[The hug is unexpected. Beyond unexpected, but she'll take it. Oh, God, will she take it. They've never been the most affectionate of families -- in fact, Temari will be the first to say that their family is pretty much as screwed up as it gets -- but there's a fierce loyalty between siblings. This is the proof that this really is Kankuro. No tricks, no genjutsu, no dream.
She returns the hug, arms wrapping just as tightly around his shoulders. It's all she can do in response, says all the words she can't find a way to express.
I've missed you so much.
I was so frightened when I came back from death.
I learned, Kankuro. I learned how to live with it and learned how to ask for help.
She takes a breath when he looks at her, taking in his too-bright eyes and the hardened expression. She can't even really tell him who killed her. She doesn't know if the bastard is alive or dead out there; won't even know, really. The soldier can't be tracked down, revenge can't be sought. That's almost harder to tell Kankuro than anything else.]
A soldier with the Third Party. Enemy of the Malnosso. We fight them sometimes. [She does look away for a moment at this admission, because she knows -- she knows, damn it -- that she's always been a little weak with genjutsu.] I was caught in an illusion. Like a really good genjutsu.
[It surprised her when she fell into it and she'd fallen for it completely. She'd been home. She'd been with her brothers.
Ninja kitchen action. /sob so sorry Kankuro.
She returns the hug, arms wrapping just as tightly around his shoulders. It's all she can do in response, says all the words she can't find a way to express.
I've missed you so much.
I was so frightened when I came back from death.
I learned, Kankuro. I learned how to live with it and learned how to ask for help.
She takes a breath when he looks at her, taking in his too-bright eyes and the hardened expression. She can't even really tell him who killed her. She doesn't know if the bastard is alive or dead out there; won't even know, really. The soldier can't be tracked down, revenge can't be sought. That's almost harder to tell Kankuro than anything else.]
A soldier with the Third Party. Enemy of the Malnosso. We fight them sometimes. [She does look away for a moment at this admission, because she knows -- she knows, damn it -- that she's always been a little weak with genjutsu.] I was caught in an illusion. Like a really good genjutsu.
[It surprised her when she fell into it and she'd fallen for it completely. She'd been home. She'd been with her brothers.
And then she'd been killed.]