My Boyfriend, the Kazekage

It was a hot, sweltering day as the young kunoichi stumbled into the village, bloodied and weak. Sarai had been walking for almost the whole day with a gaping wound in her side after she had been ambushed by a couple of rogue ninja. She had slipped away after throwing down some sleeping bombs, leaving the injured ninjas to their slumber, but not before taking substantial damage herself. Since then, the kunoichi had made her way to the closest village available—Sunagakure.

The female could hear the faint sounds of yelling as the Suna guards noticed her approach, but she didn't slow down. Her only thought was to put one foot in front of the other. I have to make it to the hospital. She thought, cringing as she tripped over her heavy feet. Sarai collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain as she rolled herself over onto her back. The sun beat down on her harshly, seemingly mocking her failure. The kunoichi closed her eyes, cursing herself for being caught off guard by those scum rogues.

"Over here!" A voice called and she felt someone kneel beside her. She was too weak to even open her eyes, instead letting out a slight whimper as the person moved her hand away to look at her wound. "She needs a doctor right away!" The male commanded as he gently lifted her into his arms.

"She's from the Hidden Leaf Village." A female mused as they started walking. Sarai could feel every step go straight to her side and she struggled against the approaching darkness threatening to consume her. She wanted to listen to as much of the conversation as she could. "I wonder what she's doing out here all by herself. Gaara hasn't sent word for any Leaf assistance, has he?"

Sarai could feel the male shrug and she winced as it shot a fresh wave of pain to her side. "I don't think so. But even so, where is her team? She shouldn't be all the way out here by herself—it's dangerous."

"Hmph. I guess she found that out the hard way." The female scoffed. "Hm? Looks like the other guards decided to tell the Kazekage that there was an intruder. Impatient fools."

"Ah well. Look at the bright side Temari, it looks like we won't have to march up all of those stairs to report to him since he's come to us." The male laughed, jolting the injured kunoichi and she groaned, silently cursed him for being so rough. 

"You are so lazy sometimes Kankuro. Honestly, I don't know where you get it from."

"Maybe I've just been spending too much time with your Konoha boyfriend. Everybody knows he's a lazy bum." The male laughed again at his comment.

"You're lucky that you're holding an injured person Kankuro, otherwise I would have clobbered you by now. I wouldn't date that lazy Chuunin if he was the last man alive."

"Sure Temari, if you say so. Considering all the time the two of you spend together, I know for a fact that your relationship isn't platonic."

"Tch," Sarai wondered what Leaf ninja they were talking about. She knew many of the Chuunins, despite her being absent from the village for a while.

"Yo Gaara," The male called out suddenly. "You didn't need to come meet us but I'm glad you did. Climbing those stairs multiple times a day is torture."

"You idiot. Show the Kazekage some respect." The girl snapped.

"Kankuro. Temari. Is this the intruder?" The new male asked in a soft, gravelly voice. Sarai figured she must be starting to get a fever because it was way too hot for a shiver to suddenly course through her.

"Yeah. But I don't think 'intruder' is the right word." The first male replied. "She's from the hidden Leaf and she's badly injured. No doubt she was coming here for medical assistance. Did you ask the Leaf for help Gaara?"