Raccoon -- Gaara & Temari, again
'Wha-! How dare she call him that!'
Gaara stalked upstairs, far from pleased with his sister's new nickname for him. He most certainly was not a raccoon. He stopped short in the middle of the hall and turned back to the stairs in sudden curiosity. Temari was standing at the bottom of the staircase, debating whether or not to follow her brother.
"Temari?"
She glanced up the steps at Gaara.
"Yes?"
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why did you call me a raccoon?"
Temari smiled.
"Because, you remind me of one."
Gaara cocked his head to one side.
"I do? How so?"
"Well," she began, "you have dark circles around your eyes, like a raccoon's mask; you seem to like nighttime better than day, raccoons are generally nocturnal; and the way you rummage through the fridge is kind of like how a raccoon goes through a garbage can."
She studied him as she finished, looking for a reaction of some sort. He seemed to be considering what she had said.
"Gaara?"
He glanced down at her.
"If it bothers you, I won't call you it again."
Now he studied her. After a moment, he shook his head.
"Use it if you like, I guess, just...not when anyone else is around."
Her smile brightened.
"Okay, my little raccoon."
Gaara sighed. This would take some getting used to.
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a/n: I don't particularly like Kankuro, so... Besides Gaara & Temari are fun to write together like this.
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Miszy-Anne: I think Gaara's fun to write post-Chuunin exam because we're not (or at least I'm not) really sure what he's like now. Which is why it's so much fun to speculate. Neji and Gaara rock, end of story.
You've gotten pretty faithful. Thankies much!
MommyRogers: Why thankies! Don't believe I've seen you before... Welcome.