Ah - why are you so loud, Lee? Gaara blinked at the other. "...what?" he said at last, deadpan confusion. "I am not unhappy, I simply-"

Oh, forget it. Diplomatically, he changed the subject. "If you are not busy, perhaps we could have some tea?" There was a tea shop, conveniently enough, just around the corner. That was what people did to 'catch up', right? Sat down together and talked?

...he was still learning this whole 'socializing' thing.