THE DESERT'S MERMAID

THE DESERT'S MERMAID

Sabaku no Gaara has been named fifth Kazekage of the village hidden in the sand, and at his fourteen years old he begun to have great and boring responsibilities. But dispite the fact of being the maximum leader, people still fear him and they do not have the confidence in him who any leader would wish. They think that the being within Gaara will take his control and he will assassinate them all. Nevertheless, the redhead has gained the respect of the old dudes of the counsel and the Shinobis of the sand; in addition, also gained the affection that in his siblings is growing little by little since their father's death.

This was like any other day in Suna, it was hot, the mothers ran behind their children by the streets and Gaara, made his boring duty of Kazekage, reading and signing papers.

Without any warning, two Shinobis entered his office, throwing to the ground someone who seemed to be a prisoner. "Kazekage-sama" said exalted one of them "this woman… we have found her in the outskirts of the village in a very suspicious attitude".

Then, the young Kage realized it was a woman the one in the floor of his office. She wore clothes, that although were proper of the desert, to the redhead seemed strange: a black skirt that finished until her ankles, followed by her bare feet; her long black hair covered till the lowest part of her back, where her blouse, also of black color, did not manage to cover; also the young woman seemed very wounded and was trembling of pain.

"Her face was covered with a veil, and when we wanted to get information from her, she began to shout in a strange language and soon also to attack" said the other ninja "we did not have a-any other choice but to attack the same w-way".

"Did you do that to her?" asked Gaara with his cold tone of voice, sending them chills. "Iie (no) K-Kazekage-sama" they responded in unison "she was already wounded… that also got our attention" continued one of them.

Gaara rose from his seat and approached to observe again the one resting in the ground, who kept them all away from seeing her face at all costs. "O-namae wa" (What's your name?) he asked to the blackhaired, but there was no answer. He then got a closer look "Don't you understand what I say? … Don't you speak our language?" he asked again.

But the girl was still in silence without moving a centimeter. This offended Gaara, because he was accustomed to have an answer to everything the Kazekage questioned. After what seemed a minute, the readhead tried to take her from her chin to raise her face for him, but the girl took off his hand abruptly from her face. For such an act, one of the shinobis that were holding her got upset and threw from her hair to give a better look to the Kazekage.

But even so, the blackhaired woman fought so that her face wasn't seen, and in that fight a tear escaped of her eyes lowering by her cheeks. This removed from his thoughts to Gaara, since the young boy of the aquamarine eyes got himself lost in the beauty that the face of this girl emitted.

"Leave her!" shouted annoyed. "H-Hai Kazekage-sama" responded the Shinobis loosing their tight on the woman who fell again to the floor. "Go back to your positions…NOW" the Kage ordered them.

Without wanting to piss even more to the redhead, both ninjas left without saying any other word. When they were finally alone, Gaara apologized and extended his hand to help her rise, but she did not accept it and continued with her sobs.

"I hope you won't remain like that all the day, you already began to irritate me" said Gaara coldly, but just got a growl as an answer. "Apparently you do understand what I say" persisted the Kazekage but she just agreed with her head.

"O-namae wa?" he asked more like ordered. Even so he did not obtain any answer "Is there nothing to make speak?"

"My…veil"


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I'll try to continue soon...