lostmoonchild: Yes, I have updated this story again. This one I just couldn't resist writing since I was reminiscing and I had a flashback about ordering my brother to buy me chocolate and begging… well, if you're a sister and you've gotten your brother to buy you what was needed then you'll probably get it. Anyway, thanks for the review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or anything else unless I say otherwise.

Rule 4: Learn "The Phrase"

There was a phrase that Kankuro learned at the age of eleven or twelve to listen for and signs to watch for. He hadn't been certain at first if Gaara understood the reason why he should listen for "the words" but he quickly realized that despite being a homicidal madman, Gaara was one of the smart guys that watched and listened.

The phrase to listen for: "That time of the month."

It was a phrase that every brother should know and that surely every father feared. It didn't matter whether the brother was older or younger since it was still five words that sent seemingly every male running in the opposite direction. Running in the opposite direction from Temari was a feat that neither brother dared to do in fear of their sister hunting them down and torturing them.

Kankuro stiffened when he heard Temari's pained moans and immediately looked at the calendar. Shit! No wonder Gaara had taken off so early to the office. "Uh, Temari, are you okay?" Kankuro asked, barely opening his sister's bedroom door.

"Get out!" Temari screamed.

Immediately he shut the door and took a deep breath. Okay, so it was getting close to that time. "Do you want me to get you anything?" Kankuro questioned hesitantly.

"Chocolate."

Of course. Okay, so she was craving chocolate so they had maybe two hours before she actually started. The cramps were beginning and he knew that the chocolate craving would reach its peak in about five minutes so…

He darted down to the kitchen and grabbed a bar of dark chocolate from the cabinet before darting back upstairs. "I come with chocolate and in peace." Kankuro said as he opened the door and waved the chocolate bar so Temari could see.

"Give it."

Venturing into his sister's room while she was this… hormonal always proved to be a dangerous feat in itself. Like clockwork she'd go on a cleaning and organizing spree that wasn't limited solely to her room but would move to the kitchen and living room areas. Then during the day as soon as the cramps subsided she'd start cleaning their rooms which they had decided not to complain about but would hide anything that they didn't want her to see or know about.

Now he envied Gaara for having friends in Konoha. The lucky bastard could just take off during Temari's "monthly visitor" and not have to worry about a damn thing. Of course the Kazekage wouldn't leave his own big brother alone to face the wrath of the blonde-haired kunoichi… would he?

Temari's eyes flashed as she snatched the chocolate away from him and tore the wrapper off before taking a bite of the chocolate. Did Shikamaru even know what Temari was like during this time or was the shadow manipulator blissfully ignorant? Seeing as the two were still content with each other's company and going by the sounds that would come from Temari's room during Shikamaru's visit… the lucky bastard still was.

The brunette darted out of the room in time to avoid being bashed on the head and slammed the door behind him earning a "don't slam the door!" from Temari. If people hadn't insisted on there being a kunoichi in pretty much every single squad then Kankuro was fairly certain that he would have lived in blissful ignorance. Then again he had Temari as a sister so he had been able to live in blissful ignorance until he was twelve and he thought his sister was dying.

Now he wasn't overly positive if his fears as a twelve year old boy had gone completely unfounded. He had seen his sister clutching the area either to the left or the right beneath her belly button and could remember all the times she had forced herself to smile and tell him that she'd be okay only to be curled up in pain. They had even been careful to adjust their missions so she'd be home when that time hit since he was fairly certain that even Gaara had been afraid that first and only mission they had been so far away from home and Temari had been in agony. She had torn into the enemy shinobi so badly that it seemed like she was the one that had been possessed by Shukaku.

Walking down to the kitchen the brunette pulled some cheese out of the fridge and tore a chunk off before tossing it towards the living room. "You took off pretty quickly this morning." Kankuro commented lightly as he tore himself a chunk of cheese.

Gaara frowned slightly as he sat down and chewed on his slice of cheese silently. "Does she have her chocolate?" Gaara questioned.

"Yep. Girly stuff's even stocked up in her bathroom."

The people at the store were used to one of them buying Temari's supplies and if it weren't for the fact that the two brothers were a couple of the strongest shinobi in the village, they surely would have been laughed at. Kankuro could still remember how hot his cheeks had gotten when he realized exactly what his sister had sent him to buy. He even remembered the fight that came afterwards when a couple of Chuunin thought that it'd be fun to torment him and accuse him of wanting to be a girl.

Just because he liked them didn't mean that he wanted to be one.

"She was holding both sides earlier." Gaara commented patiently.

Both sides instead of just one? If only he didn't know what exactly was where her hands would push against each time. "At least we know he didn't get her pregnant." Kankuro muttered darkly. "This time."

Gaara nodded in agreement, his teal eyes darkening slightly at the thought. Temari was theirs as far as the redhead was concerned and it was only out of curiosity as well as fear that he was even allowing the lazy shadow manipulator to see their sister. The first time that they heard their sister was pregnant was going to be the last time that the Nara would know he was capable of reproduction.

"Gaara! Kankuro!" Temari shouted from upstairs. "Where's my stuff?" The two brothers looked at each other before scrambling for the door. There was no way in hell they were going to go to the store just to buy her any tampons. It was bad enough they had to do that but it was even worse that they knew exactly how heavily their sister's time of month was.

She always looked a little pale after five days but it was always a day they both looked forward to. That meant they had survived another five days and wouldn't need to worry about it again for another month. "Ugh, somebody kill me already." Temari moaned softly as she curled up on the couch.

The last day or so much have hurt just a little bit still but they were content with the knowledge that once again, knowing "the phrase" had saved them from any lasting damage. Hair could be grown again and clothes would be replaced without any complaints.

The brothers just wondered how they were going to explain a broken window and the reason why Naruto had been admitted into the Suna hospital when they didn't know. Then again, Konoha's Hokage was female so all they'd have to say was the phrase and surely she'd understand… just as long as the phrase was the same in Konoha as it was for Suna.

lostmoonchild: I would like to point out that it is possible to feel with ovary is kicking out an egg and that it can serve as a heads up. I was seriously just thinking back to when my brother and I were kids and this chapter was created as a "Hey, this is something any brother who has a sister might be able to relate to." Anyway, four rules down and six to go. Read and review, ja ne for now!