Chapter 2: I want to know...

Kenji and Gaara entered their room and found out that it was trashed. Someone messed up one of the beds, the lampshade was smashed, graffiti was written all over the wall and the two drawers were missing a leg.

"Okay... This is not what I expected..." sais Kenji.

"Hmmm... Who could have done this?" asked Gaara.

Then suddenly, Kenji picked up something on the floor. It looked like a strand of hair.

"What is it?" asked Gaara.

"Hmmm... Judging from the texture and color, it's dog hair." explained Kenji.

"Kiba... When I get my hands on him, I'll"

"You'll what?" asked Kenji.

"No! I don't want to come back to that attitude... Aaaargh!" yelled Gaara. Gaara then gripped his head and started to writhe in pain.

"Gaara? Are you okay?" asked Kenji worriedly. He approached Gaara to comfort him.

"N-No... Stay back... Please..." pleaded Gaara to Kenji.

"Is there anything I could do?" asked Kenji.

"G-get the medicine in my bag..."

Kenji rushed to Gaara's bag and started to search it. He found what he was looking for. He rushed back to Gaara's side and unwrapped the medicine. He leaned Gaara to the bed and popped one of the pills to Gaara's mouth. Gaara then started to calm down.

"What does this do?" asked Kenji.

"It induces relaxation..." replied Gaara.

Unknown to them, Sasuke and Naruto are eavesdropping on them.

"I knew it! Once a monster, always a monster!" yelled Naruto.

"Shhhh... Pipe down! He might hear us!" scolded Sasuke.

"Oh, sorry... Got a little carried away..." apologized Naruto.

"You always do! That's why you're so cute..." whispered Sasuke.

"Huh? What was that Sasuke?" asked Naruto.

"N-Nothing. It's nothing..." said Sasuke. Naruto shrugged it off and continued their spying.

(Back to Kenji and Gaara)

"So where did you come from anyway? And tell me more about your self..." asked Kenji to Gaara.

"Well, I came from the Hidden Sand Village. I was scorned when I was young. Some say I was a monster. They said that I only want to hurt them. Over time, the wounds they inflicted in my heart became worse. I became what they believed is me, a monster. I was a killing machine. I felt no remorse or regret. And it somehow felt great. Then our village decided to conquer the village of Konoha. I was their main weapon. I almost accomplished our mission until I met this boy like me. He too had a monster trapped inside of him. We fought a relentless battle. But in the end, he won because he believed in his friends. I came back to our village and decided to change my attitude, but I was too late. My village hated me more. I decided to come here to Konoha and hope for the best..." related Gaara.

"And I thought my life was hard..." said Kenji.

"How about ou, where did you come from?" asked Gaara.

"Me? Well, I came from Jyurakudai Villa, a neighboring town of Konoha. I don't know anything about my childhood but I do remember the day when I was adopted by my mother. I was wandering alone in the forest and then suddenly, a bear attacked me. Then my adoptive mother came and slayed the beast. She then took me with her and showered me with love. She taught me my fighting style, the Iaido, and she is also the one who gave me this kimono. After some time, she gave me permission to study here, in Konoha."

"So you don't know anything about your past?" asked Gaara.

"Nope, not one bit... But a fortuneteller from our town told me that I originally came from Konoha..." said Kenji.

"Don't believe it. Fortune tellers are just big liars who make money by telling lies to gullible people." said Gaara.

"Hey! I'm not gullible!" yelled Kenji.

"Sorry. Anyway, let's hit the hay. I'm sure we have a big day tomorrow..." suggested Gaara.

"Well I suppose, but one of the beds is all messed up..." said Kenji.

"We can share beds..." said Gaara.

"No that's okay, I can sleep on the floor. You need it more..." said Kenji.

"But I insist..." said Gaara.

"No, That's alright..." said Kenji.

Gaara then pulled Kenji to his bed and laid him beside himself. He then hugged Kenji tightly and pretended to be asleep.

"Gaara, knock it off!" yelled Kenji but Gaara didn't budge. He then gave a sigh and stopped struggling. After all, it wasn't so bad. In fact it felt good.

When Kenji was fast asleep, Gaara stopped pretending and he woke up. He examined Kenji's sleeping figure for a while anf then he genly touched the boy's face.

"Kenji..." whispered Gaara softly. He then laid down softly and put his arm on Kenji's chest. After a while, he fell asleep.

(Back to Naruto and Sasuke)

"I think their already asleep Naruto. Let's stop spying on them for now..." suggested Sasuke.

"Okay, Okay! I'm getting tired anyway." said Naruto. Naruto then undressed his upper clothing and went to bed. Sasuke couldn't help but stare at Naruto. After a while they too fell asleep.

(Kiba's room)

"Hehehe! Nice job Akamaru! We will launch operation destroy losers tomorrow!" said Kiba. Akamaru just barked in excitement.

"Hey could ou two keep it down! I'm trying to sleep!" yelled Shikamaru.

"Darn lazy pineapple head..." mumbled Kiba.

"I heard that!" yelled Shikamaru.

Wow! So many hits for an overnight story! Please R and R and I promise I'll put the next chapter ASAP!