Chapter 3 of 'the demon fell'. So please do enjoy and take your time to read and review, thank you

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Sakura: cha!

Inner Sakura: cha!

Gaara: hm

Shukaku: hm


Her breath hitched as they both neared the sand ninja, her body began to shake uncontrollable as her feet filled up with the hot sand. Sweet rolled down her face with each puff she took, wiping the sweat with the back of her hand, shaking her head as the dust from the sand carried with the wind into her hair.

She breathed rashly as the sand ninja walked out of the shadows and into the clearing, where she could clearly see red.

"K-Kakashi- sensei!" Sakura shuttered.

"Yes." he mumbled to her, but so she could hear him clearly.

"I-I-Is that who I-I think t-that is?" She gulped down a lump in her throat when she saw who the ninja was in the clearing.

"Yes… Gaara of the desert." He eyed the red ninja and looked him up and down. So they sent him. He shook his head, there was nothing he could do for his student right now after all he, himself, had an important mission to tend to so nothing could stop him from not completing the mission.

Sakura would just have to wait for him to finish his mission and tell Tsunade of what is concerning him with her apprentices going to the village hidden in the sand, but if things got too hectic for her he did say for her call for him. Yes, she'll have to wait.

"I know Sakura, I know." He looked back at her and gave her a small and reassuring nod of his head.

She gave him a small and sad smile in return.

I'm sorry Sakura, but I have no choice right now. Kakashi thought before they took a clear Holt in the rocks where Gaara was waiting.


"Hello." Gaara bowed to Sakura and Kakashi.

"H-hello." Sakura bowed nervously back.

"Good evening I'm Kakashi Hatake and this is my student Sakura, as you may know, but I am here to escort her half-way and you the other half." Kakashi said to try and act friendly to him.

"Hai." He turned to Sakura and looked her in the eyes, something about her didn't seem right, something about her eyes; they looked all most… Lonely and sad. He turned his head to the side and studied her more thoroughly, she looked like an average young-teen girl, her style like any other girl he has seen when his travelled to other villages so, overall she looks and act like any normal girl, so why is she so sad?

As Gaara continued to look at her, Sakura felt very uncomfortable and scared; the way he gaze at her in that way made her bones chill and freeze her body to a holt, she couldn't think straight or even move with the bone chilling-eyes.

Her mouth began to slowly open to say something, but nothing came out! She panicked, what was she going to do now! His eyes looked like they were ready to kill for god shakes, but she couldn't even do a simple thing like talk or move a muscle. How'd she get in this mess anyway?

You dope, move your body and stop his gaze. Saw him whose boss cha! Inner Sakura said with a fist in one air.

Well it's easy for you to say, you're not the one under his gaze! Sakura retreated back.

Oh you're such a wimp, you can't even fight good and let alone not be scared of just a mere gaze from a creepy boy! Inner Sakura crossed her arms and snorted.

Correction, creepy and dangers. Sakura said as she swallowed a lump in her throat, Gaara continued to study her.

If I was in your situation your right now I would totally tell him whose the boss right now, even lay out a few ground rules. Inner Sakura stated proudly.

Oh you so wouldn't. She answered back.

Oh I so would! Inner Sakura argued back.

No you wouldn't now shut-up I have had enough of you and Gaara right now! Sakura screamed to her inner.

Jeeze you don't have to scream all at me, god have some respect will ya! Inner Sakura grumbled

Why don't you have some respect! After all you're the one who thinks they can stand up to Gaara, a guy with a demon sealed in him and who controls sand! You could get us both killed with the way you're going. Sakura said.

Whatever, I'm going. Inner Sakura grumbled.

Good! Sakura cheered.

Hm! With that she was gone.


Hmm, just look at the fine body we could rip to shreds. Shukaku howled in the deep corners of Gaara's mind.

No! Gaara rashly replied, clutching his knuckles together and eyes closed, I'm not here to kill or scare anyone away, I'm on a mission which doesn't involve you! Gaara sneered at the demon in his mind.

You're wrong when you say 'you're' on a mission, I'm in this as much as you are when you're doing anything. He enchanted.

No, I've had enough of the murdering and killing. That is not me anymore! Gaara tried to sound determined and strong, but only succeeding a mere whimper of deny.

That's what you say, but that's not how it is. You still reek of dead corpses and blood; you still strive for pain and suffering for others, you murder any who oppose you. Shukaku harshly remarked.

No! I'm not gonna hurt or kill anyone and that's not what I'm gonna to be anymore, besides I haven't killed in a while. Gaara glared at the demon in his mind.

Hehe, really? What happened to that girl in that ridiculous class of yours, hmm? Shukaku started to laugh.

She! She was in my w-way I didn't mean I-it-. Gaara whimpered in defeat, the demon was right he was still the blood lusted demon-host to the people of Suna, they would never forgive him no matter what he did to ask for their forgiveness. He even proved to them that he could never be trusted or forgiven when he killed that girl. Ok you're right and I'm wrong.

Hehehe well of course I am. he smirked.

But you're wrong when you say you want to rip this girl into pieces, I'm gonna prove to you and everyone in the village that I can do this mission and I am worthy of becoming the village hidden in the sand's kazekage! Gaara vowed to the demon.

Arh, you humans make me sick! You won't last long with that blood-lust of yours, just you wait! And with that the demon slowly disappeared into the depths of Gaara's mind.


"Well I think it's time to take my leave." Kakashi said, smiling a comforting smile at Sakura.

"Well… Goodbye sensei." She nodded and bowed her head.

"Hm, goodbye." Gaara said with a nod of his head, still looking at Sakura the same way he has been the whole ten minutes.

"I'll see you later Sakura, and remember what I told you, Ok?"

"Ok" She nodded again.

"Good." He smiled once more before heading off on to the other direction.

Things were quiet when Kakashi left, more awkward. Nothing was said between the two as the sound of desert birds called across the desert.

Sakura was beginning to grow very cautious of Gaara since she knew what he was and what he was capable of, and it didn't help he was still staring at her like he was about to pounce on her at any given notice.

"We must go." Gaara said after other five minutes of awkward, or creepy, silence.

"A-a-arh yeah… Your right, hehe." She laughed an awkward laugh.

"Hm." Was all he said before turning around and taking off the direction of the hidden sand village.

Oh great! Sakura whined in her head before taking off behind Gaara.


Well, that's the third chapter R/R hope you like the story all so far.