Gaara What Is Love?
Gaara and Leena's first meeting as kids.
By: Leena-chan.
What is love? I have never experienced love before. Even though the love symbol is a curse on my forehead holding the deadly Shukaku. All the people dread me. My father tries to kill me numerous times. My sister and brother never play with me. In fact, none of the children in Sunagakure village do. I'm always left alone. "Why did it have to me?" I thought to myself. "Why do I have to be a monster?" I thought to myself. I couldn't stand being hated so I ran away. I ran to another village. I didn't know where I was. I looked around and when I saw no one I sat down and cried. "What's wrong?" I heard a voice from behind ask. I looked behind me and saw a girl about my age with very, dark brown eyes and long brown hair. "Why are you crying?" She asked. "I'm alone." I said to her. "You don't have any friends?" She asked. "What are friends?" I asked. She laughed a little and said, "Friends are people you have a good relationship with." "No. I've never had any friends. I'm a monster and monster's don't have friends." I said as I started crying again. "I don't see a monster in front of me. I see a boy with bright, red hair and sea foam green eyes." She said. "What's your name?" I asked her. "Leena Jean Ketchum. What's yours?" She asked. "Sabaku No Gaara." I answered her. "Cool! How old are you?" She asked. "Eight. You?" I asked. "Same here!" She said excitedly. "LEEENNAAA! TIME TO GO HOME!" A voice called from a distance. "Oh I gotta go. My Sensei/Father is calling me. I'll see you tomorrow okay. Bye Gaara-san!" She said running off towards an older man with blondish hair and a robe much like the Kazekage's but it was red. I shrugged and fell asleep on the park bench. The next morning I woke up and I realized I was hungry. I went searching around for some food. I was walking the streets of the village. "Gaara-san!" I heard a voice call out from behind. I turned around and saw Leena running up to me. "Hi! What are you doing here?" She said. "I'm a little hungry." I said as my stomach growled. She laughed and said, "Well why don't you come to my house? My sensei sent me out to get something's for breakfast at Iraiya Morning Glory Market. Why don't you help me get the things we need and then you follow me home." She said smiling. "Okay." I said. She took my hand and she dragged me to a big marketplace. "Good morning Leena-sama. Here for the things Hokage-sama needs for you and your brother's breakfast?" The cashier asked her. "Yep! Sensei asked me to get them." She replied. "Are you sure you can carry them all by yourself?" The cashier asked concerned. "Yep! My strength is inhumane as Sensei says. Also I have a friend who can help me carry them." She told the cashier. "Oh who is this?" The cashier asked looking at me. "This is my new friend Gaara-san." She said cheerfully. The cashier gasped and looked in horror. "Well Leena-sama you must be getting home now right? Your sensei must be worried. Now run along." The cashier said ushering us out. "Okay thanks again! I'll be back tomorrow! Bye!" She said cheerfully picking up one of the many bags she had to carry. I picked two up and I followed her to her house. I looked at the house's size. "Wow. You're house is huge!" I said in awe. She giggled a little and said, "Sensei says it's called a mansion. I don't know why! It's just a big house. Anyway, let's go inside and bring these bags to Sensei and Kushina-chan okay?" She said. I nodded. She pushed open the two doors open letting herself in. "Sensei! Kushina-chan!" I'm back and I brought a friend!" She shouted and her voice echoed through the house. "In the kitchen Leena!" A woman's voice called back. "Come on Gaara-san the kitchen's this way." She said pointing. We walked into the humongous kitchen where a woman with long, red hair was standing near a stove, the blondish haired man with the red robe was sitting at a large wooden table along with a little boy who had crystal blue eyes and blondish-orangish hair. "Thank you Leena." The woman said as she approached Leena and kissed her on the cheek. The man took the bags from her and put them on the counter. The little boy went up to Leena and hugged her. "Everyone this is my newest friend Gaara-san. Gaara-san this is my mother." She said pointing to the red haired woman. "My father and sensei." She said pointing to the blondish haired man. "And finally my younger brother Naruto!" She said pointing to the little boy. The two adults gasped. "You're the Kazekage's youngest son aren't you?"Her mother asked me. "Yes but I ran away. I was hated, despised, and...and..." I started crying again. "Don't cry. You can stay here with us. I'm sure you'll be happier here anyway." The man said. "Awesome! You'll be my new best friend okay!" Leena said running up to me. She kissed me on the cheek and I blushed. I then realized I had strong feelings for Leena.