Centaurus Campfire, Sunday Evening

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Deciding to give the place a chance, squirrel spying and all, Temari started up a fire and sighed. This was much more like home.

Maybe an angry letter home wasn't necessary.

Yet.

[[Open as a campfire should be. Or else there's just smoke everywhere and it's a bad thing all around.]]

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"For kings and queens to live in," Giselle said. "Where else would they live?"

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"In a castle that is heavily fortified to keep them from getting killed before they can spawn another brat royal."

She might not think much of the Wind Country's Daimyo.

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"Oh. Oh," Giselle looked shocked and more than a little worried, her hands stuttering through the air. "That's so sad. Why would someone want to kill a handsome prince?"

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Temari smirked.

"If they were hired to..."

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"I don't believe anyone would do such a thing," she said, looking absolutely heart-broken. "I've never met anyone like that."

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"You've met me, right?" Temari said, still smirking. "Shinobi are hired for these things all the time."

Okay, that wasn't exactly true.

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"But you wouldn't!" Giselle exclaimed. "You have such pretty eyes."

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...

Temari stared at her.

"And a lot of weapons."

Which were still gone. Bastards.

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"Wouldn't it be better just to make friends with them?" Giselle asked, her hands fluttering out to Temari.

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"...no. Not really," Temari drawled. "Wouldn't get paid to do that, would I?"

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"Oh, but I'm sure we could find you something else to do," Giselle said, seeing an opportunity there. "Perhaps you could learn how to spin! Or I could teach you how to sew!"

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"...teach me to sew?"

Somewhere she just knew Kankurou was dying with laughter.

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"Oh yes," Giselle said eagerly. "It's very useful, you know."

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"..."

She had no response that wasn't just incoherent confusion and horror.

"...what?"

[stucklikadope.livejournal.com]

"And sometimes, if you need it, the kind birds and animals will help you," she said, wide-eyed. "It is so kind of them."

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"...are you on drugs?"

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"Drugs?" Giselle asked, her head tilting. "But I'm not sick."

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"Are you sure about that?" Temari asked, leaning forward to look at her eyes.

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"Oh yes," Giselle told her earnestly. She smiled as Temari looked closer. "Have you ever fallen in love? I believe your Prince will adore the sparkles in your eyes. How can you not?"

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...

"Where the hell is your spine?" Temari finally asked. "And common sense?"

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Giselle blinked. "In my back, I think? Should it be somewhere else?"

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"Then stop simpering about some stupid prince and be a woman," Temari snapped.

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Now she was taken aback. "But Prince Edward is my true love. We're getting married as soon as he finds me."

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"You don't want more than to pop out brats and look pretty for some prince?" Temari asked, hands on her hips now.

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"Oh, but we're in love," Giselle said, clasping her hands in front of her chest. "He was made to finish my duet. Soon he'll come for me and we'll share true love's kiss and live happily forever and ever."