A CHANGE OF HEART GAARA+SAKURA
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"You can run, but never, NEVER hide." Gaara could still hear the sneering voice ringing in his ears. Orochimaru had chided him, goaded him, begged him to join the sound ninja. He had refused. "Why did I refuse?" he wondered out loud. "I could have given in and joined, why not?" "I know why." I voice sounded from a nearby tree. "Who are you?" Gaara yelled. "What do you want?" "I'm here to help you Gaara. You've shut out everyone. I'm here to help. "No," said Gaara. "Whoever you are, go away." And with that, he ran. He ran so hard he was sure no one would ever catch him. When he stopped in a clearing to catch his breath however, he once again heard the voice. "Why do you run? All I want is to talk." "No, STAY AWAY!" Gaara screamed. He then used the sand to burrow deep underground and far away. He came out in another clearing. He then sat, exhausted, until suddenly he felt someone behind him. He waited till they were close. He whirled around and found himself touching noses with Sakura. She kissed him and ran into the forest. Gaara passed out. He awoke sometime later, and found Sakura standing over him. She winked at him, and once again ran into the forest. He tried to stop her using the sand, but nothing responded. He got up and chased after her. He searched every tree he saw along the way, as well as every nook, cranny and crevice. He came to another clearing and sat down to rest. He lay down, utterly exhausted. "Why does everything always slip through my fingers!?!?" He screamed, took aim at the nearest tree and incinerated it. "Gaara! I'm over here!" Sakura called out temptingly. She stood on the other side of the clearing. Gaara sat up slowly. "What do you want with me?" Gaara asked. "I want to know why you shut everyone out all the time." She answered as she walked slowly across the clearing. "Every time I trust someone, they double-cross me, like Yashamaru..." Gaara answered. "He tried to kill me, even though I thought his lies were the truth. I let no one in because of the pain and deception that comes with the outside world." With that, he turned away from her and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he found Sakura staring him in the face, hers almost touching his. "What are you doing?!?!" he yelled as he scrambled backwards. He then covered himself in an enclosure of sand. He cringed as he heard her coming closer. With a sigh, she reached her hand into his dome. "No way," he thought. "This has to be some crazy hallucination. There's no way SHE could make it past his sand. And yet, here she was, hand reaching for his. His head started to pound. His heart started racing. He had no idea how to react. Part of him wanted to run away, to run from whatever crazy joke this was and forget everything. The other part of him was a strange new sensation. He felt this longing, this loneliness the wanted to reach out, take her hand and let her into his world. His head felt like someone had beaten it against a wall. His heart was close to exploding. Sweat poured down his face. He felt as if his body was going to split in half. Fighting the urge to throw up, He reached out and grabbed her hand. Instantly, the sand melted away. He tried to summon it, but it wouldn't work. As Sakura pulled him up, he felt light as a feather. He did not resist as she slid her arms around him, and he tried not to yell out loud. Not knowing what to do, he followed her lead and put his arms around her.
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