Winter-ish/Christmas post for whoever is around.

[blood_n_sand]

[So christmas time. It's freezing. He's got three jackets on, two sets of gloves, big boots and is scowling furiously at anything and everything. Pointedly trying to ignore the snow falling.

He also might just be wondering around on Christmas eve, pondering~]

Why did I leave the house again?

[Kicks snow out in a flurry.]

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[hydrophobicity]

[ Dr. Shisui is walking your way, the lower half of his face covered by a scarf, hands in his jacket pockets, and a snow hat on. He is also carrying a sled~ ]

[ Waves at Gaara, noting the lack of ':D' ] Your expression tells me you're having a lot of fun.

[blood_n_sand]

[So much scowling.]

I hate being cold.

[hands shoved in pockets and shivering.]

[hydrophobicity]

Well, of course. You're definitely going to warm up by just standing there. [ You can tell he's smiling just from his eyes. ] Here, want to go sledding with me? Was just going to walk up that hill there-- [ Points ]

[blood_n_sand]

I'd be inside warming up, but there was nothing to do.

[curious look]

I've never been sledding.

[hydrophobicity]

Good thing too! Staying inside is boring. All this cold makes me sleepy when I'm under the covers. And I'm not necessarily used to lying around doing nothing.

[ Curious look right back~ ]

You've got to be kidding me |: [ Blinks ] Well... Well what are we waiting for? Get a trash can lid and come with me~ It's lots of fun, and it'll get you warmed up (:

[blood_n_sand]

Can't sleep. [Sai's not around. D:]

Given everything I told you, does a normal childhood of sledding sound like it happened?

[but still, he follows.]

[hydrophobicity]

Mm? [ Laughs a little here. You're not the only one unable to sleep Gaara, especially on Christmas Eve~ ] Why is that?

Alright, alright. Hm. [ Eyes the perfect garbage can lid outside a neighboring house and looks around, approaching it carefully. He hands his sled over to Gaara and takes the lid off, only to realize it is attached by a plastic hinge to the side >.< ]

Okay.. Do not. Breathe a word of this to anybody. Especially not Itachi. [ Because lol he is just going to BREAK that hinge right off and run away with the lid D: QUICK, FOLLOW HIM! ]

[blood_n_sand]

Sai isn't there. So I can't settle again. [Basically. Oh sleep walking, the bane of existence.]

Do I look like I am going to tell? [Running after him.] Hell, I won't be seeing Itachi anyway, he told me not to go back to school without my uniform. So I am not going to.

[hydrophobicity]

[ Running like the wind, despite all that snow~ ]

Are you and Sai having problems? |:

[ Sorta kinda slows down after they take a turn. ] What? Well why aren't you going to wear the uniform? [ Even though he's against the ruling~ ]

[blood_n_sand]

Sorta, just... difficulties talking, because of what I did. He's been away a lot. I got used to him being there and now he's... not. [Empty space what.]

I wore uniforms in military school. I hate them. Bad enough I had to do what Itachi said, follow his orders by virtue of rank then any kind of reason to do so. But wearing a uniform, that marks me like so? Fuck that.

[hydrophobicity]

Did you try talking it out with him after that? I understand that he finds it difficult to grasp certain concepts himself, but... [ Actually, he's rather surprised Sai would actually take something like that this far, considering how he claims to not have feelings... Perhaps a little chat with Sai was in order. ]

To be honest, I'm not really with him when it comes to the rule on uniforms. [ Shhh don't tell! ] He has yet to brief us on why he decided to make the switch from colored to uniform, though...

[blood_n_sand]

Yeah, I just... miss him. Badly.

[Looking at the floor, thinking too hard again.]

Either way, I am not wearing them. I don't care for the hows or whys.

[hydrophobicity]

I understand... [ Knows what it feels like to be missing that special someone all too well D: ] But, like all things, this too shall pass. You'll figure out how to make things work again.

...But you have to come to school, Gaara. [ Gonna start climbing up that hill now~ ]

[blood_n_sand]

I will, I just have to be persistent. [Right or wrong, Sai wasn't going to get rid of him that easily.]

Why should I? He called my sister a whore to my face, because of the way she dresses and modified her uniform. Then proceeded to belittle me as well. [Keeping pace beside him.]

[hydrophobicity]

Mmhmm. But make sure you don't drive him away.

[ Just sighs at that piece of information. Seriously, Itachi, being blunt has its limits D< ] I'll talk to him. [ Though he knows this wouldn't really lead anywhere .__. ]

[ Climbing up that hill now ] Good thing we're out here early. Looks like the others haven't got here yet. I hate running little children over and then hiking all the way up to apologize to the parents. [ Yes. Your school counselor is a bit crazy himself~ ]

[blood_n_sand]

Until I proved myself... [sigh. Forever atoning for his screw ups.]

Don't bother. It won't change his mind.

[running up that road~ running up that hill~] Yeah, you're not kidding, they get this annoying look on their face. Takes more to break a kids bones anyway, they bend more. [Doesn't bat an eye at it.]