It was another day for Suna. The gentle breeze of dessert wind brushed against his pale skin, swept through his flaming red hair. Fluttering noises were made as the wind blew against his Kazekage robes. Teal eyes roamed the village from where its owner stood. This was his village; he was sworn to protect this place with his life, as the Kazekage. He looked down at the citizens coming out of their houses and starting to do their daily routine.

They still emit the same sounds, sounds of happiness and simpleness. It was calming to his senses. The villagers are still afraid of him but not as they were before. Even so, he's still thankful of it. Same goes with his siblings.

Gaara listened, brushing, sweeping, watering desert plants, chatting of women, playing of kids and… whining? The redhead strained his ears to listen to the strange sound. Where could the voice came from? He knew that he have heard that sound somewhere but he can't put his fingers on it.

He looked down and used his eyes more properly and was astonished to see a girl he knew so well. "But nanny! I don't want to go there! Please no!! Waaaahhh!!!" this noise was accompanied by sounds of dragging. "Noo!!! Please-ouch! Don't drag me!" Then another voice came in, "But you need to do this! You must have a say in this!" She was with her guardian and was getting dragged near a store. "But you can do that all by yourself right?" "No. You must do this." "Nanny, I swear! I swear if you do that I'll… I'll… I'll have a sex change!" Now that's very disturbing. Gaara raised a brow. "What the hell…," he thought.

People were staring at them. The guardian slapped her hand against her mouth, "Isamu!!" The girl shut her mouth. The guardian bowed apologetically to everyone in the place, "Gomen, gomen!"

Isamu crossed her arms across her chest while pouting. "You wouldn't be so embarrassed if you didn't bring me here," she said. The nanny sweatdropped, "… Uhm, I think you're the one embarrassing yourself." The ebony-haired girl just hmmp-ed. The older lady sighed, "Okay, now let's go inside." The two females went in the store. Gaara studied the store and was utterly amused. It was a store for girls. He crossed his arms across his chest and began to think something in his mind while closing his eyes. Then after awhile, his eyes shot open and he… smirked.

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Inside were different kinds of things that a girl uses. It was clad in pink and other girly colors. Isamu stared at her nanny as the older woman looked through the stalls. She averted her gaze to the set of lingerie. She blushed when she saw some g-strings and some odd-looking bras hanging on the ceiling. "Now this place is weird," she thought. Then she suddenly felt something being pushed to her hand. She saw a shopping basket shoved in her hands. "Carry that," her nanny said as she walked around.

They went over some product stands and her nanny grabbed a pack of napkins. "Isamu, I'm teaching you to how to pick good napkins so you mu-"Isamu slapped her hand against her nanny's mouth. "SHHH!!! You're soo embarrassing!!" she whispered harshly. The nanny pried her hand away from her mouth. "You don't have to be embarrassed, you know! You're 15 and remember what happened last night? You freaked out when you saw bloo-"Another slap in the mouth, "SHHH!!! You don't have to say it aloud!" Isamu withdrew her hand and played with her fingers while looking down embarrassedly. "I was only surprised by its appearance. But nanny, I've experienced it before! It's just that… It's just that I don't remember it anymore. And… I was at lost on what to do." she murmured.

The nanny sighed, "Okaay…," and went on ravaging the other items. "Isamu, you need to have one of these since it your period," she picked up two bottles of feminine wash and tossed it in the basket. Isamu just weakly nodded. Her nanny picked some shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, lotion, and cologne, etc. "You need to buy one of these." Isamu just stared, "What's that?" "It's a facial wash, damnit!" answered the nanny crossly. "You need it for your face." Isamu sighed, "You know it just worsens my acne so don't bother anymore." The nanny pondered for a moment, "… Yeah, right."

Isamu noticed something while her nanny is busy scanning some things. She walked closer to the stall and saw cute star-shaped pink soap. She smiled, "KAWAII!" She picked one and put it in the basket. Isamu and the nanny went to some other parts of the store. "Isamu, you don't have one of these," the nanny said while shoving the thing on her face. She held it and took a look at it, she nearly fainted. "Nanny, this is a foam bra!!" The people in the place looked at them.

"Sigh… All these years you've been using the ordinary kind of bra Isamu! You have to use foam because you've got big-"SLAP! "Yeah, yeah! Shut up and just do what you want!" Isamu growled in annoyance. She pulled her hand away from the nanny's mouth. They continued roaming and saw another stall which held some err… panties. "Isamu-chan?" the nanny asked kindly, Isamu frowned. She knew what the evil woman was up to something. She slowly and lousily walked to her side. "I think, you should try these," she showed her a g-string. Isamu blushed in anger, "No." The evil nanny frowned, "Yes." "No, nanny. NO!" "Yes, Isamu. YES!" Isamu was getting pissed, of all the things to be bought. She unconsciously did some hand signs, "Katon-". "FINE!" the nanny huffed.

The nanny treated her like she hasn't started puberty yet. "Okay Isamu, since you already have your period now, you must have panties for teenagers." Isamu grimaced at the older woman, "What do you think of me? I wear baby panties?!" "No, of course not!" she immediately answered. Isamu sighed while looking away. The nanny was sweating bullets now. She was beginning to think that the old Isamu is slowly coming back.

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Isamu sighed and hung her head low as they went out the store. The nanny carried the bags and was leading the way while she sulks behind her. Isamu stared at the ground while they walked. "I'll just count the steps… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-OUCH," she bumped at the back of her nanny, who stopped for an unknown reason. Isamu rubbed her forehead. Then she saw her nanny bowed and muttered, "Hello, Kazekage-sama." Her eyes shrank into small black dots. She nervously looked from behind her nanny and she almost gasped. "Ka-Kaze-Kazekage-sama!" muttered while staring at the redheaded boy.

She slowly realized something and bowed in respect, "Ohayo, Kazekage-sama." Gaara looked down at her and smirked, "What have you been doing here?" The nanny answered, "We're off to buy some things for Isamu-sama." The ebony-haired girl just looked down. The Kazekage just hmm-ed. He slowly walked towards Isamu and asked, "Remember what I told you to call me?" She slowly looked up to him, "… H-Hai." Gaara smiled a little, "Seemed like you forgotten it." She looked down again, "Sorry."

He leaned closer to her, "You've clearly disobeyed a command of the Kazekage." She looked up and tears threatened to fall from her eyes, "I-I'm sorry already." He was slightly taken a back but continued anyway, "You have to come with me to the office right now." She looked to her nanny who was looking back at her worriedly, "Okay."

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Isamu was still nervous of what the Kazekage would do to her. "Will he shout at me? Will he send me to jail? Will he hurt me? Or, will he kill me?" these were the thoughts that were running through her mind right now as she was seated inside the Kazekage office. Gaara was sitting in his chair. Her heart was beating faster and her hands were cold. When he was about to speak, Isamu quickly held her hands in front as if saying 'stop'. Gaara raised a brow. "Wait!" She turned around in her seat, her back facing him, and fanned herself with her hands. Then she turned around to face him.

"I want to talk about something," he said, "Since you went against my wishes, I should punish you." Isamu gulped, Oh no. He straightened his back, "For your punishment, you would be delivering food for me every day in two weeks." Isamu just stared at him wide-eyed. "I want you to be the one cooking it, understood?" She nodded. "And call me Gaara," he finished before slumping of back to his seat. "Is that all? No shouting? No sending me to jail? No hurting?" she asked just to make sure. He looked at her in amusement, "No. But if you want-" She immediately stood up and bowed, "Thank you Kaze- I mean Gaara!" He smirked, "You're free to go now."

When she was about to go out, she stopped and looked back at him. "Uhm, Gaara, should I bring you lunch later?" There was a "Hn." She smiled, "Okay! Bye Gaara!" Then she shut the door.

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10:30 am

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Isamu tied her hair and started working. She cut some green pechays. And put it in the casserole where the soup was waiting. She opened the cover of the pan and saw that the fish is already cooked. She put it in the plate and started to debone it. The beef is already soft and tender so she put it in a bowl. Soon, she was done with them and all she's waiting for is the rice to be ready.

She cleaned up while waiting for the rice. After cleaning, she put off the fire and put some rice in a glass bowl to cool. She then sliced some ripe mangoes and peaches and some pineapples. She prepared a bento box and put the viands in it and also the rice. She put the fruits into another bento box which is divided into three parts. Isamu grabbed a glass bowl with lid and put the soup in.

She ended at 11: 40.

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Isamu sat on the couch for awhile. She wiped off the sweat on her forehead and neck. "I think I need a bath. It's so hot," she thought. She picked some clothes and went in the bathroom. It was just a shower then after 10 minutes, she came out fully dressed in a white kimono with small dark blue flowers printed. She dried her hair with towel and combed it. "My hair is longer now," she thought while putting on a thin headband.

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"Bye Isamu!" the helpers said. She smiled and waved bye to them. She had another helper with her to carry the lunch for her. They walked to the Kazekage tower. They don't have any trouble going to the Kazekage's room since she was Isamu, the 5th Kazekage. When they came to his room, she signaled for the boy to leave her. When the boy left, she knocked at the door and she heard a 'come in.'

She saw the Kazekage doing his paperworks. The redhead looked at her and just blinked. "Good noon, Gaara," she muttered and bowed. She placed the bundle on top of his desk. She turned around and walked away. "Wait," she stopped. She turned her head to his direction, making her black hair sway in the air nicely. "Sit," he commanded. She inwardly sighed and went to the seat in front of his desk.

The redhead opened the bundle and lifted the lid of the bento box open. After awhile, he started eating. Isamu observed him and the feeling of uneasiness was still there. "Is it okay?" she asked herself then she looked away. After a few minutes she looked back at him, he seemed to be in a pleasant mood. She inwardly sighed in relief. After he's done, she gave him a glass of water from the dispenser.

She cleaned the table after he stood up and looked out from his window. After cleaning, she tidied up the bento box and put it on the chair where she sat earlier. She looked at his back and cleared her throat. "Gaara, should I be going now?" There was silence before he replied, "Do you have anything to do after this?" She shook her head and answered, "No, Gaara." He faced her and said, "Then stay here." She raised a brow, "… What?" The redhead went back to his seat and looked down to the papers. Even him, didn't know why he said that. It just slipped through his lips. "Just stay there in that corner and sit on the chair." Isamu stared at him blankly, "But-" "Find some ways to keep you entertained," he said deadpan.

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Isamu picked a book and read it boredly. Why? Because it's about Suna's economy. She sighed and looked at the redheaded Kazekage. He's just looking down on a paper and doodling who-knows-what with a pen. She looked back to her book and mad an almost crying face. She then thought of some other ways to entertain herself.

Then she smiled.

She opened her lips and…

… sing.

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Nee kikoe masu ka?

Sora wa hate shinaku aoku sunde ite
Umi wa kagiri naku koudai de ite
Kimi wa itsumade mo egao de ite janai to nai chau kara

Mawari o mimawasa naku temo mou iin da yo
Kono te no naka ni wa minna ga iru kara

Naki taku natte nige taku natte
Shiawase o wasure teu shimatta ra mina utae
Hikari ga umare yami ga umare ta futatsu wa hitotsu
Harumonia kanji te terepashii

Nee kikoe masu ka?

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Gaara tilted his head towards the soft light voice. The song was short yet it felt like eternity to his ears. He looked at the owner of the voice who was still thinking of her next song. He observed her and noticed that she's already came up with another song. Gaara readied his ears for another peaceful music.

He closed his eyes…

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Hey! Hey! You! You!

I don't like your girlfriend!

No way! No way!

I think you need a new one

Hey! Hey! You! You!

I could be your girlfriend!

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… His eyes shot open.

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And growled,

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"SHUT UP Isamu."