I don't know what to say.. this is my first story I publish, so please tell me my mistakes, because there are so much possibilities to make some. This is a GaaHina story, of course I don't own Naruto, what would I do here, if I did?! There is nothing more to say, enjoy reading and please review!
(Sorry I had to delete the story and upload it again, I had some trouble with my Internet connection.)
Chapter I
Like everyday, Hinata was with the gang of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. She and Ino were best friends and were waiting for Naruto together with the gang. They wanted to go eat some Ramen and have fun today. Ino did that only for Hinata, who always went with the gang just to see Naruto. But Ino had to promise not trying to help Hinata, even if she didn't understand why. "Damn he's late", Sakura said and glanced at Ino. They never became real friends again, although they both weren't after Sasuke anymore and Hinata tried to make them talk to each other more. Ino was with Lee now and Sakura seemed to have some secret lover, too. But Hinata didn't really know much about it. Suddenly Naruto appeared and Hinata immediately forgot about Ino's and Sakura's private life. But there was some red-haired guy with Naruto. Hinata glared at the others and saw them staring at the strange boy with wide open eyes. She looked back at them and recognized this violent sand ninja she knew from the chuunin-exam at Naruto's side. "You!", Sasuke said with detestation in his voice. Gaara said nothing and looked away. "Sasuke…", Naruto seemed wanting to explain something to them.
Flashback
Shukaku had the power over Gaara. He wanted blood and right now there was this damn little brat, who once defeated him, walking with a smile on his stupid face underneath the tree they were sitting on. 'No', Gaara thought, 'not HIM. Just leave him alone!' and tried to suppress the voice in his head. Shukaku laughed, jumped with Gaara's body down the tree and now stood in front of the blonde boy. "What do you…", Naruto began, but Gaara attacked him immediately. He threw spiky shaped sand on the boy's chest, face and stomach. But Naruto ducked and could avoid being hit by them. Suddenly Gaara disappeared in a whirlwind of sand and appeared again behind the blonde boy. Naruto didn't react fast enough and was covered with a blanket of sand soon. 'We couldn't defeat him last time, why should we now?', Gaara tried to get control over the monster inside him, but he wasn't strong enough. Shukaku laughed. 'We've almost won. I know that not that is your problem, you fool! Do you like him?' 'No, I don't!', Gaara only thought coldly, but deep inside he hoped the blonde boy maybe was the first to understand him. Naruto tried to free himself with the replacement technique but Shukaku compacted the sand even more, so he couldn't. The monster knew that it wasn't that easy to kill that boy, but he enjoyed it. 'Leave him alone, damn!', Gaara growled in his mind and tried once more to get his body back. He didn't mind what happened to this boy, but he knew he was strong. He didn't want to provoke him, because he sure was able to do more than he had showed until now. Last time they fought he had proved that. He didn't get the whole control back, but the monster lost the power over it long enough for Naruto to free himself from the sand. He took a step forward and shouted: "You won't get near my friends again!" and formed the seal for the shadow replication technique. Gaara's body threw again some sharp arrows of sand towards Naruto, but this time from behind. The shadow replications got hit and disappeared, but one striped Naruto's shoulder. "Look at me! Just look at me! What do you see?" "A damn weak brat that wants to die!", Shukaku shouted with kind of madness in his voice and an evil grin on the face and his sand arms darted in Naruto's direction. Naruto jumped on a tree over Gaara, Shukaku missed him, so he wanted to kick his head, but Gaara ducked and Naruto flew over him and landed on his feet on the ground. "I was the same as you once", Naruto tried heavy breathing to change Gaara's mind again, "you have seen the monster I have inside. And I'm okay with that. I also managed to find friends, so why shouldn't you? It's your own fault if you don't even try!" Shukaku wanted to laugh, but suddenly he was kicked out of Gaara's mind and Gaara cried: "Shut up!" and hold his aching head. Naruto, ready to defend himself, thought it was useless now to talk any more, but Gaara jumped down the tree and said a bit shyly: "So what about you? Would you be my friend?" and crossed his arms back to their dismissive standard position. But he looked to the ground and seemed to be embarrassed. Naruto first was a little confused, but then a big smile spread on his face and he took Gaara by his arm and pulled him along with him.
End Flashback"So why not? Let's go!", Ino shrugged. "Are you…", Sakura began and looked afraid at Gaara. Hinata was confused, but she wasn't afraid anymore.
When they ate Ramen, Hinata watched Gaara. He stood beneath them and didn't say a word. Sakura had no money with her, so Naruto treated her, what she reluctantly accepted and made Hinata a bit jealous. In the end they were all waiting for Naruto, who was eating his fifth bowl. They were talking and laughing together and Hinata was happy with watching Naruto, just Gaara stood there with his crossed arms and said nothing.
After Naruto had finished his meal they went to the Konoha lake to go bathing. Gaara sat on a rock while the others had fun in the water, later Sasuke and Naruto sat down next to him and the three girls were talking a bit off. The girls didn't know what they were talking about, but Naruto, Sasuke and Gaara seemed to understand each other. "This is weird", Sakura began to talk. "I wonder how they really became friends this fast", Ino said and watched Sakura who avoided her look. Sakura kicked the rock they were sitting on and looked in the sky. "What shall we do?", she asked. "I think we should be friendly, he seems to be lonely", Hinata dared to say. Ino and Sakura looked at her. "Yeah", Ino nodded.
'What the hell?! What have you done?', Shukaku and Gaara asked the same question in his mind. He sat beneath Sasuke and Naruto who were talking about their childhood to prove they understood him. He listened to them. 'They really seem to understand what I am feeling… friends, eh?' 'You don't need a friend! You just need me, you always just needed me! And you lived until now, only thanks to me! And you were happy by killing and being in the darkness! Why change that?' Shukaku's voice sounded in his mind. 'Happy?! I never was happy! It was nice, kind of melancholic maybe, but it did never make me happy! To change that loneliness would be…' 'You fool!', Shukaku interrupted scornful his line of thought, 'you really think they're serious? You're born to kill, not to love' 'what do you know about love?', he spat. 'Though what do you know about it?', Shukaku asked deceitful. Naruto and Sasuke were still talking, when Gaara reached for his head and began to scream of pain.
They wanted to take him to the hospital, but Gaara could not be convinced to go there. "Don't worry", he said roughly.
The next day they wandered through Konoha. They tried to involve Gaara into their talk, but he didn't really want to talk. In the end nobody dared to say anything anymore, not even Ino. Suddenly Naruto said: "Er.. why did you actually come to Konoha?" "Don't know", Gaara said shortly, "just walking". "I see", Naruto said and looked on the ground. 'Liar', Shukaku enjoyed to see him suffering. "Damn, it's all my fault!", he said out loud, "I don't fit into such a group" "Well, you don't actually seem WANTING to manage with us", Ino said with anger. Even Naruto couldn't hide anymore that he was angry. Only Hinata was a little shocked and put softly a hand on Ino's shoulder to calm her down. And Gaara was falling into the darkness again. There was nothing but him and this endless darkness. He questioned their purpose and still didn't really trust them and somehow hated himself for that. 'No', he whispered. Then, he saw that girl. She didn't look afraid as the others when they recognized his change. This was… solicitude. Gaara looked up at her and tried to smile. "So.. what about your names?" The next days were the best in Gaara's previous life.