(( Four reviews later...))
xXTwilight-KunoichiXx:
i didnt mean to advertise mcdonalds i hate mcdonald no offense to ppl who do
there stuff arent fresh and ur review is right DONT EAT MCDONALDS if ya ask
why watch supersize me and you'll see no offense again but i like burger king
its fresh and grilled but anyways i loved your chappe and i feel sad i didnt
get a Brownie but i got a huge real cookie from dunkin donuts so eh im happy
great chappie and mean plz update real soon. I'll keep reading your story
Ja ne!
((Everybody got a brownie... lol))
Kina Lupi:
OMG EVIL RACOON MAFIA OF DOOM O.O.O.O.O lol, and damn i dident get the
brownies...good chapter, lol kankuros a ..
((Everybody got a brownie! lmfao))
VampireGaaraCheesepuffs:
I wish I had a little brother like Hito! But like THAT'S gonna happen XD
Kanky is so UNsmarticle. He never gets ANYTHING.But I have to agree with him,
that a THOUSAND words is EXAGERATING for how many a picture stands for.
More like 9! .
Why is he going to the SECOND to last place? I'd go to the last XD
BROWNIE! OMG! For that, I shall give you a pudding! But to prove that I'm
coldhearted (today, I feel like being mean .) NO SPOON!
VampireGaaraCheesepuff
Elmo knows where you live...
((Yay pudding! ... but no spoon... I feel a divided sense of happiness. As for the second to last place... the last place would be Gaara's house.))
NeferNeferi:
Oh lol. Cool! Thanks for the brownies. )
Anyway, good chapter; I'm glad Kankuro's willing to help Gaara and Chikage.
And we finally learn the mystery of the picture! I wonder if he'll find
Chikage? And if she will accept his help? And what about Gaara? Please update
soon!
((lol you sound like a narrator! that is totally cool! lmfao by the way, would you happen to have a spoon on hand? VampireGaaraCheesepuffs has refused me a spoon to go with my pudding.))
((Okay... so now Kankuro is going to confront Chikage about her not-so-secret love affair with Gaara, one-sided as it may be. Gaara will not be in this chapter but he'll be the focus of it... for the most part, anyway. So here we go!))
Chapter 16: Kankuro's Revelation
Kankuro had started out walking quickly towards the place he thought that Chi would be. He figured the lady could use as much time as he could muster in order to cool down. Of course, he started getting bored and he broke into a paced jog. Eventually, he began to run, annoyed as to why he was the one who was supposed to patch them up. The air started to stale and turn dank with mold and he slowed down to a walk. He was entering the territory where he was sure Chikage was-- the abandoned warehouses.
Some of the buildings had padlocks on them, all but one anyway. Kankuro didn't understand why though. The buildings were infested with vermin, the planks were rotting, and four of the eight looked as though they were going to collapse due to the slightest of wind. But still they stood, awaiting the day that the locks would be removed... and they would crumble into dust.
He entered the only unlocked-- for lack of a better word-- building and called, "Chikage! It's me, Kankuro! Let's talk!"
The only sounds that answered him were the scurrying of rats upon the boards, the building groaning in agony as a small breeze ran it's course through it's holey exterior/interior. But still, he waited. "I know you're here...!"
After more silence-- the rats had moved on and the wind died-- Chikage's voice rang within the single room. "Chikage is not here right now! Please leave a message at the sound of the beep... then get the Hell out! BEEP!"
This declaration had a profound effect on Kankuro. He had fallen over from the words and said, "Get out here! We need to talk! Let's just go and talk this over with Gaara!"
"Fuck off..."
He sat on the ground in near shock. He didn't think the girl even KNEW any curse words. "Come on! I know how you feel and you wanna talk about your love-- ow!!"
At his words, condescending and almost sarcastic, Chikage had taken a large plank of rotting wood and smacked him in the head from behind. "Shut up! You know NOTHING, Kankuro-san! Now get out!!"
"Like you could make me! You couldn't force me out even if you knocked me down and dragged me!"
"I already knocked your ass down easily! I don't think I'll have much of a problem!"
"I WAS ALREADY DOWN, YOU MORON!"
"AND WHO'S FAULT IS THAT!!"
"JUST GO AND MAKE UP WITH GAARA!! YOU KNOW YOU LOVE HIM!!"
Chikage's face blanked. Her eyes were wide and slowly filling with tears. "Shut up, Kankuro-san. I'm not supposed to fall for him."
"But you have."
"He won't love me. It's hopeless. He told me that I wasn't allowed to love him."
Kankuro's face lightened up as he asked softly, "Are you seriously this stupid, Chikage? I mean, how much of an idiot can you be? Don't you get it?"
"I am an idiot... I yelled at him and ran away. Gaara... he told me that I can't love him. Doesn't that mean that it's impossible?" Her tears spilled over and she held her eyes in her hands as she sobbed.
"That means that only a miracle can save Gaara now. He's a wreck. He's going back to his old ways, when he was threatening everybody and killing without any mercy or remorse. He needs you, Chi-chan... you are his miracle."
She just shook her head. "No, I'm not. My picture must have did that to him. I hurt him and now everybody is paying for it. Don't waste time on me... you have to save him."
"Do it yourself."
Chikage removed her hands to look at Kankuro with her tear-filled eyes and he looked into her wet and red face. His face was calm and stern as he continued, "Gaara is your responsibility. You fell in love with him and I know that he loves you. He just can't show it because of... his family and everyone around him. He got the idea that he couldn't love anyone besides himself. I'm just as guilty as he is. But even if I do care about him, I'm a coward... I'm scared of my little brother. It's your time, Chi-chan. You are brave enough to love the monster who was supposed to be unlovable. Prove him wrong. Show your love. Be his miracle. And make me ashamed to be afraid of him."
((Okay, this is the second time I've made this chapter. Last time, I had this chapter and accidentally deleted it. I was seriously crying. But now... here you go!! pumps fist into air victoriously And I know that Kankuro would have never said this to anybody if he hadn't felt that it was absolutely necessary. I just wanted to point out that he does realize his bad qualities when it comes to his attitude about Gaara. Review and I'll bring up the next one... if I don't delete it. lol TT))