Trouble in Suna: Gaara fanfic {Under Construction}

Presents 2

Keiko's POV

I couldn't find a present for Gaara that day with Temari because a gift or present needs to come from the heart as Temari described. A gift from the heart I pondered but I didn't even know what he likes and I hated him so finding a present would be hard. I only had a day left to find him a present so I needed to find what he liked.

"Ugghh I don't know what to get Gaara. Have you picked up a present for Gaara yet?" Kankuro asked me.

"No," I said watching Kankuro rub his head in a frustrated manner. We sat at the kitchen table, me still picking at the food on my plate. Kankuro had long finished his meal. I ate almost all of it knowing full well if I didn't Gaara would come and shove food in my mouth again. I really hated food but I hated being force-fed more especially by him. He got almost a sick pleasure out of it. I didn't even know why he cared if I ate or not, it's not like I would die from not eating. Because that would be to simply and easy of a death for a monster like me.

"I don't know what to get him. Almost ever year I got him a cactus but last year I brought him out... well, that didn't go as planned" he said zoning out most likely recalling the event.

"Only my brother would go to a place like that and end up befriending the girls" he mumbled. "Paid good money on it too, I don't understand it. Trying to give him a hand, give him experience before the council made him get married, " he grumbled again.

I didn't really understand what Kankuro was talking about but I guess he was just as lost as me trying to find a present for Gaara. It sounded like Gaara was difficult to find a present for since even Temari had trouble. She ended up buying him clothes the same thing she bought him last year. If I think about it I always see him in his Kazekage outfit or ninja garb and never civilian clothes. Kankuro always bought him cacti apparently but he changed it up last year bringing him somewhere where there were girls and he befriended them instead of doing something else.

'How odd' I thought to myself but then I remembered that book I read when I was out with Temari. I felt odd asking her to buy it for me so I decided not to ask but if I could get Kankuro to buy it for Gaara then I would be able to read it. I usually had plenty of money but I haven't gone on any missions and before coming here they took all my earnings away. I didn't think Gaara cared about what others got him, because when I glanced through an old album I noticed he seemed pleased with his gifts even if they weren't something he liked or would use. He liked them because they came from his siblings so I think he would be happy to receive anything so I set my plan in motion.

"Well, Kankuro I don't know if this helps but I did see Gaara reading a book. Let's see what was it called again." I said pretending to be recalling what Gaara was reading.

"I think it was called... um ichh ichha um no that wasn't right. Let's see... I know Icha Icha Paradaisu." I said clapping my hands together and I knew from his face he had fallen for it

"Really?" he asked sounding astonished.

"Yup," I said. "Why is there something wrong with the book?" I asked because he sounded surprised by his brother reading the book but I saw plenty of men reading the book in the store. I also read it and found nothing strange about its content, it held a lot of interesting data.

"Ummm no nothing is wrong, just surprised by the fact he would be reading a... a classic," he responded sounding somewhat relieved. "Anyway, thanks for the information. It's a real boring book nothing that will interest you, well I'm heading off to bed. When you are finished with your dinner put the dish in the sink and don't worry about cleaning it. Well, see you tomorrow."

"Okay, good night," I said smiling to myself while watching Kankuro climb the stairs heading to his bedroom, I was sure he would be buying the next book in the series as a gift for Gaara. I could also distinctly hear him muttering to himself happily. He probably thought I couldn't hear him.