Things Go Bump in the Night

"Tsunade-sama, why did you want me to come with you to your meeting with the Kazekage?" Sakura asked Tsunade curiously. Tsunade smiled at Sakura. "Oh, I just didn't want to be anywhere without my aides." Sakura frowned. "Then why isn't Tenten here?" Tsuande's eyebrow twitched. "Ohhh…she's not that bad" Twitch. Twitch. Shizune sighed and stabbed the Hokage with a needle. "Aaahhhh, that feels so much better," Tsunade closed her eyes and inhaled, not noticing Sakura edge away nervously from the two of them.

20 minutes later

Gaara stood there impassively as he watched the three women approach the Hidden Village of Wind. "Welcome…" he said, not blinking as he stared at them. Sakura smiled. "Hello Gaara-sama!"

"…"

"Do you remember me?"

"…"

"You tried to kill me and Sasuke during the Chuunin exams."

"…"

Tsunade chuckled nervously. "Eh, Sakura, why don't you get the hotel ready while the Kazekage and I discuss the relationship between you, I mean , between Konohagakure and Sunagakure…"

"Okay Tsunade!" Sakura left. Gaara glared at the Hokage. Tsunade glared right back.

"If she mentions Sasuke…"

"Now Gaara…"

"I'll kill her."

"Look, she's the only kunoichi desp-willin-brav- I mean, she's the only kunoichi who wants to marry you that I know of…" Tsunade smiled nervously.

Gaara narrowed his eyes. Seconds passed.

He opened his mouth. "Fine…" He turned around and began walking. "I better not regret it…" Tsunade smiled. "Trust me, you won't." Gaara snorted. "Temari." His sister appeared. "Tend to our little flower." Temari smiled at the thought of her brother on a date with an airhead like Sakura. "Sure…"

Later…much later and out of the earshot of their psycho brother…

"2 hours"

"3" Kankuro smirked. "You really think she's going to last that long?" Temari grinned. "Of course." Kankuro rubbed his hands. "It's a bet. I can't wait to make her corpse into a puppet." Temari smiled. "I can't imagine just how much you want to 'play' with her, though she already seems like a Barbie." Kankuro laughed. "Can you imagine if the two do seriously marry?" Temari chuckled. "Don't be an idiot. Something would have to be wrong with Gaara for him to like her…" The two smiled at the idea. Then began panicking.

"How can Gaara stand her?"

"I thought for sure he was going to kill her when she said Sasuke!"

"You know, I think he fell asleep by accident…"

"Didn't Gaara get hit in the head?"

"He said he was alright…"

"Since when did you believe him?"

"Fools…you should stop worrying." The two siblings spun around to see their former sensei stand there staring at them. "If you really think something's wrong with Gaara, then ask him." Kankuro and Temari laughed. "Don't be an idiot" Temari smirked. "Do you really think that's going to work?" Kankuro chuckled. The two of them immediately jumped and began racing to ask Gaara what the hell was going on. Baki chuckled at the two. "Idiots…" and resumed writing his book "From Bakka to Baki, Stop Following Dr. Phil, and Listen to This Suna Jounin!"