Summary: Gaara's student, Katia Silverfyre (Sabaku no Kat) decides to cause chaos and mayhem in the Swiss Alps. With the help of her new friend/potential love interest, she will attempt to conqueror the last great and terrible summit of the alps or die trying. Is Gaara truly asexual or has he developed feeling for the Swiss boy, Rudi? Contains yaoi and Shounen-ai. Banner in the Sky/Naruto crossover. This is my first fan fiction so please don't send any criticizing reviews.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Banner in the Sky, but if I did I would be freakin' rich!

Long ago another village existed in place of the current location of Sunagakure. There was not a barren, sand filled desert that stretched for miles upon miles but mountains; towering snowcapped peaks that slowly climbed the green meadows in which they were first conceived. In ancient times, the valleys and mountains were part of a long forgotten country called Switzerland. In those same valleys, the outdated sport of mountaineering was crafted. People from distant lands visited the peaceful country and dominated each of the peaks. All of them were besieged, except for one solitary peak.

Then, a great battle was fought upon the once peaceful soil. A legendary evil was unleashed, Shukaku the Incarnation of Sand, a demon that controlled the element of sand. The mountains and landscape crumbled into the windswept desert it is now. The Shinobi village of Sunagakure was constructed upon the vast desert where it prospered. Shukaku, the incarnation of sand was sealed within a teakettle where it remained for centuries until the Kazekage fused the wraith with the unborn body of his son, Gaara. The snowcapped peaks of Switzerland were all but forgotten, a taboo to the inhabitants of the hidden sand village.

Gaara stood upon a thin jutting cliff, his long and billowy shawl fluttering in the cool breeze that was often brought with the setting sun. His black-encircled aquamarine eyes reflected the stars and the black mysterious mist that lay beyond them. The dunes of sand rose up around him, shifting in the night. Usually the crimson-haired Shinobi felt a sense of calm at night, however, his heart was filled with apprehension. As he glanced at the barren landscape, he almost thought he caught a glimpse of a teenage boy with a plaid cap and beneath it, sun-kissed hair, pearl-white skin and shimmering hazel eyes. But then, with the quick blink of Gaara's eyes, the apparition vanished and Gaara was left alone once again to wrestle with his thoughts...

Author's Note: The next chapter will be longer, I swear ^_^