Hello! It's me Sae and THIS is my first story on Fanfiction. Please tell me how you like it!

This story contains a lot of Mature stuff such as : Abuse, Rape, Self Injury, Angst, and Violence.

Don't Like/ Don't Read.

And oh um…I do not own Naruto.

A young red head most likely no more than 15 walked upon the concrete side walk with a blonde haired companion. They passed countless houses on there way to school but the red head never looked at any of them. Instead he kept his head down towards his feet, not even looking up at his blonde friend that had a bounce in his step.

Gaara Sabaku was his name, a name not many people knew. Not even his old classmates. For your see, unlike his hyper friend, Gaara didn't stick out like a sore thumb. He blended in with the shadows and no what? He was perfectly fine with that.

"She's always hanging onto him like he doesn't mind. I know she knows it ticks me off, that's why she does it. So I decided to finally get my revenge on that pink haired b-Hey Gaara are you listening?" Naruto Uzumaki, Gaara's friend, could only look at the silent red head; waiting for answer.

"Huh? Oh, yeah." Gaara responded nonchalantly. No Gaara was not listening. No matter how much Gaara enjoyed his friend's company. He wasn't in the mood for Naruto's hyperness, especially this early in the morning.

"Gaara you sound so depressed." Naruto spoke his words softly, all the hyperness gone from it. But despite Naruto's unnatural tone Gaara didn't respond. Oh yes, he was depressed. "Is it your dad again?"

This time when the blondie spoke Gaara finally showed life, very angry, none apathetic life, but still life. With his seafoam green eyes he glared into the cerulean blue of the other's making Naruto take a few steps back.

"I-I'm sorry Gaara. I shouldn't have brought him up…" Naruto apologized lowering his head in guilt. Gaara could only sigh. He got annoyed sometimes by Naruto's sunshine ways but honestly he wouldn't want Naruto any other way. No matter how much it sometimes irritated him, he couldn't stand seeing Naruto sad.

"It's okay Naruto." A fraction of a smile crossed Gaara's expression as he looked to Naruto. And within seconds Naruto was smiling his famous grin again but as quickly as Gaara's smile came it left. Gaara only smiled for Naruto and that was even rare.

Turning to gaze at the big brick building that was swarming with teenagers and adults Gaara turned his attention towards the thin red rubber bands on his wrist. He snapped at one constantly, his apathetic expression he normally held, returning.

But Naruto knew Gaara all too well. Naruto knew Gaara's secret about his father…To some extent and he knew Gaara normally fiddled with those rubber bands on his wrists and forearms to shut himself off from the presence of snobby girls, meat-headed jocks, over worked teachers, and everything else that was in a regular high school.

Sadly Naruto didn't know the whole truth but even if he didn't he always tried his best to make his best friend smile. "It's okay Gaara. High school shouldn't be anything like Jr. High was. It'll be fine, we might even make some new friends."

Gaara was never the optimistic type. So how was it, his best friend just happened to be someone so full of sunshine? Gaara would never know the answer but as he looked to the front doors of the school the red head just hoped Mr. Sunshine was right. Or the first day of high school was going to be horrific.

Okay I know it was short but it was the prologue so it wasn't going to be long. Anyways I hoped you all enjoyed it.

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[Preview: Reckless Actions]

Gaara stared into the pale lilac eyes that somehow bore into him. He felt bare like everything he tried to hide was out in the open to be exploited. How did things get this far? He just met this guy. All did was have his pencil picked up and now the guys everywhere he looked.

Gaara's pale hands balled into tight fists. He wanted it to stop. He wanted him to stop looking at him with those…Emotionless eyes. He was tired. He was…Ticked off…