A harsh wind sent chills down your spine as you walked down the suffocatingly silent street. You had no idea where you were, you just knew you had to get somewhere safe, and soon. You heard a noise behind you, making you jump, and ran.
Your eyes were filled with tears, and it was dark, so you couldn't see. Blinded, you ran straight into someone. Or rather, something. You glanced up and wiped your eyes. It was a boy, about your age. He was carrying a bag, and crying.
You looked into his sea-green eyes and what you saw was exactly what you felt. Sadness, rejection, and most of all, pain. "H--Hey... I'm... I'm sorry..." You said getting up off the ground and dusting yourself off. He looked at you awkwardly.
"You're not going to run? Like everyone else?" He asked.
"Of course not! Why would I do that?" came your ignorant reply.
"I don't... I don't know really..." He whispered. You tilted your head to the side. The sudden urge to poke him overcame you, and you reached out, meaning to press your finger to his cheek.
"What is that?" you cried when a wall of sand blocked the path from you to him.
"Sand..."
"What's it for?" the awe in your voice made him furrow his non-existent eyebrows together in confusion.
"To keep any harm from me. At least, that's what Yashamaru says."
"Oh... that's cool. Well, I'm not going to hurt you. I promise." You said smiling. He looked up at you, and for the first time that night, he smiled. "My name's Kiyoshi. What's yours?" You asked.
"Gaara. My name is Gaara." He said and grabbed your hand, dragging you to the park. Once you got there, he sat down on a swing, and opened his mouth to speak, but you couldn't hear him over the annoying buzzing.
"What is that?" You scream out, covering your ears. He just continues to talk, but you can't understand him. You fall onto the ground still clutching your ears and close your eyes. When you open them again, you're in your room, and you're 5 years older.
At school you did your morning routine. Sit down, clean out your binder, chat with your friends, and start on your bell ringer. Well, first period bell rang, and you gathered your things and continued to first period: math. What a great way to start off the day, huh?
Everyone situated themselves, and then there was a knock at the door. Mrs. McDonald, your teacher, answered the door. You weren't really paying attention; you were too worried about next period's test.
You heard your friend Kioko next to you gasp, but she did that often, so you ignored it. Shaking your arm to get your attention, she gritted her teeth together to contain her excitement. Rolling your eyes you looked at her, and saw she was pointing to the door.
"Oh. My. God! Do you see him? He is fine!" She squealed. You could only see the back of him, but he did have a nice ass... He crossed his arms and leaned on his left foot.
Mrs. McDonald turned him around to introduce him, and your jaw dropped. Everything became a blur, and the last thing you can remember was Kioko talking about how attractive he was. When you came to, you were in the nurse's office.
"Well, rise and shine dear. You gave us a bit of a scare. Are you feeling okay?" The nurse asked. You felt weak from the smell of the room. It made you sick. You clutched your head with one hand and nodded.
"I can go back to class. I'm fine." You said and got up.
"Okay well, be careful. Don't get too excited!" She called after you. You waved your hand in a goodbye motion and walked back to class.
When you opened the door, Mrs. McDonald stopped in mid sentence, and everyone turned to look at you. "This is why I don't come to school late." you muttered, and returned to your seat.
The boy had been seated in the seat in front of you. You hoped he didn't recognize you.
"Yosh, Yosh are you feeling better?" Your friend whispered in your ear. You nodded trying not to talk, and prayed she wouldn't say your full name. "He's gorgeous isn't he?" she whispered. You shook your head no, and she frowned at you.
You spent the rest of the day trying to avoid the new guy, and play it off as if you hadn't fainted at all. It just so happened he had four of your seven classes with you.
And that's pretty much how the next week went. You pretended everything was normal, and avoided the new kid as much as possible. That is, until one unlucky day, when your reading teacher decided to pair people up for a class project.
Being as you were teacher's pet, she put you with the new kid, because she 'knew' you would help him out. Bad move on her side. You went home, lay in your bed, and tried to think of a way to get out of this, but nothing came up. So you were stuck.
Stuck with Sabaku no Gaara.