Gaara threw the ball to Temari who tossed it back to him. "Ow!" Gaara shouted as the ball hit his head. "Temari!" Yashamaru yelled. "Don't throw the ball so hard!" He said jokingly then whispered to himself, "Later I think I'll get some fruit." Gaara rubbed his head. Kankuro, who sat next to Yashamaru in the grass, chuckled. Temari giggled, "Sorry." The four of them had gone to the meadow. Kankuro and Temari were glad they were invited even though their father wasn't. He would've rather they both stayed at home and gotten stronger since Gaara was a backfire. Kankuro didn't mind hanging out with his siblings even though he thought they could be quite annoying from time to time. Gaara was especially a handful. He knew that if he ever got Gaara angry enough he could kiss his life goodbye…even though Gaara's anger has gotten more controlled after the past two years. It was just sad that their father could not realize that.
Kankuro stood up. "Hand the ball to me." Gaara picked up the ball and tossed it to his older brother. "Hiyah!" Kankuro yelled as he threw the ball in Temari's face. "Eep!" Temari yelped. The ball hit her face and then fell to the ground. Temari stood there with a mark on her forehead from where the ball connected to her face. "Huh?" She said noticing smiles on her brother's faces and their cheeks turning puffy and red. "What?" Kankuro fell to the ground laughing. "You should see yourself!" Gaara laughed too. "You look so funny!" The two had their arms around their stomachs laughing their heads off. Yashamaru giggled. Temari growled. "Yashamaru-san what did they do to my face!" Yashamaru just let out another giggle. Temari growled again, "You are so immature Kankuro!" Kankuro was still laughing. "Life's just funnier that way!" Kankuro said.
Gaara picked up the ball and tossed it so it hit the side of Kankuro's head. "Hey!" Kankuro chuckled. Temari picked up the ball and threw at Kankuro's face. "HEY!" He yelled now annoyed. Yashamaru giggled and shouted, "Dog pile on Kankuro!" Temari and Gaara pounced on Kankuro all laughing as they tumbled to the ground. "Yay!" Gaara shouted. It was a day filled with fun and joy with a bright and sunny sky. It was the perfect day until there was another attack. Kunai came from all directions heading straight towards Gaara. "Ah!" Gaara shrieked. Sand surrounded him…but not his siblings who were near him. Kunai stabbed Temari in her left arm and Kankuro on his left leg. "AH!" They both shouted. Gaara let the sand fall to the ground as he crawled to his uncle. "Yashamaru!"
His uncle whispered, "I'm fine. Your brother and sister…? How are they…?" Gaara ran to Kankuro and Temari. It had seemed as though the whole sky turned dark. Gaara felt a bit of water drop on his head. It began to rain. The flowers smiled. Ah, rain was a rare thing in the Sunagakure and these flowers were glad to feel any from time to time. "Kankuro! Temari!" Gaara shout running to his siblings. Temari pulled out the kunai in her arm. "What the…?" Kankuro sat up (he was still on the ground from being pounced on.) and pulled out the kunai in his leg. "Okay, I'm pissed. Anyone else?" "Me." Temari replied. "I mean what the hell? Who's attacking us." Yashamaru growled and whispered, "It's him again…" Gaara was confused. "What's going on?" Yashamaru picked up Gaara. "We have to go! Kankuro, Temari, come with me!" Damn they found the secret meadow! I'll have to go to the hopefully secret cave near by! Yashamaru thought as he ran off into the forest. As the three ran (Gaara on Yashamaru's back) kunai flew towards them from different directions.
The sand protected Gaara but Temari left her fan at home and Kankuro had done the same with Karasu. Yashamaru ran straight into a cave, he threw some rocks and sticks to Kankuro. "Make a fire…it's dark in here." Kankuro nodded not realizing that Yashamaru couldn't see him. Yashamaru put Gaara down and ran outside. The children could hear the kunai connect together, bouncing off of each other, banging and clanging. They could here jutsu be performed. All because of one thing; Gaara. There was a burst of light as the fire danced around. "I feel like a caveman, back in the stone age. We were learning about stuff like that in school." Kankuro then started talking about what happens at his school. Temari was half listening; on and off you would say. Gaara wasn't listening at all. He thought Kankuro was wasting his breath. Gaara's ears were on the battle outside. It was cold and only his uncle's warmth could get him feeling the heat again.
"Also, he said that using the second scroll would support you when using the 15th one. I had to protest the 15th was so more advanced than the-" Kankuro stopped talking as he looked up at Yashamaru. Gaara smiled and hugged his uncle who must have had won the fight, indication being the blood that covered him was not his own. Yashamaru patted Gaara's head with tears streaming down his face. "Hm. I don't think we'll be getting fruit today."
Two days later…
"Yashamaru! It has been two years of attacks! Stop protecting him!" Kazekage yelled. It was the ninth conference he had with Yashamaru over the past two years. Yashamaru replied, "He can protect himself. I simply help him protect himself." Kazekage growled, "I wont pass killing you too." Yashamaru smirked. "Even after I'm dead he will still be able to protect himself. Why don't you just give up?" Kazekage crossed his arms. "Why don't you? You're going to have let the boy go sooner or later. Plus…" The Kazekage smiled. "Doesn't he give you a horrible feeling? He killed your sister. He should bring back pain. He is the reason you can't see her face anymore…that pisses you off doesn't it?" Yashamaru growled and stood up and screamed, "Get out! I don't care what you have to say! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!" Kazekage stood. "You're just mad because you don't want to know what I'm saying is true!" "It's not true!" "You know it is! Stop denying it and let the boy be killed!" "I said GET OUT!" "Watch your back Yashamaru! You'll be dead soon enough!" "Shut up and get out!" The Kazekage walked to the door. "You know you're making a mistake Yashamaru." A kunai came 5 inches away from the Kazekage's head. "GO." Yashamaru said threateningly. Kazekage opened the door and stepped out.
Yashamaru could then hear crying. He turned around to see young Gaara bawling his eyes out. "You hate me!" yelled Gaara over and over. Yashamaru held him tightly. "Shhh. I don't, I don't. Just calm down…calm down." Gaara's tears died down. "You don't hate me?" Gaara asked. Yashamaru shook his head. "No." Gaara's crying stopped completely as he hugged his uncle tightly.
Temari and Kankuro watched the scene close by. "Kankuro…?" Temari said not knowing what to do she fely bad for her brother. Kankuro put his hand on his sister's head then walked over to his brother and uncle. Temari followed after him. A few seconds after, Temari hugged her younger brother. "Gaara…" Kankuro sighed then hugged his brother. "Meh." He mumbled. Gaara put on a bright smile.
The next day…
Temari put the rice in the pot. Yashamaru turned around to see if she had done it right and ended up yelling, "Ah! Temari! That doesn't go in there!" Temari smirked and continued pouring the rice in. "I a woman. I know what I'm doing! You on the other hand are an uncle. You are suppose to sit around eat chips, and mumble or yell curse constantly, NOT wear an apron and teach a woman how to cook. –And if someone looked at you they would think you were an aunt before an uncle! -" Temari giggled as she stirred the rice. Yashamaru lightly hit her on the head. "I do not look like a woman!" Kankuro glanced at his uncle. "Sure about that?" Yashamaru growled, "Do your homework!" Gaara said, "AUNT YASHAMARU!" Kankuro laughed and turned the page in his book titled 'B-A ranked ninjutsu'. Yashamaru growled, "You kids better stop laughing at me! Hmph!" Temari sighed, "It's just a joke!" Yashamaru scoffed, "Whatever. I'm a going to get some…fruit…"
END CHAPTER 2