Yo!

So, I hope you like the chapter and I also wanted to know, should Sakura and Sasuke be good or bad? I am not going to go all out with excessive and unnecessary bashing, however I can have good or bad characters.

Also, how should the chunin exams go? When Gaara finds out about the invasion, should he tell Naruto? Oh, and I think I should let you know, I am not trying to act like a spoiled brat or anything, but honestly, how fast I update, and how good the chapters are, really depend on the reviews I get, good reviews, or any reviews at all encourage me to write more and give me inspiration. That and I really like to have input on what I should do, I want you all to like my story, and for that I need to keep your interest, hence your opinions seriously matter to me.

So, without further ado, I present to you, chapter 3! Happy reading and reviewing, oh and Merry christmas eve!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any way, shape, or form.

Gaara's P.O.V

Walking down a street with Naruto proved to be an interesting experience.

Naruto walked in front of me, heads behind his head, and a big smile on his face with his eyes somewhat closed, giving him a fox like look.

Many glares were being sent his way, but to my ever increasing surprise, Naruto ignored it all and continued to smile like he was the happiest person in all the world.

They stopped at a place he vaguely recalled Naruto calling Ichiraku's ramen.

"Hey old man!" Naruto called out as he stepped up to the counter.

An old man looked up and, surprising me, smiled as he announced, "Naruto! It's nice to see you, and who might this young man be?" as he turned and looked at me, smile still firmly in place.

Not used to having anyone, other than Naruto, be nice, let alone, smile at me, I couldn't speak. Naruto must have noticed my struggle because he answered for me.

"This is Gaara, he is from the sand village, here for the chunin exams, he is also my newest friend!" Naruto practically yelled then gave a giggling sound while throwing an arm around my shoulders, squeezing my shoulder slightly in comfort.

The man just laughed, apparently used to Naruto's antics as he said, "Well in any case, it's nice to meet you Gaara, now, Naruto what'll it be?" He now held a notepad in his hands looking at Naruto expectantly.

"Ummm," Naruto looked thoughtful, he looked at me before nodding his head and turning back to the man.

"I"ll take two bowls of miso ramen please!"

The man seemed surprised for a moment before turning to me and asking, "And for you Gaara?"

I was still a bit in shock from someone being so nice to me, and not fearful in anyway, I couldn't seem to make my vocal cords work.

Naruto again came to my rescue.

"I already ordered for him, I said two bowls, one for him and one for me."

The man looked even more shocked before he fixed Naruto with a concerned look.

"Naruto, are you feeling alright?"

Naruto laughed, not the laugh he had earlier, this was a much louder and boisterous laugh, and at least to me, was obviously fake, and said, "Course I am old man, I'm just not to hungry right now, okay old man!?"

The man still looked a bit concerned, but seemed to let it go for now.

After getting our ramen, watching Naruto practically inhale his, and slowly eating my own. We noticed the sun had started to set.

I sighed, I didn't want to but mother was insisting, I had to return to the hotel we would be staying in or they may assume I had run away or something.

I looked at Naruto and sighed again. He offered a weak smile of his own.

We stood in front of the hotel, neither of us sure how to say goodbye.

Suddenly Naruto straightened up and kissed me. I kissed back, taking comfort in the knowledge that we would be seeing each other again soon enough, before pulling away slowly.

Naruto chuckled, his gaze drifting up for a moment before he stated, "You know, you should start trying to be more friendly towards your siblings, show them you aren't the monster you hold inside, show them they have nothing to fear, because now, hopefully, they are some of your precious ones."

With one last peck on the lips, he was gone.

I looked up to where Naruto had been looking.

Temari and Kankuro stood, stalk still in the window of our room, eyes wide. When our gazes connected they both immediately scrambled out of the view of the window.

My resolve hardened. I would show them, I am Gaara, their little brother, not mother. I would take Naruto's advice, I will, I will convince them eventually. I will not kill them, no matter how much mother asks me too, because mother does not control me, I am my own person and I make my own decisions.

Having finished my mental rant, I proceeded into the hotel and to the room I was sharing with my... siblings.

I opened the door to find Kankuro sitting on the floor, surrounded by puppet parts and tools, tinkering away. He was clearly nervous about something, as his hand holding the screw shook slightly and his breathing was uneven.

Temari was sitting on her bed, reading a book, or at least pretending too, and failing rather miserably as she was holding the book upside down and her gaze wasn't even on the book.

I sighed, this was going to take time and work, but I had to start somewhere and somehow right?

Softly I cleared my throat.

I nearly flinched myself, when both Kankuro and Temari flinched and shook slightly at the sound.

For a moment I wondered if it was a lost cause, before an image of beautiful pure blue eyes flashed in my head and my resolve became iron steel.

I cleared my throat one last time as I stepped forward, I wasn't exactly sure how to approach this, I felt extremely awkward, but I knew it had to be done.

"Temari, Kankuro I-" I paused and swallowed, they both continued to stare at me, eyes wide.

"I want to, to a-apologize; I'm sorry for acting the way I have in the past, I just-" I paused again, my throat tightened, it felt a bit like I was choking on something and my eyes watered.

I remembered why I had treated them both so coldly and harshly, they had been scared of me, their supposed little brother, I thought they resented me as well, so I had decided to resent them back, it hadn't been until a few years later, when he overheard a conversation between the two did he realize neither had resented him had resented him.

Temari had been crying, after he had threatened to kill her for the first time, and Kankuro was comforting her, she had keep asking what she had done to me, and Kankuro had no answer. Only now did I understand exactly what she had been talking about.

I couldn't stop the tears that pooled in my eyes as I started to breath raggedly, all pretense of being emotionless gone, as I broke down in front of my shocked siblings.

I started to babble, speak, as well as I could through my own sobs, "I-I was j-just so… angry. I didn't like you guys being scared of me. I-I I…" I couldn't speak anymore, I just sobbed for what felt like eternity before choking out, "I just wanted, to be accepted by you two, to be, to, to be… loved, by my big sister and brother."

I couldn't look at them, I couldn't stand to see the looks of disgust they must have at my display of such weakness.

Suddenly I was enveloped in a warm embrace. I smelled, desert lilies, and spices… Temari.

I was being hugged by my big sister. I wanted to laugh, but somehow only managed to sob harder.

"Hush now Gaara, it's okay, I love you, no matter what you may have done in the past, you are my precious otouto, and I will always love you."

The softly spoken words of my big sister, made me so happy, I couldn't describe it, I just slid my gourd off my back and wrapped my own arms around Temari, hugging her back. I clutched to her dress as I cried, her hand smoothing my hair.

It was the first time anyone other than Naruto had comforted me. It felt, almost like what a mother would do, and I knew in that instant that I loved my older sister, without a doubt, and I would be damned if I let anyone take her away.

I was slightly startled as I felt two knew arms encircle both Temari and I. I smelled, wood polisher, and the vague scent of sawdust. Kankuro.

"I'm sorry otouto, I shouldn't have acted the way I did, I too, do love you. You, me, and Temari, we are a family, nothing is going to change that, we love you otouto, we always will."

With that I clug harder to both my big brother and sister, and cried the night away.

For the first time in a long time, I felt safe, loved, and… warm.

The end.

Okay, the reason I had Temari and Kankuro so, fluffy I guess you could say, is because I think they both always loved their brother, even when he was an insane murdering monster. Seeing him in such weak position made them wake up from their fear to see the hurt their little brother was suffering with.

Again, should kyuubi be good or bad? I'm definitely thinking on having Jiraiya look at Gaara's seal, and like re-enforce it or something.

Well, please review, Again, the better the reviews, the faster the next chapter goes up, and the better it is written, I'm completely open for any suggestions for the story, so let me know if you come up with an idea, I'd be happy to hear, or well you know, read it.

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