Disclaimer: dont own. if I did things woud have been a little diffrent...

Hurt

I stared into his eyes. Damn. This was not going to end well. I hope he isn't still mad about me leaving.

If it was possible he glared at me even more. Scratch that he was still mad.

Maybe he would let me explain but first… I jumped off of his bed and jumped at him, wrapping my arms around him.

After he got over the shock he wrapped his arms around me tight.

Next thing I knew I had been thrown to the ground and Gaara was standing above me glaring.

"What was that?" He snarled

"Well you see you looked like you needed a hug, and I'm kind of a hug -aholic." I said rubbing my head.

"Don't ever touch me again," he growled "You left me all alone."

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to but-" I started looking at him with sadness in my eyes. What had I done to the poor little kid?

"Save It for someone who cares," He said picking me up and throwing me out of his room.

I hit the wall with a thud. The other two people in his room were shoved out too and the door closed with a bang.

The girl came over and helped me up.

"Hey are you okay?" she asked

"I have been better." I said as my muscles ached. I had been traveling for a long time without rest.

"Is- Is it true then?" The guy asked

"Is what true? Oh by the way my name is Suki," I said smiling

"My names Kankuro and this is my sister Temari. Were you really his friend?"

"Do you have anywhere we can sit down and talk?"

"Sure follow me," Temari said.

She touched me. She really thought she could hug me and everything would be okay? Who cares if she is a so called hug-aholic. She still had no right.

Hahaha poor pup. He has no idea what he's gotten himself into.

What do you mean? You have a bit of explaining to do you mangy mutt

Oh you wound me kid. Maybe your being a little hard on her. Do you even know why she left?

She probably saw me for the monster I am and ran away

Wrong. Maybe you should ask her about it

No way am I talking to that bitch ever again. Now explain about this Kokucho character.

Hey kid that is not a name I would be throwing around if I were you. She's a demon that scares even me.

And she could be listening in on this little conversation.

Damn right I am Shikoku. Now boy what do you want with my dear little host?

What are you. Who are you. And why are you here?

Little boy is rather rude. I'm disappointed Shikoku I expected better from you. Now to answer your question I am a demon.

I take the form of a black swan. And im a rater nasty demon when angered so watch your tongue when talking about my girl.

Sorry um what do I call you?

You may call me Lady Kokucho or just Kokucho If say your sorry for trying to break my girl and apologize to her I wont make you life a living hell.

Now shoo

You heard her. Shoo.

Thanks for all the support Shikoku

It's what I'm here for kid

I got up from my bed and began to pace. I wanted to kill something right about now.

It cleared my head. I gathered my sand around me and melted through the wood work and outside the gates.

I gazed at the barren desert before me. I closed my eyes and searched for anything living. There.

I found a half dead something large enough to be human. Perfect. I melted away and re-appeared in front of it. It was a middle aged man.

"Who, Who are you? Are you here to save me?" he rasped.

I did not speak I just glared at him as my sand closed in around him.

"Wow. So that's how you and Gaara met?" Temari gasped

"That seems about the time he started to become cold and reserved." Kankuro re- marked

"What? You mean it's my fault he's like this?" I gasped. No it couldn't be.

"It might be. But we can't be sure." He replied

No. Why did I have to leave? Why. Why. Why.

"Why did you leave anyways?" Temari asked curiously from across the table. We were sitting in their kitchen.

"Well you see I'm an orphan. And the day I left was the day I was adopted.

A nice looking man came in and said he wanted to adopt me. Of course I was super happy.

But something wasn't right about him. His eyes were cold and evil. The first week he was nice and I had everything I wanted.

But then one day when I dropped a plate he hit me. Hard. Right across the face.

He grabbed me by my hair and pulled me down some stairs and threw me in a cage. He told me that this was where vermin like me belonged.

Then he left and I found the others. There were 10 of us locked down there. Then one day he came back for me.

He dragged me upstairs and cleaned me up and took me outside. The first time I had seen the sun in a month.

Then Kokucho showed her face. When I regained consciousness I had ripped him to shreds."

"Wait who's Kokucho?" Kankuro

"Well long story short she's a crazy bad ass demon locked in my head."

"Oh. That explains so much." He said grinning

"Hey!" I yelled "Now to continue where I left off. I ran from the body. I ran from everything. Eventually I came upon a circus and they took me in.

One of the tight rope walkers began to teach me the way of the shinobi.

I stayed with them until about a week ago when something drove me to come back here. And here I am."

Temari and Kankuro looked at me in shock. "Oh you poor girl !" Temari said throwing her arms around me.

"Thanks you guys. For listening."

"No problem girly. I hereby decree by my power as the eldest that Suki can stay with us until she gets sick of us and even then she will have to stay here." Temari said.

"Really? You mean that?"

"Hell ya babe! Think of it as a giant sleepover taht your not allowed to leave."

"Alright then."

"Now lets go get you some stuff while Gaara cools of. He will come around."

"Do you really think?"

"I know." She said. But I saw the uncertainty in her eyes.