"Kazekage, wait!" she ran to catch him and stayed behind him.

Isamu looked at his broad shoulders, wondering what he's up to. "Will he really…," she smiled to herself, "… Help me find my way to the market?" Her mind mused over the things she could do to the market, all that she can buy and all the dishes she could prepare. She was so lost in her own little wonderland that she didn't notice Gaara was asking her a question.

"What are you gonna do there?" He glanced over his shoulders and saw a daydreaming Isamu. He abruptly stopped walking. She kept walking until she collided with his back. She was brought to her usual self again. "Ouch..!" she murmured quietly and looked up to the redhead. "Gomen Kazekage-sama, I wasn't watching!" she apologized while bowing. Gaara sighed.

"You're daydreaming," he muttered in his same cold voice. "Huh? No, I wasn't!" she defended. He crossed his arms, "Then perhaps you could answer my question?" She raised a brow, "huh?" She thought of any possible questions he could throw to her. She came up with a poor answer answer, "Uhm, red is my favorite color."

Gaara raised a non-existing eyebrow at her. "Shows that you were not listening," he murmured. She mentally slapped her forehead in embarrassment. "Oh my God, what have I done to myself?" she thought gravely. She looked down in embarrassment, "Err… Sorry. What was your question again?" He breathed out and turned around and started walking.

"What are you gonna do there?" he repeated again. "Oh, I want to buy some ingredients for lunch today," she answered softly yet loud enough for him to hear. "Kazekage-sama," she called out. He tilted his head a little to signal that he's listening. "You know, this is my first time buying in the market. This is my first time going out from the compound too!" she informed happily. He blinked twice before murmuring, "… Really?"

"May I ask what you were doing outside when I met you?" she asked politely. It took a few seconds before answering, "… Walking." She nodded in understanding. Soon, she noticed many people walking around a certain area "Must be the market place," she thought. But the people started to move away when the Kazekage came. They seemed to be afraid of him, that's what she thought. She kept her head low as she walked behind him.

"Hey, that's Isamu-sama!" "Why is she walking with him?" "Aren't they bitter enemies?" "That's before she got the accident." She heard the faint whispers some people were making. She couldn't help but wonder why they're talking about. But all these noises were silenced by Gaara's glare. Isamu noticed this and sighed, "He should lessen his glares more often," she thought.

She smiled childishly and shyly waved hello to the staring people. She could see the brief moment of relief in their faces. Soon, after some more walking, they stopped. Isamu saw some vegetable and fruit stands at the sides of the streets. She looked at Gaara. "Arigatou Kazekage-sama. Thank you so much," she said while bowing down in respect. He just gave out a "Hn."

She skipped on the nearby vegetable stand and looked down at her list. "Oh, ohayo. Can I have some of these?" The vendor smiled at her, "Of course Isamu-sama." She laughed a little, "Oh, please don't call me that. Just Isamu." He smiled, "Okay, Isamu." The vendor gave her what she needed and she paid for it. He even gave the girl extra tomatoes and cauliflowers. "Arigatou gozaimasu!"

"Ohayo, can I have some of these Madam?" The lady happily gave her what she needed. She put it in her basket, "Thank you!" She skipped to her next destination. She walked into different stands and she seemed to brighten up the mood of the sellers with her politeness and cheerfulness. She was even given a larger basket because her small basket is not enough.

"All I need to buy is some fruits and meat," she thought. She walked to the fruit stands and bought some. She was given some free fruits too. "Gee, thanks," she giggled. "Next stop, meats." She went deeper into the crowd; she didn't mind the plenty of people who were giving her way. "Hey, that's Isamu-sama. Give way!" She smiled sheepishly, "Hello… everyone…" she nervously said. She didn't know them at all.

After some time, she finished buying all that she needed and sat on a vacant bench to rest. "Oww, my feet hurt," she whined quietly. "I didn't know doing this is very tiring," she breathed out. She leaned her back on the bench and sighed. Suddenly, someone sat beside her. She looked at the person and gasped soundlessly. "Kazekage-sama, I thought you've left," she said. "I want to make sure you can still come back home," he murmured quietly. Again, her blushing returned, "Oh… thanks."

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It was past 9 am when they were about to go near the compound. She told him all the 'adventures' she had on the road of finding the "Great Market Place", at least that what she called it. It was a wonder why Gaara didn't grew tired of all her talkings. He faithfully listened though he never said anything; he was secretly following her. He was still new to her new behavior. Before, she would never talk unless it means business or it was one of her complaints about something that annoys her. She was never friendly to anyone unless she needs to be and she would never talk about having a unicorn to take her to the market next time… Like she was doing now.

"They don't exist…," he murmured. She smiled, "Yeah, unfortunately." "Kazekage-sama, weren't you supposed to be in your office and doing some Kazekage stuffs?" she asked. He looked at her and answered, "I've finished them already." Her eyes widened, "Wow, really? You're so great Kazekage-sama!" Gaara was caught off-guard by her sudden outburst. He? Great? No one ever told him that. Never in his entire life had that someone told him that he was great. He was a monster, not a great person.

And this girl was… she was not even scared at him like the others. She keeps on talking and talking like he was just some random person. Even if she had amnesia, someone could've told her about him. In fact, some already did tell her but… she keeps on forgetting all about it.

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They were on the gates of the compound where Isamu was living in. "Thanks Kazekage-sama, I really appreciated your help. Thank you, thank you," she bowed. He eventually got tired of her calling him 'Kazekage-sama' all the time. "Don't call me Kazekage-sama, call me by my name," he said. She looked at him with confusion, "But I can't do that! You're the almighty Kazekage-sama!" He cringed at the title. "As your Kazekage-sama, I command you to call me by my name." She frowned, "Okay, Kaze- I mean… Gaara-sama." "Remove the suffix. Gaara, just Gaara," he said impatiently. "Okay Gaara." She said uncomfortably. "Hn."

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"Bye Gaara!" she waved happily while grinning. He just looked at her with an emotionless face but his eyes tell otherwise. As he saw her went inside, he turned around and disappeared in a swirl of sand.

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When she went inside her house, she saw the worried faces of the helpers. "… Hi?" she muttered nervously. "Isamu-sama! Where have you been?" they almost exclaimed. "In the market?" she muttered. They looked at her basket, it was full of groceries. "Oh my god!" they gasped. It was the first time they saw Isamu have grocery. Her behavior change was shocking but this one's, more shocking. A lady even fainted. Isamu giggled.

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"We were really worried you'll get lost! You know that you haven't recovered your memories yet. And what if something happened to you?" scolded her guardian who was now her 2nd mother. "Kazekage-sama accompanied me," Isamu said. They looked at each other in surprise. "Kazekage, Gaara accompanied you?" they asked in disbelief. "Yup!" She happily chopped the carrots and set them aside. "And besides, you should be glad. I went through all those trouble just to serve you lunch this 12 noon," she said while glancing at them.

They were squeezing themselves at the kitchen to listen to all her adventures. They could feel their eyes water. "Isamu-sama!" they cried. Never in their life with her had that Isamu cared for them. The new Isamu is absolutely caring and loving. "We love you!!" they cried. Isamu grinned, "I love all of you too so go out now so I could do this." They nodded and scrambled out.

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After an hour and a half, "Lunch is here!!" The long table was already set outside and the chairs are arranged. The women put the newly cooked dishes on the banana leaf-covered table. Their eyes widened, "Isamu cooked this??" The food was beautifully served and the food looked so delicious. They could smell its tempting aroma.

It was more than enough for them. Some were even crying in joy as they emotionally eat. "It's delicious Isamu-sama!!" She smiled, "Good."

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Gaara returned to his office and kept on thinking about their 'adventures' awhile ago. He sighed and went back into reading the scrolls; he has nothing to do really because he had finished the files for today. Hey kid. …. . Hey, Gaara. What? She's really changed a lot hasn't she? Hn. She was a lot more stupid now. Is that all you can say? Uhm, she's prettier now she's smiling? Sigh, I guess you're too shallow Shukaku.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Come in," then a lady went in. She bowed down, "Good noon Kazekage-sama. Someone asked me to give you this." She put a bento box on his desk. Gaara just stared at it in wonder. She bowed once again and left. "Who could've given this? Must be Temari," he thought. But there's a note inside the crimson cloth. He plucked it off the cloth and opened it.

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Kazekage-sama,

Thank you so much for joining me in my adventures finding the market place! It was really helpful to me. You are so great! Thank you also for accompanying me home. I would've been lost if you didn't. Please accept this bento box as a gift of thanks. I personally made it. Promise.

I hope you like it. Enjoy. May the almighty Kami bless you!

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Love,

Isamu

P.S

I researched about unicorns. Sigh, they really don't have the chance of existing. I guess I have to find a horse then glue a horn on its head. No, I'm just kidding. Happy lunch!

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Gaara stared at the letter then folded it neatly and kept it inside his drawer. "Still musing on unicorns huh," he thought as he slowly removed the cloth and opened the bento box. He smiled a little, this was way better than he imagined. He smelled the aroma of the still warm lunch. He split the chopsticks and took a piece of fish in his mouth. "Mmm…," it was delicious. At last, a good food. It was way better than what he buys in the village's restaurants when he wants to escape Temari's cooking. In fact, it was much, much better.

It was filled with different kinds of meat, vegetables, and rice. It also had some fruits at the side of the bento box. After some time, he finished eating. It left a small smile of content on his lips. Who knew Isamu could cook this well?

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