It's a late night at the Sabaku household, and Shukaku decides that he has a few demands he wants met. The story of how Gaara got his first piercing, and how Temari and Kankuro were forced to be the cosmetologists to do it.

When Temari plays an innocent children's game with Gaara an evil plan quickly arises and Kankurou learns the definition of guilt trip. Completed.

It's true that Gaara had it tough. But what about the under-appreciated Temari? This is a look into her life with little tidbits about her brothers on the side. First chapter: Prologue (mainly Kankurou thoughts with a little bit of Gaara).

Temari questions her importance and whether her brothers need her, but she soon realizes she has her reasons to stay. And apparently...being there to cut Gaara's hair is one of them.

A monster and his sister learn to understand one another under the desert sky. As Temari shall soon discover, perhaps Gaara's road to recovery began long before he met Uzumaki Naruto...