A/N : The first line of this oneshot is from J.K. Rowling's book HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, Chapter 3. I do not own Naruto or Harry Potter.
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The Sound of the front door slamming echoed up the stairs and a voice yelled "Oi! You!"
Akira shivered at the sound of her father's voice. He had been drinking again and when he drinks, he gets violent.
Akira made her way down the steps, not knowing if she was going to survive this outburst or not.
Unknown to the inhabitants in the small Sand village house, a young red head was watching from the front window.
The yelling got louder and louder as the man got angrier and angrier. Then he did something he should not have done. He punched the 12-year-old girl, right in the jaw. It nearly knocked her out. But she refused to fall. She refused to let him see her cry, or pass out, not giving him what he wants. The man drew back to hit her again when a shield of sand suddenly appeared in front of her.
She looked up to see her best friend, Gaara, standing in front of her. He was giving her father his death glare.
"You will never hurt Akira again. Die." He stated, and made his sand crush the abusive man. After he was good and dead, Gaara turned around and helped her up.
"Are you alright?" He asked gently, watching the only person in the whole village who did not hate him or treat him like a monster as she rubbed her jaw. She nodded.
"Thank you Gaara-kun." She spoke softly, as she gave him a hug. He hugged her back.
"I'll always be there for you."