"Demon Thoughts"

"Inner Thoughts"

Gaara walked into the mansion at about one in the morning. He was up late working on some paperwork. As he walked to his room, Gaara heard a noise coming from the room next to his. He opened the door to find Hinata sitting at the desk writing. There were more papers there than at his office. He just stood there, leaning on the doorframe, watching her read. The first thing he noticed was her eyes. They were lavender with no pupils, different from anything he saw in Suna. Her hair was indigo and cut short, too dark to be useful in the desert. He also noticed her skin was so pale; it was obvious she was a foreigner.

"hn," Gaara grunted. Hinata turned around so fast some of the papers fell of her desk. When she went to pick them up, he noticed drawings, almost like a map, on a very worn-out piece of paper.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I wanted to meet you." He answered. "What are you doing?" he gestured to the papers on her desk.

"I'm writing a letter home," she said

"Liar"

"What do you want?"

"Have you forgotten I AM you? I won't leave that easily."

Gaara walked over to her and folded his arms over his chest. He looked at her with one of his icy stares. Hinata blushed and looked at the floor.

"Weakling"

"Why are you up so late?" she asked

"I don't sleep," was the short reply. Hinata looked up and looked directly into Gaara's eyes. Gaara just stared into her eyes. He was caught in a vortex of white that he couldn't escape. Hinata on the other hand, looked deep in Gaara's eyes to find emotion of some kind. She saw sadness, anger and hared all at once.

"Hmmm... She has pretty eyes, huh Gaara?"

"Shut up"

"I see the beginning of a lovely relationship, huh Gaara?"

"Go away"

"Or maybe you just want to kill her and get it over with?"

"No"

"Why not? Everyone in the village knows she's gonna die soon. She's married to a killer."

"I said shut up"

"Well, I think our little angel can live a few more days, ne Gaara?"

"What?"

"Obviously you can't sense it."

"Sense what?"

"Oh, so now you're interested. It's nice to know my artistic insight is taken for granted."

"What artistic insight, killing heartlessly? What were you saying before about sensing something?"

"Your little girlfriend's got power, I can feel it. And not just any power, I can tell you that. It's black power.

"What the hell?"

"Her usual chakra is blue, but her other chakra is black."

"Black chakra? Is that even possible?"

"Only once in a while my friend. Trust me."

"I'm not your friend"

"Gaara, are you all right?" a small voice interrupted his thoughts.

"I'm fine," Gaara answered curtly. He left, leaving a very confused Hinata still wondering what happened.

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Three weeks later Gaara was in his office thinking. He couldn't get Hinata out of his head. Her face kept popping up when he least expected it. He only saw her late at night when he came home from work. Every night since their first meeting he had seen her almost every night. They would talk for hours. She helped Gaara open up about his past and didn't reject him when he told her about the Shukaku. To him, she was the first person that didn't look at him with fear. For that he silently thanked her. Shukaku was right when he called her an angel. Gaara felt as if she was his angel, and he wouldn't let anyone harm her. They also talked about their families and villages. Gaara agreed with her father- she was not that good of a ninja. It wasn't weakness; it was she was just too damn nice for her own good.

Gaara used his sand to transport home. When he got to Hinata's room, he heard voices coming from the other side of the door.

"Hinata are you sure about this?"

"Yes ni-san, I'm sure,"

"I'm worried about you Hinata. In one week I have to go back to Konoha and you'll be alone here."

"I won't be alone ni-san, I have Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara."

"Aren't you scared?"

"I'm not scared. I have Gaara. He'll protect me from anything."

As soon as Hinata said these words Gaara was filled with a tingly feeling he couldn't identify. She trusted him. That was all that mattered. Neji's voice brought him out of his daydreams.

"I don't trust him Hinata."

"Well I do ni-san."

"Just listen for a second Hniata!" Neji sounded mad now. "If you run away you can avoid all of this. I'll help you, I know some friends in the Mist Village that will protect you. In time, you can come back to Konoha."

"I won't run away."

"Are you crazy?!" Neji just about lost it. "This isn't about being strong Hinata! It's about you being married to a killer! Any day now Gaara can kill you! He can do anything to you and people will turn a blind eye. Are you so intent on following your ninja way that you would choose a life of fear that your husband will kill you or worse?! Just think about it!"

"I have thought about it Neji. My choice is to stay in Suna with Gaara. We've been here for three weeks and I've gotten to know him better than anyone. Trust me, Gaara's not evil. Plus, do you really think I'll stay in Suna forever?"

"I'm only worried about you Hinata."

"I understand ni-san, but trust me with this. I know what I'm doing. I like Suna more than Konoha. Neji, I'm finally free from the clan, and I don't even have a curse mark! No one expects me to be strong and no one sees me as a failure anymore. This is the happiest I've ever been."

"You're in love with Gaara."

"What?"

"That's what I think."

"I don't know..." That surprised Neji and Gaara listening in. Both of them expected Hinata to deny it. Gaara couldn't take it anymore. He opened the door and walked in. Neji and Hinata both turned around. Neji's surprised look turned into on of anger very quickly. However, when he looked at Hinata she was just smiling. "Hinata, can I talk to you?" Gaara asked.

"Sure Gaara. Goodnight Neji," she said. Both Gaara and Neji noticed the absence of Hinata's usual ni-san. As Neji walked past Gaara he threw the young Kazekage a dirty look. Shukaku was screaming to kill the Hyuga where he stood. Gaara just smirked at him, making Neji even madder.

Once Neji left, Gaara walked up to Hinata. Needless to say she was nervous. Had Gaara heard her and Neji arguing? What did he think of her? Did he feel the same was about her? "How much of that did you hear?"

"A lot."

"Oh."

"Thank you," Gaara smiled as he looked at a very surprised Hinata.

"Why are you thanking me?" she asked.

"You're the first person to stick up for me like that."

Gaara pulled her closer. He felt her hesitate, and then slide her hands behind his neck. He leaned forward and kissed her. At first they were both hesitant, but after the first few seconds Gaara deepened the kiss. He slid his tongue in her mouth, savoring the taste. After a few minutes, Hinata pulled away. Gaara held her close, content with feeling another living being so close. He never felt this way before and wanted to save every second of this newfound happiness. Hinata, however, was worried. She sensed two people watching them. One was no threat, but the other person worried her. However, in Gaara's arms she felt safe. Finally, Gaara gave her one last hug and a small kiss on the cheek before leaving.

The first person watching them was Neji. As soon as he got in his room, Neji activated his byakugan and spied on them. If Gaara wasn't married to Hinata Neji would have kicked his ass so hard for making out with his cousin. As he laid down to rest, Neji felt defeated. He couldn't protect his cousin from Gaara. In his mind he had failed. Another part of him felt that if Gaara really loved Hinata, she would be safer than if she was back in Konoha. "Maybe, just maybe, this was the way it was meant to be" a small voice whispered in the back of his head.

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The other person was the one Hinata was afraid of. The person was hidden in the shadows outside the window. She was a teenage-looking girl with a deadly aura of power around her. She had on a dark purple tank top with connecting sleeves that reached to her elbows. The top showed off both her shoulders, and her right shoulder had a tattoo with the kanji for death (A/N: same one Zaku has on his shirt) surrounded by 2 black waves. Her village headband identified her from the stone village, and it was tied around her waist. Her shorts were also dark purple and were scrunched up right above her knees. Her legs below the knee were bare, she didn't have any sandals on, but she had one on each ankle.

As she ran out of Suna, she was thinking of what just happened. Her best friend just kissed the Kazekage! Didn't she realize how much danger she was putting him in? More importantly, didn't she remember Shi? Well, she remembered, that's for sure. Shi was her best friend and Hinata's first crush. Shi liked Hinata the same way, but look where that got him. The girl shuddered as she remembered when his body was found. She switched to running on all four legs like a wolf, but faster. The trees were appearing more often, a sure sign she was in the land of fire. When she reached the top of the Hokage faces she sat down to take a break. The trip would've taken any Anbu a few days, but she managed in a few hours. But she wasn't like any Anbu, that's for sure.

The wind blew her white hair back. She had bangs that slightly covered her bright blue wolf eyes (A/N: like Kiba's but blue)

Her hair reached almost all the way down her back and she had two ponytails hanging down, one on each side of her head, with the rest of her hair hanging loose behind her back. Each of the ponytails had five medium-sized silver beads that looked connected, starting near the bottom of her ears and ending below her shoulders. As she reached up to pull her hair back her hands caught the light. She had on Anbu gloves that were missing the fingertips. The forearm protectors were rectangle-shaped, and had a red slash going from one corner diagonally down to the lower opposite corner. Her fingernails were like claws.

"Hey Misha, long tome no see" a voice came from behind her. Her head whipped around as she glared at the approaching figure.

"Hello leader-sama," she said. Naruto stepped out of the shadows and sat down next to her overlooking the village.

"Well, do you have a report?" he asked her

"Hai. Apparently Hinata is now married to the Kazekage and has been completely disowned from the clan." The girl named Misha said.

"I know that," Naruto said. "What I don't get is why she didn't report directly to the base after she was disowned."

"Unfortunately I know why. She has fallen in love with the Kazekage."

"Hmm... that's what I was afraid of. Doesn't she remember how Akatsuki killed Shi?"

"For her sake, I hope so." Misha answered.

"You're worried about her, aren't you?" Naruto asked her. "She is your best friend."

"Yes." was the answer.

"Trust Hinata, she knows what she's doing" Naruto advised.

"I hope."

"Takashi reported Akatsuki is closing in on Suna. They sent Deidara and Sassori. The leader knows Hinata's there."

"..."

"Aren't you worried?" Naruto asked.

"No, Hinata can take them."

"I want you to talk to Hinata into leaving. We need her, and Akatsuki will target the Kazekage if they hear about this. Take Fu'un and Takashi. Fu'un's at the base and Takashi is in the Cloud Village. That is all." Naruto instructed.

"Hai Leader-sama and Misha was off running again.

"You know, I think that's the most I ever heard Misha say at one time," Naruto chuckled to himself.