Pein left the tattoo parlor sad. The piercings wouldn't come out like he had hoped they would in order to make him look like a normal kid at his high school. His father sent him to America during the strife he was in with another company not long ago with his nanny (who absolutely hated him). He sat at the park to think not really caring at the stares. He wanted to cry something he was never allowed to do at the apartment around the nanny.

Why didn't you come with me instead of the bitch you hired last second? I hate it here. No one even looks at me as a person not even her. He thought cursing his father's memory for the good times they had shared in the local parks.

"Gaara!!" A voice yelled not far away. "Stop running already! Give the kid back that cookie!!"

His eyes shot up and he noticed a red head running fast towards him. It was the new boy from his classes. It never occurred to him that he had his feet out to far so the red head hit the ground hard destroying the cookie. The red head looked up at him with sort-of sad eyes before standing.

"You owe me a new cookie!" He yelled and for some reason Pein couldn't help but laugh.

"Well watch where you are running next time," he chuckled.

"You shouldn't have your legs so far out from the bench!" Pein sighed standing up towering over the boy.

"What is your name newbie?" Pein asked crossing his arms angry (he had never been so angry with the mix of hatred for his nanny and this annoyingly cute boy that just wouldn't go...why was he cute to Pein?)

"Gaara," the boy shrugged him off as if it was nothing. "You?"

"Pein," he was surprised that the boy didn't seem to look at him with disgust like everyone else in the vicinity.

This intrigued Pein very much and for some reason made him want to follow the strange boy named Gaara. "Where do you live boy?"

"Why do you want to know?" The boy seemed uneasy at the question.

"So I can deliver those cookies you are obsessed with," Pein had to come up with a good lie.

After exchanging addresses Gaara walked away without thinking more of the stranger...but Pein couldn't get him out of his mind.

When Pein returned to his apartment it was trashed and nothing was the way it was supposed to be. Honestly a tornado going through was an understatement. He walked around stepping on the glass, wood, avoiding the nails sticking up, following the blood trail to the bedroom of his annoying nanny. There she was on her bed looking...well like shit. Her head was mounted on one of the bed posts, her legs on the head board posts and her arms out the mattress, and her torso was well on the last post. He threw up knowing this was a direct act against him but he shouldn't have been freaked by her death but this meant his father was dead and the company was his to run so everyone was going to come after him next. That thought sickened him more than the sight of her.

He walked out the house holding his stomach calling the police for help and maybe some protection since he at least had a clue as to who did it. Only 15 minutes went by till Temari walked out of a cop car with two other officers.

"It is very unique that this happened while he was talking to Gaara," Temari said pulling a notepad and pen out of her coat. "So explain what you say when you walked in this afternoon." He explained to the best of his memory between throwing up in the bedroom everything was the same way it was when he went in. The other two went in with a body bag as Temari sighed. "Well you owe my brother cookies so we will shop before going to my house."

"What!?!" He yelled standing off his stairs. "Who said I was serious!?!"

"You made a promise and it would be wise to keep it with him."

He sighed agreeing to go quietly so he didn't have to go back to having nannies. They left the area in the cop car which annoyed him greatly never had he ever rode in anything so degrading. He was either going to make her get a limo or he is going to have to buy a sports car. They arrived at the address it was a temple!He was beyond annoyed now that she was taking...great it was the address he was given. He grumbled in the backseat beside her. The driver got out letting them out the car.

"See you tomorrow Temari," the driver said as they went inside the temple. "Gaara! Kankuro!" Two boys ran up tackling her to the floor reminding Pein he was truly alone again. He walked away sitting in a chair in the next room over sighing. He really wasn't going to cry in front of strangers especially not in front of another boy.

"You're alive!" They said excited. "We thought when they called about a murder that you were walking into a trap laid by the enemy."

She bit her lip. "Well...now there is no enemy...we um...have his son in my custody to put one of our father's men in prison for murder."

"You can't be serious!!" Gaara yelled. "I was talking to him in the park!!"

"I know Gaara but calm down. He already is hurting so don't treat him badly okay?"

The boys went back upstairs without another word which hurt Pein more (he was alone and hated for no reason. He didn't want the stupid company! It wasn't his choice to be born into that family!) so he just walked out onto the back balcony.

She joined him sighing. "So you know they won't like you for a bit but they do warm up quickly to every one."