50 Reasons Why

Chapter Twelve

"Have interrogation room one ready." I commanded Zuko and he nodded.

"Who would you like to interrogate first, Kazekage-sama?" Zuko asked and I looked towards Ino.

"Who would you like to interrogate first, Ino?" I asked her calmly and she brought a hand to her chin as she thought to herself.

"Ono." She replied and I nodded.

"Ono." I repeated and Zuko nodded with a small smile on his lips.

"Certainly," he quickly bowed and left to do as I asked.

I stood with Ino in my office. I looked at her and she had a small smile on her lips.

"What?" I asked her and she shrugged her shoulders.

"Thank you, Gaara." She flashed me a giant smile and I froze momentarily. I could only manage a nod in response to her. After a silent minute, I made my way towards the door.

"Let's go." I commanded as we began to make our way towards the Interrogation building.

It was a calming walk as I listened to Ino talk about the difference between silk and cotton clothing. It was an odd topic that I was not familiar with but she didn't expect any answers. I learned there's a big difference between the two.

"So, I prefer cotton on many occasions. But silk is great for those... special occasions." She commented while using her fingers for quotation marks on the word "special".

"Hn," I grunted in response as we neared the room one.

"What do you think?" She asked me. She raised her eyebrows and leaned forward. She held her left arm behind her back as she looked at me. It was her usual stance when she's curious about things.

We stopped in front of the door and I took a moment to think. She was wearing silk that one night when she had special lingerie on. Cotton is the t-shirt I usually wear to bed.

"Silk is softer." I responded before turning my attention to Zuko.

"I agree." Zuko commented with a smirk on his lips. "Everything is ready." He stated before entering the room.

"Ready?" I asked the bubbly blonde and she gleamed a giant grin.

"I was born ready, Gaara." She commented before swinging the door open. I hesitated to enter as I stared at her back. She walked out of visibility and I wondered what she could possibly do to get any information out of these ninja.

"Look here! It's my favorite princess!" Ono commented.

"Shut it!" I heard Ino shout and I entered right afterwards. I walked towards where she took her seat. I stood next to her staring at the man in the chair across from us. Zuko and Zenma stood by his sides to secure him.

"Did you miss me?" He teased her. "I assume that's why you're here to see me, right?"

"Don't assume things, it only makes an ass out of you and me," she retorted and he laughed to her response. Ino had a different aurora about her and it was gravitating. Like the same determination she gave off during the hospital tour, it only enhanced her beauty. "I'm here to ask questions and you're going to give me the answers."