I miss Sakon and Ukon. I do. It's very odd. It feels like I left my babies all by themselves. The good news is they'll be back soon! This chapter is a bit short, sorry.

And oh no! School has started for me! Ack! Updates should continue to be weekly, but I might I have to do one every two weeks if school gets bad. Thank goodness for pre-written chapters! (if you wish to know how my day was; it SUCKED!)

I hope you all enjoy.

Karura moaned in agony while lying on her bed. She felt awful. Gaara walked into the room with a bottle of aspirin and a glass of water. He quietly set them down on her dresser.

"I told you not to drink so much." The redhead whispered. His own hangover had been soothed by caffeine. Karura moaned to tell her son to be quiet. He gently kissed her forehead and left. Gaara spotted Kankuro trying to drink a Budweiser.

"You're not trying to drink that, are you?" Gaara crossed his arms. Kankuro scowled and put the cap back on.

"No." he lied. The siblings had been cleaning the room until they heard their mother suffering with a hangover. The brunette put the bottle into the cooler. Gaara threw away all the empty ones. Kankuro was now scrubbing the carpet.

"You don't even want to try a drink?" Kankuro asked.

"No. I can wait until I'm twenty-one." Gaara misrepresented. Kankuro rolled the cooler to the kitchen.

"That's everything." Kankuro said. The boys heard Karura groan loudly. Kankuro grabbed a cup of coffee and walked to the master bedroom. He noticed a few pills missing from the container.

"I brought some coffee." He said softly and set it down next to the water. Karura nodded and groaned. The brunette left the room.

"We need to take the lights down." Gaara said.

"We'll get to that later." Kankuro said and flopped on the couch. "Sit down."

"Fine." Gaara said and sat down next to his brother. Kankuro didn't wonder why they sat closer than most brothers he just let it happen. After finding nothing on T.V Gaara once again suggested they take down the lights.

"All right. All right." Kankuro said and got up. The brunette went to get the ladder and Gaara waited outside. Kankuro set the ladder up and climbed it. He started unplugging the lights and started tossing them down. Every once in a while Kankuro would feel eyes watching him. He looked down at Gaara, who immediately looked away.

Gaa-chan's been acting funny. Did I do something? Kankuro wondered. He mentally shrugged his shoulders and continued.

Gaara unplugged the light up trees and dismantled them. His eyes strayed to Kankuro, thoroughly checking his brother out.

Stop. Stop. Stop it! Gaara thought as he stared at the ground. He gulped and returned to putting up the lawn decorations. After Gaara finished he started winding the hanging lights that Kankuro dropped. Gaara wasn't very far when Kankuro returned, somewhat sweaty from being up on the roof. His brother took his shirt off and sat on the ground. He gestured for Gaara to hand him some lights too. The redhead obliged and tried to keep his gaze set on the little white bulbs.

"Did you get them all?" Gaara asked.

"Yeah. How do you think mom's doing?" Kankuro asked.

"She probably feels awful. That's why I didn't want you drinking." Gaara said.

"Okay then, I didn't drink. We did warn her though."

"We did. It's almost noon, do you want to eat when we're done?" the redhead asked.

"Sure!" Kankuro replied.

"Good. We're almost done." Gaara said. Kankuro took the wound up lights, the ladder and put them away.

"I'm going to start cooking." Gaara said and went into the kitchen. Kankuro finished putting away the decorations.

"Want me to help?" Kankuro asked, he had taken the home ec class so he knew the basics. Karura moaned loudly.

"Nope, go help mom." Gaara said, he tied his apron around his waist. Kankuro did as he was told.

"Mom, do you need something?" the brunette asked.

"More water." She wheezed. Kankuro nodded and walked into the kitchen.

"Mm, Tempura Donburi." Kankuro said and grabbed a glass. He filled it with water and walked back to his mother's room.

"Thanks." She said. Kankuro left the room and sat at the counter. Gaara was covering the ingredients with the Tempura batter. Kankuro rested his head on his hand and watched. A smile adorned his face. He liked watching Gaara's slender fingers preparing a meal. Gaara's apron was a little girly; it was probably Karura's. It had a little swish to it as the redhead moved about.

"So, what's Konoha Sarutobi Academy like?" Gaara asked pulling Kankuro out of his reverie.

"They give quite a bit of homework but it's easy. The teachers are pretty laid back, believe it or not. Still fun to tick them off."

"How are the dormitories?"

"Small! Your bed is set up by the way. We'll have to share the bathroom, of course." Kankuro said. Gaara set the bowl of rice in front of Kankuro. He placed his in front of the seat next to Kankuro. Gaara untied the almost feminine apron and put it aside.

"Itadakimasu."

"Is the work difficult?" Gaara asked while chewing thoughtfully.

"Depends on who you get, but once you get use to the pace it's easy. You'll have no trouble." Kankuro encouraged him. The brunette happily ate his Tempura. Gaara couldn't keep his eyes off. He shouldn't have kissed him. Kankuro didn't even kiss back and he wanted more. Gaara silently debated with himself.

I can't tell him. He decided. Gaara didn't want to risk it. His head was starting to hurt.

"Are there a lot of gay guys?" The redhead asked. He kept his gaze on the now empty bowl.

"There are a few, are you gay?" Kankuro asked looking down at Gaara. Gaara blushed darkly.

"So you are! There's nothing wrong with it, so don't be embarrassed." Kankuro patted Gaara's shoulder.

"You make it sound like something awful." Gaara quipped.

"I don't mean to, I'm just not gay. And I'm proud of the way I am, not to belittle homosexuals." Kankuro replied.

"Ever picked up a chick?" Gaara asked. Kankuro stared, that sounded really odd coming from his little brother.

"Yeah." He answered uncertainly. Gaara shook his head.

"Ever picked up a chick and gone out with her?" He rephrased. Gaara proceeded to get up and take the bowls. Kankuro stared blankly at where Gaara had been sitting. He mentally tallied all the girls he hit on. The answer to Gaara's question was odd. He, Kaze Kankuro, had not gone out with a single girl in his sixteen years of existence. The scary part, that made Kankuro reevaluate himself, was that he had turned them all down. Every single one.

Looks like Gaara hit the nail on the head! I thought this was a nice place to cut off. Again sorry it's short!

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