Kisame was feeling lonely on the day that she met him...the other lonely child with the red hair and terrible bags under his eyes. Her family of ninja were in Suna to complete a mission and since she had dragged her heels in and insisted on going with them then they had brought her along. But now they were scattered around the town doing different things and she was left alone.
He had slowly been creeping closer for half an hour when Kisame turned to smile at him. The movement seemed to confuse the boy as he froze up on the spot and watched her.
"Hello,I'm Kisame..." She trailed off,remembering that her mother had taught her to be polite to others. She smiled wider when he straightened up and came closer. "Who are you?"
"I'm Gaara. Gaara of the Sands. You're not from here or you would have run away by now." He stated clutching a worn out brown teddy to his chest. "Why would I run away from you?" She quizzed,eyebrows drawn down in her confusion,her brown hair in this ponytail catching the wind and swaying softly.
"Because I'm a monster..." Gaara looked away, not quite sure why he was telling her this. Taking a peek at the strange girl,he took in her appearance. Long brown hair, and lots of it, tied up into a ponytail. Shifting blue eyes the colour of the sky on a cloudless day. Pale, almost creamy coloured skin with a slight pink glow to it. A knee length purple dress,slit up both her legs for freedom of movement. One bare left,one long wrist length purple sleeve covering her right arm. She wore the standard scandals of most ninja and had a belt with pouches on it for her weapons. Gaara didn't know why but he felt that he could talk to her,maybe she would understand what she was feeling. "I don't think you're a monster Gaara." She giggled and blushed slightly,her cheeks looking rosy coloured,before continuing. "I think you're cute and need a friend."
Gaara opened his mouth to answer her,to tell that he wasn't cute when they heard a women's voice calling for Kisame.
"I'm sorry,my mums calling me..." She stood up off the bench she had spent most of the day on watching the clouds. Taking a step,she stopped and fumbled in one of her pouches for a weapon. Gaara tensed up as she pulled up a kunai blade and Kisame,seeing his reaction, turned the blade around and held out the handle to him. "You never have to be alone again Gaara. This kunai was made for me but I want you to take it and remember that I'll be back for it. I'll see you again Gaara!" Gaara took the blade and watched her go,forgetting to say thank you before she waved and disappeared with her parents. A single purple ribbon was twined with a white one around the kunai's handle. By the time Gaara remembered to say thank you,the strange girl was gone and his thanks heard only by the wind.
That had been years ago and now Kisame and Gaara have grown up. They haven't seen each other since that day,though word reached Gaara that a year after he completed his Chunin exams,Kisame was starting hers. Word had also reached Kisame of Gaara's success and she hoped she might see him. Little did they know that they would meet again. Very very soon.