A/N: Okay this one is definitely going to be better than the last one! As I said before in my bio…comments on how to improve my stories are welcome but saying mean things about it isn't nice!! This is after Gaara has the Shukaku extracted and is back in the hidden sand village, Kankurou is the leader of the armed battalion and Temari is off on a mission. Enjoy…..!


( SHIPPUDEN ERA)

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So empty……What is this piece of me I'm missing? Why can't I feel the demon? Why do I feel so tired? Gaara was asking himself these questions all day.

Why? What was the purpose of the Akatsuki capturing it? Gaara asked himself there and then. Old Lady Tsunade should be sending that pink-haired girl to check on him soon. How he detested being poked and prodded. He was so tired! That was one of the most puzzling things he'd come across after the incident. Did that mean his body was missing something?

"Kazekage sama?", he signaled one of his guards to open the door.

"Kankurou, what is it?", Gaara asked sounding slightly amused for once. Kankurou just looked at Gaara and gave a slight chuckle.

" Feeling better are we Gaara?", he asked giving away the hint of a smile. He'd gotten so used to the 'move and I'll kill you attitude' that he didn't even think about the fact that Gaara was really helpless right now.

" Temari is on her way to the leaf village to escort Sakura,. Also we got word from Konoha today, Jiraiya has confirmed the worst. The new target is Naruto, apparently the Akatsuki have been collecting the demons. But he doesn't know what for", Kankurou said.

"Is that so?", Gaara said sounding less than happy now.

"Wowww, hey now Gaara. Sakura is on her way, don't get angry now. Apparently she had something to talk to you about as well..".

"Fine. Go do something constructive and stop bothering me",Gaara said turning to face the window that looked out into the midst of the desert.

"Thank-you Gaara", Kankurou muttered and retreated behind the large wooden doors. Gaara turned back once he was gone and asked his guards to stand outside, visiting times were over according to Gaara. He turned again to face the picture on the wall. It was a picture of the Fourth…Ohh how Gaara detested that man. It was his fault Gaara was in this mess in the first place. His mother is dead and he died in the Akatsuki lair because of that thing. But then he couldn't help thinking about how Naruto was so strong.

He will be a Hokage one day, I know it. He may even surpass me one day………I wonder how Temari and Sakura are? He paused at that thought, since when had he cared about anyone? This new feeling is strange……..

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Sakura paused at the river. She had been traveling for ages and was already tired and out of chakara. She heard a rustling to her right and a tall blonde haired ninja appeared. " Hi Temari", Sakura pronounced each word with a boring tone.

"If it weren't for my brother's insanity I wouldn't be here right now, so don't try anything with me", Temari replied, her voice laden with razor blades.

"Whatever. Old Lady Tsunade sent me so I have no choice. Let's get there quickly so I can get back faster", Sakura answered.

"Too bad you're the only one who can help him besides Tsunade", Temari sneered.

"I thought you would have been at least a little grateful that we bought him back!", Sakura said.

"Shut up, we are grateful for that but………It probably would have been better if he had died", Temari said adding poison to the last few words.

"What do you mean?", Sakura asked still keeping her voice gruff.

"He hasn't told you has he? He's been trying to figure out what's missing for a couple of months now", Temari added.

"So he hasn't realized yet?", Sakura asked, preparing herself to ask Gaara the same question.

"I don't think so. Funny thing is, Kankurou and I walked in on him….USING THE SAND!", Temari said slightly scared.

"I thought he could only use it with the demon…",Sakura said puzzled.

"That's what Kankurou and I thought but it seems that he CAN do it on his own", Temari said.

"That's really weird. Tsunade said he shouldn't be able use any chakra for ages or maybe not ever again", Sakura said with a puzzled expression on her face.

"Maybe the Akatsuki didn't drain all the demon, maybe they missed some?", Temari said in a quiet voice.

"Maybe……..We better get going. I'm eager to get a look at him this time.", Sakura said as she hopped onto the nearest tree, Temari right behind her.

I wonder how he's doing it? Maybe Temari san and Kankurou kun were seeing things……Ohh Tsunade, I wish you were here too.

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Gaara was all alone now, Kankurou had gone on a mission with the new troops and Temari wasn't expected back till dawn 2 days time.

I wonder If I can still work the sand Gaara thought to himself as he walked over to collect his gourd. He hardly ever wore it since he became Kazekage.

Okay let's try, I have the guards outside in case I collapse again. He unscrewed the top of the container and the sand rushed out almost to greet him. He raked his eyes around the room for a suitable target until his eyes came to the Fourth's picture.

Yessss, too bad it hasn't got blood……He thought as he made the jutsu signs

"Desert Coffin!" he screamed as the sand enclosed around the picture, then he simply closed his hand and the picture shattered into a thousand pieces.

I need blood……hunt, kill, know my existence.. He shook away that thought. No he wasn't going back to that person again. Wait, he sensed it again…that presence, like old times…..the demon. What, could this be real? Was that really the demon he'd felt? It was weak but he knew what it was….it was alive.


A/N:So Gaara has his demon back? Or does he have something more sinister lurking in his conscious mind? This will be better that the last one and I can't say for sure whether it has LEMONS or not at this stage but something is brewing in this masterpiece……..LOL!