"Will you stay with me forever?" The five year old in my arms asked, his messy red hair tickling the sensitive skin on my chin. I tightened my arms around him and stared up at the bright, white moon. "Satski." His voice held a hint of desperation, something that made my heart ache.
I took a deep breath, getting my own sorrow under control, before pulling him away and looking into his teal eyes with my own brown. This boy is who everyone feared, this boy who was isolated from the other children, and shunned by the entire village. It was going to be a tough life for him, one that i hope he will be able to overcome.
"Gaara." I said gently, giving him my best smile, then pointing to his small chest. "I will always be in there."
A look of confusion passed over the young boys face as he took in my words, when he looked back up at me he said, in a very serious tone, "But you can't fit inside me." A laugh escaped from my lips at his innocent words.
"No, you'll be in my heart, and I'll be in yours." I said, putting his small hand over my chest, letting him feel the gentle beat of my heart. "I have to go because I'm not part of the Leaf Village."
"You're not?" he asked, confusion taking over his features once again, "But you're always here."
"I am a representative of the Leaf Village, but now I have to go back; I have to go Gaara." He nodded, a heartbreaking look on his pale features.
"Will you come and visit?" He asked, hope rising in his eyes.
I nodded, "I will try."
"Really?"
"Yep." I let go of him and reached behind me, pulling out a brown stuffed bear. "Happy Birthday."
His teal eyes widened as he looked at what was in my hands, "For me?" He asked. I nodded in reply, letting him take the bear into his own hands where he stared at it in awe. He then looked back at me, a rare smile gracing his features, "Thank you!" He cried, throwing his small arms around my neck.