#!gaara

[irishseas]

@auburnprotection 

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[koredesaigoda]

The Lost Boy

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Normally, Itachi would have pushed on, driven by a singular purpose to fulfill. Yet when he caught sight of the slight child, he gave into pause, hesitating. At last he spoke, with concern colouring his tone. "... Are you alright?"

Hearing some footsteps approaching the green eyed boy found the source of the unfamiliar voice. Their surroundings were foreign for him, as well as lonely, so finally being able to find a wandering soul gave him hope. “I believe…I lost my way…”

"Have you...? Do you at least remember where your house is?” If the boy could at least provide an address, he could be of some help. It simply wasn’t safe for a child to be out by themselves like this. “I can help bring you there.”

[warbornpanther]

Gear Up

@auburnprotection

The world was crawlin’ with them. Corrupted creatures festering in the far reaches of the shadows, blighting life as it was with their mere existence- just waiting for the opportunity to drag a fresh victim down into oblivion with them. Be it to rend tender fresh between jagged teeth, to possess a new meat suit or to tack ‘em up like macabre trophies in their dirt home, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez had just about seen it all.

And what was a bunch of maverick hunters supposed to do when they needed to get rid of that damned plague?

Or to at least keep it at a manageable enough level so as to avoid mass panic?

Disgruntled, Grimmjow spat to the side, not at all pleased with the latest group consensus. Sure, it was a long established rule that they had to operate in teams of two, and since his partner had gotten skewered during that last case... Grimmjow was left with the pleasure of gaining yet another sorry sack of shit as a partner. Che.

There were distinct murmurs as their ragtag council served up some newcomer for the slot. A surly, red-haired jackass with heavily ringed eyes.

“Gaara,” they said, while the rest of the teams of hunters looked on, curious. Some were grinning, clearly amused. “Got you a new ally, Grimmjow-- from today onwards, the both of you are partners. So play nice.”

Maybe he would play nice, but he couldn’t guarantee the same for the kid. Teenagers and that whiny rebellious phase-- did they have to lump him with someone whose balls had just dropped?

Alright, maybe there wasn’t a guarantee that Grimmjow would behave either.

[mindwalkerninja]

mistle mistle (yolo)

The village hall had been decorated by all the ninja that could be spared, but it was honestly so gaudy. The christmas tree had all manner of flashing lights, baubles and tinsel suffocating the delicate branches- and there were the manner in which the jounin dressed in casual wear.

"I swear if I see one more 'jolly jumper', I'm going to set it on fire," Kankuro muttered darkly, glowering at his lunch tray.

His brother, unusually sat beside him, agreed.

"I was forced... to enter the secret Santa event..." It was getting harder for Gaara to even eat, recalling the name of the person he would have to buy something for. Naruto had been so persistent! 

But the person he had to buy something for was a girl. A very strange girl at that. Gaara shuddered.

The village had entered some festivities that he was very alien to, but Naruto’s cheerful and upbeat personality kept him from running away entirely.

However, not everyone shared their sentiments. They were all laughing with glee and tearing into chocolates that they had bought for each other. One girl, he had been observing for a while, had been the cheerful blonde girl. Yamanaka Ino. She was always smiling, except when she would give an earful to Shikamaru or Chouji. She was the diva he would be buying a secret Santa present for and Gaara was stumped. He had never bought anything for a girl before.

What did girls like Yamanaka Ino want?

He could see her beaded bag, her flashy jewellery and even smelled her expensive fragrance, something Cosmos... Temari had once commented on it. But still, he was at a loss.

As the time passed by, he grew more and more anxious. He even sought advice from Naruto (something he would never do concerning women), but the boy was at a loss too.

"Ehh... Ino is... Ino. She's going to be unhappy if you don't try. Damn, you got a hard one!"

This only made Gaara feel worse.

Eventually, he fiddled about with a snowglobe he had made and hastily wrapped it up. He was about to put it underneath the tree in the flower shop- when he was ambushed by the very girl herself.

She was dressed in a red, sequined cropped shirt and black trousers and looking very festive with antlers in her hair. Ino broke into a grin when she pointed up at the ceiling.

Gaara paled. Crap! Mistletoe!

“Ahh- I hope you know what it means!”

The Kazekage wasn’t entirely stupid. He had seen this custom traded between people but if she thought he would engage in such -

“Mwah!”

Gaara blinked, lips parting in surprise. She had just leaned forwards to plant a kiss on his cheek. His left side still tingled.

This girl!

Ino left with a wink and some of her perfume clinging to his collar.

“Well... it’s tradition.”

[inoichiyamanaka]

stranger-of-the-sand

--And here was one of the Commanders of during the war.

"Kazekage-sama," he greeted.

"It's good to see you."