It is everywhere, on the TV, on the radio, on each social media post. The typhoon named Kozui is scheduled to hit the west tomorrow and Konoha city in 3 days. Christmas is around the corner and it does not look good.
The sound of the spoon on the cold transparent glass shut the whole dining room. A few seconds of rest for Shikamaru's ears. Another politico-socialite dinner where he has to greet everybody and agree with whatever his parents are saying. Tonight, it's rather quiet. With the announcement of a possible natural disaster, the room is filled primarily with military officers and some elected representatives. Thankfully for the young Bachelor, no "daughter of" to entertain tonight. Glazing through the window, his mind suddenly wanders.
The new song of her favorite artist used as her phone ringtone wakes Temari up from her state of trance. All of this makes her feel uncomfortable. Her younger brother Kankuro is still deployed in the North near the country Tsuchi. With limited access to telecommunications, she can only receive news from him once every two weeks. She will have to wait another 10 days before she can hear his voice. Still wrapped up in her duvet on the sofa, she finally reaches out for her phone on the floor. It was a number from the hospital, it's Gaara calling just to say hi before his night shift at Kono University Hospital. The two siblings started to call each other almost every night since Kankuro was deployed. Feeling the urge to stay strong together, that 5 min call is like building the bond they never had.
Small note: English is not my native language. I wanted to write this story long ago but I wanted more people to have access to it so I decided to write in English. My mother tongue is French, if I ever feel the need to I might make the french adaptation for the French readers.