[Vignette] Naruto: A Worth Beyond

[graychalk]

Fandom: Naruto
Characters: Kankurou, Gaara
Rating/Status: G / 100, complete
Timeline: After manga ch.281/vol.31-32
Summary: Kankurou notices Gaara sitting by the window a lot more lately.

Author's Note: Drabble written for naruto100's "No Longer" challenge, with bonuses for window and two Sand sibs. Been wanting to participate in one of the challenges there for a while now, and thought I'd finally give it a go. My first try at writing a fic with an exact 100 words count.


A Worth Beyond

There were nights, lately, when Kankurou often caught Gaara sitting by the window and staring out into the desert for hours on end.

He would see him flexing his hands absently in a motion that was all too familiar, with sand hovering just slightly off the ground around his feet. Moments like these made him suddenly remember, as though realizing it for the first time all over again, that Shukaku was no longer residing inside Gaara's body.

Sometimes, like tonight, Gaara would turn around to look at him, and Kankurou would almost imagine those eyes asking him, What am I worth now?

Comments

[graychalk]

Exactly! I keep jumping back and forth between wondering if Suna would think it's a good or a bad thing that Shukaku is gone. It's such irony, really. They fear him and see him as a monster for being Shukaku's vessel, yet they want its power. What I really hope would be touched upon, though, is also Gaara's feelings about it and how the loss of Shukaku has really affected his ability. Obviously he still has control of sand, but I'm guessing he no longer has that automatic sand defense thing going anymore. Being one who is constantly pissed off at Sasuke (and his idiotic choices), I much rather the focus shift to Suna for a bit...

[fourthage.livejournal.com]

Sasuke is just . . . special. Very special. The only reason I want him to get saved is because Naruto and Sakura will be miserable if he isn't. He was fun as his bratty self in the early volumes, and he and Naruto kind of broke my heart in their waterfall fight, but now? Shut up, Sasuke.

Love the Sand sibs, though.