Chapter Two

-2009-

He opened his eyes quickly to the sound of his alarm clock. It was the same dream every night...

Gaara was a 16 year old boy, a junior in high school. He was pretty popular, but he always felt empty. He did everything to try and fill the void. From girl to partying to drinking and smoking, nothing worked. Just nothing would fill that emptiness.

Until he met her. Her name was Sakura. She was 15 and a junior. They instantly made a connection as soon as they met. She filled his viod. She made him feel full. Some people thought they looked alike a little. (A/N: Not at all.) They did almost everything together.

Soon, they began dating, and they were happy. They both felt full. Or so he, himself, thought. Little did he know, she was moving away. She chose not to tell him until the actual day. Then, he hated her.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" He asked her, voice filled with sorrow. She looked away and began to speak. "I didn't want the rest of my days in town to be sad. I didn't want you to be sad." She finished.

"You didn't have to keep it from me!" I would have spent more time with you!" He yelled. She turned her back on him. "No. I wouldn't have wanted that. I have to go finish packing now. Goodbye, Gaara." She began walking away. "Don't ever come back then..." He told her, "I hate you..."

"That was fairly easy. Don't worry... I never planned on coming back." She looked back over her shoulder, and gave him a brief sad look, then slightly glared at him. The look of regret was plastered on his face.

It's been a little over a year since that day, and his situation never got better. He became more distant and cruel towards any girl that approached him and try to befriend him. All in all, he barely had any friends.

"N-Neji?" He heard a small, shy voice ask him. He turned around to face her.

"What?" He asked her coldly. At the tone of his voice, she tilted her head. She looked just like the girl in his dreams.

"I said Neji. That's your name."

"My name is Gaara, weirdo."

"It's Neji." She said again.

"No, you dumb girl! It's Gaara!" He yelled. "Ohhhh, well, whatever you say." She giggled. He sighed and continued to stare at her. She stared back in return.

"Well, what do you want?" He asked, already getting a headache.

"You're Neji. You're my brother and my husband." She said as she blushed. She raised his eyebrow. "That's incest and that's disgusting." He said as he turned and walked away. "It was your idea to get married in the first place." She said to him. He quickly turned her way and walked towards her. "Listen, because you still don't seem to get it," he said as he approached her, "we are not siblings or lovers or a married couple. Not. At. All! Got it?" He yelled as he grabbed her shoulders and shook her.

She giggled and hugged him without hesitation. He face plamed then pulled her off of him. "You are so weird. Just... Just leave me alone." He said tiredly and started walking away. "Okay, bye, Neji! I love you!" Then he heard retreating footsteps. He shivered in disgust. "Freak." He said to himself.

Suddenly the bell rang and he silently cursed and began running to his next class.