Chapter 41
"So you found her?" Kankuro retorts from where he is seated. In front of him, on the table, the roasted chicken and rice for dinner are laid down.
Gaara, ignoring his brother's inquiry, simply takes his seat across from Kankuro.
"It was you who told Gaara where I was?" Temari pulls the chair and takes a seat. She then immediately reaches for the glass of water on the table and gulps it down slowly, careful lest the water causes her to choke.
Kankuro sneers. "Why the hell would I do that? You could rot in there for all I care!"
Temari grips the glass harder then with a bang she puts it back on the table, while her other hand reaches for her stomach, holding something precious to her. "Kankuro, if I died in there I would never forgive you!"
Kankuro guffaws unrepentant. "What? Why would I need forgiveness from a selfish, heartless bitch like you?On the contrary,it would be a good riddance!"
Standing up, Temari suddenly grabs Kankuro's head by his hair and smashes it on the table. The impact is strong enough that it cracks the table in two, causing the food platters to clatter, fall and then scatter on the floor.
"Bitch!" Kankuro, taken surprised by the abrupt attack, recovers and moves backward before coming closer in order to hit Temari. Kankuro swings his fists around in multiple attacks, all of which Temari is able to block or dodge.
Temari jumps across the room; some chairs are pushed away while others are thrown towards Kankuro to be smashed by him. Temari, in one of her flights, grabs the chandelier attached on the high ceiling and swings it to reach the other side. Panting but fuelled by her anger, she drops on the other side of the dining room. She wants to land another blow to Kankuro's face but that might give Kankuro the opportunity to land a jab of his own. Fighting and knowing she can't get hurt gives Temari a very serious disadvantage in this battle. For a while all she can do are defensive and elusive moves, making sure not to allow any opening wherein Kankuro might hit her midsection.
Suddenly, a very quiet, calm voice asks, "Are you pregnant?"
Kankuro stops midswing, staring at Temari, disbelief and shock written on his face before pivoting his head towards his brother. "What do you mean?"
"She could easily have hit you a time or two but she hesitated. She doesn't care if you strike her head but she covers her stomach and her sides almost like she's protecting it," Gaara states, watching Temari.
Temari glowers at Gaara, fists at her sides, lips tightly sealed. Shikamaru is supposed to be the first one to know.
Kaito, the Chuunin tasked to follow Temari before, is on his way to investigate the commotion when he hears the conversation. It's just the kind of information that would favour him in the eyes of the Kazekage. Afterall, he, Kaito, one of Suna's ambitious Chuunin, needs to prove his worth since it pricks his conscience that he still hasn't admitted to the Kazekage that he had lost sight of Temari for seven days all those months ago.
TBC
~5/1/11AF~
A/N: I got several alerts/faves for the previous chapter but no reviews ~pouts~ ...oh well hopefully you guys review this one. Why? Because it's almost my birthday hehe...