Chapter 5: The Council Meeting Part 2

Gaara turned the doorknob, opened the door, and regretted what he saw.

Inside the meeting room, the council members were all strewn around the room. Some were singing, some were dancing on the table, and some had taken their shirts off and screaming "TOGA, TOGA!" Apparently, some of the council members had a little bit more than just their daily cup of tea.

Kankuro, Temari, and Izuka followed Gaara into the room and were stunned into silence. After a few minutes of astonishment, it was Temari who broke the silence. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!?"

Temari's scream echoed throughout the room, silencing the council members.

"Lord Kazekage, Lady Sage!" exclaimed Baki, who was standing next to a portable stereo with his i-Pod stationed in it. Apparently, he was the deejay of this mini-party.

"Baki, I am going to ask this nicely. What the hell is going on in here and who is behind this?" asked Gaara coldly in his usual monotone.

"Uh, it was Mibiku's idea." said Baki as he pointed his finger to a hunched figure in a corner of the room.

"Mibiku, come here." said Gaara.

The hunched figure moved towards the agitated Kazekage at a sluggish pace. The hunched figure was about 5'9 and his appearance was deceiving. He had a round face, a light gray beard and shoulder-length gray hair. He had a pointy nose and wore round glasses. He was wearing his council robe over a dark red tunic and black pants. He looked like one of those uptight schoolteachers you see in the movies, but in reality, he was one of those guys that loved to party.

"Yes, Kazekage-sama?" asked Mibiku in a puzzled tone "Is something wrong?"

"Well, for starters. Was this little party your idea?" asked Gaara.

"Why, yes. Yes it is." said Mibiku in a proud manner.

Gaara just sighed. "Mibiku, what you did would have suitable if this was a Friday night on the town, but not in the meeting room. The statues of the four previous Kazekages watch over the sanctity of this room. You destroyed that sanctity within one hour."

Mibiku face turned red with embarrassment as realization dawned on him. The other council members hung their heads down in shame.

"I'll excuse your behavior for now, but the next time I see something like this happen again in this room, it will be unforgivable." Gaara said the last word with venom in his voice.

Everyone was either scared or shocked at Gaara's words, except Izuka, who unfazed by Gaara's change in attitude.

"Impressive" communicated Izuka with her mind.

"Thank you." returned Gaara. Gaara turned his attention back to the council members. Some of the council members were still shirtless.

"Put your shirts back on and let's get on with the meeting, shall we? The sooner we finish the meeting, the sooner you can get back to partying." said Gaara as he took his seat at the head of the table. Being the Sage of the Six Paths, Izuka moved to her seat opposite of Gaara's. Temari and Kankuro took their seats, followed by the council members.

The first half hour of the meeting was business as usual. The Sand council discussed the usual topics and problems of Suna. After about forty five minutes, the meeting started to wind down, and the end of it couldn't come soon enough. About a quarter of the council was yawning, Temari was texting on her phone, and Kankuro and Mibiku were openly sleeping on the table. The only ones who weren't bored were Gaara, Izuka, and Baki, who introduced the last topic of the meeting.

"Kazekage-sama, this letter came for you and the Lady Sage yesterday. It's from the Wind Lord."

Everyone perked up at the sound of that. Gaara may be the leader of the Sand village, but the Wind Lord was the leader of the entire Wind country. Any news from him was big and was to be considered as highly important.

Gaara took the letter from Baki and read it thoroughly. He then slid the letter to the other end of the table to Izuka. She took the letter and read it for herself.

"Well Gaara?" asked Kankuro. "What does the letter say? What does the Wind Lord want?"

"He wants to meet with us at his palace within the week." said Gaara flatly.

"For what?" asked Temari.

"It says here he'll explain everything once we get there." said Izuka as she placed the letter on the table.

"Does it say anything else?" asked Mibiku.

"Just that what he'll discuss with us will be highly important and that were allowed to let two people come with us on the journey." said Izuka.

"Can I come?" asked Mibiku like a six-year old would. Everyone gave him incredulous stares. Mibiku realized what he said and blushed in embarrassment once again. "Never mind." said Mibiku in a small voice.

"Temari, you and Kankuro will go with us instead." stated Gaara. "We leave tomorrow night."

"Alright!" said Kankuro, Temari, and Izuka in unison. The other council members just nodded their heads in understanding.

"Are there any more questions or comments?" asked Gaara. Everyone shook their heads no.

"Alright, this meeting is adjourned. Good day, everyone." Gaara stood from his chair and walked out the door. Temari, Izuka, and Kankuro did the same and followed the Kazekage home.

The other council members just sat around the table, trying to figure out what to do next.

"Anyone wants to come over to my house to party?" asked Mibiku as he jumped out of his chair.

The other council members just shrugged their shoulders. "Eh, what the heck? We can also listen to music on the way there. Who want to listen to Queen?" asked Baki.

Everyone cheered as Queen's Bicycle Race started to blare through the stereo speakers. Everyone then followed Mibiku to his home to party the day away. They simply had nothing else to do.

End of chapter 5

Author's note: Shortest chapter so far. Finished at 9:36 P.M. I am so tired right now. Next chapter will be up soon. I wonder what the Wind Lord has to say. Hmmm. By the way, I have a poll on my profile page that I hope you voters would check out. It's all about bringing the Sand Sibs and some of the Naruto gang to some of the most well-known reality t.v. shows. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT!