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“ told you , I don’t have a crush or whatever you call it . It’s not like that .”
kankurō protested not wanting temari to have the wrong idea , have him having a crush .
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her glare turned serious and sharper. a lowkey grimace, lip even contouring for a second before sighing.
❝ hey, don't talk as if you didn't count in there. ❞
it followed a chuckle, nonetheless. &&.
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( swallowing thickly as he tries to form a sentence. continuing. )
“ together ─┈─ together , I kind of have a thing for him . ”
( kankurō whispered the last part. )
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⠀⠀( he was far from nervous , maybe a little bit embarrassed to be talking this to his little brother was nerve wracking ─┈─ tap , tap , tap * against the table. )
“ right um , course you do . so you know how you and lee are like you know ─┈─. ”
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( noticing the change in topic of conversation hmm ... shifting weight to other foot. he nods, yeah, he remembers )
i do reember him ...
( a little pressing. why was kankurō a little distracted ? or &&.
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that stupid mutt ; eyes glaring right back up at his sister .
“ i don’t know what you and gaara see in those leaf ninjas anyway , what’s so great about them. ”
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he’d always wondered what his relationship would have been like , if he was in one . but damn him for catching feelings for ㅤᅠㅤ»
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shooting a knowing glare to her brother. sure, sure. she won't retort him that, continuing listening.
giving some last seasonings ... noticing he wouldn't talk further, temari sighed.
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embarrassed * hear rising to his cheeks , casting his eyes away from his little brother’s stare . )
“ I mean we interacted once , when he saved me from those guys back then who were after you and ─┈─.”
( he kept stuttering his words . )
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⠀⠀( maybe it was time kankurō had told gaara something he had wanted to get off his chest as well , it’d thought it would help them bond more . )
“ so , uh , um you remember kiba right .ᐣ the one with the dog . ”
( he said trying his best not to sound so ᅠㅤᅠㅤ»
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oh, no. don't apologize, i didn't intend to make it sound like that —
( a pause, remaining quiet. listening to his brother’s words ... feeling a little bad, conscious of his own weak moments when he thinks so little of &&.
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⠀⠀( kankurō frowns . )
“ hey , I didn’t mean it like that ,i’m sorry .”
( he had quickly apologized not meaning to offend his brother at all . )
“ don’t say that , ever not in front of me either . you deserve all that love , especially coming from someone ᅠᅠㅤ»
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weird ? ( he asked back out loud ) well, as far as i know, i'm not exactly " normal " either ...
in fact, sometimes i — i don't feel deserving of such ... such thing as love
( volume eventually quieting down )
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feelings in fear of rejection, that was the one thing he was running away from . inhaling the smell of tem’ stew letting out a sigh , he couldn’t wait to dig in , he was starving.
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“ pft, as if I like that brat , i’m not like gaara who falls easily for those leaf ninjas. ”
and even if he did likee him , kankurō wasn’t one to express his ᅠㅤㅤ»
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vegetables go to the pot now, and the blonde outs the side of her wrist against her side. huh?
❝ it sounds like you * do like him to me. ❞
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but still, the guy’s weird and stuff and you’re interested in that .ᐣ
( he’d stated in disbelief, he just didn’t understand what his brother saw in that guy . )
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( keeping his arms folded, trying not to give his embarrassment away … yes, he's not that versed in social stuff like these … ah )
well, i — i he has quite a lot of qualities …
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kankurō paused , the tip of his ears burning at the thought about the inukuza boy .
“ look , it’s not like I , like like him I just can’t stop thinking about him that’s all . ”
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huH— dark teals widen in momentarily surprised. but she then merely grins as she shakers her head. continuing with her task while speaking.
❝ i see, so you like the inuzuka boy. i wouldn't have imagined it. ❞
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⠀heat rising from his neck to his cheeks , leave it to tem’ figure out what was going on in his head so damn quickly .
eyes casting down to the table briefly, hands clenching and unclenching.
“ it’s ─┈ it’s kiba , alright. ”
came the soft stuttering of his voice.
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firstly taking care of the meat, slowly heating it on the pan as she now takes care of the vegetables. light nodding until hearing his sudden change of tone, huh. risen brow, and lifted head; looking with curiosity and a &&.
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“ i mean shikamaru and temari are pretty much obvious. can’t believe you haven’t notice . ”
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“ you guys ? ”⠀
( does he mean … temari as well ? — gaara was just that clueless )
so that's why some people talk about temari and shikamaru ?
( he wouldn't have guessed … )
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he had been meaning to ask tem’ .
“ so , uh you know how i’ve been thinking about this erm certain someone a lot lately back at the leaf .
kankuro said embarrassed coughing into his hand .
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“ ah. yeah , I have never thought i’d be put on office duty you know.ᐣ ”
suddenly cheeks started to get flustered from a burning question ᅠㅤᅠㅤㅤ»
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there's a grin.
❝ i know. i got the touch. ❞
and a wink, playful. walking across the kitchen to get the ingredients ready. suna's style is always the best.
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