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Far Away, but Close At Heart

He could feel her fast beating heart against his chest, and her sobs shaking their bodies. "You don't have to leave Gaara! You have a choice!" she cried.

He could feel the tears threatening to spill over. He never thought he could feel so strongly, about anyone .ever .yet; here was a person who basically made his life worth living. It killed him to be leaving her life like this. He hated himself, and knew he would never be able to forgive himself .worse, would she be able to?

He silently shook his head. She knew as well as he, that he didn't have a choice. If he wanted to become the kazekage, it was essential that he gain some diplomacy, and in doing so, he would have to attend college in America while Hinata stayed in Japan, at the Sand University. His bags were packed, and his flight was set for a half hour later. His heart was breaking at the thought of leaving her there alone, and he wasn't positive he would actually be able to leave her, when the flight was set to leave. Being kazekage was very important to him, but his Hinata-chan was more important .surely, he would have to stay, but he knew his duties, and he couldn't let his people down. They were counting on him to restore the sand village to its former glory, and that's what he aimed to do.

Knowing that there was no way she would be able to persuade him to stay; she broke down, and began sobbing louder than before. Every eye in the terminal was on them. at this point, even he was crying a bit. Even though they had phones, it would cost them a fortune to call each other, and with Hinata's tiny salary, there was no way she could afford it. The only contact would be during the holidays, when he would fly home and visit. It was about time to go, so he tried, best as he could, to wipe away Hinata's tears, and tell her they would see each other soon. Then he kissed her lips, and left. His heart aching all the while.

As he boarded his plane and took his seat ,thoughts flooded his mind.What if Hinata found someone else?what if he couldn't stay loyal?would there relationship be able to with-stand this?With all of these thoughts,he realized he could leave her.he unbuckled his seat beltand jumped out of the seat.As he began to walk down the aisle,he saw the door close and heard the to-friendly-voice of the flight attendat stating that it was time to take-off,and to please buckle there seat-belts.He ran to the door,only to find it locked.suddenly,a flight attendant was by his side.

"Can i help you sir?You should be in your seat.The plane is taking off now."She spoke slowly,as if gaara had mental issues.

"No ma'am.everything is fine.I suppose i'll go back then,"he walked slowly back to his seat,and again,every eye was on him.

God,why did i have to be the future kazekage?he thought.He wasn't sure he could live until christmas at this rate.

The plane had finally landed and all of Gaara's limbs were sore.He climbed out of the plane,and went to grab his luggage.When he had it all,he went to go find his chuaffer.He looked around and saw to teens pushing and laughing at each other,holding a sign that read,"Gaara"

They stopped goofing off and looked up to see him walking towards them.

"Hi,"he said."my name is Gaara.What are your names?"

The boys looked at each other.This guy was a wreck!He looked like he hadn't gotten any sleep and had been crying.

"I'm Sam"said the first.He was tall,and blonde,with emerald green eyes."This is my friend, Josh."Josh was shorter and had brown hair.His eyes were a light blue.

Gaara nodded and cleared his throat."So,um...Where is this wonderful school i've heard so much about?"the boys looked shocked,then realized he was being sarcastic.They grinned and replied,"It's not far,only a fifteen minutes drive from here.Are you ready to go?"

Gaara laughed."Nope,but i have no choice do I?"

Josh and Sam laughed too,they were beggining to like this guy.then they lead the way to the car.

"Next stop,LSU!"

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