A/N: Chelber here again. Who else?
Short chapter this time, but the next one is nice and long! Enjoy! (And, you know, if you have the guts, review)
[Gaara]
I was in my study that same afternoon, having sent Team Kakashi on it's latest mission. I was trying to do some work, but I kept getting distracted by some rumbling sounds. They seemed to be coming from Toph's room. My sand gathered around me as I hurried to her room. It sounded like explosions.
I opened the door to her punching rocks around the room. She looked up as I entered, but not at me. She sent a glare in my general direction, then continued punching rocks, sending them across the room.
"What are you doing?" I asked her.
"What does it look like?" she replied. She punched another rock.
I sighed. "Why are you doing it?" I asked. She stopped what she was doing and looked directly at me. Well, her head was turned directly at me. He eyes were glazed, focused on some point far away. She shrugged.
"Because I'm bored," she grumbled. "You seriously expect me to sit around doing nothing?" she stamped her foot and a rock... jumped up from the ground? She kicked out with her other foot and the rock went crashing into the wall opposite her. Then her eyes brightened, as if she just had an idea.
She turned towards me and got into a fighting stance, which I recognised as the Southern Praying Mantis. "Show me what you got," she smirked, her dark bangs falling in front of her eyes.