<center> <div style="width:530px;height:430px; text-align:justify;"> <div style="padding:5px;border:5px solid #732222; float:left; margin:0px 5px 0px 0px;"> <img src="http://i68.tinypic.com/akydsg.gif"></div> <div style="color:#80512d;height:15px;text-transform:uppercase; font-family:calibri;font-size:15px; margin:2px;letter-spacing:-1px;">𝔘𝔫𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔩𝔡𝔢𝔡 ℭ𝔬𝔫𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫</div> <div style="width:275px;height:392px;padding:5px;color:#9B643B;background-color:#3E0808; overflow:auto;font-weight:lighter; font-family:papyrus;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:12px;"> <p>Just as the Kage had begun bringing himself into an upright position so he could tend to his daily affairs as planned, sharp pastels widened and naked brows dipped into a miffed furrow before his glance darted toward his upper right without the slightest turn of his head. It was only when a cloud of white erupted into the air above him that he lifted his chin to observe, squinting as beige minerals followed closely behind the cork that burst from its position at the top of his gourd with a crisp <i>pop</i>. <br><br>His notorious sand came to his aid and caught the senbon mid-air with considerable ease, the small weapons coming into contact with a <i>chk-chk-chk</i> sound one after another. Ever predictable. The domed defense shifted aside slightly, leaving only half of his pale face open to the visible eye as his arms lifted and came together into a folded position. Surely it was common knowledge at this point that feeble attacks such as hand thrown weapons was futile? Announcing her presence seconds prior certainly did her no favors either. <br><br>"Impulsive.. aren't you?"</p> <p>Speaking in the smooth, husky voice that was natural to him, a small twitch of his index finger signaled his unique weapon to spit the senbon back at her before dashing forward on offense in a direct response to her sudden attack. The flow of earth bonded to him by the spirit of his deceased mother grasped the reckless kunoichi by the ankle before her balance had the chance to meet with the ground below and quickly twisted in place to leave her small figure dangling upside down. </p> <p>For a moment he remained silent and said nothing to her, only quietly studied the foreign attire she wore to better understand where she could have possibly come from. Dark ringed lids fell narrow the instant his icy orbs met with her own before porcelain lips at last parted to speak, "state your purpose." <br><br>To prove that he was quite serious and lacked the patience to play any games, Gaara curled his fingers into the center of his palm ever so slightly with his arms still crossed neatly over one another and the defense responded in unison with his movements. Manipulated by his will, sand began to harden around her joint, compacting tightly against the frail bone to deliberately cause her discomfort.<br><br>"The longer you wait.. the longer you will endure pain that will only intensify with every second that you hesitate.." There was a brief pause, his attention flickering to her hands and then met with her flipped features to lock gazes once more. <br><br>"Try anything.. and you'll <i>lose.</i>"</p> </div> </div> </center>