Searching for my Own

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April 1, 1809

Dear Lord Sabaku no Gaara,

How's everything at home? Going great, I hope so. Do you and everybody else miss us? It's been a few months now, hasn't it? I miss being at home with you. Shikamaru doesn't want to admit it, but I can tell he misses Temari as much as I miss you. You've got to tell Temari that. I would love to see her reaction!

You know, it was scary. While traveling to our next destination, the three of us got lost in the woods. It was so frightening! We could not find our way out and were stuck there for a week! I was starving! Luckily, we were found by a couple of hunters and brought to the nearest town, which turned out to be where we were headed. I thought that we would've died in the woods. But don't worry, I'm alright! No wait, I got a couple of bruises and I sprained my ankle, but that's okay. No wait, April Fools! Now this is all just a joke. Please don't take it seriously. I'll explain everything to you if you just keep reading.

We've left Zervania and arrived here today at Grais. Grais is a town that is full of humor, but that's not what we thought at first. And, well, it's because they really had us fooled. When we first entered it, it was practically empty there. It was so quiet, a creepy kind of quiet. And whenever we saw anyone, they'd deliberately avoid us. I didn't know what to think. And then an odd man with a large dog at his side confronted us and he said with that strange accent of his, "Y'all are outsiders are ya? Well, us folks don't like no outsiders taintin' our land. So be gone with y'all." He even pulled out a few daggers! Strange, wasn't it? At first, the three of us were quite shocked, and didn't know what to do. So we just decided to skip on down to the next town. But just as we began to exit, the man with the accent shouted out to us. When we turned around, he threw a dagger towards me! Luckily, the weapon barely missed me by a margin! I instantly got angry and was walking to him with a "menacing stare," as Chouji described it. Then, that man burst into a fit of laughter. Surprised as I was, I stood there, dumbfounded.

In between his laughter, that man managed to yell out "April Fool's," along with all the townsfolk that were hiding. I had no idea what he meant by that, but assuming by the name, I felt sheepish. The man, whose name I learned, was Kiba Inuzuka. He explained all about April Fool's to us. It was every April 1st, according to Kiba. And every year, on that day, one can play a joke on another, specifically to embarrass them. And wow, was I embarrassed from their April Fool's joke! They sure got me.

I'm expecting more humorous things from Grais, since they gave such a great first impression. I hope my time will be fun here. Kiba has agreed to give us a tour tomorrow morning. Oh, I almost forgot to mention his dog, Akamaru. It may be quite big, but I think it's adorable. Anyways, it's nighttime right now. I must be going to bed now, or else I'll be too sleepy for tomorrow morning! Good night Gaara.

Love,

Lady Yamanaka Ino

P.S. I love you

"Ino, your eyes are closed. Oh my god! Are you sleepwalking?"

"Just leave her alone, Chouji. If you do, chances are, you won't get hit."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY SHIKA! I'm not sleeping! I was just closing my eyes for a moment!"

"See this Chouji? She hits me for no reason, troublesome."

"I have my reasons!"

"Heh, you three sure are a lively group."

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