Title: Save your Sorrow


A month had passed of the same routine. Lee would wake up, go to Gaara's home, Gaara would 'teleport' them to the park, then play for the whole day, every other day they would go to Lee's place and play. Then at night, Gaara would watch Lee sleep without the black haired boy knowing. But time was ending. Lee knew that in a week he would have to leave to go back to Konoha. Back to his own nightmare. He didn't want to go back and leave Gaara behind. Lee looked over at Gaara after getting the ball again, and smiled widely, not wanting to show his sadness. He went over to Gaara and dropped the ball. He tackled Gaara into a hug, the sand never reacting to him. He grinned down at Gaara, straddling the red head, and leaned forward. He kissed Gaara's forehead softly and said

"You are my bestest friend ever, Gaara-kun." He gently put his forehead against Gaara's

Gaara felt warm inside and put his hands on Lee's waist again like always. He smiled and said

"You are my bestest friend ever too."

When Lee finally stood up, Gaara wished he wouldn't have. He missed the warmth of Lee's body, it brought him comfort. But Gaara got up as well and noticed the time. He hoped that Lee wouldn't notice. But he did…

Lee pouted softly and sighed "Let's get you home, m'kay, Gaara-kun?"

Gaara nodded and began walking home with Lee. He hated it, he didn't want to leave. He wished that Lee didn't have to sleep, or that he could sleep with Lee.

Lee looked down at Gaara's hand and gently took it, smiling brightly at the younger boy. he was sad as well but he looked forward to the next day when he could play again.

Gaara smiled back, his ears gaining a red tinge and squeezed Lee's hand. Maybe it wasn't so bad, after all, he could watch Lee sleep. He liked watching Lee sleep.

When they got to Gaara's home, Lee gave him one last hug and said

"Be careful, ok?" he had a weird feeling, and his feelings never led him wrong before.

Gaara looked at Lee and smiled again "Ok, don't worry about me Lee."

Gaara always worried about Lee more. To him, Lee was fagile, he didn't have anything to protect himself.

The red haired boy ran into the house and Lee just stared for a while before finally turning to go back to the hotel.

He couldn't shake his weird feeling…


It was the middle of the night and still Lee could not sleep. He bit his lip, slowly pushing the covers off his body. The eerie feeling he got earlier was back full force. He sat up and looked out the window. The moon was full tonight.

Lee stood and dressed in a loose fitting green long sleeve and black baggy pants. He put on his ninja shoes and quickly braided his long hair before opening the window. He didn't even glance around the room as he jumped out, landing on the roof of the next house.

He jumped roof from roof for a while, glad that the buildings were so close together before he saw in the distance, Gaara's red hair in the bright moonlight. Lee immediately turned and headed towards his dear friend, wanting to know if Gaara was safe. What he came upon made his heart freeze.


The moon was full and bright in the cloudless sky. It seemed so close that one could touch it if they just reached for it, but a little red haired boy was not paying any attention to that. Gaara sat on the ledge of the roof of his home, hands clasped together, as he stared into his lap. His sea green eyes studied something that wasn't even there, in the darkness of the streets.

Suddenly, out of nowhere he could hear the whoosh of kunai being thrown at him, with no thought at all the sand loomed over the back of him, protecting him from the weapons that threatened his safety. Gaara's eyes widened in shock and surprise, and he quickly turned around to see his attacker.

A man clad in black and green ninja gear stood a few feet from the demon carrier, the deadly man had a mask over his face to protect his identity from the prey he was sent to kill that night. Gaara's six year old body trembled lightly in the night but not in fear, he was angry. Gaara grit his teeth, thinking

'They tried to kill me…when I am so happy now...they...they...' he gave a growl and raised a hand. The attacker took a step back, but the sand followed Gaara's hand movements and charged at the person, encircling him. The sand tightened around the man slowly killing him as the sand clawed and pierced his skin from the inside of the sand ball.

Then Gaara closed his hand tightly and blood bust out of the sand. The attacker was dropped out of the sand, and against the wall. Blood easing out of the multiple wounds the sand gave him.

Gaara clenched his fists "Who…who are you..." he shook still mad "Why…"

But the man didn't answer. Gaara bit his lip, walking over to the man and he ripped the mask off. He gasped in shock and betrayal, it was Yashamaru.


Lee's eyes widened as the scene played out before him. As Yashamaru threw the kunai, and as Gaara almost killed him. He had seen dead bodies before, only two, but he felt immense sorrow and tears fell from his big black eyes when he heard the hurtful speech the man gave to Gaara, saying that he would never be loved. Then he felt his heart stop as Yashamaru removed his jacket to reveal exploding tags.

Lee almost jumped to help Gaara but the tags exploded to fast. He looked once the smoke cleared to see Gaara safe because of the sand. Lee cringed, his heart hurting as Gaara began to scream, the sand reacting violently. His large eyes widened again as the sand carved something into Gaara's forehead, and before he knew it, it was over.

"G…Gaara…" he whispered softly but not softly enough as Gaara turned cold eyes to him. For once Lee froze, those eyes scared him. They were crazed.

He gasped as sand wrapped around his body and pulled him to the red head. The sand took hold of him and put him in the crucifix position. Arms spread but legs together.

"Are you going to abandon me to….?" he asked, his voice raspy because of the screaming.

"What…no I wouldn't!" Lee spoke the truth. Then he shivered at the look the other boy gave him.

Gaara grinned like a deranged boy…man…he didn't know "I wont let you" he chuckled and it sounded so dark "You are mine!" he snapped and suddenly the sand was grabbing at Lee's shirt, ripping it right off. Before Lee could utter a word, he began to scream. The sand was tearing at his chest, right above his heart, and oh god did it hurt. Lee felt tears race down his cheeks as the sand carved something into his skin, blood already pouring from the sure to scar wound.

It seemed that the pain would never stop, and then the sand just left his chest. Lee stopped screaming and was panting hard, his seven year old body not used to that much pain, and he was lucky…or unlucky that he hadn't passed out yet. He looked at Gaara with bleary, teary eyes as he was pulled closer.

Gaara's grin grew wider "Your mine now" he said then licked the blood running down from Lee's chest.

Lee looked at the mark. It was the same as Gaara's. The symbol for 'Love'.


Lee woke up in a bed that wasn't his own. His chest still ached badly. He tried not to whimper at the pain, and was thankful when the pain faded. Then he held back a sigh, knowing that last night had not been a dream, though he wished it was. Lee looked up, noticing that he had been laying his head on something that was not a bed. His eyes widened as he saw Gaara staring down at him. It was then that he knew he was lying on Gaara's lap.

Lee didn't know how to act anymore around the crazed demon holder, for the first time since they met, he was scared of Gaara. He tried to get up, key word, tried. As he tried to get up, Lee felt a hand on his head, forcing his head back down.

Gaara began to stroke Lee's silky black hair. He grinned "You know Lee-chan…"

Lee looked up at Gaara, surprised at the change of suffix. He didn't know if he should feel angered but decided he couldn't, it would not be a wise move.

"You look really pretty when you're sleeping, it would be so easy to mistake you for a girl…" Gaara moved some hair from Lee's face "But I am glad you are a boy."

Lee felt odd hearing that, and he didn't know if it was a good or bad odd. He had never been…complimented on how he looked, only ridiculed. Kids always telling him how freaky and ugly he looked. Now someone was saying he looked like a girl…he was confused.

Gaara continued to stroke Lee's hair, grinning in a deranged way that made Lee feel uncomfortable.

Lee steadily grew more uncomfortable until Gaara began to speak again

"We are going to visit my father today. You will be coming with me."

How Gaara said it…Lee knew he didn't have a choice, and he didn't want to hurt Gaara either, though he knew he wouldn't be able to get away, not with Gaara's sand. So Lee just nodded.

Gaara grinned, seeming pleased. Then he lifted his hand from Lee's hair.

Lee took that as a chance to get up. He sat up and watched as Gaara stood.

Gaara looked back at Lee "By today, I mean now" he grinned as Lee stood and stepped next to him. Sand swirled around them and collapsed onto them, taking them straight into his father's room.

Once they were in the room, Gaara grinned dangerously and stepped towards his father. The demon in his head whispered, telling him to kill this person. He was tempted to follow the…suggestion but instead said

"Hello Father…" he could see his father slightly shaking and he grinned wider, looking deranged

"It wasn't nice of you to send Yashamaru to kill me…well he got what he deserved." Gaara and Lee saw the slight widening of the KazeKage's eyes then they set into a glare

"What do you want Gaara…" the Father almost spat the question

"I want you to leave me and Lee-chan alone. Especially Lee he is mine now, and he won't be leaving. That means no more sending ninja to kill me."

The father almost sent a pitying look towards the tired looking boy but closed his eyes instead. He clenched his fists "Fine…on two condition's…" he opened his eyes again.

Gaara looked at his father blankly "and what are those"

"You must become a Suna ninja and you two must live with your siblings, Temari and Kankuro."

Gaara thought for a minute then nodded "Deal" it would be more promising for him to follow those rules.

Lee just thought to himself about how this was going to work. He was supposed to go back to Konoha, back to his home in a week. Somehow, he didn't see that happening.

And he was right; little did Lee know that he was going to stay with Gaara for five years.


Review if you want another chapter! I warn you now, next chapter is a time leap. Lee will be 14, and Gaara 13 like in the Anime. And probably going to be shorter than this chapter...sorry