No right to NAruto


"So Gaara, did you see Yue today?" His sister was the first to ask when the three siblings all sat down in the living room after dinner.

The three took to their places comfortably. Kankuro plopped onto the sofa while Gaara and Temari occupied the two arm chairs that were set at each side of the sofa.

Dinner was an actual bust since Gaara had too much unsolved problems and thoughts on his mind; it made him lose his appetite.

Even relaxing with his siblings didn't get his mind off his situation. He didn't even hear Temari.

Kankuro and Temari looked at each other with a questionable look concerning their youngest brother. Temari tried to get his attention again, "Gaara, are you all right…?"

When Gaara still didn't answer, his brother humorously shouted at him, "Hey Kazekage Gaara?"

That finally got the Kazekage's attention. He glanced up at his siblings, "What is it?"

Temari attempted the question again, "Did you see Yue today?"

He nodded indifferently hoping that would be the end of the conversation but Temari pried even further, "What did you think of her Gaara? She's really nice isn't she?"

"I suppose." His short sentenced made it clear to Temari and Kankuro that something was evidently not right.

Kankuro hesitantly questioned further, "What's wrong Gaara? Did something happen between you love birds?"

Those weren't the words to use certainly not after that afternoon. "The girl and I are no such thing, the marriage will not take place. I would be a fool to let a preposterous situation like this happen. I would certainly be an even bigger fool to wed such a useless naïve girl."

"What exactly happened today, Gaara? Did you and Yue fight about the engagement?" Temari asked, wondering what Yue did to make Gaara this distraught about her.

Gaara silently and guiltily evaded his gaze downwards, "Disagreements were spoken and one thing led to another. We were both provoked and aggravated."

The blonde woman frowned at him, "You must have made her awfully irritated to incite her. Yue doesn't seem like the girl to get mad so easily. Kankuro and I almost killed her and yet she didn't even have a degree of anger in her."

"The simple susceptible way she looks at the world is enough to ignite anyone. If I am wrong of anything, it is that I let her go on for so long." Gaara commented impassively but cruelly.

"You have to give her a chance Gaara and in time things will get better between you two then maybe you will change your mind about the engagement." Temari urged and Kankuro agreed.

His older brother put in his encouragement too, "Yeah Gaara, it probably wasn't even an hour and already you two quarrel. You have to be a bit accepting after all she did travel all this way to meet you."

The young Kazekage once again looked down away from his siblings knowing that they were right.

Temari saw right through his uncaring façade, "Gaara, what is it really? What is it about Yue that is really bothering you?"

Gaara thought deeply and darkly before answering, not sure if he should confess his actual thoughts or not.

Finally he made the choice to tell the truth, "She's beautiful… and I am sure that she is a kind creature but you two both should know very well that someone like me will never fit into a perfect picture with someone like Yue Kamiya."

Kankuro hated the way his brother was talking about himself. "Someone like you…? Gaara, what are you talking about? There is nothing wrong with you. You're an incredible shinobi and to top it all off you're already a Kazekage at such a young age."

Their sister agreed, "Of course Gaara, Yue would never think anything differently."

"The details cannot cover up the bigger part of who I am. It is best for this girl and I have nothing in this arranged union."

While the redhead was being honest he might as well be truthful about everything, "It's not just that, but I truly don't like her for her nature. I cannot spend my life with someone that is the way she is. You two might think that I'm being too cruel but I cannot help how it is."

Silence came upon them while the man in the black jump suit and the blonde beauty looked at each other distressingly. Once again Temari decided to break the silence, "What about the engagement then?"

Kazekage Gaara answered bluntly, "It is off, there will be no marriage. My decision is final." He got up from his chair to retreat wordlessly upstairs into his bed room.

Sighing Temari openly commented, "What are we going to do with our brother, Kankuro…?"

He lightly shrugged and sighed too.

As Gaara looked out into the brilliant view of his village from the convenience of his room; in his hand was someone's information file. He flipped it open to look at the picture included inside.

The lovely picture of Yue Kamiya.

His fiancé that he planned to discard.

The girl knows nothing of the real world. It's almost a normal sense for her to know how to push my limits, hence the touchy reason why I cannot stop bringing my thoughts back to her.

The more Gaara looked at the picture, the more he began to admit to himself. No… It's solely because of this girl. She's different… I cannot pinpoint on it but our differences intrigue me.


Yue Kamiya tried to catch her breath as she bent forward to rest her hands on her knees so she could catch a breath. She was so tired from training since the morning till the afternoon that she could hardly breathe normally.

I think I might have overdone it…

Normally no matter how much free time Yue had she would try to find some way to busy herself. Whether it would be volunteering for easy rank missions or running chores but since she wasn't in her village, those weren't options. So she asked Takahiro-san where the village's training grounds were.

While training and going over drills she also did a lot of thinking on subjects she'd rather not burden herself with.

The most she thought of was the Raikage's disappointment and of course the contemplation of her first failed mission.

All her life Yue Kamiya put forth her best and the best was enough throughout but this time it wasn't. This time she couldn't do anything but stand by and watch the downfall happen because it was ultimately not in her hands but in the hands of a selfish ignorant Kage.

But he is the leader of this village… Perhaps he's doing what he thinks is best and-

"Yue?" A voice called to her questionably from behind interrupting her thoughts.

The dark brunette turned around to see who it was. Temari stood there with a soft smile on her face which Yue returned with her own grin and a bow as a greeting, "Good afternoon, Lady Temari."

"Oh Yue, don't bow to me." She smiled lightly and glance at Yue, "Wow, some training you did Yue. You're a mess."

Embarrassed, the girl examined herself. She was covered in dust and sand and her hair was probably a mess and sticky. Yue laughed awkwardly at Termari's true comment, "I think I might have trained too hard."

"You work too hard Yue, you should relax. How about after you clean up and then come over to our house for dinner?" The blonde woman suggested.

That caught Yue by surprise especially since what happened between her and Gaara yesterday. Would I incite Gaara further if he was to see me so soon and in his house…?

She stumbled upon her response, "I-It would be a pleasure but uhm… Uh, Lady Temari would.. Uh wouldn't Lord Kazekage get angry if I am over without notice…?"

"Oh it's no worry really, we'll be glad to have you over. Please say you'll come, I'm cooking tonight." Her pleading face was hard for Yue to even take a glimpse at.

Grudgingly, Yue nodded while half smiling, "Sure, thank you for inviting me Lady Temari."

"That's great, uh so you get cleaned up and we'll see you around seven? Here's the address to the house." She said and handed her a piece of paper, "I better get going, like I said I'm cooking dinner tonight!"

After waving goodbye merrily, Temari hurried from the training grounds and on her way home.

Yue stared at the piece of paper with the neat calligraphy on it. Biting her lip, she contemplated thoroughly about the situation.

Dinner….

Oh great, what have I gotten myself into… Knowing the Kazekage and I, we'll say something to aggravate each other and we'll start another heated argument…

I don't suppose I can tell them that I'm sick…

At that point, no matter how desperate there wasn't a possibility in the world that Yue could avoid this dinner with him; she already told Temari that she would.


The Sand Sibling's house couldn't really be called a house but an entire mansion residence! Yue couldn't help but stand in front of it; staring relentlessly.

Finding the house didn't take long especially since it was the biggest residence of all of Sunagakure, but Yue was a little early. She even tried to deliberately take a longer shower, spend extra time getting ready, and using every idea she could think of to stall but yet that didn't prevent her from being early.

Like all buildings in Sunagakure, the house appeared to be made of sand and clay but that's just the outer shell. The shape of it came in a dome like cylinder with windows, doors, a patio, and pillars.

In Kumogakure, the houses and buildings were all russet color and they were like big empty bowls resting on large columns.

The most interesting of The Cloud Village was that it was literally in the clouds because the entire village was set on top of a high mountain. Large, fluffy clouds float around the high structures in an intricate pattern, which was why it was cold there most of the time.

In The Sand, it could be nicely warm or incredibly hot and at night it could be enjoyably cool or extremely cold. It didn't bother Yue at all because it worked both ways.

If she was in the mood for a change from the cloudy chilliness of Kumogakure; the temperate dessert weather was perfect and if she felt homesick for the wintry then all she needed to do was to wait for the sun to go down.

Back there all she had was a one room apartment that had busy neighbors and children. It was different in The Sand for some reason. It had character not only in the house that was in front of her but the rest of the village.

Something just fit in her heart when she looked at anything in Sunakugare…

"What are you doing here?"

Yue brought herself back when she heard the voice. She followed the direction of the voice to her right side and it presented the sight of The Kazekage.

Her hands overlapped at the side of her waist and then bent her knees to some extent; a casual feminine curtsy, "Good evening Lord Kazekage. Uhm… Lady Temari has invited me to dinner."

"SHE WHAT."

His reaction was insulting but Yue manage to be patient. Grudgingly, she avoided an argument by avoiding eye contact with him.

Gaara decided to stay late at his office to work on reports and go over statements. Naturally tired after a long day, he was looking forward to going home and rest without any distractions tonight but at a distance from his home he saw Yue Kamiya standing in front of it watching it stupidly.

"I-I'm sorry Lord Kazekage… Maybe I can tell Lady Temari that I can't make it."

Gaara could already predict how enrage Temari would be if she found out that he drove her away purposely, "No, you will have to stay or I will never hear the end of it."

With a short awkward cough he maneuvered around Yue and took out his key to open the front door of his home. The girl was clueless on what to do except to wait for him.

The redhead noticed the idiotic staring from Yue again when he opened the door and couldn't restrain himself to comment, "Are you just going to stand there and look like an idiot or are you going to come in?"

Bashfully Yue followed in after Gaara. The inside of the mansion was wide and spacey, clean and homey.

To the left from the door was the entrance to the living room, from the right was the stairs ascending to another level of the house, and directly in the middle was the wide hallway that led to the kitchen and other features of immense residence.

"Gaara is that you?" Tamari's voice was heard coming from down the hall.

When she reached the end of the pathway and saw his brother with Yue, her attention focused on Yue first. "Yue you're right on time, I just finished dinner." Her eyes at last glanced at the eighteen year old Kazekage, "And you're with Gaara…?"

"W-we just bumped into each other just now." The Kamiya girl explained. Gaara merely hummed a simple 'hm' and started his way to the stairs.

Temari stopped him when he was half way up, "Where are you going Gaara? Aren't you hungry?"

"No, I just lost my appetite." He didn't look back at them when he said it but it was direct enough. "I'm just going to rest for tonight."

Yue looked to Temari, feeling awful that she had ruined dinner for Gaara.

Temari could see the poor girl's remorse which filled her heart with resentment at her brother's attitude. "Yue, Kankuro is in the dining room setting up the table, can you go and help him. I'll be right back."

Smiling sullenly, Yue nodded and left to do so. Temari waited until she was out of sight when she stomped up the stairs into her little brother's room.

The door to Gaara's room was closed but Temari didn't even knock as a warning. Aggravated, she practically stormed into the bedroom.

Gaara was standing at his usual spot that looked out onto the view with crossed arms and a loaded mind. When his sister barged in, he didn't even look her way but it was clear to him of how irritated she was with him.

Temari tried to relax so she could reasonably speak, "Gaara come down to dinner, I'm sure that you haven't had a decent meal the entire day."

"No." He stated apathetically, "I'm not hungry. I'm tired and I wish to rest."

His sister knew better, "NO, you just want to avoid Yue. How you acted a moment ago was rude Gaara. Stop trying to scare her."

"You do not know what you are saying Temari. Please I do not wish to argue with you. Leave now please."

She stood firmly at her spot, "Not until you come down to dinner. I deliberately invited Yue to dinner so you can see her interact with us, see how she truly is."

He finally turned to her direction, "It is unnecessary for us to interact. I have already told you that there will be no marriage. You decided to take it upon yourself to arrange this without my consent."

"You can be mad at me but don't put your aggravation on Yue. I invited her here, it's not like she unexpectedly dropped by Gaara." Temari found herself spilling everything out but she calmed down before continuing, "Just give her a chance Gaara, who knows you might even like her."

The Kazekage turned back toward the windows, "That is an impossible matter. I will never ever have imprudent affection for that fictional thinking girl. Now leave Temari."

"NO."

Her stubbornness gave Gaara a reason to pull a trump card, "Even if I am your brother Temari, I am also The Kazekage and I just gave you an order."

She clenched her jaw in anger for a moment. Exhaling, Temari turned for the door but not after saying, "Gaara, are you really going to be alone your entire life? Kankuro and I can't live forever."

The sound of the closing door was heard and only silence came after. His green eyes peered deep within the village again.

I know what I'm doing.

But am I doing the right thing…


"I hope you liked dinner Yue, it was my first time cooking dinner." The lady with the four pigtails asked as she and Kankuro walked Yue to the door.

It was truly Temari's first time cooking because it wasn't the best food they had eaten but Yue thought it was sweet that she went through all the trouble, "It was absolutely delicious Lady Temari."

Kankuro scoffed sarcastically, "Delicious? God it was like charcoal and ash Temari. Cooking is definitely not your forte."

That comment earned The Puppet Master a good smack on the back of his head, "Well for someone who thought it was disgusting, you were also the one who ate the most."

"I didn't eat anything all day; of course I would be hungry."

Truth was Yue didn't eat much during dinner but it wasn't because of Temari's cooking. The two siblings were very nice and brought on engaging conversations which she participated in joyfully too but the fact that The Kazekage decided to not come to dinner because of her; it made her feel awful.

It was getting late and she was in the way of their rest. "Thank you for inviting me to dinner Lady Temari, Lord Kankuro. I bid you both a good night."

"Wait Yue, one of us will accompany you back to the hotel." Temari stopped Yue the moment she touched the door knob.

The puppet master yawned while he stretched his arms into the air, "I volunteer you, I'm tired."

"Okay, then you can wash and put away the dishes."

Upon hearing that, Kankuro's eyes pulled apart, "WHAT! Didn't you just hear me say that I'm exhausted?"

The sister crossed her arms, "I can't do everything around here. Either you do the dishes and I can walk Yue home or it can be the other way around."

"Temari, I will escort her home." Gaara stated as he descended down the stairs.

Both he and Yue had fixed stares on each other on his way down, although Yue's was pure shyness whereas Gaara was just sternly staring, as if he was trying to unravel a mystery right before him.

Intimidated, she broke contact as she lowered her eyes. The green in his eyes had serenity but it filled with intensity too.

The air was exceptionally cool even with the wind swaying gently back and forth. Shop owners and vendors were still opened for the night and villagers of men, women, and children were all around.

Their attentions were divided into handling business and the other half was focused all on The Kazekage and the girl from their enemy village.

It was just another factor of making the situation more awkward for them two. Yue held her arm diffidently next to Gaara as they strolled back to the hotel.

The quietness between them was brutal to Yue but she didn't want to start a conversation. Even the smallest sound from her might set him off and make him hate her even more…

Certain shyness drew within Gaara as well but with his personality, it was easy for him to conceal feelings that shouldn't be showed externally. To distract himself, his eyes started to peer around his surroundings.

Gaara then noticed the bandages wrapped around her wound. It was an appropriate excuse to start a conversation without it being forced upon. "How is your injury? Does it still pain you?"

Yue looked to her arm that she was coincidently holding and then at The Kazekage timidly, "It's gotten a lot better, t-thank you."

"I hope that Temari and Kankuro have explained and apologized to you of what they did." He inquired even if he appeared uninterested.

They stood in front of the hotel under freshly lit lanterns. Both turned to face each other to properly speak to one another. "It was not their fault, I didn't properly identify myself. Forgive me for disrupting the village Lord Kazekage."

He lifted a hand in the air as a gesture, "Stop, you have no reason to ask for my forgiveness. You did nothing wrong and once again I must ask you to stop being so formal when addressing me."

"Yes G-Gaara." The girl hesitantly attempted the correction.

His arms crossed almost offensively as he questioned, "It would not be a surprise to me if you were to be still bitter after yesterday but I am surprise that you are not. Are you not furious with my decision?"

Once again, Yue glanced down for a moment and then back at his face to answer, "Lord Ka-"

Gaara intervene with an obvious cough at her mistake.

The girl gave it some speculating. Ever since she saw him outside his home just a few hours ago, her anger and frustrations toward him seemed to vanish. It was a hard explanation but Yue tried to explain it the best way possible.

"Well, to be honest. I am still upset of it but I still have respect for you Gaara. You are the village's Kazekage which means you are only looking out for what's best for the village."

At hearing that, there was a tug at Gaara's heart. As much as he would like to tell himself and tell her that he was only denying the engagement because of the village; he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Apparently, he knew that his reasons were strictly for his own selfish purposes.

Here is this naïve infuriating girl who is willing to give up her life to stay at my side for the sake of her village and here I am the Kazekage…

This wretched girl…

His silent thinking was making Yue uneasy and his expressionless face made her worry, "G-Gaara, is everything all right…?"

The sand wielder brought his attention back to her, "I don't suppose you would like to visit me at the office again tomorrow around noon."

Blush colored Yue's face but she managed to reply, "No it would be a pleasure but forgive me. May I ask why?"

"The elders and The Raikage desire us to spend some time together before you leave. From the start, I plan to tell them a lie but they would surely investigate. So are you willing to rid your plans for tomorrow to have a day with me?" The reason was true but it wasn't the only reason.

In the complete sincere truth she replied, "I'd love to Gaara."

Really now… I wonder if she knows what truly lurks within me…?

Inquisitively, he questioned softly, "Yue, do you…know… Did The Raikage tell you anything about me? Important facts you should know about me?"

She naturally leaned her head to the side curiously, "What do you mean…? What do I need to know about you?"

"Answer the question."

Yue thought back to when The Raikage first told her of the engagement. "All she ever told me was that you are the Kazekage and is a magnificent shinobi."

It is no wonder that this girl is willing to go on with the engagement… She doesn't know anything about me besides the obvious. Surely if she learns of the truth, she will change her mind….

"Gaara…?" The dark brunette called to him because of his dazing. When he returned his attention she also asked, "What…do you mean by what you asked earlier?"

The Kazekage shook his head, "No… it is late, you will rest for tonight. All will be clear tomorrow. I will see you then."

The girl agreed with a nod; not wanting to test his limits. "Good night Gaara."

He nodded too but indifferently like always and turned around to head home.

Let's see if she is still willing to be with me when she knows of the truth…


The little girl name Takahiro Kiko spotted Yue as she appeared from the hall that lead into the reception area, "Good morning Yue! Where are you going?"

Takahiro-san was at the reception area cleaning it. Kiko was playing around near there on the floor with her dolls.

Like her dolls, the little girl's face held a clear porcelain innocence and beauty. She was a tiny child, still dressed in her night dress and still had on her night slippers. Her hair retained into a messy ponytail but that only made her look cuter.

Yue smiled down at Kiko and then glance over at Takahiro-san, "Good morning Takahiro-san, good morning Kiko, or should I say good noon?"

The kind middle age woman grinned, "We wanted to invite you to breakfast but we didn't know if you were awake. Did you just wake up just now, Yue?"

"Oh no, I woke up early in the morning to write a letter to the Raikage but thank you for thinking of me. Mrs. Takahiro you are so nice."

Kiko tugged at Yue's hand for her attention, "Yue! Yue! Let's go to the park today!"

"I wish I can Kiko darling but I have to go see the Kazekage today. Perhaps tomorrow."

The child frowned at her, "Aww, okay…"

"Why do you have to go see the Kazekage again Yue?" Mrs. Takahiro questioned curiously.

Yue blushed secretly when she replied, "Uhm… I'm not sure yet."

"Oh well, I hope it is nothing negative or too serious. You better run along so you won't keep The Kazekage waiting. We'll see you tonight."

Yue nodded and waved goodbye to her and her daughter, "Goodbye for now, have a nice day!"

Villagers of Sunagakure thought that The Cloud Village girl was there to discuss a sort of political matter. They didn't have a clue about the arranged engagement.

Even without the knowledge of the actual truth, the eyes of each villager still watched Yue suspiciously and nosily.

This time Yue didn't even need to say a word to the receptionist lady. She merely approached the desk and the lady just motioned her to be on her way up as if Yue was expected to be there.

A door to Gaara's office was cracked opened like it was purposely left like that for her. She lifted her hand to give it a knock but stopped half way when the door opened completely revealing Gaara standing there.

He had on what looked to be a long white Kazekage robe with a blue undershirt; an outfit officials wear at the village and perhaps at other villages too.

The Kamiya girl didn't find it silly looking but rather noticed how dashing it made Gaara look.

Immediately her hand dropped limply to her side; feeling completely embarrassed. All the heat and red rushed up to her face when she replayed the moment in her mind.

"Forgive me Gaara, I th-thought to knock. I- didn't know you were just leaving." Her stuttered answer gave an excuse to blush even more.

Gaara watched intently noticing the soft pink coming onto her cheeks and realized her humiliation. Awkwardly, he cleared his throat to relieve the tense moment. "It's all right; I was going to wait for you on the roof so I can get some fresh air. Care to join me?"

The girl nodded still feeling flushed and waited for him to walk ahead so he could lead the way. They walked down the hall to wait for the elevator doors to open with silence surrounding them.

As the elevator climbed up, no words were exchanged but the serious atmosphere still resided and since they were in such a small space it seemed suffocating.

When the ride stopped and the doors slid opened, she and Gaara walked out of the elevator to directly across.

The view was so gorgeous and spectacular because it was so different from The Cloud. Kumogakure was very beautiful too but Yue had seen it her whole life but Sunagakure…

The main thing that was so fascinating was the fact it was so big. From ground level one wouldn't know unless you explore the entire village.

The village itself appeared to be located within an immense circular canyon. That was certainly something interesting to gaze upon. There were long straight paths from the edges of the village leading to the Kazekage building. It was almost like an inner outline of a star.

Villagers and business could be seen from the view going about their time. Children played ecstatically in the streets with each other.

Already Sunagakure started to settle in her heart.

Yue couldn't help but express her thoughts, "It's so..beautiful…"

"I never thought I would hear a Cloud Village shinobi say that." Gaara frankly replied. From the corner of his eye, he watched Yue grasp onto the rail and leaned over slightly to look more closely. "What do you see?"

Her lips spread lightly and genuinely, "A home."

The way the wind lifted her long black hair and the way her face embraced tranquility grasped Gaara's eyes even further. He turned to give her his attention completely. "Really… Again you continue to surprise me."

Yue leaned back into a posture and faced Gaara to say, "I'm not like my like my people Gaara… I'm different. I see things differently, I feel things unlike them, and I like this village… It doesn't matter what they would think about me if they heard me say that because it's the truth."

The Kazekage crossed his arms slowly but seriously, "Since we are being honest right now, perhaps I should start with some truthful information."

"What…truthful information?"

No words came from Gaara.

He kept his pose and his eyes fixated at her; concentrating.

Yue felt uncomfortable but she searched his green orbs for answers. Suddenly something swathed at her figure and started to lift her from the ground.

Frightened at the abruptness, the girl examined herself with quick eyes. Sand like wide ropes wrapped her figure and lifted her up from the floor. It squeezed her reasonably tight. She looked to Gaara to see if he was in the same state.

He kept his stern stance and unchangeable unconcerned demeanor.

"G-Gaara…?" It confused Yue to see him so calm and not in the same state she was.

Slowly, he wielded her lower and closer towards him by his sand, "Right now, you are wondering if I am doing this. Yes I am. Currently, you are thinking back to a few days ago where an orb of sand saved you from my brother's attack. Yes it was I who used it to save you. At this very moment you are questioning me mentally how is it possible that I can do this? Am I right?"

Everything he stated was true so Yue nodded. She could barely move in this sand like cocoon.

"Your precious respectable Raikage forgot to inform you of what I truly am, of what really lays within me." Gaara continued without any hesitation, "I am a Jinchūriki, the host of the One Tailed Beast; Shukaku."

The Kamiya girl gasped shakily at what he just said

Yue knew of Jinchūrikis especially since her own villages had a host demon too; Nii Yugito, but she never imagined that her arranged engagement was to a Jinchūriki too.

"W-Why didn't she..-"

Kazekage Gaara intervened, "Can you not think of one reason why she would not tell you? Think clearly about it."

There wasn't a thought in Yue's mind of why The Raikage wouldn't tell her. There shouldn't be a reason to withhold this information from her so she shook her head, "I…really don't know."

With her still in his sand case, he brought her closer to his face, "Are you afraid of me now? Are you not scared that I can kill you in a second? Don't you want to leave this village and forget about the arranged situation.. "

She couldn't escape from the trap nor use hand signs to defend herself. If he decided to do away with her than it would surely be an easy job but Yue didn't appear to be afraid of Gaara anymore.

Once Yue thought about it, she couldn't find a reason to be scared of Gaara, even with the beast…

Gaara saw her confusion and decided to pressure the answer he wanted out of her. He started to control the sand to gradually tighten. "I have killed without caring before. Are you scared now? Tell me."

He wouldn't…Hurt…Me….

Yue could feel the tightness starting around her. It started to squeeze the breath out of her but she still breathily answered, "No… I'm not scared of you, Gaara. Why…Why would I be?"

His eyes widened at her words. It wasn't what he wanted to hear, it didn't satisfy.

He compressed the sand harder against Yue, "If you think that I will not kill you mercilessly than you are sadly mistaken. I will crush your body and steal your soul without remorse."

"You can kill me but I can't tell you that. I'm not scared of you Gaara; I don't care what you say. Even if you are a Jinchūriki!" Yue breathlessly argued; it was getting really hard to breathe. "I don't care!"

Instantly, Gaara released the sand from Yue and let her drop harshly onto the roof's floor. She coughed terribly from trying to breathe too fast.

When the air finally settled through the girl, she looked up at the shocked Kazekage.

She grasped onto the railing to help her as she stood weakly, "Gaara…. Is that why you don't want us to get married?"

"NO." He retorted quickly, "The reason I do not want you as my wife is that you are a useless immature girl that is worth nothing."

His words were heard all her life by bullies and sometimes even adults so it didn't faze her.

Yue continued to look at Gaara but with new developed strength. "There is nothing you can do or say to frighten me!"

"Y-YOU-!" Gaara knew she was right. The determination surging from her dark colored eyes made it hard for him to come up with anything to finish his statement. Instead he twisted to the opposite direction to leave her.

"Wait…!"

He stopped in his tracks toward the elevator to hear what she wanted.

Yue neared herself to him but not so close. She gave them respectable space away from each other. "You saved me. You saved me by using that sand… I know you are a good person, you're not evil like you want me to believe."

"You don't know anything." The Kazekage stated almost silently and again with his unemotional voice. "We don't belong together in this world, in this life, and never will."

She looked down shyly and then again to his back, "We could…If we just give it a chance."

Again her words took Gaara by surprise. He tried to find an excuse to her kindness, "You only wish for this to happen because you want our villages to unite."

Guiltily, the girl didn't answer. Yue watched helplessly as he stalked to the elevator.