Wind of Truth & Sands of Change

Crazy Sister Tendencies

058. Temari -equals- Fan

When Temari first started training with her fan she felt as if her arms would fall. As mere days passed, the weight of the fan seemed to fade.

The fan no longer seemed like a weapon, but an extension of her body. She couldn't leave the house without the black iron strapped to her person.

Everyone in Suna also saw her and the fan connected. She was the crazy, violent girl with the heavy fan.

No one wanted to cross her.

But she didn't care for the reputation. She just really loved her fan.

059. Anything But Weak

Gaara came inside the house and sat down in a wooden chair by the kitchen table. Kankuro was shoveling food in his mouth. He could still hear Temari's grunts and furious rants from outside. "Why is she…pushing herself so much?"

Kankuro swallowed the food he'd been chewing. "See, Gaara, Temari hates to feel weak. And right now she feels weak. So she's going to push herself until she almost kills herself. Its how she deals with things."

Gaara didn't understand. "She isn't weak. She never cries, or yells in pain. She doesn't care about what people say. She can't be manipulated. She's tough." Gaara frowned. "She is anything but weak."

Kankuro shrugged, "She was beaten in Konoha. That kills her. It kills her the most that she was outwitted by that shadow punk."

Gaara walked over to the window and looked at his sister. Kankuro returned to eating.

She was tried. Sweat dropped from her forehead, her arms were shaking, and she was red from the heat and exhaustion. She really wasn't weak. He had never thought she was weak. Stupid and unreasonable, but never weak. Gaara opened the door and headed outside. He still didn't understand, but she was his sister and he would help her if she were to let him.

060. Porcupine Hair

Temari was examining her hair in a hand mirror while Kankuro and Gaara sat on the couch watching the TV. The blonde was seated on the floor angling the mirror this way and that so she could view her hair from most every angle she could create.

Gaara's eyes occasionally strayed from the TV to his sister in confusion. After a while, the confusion was too much to bear. "Temari…" He rasped, "Why…are you…doing…that?"

Kankuro looked at his sister. "Because she's a girl," He explained to his younger brother, "and a blonde. Its common knowledge blonde girls are nuts and obsessed with their appearance."

"Shut up, Kankuro." Temari growled. She looked at Gaara. "I was just…My hair…" Temari sighed. "Do you two think my hairdo looks okay? Or is it ridiculous?"

"You look like a porcupine." Kankuro muttered and changed the channel.

Temari was about to attack her brother when Gaara spoke, "I think your hair makes you look different….It makes you…interesting…and pretty."

Temari smiled and put the mirror down. "Thanks, Gaara."

Gaara was tempted to ask for what, but figured it was one of those acts of love he didn't really understand yet.

061. Kamatari

A small ferret sat upon Temari's shoulder. It carried a scythe and wore a strange mask. It also wore a funny little coat. Gaara peered curiously at it. He suppressed the urge to poke the creature with his sand.

It was creepy.

Gaara suspected it was feral. Although that was hard to believe since it was wearing all that funny clothing. "What is it?"

"I summoned him." Temari said proudly. "Meet Kamatari." The ferret jumped from Temari's shoulder onto his own. The creepy ferret seemed to be looking him up and down – examining him. "This is my brother Gaara, Kamatari." She said to the ferret. It just peered at him curiously.

"Can…can you get it off of me, Temari?" Gaara said slowly, watching the ferret carefully. "It's…creepy…"

"Him, Gaara, not it. And Kamatari is not creepy. He's very cute and cool."

Gaara looked at the ferret and thought about what Kankuro constantly said. Maybe the puppeteer was on to something. If Temari thought that thing was cute she was clearly insane.

A/N: Eh, I know this is very Temari-ish, but I LOVE Temari, I just couldn't help it. :)

Although I don't really like #58

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