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Chapter 2

Kankuro and Gaara stood in the middle of the empty street. The wind passed by again, stirring their hair. Kankuro didn't know what to do. Here was his little brother, grinning at him and asking him to party. For anyone but him, this would not be abnormal. But where his little brother was anything but normal, he was a tad bit concerned.

Gaara let go of him and waved dismissively taking a few steps away. "I'm going to enjoy myself, with or without you. Tch. This clothes won't do at all! I'm not some bratty child. No one will take me seriously dressed like this." The gourd left back at the bar dissolved, terrifying a concerned attendant and slid like a living thing to where Gaara stood. It swirled around him and attached to him. His clothing completely changed. He was in a black trench coat with a black suit underneath. There were multiple necklaces and bracelets and rings. Gaara unbuttoned a few buttons on his red shirt, exposing some of his chest and looked back at Kankuro. "Ladies love a bad-ass in black, you know." He looked Kankuro up and down. "Or maybe you wouldn't."

Kankuro growled but realized this was not a situation to get indignant about. Gaara was acting stranger than usual. Temari would kill him if he didn't make sure that their younger brother didn't get into trouble. "Shut up. I'm going with you, whether you like it or not."

Gaara smiled and gave him a 'V' sign. "More the merrier, Kan-kun." Gaara snapped his fingers and the sand flew towards a man about to light a cigarette. He screamed. Kankuro was ready react but the sand merely plucked the cigarette and lighter from the man's hands and returned them to Gaara. Gaara put it in his mouth and turned on the lighter ready to ignite the cigarette.

"HEY! You can't smoke! Temari would KILL me if I let you do that!" Kankuro was ready to snatch the contraband from Gaara's mouth but a familiar look stopped him cold in his tracks.

"I'll kill you if you get in my way. So relax or get crushed. Wakaru?" Gaara lit the cigarette and tossed it back to the man, who was shaking in shock. "Thanks for the light!" Kankuro groaned. It was going to be a long, long, night.

As they were walking, a few ladies glanced there way and giggled. Kankuro smiled. The attention was nice, even if he was being forced around by his kid brother. Gaara suddenly stopped and looked back at him. "This isn't working. You look like a clown."

"Hey!"

"Ladies won't give the love if you look like that." Suddenly the sand surrounded Kankuro. He wanted to scream for help but he couldn't manage a sound. In seconds the sand was gone and he was without his clothes or make-up. He was simply dress in black slacks, a grey shirt, and black vest.

"Ah…what the…"

Gaara ran his fingers through his hair and smiled. "Let's go into this bar. I saw some real foxes go inside. And I'm not talking about the kind you make coats out of. Hehe…" He walked inside.

Kankuro looked up at the sign on the top of the building. "Jiggles and Jugs Bar". "Jig…gles…Oh ….f-" He didn't finish but rushed inside. The bar was packed full and with Gaara's short stature he was nowhere to be seen. "Gaara!? Where did he go, I was right behind him…"

Some girls began laughing and giggling. Kankuro looked over to the bar and there in between a small group of scantily clad women was his brother, putting the umbrella of his drink into the cleavage of one of the girls.

"My god…Temari is going to rip out my soul and beat my body with it then, kill me slowly…" Kankuro suddenly wanted to cry. "Gaara!" He forced his way over to the group. "Gaara, are you sure we should be…" Suddenly, a supple arm was wrapped around his body from behind.

"Hey, there cutey! My name is Ichigo Ame." She pink hair and more curves than Gaara's gourd. Kankuro gave Gaara look. The boy only raised his glass in a silent 'cheers'. Kankuro suddenly wanted to hug his little brother and build a shrine in his honor.

"WOO! I love strawberries and candy! You're in luck!" He turned around and hugged the model back.

An hour later, Gaara and Kankuro stumbled out of Jiggles, laughing. The leaned on each other, Kankuro leaned over to hold his stomach, which was hurting from laughing.

"Having fun, big brother?" Gaara, put his hand on his brother's back.

"Are you kidding?! Did you SEE the girls in there??"

"I did more than see them." Gaara grinned. Kankuro gave him a blank look then started cackling.

"You're nuts…You're really nuts, you know that?" He stood up and tousled Gaara's hair. "Where to next? It's like 3 in the morning."

Gaara seemed to contemplate. "You ever… karaoke?"

"No."

"Me neither! Let's go!" Kankuro complied and Gaara took them to a bustling karaoke bar. It turned out that they both liked the same kind of music: deep, busy, and for the most part rebellious. They ordered food and drinks and at some point, Gaara convinced some girls from a neighboring booth join them.

"But those are girlfriends!", cried their boyfriends who looked rather put out.

Gaara crosses his arms. "Well…looks like they want to hang with us now, doesn't it?" Kankuro cracked his knuckles, dangerously.

Things were going good until Gaara put them both in what looked like the beginnings of a Desert Coffin and Kankuro was suddenly snapped back into the reality of the situation. "Ah…Gaara, come on. If you kill them, it'll ruin our fun."

"But if I kill them, it will be very funny to me." Gaara squeezed them a little and the boys whimpered.

Kankuro knew he had to think quick. "But…if you kill them…we can't get the girls to go out with us again. You know how women are about these things…" Gaara seemed to consider this and let them go.

"Women are so picky…" He shrugged and went back to their booth. Kankuro took a few deep breaths to calm his nerves and joined the party again. How long would he be able to keep Gaara occupied from killing again?

After the karaoke, Kankuro yawned and checked the time. "It's almost sunrise…" Gaara yawned in response. He was looking a little worn down after their ordeal with the jilted boyfriends. "You okay?"

"Yeah…"

"Let's head back. There's not much to do now."

"Hey…let's do this tomorrow night."

"Really?"

Gaara grinned and winked. "I'll meet you at Jiggles. Midnight." With that he started to leave.

"Where are you going, Gaara?" Kankuro blinked. "We should go home." Gaara just waved and disappeared down the street. The sand dropped off of Kankuro suddenly and he was back in his old clothes. He scratched his head and started home. He wasn't ready to tell Temari what happened just yet so when she asked, he said he just partied all night. She got on his case for not finding Gaara and "shirking his responsibilities as older brother" but somehow he was looking forward to the night. Whatever had gotten into Gaara all of a sudden as a lot of fun and he hoped it would stick around for a little while longer.