Hey, my name is Matsuri. I'm not your average teenage girl. I don't like the girly-girl stuff most 15 year old girls do. I actually like sports. I hate shopping. The creepy thing is, my sister Maya is completely the opposite of me. She can't stand sports and getting dirty. She shops 24/7, wasting all of our money on stuff she really doesn't need. That is why I have a job at the local flower shop. Run by the infamous Ino Yamanaka and her father. 'One more time and you're fired.' He said. Oh do I hate that job. I'm always late because I have to drive my sister to school. After our parents died, I had to take over everything. Maya was no help at all. I didn't have any time for my own grieving. So I dropped out of the academy and took up a job. To keep the water running and the electricity from going out, I work all day and on weekends, at the local bar. The only thing good about that is that you get free beers. Nice. Alright, back to now. Maya's going to live with our aunt for a while. So I'm looking for another job. Mr. Yamanaka FIRED me. So I walked up to this place that said help wanted. After walking in and going through the hallways and stuff, I FINALLY reached the door that said 'interviews.' I knocked. A faint 'come in' was heard through the door. So of course I walk right in and strait up to the guy at the desk. He had red hair and way too much eyeliner. I looked down at him and smiled.
"Hello!" He blinked. I blinked. I extended a hand and he stared at it.
"Your suppose to shake it." I said. He glanced warily at me but still shook it.
I shook her hand. Did she know who I was? She sure didn't act like it. Gaara Sabuka, that's me. This girl was scaring me. And not many things can do that. But what freaked me out the most was when I touched her. It was like an electric shock through me. I pulled away immediately. Every time I looked at her after that she was the only thing I saw. I don't know. But this unknown feeling scared me. She smiled. I blinked.
"Do you know who I am?" I asked her. She nodded.
"Yeah, why?" I shook my head.
"Nothing, your hired." Her eyes widened.
"Really?!" I nodded. What else could I do? No one else would take the job. She jumped up and down.
"Great! Wait, what am I hired to do?" I had to fight back a smile that twitched its way on my mouth. What was this girl doing to me?
"First…what's your name?" I started. We had to get somewhere.
"Mmmmatsuri." She held out the M in her name.
"Matsuri, you'll be my assistant."
"Oh, ok!" I sighed in annoyance. But it was only half intended. I loved the way she coul-wait… loved? Since when have I loved anything? What was wrong with me? I turned around to face the wall that was normally behind me. I stared at my hands. What was I becoming? Letting her get to me like this. I felt a hand on my shoulder. I quickly turned back around. Knocking the poor girl to the ground. I immediately got up with out thinking, and was crouching by her side in a second. I fought the blush forming on my cheeks.
"Are you ok?" I couldn't stop the words from leaving my mouth. She nodded and sat up.
"Are you?" I had to think about that one. I really had no clue. So I answered her to the best of my ability.
"I don't really know, Matsuri." Nice Gaara, nice.