Death is Blinding

When Miya woke after her anxiety attack in the alley she found herself strapped to a bed, her hands and feet bound by belts, "No! no…" she struggled against the bed and her restraints.

"Don't struggle… or they'll sedate you." Gaara's voice came from behind, he slowly rested his hands on either side of her pillow, and looked down at her.

"Am I dead?" she asked as tears started to roll down her cheeks, "Did you see what I was?"

"Yes I saw… and before you ask, no I haven't seen anything like it. But… why do you think you're dead?"

"Because. It's the only explanation for all this… when I fell… there was no way I could I survive something like that. And then there's that." She said looking down at her left hand, and showed him the picture of the owl.

"Tell me more…" he said gently, and she started from the beginning with the old lady and the rain.

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"You don't believe me do you?" Miya asked forlornly…

"I… I am afraid to believe you." He admitted

"Why?"

"Because if what you say is true then… this old lady has the power to send people into our world…"

"I don't think it's the old lady Gaara… I think it was the charm."

"But you said there were many of them… that's a lot of people, and… it would appear that you awaken your chakra when you journey to this side."

"That's true but-."

"What has happened… could destroy the peace that we've worked so hard for, that we went to war for, we are still recovering from our lost ones and now this is threatening our peace." He paused for a moment taking in a breath he said,

"As the Kazekage of the Land of Wind, I cannot let you live in our world."

As if being split in two she was happy about going back, but inside she knew that when she returned, she would be dead… "You will stay here in Suna under supervision, and you will cooperate with us until we find a way to send you back." He said firmly.

"But!"

"This is not a negotiation!" He said

"Why won't you listen to me!" She asked desperately.

"I…"

"No…"

"Wha-?"

"No. Shut Up." She said quickly. He went to say something again, "Sh! No." she said as he became agitated. "Are you gonna listen now?" She asked and he rolled his eyes nodding his head. "You don't have the right to send me away." He looked at her angrily, "No! You can't send me away just because of who I am!" she argued loudly. Her words stung him they reminded him of himself, and he was doing the same thing to her that everyone did to him. He sighed and closed his eyes… man was he tired, and he didn't know what the right path was.

"I'll." He stopped waiting for her to shoosh him, "I'll inform the other Kages of the situation, and we will discuss this and take a vote on action."

"Does this mean I have a chance?" she asked a little more hopefully.

"Some…" he said sorrowfully, "But I think they will see the threat as I have…"

"You can't judge me on a theory!" she said as her eyes began to sting and water, "You're sending me to my death!" He stood up straight.

"You don't know that you're dead."

"But I do! I can feel it! I can't explain it but something is telling me that I died!"

"And something is telling me that your world is going to send something terrible here and destroy many lives!" he said loudly.

"Mm." she breathed, as the room grew quiet they stared at each other… Gaara noted that her eyes were a light grey green rather than the blue he had original thought.

"You'll remain in my sight at all times… if I think that you're up to something you'll be put in solitude…"

"I'm a prisoner now!"

"It's better than being tied to a bed." He said blankly. She sighed and relaxed her shoulders defeated, he was right.

"Alright… I understand." She said quietly.

"Good." He said softly releasing her from the straps and buckles, pink marks were on her wrists and ankles from rough struggling. "Feel free to walk around the building. If you need to leave come and find me."

"Wait I thought you said I had stay in your sights." She asked confused.

"You will be." He said firmly, lightly smirking.

'Creepy…' Miya thought, then glanced back and forth. 'Is he bluffing?' she squinted at him. "Does that mean you can see me when I'm in the bathroom?"

"If I wanted to yes, which is why I'm limiting you to only my bathroom, there isn't a way out from in there so I won't have to… watch you…" he said uncomfortably.

'Aww… cute…' she thought blushing slightly.

"Is something wrong?" he asked, "you look a little red." He raised a hand up to touch her forehead but she dodged away

"I'm fine." She said smiling.

"Find me if you need me." As he turned to leave she called out his name.

"Gaara… thank you… for giving me a chance…"

"Hmmh you didn't give me a choice." He smiled, and then left. On the other side of the door he sighed, he knew that something will happen, despite what he wished he could feel it coming, like a summer storm in the desert, so rare and powerful you know it's about to happen. He didn't want to send her away, especially if she would die when Miya returned to her world. But it felt like the only way to prevent the inevitable. It was so unfathomable, to think of the possibility of another world beside your own, to know nothing about the situation, nor how to proceed… this was like a suicide mission.


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