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Mend
Chapter One; Captivity.
There was something in his eyes that captivated her. The beautiful teal of his orbs reminded her of the still ocean at midnight; vast, frigid, and unforgiving. Yet, there was a certain.. tremulous quality, one that drew her in like a moth to flame. Kagome could see, deep within the barriers of his mind, the wounded soul that lied within.
She had been wandering for so long in that god forsaken desert that she might have been delirious, but as soon as she spotted the deep crimson color of his hair, she swore she could feel a pull towards him— almost as if he was magnetic. Her very soul had recognized the hidden pain that bled from within the depths of his and she knew she could not leave without helping him.
Sanbaku no Gaara had no idea what he was in store for.