"I think not," Gaara said with a wry smile. "Temari has priority on those visits."
Kankuro rolled his eyes. "Well if I start dating a Konoha nin, can I go?"
Gaara shrugged.
Kankuro's eyes brightened with mischief. "I know, maybe I'll date Sakura – Whoa, whoa! I didn't mean it; I was joking!"
Kankuro had both hands up in appeasement. Gaara hadn't moved, but his countenance had darkened considerably. It was rare that Kankuro was reminded of the old Gaara, but this was one of those times. The sand quickly settled quickly.
"Little brother," Kankuro finally said, after his heart had calmed from a pounding race to a light flutter, "you have a problem."