Wind and Sand: Journal of Lord and Lady Kazekage

By TwilightAnimeLover21

Hikaru Journal Entry #1: Karura is a bitch…and has a mean left hook.

You know, it's a funny feeling when a girl who is shorter than you (and your mortal enemy in more ways than one) punches you in the face. Generally, I think kunoichi don't pack that much of a punch. But I was proved wrong. She hit me. In the face, and I think I flew like 80 feet away. All I can say is this. HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THINGS THAT ARE HOLY, SHE FREAKING HIT ME! IN THE FACE OF THE NEXT KAZEKAGE!

Not that I really want to be Kazekage, but honestly, I need to keep up a good complexion if I need favor from the people of Suna. Here I am, in my home with my so called 'Father' and 'cousin', and Sasori just looked at me with a look on his face that clearly said, 'You pissed someone off, didn't you?' I swear he is telepathic. Either that or its just his puppetry that creeps me out.

I told him that it wasn't my fault that Chibi (Karura) took offense to what I said. He just gave me a blank stare and slapped me on the side of the head. That was the most painful thing I have experienced. And Damn! She packs a punch. But I have to admit; she looks cute when she's angry. Not as cute as some other girls that I know.

I think I won't be going to some clubs for the next couple of weeks. This shiner is going to take a while. Maybe I should apologize…Nah. She's a bitch. A tomboy-ish bitch and she is flat chested. But the power behind that attack of hers, even I have to admit, that was a powerful attack. She managed to get a couple of scratches on my arm too. She could possibly make jounin. Whoa… I just got chills. That would be very scary if she does make Jounin.

Speaking of Jounin, The jounin exams are coming up. I'm a jounin and I have to over see a part of the exam. 'Father' said that, "In order for you to reach the Kazekage status, you must oversee at least a part of the exam and judge if the person should be a jounin." The thing about Suna Jounin exams is that they take place only once a year and they are harsher than the chunin exams. There is a twenty page written test, a solo test out in the dunes and avoid the Suna Anbu at all costs for five days. If they catch you, you are as good as dead. The last test is a doozy. You have to go against the Kazekage. If you can evade his onslaught of his iron sand jutsus for as long as 5 minutes, you pass. But very rarely can people pass the test. About a 27 percent pass rate.

I was one of the lucky few that could take on my 'Father' and win… and I didn't evade his attacks, oh no, I fought him head on. His jutsus are hard to go against, but it was worth the scars on my chest from fighting him. You'd say that I was insane for going against him, but I wanted to show him, that I could surpass him. And I will surpass him and I will be strong to hold up the village. I'll show him and the council. And I'll prove to them, that I am fit to be Kazekage.

Hikaru leaned back against his chair, only to wince as pain went through his back. "Itai! That girl sure has a temper." He muttered. He got up and cracked his neck to get a kink out and he walked over to his open window. It was now dark out in Suna. He spent almost the entire day avoiding the Wind Devil of Suna. That even he, Hikaru of the Wind, was running for his life to not get his head decapitated by that girl. He'd rather have his head lying on a girls lap than on the streets.

He looked out into Suna and he admired the rooftops and the quiet wind blowing. Then none other than his cousin interrupted the silence for him.

"Hikaru. Father wants to speak with you. And…I think you should explain to him how you got that black eye." Sasori smirked.

Sasori and him are on somewhat good terms. The Third Kazekage, Tetsu, sort of adopted them in a sense. He saw Sasori's abilities and Hikaru's to be 'exceptional.' So he put them under his close watch.

Sasori's grandmother, Chiyo, raised him when he was five years old. And she taught him everything about Puppetry. Hikaru thought that was strange, but since Chiyo herself created the Puppet Brigade, he trusted them. Besides, Suna's elite puppeteers has given them an edge in the Second war, they are to be feared. Hikaru frowned a little.

"I'll just tell him that I fell down the stairs." He said as he pushed Sasori out of the way.

"I could tell him that you angered the Wind Devil. And knowing him, he would be scolding you about not being mature enough to be next Kazekage." Sasori said smirking. Hikaru stopped in his tracks and sighed. "What do you want Sasori?" Hikaru exasperated.

Sasori chuckled. "I need more wires and some gold plates for my next puppet…would you care to help me?" Sasori smiled. Hikaru felt chills down his back. "Geez, this guy can be creepy sometimes." He thought as he sighed.

"Fine, fine, I'll get you your wires and plates. And I'll tell Tetsu that I got hit by a girl." Hikaru said.

Sasori laughed with mirth. "So the stories are true. A little girl did punch you in the face. And a Chunin, no less." He kept chuckling. Hikaru turned around and growled at Sasori.

"Shut it! I don't see what made her so damn mad! I told her that she was a pretty face. And that she was flat chested." He said as he crossed his arms.

Sasori gave him a blank look of 'You have got to be kidding me.' "You suck at complementing girls sometimes, Hikaru. Especially girls like Karura Kusabana. Even I know when to stay away from the girl when she rages." Sasori said as he walked away.

Hikaru winced. He didn't need to be told twice, he was having an off day today, usually girls would be swooning left and right for him…except for the Chibi. He walked down stairs to the first level of the house and walked into the kitchen, where the cook was. The cook was a plump woman about the age of 40. She had neck length curly strawberry blonde locks wrapped into a tight bun with a few strands hanging out.

She was currently cleaning up the kitchen when he sat down on a stool. Meeting Tetsu could wait a few minutes. He needed something for his black eye. "Hey Fauna, do you have anything for a black eye?" He asked and he delicately placed his hand on the outer rim of his black eye and winced as he touched it.

Fauna looked up with a frown on her face. "You got into a fight again? That's the fifth time this month!" She said with a disapproving look.

"I didn't get into a fight with a gang this time Fauna, it was a girl, a little devil of a girl. Karura Kusabana." Hikaru frowned.

Fauna slapped an ox-steak wrapped in plastic onto his black eye. "Itai! WOMAN! That hurts!" He said glaring at the plump woman with one eye. Fauna looked back and smirked, as if she didn't hear him.

"I know who you are talking about. You pissed her off again didn't you? It doesn't surprise me. Since she moved here, you are very much determined to make her notice you. But you are doing it wrong." Fauna said as she turned back to clean the dishes.

Hikaru scowled. "I know, the thing is, I can make any woman putty in my hands, and she is most likely one of those girls that could be a lesbian…it's wouldn't surprise me." He said as he adjusted the steak on his eye.

Fauna smacked him with a wooden spoon on the top of his head. He yipped in pain. "No lip from you Hika! Maybe this girl has more sense than any other of the girls you have dated. The girls you would bring home either had no brain, only care about status, or are so dense that they cannot be human in my eyes." Fauna said as she placed the plates away.

He rubbed the sore spot where Fauna hit him. She may be a cook, but she was quite a bit of the mother figure in his life, even if she was a bit violent. Losing his parents at the age of 2 wasn't easy for him. Fauna practically raised him.

"Okay fine, I'll look for plain girls that wear no make-up and flat chested and somewhat intelligent." He muttered. He received another whack to the head. "OR…you can take her out on a date as an apology, and she may forgive you." Fauna said as she sat down on the stool across from him.

He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I can see it now. Me taking Sand Cat out on a date and she would be glaring at me, planning my murder the entire way. Like hell I will." Hikaru said as he stood up as started walking out the door, but he paused and looked back at Fauna, who was wearing a sly smile on her face.

Hikaru knew when his cook beat him to the punch. "Okay fine, I'll see what I can do. Let's just hope that she doesn't punch me in the face again." He said as Fauna laughed herself to the floor.

After Temari finished reading, she burst into giggles. Kankuro was full out laughing, and Gaara rolled his eyes, chuckling along. After the siblings calmed down a bit, Kankuro spoke. "Well, I never realized that they hated each other from the start! I can't believe that mom hit him like that."

Temari was still suffering from her giggle fit. "I know, I didn't know mom was such a hard-ass." She snuck through her giggles.

Gaara had an amused face on. Temari managed to calm down a bit and started to breathe normally again. "Wow. I guess we weren't as normal as we thought we were." Temari giggled again.

Gaara shook his head. To him, it was a bit fascinating that his parents were completely different people than they were when he heard about them from word of mouth from his sensei and siblings. He felt like his hit a realization that his parents were just normal like them. "Can we continue reading it Temari?" Gaara asked innocently. Temari shook her head.

"It's late, it's time for bed, and we'll continue reading it tomorrow okay? I'm sure that there are a lot of journal entries for us to read anyways. I'll keep this in my room so you guys don't read ahead of me." Temari smiled.

Kankuro's face dropped and Gaara frowned. "Hey! We wouldn't do that!" Kankuro defended himself. Gaara spoke up. "I want to read more, but why should it be with you? Won't you be reading ahead?" Gaara wanted to know as much about his parents with a bit of trust in him.

Temari shook her head good naturally. "Don't worry, I wont read ahead. Besides, what kind of sister would I be if I can't have a little family time with my little brothers?" She cooed.

"A really bitchy one that's for sure." Kankuro muttered. And Kankuro took off running with Temari on his heels with her fan armed and ready to kick his butt.

Gaara decided that the book would be in his safekeeping. He figured that as long at Temari has the key, the siblings wouldn't be able to read it without her. So until next time, he'll keep it safe. The siblings prepared themselves to go to bed after Temari caught Kankuro hiding in the closet and smacking him to death warning him not to call her a bitch again. He grumbled and went straight to bed.

Temari was heading to her room when she passed Gaara's room. The door was open and Gaara was sitting on his bed skimming pages of the journal. 'He must be looking for an entry of his birth.' Temari thought sadly.

This is a rare occurrence when Gaara finds something about himself that he really never knew. Maybe her father wrote something in the Journal about him. She walked in and sat next to him. He was still skimming the journal. She stopped him by placing a hand on a random page and closed the book and locking it.

Gaara looked at her with a hurt and innocent expression. She couldn't help but chuckle. "Gaara, you need your sleep. We'll read another entry tomorrow okay?" She coaxed.

Since Gaara was a little more understanding with his emotions, he does have a very slight mischievous side that hardly comes out. Only in desperate times, like this, will he try to break his sister into doing what he wants.

"But I was only looking for and entry of me Temari, can't I do that?" He said widening his eyes in attempt to look more innocent then he would. But Temari wouldn't have it. "Nope. Give me the book; I know you will be up half the night trying to find yourself in it. Tell you what, we'll read the book after breakfast okay?" She reasoned. Gaara looked down at the book and back up to his sister, and finally gave in and gave the book to her.

"Thanks little brother. See you in the morning." She said kissing him on the forehead.

The siblings may have their crazy and funny moments, but it's the softer moments like this that make them family. And neither of them could be any happier.

TAL21:Okay, yes a little surprise chapter, it was just so cute that i had to put it up! XD So, the next chapter will be Saturday instead of friday because of this update. I hope you guys liked this chapter and i hope you liked Hikaru's point of view of things. I tried to give him a bit of a mischievous and slightly funny playboy outlook with a hint of hidden angst and talent. So i hope you like him this way and I hope that you guys will make yes, Sasori is going to be a part of this story,(I honestly think he was defiantly misunderstood and i want to give him a little love.) And I hope you enjoyed that! Remember! I'd like to have at least 3-5 reviews before i put up the next chapter. Feedback is a gal's best friend! :D Remember! REVIEWS AND OPINIONS ARE WELCOMED! And KEEP ON READING AND IMAGINING! :D