Gaara Spoilers
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Gift Giving
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(one. two. buckle my shoe.)
For Gaara's first birthday, Temari and Kankuro sent him a teddy bear. They didn't actually meet until years later, and by then, they'd all forgotten, but Gaara had kept the bear near, regardless.
When the elder siblings finally met their little brother, he gave them the creeps, but they agreed to work with him anyway.
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(three. four. shut the door.)
Every time Gaara uses the Desert Coffin technique without flinching, he gives Temari a reason to hate their father, and Kankuro, politics.
And every time Shukaku appears, Gaara gives them the scare of their lives.
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(five. six. pick up sticks.)
But when Gaara tried to apologize during their retreat from Konoha, he gave them a different reason to be scared.
And a reason to hope.
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(seven. eight. lay them straight.)
When Gaara woke up in the hospital, Kankuro was there to give him a shaky smile and Temari to give his hand a squeeze.
The fact that they were there at all gave Gaara something to think about.
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(nine. ten. begin again.)
The night before Gaara was made Kazekage, Temari and Kankuro gave him their full support.
The next day, Gaara sent them his teddy bear.
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Posted 5.22.2007