Whoa dude. I hate Valentines Day right now (hur, single are I :B), but despite that, I decided to get into the spirit of things with some Naruto fanfiction. Includes one het fic, one yaoi fic, and one yuri fic. They all take place during the break in the Chunin exam (between 3rd stage preliminaries and the 3rd stage itself). And although my pairings may be unusual, especially the heterosexual one, I ask that you still take the time to read it. Ignore the pairing and enjoy the story, please, I can't stress that enough. Unless, of course, you can't stand to see your bishie paired with someone else. I can understand that. Anyway, ON WITH THE LOVE!

Pairing: GaaraxHinata

Gaara stood above the body of the dead shinobi that he had just slaughtered. Blood was splattered all over the ground and the sand which he had just used to kill the man was slowly flowing back to into his gourd. He knew he wasn't supposed to kill anyone right now but... It was a full moon, and he had just... lost control. Besides, he knew that no one would suspect him, of all people. He vaguely remembered overhearing talk among some Jounin, somewhere, about a man named Orochimaru. The Jounin had sounded worried about this and Gaara could only assume that this "Orochimaru" was dangerous. He wouldn't be placed with the blame, Orochimaru would.

He was just about to walk away when he heard a small gasp from behind. He turned his head just far enough to see a young girl, about his age. He considered ignoring her and continuing to walk on, but something wouldn't let him.

"What do you want?" He asked without turning around.

"D-did you do this?" She stuttered.

"What if I did?" He responded. "If you have a problem with it, I'll kill you too."

"I'm sorry! I won't tell anyone, I promise!" She squeaked.

"How can I trust you?" He asked. The girl didn't really answer but made some noises that sounded nothing different than squeaks and ill-formed words. Gaara inwardly rolled his eyes and started to leave. But the girl didn't move. Not that he could see her, of course, but he could feel it. He could also feel that it wasn't shock from seeing the dead man crumpled on the ground that made her stay.

"Do you want something?" He asked again. When she didn't answer, he kept walking until he was bathed in moonlight. He only stopped when he felt a touch on his shoulder. He whipped around, ready to attack, until he was staring into a pair of brilliant white eyes. Something about them tugged at a spot in his chest, resulting in a slight feeling of disruption in his stomach that he had never felt before.

"I know you..." She whispered. "You're that boy that... that nearly killed that Lee guy..."

"He did that to himself. He should've forfeited the moment he found that I was his opponent. No one can touch me in battle. He worked himself to that state." Gaara responded.

"O-oh..." She said quietly. She bowed her head and Gaara felt that unfamiliar feeling in his stomach again. From this angle she looked more familiar.

"You... were that girl that wouldn't give up..." He recalled the fight he had witnessed between her and the other boy who looked like her. He tried to remember the name that had been on the screen, but couldn't. Not that he cared. There was just something about her that made him want to warm up to her.

"H-Hyuga Hinata..." She muttered almost inaudibly.

"Hm?" Gaara hummed, sounding as uninterested as possible.

"My name... It's Hyuga Hinata." She said again, only slightly louder.

"Why are you telling me?" Gaara asked.

"I-I don't know! S-something just told me to tell you my name!" She looked up and her eyes met his for the briefest moment before she averted them. They landed on his tattoo.

"I really don't care." Gaara said, half lying.

"The kanji on your forehead. Why is it there? I-I mean if you don't mind my asking..." She said, saying the last sentence in a rush. Gaara's hand twitched, as if he were going to reach up and touch it, but stopped himself. Memories came flooding back, horrible memories of his painful childhood.

"I-I'm sorry if I struck a nerve or something, please forgive me!" Hinata apologized when she saw Gaara's expression, bowing her head yet again. Gaara turned his attention back to her. She looked so pathetic that he couldn't help but be distracted from his depressing thoughts.

"It's... alright..." He said with difficulty. This was the first time he could recall that he had ever forgiven someone. The two stood in silence for a minute, Hinata never looking up.

"I think I should be going now..." She said quietly, turning to leave.

He didn't know what made him do what he did next. It certainly was not in his character to do so, but the feeling in his stomach was replaced by a different one as he saw her turn to leave. One of slight sadness and wanting. Why he reached out to touch her shoulder, he'd never know, but he did and she stopped in her tracks as she turned back around.

"Hinata..." He muttered.

"Y-yes?" She asked, her eyes widening with fear, a feeling of dread filling her. Was he about to kill her? Was it because she saw what she did? She had only been out for a walk and... Or was it because she asked about his tattoo? Whatever it was, Hinata was filled with the feeling of severe danger. She had to get out. Now.

"Don't be afraid." Gaara muttered before pulling her close to him, their lips touching for the briefest of moments. When it was over, Hinata's face was a deep shade of red.

"I-I'm sorry!" She apologized, though she didn't know what for. Gaara's mouth twitched at the corners, hinting at a smile. And, as much as he didn't want to, he let her go and walked off, leaving the Hyuga girl standing there alone in the light of the full moon, blushing madly.

Well, that was interesting, wasn't it? I'm not that far in the series just to tell you, so I don't if Gaara and Orochimaru have any past relationship with each other. Because they always do stuff like that in anime and manga.

Oh, I just remembered what Gaara did to Dosu. That wasn't him that was the dead shinobi, just so ya know, even though it was the night of a full moon...