"There it is," Chii whispered as they ran across the sand.

They had died their hair just in case they ran into shinobi who had fought in that battle several years ago. Samuru's hair was a golden blond and Chii's was a dark red. They also had changed into more suitable clothes for one who was traveling. They entered though the path between the two cliffs and felt the gaze of several shinobi from the upper levels watching them.

"Remember that if something should happen, do not resort to Ice," Chii whispered so quietly that Samuru had a hard time hearing her. "Stick to our roles."

"I know, Chii," Samuru whispered back. His tone never really changed from his monotone voice from after seeing our village massacred.

"Halt, who are you and what village are you from?"A Jounin with the left side of his face covered by a white cloth, landed in front of the siblings, feet from them entering the village.

"We come from the Land of Waves. We're just two villagers who wanted to travel the different nations," Chii smiled. "This is Sunagakure, correct?"

"Yes," the man's visible eye narrowed slightly.

"Finally!" Chii exclaimed, already in character. "We thought we got lost on the way here! Is there a place we can rest? We've been traveling through the desert for almost a full week trying to find this village."

"Even if we allowed you two to stay, you would have to speak to the Kazekage first. If you'll follow me, I'll take you to the Kage building."

"Thank you!" Chii smiled then turned her head to Samuru and winked at him before they started to follow the man into the village. It took close to ten minutes to get to a large building, near the other end of the village, having to weave through the villagers who were out shopping and going through their day. Inside the building, they walked past a secretary and up a flight of stairs. Halfway down the hall, the Jounin escorting them knocked on a door before opening it.

"Baki, what is it?" a cool voice spoke as Chii and Samuru entered.

"Lord Gaara, these two say their travelers from the land of waves. They want a place to rest from their travels," the Jounin, Baki spoke, bowing to the red haired teenager who was sitting at the desk in the far end of the room looking over several scrolls.

Teal eyes met emerald green and Gaara straightened in his seat as he studied the two strangers. The male looked as if he was tormented by something on his mind and had a scar across his cheek that curved towards his ear. He stood a head taller than the red-haired girl. She was smiling and she seemed carefree if not for the scars he saw on her neck that disappeared onto her back under her shirt.

"Baki, go see Temari and have her set up a place for them. They'll stay in her til Kankuro comes up," the red-haired Kazekage spoke and Baki bowed and left the room.

Gaara stood up and walked closer to the two new people standing in front of him. As he came closer, he noticed that the male was a few inches taller than him while the girl went to his chest. He didn't look at the blond for too long, not liking the tormented look in his grey eyes. He switched his gaze to the girl and she looked up at him, still smiling, but he could see a haunted look in her eyes that she was trying to hide.

"What is your name, kid?" Gaara asked the girl and her eyes narrowed slightly.

"You may call me Chii and my brother is Muru," she spoke, her smile fading slightly, "and despite appearances, I am 18. I have to admit though; you are a hard person to figure out by appearances and expressions."

"And what do you think so far Chii?" Gaara smirked.

"From seeing those marks around your eyes, you don't sleep much; you're a quiet person who is still learning that it's okay to trust others. From what I can see in your eyes, you have had a troubling past but you are getting over it. You're an organized person but get annoyed at your duties. From seeing the sand gourd by your desk, you have excellent control over sand, a trait not given to many."

"You think I've had a troubling past? What about you? Your brother looks constantly tormented and I can see the haunted look in your eyes that you are trying to hide even at this moment," Gaara spoke and she laughed.

"You're good," she smirked as she stopped laughing. Gaara noticed that Muru's face didn't even change once. "Oh don't worry about him, he's special. We're keeping you from your duties, sorry."

"It's fine, you can sit and rest until my brother comes up," Gaara spoke as he walked back to his seat.

The siblings sat on the couch, Chii's back to him and he saw several scars along the line of her shirt that went right above her shoulders. Muru started moving his hands, touching his face in different manors and the same with his chest, then Chii did something similar. It was as if they were communicating with each other. He frowned, leaving his work forgotten and watched them.

Chii felt Gaara looking at them while they silently communicated. (Sign Language)

'Don't forget our mission.' Samuru signed quietly.

'How could I forget? We just need him to trust us.' Chii signed back.

'That may be but stop flirting and acting so happy! We don't have time for you to be hormonal. While we're here, I'll act 'special' as you put it by acting deaf and mute.' Samuru signed slightly more aggressive than usual.

Chii slapped him upside the head before shifting on the couch and slouching backwards, sighing.

"Is everything alright?" Gaara asked and Chii looked at him and smiled.

"Yeah, my brother is being annoying," she giggled.

"Mute?"

"Yeah and deaf," she giggled and Gaara watched Muru, slouch against the couch and close his eyes.

"Was he born that way?"