CHAPTER FIVE:
Misaki painted her face and neck with purple paint to keep anyone from knowing about the activities that had taken place. She heard Kankuro call for her, "Hey Misaki, our next exam is in 15 minutes."
"Coming!" She yelled at her partner, then picked up Dove and hefted her on her back and joined her team mates.
Fifteen minutes later they had joined the other teams and had received their assignment. They were to reach the building at the end of the forest where the chuunin exams were being held. There were to be surprises along the way, so they were supposed to keep aware of their surroundings. As puppet nin, it wasn't hard not to keep aware of their surrondings. They heard the instructor shout go, and Team Sand was off jumping from tree to tree, they wanted to be the first to get there.
About 20 minutes into their mission, Temari noticed a chakra and stopped, landing in a clearing. Kankuro, Gaara, and Misaki followed her. "What's going on Temari?" Misaki questioned the older nin.
"Can't you feel the strange chakra? I think there is a trap being set up ahead."
Misaki blushed, "Sorry, couldn't feel the chakra."
"It's okay. Kankuro and I will go up ahead and check it out. Stay back here."
Misaki nodded at the older nin and stayed back with Gaara. She could feel his eyes on her. She leaned against a tree and waited patiently for the two to come back and confirm if it was a trap or not. Gaara, grabbed her wrist and pulled her against his body. Her eyes widened as she looked at him, "What?"
He merely stared at her for a long time, leaving a bruise on her wrist. "Kankuro may be your partner in battle, but you are mine in bed."
"Gaara..."
She couldn't finish, Temari and Kankuro appeared and told them, "There are some nin ahead, they look like they are making plans to jump a team. I suggest we stay behind to allow another team to go ahead and fall in the trap."
Misaki nodded, "How long do you think we will have to wait?"
"Hopefully not long." Kankuro replied.
The Suna team hid in the trees waiting for others to come. Misaki leaned against the trunk of a tree, her heart beating fast as she waited. The only good thing about waiting was the time to think about her personal situation with Gaara. Her thoughts whirled around in her head like a cyclone. She felt so confused. Misaki wanted so much to be with Kankuro, but Gaara had her like...she was a slave to him.
"Misaki...did you hear me?" Kankuro asked.
"No. I'm sorry." She replied.
"The other team fell into the trap. Let's go."
Misaki nodded then began to leap from tree to tree. She fell behind, her eyes caught hold of Temari and Kankuro but saw no sign of Gaara. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her behind and noticed Gaara had appeared beside her. He never had a problem with keeping up, that was Gaara's intention of course. "Come on. Keep up!"
She glared back at him as she jumped from another branch. "Coming!"
Gaara and Misaki jumped away from the other two, they moved away from the others, surveying the area as the building for the next exam came into view. Misaki knew that separating was in Gaara's mindset, but she did not know what he wanted with her. Before she could murmur his name, she felt his strong hand in her black hair as they kept leaping from branch to branch and then finally stopped on one large enough for the both of them. Misaki watched as Temari and Kankuro kept going on and she was left with Gaara.
He pulled on her hair again, almost yanking out strands of her dark hair. "Did my father say that you were Kankuro's release?" Gaara asked this as he pulled her head back.
"No..." Misaki whimpered, trying to calm the red-head.
"Then why do you even talk to him?"
"He's my partner."
"I don't care if he's your partner Misaki...you are mine." He replied as he released her hair, letting her head snap forward.
"Yes Gaara."
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Kankuro looked back and suddenly noticed that his brother and partner were gone. "Temari. We're missing two team mates."
"As much as I would love to go back, it's none of our business." Temari replied. "Besides we're almost there."
"But..."
"Kankuro...you're going to get in trouble." His sister warned. "Leave it be."
He looked back again, knowing that his partner was in trouble, but couldn't do anything about it.
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Once rejoining the group at the next exam, they found that they had to wait until all the genins were gathered until the next exam started. Misaki sat down on a stone bench alone while Gaara looked out at those genin who were opposing them. Kankuro sat next to her and quietly asked, "Why are you avoiding me?"
"I can't talk to you. He forbids me."
"He can't forbid you!" Kankuro said to her.
"Yes he can. Your father says I am his release."
"Misaki. He's hurt you. You were more than this. Don't let my father or Gaara hurt you."
She looked at her partner with wet eyes, "I'm sorry." Misaki stood up and walked away from her partner.
Gaara came up to his brother and told him, "Stay away from what is mine." He then followed Misaki, pulling her with him to another level in the exam building.
A/N: I've finally updated. I am so sorry for the long update. I have been so busy with other issues and fanfics. Forgive me. Another longer chapter is coming up.