Part 41 Snow Angels
I'd had a restless night, I just could not get Gaara out of my head no matter how hard I tried in one night I had come up with the conclusion that I either had serious mood swings or I had a multiple personality disorder. In one night I'd cried, been happy, gone to angry, total rage, moodiness, terrified, emoness erm okay not that but I definatley had been there done it and yup got the t-shirt! I was curled up under the covers and bruding whilst feeling like real crap, Kiyoshi knocked on my door and entered. I sat up stretching and yawning. He'd brought a tray in with him, aww bless, hang on I am saying aww bless to someone who is older and much, much, much taller than me? Oh well shit happens. On the tray was steamed rice with nori and a glass of water.
"Good morning Keitii how are you feeling?" He asked setting the tray down on my bedside table.
"I didn't sleep much and I'm not feeling too good but better than I was yesterday, thank god for chakra hey," I said grinning. "Don't you have a class to teach today?" I asked wondering why he was in my room instead of at his job.
"It's my day off," he said simply.
"Well then after I am ready I think I will be well enough to have a look around the village." Kiyoshi bowed his head and looked up.
"It would be an honour to accompany a ninja." I thought about what I could give him in return.
"If you take me around I'll teach you how to throw a kunai accuratley," I said giving a warm smile, Kiyoshi's eyes widened slightly.
"Arigato Keitii, come and get me when you wish to venture out of the house." He exited closing paper door and just sat there staring at the door for a while afterwards. I quickly ate my food when I realised how hungry I was and drank, it wasn't alcohol but it would suffice.
I stepped out of my room with Kotaro on my shoulder and my feet padded softly down the corridor. I found Aya skipping passed me and she bowed smiling and I inclined my head. Aya skipped merrily away and I found the family seated around the table in deep discussion but when they saw me they stopped and looked up.
"Hello Keitii you look much better," said Harumi.
"Much better thanks to your hospitality."
"Kiyoshi can you take Aya to school seeing as you're going?" Kiyoshi rolled his eyes then nodded. Aya came in to the room and grabbed Kiyoshi's hand swinging it. We walked down the front steps and along the street in to the main heart of the village. I still wore my headband and slung on my frame was a short black kimono with a red outline and a pheonix embroided in to it. People stopped in their tracks turning their heads to look at us, Aya was unaware and Kiyoshi looked from side to side cooly acknowledging the stares. We arrived soon at the school which had a steep ornate roof, the whole building was beautiful and many children were chattering in the yard.
"I'll take Aya in you can stay by the gate if you want." I nodded sitting on the wooden fence that ran around the school. I got many stares from parents and pupils, Kotaro glared at them with me. Some giggling girls in mini-skirts and tight low cut tops passed by with handbags slung over their shoulders. I rolled my eyes, they were my age how pathetic really that they went around like that. They spotted me stopping and staring then after consulting each other walked over to me smirking.
"Hello so you're the ninja girl, I heard that there was one in the village." Their leader was the one who spoke they seemed to display their wealth not that I was bothered either. "Who are you then?" I narrowed my eyes, not the way of the ninja.
"Before asking for information you must tell me who you are," I said icily, I did not much like these stuck up snobs. She gasped as though hurt in a stupid girly manner.
"You know that you're not in the ninja world anymore," she said smarmily. I was relying on my pitiful self restraint to keep my temper under control.
"Well if I were to tell you that I could kill you right now on the spot with one shot of a kunai would you be this rude?" Their leader was frightened as they all were, she tried not to show it flicking her hair.
"Fine I'm Asa Tsunami and I am one of the most popular and wealthy girls in this village, all our families are high class." I did not like her tone.
"You have a big ego, my name is Yanagi Keitii and yes I am a ninja and I come from the late Hoshikage's family and now I am married to the Kazekage who lives in Sunagakure which I am assuming you've heard of."
"Yeah, yeah of course I have but if you're a ninja prove it." She smirked.
"Fine pick a spot high up on an object somehwere." Tsunami looked around and pointed to a telegraph pole.
"Right at the top." I nodded this was going to be easy. I took a kunai out of the little holder on my thigh twirled it in my fingers and threw it at the direct spot she'd pointed to. Surprise, surprise it hit it precisley. I sped across the the telegraph pole and walked up it, this wasn't even really a strain on me it was so medeocor. I pulled the kunai out and knelt on top of the pole as the gang of girls wooped. I threw the kunai directly at Tsunami's feet and leapt down quickly landing in front of her.
She huffed and walked away swinging her hips, I laughed to myself and Kiyoshi ran out of the gates.
"Keitii that was amazing!"
"It wasn't really very very basic stuff, come on lets go I have accidentally attracted a crowd." He nodded and we strode down the street now attracting more attention. We soon found a cafe which we entered, I had only just had breakfast yet I was still bloody hungry. I stumbled over to reserve a table, and yes I was letting him pay it seemed only fitting, what me a cheap skate? Tch. He brought us, wait for it something dead exciting it should be it was........ no not dragon's blood but green tea. I drank it politely whilst roundly abusing Kiyoshi in my mind luckily he will never know because as we all know kiddies reading minds is just plain stupid.
"Dude!" A voice yelled entering the cafe with a little tinkle.
"Oh no," said Kiyoshi I looked at him questioningly. "Masaru-kun, well he's my mate but a player."
"Kiyoshi-kun my main man!" I just stared at this strange creature as though he were one in a weird documentary about an obscure species of frog. They high-fived each other and grinned, Masaru had jet black hair, the one earring thing clearly was a fashion and dressed in a stylish blazer/ jacket and very tight fitting jeans also he wore a scarf. Masaru sat down and grinned at me. "And who pray tell is your pretty little friend?" He edged his chair closer to mine and I glared, no-one ever makes me feel uncomfortable.
"This is Yanagi Keitii and she's a ninja."
"So I can defend myself from you bastard," I said cooly.
"Oh so you're the ninja girl then?"
"We found her out in the snow yesterday."
"Well if you're still cold love I could keep you warm." He didn't see it I whipped out a kunai with the point resting just on his leg.
"Do you really wanna go there?" I whispered making him recoil.
"He, he, well erm so where do you come from?" He was clearly unnerved and I twirled the kunai back in to my bag.
"Sunagakure." He ruffled his hair. "God I need some bloody alcohol!"
"Language my fair one." I glared at him.
"I thought if you were pregnant you couldn't have alcohol," said Kiyoshi frowning.
"You should know enough girls get knocked up at your place." I rolled my eyes, this was so tedious. "So what happened then baby's father legged it did he or was he a waster?"
"Shut up," I said in a deadly whisper, Kiyoshi looked between us both, Masaru persisted.
"Or was he one of those mean tough criminal ninjas?" I sent him flying off my chair and stormed out of the cafe running down the street and stopping by some seats that weren't covered in snow. I looked down moodily.
"Keitii!" The huffed to a stop right beside me and I glared at them.
"You've got a temper." I got up and walked away at a quick pace. "Keitii!" I looked back and stopped.
"Sorry my mouth runs away a little sometimes."
"You're a right fucking plonker you know that?"
"Yeah," Masaru shuffled his feet. That day was spent just shopping, trying on silly hats, me attempting to murder Masaru, we made snow angels the whole lot and I was living like a proper teenager I'd completely forgotten about Gaara and that I was a mother-to-be.
We were walking, well more like a zig-zag, yellow brick road drunken type of walk. Kiyoshi and Masaru were 'singing' at the top of their lungs. Kiyoshi tripped up and I fell on top of him and Masaru on top of me.
"This looks so wrong!" I yelled crying with drunken laughter.
"I bvwoody la la luv you gaz," said Masaru very drunk. I giggled at the top of my voice and swaying on the spot after Kiyoshi helped me up.
"Betcha can't fucking catch me you alkies!" I ran not looking where I was going and hit a solid object. "Ah fuck sorry- oh hello Wankurou, I mean Ganguro, I meant Knak- hic, guro." Kankuro caught me as I fell. Temari took the bottle out of my hands and drained it. "No my alcohol!" Kankurou bent down to sniff my breath.
"God you bloody stink of alcohol!"
"Keitii you're not supposed to have this!" Temari yelled at me slapping around the face in an attempt to knock some sense in to me.
"Why not?" I whimpered.
"You're-"
"Oh yeah well it's your bloody brother's fault that am in this state he was the one who kissed that bitch not me!" Kankuro hauled me up.
"Oi she's staying with me my parents will be worried if she goes," said Kiyoshi. "Who are you anyway."
"Sabaku no Kankuro and this is my sister Temari we are Keitii's brother and sister in law."
"Oh Keitii you found her I see?" Harumi was looking at me. "She'll stay with me I don't think this poor darling should go back to you after what she's endured."
"What-"
"I found her out in the snow in a right state." Temari sighed rubbing her temples.
"So is Gaara, I haven't seem him like this since when the shukakau was inside him."
"Serves him bloody right too."
"Keitii you mistunderstood you didn't listen to him!" Yelled Kankuro shaking me.
"Please, please, I shall take Keitii back and care for her if this Gaara cares for her he should come get her himself."
"The only problem is he has a whole village to run and if he leaves then it may be in danger." Kiyoshi and Kankuro supported me back to the house with Temari and Kankuro still bickering with Harumi.
They laid me down in my room the bed was so warm and soft, so comforting. Temari sat by my side looking worried and Kankuro went out to talk with the family. Kotaro hopped in to my line of sight looking at me sadly and pityingly. "Oh Keitii-chan why did it have to turn out like this?"
"Cos shit happens," I mutered.
"If Gaara cam here would you-"
"Go back? No, I never want to see him again, it's all gone down hill Makaiko-san was right I shouldn't have married him, you know what I should've done? Worked for a criminal gang, they're fun."
"Don't talk such crap Keitii-chan."
"Crap, I am sorry for marrying your brother cos that's crap, I hate Gaara because he abused my trust and-"
"But Keitii-chan he loves you and is going mad without you, he has searched every village nearly for you."
"You should've seen him when he got mad I thought he was going to hit me-"
"And you know what Keitii? He remembered from you yelling at Katsou that your father beat you and he was horrified at what he'd done."
"I still hate him, I can't forgive him, just let me sleep," I said turning over closing my eyes letting tears run down making my pillow damp.