A/N: Just like the Panda-Chan, this series of one-shots is also coming to an end. It's sad, I know. I am currently planning a deathnote fanfiction, so if you're a fan of L, BB, Mello, Near, and Matt: Be sure to keep an eye on my stories. ^-^...I do not own the characters.

Gaara sat in the grass, poking the dirt with a stick. At six years old, he was finally in the academy. It was a weekend, and he was quite bored. He couldn't think of anything to do. He finally thought about Kankuro and decided maybe he would play with him.

Kankuro was in his room, constructing a new puppet. He had taken up swearing, something he wouldn't do around Kakashi. Ever since Gaara repeated the swears in school, Kakashi was keeping an eye on Kankuro. Gaara pushed open Kankuro's door, and stood in the doorway. He hugged his teddy bear close to him.

"Kanky, can we play?"

"No, I'm busy Gaara. Goddamn it.." Kankuro shot a look at Gaara. "If you tell Chichi I said that, I'm beating you up." Kankuro turned back to his puppet. Gaara walked over to him and sat next to him.

"What's that?" He pointed at a block of wood. He wasn't really interested, he just wanted something to do.

"Jesus Christ, Gaara, do you have to watch me work?" Kankuro grumbled.

"Kanky, I'm bored.." Gaara was whining now.

"Go bother Temari."

"All she wants to do is put make-up on me and do my hair!" Gaara was victim to Temari's make-up bag the previous evening.

"It's something to do, isn't it?" Kankuro swore again. "I have a splinter, Gaara, go get me tweezers."

"OK!" Gaara hopped up, happy to be able to do something. He sprinted out of the room and into the medicine cabinet, and found a pair of tweezers. Kakashi watched him run out of the bathroom and stopped him.

"Gaara, what're you doing?" He asked curiously.

"Helping Kanky, Chichi." Gaara smiled up at his dad. Kakashi smiled back, looking at the boys toothless smile filled his heart with joy.

"Your teeth are still missing, huh?" He indicated to the two front teeth in Gaara's mouth that had fallen out last week.

"Uh-huh, and this one is loose!" He pointed at his teeth.

"Mhm, your growing up. Why does Kankuro need tweezers?"

"He got a splinter!"

"Oh, well I will go with you." Kakashi could only imagine what the nine year old was constructing this time.

Kankuro swore again as Kakashi entered the room.

"Gaara, I didn't tell you to bring Chichi!"

"He came anyways." Gaara sat next to Kankuro and handed his the tweezers.

"Kankuro, I told you not to swear."

"I'm sorry.." Kankuro was trying to figure out how to remove a splinter.

"Give me." Kakashi kneeled next to Kankuro, pulling out the splinter slowly.

Temari was in her room when she heard Kankuro squealing. She sighed and removed her headphones, walking into Kankuro's room.

"Kankuro! I told you to keep quiet!" She paused when she saw Kakashi standing over Kankuro with a pair of tweezers. "I don't wanna know."

"He has a splinter!" Gaara exclaimed happily.

"Uh-huh.." She could never understand Gaara's fascination with injuries.

"Temari!" Gaara was now standing next to her, pulling on her skirt. "Will you play with me?"

"I'm going over my friends house, Gaara."

"Nobody wants to play.." Gaara's lip quivered. Everybody paused and looked at him.

"We will all play." Kakashi stood up and smiled. Temari's mouth hung open, and Kankuro glared at him.

"WERE BUSY!" They both yelled. Gaara was to excited to notice the anger.

"Lets go outside and play with sand!" Kankuro and Temari groaned, following him and Kakashi outside.

The spent the rest of the day in the sand, helping Gaara build sand castles. The two older siblings had fun, even if they would never admit it. By the end of the evening, Kankuro and Gaara had fallen asleep side by side on Kankuro's bed, where they had been discussing puppets.

Kakashi let them be, turned out the light and smiled to himself as he drifted to sleep.