Welcome to my story 'Shiver'. This is an X-Gaara+Sakura-X story so if you don't like it get lost. No I'm kidding; attempt at least one chapter, then if you don't like it you can leave as fast as you got here.

Ages

Gaara - 10

Sakura – 8

If you despise my existence, i hold no grudge.

But to protect those precious to me

I will make no such promise.


Chapter One - Big Brother

"GAARA STOP, PLEASE." 8-year-old Sakura screamed at her brother.

He and Shukaku had become one and it was all because of her. She went crying to him, telling him how they picked on her and teased her, and the result. There personal punishment he liked to call it. At first she thought when he was clutching his head minutes ago, that he was only trying to control Shukaku. Little did she know that Gaara was instead calling fourth this demon to help give him a good reason to kill all the innocent children that now lay at her feet. He was truly, and would forever be in her eyes, a monster. She clutched the teddy bear he'd given her closely to her chest when she watched him stomp on one of the boys that teased her forehead. Then he moved onto the girls huddled in a corner, the few girls that hit her and threw rocks at her because of her hair. Gaara killed them instantly and it took all of Sakura's willpower not to vomit when he picked up Rin's body and ate her. This was all too much to handle, to much too bare witness to, to much to keep in.

"STOP IT." She screamed shaking her head side to side as the tears fell with her. "STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT." She chanted over and over, fully unaware that the demon had reverted back to his normal form.

"It's ok blossom." He said picking her up with blood-stained arms. "It's over."

Sakura choked on her tears and looked up at him. His eyes were begging for forgiveness, for her forgiveness. She didn't need to answer because he knew what she'd say. No matter what he did, later on she would always forgive him and they would go back to the way things were. Despite what took place in front of her 8-year-old eyes, Sakura would always look up to Gaara as her hero, her best friend, her step-brother.

"Let's go home." He whispered, holding her possessively to him before taking off at an unhuman speed.

Gaara hadn't mean't to go that far, but when he and Shukaku became one there personality together became more ruthless, and surprisingly colder towards all those who dared to hurt his blossom. This foreign girl in his arms was his step-sister, the only person throughout his years growing up that he had trusted and told his most unheard of secrets to. It was she he would always find comfort in, it was she that he would always find friendship in, and it was she that he would always find love in. His father and her mother never cared about the two of them, so it was up to him and his blossom to love each other as much as possible. He remembered clearly how he first came across Sakura; she was still coming out of her stage of being an infant then. He walked in on his father who was dressing up elegantly to be on a date with her mother. When they'd left, Sakura's mother hadn't fed or left anything decent for Sakura to eat. So it was from then on that 4-year-old Gaara took the responsibility of playing the role of big brother. It was only right since there parents married two months later.

"Gaara." She whispered, which gained his attention instantly.

"Yes blossom." He replied, wiping away some of the tears that stained her gorgeous face.

Sakura gave him a weak smile. "What will I do now? I-i have no school to go to." She said.

Gaara looked ahead of him and avoided her gaze as much as possible. 'Dammit.' He scolded at himself. He'd completely forgotten about what an impact this would cause on her. She did love the school, but it was the children there that took the spark out of her eyes whenever he would pick her up. She didn't necessarily have to go to school, not when he was to become Kazekage in another few weeks. He would teach her himself, teach her everything he was taught as a child, teach her the old ways of the ninja if she so desired, then he would treat her as a proper equal instead of his sister. Yes, he liked the idea; it was a wise and self-made decision.

"When i become Kazekage blossom, then you will become my apprentice." He said smirking alittle when her emerald eyes widened.

"A-apprentice." She studdered.

He nodded. "I've made up my mind, your to stay with me at all times, you will not attend to any school. Instead you will be home-schooled by me and a few others that i myself will pick for you."

Sakura couldn't believe her ears. "H-home-schooled." She whispered to herself.

"Hai, and when you have surpassed many below you, then i will train you personally to become the best in all of Sand." He said raising his head proudly.

Sakura wanted to crawl away into a dark space or corner. She didn't want to become something she couldn't be. All her life she wanted to be an average ninja, but with a raw determination to become a medic-nin. If those dreams were taken from her, then she would do the one thing that haunted her in her dreams. She'd leave. She'd leave the only person who understood her and knew her for the real person she was. At the sight of her face Gaara stopped on top of a roof and glanced down at her curiously. That look of hers, he knew that look. It was a look his father made when he'd come to a decision, whether frightful or good Gaara wanted that look to disappear from her face, now.

"Enough." He growled, watching as she looked up with wide eyes. "Whatever it is that you're thinking, i don't want you to go through with it."

Sakura's eyes widened. 'He knew.' She thought. "G-gaara, i wasn't going to..-"

His head fell forward, his eyes were shadowed. "You wish to leave me, don't you?." It wasn't a question, he was demanding to know.

She couldn't falter, not now; otherwise he'd leave her for dirt just like her mother did. If she was going to leave, then she'd do it on good terms. Not right now though, she couldn't bare to be apart from him. Reaching up for his porcelain face, she made him look her directly in the eyes before saying, "Never big brother, i promise never to leave you." A wide grin spread across Gaara's face at that declaration and he bent down and kissed her gently on the forehead. In years to come, if he ever heard her say she were to leave him, then he would remind her of this night, the night that she had laid herself down to be by his side forever. Promises were promises, and if she were to break this one, then he would punish her like those before her who broke there promises to him.

"Promise to be mine blossom, promise me that only i can have you and your love." He said gazing down lovingly to her.

Sakura's heart soared and she couldn't resist the urge to smile. "Hai, i promise to be yours Gaara and i promise that only you can have me and my love."

He nodded his head to seal his promise to her. "Good." He replied. "Now let's keep going."

He jumped through the night, holding his blossom close to him so that she wouldn't freeze from the cold air. Sakura smiled as they jumped, what would she do without her big brother. She closed her eyes slowly, knowing that when she woke up this terrible night would be forgotten and that her new life would begin.

End Of Chapter


A/N: I'm new and I'm very fierce about X-Gaara+Sakura-X. Sorry if this is short. I never thought I'd come close to writing something like this, but it's worth a shot. It's not incest, might sound like it but it's not. There step-siblings which i consider far apart from being actual siblings. Also i made Gaara very protective and cold in this first chapter, so beware because along the way he's going to be more protective and deadly at certain times. I don't know how flames work but i do know how reviews do, so drop me a line for support anytime so i can actually finish this story of mine.

X-Gaara+Sakura-X [Deadly

X-Naruto+Sakura-X [Adventurous

X-Sasuke+Sakura-X [Dangerous

X-Kakashi+Sakura-X [Awesome

X-Itachi+Sakura-X [Dangerous

X-Deidara+Sakura-X [Devilishly Cute

X+Neji+Sakura-X [Dangerous

To Be Continued...