A/N: This is just a filler chapter.

The Cake

"So how is it?" Temari asks, biting her lower lip. She has wanted it to be extra sweet so she added two tablespoon more of cocoa and one-fourth cup more of sugar than the mixture demanded. Now, the cake looks dry and crumbly and when she has tasted it a minute ago, it was too bitter and too sweet—an awful combination.

Gaara's hand puts down the piece of cake back to his plate as he chews slowly while Kankuro bites a big piece off of his own share of the special dessert and seemingly just swallows it whole.

"So?" Temari asks again, more tense as she awaits their verdict.

Kankuro shrugs while Gaara swallows.

Feed up with the two's none answer she explains defensively, "I would do it right next time. There weren't enough ingredients to make another one today but tomorrow—tomorrow I will!"

"Okay," Gaara answers simply.

"Yep, that's the worst cake I have ever tasted!" Kankuro announces, sounding gleefully mocking.

"That's the first cake you have ever tasted!" Temari snaps.

"Yeah. That too!" Kankuro answers back.

"Alright," Temari orders, "give your plates to me!"

Kankuro grabs what remains of his cake and shoves it entirely into his mouth before extending to Temari his now empty plate, saying blithely, "Here. You better clean this up."

Gaara glances from Kankuro then to the obviously annoyed Temari, thinking that Temari will suddenly confiscate his plate; Gaara follows Kankuro's action and thrusts into his own mouth quite a big piece— the whole of his remaining cake.

"Here, Temari you can take this too," Gaara announces through a muffled voice, the chocolate cake inside his mouth making its presence known with each word he speaks.

Temari receives the two plates, smirking openly at her brothers. Shikamaru would probably tell her, her cake sucks then spit it out but not her brothers.

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A/N: My beta doesn't know about this…

I'm just in a foul mood so I'm cheering myself up by writing spontaneously.

Review the previous chapter ~hopefully~ guys since I might erase this one later on.