Continued from here ☼ // @komoerbi
There was a relief in being home. Her time away from her birth placed allowed the ninja time; time to recreate herself, away from the shackles of her father's mistakes, time to establish who she was outside of her family && duty. But even with this new found freedom, the bitter bite of worry was always stinging at her stony heart. She had never lost them, Gaara && Kankuro, too many times before && that long separation always filled her with unvoiced worry.
Sneaking up Gaara was no easy task, && being able to do it now did nothing to subdue her worry. STILL, lips formed a clear smile, hiding her worries, Bottling it as she always has done, keeping these feelings buried, they would be of no use to anyone. Both hands firmly landed on either side of the younger boy’s shoulders, TIGHTENING briefly as her eyes looked him over, noting the increase in hight. Soon he might even be taller than her, that was something HARD to imagine. Gaara had always been so small. “ Konoha is rebuilding well.” A slight huff, repressed weariness making itself known.
“I'll be sure to write a full report later, but I’ve already handed in the primary reports on the way in...&& YOU, Gaara.” Teal eyes now shifted to meet her brothers, there was once a time that even this would have been too much for both systems, that their eyes always so alike meeting would have struck her with fear. “How are you, have you slept enough, have you looked after yourself? && Kankuro, I hope he hasn’t done something TOO idiotic while I’ve been gone.” A part of her ached for all the missed moments, the missed conversations && interactions.
