Reality
By Gaarazami / Joetta (not my real name)
Hello!! This will be a romantic-maybe a trilogy- but I've only written two chapters now. I'm Joetta, just to let you now, lol.
"Dammit!" I cursed. "Naruto's over!!!" I put down the remote, dreaming about the best show in the world. My favorite character was Sabuko no Gaara, he was awesome. The clock caught my eye, it was 6:00. "Ugh, got nothing to do now. Hmm, I could see if Ang. was online." I thought out loud. I opened yahoo IM, and typed my password. She was on maple story AGAIN. She never talked when she was doing that. Deviant art was an option, I love that place. "No messages, ugh, I still wish people would read Oturan." I whined. There was no time to start Oturan part 5, so I decided to go bike riding. I had to tug hard because my bike was caught on my mom's. "Gah!!! Stupid thing!!" I shouted. I get frustrated easily. The bike came loose, and I was on my way. Not soon after I left my garage and turned the corner my neighbor came out. "Joetta!" She shouted. "Wait for me!" I turned to face her, without stopping. "Wait! Joetta! Stop!" she screamed. "What?" I asked. But before she said anything, I was falling, and there was a huge pain in my head.
I landed with a thud. "What the hell? Oh…my head." I sat up. "Where am I?" I scanned the area where I fell. There were just trees and dirt. There also was a full moon. I had the worst headache, and my bike was gone. I had no idea where it was. The bush to my side rustled. "Who's there?!" I shouted. What a strange area. "It's just me," A voice said. "You fell, are you hurt?" "Just my head, and my ass." I managed to reply, even though I had no idea who I was talking to. Whoever was back there snickered at my remark. "Come out now!" I repeated. "Tell me where I am!" Even though I was freaked out of my wits, the voice sounded eerie…and familiar. I inched closer to the bush, hoping whoever was there wouldn't jump out. "You don't know where you are? How foolish." Talk about giving an answer without an answer! "No, I just landed here. Please answer my question." "You are in Konoha. The village hidden in the leaves." His answer sent a shiver down my spine. "K-Konoha?!" There was no way. "You can't be serious!" I yelled. "When the full moon arises, his blood curdles." At first, I had no idea what this meant. Then, it hit, me. "G-Gaara?" I fell to my knees. "How is this possible? How can this be?" Gaara stepped out of the bushes and walked up to me. "Hello, Joetta. I'm glad you know me." He said. His hand lowered to my face. "Thank you." I stammered. I clutched his hand, and he pulled me up. "How do you know me?" I looked up, into his eyes. They weren't as cold as they looked on television. "Well, Joetta-chan, how do YOU know ME?" He shot the question right back at me. But I have to admit, I blushed at the fact he named me with a 'kun' at the end. "Um, it's hard to explain, and...uh, you may not get it." I laughed lightly. "I've been watching you recently, Joetta-chan." Ok, now my cheeks must have been REALLY red, because I think he noticed. "That would be so sweet, if it wasn't so creepy." I guess I just noticed it, but it was really cold out. I was shivering. "Is there anywhere I could go, you know…until I find out how to get home?" I didn't know if there were heat ducts in Gaara's world, but I hoped there were. "Yes, are you cold? We can go to my team's room. I don't think Temari or Kankurou are there." Finally, a real answer coming out of him. I guess that made me smile, for once in two years…I was happy. "Uuh..thanks, Gaara…kun." I was embarrassed to say the last part, but it felt good. I always knew that Gaara could be friendly, on the inside. Everyone said he didn't know what love was, but they're wrong. He knows what it is, it's just hard to get to, and give it to him. "It will take to long to walk there." Gaara said. He turned to me, and he was…smiling. It was weird to see him smile, but it was still nice. "How will we get there then?" I asked. It's not like they have cars here. "Grab onto me." He said. I blushed, and again, he noticed. "Don't be shy. It will be fast." He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and I grabbed his waist. I don't know why, but I expected to fly away, like Peter Pan. But instead, sand swirled around us. I felt like I was spread around the world, like I had disintegrated. But, soon enough, we came back together infront of a little room. "Would you like something to eat?" He asked. I wasn't hungry, and I didn't want him to leave me alone. I was always alone, but now, I had him. "No, thank you." I answered as he opened the door. Inside there were three little cots, and one looked like it was never used. 'Duh!' I thought to myself. Gaara never slept. He motioned to me to sit on his cot. I did, and he sat next to me. "Th-thank you, Gaara-kun." I managed to say as a tear slipped down my cheek. He was surprised. "For what?" "For the comfort you gave me." I looked up at him with a slight smile on my face. "I have always felt alone, but now…there is you." Next, he did what I hoped for, but thought would never happen. He lifted his hand near my face, and wiped my tears. "I cannot stand to see more tears. They are all I see now." He said, with sadness in his eyes. "I'm sorry." I apologized. "No! Don't apologize, it's not your fault." He grabbed my hand. "It's mine. I'm a monster and I deserve to be hated." I looked at him closely. It was true, he had a monster inside of him, but it wasn't his doing. "No Gaara, you don't deserve that. You're a great ninja, you deserve more." I felt like I knew exactly what he was talking about. People never understand me. I looked back down at my feet. The silence was a little awkward, but I guess he was thinking about what I said. "Thank you…koishii." He said slowly. This startled me. Koishii meant beloved. But before I could say anything I felt his face against mine, and he kissed my cheek. "G-Gaara-kun, what…" I couldn't finish. There was an enormous pain in my chest. "Aaaahhh!!" I shrieked in pain. I grabbed my chest, what was going on? "Joetta!" Gaara yelped. I looked up at him, my face twisted in pain. But he wasn't there, and everything was black.
The next thing I knew was that I was moving, I opened my eyes to see people in white. I was on a moving bed, in a hospital. "What's going on?" I asked anxiously. "You're in a hospital sweetie. You hit a tree on your bike." Said one of the doctors. "You might have broken a rib." A rib? That was this pain? I blacked out again before I could ask any questions. The next time I woke up I was in a bed in a room. I glanced to my left. There were flowers and candy on an end table, from my friends. But the one thing that stood out the most was a little jar. It had sand in it. I motioned my hand towards it, hoping to see at tag. "Do you like it?" An eerie voice said. This time, I knew who it was. I turned my head to face Gaara. "Yes, Gaara-kun. I love it." I managed a smile, even though my chest still ached. He walked up to the side of my bed. "I thought I'd never see you again, I thought it was a dream. How can you be here?" I asked. I thought I was dreaming again. "Don't worry about that. I'll always be here." He bent down to my face again. I closed my eyes, and I felt his lips on my forehead. I opened my eyes again, but he was gone. Sadness swept through me, was he gone forever? Was it all a dream? I turned my head back to the end table. The sand jar was still there, and I still felt his lips against my head. "Koishii." I heard a whispering voice, Gaara's. I closed my eyes once again, and went into a deep sleep. I knew that Gaara was really there, and there…for me.