Chapter 4

Dream

Something was wrong. She heard the cry of a boy off in the distance. She didn't know why but she was compelled to run towards it as fast as her little legs could carry her. Sand on the earth and curved houses everywhere. She was unafraid of the night brightly lit by the moon. Akilara was calling something, a name, but whose name was it? She could hear the frantic shouting of her mother beckoning for her to come back. She didn't listen; all she cared about was the boy who she heard cry out into the night in anger and pain. Akilara stops at this large building seeing a shadowed small boyish figure on the roof looking down at her. She wasn't afraid and couldn't understand why, she only smiled relieved that the boy seemed ok but was put off by angered energy he was generating. Worry engulfing her little six year old body. "Are you ok .......-kun?" she calls up to him not hearing what she called him. The boy shouts out silently but her heart wrenched at his silent words feeling hurt by her best friend. "I never pretended anything .......-kun. You are my best friend why would I pretend that?" she yells at the boy tears trickling down her cheek.

The boy shouts back at her with non-audible words but her heart wrenches even more like being stabbed by a dagger and someone turning it slowly torturing her. She didn't know what he was saying but she knew what his silent words did to her. He doesn't shout but says something loud enough for her to hear. Akilara felt a mix of fear and relief at what this boy said to her, her heart stopping for a brief moment. Sand all of a sudden charges at her hitting her left side enough to make her skin bleed leaving a permanent red mark. She cries out in pain and the boy says more silent words. She keeps crying and says to him "You are a monster if you act like this ......-kun!! You are my best friend and that's all I care about!!" The figure on the roof looks down at her coldly saying something else that makes her cry even more clutching the wound he gave her. Akilara's mother comes running gasping at her injured daughter. Another man was with her looking at the boy on the roof with malice. The man says some barely audible words his eyes glaring right at the boy. The boy doubles over crying in pain clutching his head. Akilara cries out his name but then the man looks into her eyes and she grabs her head in pain. Before the little Akilara passed out she whispered out ".......-kun I will never forget you. For you is my best friend."

Akilara wakes from her dream gasping in shock clutching where the sand in her dream had hurt her. Just above her left breast but below the rim of her tube top. All Akilara really knew was that in that spot was a tattoo she has had ever since she was six. A red kanji meaning love, a wave of recognition washed over her as she had seen the same symbol on another person. She had not noticed it earlier but Gaara had the same red tattoo on his forehead. That is too weird Akilara and that dream you had was even weirder. Was it an old memory? Tigrara her demon says curious. Tigrara wasn't sealed in Akilara till Akilara was eleven so she couldn't possibly know. 'I don't know. One thing I do know is that it felt way, way too real to be a dream so it must be a resurfaced memory.' Akilara sits in the bed starring out the window at the morning sun. The rays of the sun just peaked over the horizon, through the lining of houses and buildings, warming her skin slightly. She gets out of the bed and let the sun warm her cold legs for she didn't really sleep with the covers on last night. Akilara stretches out her limbs and back also keeping up her flexibility in the warmth of the morning sun. Akilara was super flexible. She continues to wonder who the boy in her dream was and where it had taken place. Her heart wrenches at the dream feeling as though it was real. Well she knew it had to be real because all the other dreams she had didn't feel so real. 'The boy...he was in pain. Everything in me told me to turn and run but I didn't. I did not fear him. The feeling of friends was so strong. If it was a resurfaced memory, why wasn't it burned in my mind? Why couldn't I remember the boy's name or his voice?' I don't know Akilara but I feel it in your mind that there are more suppressed memories involving that boy. That was probably the worst one though. 'Life keeps getting better and better doesn't it?' Akilara thinks sarcastically.

Soft foot falls approach the door and she straightened herself. Reflexively she took a defensive pose but eased up when the person opened the door revealing Gaara. Gaara didn't move till he saw her relax and then said "Listen I have to go to work today at the Hokage's building so you're going to have to come with me." Akilara just nods, her eyes showing interest and wariness towards Gaara. He leaves heading towards the door leading out of the suite. Akilara started thinking that maybe Gaara was the boy in her dream. His outline did fit the little boy in her dream if he was smaller. All of a sudden roaring gurgle erupts from Akilara's stomach. Gaara turns raising an invisible eyebrow. A slight blush of embarrassment graces Akilara's tan cheeks. "What? Never heard someone's stomach growl or more like gurgle before?" Akilara says non-challantly walking past Gaara. Gaara says nothing but grabs an apple and throwing it at the back of her head. Before the apple hits her head Akilara at the speed of light turns around catching the apple in her mouth. Her eyes glint mischievously with challenge at Gaara. Her mouth curved at the edges showing her white teeth. She grabs the apple and takes a bite snickering. "Thanks for the apple. Care to throw more fruit at me?" she laughs lightly and continues to eat the apple. Gaara was shocked at her speed and how she knew the apple was aiming straight for her at her head.

Gaara I'm not going to lie to you but that girl has some mad skill!! Did you see how fast she turned and the accuracy at catching the apple in her mouth??? Dude, don't let her get killed!! Try and get her to tell you or the court her side of the story!! Then maybe you can have her as your mate!! Such beauty and sumptuous bre- 'Shakaku shut up!! I will admit she has some talent but I don't need a mate!! Besides why would she want a monster as a mate??' Aww come on Gaara you don't know that she doesn't want you to be your mate!! Did you hear her mumbling last night? Gaara's memory flashes back as he walks besides Akilara who is currently still enjoying her had heard her mumbling something about her best friend, monster and how she only cared that he was her best friend. He had heard her once whisper out his name with the kun at the end. He had entered her room to see if she was ok. Gaara left her room immediately seeing the tears that escaped her eyes and the pained expression on her face. 'Yes I remember, but had you also forgotten she had tears and a pained face? She was probably having a nightmare. Figures that I would be in anyone's nightmare.' But Gaara she was also saying best friend!! Don't forget she also had kun after your name as well!! She must obviously think you're cute, but why she considers you as her best friend is beyond me...unless. No couldn't be. 'Shakaku what are you talking about?? What do you mean by unless?' Shakaku said nothing more leaving Gaara confused.

Akilara had finished her apple and shoots it in a garbage can basket ball style, the core of the apple not hitting the rim. She hears Naruto running up from behind and decides to give him a little scare. Akilara waits till Naruto is right behind her and Gaara. When she hears him about to take a breath she spins around and says loudly "HI NARUTO!!" Naruto yells in surprise jumping back landing on his butt. Akilara gives Naruto a big mischievous smile laughing at Naruto's dumbfounded face. Naruto laughs with her letting Akilara help him up. "Hey Akilara. Hey Gaara. Man Akilara you got me so good!! How did you know I was coming up from behind??" Naruto asks. Gaara had stopped thinking she was about to run for it but relaxed the minute he heard their exchange of words. Gaara was also a little astounded as to how she detected Naruto coming up without even looking around. So he listens waiting patiently to what Akilara was going to say to answer Naruto's question.


Ya so sorry for the late update but school ya know!! oh and dont be all mad at me for leaving you hanging at the end. I find that leaving a cliffhanger is an excellent way to keep the readers wanting to read more when i update my story!!! so ya!! Rate and message plz and thank you!!