Gaara sat at his desk, small lights illuminating his office. He was still in his white Kazekage robes, even though didn't need to be. It was past 10 o'clock at night and his body was begging him to go to sleep. He wouldn't let himself go to sleep however. He hadn't slept since Hana was admitted to the hospital three days ago. Consequently, his lack of sleep led to him being unable to concentrate on his paper work. Giving up on that, he just sat back in his chair with his eyes closed.
He kept thinking about how much Hana had changed. The profile that he forced himself to read said that things like this would happen, but it wasn't necessarily known when she would snap out of it.
Gaara's thoughts were interrupted by someone banging on the door and quickly entering. Gaara opened his eyes and stared at the medic standing before him.
"K-Kazekage-sama!" the medic gasped, trying to catch his breath. "We have a problem." Gaara could feel his heart sinking. He nodded for the medic to continue, afraid of what he was about to hear. "We kind of had a problem with Hana."
"What happened?" he asked, his voice soft.
"She's gone sir." Gaara could hear his heart shattering into a million pieces. "I'm really sorry sir. None of us were expecting for something like this to happen."
"How did this happen?" Gaara could feel tears forming in eyes, but wouldn't let them fall.
"We're not exactly sure. We were going to change out her IV fluids, but she wasn't there." Gaara gave him a weird look.
"So she's not dead?" The medic shook his head.
"I don't think so."
"I have no idea how a person who has been in a coma for three days can just get up and walk out of a hospital. I think I know where she is though. Does she need to be brought back?"
"Not unless it looks like she needs to." Gaara nodded and walked the medic out of the office. Then the two went their separate ways.
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Gaara quietly opened his bedroom door and slipped inside. He smirked when he saw Hana lying on his bed. Her eyes were closed and she looked as if she were sleeping peacefully. Gaara took a step towards the bed and Hana's eyelids flew open. She smiled softly at him.
"I was wondering when you were going to get here," she said softly, looking at him through sleepy eyes. Gaara walked over to his bed and sat down beside her.
"Why do you always have to be so troublesome?" he asked, stroking her head. He jumped slightly when he felt her poke her in the ribs. He glared at Hana, who was looking up at him with innocent, ice-blue eyes. He sighed and shook his head at her in disappointment. "Those eyes really get on my nerves sometimes," he said with a smirk. Hana looked up at him with sleepy eyes and smiled.
Hana scooted over and attempted to get Gaara to lie down next to her.
"Be my pillow Gaara-kun," she mumbled sleepily. Gaara sighed, but nodded. He stood up for a moment, taking off his Kazekage robes and tossing them to the side. Gaara laid down on the bed beside Hana. The blonde immediately cuddled closer to him and laid her head on his chest.
Gaara sighed to himself, enjoying the warmth of another body against his own. It had been so long since he had someone this close to him. He suddenly remembered how much he enjoyed the feeling. It also reminded him how much he cared about Hana.
Hana immediately fell asleep, her heartbeat matching his own. A few minutes later, Gaara was asleep as well.
