My Childhood Friend
"Shoot!" a little kid shouted as he kicked the ball.
A redheaded young boy followed the ball with his eyes.
"What should we do?" one of the kids asked. The ball had landed on a near by roof.
"We can't use the wall climbing technique yet," said another one.
They blinked as the ball came down on what looked like a cloud. It was only when the ball came closer that they realized it was sand carrying it down.
As it came down further, the ball landed in the redheaded boy's hands.
"You're…" one of the, now terrified, kids said in a shaky voice.
The boy looked shy. "Here…," he offered.
All the kids looked beyond petrified now, as if surprised it could talk. All except one.
A little girl about his age with oddly colored hair, with it boy cut, smiled up to him. Although she had noticed all the other kids had runaway it didn't stop her from going near him.
"Aren't you gonna run away like the others," the boy said, utterly downcast.
"Why would I do that?" the purple haired girl asked.
To be honest, the redheaded didn't actually know why the girl was still there.
This girl's stare was making him feel weird. Like there werea million butterflies in his stomach.
"N-not to be rude, demo, may I please have the ball back?" the little girl asked.
"Huh? O-oh, here," the read headhanded the ball to the boy cut haired girl. She flashed him another smile, gave him a simple 'thank you' before walking away.
"Wait!" the boy shouted, "What's your name?"
The girl looked shocked, but soon got over it."Hyuuga Hinata and you?"
"Uh, I'm Sabaku no Gaara," he said.
"Well Sabaku-san, could you please meet me here tomorrow?"
"Sure!" Gaara exclaimed.
"Great! G'night!" Hinata waved her good-bye and left.
The boy, now known as Sabaku no Gaara, could tell this would be a new friendship, surly unwanted by others.
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Hinata POV
I felt strange when I was around Gaara. Like when I was around Naruto-kun. I just didn't know.
But I did know that I was excited about tomorrow.
I was almost home, but for somereason I didn't want to go there. All I wanted to do was run back to the park and see if he was still there.
As I walked into my temporary home in Suna, I was shocked to see my father there, and he didn't look happy.
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For somereason I didn't want her, this 'Hyuuga' girl, to leave. I wanted her to stay here, with me.
But she didn't.
So I started walking home to the onlyperson who cared about me. My uncle Yashamaru.
I had a weird feeling, I felt as if this'Hinata' person would care about me, too. But I didn't know how long it was going to take.
I was almost home and I made me sad. I wanted to think about this more. But, unfortunately, I was already there.
As I walked in, I saw my uncle sleeping on the couch. I went over to the closet and grabbed a blanket. I walked over to Yashamaruand put the blanket on him. Then I tiptoed over to my room. Just as I was at my door, I heard someone shift on the couch.
"Gaara? Is that you?" a sleepy voice called out. "Why are you so late?"
"I was, uh, at the park."
"Well, get to bed." Yashamaruordered.
"Hai," I was glad to get to bed, the sooner I saw 'her'.
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I didn't know why he always did this to me. I never did anything to him, or my sister. It wasn't fair. I know that sounds selfish, but I couldn't help that it wasn't right. Every time he did this to me, I was reminded of how I was created. Of what he did to my mother.
As he did this to me, all I could think about was the redheaded, this'Gaara' person. I wished he was here protecting me. I knew he would be able to, even at such a young age, but I also knew he probably wouldn't want to.
So the next morning, I got up around 10:00 am, then I just relaxed in my small bed for another hour…maybe two (A/N:lol, that's what I do).When it was noon, I got up got dressed, and left for the kitchen. I had to tell Yashamaruthat I was going to gone for today.
"Hey Gaara, I just finished breakfast, would you like some?" my uncle had that look that said 'Argue with me, I dare ya'.
I sighed and went to the kitchen table. Grabbing some of the pancakes (A/N: do they even have those in Japan?) and started wolfing them down. Once I was done, I went to the park I was at yesterday. But when I got there, I was disappointed to see Hinatawasn't there.
So, I waited.
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I was in tears, I didn't think I was going to be able to see Gaara today.
But I still tried.
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It was around 5:00 pm now. I was about to walk home, when I heard something fall on the sand. I looked over shoulder, and when I did, my eyeswidened in horror.
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I'm happy. I was almost there! Soon, I would be able to see Gaara.
Actually, I could already see him. But before I could say anything to him, the pain on my body became to prominent.
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I'm happy. I was almost there! Soon, I would be able to see Gaara.
Actually, I could already see him. But before I could say anything to him, the pain on my body became to prominent.
I couldn't evenscream, I fell to the ground, numb from the pain, and the last thing I saw was Gaara turn towards me.
