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Once long ago there was a kingdom in a far off land. The kingdom was called Konoha and it had been ruled since its beginning by the Hyuuga clan. The clan had guided their kingdom with wisdom and skill and each new generation was more cunning and wise then the last. The land of Konoha had reached a great time of prosperous and all was well for the people of their nation. All those far and near were waiting anxiously for the arrival of the next heir to the Hyuuga throne to be born from their great queen. She was an enchantress of great power and skill and it had been foretold that her child would be even greater then any of his ancestors.

When the queen's child was born, people came from all over the nation, bringing with them all kinds of gifts and treasures for the young prince. One by one the people were welcomed into the grand hall of the palace and were allowed to set their gift before the newborn child. The king and queen watched the procession happily as their son was welcomed by their people. Just before the doors were to be closed for the night a man wearing clothes from the edge of their kingdom arrived. He was out of breath and very old to have made such a far journey. In his arms was a basket covered in a traveling cloth and held with the uttermost care. He bowed before his king and queen and explained that when he had heard of the prince's birth he'd scoured the land for a present suitable for him. Kneeling before the rulers of his kingdom the man held the basket for the queen's inspection. Beneath the traveling cloth lay a baby no older then the prince himself, curled into a small ball and sleeping peacefully. What was so remarkable was that the child bore a set of raccoon like ears on his head and a large fluffy tail at the end of his spine. This was a Jinchuuriki child, the offspring of Konoha's most hated enemies for the past ten years placed before them.

"How?" The queen inquired.

The man spoke of having caught the mother of the demon fleeing her homeland of Sunaga. She was injured and half dead when he came upon her so when he was close enough he shot an arrow through the demon's heart. It wasn't until he approached the body that he found the child tied onto her back and decided to give him over as a gift to the prince.

The man showed such pride at the originality of his gift the queen could not refuse and accepted the present on the prince's behave. When the man had gone though the current rulers of Konoha were at a loss as to what to do with the child. The head advisor spoke of forcing the child to revert to his demon form and skinning him to make a blanket for the prince. The cook mentioned that Jinchuuriki meat was a fine and healthy meal for a baby. The court biologist wanted permission to dissect the poor thing and learn more about the young demon's physical traits. Each suggestion horrified the queen more then the last and she couldn't bring herself to hate the innocent sleeping child like she did all his kind. The sweet thing had done no more evil then her little Neji and the thought of the demons doing something like the things they suggested to her own son made her sick to her stomach.

"Dearest, we mustn't harm this child! He has done no wrong to warrant his death! What harm could come of keeping the child as a pet for Neji? He certainly could use a child his own age to play with."

The king stared at his wife like she'd gone mad.

"That's not a pet Love! It's a demon! I've slaughter more of his kind then any other in the kingdom and I know just how deadly they can be!"

"Your Highness if I might interject." The kingdom Seer cut in softly. The seer was a distant cousin of the new prince and was considered the best seer of the generation despite her young age. She was a child of no older then 5 and had the pale eyes of all seers. Her hair was a dark indigo and her skin as pale as fresh milk. Her name was Hinata and it was rare of her to butt in on matters of the king and queen.

"Killing the child would be unwise your Highness. For reasons I can not yet see this child will be of importance to the kingdom someday. Perhaps the queen is right in her fancy of keeping the child close and looked after."

Thus spoke the Seer and even the king for all his power knew the words of the young girl were something to take heed of.

So the child who would become to be known as Gaara became the pet of prince Neji and on the very night of his arrival was placed in the prince's bassinette for warmth. The simple decision to spare the life of this one demon child lead to a chain of events that couldn't have been prevented even if the Seer had known them. For that very night the prince curled next to the demon and wrapped his arms around his new pet. Had he only known that he'd never be able to let go again.

I want to drag this one out a little and so I'm going to start with a short opening chapter and see how people respond. I've never done Gaara/Neji before and it's kind of out of my comfort zone, but I really love to try out different pairings and branching out. Review and tell me about what you think.

Yours truly,

Jessica499499