Nervous. That was the only word that Toki could think of. She, along with a few other Chuunin had gone to the surveillance room to see who would be coming to their assigned room. The moment Toki saw him she regretted even asking to be a part of the Chuunin exam.

"Of all the people that had to choose my number it had to be him."

As soon as she saw him go through their gate she left the surveillance room. Toki was starting to feel a little queasy and would rather not see how they did in the second exam. Just thinking about that night on the roof and how his stare alone froze her in her place, she already knew that he, along with his team, would make it through. It was all a matter of time. However, she would do a little investigation on her own to find out who he was. Just by his hitae-ate she had deducted that he was from sand.

"I wonder if he knows the Kazekage's son? However, just by looking I don't think he would answer me even if I asked."

Toki was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't even notice the ninja until she had bumped into him.

"Watch where you're going, miss."

The words alone stopped her in her tracks. They weren't venomous or really rude either. It was more out of mentoring affection with a hint of irritation. Like a teacher is when trying to get someone to understand a jutsu and they've simplified it as much as they can and it's still no use.

Toki looked up to see only half a face. The other half was hidden. On his forehead he wore the hitae-ate for Hidden Sand.

Toki quickly regained her composure and gave a bow "Gomen nasai. I should have paid attention to where I was going."

The man just scrunched his eyebrows in slight confusion. "Your not a normal ninja are you?"

Irritation started to set in "What is that suppose to mean?" Replied Toki trying to keep her anger in check. For all she knew this could be the ninja she might have the great pleasure of marrying.

The man just narrowed his eyes. Then started to look down both ends of the hall. "I seem to have lost my way in this thing. Can you tell me where I can find the waiting room?"

Toki could clearly see that their conversation was over. She sighed and crossed her arms. "The waiting rooms are on the 5th floor. You should be able to find your room unless you want to be with the other Jounin in the main room. Everything that you will need is on the 5th floor."

He gave a slight nod of his head and turned around starting for the stairs.

Toki couldn't help herself. She was pretty sure she could find out from someone else, but she had to know.

"Wait! Can I have your name?"

The Jounin stopped in front of the stairs and turned his head, giving her a once over, judging whether to tell her or not. He must have thought that it was okay, because all he said was, "Baki" and then he disappeared.

Toki couldn't keep the smile that was starting to form.

"Now that I know who their teacher is, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out who his team is."

By the time Toki got to the information room, word was spreading that teams were opening their scrolls when they weren't suppose to. Also, another rumor was spreading, her team was getting close to the tower with their two scrolls. Toki only had a short amount of time to find out what she could do before she would feel the pull of the jutsu and be standing right in front of them.

"Lady Toki, I didn't expect to see you here, what can I do for you?" Asked a young Chuunin working at the desk.

"I was looking for some information and was wondering if you could help me out a bit." Replied Toki, trying to keep her anxiety from showing. For some reason, she had a weird feeling about this.

"Well, what is it that you want to know Lady Toki?"

"Could you tell me anything about the Genin team from Sand. Lead under the Jounin named Baki?"

The Chuunin quickly started sifting through a stack of papers, however due to Toki's time restriction she felt like he was taking forever. When he got to the file that was on that team he let out a sigh.

"Well, I'm afraid that I can't help you much. All this says is that they're siblings."

"Nothing else?" Toki just knew there was something she needed to find out, besides the strange fact that they were all siblings.

The Chuunin continued to read. She could tell he had come across something interesting when his eyes widened.

"What?" Toki didn't care if she sounded pushy, she had to know.

"Well, they're the children of the Kazekage."

Just as Toki heard that she felt the pull of the Jutsu. They made it to the room.

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Kankuro was worried. He knew the moment he saw what was written on the scroll that it was a summoning jutsu. He wasn't really concerned about what the summon would do to them, but rather what Gaara would do to it. However, he really wasn't expecting to see a young kunoich. A beautiful one at that.

Toki just stared at them, she couldn't believe they had made it through so quickly, with hardly a scratch. However, there were times for wonderment and now wasn't one of them. But before she could say anything her body was automatically slammed into the wall.

"Gaara! What are you doing!" screamed Kankuro. She hadn't even done anything.

Gaara just ignored Kankuro, and continued to look at the kunoichi that was up against the wall. However, before he could do anything further she burst into thousands of leaves, and started raining down on them like confetti.

Toki couldn't help but smirk at the surprise on their faces. However, she was a little alarmed to see that the red head hadn't moved. He just continued to look at the spot she had been at before. It wasn't until she felt the hand grasp around her neck and sand start wrapping around her body that she realized why their was no reaction coming from him. It was a doll of sand. The real one was right behind her and had her in his grasp.

"I suppose you tell us the reason you are here and stop playing around with us."

It took all of Toki's will power not to gasp or do anything that would show that she was weak.

"I was just curious to see all of your capabilities considering how quickly you finished the second exam."

Toki was playing with fire, but she knew there was no other way to go around it. It wasn't until the sand started tightening around her that she started regretting her decision.

"Right Iruka, it's such a gratifying experience to see their faces when they're done with the second exam." Toki was going to give Iruka an ear full the next time she saw him.

"Let her go Gaara, she hasn't told us anything yet. And I'm pretty sure there is something she has too say." Came the cool reply from the blond kunoichi.

The tightening of the sand subsided, but it didn't let her go either. Toki took this to mean that she had their attention.

"Well, I'm here to tell you that you have passed the second exam. So, if you would let me go, I'll lead you all to the room you will be staying in until the exam is officially over."

Toki was hoping that with that said the sand would start receding and let her go. However, the sand stayed and no one moved. They just continued to stare at her or rather at Gaara who still had his hand around her neck.

"I just know that those are going to leave marks. How will I explain this one to the elders?"

Slowly his grip started loosening and the sand started falling away from Toki. As soon as Toki was freed she turned around to look at the guy they called Gaara. He just stared back at her with those same eyes that had frozen her to the bones a few nights ago. Toki continued looking at him for a few more seconds, then turned towards the door and starting walking. At first no one followed, then one by one Toki started to hear their foot falls behind them.

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