Koi-Koi

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D/C: I own nothing.

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It quickly becomes known all throughout Suna, if you need to report to someone on the act, behavior or simply are worried for the well-being of the Sand Siblings, you report it to Baki. Reporting them to their father is useless.

Utterly useless.

The eldest, Temari learned rather quickly to not care of her father's reputation. If anything, she hates it. Hates how people fear getting close to her due to the man's reputation, along with people wanting to use her to get to him. Along with abusing her youngest brother, trying to turn him into a weapon…

Kankuro hates the fact without his war paint(make-up), all he sees in the mirror is that bastard. He couldn't take the fact how people whispered, glared, and even called him out on how much he looked like his father. Those that glared at him, knew Rasa's true nature and the others were blissfully unaware how much of a fiend that man is.

Gaara… no one could blame him for his own personal hatred for his father. Having a quirk transferred into his body when he was still in his mother's womb, causing the woman to die during labor due to complications. Killing his uncle in self-defense when the man attempted to kill him, along with all those would-be assassins his father sent after him. He hates how the people of Suna still look up to him despite the fact… he's more than a monster than himself.

When it became clear to Rasa that he rather spend his energy and time in running Suna, he had some random hero to nanny the three brats. What many knew at this point, whoever was appointed as the caretaker of the Sand Siblings, they usually are found dead within a week or less…

Not this one. Rasa had every intention of having this caretaker, who could very well be a possible rival in the impossible games of politics, it wasn't happening. Especially after the entire village had watched on as Baki carrying a napping Gaara on his back as they walked throughout the village with the rest of the Sand Siblings, trailing behind as they talked about their day.

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"First off… What the hell! He's trying to kill you, Shikamaru!"

Gaara No Sabaku stood in front of Class 1-A, dressed in U.A.'s P.E. uniform with a giant gourd tied around his body with a long red sash. His arms were crossed over his chest, his death like stare caused several to shiver in fear or anticipation is yet to be known. He kept his attention upon a sand pillar he created which kept Shikamaru in place with no chance of escaping.

"You're marrying my sister." Gaara stated his voice as monotone as ever.

"Is that a threat, or a statement?" Shikamaru responded with an eyebrow raised.

"Both." Gaara answered, his lips twitched nearly giving the Nara an amused smile. "Temari told me of everything after the Elders approved of the marriage… brother."

"Marriage?"

"Elders?"

"Sister?"

"He's marrying the new guy's sister?"

An image of a female version of Gaara ran through the minds of Class 1-A, some didn't know what to do with this information….

"It went through! Yes! Our boy is becoming a man, Choji!" Ino cried out, she had somehow pulled out a handkerchief from her person and began to dab the tears away.

"He's going to forget about us, Ino…" Choji sniffled, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands.

"What a drag, I'm not getting married until I get out of high school dammit! Could you please put me down? I'm starting to lose feeling in my fingers. Troublesome politics…"

'Politics…'

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"Did he threaten to kill you if you didn't agree to marry his sister?" Denki asked Shikamaru as they sat in the boy's section of the hot springs.

"No, he's a… good friend." Shikamaru replied before dunking his head fully into the water in an attempt to wet his hair enough to keep it down. Once he came back up, he saw Denki, Minoru, Mashiaro, and Rikido giving him looks of disbelief. Looking around, he saw Eijiro attempted to not to drown as Katsuki kept repeatedly dunking his head into the water all the while threatening to murder Izuku. Without saying a word, he pointed over at Katsuki's direction.

The four teens turned around to see what Shikamaru was pointing at, they couldn't help but sweatdrop, okay, point taken.

"Gaara, over here." Choji called out from his spot from the hot springs. Everyone turned their heads to see Gaara walking toward the water with a towel around his waist.

Gaara sent Choji and Shikamaru a curt nod before he went over and sat on the edge of the hot spring so that he was next to the Nara. Dipping only his feet into the water, he could sense how several of the students did not know how to act around him… it reminded him too much of his past.

"Thank you for what you are doing for us, Shikamaru…" Gaara whispered low enough so that only Shikamaru heard him. "I… I hope you two grown to love each other."

"What a drag… I wouldn't have done it if I didn't feel that way towards her." Shikamaru patted Gaara's knee in a sort of awkward reassurance. "Which reminds me… why in kami's name are you here?"

"Temari threatened to replace all my sand with magic magnetic sand." Gaara droned, he reached down and began to wet his arms. "Father… doesn't mind the engagement. But says it looks more like a respectable political move than anything else."

"Rasa can go fu-"

"Baki. Baki is worried that people will assume this is a political move. He doesn't want the stress to possibly ruin something amazing for Temari."

Ah… Baki. The primary caretaker of the Sand Siblings of Suna, and now the official adoptive father after their birth father lost custody of them under unknown reasons to the public. Goodman.

"I kn-"

"GIRLS! BOOBIES! They are waiting for me!"

Gaara turned his head to see that grape haired student going on about the girls on the other side of the wall and a taller teen wearing glasses, reprimanding the other teen for his behavior. His eyes narrowed when he saw how the short teen began to climb up the wall with those sticky balls. Before the pervert could even get halfway up the wall, sand erupted from the garden that surrounded the hot springs and grabbed hold of him. Minora was hoisted up into the air, as the sand around him formed a giant sand like hand.

"As much of a drag he is… I don't want you going back to prison." Shikamaru deadpanned, reaching over and poked Gaara's temple. It caused several of the other teens to flinch or do a double take at Gaara.

Arm still extending out, hand open and Minora swore when Gaara slowly closed his hand into a fist, the tighter the sand got around him. Then… the sand let him go and he fell in the water with a loud splash.

"You call yourself a hero…"

"Finally, someone actually fucking do something freaking right."

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Shoto was at a lost, he had found himself sitting underneath a tree. The sun was out but it was enough for it to hide him in the shadows to allow him to contemplate his thoughts and actions on a supposed friend.

Having recently found out Shikamaru is apparently in an arranged engagement that will most likely lead to marriage. It struck a nerve within himself, remembering how his own parents' marriage. How his father forced his mother's family to agree to the marriage. How it was only done due to that man's desire to beat All Might that caused so much pain…

"I am… surprised you came up with this idea. Engagement."

Shoto eyes widened momentarily, breaking him out of his thoughts. He did not move a muscle as he did not want to be found by who is currently talking. Luckily, they were on the other side of the massive tree.

"Once she told me Rasa planned to have her marry off for…"

Pause.

"You didn't know?"

"I knew Father had plans but never to act on them…"

"This time he did. What a drag… I talked to my dad, he and Baki quickly made plans to go around Rasa's back to get them on board with the plan. It only took off once Temari said yes to the possibility of marrying me."

"If she had said no?"

"I already had two other plans, but it would have involved a lot less political play and more stepping on everyone's toes…"

"What would have you done if the elders did not agree to it?"

"You and I both know the elders hate Rasa just as much the four of you hate him. Doing this will just be a way of rubbing it in his face."

"Why? Why are you helping us? Why…"

Longer pause. Shoto could sense the tension in the air.

"I… what a drag…her smile. I fell for her troublesome smile. Don't tell her I told you this, my mom already threatened if I mess this up, she'll beat me till I'm black and blue… then she'll send me to you and Kankuro to finish the job."

"…Heh… Good."

"Now…why are you actually here? It doesn't make sense for you to be here?"

"She's worried. More so than usual… especially after Yoshino-sama told her of your condition."

Groan. "Troublesome… I'm okay."

"You have yet to take a nap in the short time I've been here, let alone slept through the night…"

A list of telltale signs of how one Shikamaru Nara is anything but okay continued on.

"You're troublesome… you know, that right?"

"I know."

To be continued…

R/R.