A/N: Hey all, yay finally I get to the chapter with our favorite red head! I really want to get Gaara's personality right. I'll probably fail at that but at least I can try!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
Chapter 6
A hand ran through unruly red hair, as the new Kazekage sat at his desk and signed even more of the useless paper work that had seemed to absorb his free time. He dropped his pen in frustration as his hand cramped from signing paper after paper for hours at a time. Although he figured this is what he got for letting the paper work pile. He rested his head in his hands trying not to worry about his elder sister who had been in Konoha for what seemed like a very long time. Suddenly the floor shook as loud rap music blasted through the Kazekage tower, making Gaara shake with anger. (A/N: Sorry, since they have T.V and surveillance cameras I also gave them CD players and rap!)
He slid out from behind his desk and stalked towards his door, when he wrenched it open he found his maids butlers and assistants running around frantically. Time seemed to freeze as the fuming Kazekage exited his office and started heading toward the source of the obnoxious music. When he stopped he stood in front of the door and tried the knob, when it didn't budge, the loud music and annoyance finally made Gaara livid. Lifting his foot and aiming it carefully he kicked and the door slammed open revealing Kankuro pretending he was rapping with a hairbrush in front of his mirror. Gaara narrowed his eyes and asked why god had cursed him with this thing as his brother while he swiftly walked in and turned off the music completely.
"Hey what was that…hey Gaara!" Kankuro said nervously, tossing the hair brush onto his bed in the corner.
"What have I told you about this shit you call music?" Gaara hissed.
"You don't care if I have it as long as you don't hear it?" Kankuro asked more than stated.
"That's right, now what did you just do?" Gaara asked, grip on the door knob tightening.
"I blasted my music really loud," Kankuro said, almost cowering.
"That's right…" Gaara said still as calm and cold as ever as the glass doorknob shattered underneath his hand.
But before Gaara could kill Kankuro a shinobi appeared behind Gaara, and cleared his throat nervously, half hoping that the demon of the sand didn't hear him.
"What do you want? Can't you see me and my brother are having a private conversation?" Gaara growled, his glare never leaving Kankuro.
"Gomen, K-K-Kazekage-sama," the ninja stuttered, fear increasing. "D-d-demo Temari-sama is coming home and w-will be here in an hour."
Gaara stopped glaring at Kankuro and put his impassive mask back on and turned to the shinobi.
"Kankuro will go and wait at the gates for Temari," Gaara stated.
"Alright, I'll go," Kankuro said, laying on his bed now that his brother wasn't staring at him.
"Now," Gaara said, still his back remained turned to Kankuro.
"Yeah in a few minutes," Kankuro said, yawning.
"Now," Gaara snapped, making Kankuro jump slightly.
"Right, now, I'm on it!" Kankuro replied, and with that he was out the window and running towards the main gate.
"You are dismissed," Gaara said to the other ninja.
"H-hai Kazekage-sama," and without another word the ninja was gone.
Gaara began to walk back to his office, his hand unconsciously going to his nose to rub the area between his eyes. Ever since he became Kazekage his life had been nothing but boring and stressful. All he hoped was that Temari came back with good news; he wasn't up for any surprises today.
Hinata stumbled again as her foot sank into more of the sand, Temari turned just in time to save her face from hitting the scorching ground. She shook her head as Hinata righted herself and insisted one more time that she take the jacket off, Hinata of course politely declined the offer. When Hinata was sure Temari wasn't looking at her anymore she pushed some chakra into her feet and walked on top of the sand, berating herself for not thinking of it earlier. Another hour in the scorching sun and Hinata started to feel really dizzy; she thought she would pass out when Temari finally announced that they were here.
The anbu guards at the gates took in everyone's passport then slowly opened the gates; Hinata took one look and felt like her fear was suffocating her. There were so many different people all with hard disapproving stares, definitely not like Konoha. Unconsciously Hinata reached out and grabbed onto Temari's sleeve. The elder girl looked down at her and smiled reassuringly, when suddenly a loud voice penetrated the silence.
"Hey Temari! I've been waiting for an hour can you hurry up?" someone yelled a few feet away.
Temari rolled her eyes and then turned back to face the person who had shouted, she cocked an eyebrow and smirked.
"Looks like someone got Gaara pissed," Temari replied, motioning for the group to follow her as they approached a young man that looked about Neji's age.
"Yeah I guess I did," the boy said, he wore purple 'face paint' (A/N: coughmakeupcough ) was dressed in a long black suite with a hood that looked like it had kitty ears attached.
Hinata recognized him from the Chunin exams and tried even harder to disappear from his view. Without her noticing she had backed up and tripped over a rock, without Temari to save her this time she landed on the ground with a soft yelp. The boy who was still arguing with Temari stopped immediately and pushed Temari out of the way. He looked down and met Hinata's eyes; he looked at her strangely, before a grin spread over his face.
"So Temari, who's the cutie with you?" the boy asked, almost making Hinata fall over again as she tried to get up gracefully.
"Kankuro, shut up," Temari said turning her head slightly so that she could make sure Hinata was okay. "This is Hinata; she'll be staying with us for a while."
"Ne, Temari? You didn't ask Gaara about this did you?" Kankuro asked.
"Well hahaha no, but I'm sure it will be okay!" Temari said nervously, as Hinata's eyes widened.
"D-d-demo T-temari-chan you d-d-didn't ask!?" Hinata stuttered hysterically.
"Well no, but Hinata it will be fine I promise!" Temari said, forcing a smile.
Without another word Hinata's eyes rolled to the back of her head and she fainted, one of the Konoha anbu catching her before she could hit the ground.
"Right now Kankuro you go and inform Gaara and I'll bring them to an inn," Temari said, trying to usher the anbu away from her brother.
"No way in hell am I telling Gaara you brought home a Konoha ninja, you can do that yourself, I'll take them to an inn," Kankuro said.
Temari sighed and nodded, knowing it was her job and not Kankuro's; with one last nod both siblings were off doing their own jobs.
When Hinata awoke from her little 'nap' she was faced with a blank ceiling. She blinked a few times and experimented with her limbs, and that's when she realized her jacket was off. In a matter of seconds she was sitting up, feeling completely vulnerable.
"Hey there, sleepy head what's going on?" Kankuro said, startling Hinata and making her hide under her blankets. "Hey come on, I'm not going to hurt you." He replied pulling gently on the covers of her bed.
"W-w-where's my j-j-jacket?" Hinata asked, muffled by the blanket.
"Oh that bulky thing? I took it off you so you wouldn't pass out from heat stroke," he said, slightly laughing.
"C-c-can I h-have it b-back please?" Hinata asked, peeking out from underneath the blanket.
"Yeah, but you can't wear it outside in this weather," Kankuro said.
"D-demo," Hinata began.
"No buts you aint wearing that jacket in this weather," Kankuro said, firmly and almost brotherly.
Without another word, Kankuro had pulled Hinata from the bed by her wrist and led her out of the room. She stumbled behind him and before she knew it they were out in the street.
"W-w-where are we g-g-going Kankuro-san?" Hinata asked, her face burning.
"To the Kazekage tower of course! If you're gonna stay here you need to meet Gaara," He replied letting go of her wrist and trusting her to follow him.
Hinata swallowed the lump in her throat, and again she felt as if she was drowning in her fear.
"You okay? You look paler than usual," Kankuro said, feeling slightly guilty for bringing her along only so he could see Gaara's reaction to Temari's news.
"H-hai," Hinata muttered giving herself a small pep talk.
Temari knocked hesitantly on the door of the Kazekage's office, and the shuffling of paperwork immediately stopped.
"Enter," A deep voice replied from the other side of the door.
Temari audibly gulped and slowly opened the door; she was greeted by her brother's fiery red hair leaning over his desk as he signed more and more paperwork.
"Gaara?" Temari asked, never seeing her brother so focused on paperwork before.
The Kazekage's head shot up and he looked at Temari with something like relief in his eyes, before it disappeared again.
"Hello Temari how was your mission?" Gaara asked.
"It was good," Temari said, idly fingering the bottom of her shirt.
Gaara narrowed his eyes at his sister, his sand rattled and in a moment Temari was wrapped in sand.
"Who are you?" Gaara growled.
"I'm Temari now please Gaara let me go!" Temari said struggling slightly.
"Prove it," Gaara said simply.
"You were born on January 19th; your blood type is AB your name means a self-loving carnage," Temari listed. "Now please let me go!"
"That doesn't prove anything," Gaara replied, his intense gaze making her slightly uncomfortable.
"Fine, you used to have a stuffed bear that you carried everywhere, then father threw it in the trash and said that only little children played with toys and that you were weak if you had such affections for an inanimate object." Temari said in one breath, and before she knew it she was on her feet again the sand slithering back into his gourd.
Gaara went back around and sat behind his desk focusing on his paperwork again. Temari gave a relieved sigh, making Gaara shoot her another suspicious look.
"What's bothering you Temari?" Gaara asked, still acting as if he was focused on paperwork.
"Nothing! Why would something be bothering me," Temari said.
"Temari don't lie to me, what is going on?' Gaara asked returning his gaze to Temari.
"Well there's this Konoha ninja, her name is Hinata Hyuuga and I kind of offered for her to stay with us for awhile." Temari said, hoping she hadn't made Gaara lose his temper.
The red headed Kazekage looked at her and blinked a few times, and then he lowered his head and began to sign paperwork again.
"Alright Temari, this Hinata Hyuuga can stay I'll have a room prepared for her," he said continuing to sift through the documents spread across his desk, but Temari remained tense waiting for the next question. "How long will she be staying?"
"Two and a half years?" Temari muttered weakly hoping Gaara hadn't heard her.
But sure enough she was soon met with a sharp glare, and the sound of the pen Gaara was holding snapping in half was the only thing that filled the silence of the office.
A/N: Yeah really lame really short chapter, sorry! Gaara was probably OOC and so was Kankuro but that's the best I can do for right now! Sorry if you were disappointed and I really wouldn't blame you for flaming me. Although this chapter was craptastic I want to thank everyone that has reviewed so far, and especially thank you Mochi Cream-sama for giving me a title!