50 Shades of Sand

Chapter 12 - A World Crisis

"Look here! It's my favorite princess!"

"Shut it." I spat as I walked into the interrogation room. Oro smiled revealing his yellow crooked teeth. I rolled my eyes and took the chair across from him. The room was very small and only contained two wooden seats. Oro sat in one with two guards placed on each side of him. Zuko was one of them and he nodded at me. The seat I took was three feet away from Oro. Gaara stood by my right shoulder.

"Did you miss me? I assume that's why you're here to see me, right?" He smirked at me and I rolled my eyes.

"Don't assume things, it only makes an ass out of you and me." I replied and he laughed. His laugh was loud and echoed around the room. "I'm here to ask questions and you're going to give me the answers." I kept my voice calm and monotone. I wanted to sound as unemotional as possible.

"Perhaps, on one condition." He looked at Gaara then back at me. "He has to be out of the room."

"Fine." I answered.

"Absolutely not." Gaara responded with command in his voice. I looked over at him and he was looking at me.

"One moment." I said to Oro and he nodded at me. I turned my attention to Gaara and I got up from my seat. "Follow me." I began to walk out the door and surprisingly Gaara followed. He closed the door then turned his full attention to me.

"No, Ino. You know what we agreed to." His face looked unaffected but his voice was loud and powerful.

"Kazekage-sama, you heard what he said." I tried to keep as calm, monotone and professional as I could. "He will talk only if you are out of the room. There are two guards in there with me keeping him secure. Just stand here by the door and if anything I will call for you. Besides you know your guards will keep me protected and will call for you if anything." I kept a determined look and he closed his eyes. He stood there thinking for about a minute.

"Fine, but you only have ten minutes. Even if you do not retrieve all the information, that is all I'm giving you. And if he even attempts to lay a finger on you, this interrogation is over." His voice pierced through me and if I wasn't so determined I may have given up.

"Thank you, Kazekage-sama." I nodded and bowed. I entered the room and Oro smiled.

"Alone at last. Well sort of." He mumbled and I took my seat once again.

"Listen, I have questions for you and I expect full honest answers." I stated as monotone as possible. I wiped all expression from my face.

"What's in it for me?" He asked with a raised eyebrow and a smirk on his lips.

"I'll reward you for each question you answer." I spoke calmly and I leaned over to him. I gave him a stern look and spoke with each word leaking like venom. "But if you try and lay a finger on me, give me a smartass comment or I find you lying. Any progress you get with me will go back a step, got it?" I leaned back and crossed my legs and arms.

He gave me a wide smirk and nodded his head.

"You got a deal, blondie."

"Good, let's begin." I flipped my hair over my shoulders and looked at him.

"Are there only four of you here? Or are there more ninja to worry about?" I raised my hands to my hairtie and left them there.