ShadowCat: Okay here's a new story. Hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: Sadly Shadowcat does not own Naruto.

Summary: What if Gaara did have a friend? What if Hinata had an older sister? Hitomi Hyuuga, a gifted kunoichi who was kidnapped by the Akatsuki and sent back to Konoha to help them capture Naruto. But will she complete her mission? Or will her emotions get in the way?

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Chapter 1

"Here I'm sorry about what happened." A little red haired boy said.

"Get away from me you monster" another kid yelled as he slammed the door in the little red-head's face.

The red-head just walked away looking down, hurt by what the other kid said to him. He walked all the way back to what looked like a playground and sat on a swing with his teddy bear. He stayed there for hours until a young girl walked up and saw the boy on the swing.

'Hey I've seen him before. I wonder why he's always by himself.' She thought and then walked over to where he was.

"Hi there. What are you doing here all by yourself?" she asked.

The boy just looked up in surprise to see her talking to him.

"Were those kids being mean to you again?" Again he was silent.

"Come on don't let what those kids said bother you. They're just being mean." She said with a smile.

'Why isn't she running from me? This girl is different.' "Um thank you but aren't you afraid of me?" he asked.

"Why would I be afraid of you? You look like a regular kid to me; I don't see why they call you a monster."

The boy smiled a bit at her comment. Happy that she didn't run away from him calling him a monster like the rest always did.

"Now don't you have any friends to play with?" He shook his head. "That's not true."

"How come?"

"How can you not have any friends?"

"All of the other kids are scared of me."

"Well that's odd. My name's Hitomi, what's yours?"

"My name is Gaara."

"Well Gaara I'll be your friend."

"You really mean it?" He asked.

"Of Course," she said happily "Now c'mon." The two played for what looked like hours until a woman came walking up.

"Hitomi, dear there you are. You had your father and I worried."

"It's ok mama I was just playing with my friend Gaara."

"Well that's good honey, but it's time to go home."

"Well ok. We'll play again tomorrow right, Gaara?"

"Yeah," and he ran in the direction that was his home.

"Well dear he seems like a nice boy."

"Yeah but mom why does everyone call him a monster?" The woman looked at her daughter but didn't answer her, she just led her home.

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Shadowcat: Here ya go. I know its short but its late and I'll update this along with TITM tomorrow.

Yusuke: You had better. It's been like forever and we're getting tired of waitin.

Gaara: Don't talk to her like that (sand starts surrounding yusuke)

Yusuke: O.O I was just saying. We all thought she was dead ok (runs away)

Shadowcat: Thank you Gaara-kun (gives him a cookie) now everyone please review.