Childhood

(A/N I don't own any of the Naruto characters. I'm working on a lot of stories and this story is like my tenth one and I think this one is good enough to be shown. So enjoy.)

'He held out a red ball that had gotten stuck on the cliff. All the other kids started to run away from him, but I didn't know why, all I knew was that he was a kid and his name was Gaara. He looked so heartbroken when we started to run, so I stopped as the others ran on. I walked up to him and took the ball from him. "Thank You, Gaara."'

"…Gaara."

Gaara's POV

'"Thank You." was all she said before she grabbed my hand. No one had ever touched me like this girl. Everyone would avoid me as if I was a monster, but this girl came up to me willingly and dragged me to play. I would never forget that day. That was the day when I actually felt normal. It felt like a heavy burden was lifted from my shoulders. That day I felt free of Shukaku and I was…happy.

"Gaara let's be friends forever ok?"

"Yes Naomi I would like that very much"

"Yatta I have a new friend" But then every good thing comes to an end sooner or later.

"Naomi you're late today…… are you alright?" She had tackled me and was holding onto my shirt as if I was her only lifeline. She had her head buried into my chest and I felt something warm seep through. "Naomi, look at me." She finally looked up and she had tears in her eyes. "Naomi did someone hurt you?" You shook your head violently from side to side. "G-gaara I'm sorry" We stood like that for a while. "Gaara I need to tell you something." "What's wrong?" She stood there clutching my shirt, silently crying. "I just wanted to tell you something." Her voice sounded happy as she lifted her head. She glanced up at me and smiled. "I just heard that I was adopted into a family in the Village Hidden in the Sound. Isn't that great?" I stood there too shocked to say anything. Naomi was still smiling but tears flowed from her eyes. She began to shake as she smiled up at me but I made no move to comfort her.

"Hey Gaara isn't that great?" she asked. I stared coldly down at her and she smiled up at me one last time before she turned around and ran.

What you said next I didn't hear, but I didn't chase after you. All I did was watch you as you walked away growing smaller and smaller. The wind blew across the desert as I silently walked back home.