The young boy looked up at the girl next to her, she was smiling at him.. 'Why.. why is she smiling… at a monster like me?..' thought the boy. He looked down at his hands, waiting for the taunting to start. "You're.. Gaara? Right? I'm Muna! I've been looking everywhere for you!"
"Y-you have?" Gaara asked in shock, "But… why?"
"Because…" she said as she reached out her hand to crease his cheek, "I... I want to be your friend." She smiled at him gently, and he stared at her, his eyes filled with hope… and fear…. "You're... Going to be my friend? But I'm a monster… I'll-""No you're not! Those people are idiots! They can't see that you are just an innocent child! They are to thick headed to realize what you really are! You're a child... Who needs to be cared for and loved..." Muna trailed off, she knew she was ranting but she couldn't help it, it use to be just an anime, but now it's real life... A life that Muna has to live through, and she won't just stand there as Gaara is thrown into the wave of emotional pain that those people put him through. She WAS going to make it better for him, even if it killed her.
Gaara stared at Muna, fear moved through his body, afraid she might just be another one of his father's hetmans or someone trying to make a fool of him…
"Gaara," Muna said sweetly. "How bout I buy you something to eat, then we can play ball together! " Gaara couldn't help the smile that grew on his face. He quickly nodded and jumped off the swing, 'well... Even if she is trying to hurt me… maybe I can know what it's like to have a friend… even if it's only for a while.'
~-_-~ 5 hours later.
Muna was back at her make shift home, she was tucking Gaara into one of the empty beds that were in the house, she leaned down and gave a light kiss to Gaara's forehead, 'Pedofile.' Akito muttered, Muna ignored Akito's insult and walked out of the room. 'Oh man… What am I going to do? I couldn't find a way to Gaara's house and he was so heavy to carry… What if they kill me when I bring him home tomorrow?' Thoughts like these ran through Muna's head as she washed up and got dressed for bed. She laid down in bed and as soon as she hit the pillow, she was out like a light.
Gaara laid in his new bed, he couldn't believe it… He had a real friend. Today he had lunch in the park with her, then they played many different games, and after she held him and sang him a song… of course he pretended to fall asleep but he couldn't help it! He didn't want to leave his new friend… he didn't want to lose her. Gaara knew he was going to be in trouble for this.. he started to fear what his father had in store for him once he got home…'No-no-no! Mustn't think about that! I should just try and spend time with my friend!' He smiled and quietly got up out of bed; he left his room and went down the hall in search of Muna's room.