the last student The Child Arc

chapter 22

The very next day

With gaara

*gaara woke up at the ring of his alarm. He turned it off and sat up straight and looked around in his room, his empty bare room with no single color to speak of. It was just a bed and a closet for his clothes. He got up from his bed and walked out of it. Today, gaara was acting differently. No one could tell from the lack of emotions on his face, but he had something different inside of him, since the second he woke up, he's had butterflies in his stomach. Gaara knocked the door to his brother's room and waited, and then waited some more. And then waited even more after that, gaara knocked again, this time louder and he heard something on the other side*

Kankurō: I heard you already! I'm coming! I'm coming!

*Gaara heard his older brother yell from his other side and heard a commotion in the room, but gaara didn't move, kankuro had something he wanted. The door swung opened, and kankuro thought it was just his sister to annoy him into doing a chore again, did something he shouldn't have. He yelled.*

Kankuro:What?!

Gaara:.....

*Kankuro looked down and paled. He started to look at gaara nervously. While gaara was looking at his older brother with the same neutral expression, gaara could see the fear in his brothers eyes, and didn't care, since he's always seen him with those eyes, gaara thought it was normal*

Kankuro: Hey...gaara. do you need something?

Gaara: ball.

*gaara said, pointing at one of kankuro's toys, a medium-sized ball perfect for throwing, kankuro nodded and quickly grabbed the ball, giving his little brother a scared and very forced smile, that again. Gaara didn't know it was forced. It was just the same smile kankuro always gave him.*

Kankuro: ok, you me to play with you for a bit?

Gaara: No.

*gaara said as he took the ball with his sand, scaring kankuro, but gaara had the ball, and that's all that he cared about. He started walking away, but kankuro followed him, his curiosity being bigger than his fear at the moment.*

Kankuro: So you're gonna play with Temari?

Gaara: No.

*Gaara said in the same monotonous tone, since his sister never played with him, Gaara never understood why, it was just a fact, kankuro he could sometimes convinced since he was scared of angering the demon. But Temari would just walk away from him, so gaara stopped trying to socialize with her. Kankuro looked at his brother with a raised eyebrow. He may head him, but he was still his brother*

Kankuro: so your gonna play alone?

Gaara: No.

*Gaara said as they made it to the living room. Temari was there, and the second she saw Gaara, she left for her room, kankuro, and gaara waited till they heard her door closing before they continued to talk. Kankuro was deeply confused since the idea of gaara having someone to play with was simply so ridiculous that he didn't even think about it*

Kankuro: ok. I'll bite. Who are you gonna play with?

Gaara: I'm gonna play with my friend.

*Gaara said simply, ignoring the absolutely shocked expression of his older brother and leaving their home. Kankuro stayed shocked for a few seconds before running to his older sister's room and knocking it repeatedly and heavily*

Kankuto: temari!!!! Open up!! Open up! Open up!!!

With gaara

* once gaara closed the door, he ignored the scream of his older brother and walked down the stairs when he passed his father going up, but neither of them acknowledged the other, as gaara left holding the ball tightly, making a straight line to the park*