Sand and Stone
A.N: I am sorry this chapter took me soooo long to complete. I kept getting sidetracked or stumped. THANK YOU SO MUCH! for people that voted, followed and favorited. (I still can't believe that there is still so many)
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Chapter 4: Waiting
For the first time in his life Gaara wanted to go outside right as the sun came up. It wasn't really hard physically since he couldn't sleep that easily in the first place, but he had to let Yashamaru know where he would be going. He didn't want the one person who cared for him to hate him like all of the other villagers.
'But Yashamaru won't be up just yet." Gaara thought before he touched his caretaker's door. 'Would it be okay for me to wake him up. That Lady said to be there at sunrise, if he didn't show up, would she leave?'
"Yes! She would! So go there and kill her before your babysitter wakes up and kill her!," That dark voice in the back of his head kept chanting.
But if he did that the weird lady wouldn't play with him anymore. Maybe she can become his friend, after all the sand listened to her.
With that thought he knocked on the door. At first there were some shuffles, but then the door opened up to reveal the kind face of his caretaker.
"Gaara-sama?" Yashamaru asked since this was the first time the little boy woke up since he was four when yashamaru explained the concept of sleeping when it was nighttime and not to bother him when he was sleeping, so he could have enough energy for the next day.
"What do you need?"
"Um...Yashamaru…", Gaara started to ask but trailed off unsure.
"Yes?", Yashamaru asked, curious to why Gaara was waking him so early in the mourning. It was almost time for the sun to come out. Did Gaara want to watch the sunrise with him?
"Do you need my help Gaara-sama?"
"No, but can I go outside please? I promised someone that I would meet them there at sunrise," Gaara asked shuffling his feet.
Yashamaru was caught off guard slightly. Someone asked Gaara to meet him somewhere in the village this early? Normally people would stay away from or outright avoid his presence all together. It sounded ridiculous and tickled his shinobi senses. He put on a tentative smile.
"Do you know who asked to meet you?" he asked." because I would also like to meet your friend as well." 'and see what their motives are.' but that last part was left unsaid.
Gaara looked up from the floor with eager hope in his eyes. "She is a weird lady who wear a big green hat. The sand listens to her. She is like me!"
'Someone can manipulate sand like Gaara? How only those of the Sabuku clan has the closest ability to Shukaku's powers!' Hiding his inner panic and worry he asked Gaara, what the 'Weird Lady's' name was. But to his displeasure Gaara didn't know.
"She walked away after telling me where to meet. I'll find out today, so can I go?," cue big puppy eyes.
Yashamaru sighed. The only way he could find out was to meet her himself. "Yes, you can go. "But, I'm coming with you." Gaara beamed and he started to run to the front door. As soon as he was out of the door he started to sprint, Yashamaru following him. The sun was already rising. He had to hurry, otherwise she might leave.
But when the two of them reached the meeting point, the strange lady wasn't there yet.
'Did she leave?' Gaara thought. his shoulders sinking into himself. A hand on his shoulders pulled Gaara out of his depressing thoughts.
"We're still a little early, we can wait a little while." The retired shinobi said, trying to cheer the young jinchuriki up. Gaara nodded. And so they waited.