Uzumaki Twins

Chapter 5

~Gaara's pov~

I don't really understand the situation. How could I? Shukaku, my demon, out and about and not on a rampage is a little beyond me right now. But two other demons that are willing to listen to the girl? I couldn't even begin to try to make sense of that. What's weird is that the blonde boy is her brother and the two demons are very protective over the both of them, however the one that looks like a fox shows he isn't too kind with the boy. All in all, where the hell does Shukaku fit into all of this? What's an even better question is: how did she manage to bring him out?

The boy, I couldn't give a shit about. But the girl… She's interesting if even a little weird like her brother. I could clearly see the resemblance even if they look nothing alike. The boy has spiky blonde hair, almost like Temari, except his goes up, and he has blue eyes whereas Temari has teal. Then the girl is a little like me. We both have crimson red hair, hers is extremely long and she has matching red eyes, mine however are green. They have the same attitude, laid-back, careless and coexistent on each other. She seems strong and as I was fighting with her for like a few moments, I only barely felt what she could do.

She will be able to prove our existence.

Aren't you afraid of her? I questioned Shukaku and immediately felt his aura of disgust.

Me? Afraid? Don't talk such shit, Gaara. Fight her and kill her. She will make us feel alive.

Not right now, I replied with a sigh. She is under orders and protection of the Kazekage. We will have to wait.

Just make sure you kill her soon. She's dangerous, Gaara. She has to be destroyed.

Yes, Mother.

The girl was looking at me as if she could assess my thoughts. She showed no fear, just a fierce look of protection over her brother and demons. Why does she care for others? It's only going to make her weak. And those demons, why are they willing to protect her? She must have a secret, or this could all be fake. Those so called demons might just be summoned creatures to act as if they are demons that are sealed within the pair. This whole thing could be a sham.

'What do you want?' I ask as I narrow my eyes at her.

'Do you think you have this all figured out?' she asks in what appears to be a superior tone.

I glare at her. 'Where do you get to be superior?'

Her eyes widen, acting surprised, yeah right. There's no way she can be surprised. She lives comfortably with those two giant talking creatures. Summoned beasts usually have that ability whereas normal average creatures do not have the privilege. I wonder where she managed to be able to summon them. I narrow my eyes a bit more. Don't you have to be powerful to be able to perform summonings?

'I'm not superior, I just know more about this than you do.' She turned to look at her brother with a question in her eyes. I don't know if they have a mental communication but for some reason the pair can understand each other without having to say a word. She turned back to me. 'Where do you get that idea from?'

I crossed my arms and glared. I felt Shukaku shift closer to me rather than seen it as I could feel his body heat beside me. Comforting in a way, but not by much. 'Knowing it doesn't mean that you can get off being superior.'

She sighed. 'It seems that you don't want any help in being able to control him or the situation.' She generally looked sad and disappointed before she closed her eyes. When she opened them her demeanour, her body, everything about her shifted with that one movement. From soft eyes to the hardest steel, she looked ready to be a formidable opponent right now. 'It seems we no longer have any business. Now, get out.'

I stood up from the bed and glared at her. 'You best not ever cross my path otherwise I will kill you.' I looked at Shukaku and saw him disappear in a swirl of sand. I knew he had gone back to resting inside of me again, just the voice of Mother inside of me now. I looked at her again before I left her room. I walked through the corridor leading to the stairs when I saw that boy from the living room stop at the top of them.

I glare at him just as I passed him and walked down the stairs so I could enter my room. I felt his glare follow me down the stairs but disappear when I rounded the corner. On the other side of the corridor are Kankuro's and Temari's room. I'm on the side where my father lives opposite me. I could easily kill him but consequences would come with that. Well he's rarely here so he must sleep elsewhere so I won't get that chance to kill him.

'G-Gaara,' a male voice called and I looked over my shoulder at Kankuro who had just stepped outside of his bedroom. 'I-is something the matter?' he asks hesitantly as I had glared.

'It's none of your business,' I say as I walk into my room and close the door behind me.

~ Chika's pov ~

That was very rude of him. How dare he percieve me in such light. I was not being superior at all. Just because I know more about such situations doesn't mean he can think that I am trying to best him. Even my own brother doesn't see that with me. I look at my brother and try to determine what he's thinking. Yeah right. Whatever goes on my brother's mind is a mystery even to me. Just because we're twins doesn't mean we know everything about each other. Or even have a mentally communication, okay we actually skipped that part of the gift.

I sigh.

'Is everything alright, Kuro?' Naruto asks in a worried tone.

'It's alright, big brother. I just want to go back to the leaf village already. I really don't like that boy.'

He looked to the door and I felt his tension in the air. 'I don't either. Did you see the way he was looking at you?'

'With glares? Yeah, I saw.'

He shook his head. 'Not like that. He was looking at you strangely and just with hatred or glares. I've got a bad feeling about him.'

'Remember, Naruto, he's like us. You've seen his demon now. Now you'll understand that we are not the only two out there. There are others and if I remember correctly, there are seven more. You've seen two of the nine.'

I fall back against my pillow and look up at the ceiling. But why must that boy be so negative against me? Why must he refuse what I say? Why conclude me as being superior when I was just providing him with some information about how to handle such situations, or at least help him to handle such situations. I sigh again and lay on my side. There's no way he's going to listen. He's too damn stubborn and would rather listen to his demon, who he doesn't know is talking to him, and cause and reck a riot wherever he goes.

Well it's not my business. He can do whatever he wants. But if he comes running to me I am not going to help him. He can figure it out on his own. But if he attacks my brother or even harms or threatenes him, I'm going to kill him very painfully. If he steps over that line, he'll discover just how much I am like him and he won't like it at all.

'Sis, what are you thinking about?' I look at him. 'Are you thinking about that boy?'

'Wouldn't you, Naruto?' he looked a bit startled at my words. 'If there was someone that was like us and needs some help or advice, wouldn't you try to give it but only to be ignored? Would you really not think about them?'

He looks down and away. 'When you put it like that, yeah I would.' He too sighs and the same feelings as mine are shining in his eyes. 'He's going to be a problem, isn't he?'

I nodded and sat up, hugging my knees to my chest, I avoided looking him in the eyes. 'Yes.' He doesn't need to know the depths of having brought his demon to the light. I close my eyes and focused on that connection I know have to the both of them.

Using my own chakra on a mark that is deeply connected to the demon is very risky. I will know what they do, what they think and what they feel. I can also be able to look through their eyes if I so wish it, but it does come at a cost to myself of course. One thing is that I cannot access their memories or their deeper thoughts unless they are on the surface or being thought about as first priority. There are other risks but I don't need to go through them, I already know what will happen when it comes to it.

'So what do you want to do?' he asks, breaking me from my reverie.

Good question my big brother. I sigh but didn't voice my opinion. The only thing I can think of is to get out of here before that boy really does kill me. That I cannot do otherwise I will fail this mission and that I don't want to do. I want to become a ninja, one powerful enough to protect my family and friends from those that mean them harm. And failing this stupid mission because one boy has threatened to kill me is not acceptable. What kind of ninja will I be if that happened? A weak pathetic one, that's for sure.

'Hmm, what do you want to do, Naruto?' I look at him as I said it.

His stomach grumbled loudly and he blushed and rubbed the back of his head. He laughed nervously. 'What about getting something to eat first?'

I smiled at him. 'Yeah, you're probably right. Come on.'

I stand up from the bed but am stopped by Naruto grabbing my wrist.

'What are you going to do if you see that boy again?'

I didn't turn around to face him. What am I going to do if I do see him again? I can't run and hide that's for sure. I don't doubt his threat to kill me, but he's going to have one hell of a fight. As a ninja I will face all challenges even if it means that I might have to lose my life at the end of it all. I don't want to be viewed as weak by my own brother or by teammates and friends. No I will show everyone that I am strong enough to be viewed as a challenge. If I back down or cower away from a threat or a challenge I am just fooling myself. That boy and his demon Shukaku will be proven wrong that I am not someone who should be treated as easy prey. I will turn the hunter into the hunted.

I turn around to face him with a smile. 'Don't worry, big bro, I'll fight him if he as so much as makes a move in that direction.'

He smiles. 'I know you can kick his ass.'

We let the door to close on its own as we made our way back down the two flights of stairs to the first floor. Sasuke was still in the room where I had left him. He turned his head and looked up at me as my brother and I appeared. He glared at Naruto, look he does every time they see each other and then transferred his attention onto me. I could almost gather what he's thinking, or more like waiting to ask. Of course he wouldn't know that my brother knows of what's happened.

'What's the matter, Sasuke?' I ask with a small smirk.

'Nothing,' he said and turned away.

'My brother knows,' I say and sit on the sofa leaving that one spot open for distance. 'It's nothing really. He couldn't beat me and he decided to threaten me instead. Well that about sums it up.' No way am I going to tell him about the demon part of the conversation that we had. He doesn't even know that Naruto holds a demon let alone me. But if he knows that there are three people in the house that have demons, he'll probably flip or just not believe us. Therefore silence is the best.

'When's breakfast,' Naruto asks almost as if he was going to bounce on his feet. I raised an eyebrow at him.

'Unless you want to die, it's not a good idea to let Temari cook,' a male says as he came into the room.

He's got brown hair, spiked but not as spiked as Naruto's or as relaxed as Gaara's. His eyes are black and he suddenly reminded me of the Kazekage. He's wearing a black top and trousers, almost as if he lounges in them rather than wears them when he's a ninja. He yawned and then settled himself on the other sofa, resting his arms on the back as if he was king of the place.

'What did you say, Kankuro?' Temari said entering the room with a glare. She punched him on his head and he bent over holding his head in pain. She turned to us. 'I'm not really a bad cook.'

'If you count burning everything,' Kankuro muttered and quickly ran before Temari got a hold of him. Temari was just about to stalk over and hit him again when he spoke. 'Do any of you know how to cook? You could teach Temari.'

'My sister's amazing at cooking,' Naruto spoke and I stomped on his foot.

'Now why would I cook in a stranger's house?' I demand from him. Brothers always know to get their siblings in deeper shit with others. I was never going to live this down. Why do brothers have to be so difficult?

'Can you cook?' Kankuro asks with almost a pleading look in his eyes.

God damn it. Damn you Naruto to hell. You just had to open your big trap.

I cross my arms and look away. 'Yeah I can.'

'Could you please teach Temari?' I look at him and saw that he really was pleading. Is her food really that bad?

'I suppose I could help Temari with the food,' I say on a sigh.

I looked at Temari and saw the gratefulness in her teal eyes. She took one of my hands and dragged me into the kitchen. It was a complete mess that my mouth hung open. Pots and pans were everywhere. The sink was full and the cupboards were open. Did a freaking paper bomb explode in the kitchen or something? I looked at Temari again and saw her laughing nervously. This was her doing. Oh my god, this is really her doing. I can't believe she really is terrible in the kitchen. I'm going to have to clean this mess before I can help start cooking. I sigh and roll up invisible sleeves.

Time to get cleaning.