Wow, chapter 8! This is by far my longest fic and the most reviewed! I am so happy! Keep reviewing and I shall add more to this odd tale.
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Gaara returned home after a long day with the bag of groceries that Temari had sent him to fetch. Kankuro lay on the couch watching television. Temari was in her room asleep.
"About time you brought the groceries home! I'm starving!!" Kankuro yelled.
"As if I give a damn." Gaara said flatly.
"Gaara, where have you been?" Temari asked after stirring from her slumber. She hates it when Kankuro yells.
"I was out..." Gaara said.
"Out where?" Kankuro asked.
"I just got sidetracked...No big deal." Gaara told his brother.
"What the hell, man? These groceries are covered in sand.! I can't eat sand!" Kankuro yelled furiously.
"You could lose a few pounds, jellyroll." Gaara replied.
"Dammit! Why does every one make fun of me?! I'm not fat! Jeez." Kankuro replied, poking his belly.
"Were you scaring little kids again?" Temari asked.
"No." Gaara replied.
"Killing the innocent?" Temari added.
"No, not this time." Gaara replied. "I just had this weird feeling today. My guts felt like jello. You know, kinda like when you're stressing out, but without the stress."
"Go on." Temari stated.
"My palms felt all sweaty and my heartbeat went up very fast." Gaara said.
"Did this happen when you saw a girl?" Temari asked.
"Maybe..." Gaara Replied.
"Well, Gaara. You're in love." Temari told his younger brother.
"WHAT?!" Gaara yelled furiously. "I don't feel love, just hate! HATE!HATE..."
Temari sprayed Gaara with the water bottle to keep him under control.
"I needed that..." Gaara said, panting.
"Well, now you know how I feel about Naruto." Temari said with her arms crossed.
"Screw Naruto! How do I get rid of this damn feeling?" Gaara said.
"Go on a date or something..." Temari told her younger sibling.
"Gaara's got a girlfriend!" Kankuro sang.
"Gaara's got a ...GHAAAKKK!!!!" Kankuro said as a rope of sand began to strangle him.
"Shut up." Gaara said angrily.
"I'm sorry...geehhhh." Kankuro said.
"You better be, tubby." Gaara replied.
"Kankuro, lets go to bed. Gaara, you do whatever you do at night." Temari said as she walked back to her room.
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Sakura was afraid to leave her tent without someone to protect her. What did Gaara want with her? Was he going to kill her? Was he going to torture her? Whatever the reason, she refused to leave alone.
"Sakura? Are you alright?" Kakashi Sensei asked from outside the tent.
"No...I worry that that sand guy will try to capture me again." Sakura said.
"Relax, you got us on your side. We won't let some sand ninja take you away without a long fight." Sasuke said.
Naruto drank from a canteen as he wiped his forehead from the heat of the sun.
"Hey, don't drink all of the water!" Sasuke yelled.
"Whatever! I'm thirsty!" Naruto yelled.
Sasuke took the canteen away and put it back in a backpack.
"Naruto, do you want some...um...some of my water?" Hinata asked.
"Sure." Naruto replied happily.
Hinata handed Naruto a water bottle with little kitties drawn on. Naruto drank from the bottle until his thirst was quenched.
"How long do we have to be in this sandy hellhole?" Sasuke asked Kakashi.
"We must gather as much information on anything suspicious." Kakashi said plainly.
"Sigh. In other words you don't know either." Sasuke replied.
A puff of white smoke appeared out of nowhere near the campsite. Jiraiya appeared, wearing a sun hat and sunglasses. He had a bag of chips and a two liter soda.
"Here you go, Naruto!" Jiraiya yelled as he tossed the snack foods at Naruto.
"Thank you!" Naruto said with a wide smile.
Jiraiya disappeared and Sasuke stared in disbelief.
"What the hell just happened?!" Sasuke asked in a confused tone.
"Oh, I sent Jiraiya a text message on Sakura's cell phone saying that I was hungry and needed a snack. So he teleported here." Naruto said.
"Well you best damn share those chips." Sasuke said.
"Eat me." Naruto whispered.
"What?" Sasuke asked angrily.
"Nothing." Naruto said with a mischievous smirk.
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I will write some more when I get more ideas. Daowg out.
