Wind of Truth & Sands of Change
Weak Points
044. Reassurance
"Hey, Kankuro." Temari muttered softly as she took a seat next to him on their couch.
Kankuro looked away from the TV and focused his attention on his sister. Her legs were bent and drawn up to her chest, with her head resting on them. She was biting her lower lip like she always did when she was thinking hard about something that bothered her. "Yeah, Tem?"
"Do you…" She paused and glanced at the floor. She really was upset and troubled by her thoughts if she couldn't look at him. Temari was always the bravest, the strongest, the hardest to truly upset. "Do you think I'm weak?" Her voice warbled.
It took Kankuro a moment to realize what she was talking about – the Chuunin exams. Temari had never felt her skills threatened. While she had technically won the battle against the lazy shadow brat, Temari felt as if she'd lost. She had been bested. None of her attacks really hurt the brat and his tactical intelligence surpassed her own. She felt weak. "Of course not, Temari. You're the toughest, bitchiest, strongest, most annoying twit I know."
Temari smiled. "You are so annoying."
"In the job description, sis."
045. Bugs…
He jumped and yelped, swatting at his arm. He tumbled ungracefully to the floor, the chair tumbling down with him. A tiny creature skittered off and hid under the couch. Gaara looked at him with blank eyes, "It was just a bug."
Kankuro shivered involuntarily. Insects would never be just bugs anymore. Not since the Aburame brat. "I—" He could still feel the millions of spindly legs crawling all over him. Could still remember the crushed dead bug bits he'd spent hours removing from Karasu. "I don't like bugs…"
A/N: This one's REALLY short so instead of updating next monday like usual, I'll be updating the next chappie sometime tomorrow