Me: Hey! So I thought I'd reintroduce Chun!

13 : Yep.

Me: She's so fun to write, I couldn't leave her behind.

13 : Umm hmm. Enjoy.


Chun sighed. Another boring mission... again. There was just no excitement in passing top-secret scrolls from village to village, while being attacked at every turn anymore.

Oh well. Time to check on the squirt again. She thought as she turned a corner.

Suddenly she saw smoke tumbling out of a window belonging to the apartment Sasuke was living in.

Some villagers were staring at the black cloud uncertainly.

Chun grinned and started to run at the building.

Oh yeah! A building on fire! Now that's exciting!

She ran past the front desk woman.

"Hello." The woman said calmly.

"Hi." Chun answered quickly as she dashed to room thirteen.

She kicked the door in and coughed as smoke poured out of the doorway.

"I'm coming for you Sasuke!" She shouted as the smoke started to thin out.

She looked around as she noticed how all the smoke seemed to be clearing.

Huh? She thought to herself.

She then noticed a kid with red hair staring at her and a plate of very badly burnt...

What was that? She thought in disgust.

The red-haired kid sat the food on the table and continued to stare at her.

"Umm...I guess the apartment isn't on fire?" She asked sheepishly.

"Nope." He answered and sat down at the table, still staring at her.

Jeez! I know I just barged in here and all but you'd think the kid would take it easy on the staring!

She looked away from him wondering if maybe she had the wrong apartment, when suddenly she realized who he was.

It's that one kid! Gera! No, wait... Garna...Gaara! That's it! What's he doing here?

Her eyes swept over to the plate of unrecognizable ashes.

She took on a thoughtful pose and poked it.

"That's not Sasuke, is it?" She sounded hopeful.

Gaara looked completely taken back but luckily was able to gain his composure and answer.

"No."

"Aww, to bad."

Gaara didn't even try not to look surprised this time.

"I mean..." She started as she saw his face, " Don't get me wrong, I'd hate to see him as a pile of ashes just as much as the next guy but now I have to go find him and make a report and it would've been so much simpler to just go back to the office and say, 'He is now a pile of ashes', ya know?"

Gaara stared at her.

"It's toast." He responded blankly.

"What?" She asked puzzled. Out of all the responses she thought he might say...well, that was not one of them.

"The 'ashes' are toast." He informed her.

"Huh, you could have fooled me."

He glared at her and looked ready to retort when Sasuke step out of his room and entered the kitchen.

"Hey Squirt." She said looking at him.

Sasuke looked at her and stared back.

What is it with these kids and their intense stares!

"Okay first things first. How are you?" She asked.

"Fine."

"Good now, second thing on the list, what is this?" She said pointing near the table.

Sasuke looked at the table.

"Waffles?" Gaara glared at him.

"No, but that's not what I meant." She waved her hand towards Gaara.

"Gaara?" He questioned, not understanding.

"Ugh! I mean, what is the destroyer of toast doing here?"

"That was toast?" Sasuke asked picking up a piece. "I can't see how."

"Neither of you have to eat it." Gaara said with a hint of frustration.

"Thats not the point! Why is he here?"

"He's living with me."

"Whyyyy?" She asked sitting down.

"Because." Sasuke said simply and set to work making himself breakfast.

"Now a better reason." She smiled impatiently.

"He has no where else to go and I want him to."

"Whatever." She sighed giving up.

Technically kids in this branch of the orphanage were allowed to house a guest since many people wanted to adopt but couldn't or weren't sure. That's why Sasuke had a second room in the first place. But if he wanted to house this guest, there wasn't much she could, or really would, do about it.

Besides, it was to early in the morning to fight about it anyways.

Oh the excuses could go on forever.

"Okay, well, I guess I'll be going then. Just have to make a report and then I am sleeping untill Saturday."

"Bye." They both said as she left.

"Does she realize that today is Saturday?" Gaara asked.

Sasuke sat at the table with some none burnt toast.

"...Maybe."


Me: Well, I think it turned out nicely. Could have been different, but this was my favorite way for those two to meet.

13 : It took forever before she settled down on this one.