leave.
"Don't leave now. If you leave you'll miss all the fun," Kiba prompted. Fun?
