The Other Side of Me

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The men went into the white room and feared for their lives. But they could not run away, the Kazekage ordered them to stay. "We need the child for research. She holds the other half," he had said. One wall was made of glass, but it was very strong. On the other side was the great Kazekage and his guards.

The men saw a small child curled up in the fetal position. Her breath was inaudible. "Little girl, come with us. We won't hurt you." the girl slowly stood up, and without turning around and her head staring at the floor, said simply, "You're lying. The sand on the ground moves as you shift your weight, a sure sign of a lie. The sand particles in the air move, for your breathing is irregular." They flinched, for her voice was the voice of a grown woman.

The next instant, they were wrapped up in sand. They struggled, but to no avail. The girl turned around. Her hair was a vivid orange and her pale face would've been pretty if she wasn't starved. Her red orbs flickered about, looking for more men who would come in. She clenched her fist. The men all screamed, then were ripped to shreds as the sand tightened. The blood fell on the girl's head, adding to the dirtiness. She did not mind, this was a daily routine.

"Excellent, she only took half a millisecond on that one," a scientist stated while writing down notes. The Kazekage said,"Bring her brother in."

"Yes Si-"

Bang

The girl went at the glass and slammed both her palms on it. Her head hung low, as if she was too tired to keep it up. She slowly rolled her head up and rested her crimson eyes on the Kazekage. "Well, fancy meeting you here at a place like this, oh great-and-powerful Kazekage." She let out a dark laugh and continued banging on the glass.

"Hurry!"

One of the guards went to a room to the right of the 'experiment' room. In there sat a teen. He had brown eyes and sandy hair, and was well tanned.

"Mister Kashe, we need you to get your sibling out of the experiment room."

He looked up, showing a scar that ran down his left eye to his chin. "What did you do to her?"

The guard shuffled his feet, making imprints in the sand. "W-well, n-nothing, r-really."

Kashe shook his head, "You're lying."

"P-please, c-come w-with m-me." he led Kashe to the experiment room. Kashe stepped in, and the door was shut and sealed behind him. He went over to the girl, who was still repeatedly pounding on the glass. "Akuma, its me, your brother."

The girl spun her head around and glared at him, even as she smiled. "Hello dear brother," her voice dripped with venom. "I hope you're faring better than I am, though that's not saying much now, is it?" she gestured to her blood splattered dress, which would've been a nice shade of blue if there wasn't so much blood on it. She suddenly ran at him, and barreled through him, and out the door. She skidded on the blood that splattered from her dress, but regained her footing.

The sand went up to her hands, and she grasped the tendrils and they formed whips. She spun around and the guards went down in an instant. The only ones left were the Kazekage and one guard. She was about to run at them, but then she stumbled and collapsed. Kashe ran at her, and caught her. "W-water, I need, water." she breathed. Kashe nodded, and he pulled out a scroll. "Transportation no Justu!" he cried. They teleported to an alleyway on the Sunagakure territory.

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Kashe gently set Akuma down and went to get water. A small boy crept into the alley. He had crimson hair and teal eyes that gazed into your soul. He stopped by Akuma, and knelt down. "Are you okay, and you hurt?" he asked. His eyes were full of concern for the girl he didn't even know. Akuma just stared at him, wondering how more beautiful he could possibly be. "I-I'm, f-fine," she said, blushing. He raised his eyebrows, undaunted by her abnormal voice, and said, "You look like you haven't eaten in a month!"

"...I haven't."

"What! Listen, I will get you some food. Will you just promise one thing for me, please?"

She furrowed her brow. "Um, sure. What is it?"

He swayed back and forth on his feet. "Just promise you won't run away after, okay?" Akuma's eyes widened. " W-why would I run away from someone as beauti-never mind, sure I promise."

Kashe arrived back right at that time and let out a yelp when he saw the boy and Akima. He ran, dropping the casket of water, and put himself between Akuma and the boy. "Brother, what are you doing?!" he glanced back at her. "Akuma don't you know who this is? This is the demon child, Gaara!"

He expected her to be horrified, as anyone would, but instead she rolled her eyes at him and said, "I know that, and, frankly, I don't care. He's still a kid, and what's more, he's like me." Gaara shifted when she said that. "You're not like me, no-one is like me." he backed away, but Akuma said, "Wait! Yes I am. Look!"

Gaara watched as she stared at the sand, and the sand lifted and swirled around her, while she stared at him. Gaara's mouth was open as he stared at the sand obeying the girl's command. His own sand then lifted and intertwined with Akuma's, creating a vortex of sand. "You have it, like me," he said, tears in his eyes. "I'm guessing your chest hurts, right there, sometimes?" she asked placing her weak, thin hand on his heart. Gaara merely stared at her in wonder.

Akuma suddenly let out a silent yell, and her hand thumped on the ground. Kashe picked her up, despite the sand grabbing at her. "We need to find shelter, and some food and water." "Oh, I can get you guys to my room. It's not the best, but it'll do." Gaara said quickly. Kashe glared at him and said, "I'm only following you because Akuma seems to trust you. But if you do the slightest of that, sand magic, then I will have to kill you." even as he said it, he knew it was impossible. No-one ever got near the demon child. Except for Akuma.

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Authoress's notes: If I get one review, I will do the disclaimer with your favorite characters! Just mention your favorite character and I will add them in.

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