okay sorry for grammer mistakes, just bear with me since it's late and i'm using my mom's aircard. anyway these chapters are going to be long and jumping from different peoples point of view instead of just Gaara and Matsuri. well in this chapter it is jus Gaara and Matsuri but upcoming chapters are going to be different since i'm going to do more than one love story. like i'm going to do Lee's POV and Tenten's and everyone's. If this is confusing you, then just read upcoming chapters.
"Thank-you, come again!"
Nodding in response, a young woman with brown hair and melting dark eyes, turned to walk out of the grocery store that she had just spent a good hour in. The clerk that had rung her up stood waving at her register, happy she had helped her second customer of the day.
The brunette left the store toting the few bags of goods she bought and headed toward her navy blue nissan altima that was parked on the first row closest to her. The cold January air whipped around her, blowing her hair in different directions. She pulled her jacket closer around her small frame, but enjoyed the cold weather.
Silently, she opened the drivers side door and, after setting the bags in the passenger side, started up the car and turned the heat on low. The soft voice of Heather Dale flowed out of the speakers as she began to sing Mordered's Lullaby. The brunette smiled faintly, and turned the volume down to where it was just background music.
As she drove down the ice slick roads that led to her destination, her phone rang. The ringtone sang Dr. Demento's Funny Farm, the remix version. Her warm laugh filled the car as she reached for her phone.
"Hello?" she asked in an amused voice.
"Hey Matsuri. Did you like your surprise?" the male voice on the other end asked while he chuckled.
"Yeah, I got it alright. So am I insane now? Are you going to admit me into the institution?" she asked lightly.
"Nah, Sakura threatned me if I did. And you know how strong she is." he laughed.
"Your right. So what did you want Kiba?"
"Oh! I almost forgot. Naruto wanted me to remind you of Hinata's surprise party. Are you on your way yet?"
She nodded, and then realized that he couldn't see her and replied. "Yeah, just left the store with the food. I'll be there in a few minutes. Tell Shino to meet me out front, I got him something."
"Yeah sure, you got him that book didn't you? The one on that weird bug."
"Yes. And it's not weird, it's the rarest insect. He spoke once about studying it, so I thought I would get him the book."
"I still can't believe he is an entomologist. It's creepy." She could hear him shudder over the phone.
"It's not creepy. What's creepy is how you and Akamaru drink out of the same coffee cup when you supposed to be bagging the bad guys officer." The female teased.
"Hey hey, thats between us. Sakura would kill me if she knew I let Akamaru do that." he said nervously.
"Alright. I'll see you when I get there. Tell Ino to start heating the stove and put the fish on. I'll finish it when I get there."
"Oooh. Watcha making tonight?"
"It's a surprise. See ya Kiba."
"Bye Matsuri."
She closed her phone with a smile quirking her thin lips, and put it in the console beside her.
O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O
Quick and silent. Like he always was. They didn't even expect it, almost peaceful. Though dying isn't peaceful in any aspect. He did this couple a favor. It was going this way, or being brutally murdered by one of the hit men that their enemies would have eventually hired. Either way, they had to die, and he believed in a twisted sense, he helped them.
From his perch on the hill, he could see the upturned car splayed out on the forest floor after tumbling down the side of the road into the foliage. He had used his specialzed weapon to dispose of them before they even crashed, and killed them instantly. After losing control of the car, it tumbled to its' destruction.
For the common eye of a pedestrian or police force investigator, it looked like exactly what he meant for it to. An accidental wreck. No matter how far they looked into it, or how many days, months, years they spent digging for evidence, it was futile. Because he was the best. For years he had been doing this, because he was good at it.
He left nothing behind. He had no remorse. He had no regrets. He was a human shell.
Never suspected. He walked among everyday people, and no one gave him a second glance. Fitting in well. Human by day. Killer by the nights he was summoned. Why? Because it was who he was and all he is. Born for the sole purpose of killing. Taking away the life of those that didn't deserve it.
Taking a step back, his black hiking boots crunching softly in the dirt gravel, he turned around and walked quietly to his waiting car. It's ebony tint was obscured slightly in the fading light, and it gave an illuminous gleam from behind the hanging branches. It was one of the few things he was proud of. A sleek black spider eclipse.
Not bothering to fiddle with the radio, he started his car and sat for a moment to listen to the soft thrumming of the engine. The purring of the car was enough to make his blackened eyelids droop slightly, and his muscles relax.
Sighing, he put the car in drive and pulled away from his hiding place. He drove away from yet another job, and left all the memories and lingering feelings behind. As always. Routine.
He knew it wouldn't be long before he would get the call from the owner of the business he worked for. They would want to know if he perfomed his job accuratly, and would want a full report once he arrived back at the facility.
He didn't like giving the report. More so since he wanted to go home. He was tired and aggrivated and he wanted to sit at his window at his small apartment and watch as people walked on the street in the late evening. Normal people that haven't seen the things he'd seen. Hadn't done the things he'd done. Innocent. All of them. He was a tainted soul.
His phone rang, and a sigh escaped his lips again. Routine.
O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O
"Hey! Your late! Come on before Hinata gets here!"
Matsuri laughed as she jumped out of the car, bags in hand, and ran to the frenzied blond at the door.
"I'm sorry Naruto. I didn't really pay attention to the time."
"Just get in there and hide, she's around the corner now!" The spiky haired blonde grabbed Matsuri's shoulders and shoved her into the open door.
She was greeted by a grinning Kiba and silent Shino.
"So? What's in the bag that is edible?" Kiba asked as he sniffed at the bag.
"Kiba. Let her get to the kitchen first." Shino said quietly.
Matsuri grinned at her two friends. "Nah, better do this now since Hinata is going to be here in a few seconds. Here." she said as she handed the thick volume over to Shino.
He stared at it a moment before he took the book in his hands and opened the cover to glance at the summary. He looked back up at his female friend with a small smile on his lips.
"Thank-you, Matsuri." He said sincerely.
"Your welcome. It's the right one correct? It's the one you were talking about the other day?"
He nodded.
"Enough chit-chat! Hide people!"
Naruto burst into the house and began to shove all his friends into the kitchen where they would hide unitl Hinata entered the house. After shutting off all the lights, the blue eyed blonde joined them and concentrated on supressing his fit of excited giggles.
"Now when I cough turn on the lights okay Sakura?" Kiba whispered to the pinkette who was hiding under the table with Ino and Tenten.
"Yeah yeah I got it!" She whispered back.
The front door quietly opened, and soft steps were heard in the living room.
"Naruto?" a tinkling voice called out. "Naruto are you here?"
Matsuri bit her lip as she heard Kiba attempt a cough that sounded more like a supressed laugh. The lights immediatly flashed on and everyone jumped from their hiding spots with a big 'SURPISE'.
The young woman that had called out to Naruto stood in the living room, clutching a small computer bag. Her pearl eyes went wide and her entire face went a crimson red. Everyone was grinning ear to ear at her, and it seemed to be to much for her shy little body as she she fell faint to the carpeted floor.
"Well," Kiba spoke after a moment of silence. "she's always been a bit on the shy side."
The next sound that was heard was 'whack' and 'thunk' as Kiba was hit on the head by both Sakura and Ino.
"Smart ass." Ino sniffed, and turned back to the kitchen where the fish was being grilled.
"I think I'll start on the food. Naruto why don't you wake her up and get her some water." Matsuri suggested as she followed Ino.
"Ok. Hey Shikamaru, can you put her one the couch while I get her a drink?" The blonde stood from his crouch next to the indigo haired girl.
"Troublesome." The male in question muttered as he crossed over to the female and carefully lifted her from the floor to place her on the couch.
"Gotta love get-togethers." Kiba sighed. Then whimpered as he was hit on the head again by the pinkette that was standing next to him.
O.o.O.o.O.o
"So it's finished then? No complications?"
"None."
"Good. Then you may take your leave. You're done for the night. We'll contact you again when your services are needed."
The man behind a metal desk spoke in a gruff voice as he waved his hand at the door to the younger male in the room.
Without a backward glance, the young male turned and walked out of the door, leaving the elder to shuffle through piles of paperwork.
His footsteps echoed down the hallway, his hands stuffed into the pockets of his dark blue jeans, and his head bent to the floor. Crimson locks framed his handsome face in a spiky disarray,and party covered a kanji tattoo for love above his black ringed eyes.
He was known as the most deadly assasin in the corporation. He did his job accuratly and percisly. His name stuck fear through the higher-ups, and caused them to continusouly look over their shoulders. For years he had been doing this line of work. Since he was 16 to be exact. Eight years he has had killed and dealt with things that others can hardly imagine.
He laughs when held gunpoint. He smirks when a blade is held at his throat. He scoffs at the most volatile killers. And he murders without regret.
Who is he? Killer. Murderer. Life taker. He is Gaara.
He knew he wasn't normal, and never would be. He had accepted the fact long ago that he was set aside from society and there was no hope of him ever returning. He was meant to kill or be killed. Dog eat dog world actually had meaning in his life.
His family, which consisted of his two older siblings, where not very close. They were the only people outside of the business that knew of his...'jobs'. Every now and then they would all meet and catch up the best they could. His sister, Temari, was a successful business woman. She owned her own company that sold different varities of goods. Silks, spices, and various furniture pieces that their brother, Kankurou, made at his shop.
Kankurou's business was known worldwide and famous for their work. The shop was known as 'PuppetMaster'. He made different types of furniture and always to perfection. He was the type that queens themselves asked for personally to make items for their home. He is good at what he does. The same as all the Sabaku siblings.
Maybe it was something they inherited from their twisted father. Or maybe it was the way they made themselves as they got older. Whatever it was, it seemed to prove helpful in the long run.
His phone vibrated in his pocket.
"Hello." he spoke in a deep voice into the phone.
"Gaara. We're at the cafe'. Can you come? We need to talk." a serious voice replied.
The red-head's steps hestitated a moment in the hall, before he started again a little faster.
"Kankurou, what's going on." he demanded.
"Just come on. Temari and me are waiting."
He didn't answer at first, then replied in an agitated voice, "Fine. Ten minutes."
O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O
"FOOD'S DONE!" Ino yelled from the kitchen as she held a wooden spoon in one hand and a platter of yaizakana in the other.
"Hurry up before Kiba gets his hands on it!" Matsuri put in as she took down plates from the cabinets.
Shino walked up beside her and grabbed down glass cups. "Matsuri, Hinata has woken up now. Would you like to give her the present you bought before she passes out at what Naruto got her?"
Matsuri giggled. "Yeah. I better, or else I'll never get it to her tonight."
"Hey hey! I want first dibs!" Kiba pouted as Sakura fixed a plate and began to hand them out to the people standing close by.
"Then get behind Lee. Your last because you cheat and you would try to get the biggest portion while I'm not looking. Sneaky hands." she added for good measure. Then her face went red as she relized what the innendou sounded like.
Kiba chuckled and walked up behind her placing his head on her shoulder. "You had no complaints about my sneaky hands last night."
"Kiba!" Sakura sputtered.
With her momentarily distracted, Kiba grabbed the plate with the most food on it and made a beeline for the living room door before she could rebuke him and cause brain damage. Sakura yelled after him about him being a mangy mutt, but with a small smile of amusement on her lips.
Matsuri stepped out of the kitchen and crossed over to the door where her present waited. It was a small picture album, which she made sure to have copies of for everyone, that had pictures of everyone since they met in highschool to the point last week when they went to the mountains to hike. Her own parents had provided them with the cabin they stayed at.
She remembered the time fondly, since that was the week that Sakura and Kiba's relationship first began. Everyone was shocked at first, because of the pinkette's temper, but Kiba seemed to love her mood swings and found amusement in making her angery one minute and sappy the next.
It was a very enjoyable time, and she loved going out with her friends. Which proved to be getting more diffulcult with the passing years. It seemed everyone was moving on, and she was a few steps behind. Of course she was happy for them, but sometimes she wished it could go back to how it was when they all met freshman year and banded together to fight off the seniors.
She laughed softly as she remembered the time that they had pulled a prank on a senior on freshman Friday. They did it to show the school that they weren't going to back down.
Shino had acted as a decoy along with Shikamaru. While they distracted the burly senior, since they made sure to get the football captain, Kiba and Naruto readied to pounce him from behind and pull him into the bathroom with a waiting Lee who had duct-tape.
The plan had been to tape the senior to the bathroom stall then make an annoucement to the football players over the intercom to leave a ransom of the frogs from the biology room, since none of them wanted to disect the amphibians. It had been Hanabi's idea to save the frogs. Sakura, Ino, Tenten and Matsuri herself couldn't have been more happy.
The senior had returned to class along with his other football teammates with duct-tape sticking to his clothes here and there and marks on his face, deflated and without dignity from his 'abduction.' The group were never messed with, and the biology teachers could never find out why the frogs were gone.
"Matsuri! Beautiful bundle of youth! Come you must give your gift to the lovely Hinata!" Lee exclaimed happily as he led the brunette to the woman sitting on the couch with Naruto at her side.
As Matsuri reached her side, the indigo haired girl turned her owlish pearl eyes up to her friend. A shy smile spread slowly across her childlike face, and Matsuri let her own grin show in response.
"Here Hinata. I thought you might like this." Matsuri said in soft voice as she passed the bag to the shy female.
She quietly opened the bag and pulled out the leather bound picture album. Her light eyes misted as they looked over the first few pictures, and then turned to the brunette that had set beside her on the couch.
"Thank-you. So much Matsuri. This means a lot to me." she said quietly.
Matsuri nodded and then pulled her friend into a tight hug. "I knew you would like it. You're the one who likes to reminisce as much as I do." she laughed softly and Hinata joined in with her own bell like laugh.
"OKAY MINE NEXT!" Naruto exclaimed as he jumped on the other side of Hinata.
"Wait wait! Has everyone eaten?" Tenten asked as she stepped around her friends. "Oh, nevermind then. Continue." she said as she spotted everyone with a plate of food, eating while Hinata recieved her gifts.
"This is troublesome. When do we get to sleep?" Shikamaru mumbled as he settled down in one of the plushed chairs beside the couch.
"Ah Shikamaru, you know you want to watch this. So just suck it up, or deal with the knife I have in my hand." Tenten teased as she spun the knife in her hand.
Shikamaru sighed and mumbled another 'Troublesome' but watched the bun-haired woman warily out of the corner of his eyes. He could watch the gifts, but he really didn't want that knife anywhere his body.
"Okay okay! Hinata, this is your present from me." Naruto said excitedly as he reached in his pocket and pulled out a small gift wrapped box.
Everyone in the room held their breath as the shy female slowly tore off the paper. Sakura's emerald eyes shone and Matsuri's hands clasped together tightly in her lap while a smile fought to split her face. Kiba rocked foreward on his heels, feeling the anticipation emanating from the small gathering. Hanabi didn't even try to hide the grin on her face, as she knew what was in the box. She helped pick out after all.
Hinata put the paper on the coffee table and stared at the small velvet box in her hand. Her eyes wide, and he mouth slightly open.
"Hinata," Naruto said in a serious voice. "Will you marry me?"
O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O
"Moving?" the red-head asked dully as he faced his siblings.
He had arrived a few minutes previous, and had only time enough to order a cup of tea before his brother and sister announced they were leaving. And wanted him to come with them.
"Yes. We think it would be good for us. Getting away from here would be...beneficial." his blonde haired said slowly. Her teal eyes careful as they gazed at him.
"We thought it over the other day, and you coming with us would be good." Kankurou put in, his dark eyes covered by his brown hair as he looked down at the table.
"So you decided this without asking what I wanted. Without knowing if I even wanted to leave." he demanded, making accusations in his dark voice that made both his siblings visibly tremble.
"Gaara, it will be better if we leave." Temari spoke to him directly. "What is their holding you here. Father's dead, and has been for awhile. Nothing is tying you to this place."
"My job." he stated bluntly as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Both siblings flinched at the mention of his work envolvment. He glared coldly at them.
"Look Gaara. We...We think you should...take a break from your job." Kankurou said in a hesitant but firm voice.
"No."
"Why not!" his sister demanded.
He turned his cold gaze on her, she held her angry expression on with diffuculty at his deadly stare."It's my job. I can't just take a break."
"Then...Then transfer dammit. We can't stay here." Kankurou growled.
"Why not. Why do you two want to leave so bad." he sat up straighter, and placed his elbows on the table.
"Because. Neither of us want to stay in this place. To many nightmares. To many bad memories. It's time to leave." Kankurou's voice was irratated, and he met his younger brother's glare with his own.
"Gaara. Please, you won't lose your job. Didn't you say once one of your coworkers left to live somewhere else but still worked for the same company? That they just send him the...the papers over email?" Temari said as she rememebered another time they had gotten together.
"Yes."
"Then do that. Surely they would grant you that, since...well since your the best." she faltered over her words with a hard expression on her face.
"And what about your jobs," he looked both of them in the face. "what are you going to do."
"We already transfered our papers. We have new buildings and everything. All we have to do is move there." Kankurou waited a moment before adding. "Will you move with us Gaara?"
He stayed quiet until the waitress returned with his drink. While he sipped on it he thought about his home. He really didn't have anything keeping him here. It was empty, a place he wasn't happy in. And the company would let him move since some of his jobs were placed all over the world. There was one last month that required him to go to Berlin. Again finished without diffuculty. Everyone thought it was an accidental death. As always.
His brother was right. Nothing was holding him here. So, why not give it a try? Who says he can't come back here if he doesn't like it where their going.
He glanced back up at his siblings. Both were watching him intently, and his sister's knuckles were white where she had them clenched into fists. Kankurou's stare was worried.
"How long do I have to pack my stuff?" he asked pointedly.
Both siblings relaxed visibly. Temari even gave her trademark smirk that Gaara had gotten used to over the passing years.
"We leave tomorrow afternoon. We'll help you pack your stuff in the morning." Kankurou grinned across the table at the red head.
"Fine." he nodded at the two, then tipped his cup and finished off the drink. "I'll have my stuff packed tonight. I'll meet you out front at six in the morning."
With that said, he stood and after leaving enough bills to pay for his drink, headed for the door.
He was halfway there when he was stopped by a pair of slender arms encircling his frame. He froze, unused to the contact and tipped his head back to meet with the teal eyes of his sister.
"Thank you Gaara." her voice muffled by his jacket.
He could see Kankurou standing by the table with a soft smile on his tanned face, and he nodded to them both. Temari stepped back from him and gave her own smile.
He turned and left, walking to his car, thinking of the things he would leave behind for the theifs that would brake in after he left. He didn't have many belongings, and he didn't really care what was left or took. The only thing he needed was clothes and his car.
With things running through his mind, he drove away from the cafe and made his way back to his soon-to-be deserted apartment.
so what did you think? did you like it? can you guess who Gaara killed? and no i'm not making shino and matsuri a couple. Just brotherly and sisterly relationship. because i have plans for shino. oh and just so you know, this story is going to have many crack couples.