'Deep breaths Rin, take deep breaths…'

'Shut up! I know I know!'

And there he sat, Gaara Sabaku, my love.

But he hadn't even noticed my presence yet, he had his jaw laid in his hand as he stared down of the mountain of paper work he had. His blood red hair was messed up in all directions and he looked, but what I could see, he had stubble on his chin. He also looked like he needed a shower.

My heart pounded in my ears as I could feel it tighten slightly at the scene.

'…Gaara…' I thought silently '…What have I done to you?'

"Kazekage-sama…" I said bowing.

Gaara's head snapped up at the sound of my voice.

I gulped 'Please tell me my voice has changed!'

'I take it you're really ready to face him'

'Nope…'

"What do you want?" He asked, rather harshly and icily.

I winced slightly but maintained my composure "I'm here to…er…settle an alliance with my village" I said, trying to sound brave. Well I thought I sounded brave, I don't know what they thought of it.

"Hn…I wasn't told of any alliance" he said as he shot up, now standing.

'I don't like where this is going…' for once, Emily was silent.

I took an uncontrollable step back, Gaara glared coldly at me and walked out from his desk and started to advance toward me.

I summoned all my courage to step forward, but even though they couldn't see my face because it was under the hood, I stood tall.

"I'd like it if you would stop there" I said.

Gaara stopped in his tracks and glared darkly "No one tells me what to do, no one, not even you"

I winced again.

His glare was half a smirk now "Are you scared of me?" he started shifting on the spot, something from the corner of my eye caught my attention.

My eyes widened.

'Sand! He wouldn't!'

There was sand coming at my three students as they stood trembling under the Kazekage's glare. I had to act fast.

I moved at lightning speed, standing in front of the students.

'Help me!'

I placed my hand where the necklace was around my neck, as I closed my eyes tightly.

'I wont let him harm you!' Emily's voice screamed in my head.

My eyes snapped open, just in time to see the sand coming at us. Emily transferred her chakra through me and then through the necklace. Making a shield of ice to protect us.

"Gaara!" Temari called, obviously shocked "You are the Kazekage! You're not supposed to attack visitors or people who are innocent!"

"Gaara that's enough!" Kankuro yelled.

Gaara froze at realisation at what he had just done, instantly, drawing back his sand. Gaara then turned around and walked over to his desk.

"I apologise for attacking you…" he said bitterly "…Next time I'll make sure it's over quick and painless"

I growled "Shut up Sabaku" I said icily "If you want to fight me, then fight me!"

Gaara froze in his footsteps before chuckling "You wouldn't stand a chance"

I smirked "You don't know what I can do, haven't you heard of the expression 'don't judge a book by its cover?'" I said sarcastically.

He growled "The just who are you?"

I froze.

'Didn't see that one coming, did ya?'

'What'd I do!'

'Tell him your name!'

'Are you crazy! He'll hate me even more!'

'He doesn't hate you, at the moment, he doesn't even know who you are'

I frowned "Why'd you want to know?"

"You do want to make an alliance with our villages, don't you? And what village do you even come from, I've never even seen those headbands before…" he said as he eyes the headbands around my students.

"We're from the great Ryuu clan! And we're all from the hidden Ryuu village" Aho said cheerily.

"Dumb ass…" I muttered.

"Ryuu…" Gaara whispered, shocked.

'Agh! I'm gonna kill him for this!'

'I second that!'

"Do you mean, Rin Ryuu?" he asked, his face becoming hopeful but he tried to hide it away.

Aho looked up at me "Rin, I didn't know you knew the Kazekage. Why did you tell us?" he asked.

I mentally kicked myself 'Why me!'

"Oh, so that's why she was so worried about coming to Suna" Akari said with a light sigh.

"Figures…" Toshihiro said.

"Rin" Gaara breathed, staring at me as if he was trying to move my hood away. I spoke too soon, he did just that, he used his sand to pull the hood down.

"Crap…" I hissed.


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