It was getting dark, and I don't like to admit it, but I am terrified of the dark, so I searched and found a plant with edible fruit and gave some to the little Konohamaru. He happily ate it and then we walked back to Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, something made a twig snap and I turned quickly, that little boy thinks its funny, he was breaking twigs with his hands. I shushed him as we walked on, and the sun finally disappeared, it was pitch black.
My eyes just barely adjusted to the dark, so I picked up Konohamaru and started walking with him until I tripped over something, I laid there thinking about what it would be, it moved. I screamed and jumped up and started to run, but something grabbed my ankle and dragged me down, "Calm down girl."
I thought for a moment as the little boy struggled to get out fro under me, I sat up, it was Gaara, he must have heard me scream, or, I tripped on him, or someone else. The sand let go of my foot and I stood up, I made sure I held tight onto Konohamaru's hand.
It was an awkward silence that was bugging the heck out of me because I couldn't even see his face. I sat down against a tree, next to Kankuro and Konohamaru sat on my lap hard, he has a really bony butt. Eventually I fell asleep, when I woke up, it was bright and I was in a very uncomfortable position, I wasn't sure why, I never move in my sleep.
I looked around quickly, Konohamaru was gone, I got up as fast as I could, I figured they left without me, I ran full speed in the direction they have been going for the past day, I finally caught up with them, "Geeze guys, you could have woken me up before you left."
They all stopped walking, it looked they didn't have Konohamaru, "Guys where did the little boy go?" Kankuro turned and smiled a little, "Gaara got tired of him," I stumbled back a little, and when Kankuro turned all the way towards me, Konohamaru was asleep in his arms, I was really surprised that kid was asleep, "That's not funny you dork." I scolded him.
Gaara started walking and Temari just ignored us completely, Kankuro looked really ticked off but he started after them, I walked along for a while and finally said, "You know Gaara, if you were a little nicer, you know, less intimidating or whatever," I paused for a moment to find the right words, because nothing ever comes out the right way.
"People might like you," I corrected myself, "Like a friend or love like family," Gaara stopped walking but I didn't noticed I went on, "Or like you might have a- Uf-" I ran right into him. He looked mad, but his eyes looked sad and he looked as if what I said hurt him.
"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that…" I stepped back, he didn't follow me, I figured there wasn't any need to, "I was just saying, if everyone didn't think you were going to kill them when ever you look at them, then people might like you more." I explained, strange as it seemed, I think he was getting a little softer, just a little. But I really couldn't tell.
He turned back again ad continued walking, the boy started to cry again, Kankuro looked at me, he dumped the crying Konohamaru into my arms. I looked at him, he was probably hungry and had to go to the bathroom, and since it was morning, we had plenty of time to go back to Konoha.
I walked off with Konohamaru and whispered, "Are you hungry?" he nodded, "Do you have to go to the bathroom?" he nodded again, I whispered even quieter, "Do you want to go home?" he nodded and looked at me with two huge adorable eyes.
I went off a little ways and found him something to eat, then I started off towards Konoha, by the end of the day, we were there. I brought him in through the gate, and the guards looked suspiciously at me, I set him down and walked right on back out.
I ran as fast as I could to catch up with them, I thought I was lost until I heard someone talking.
"Do you really think she can be trusted?"
"She has to, or we are in trouble." Said another voice, as I got closer, I realized it was Temari and Kankuro talking, but I didn't see Gaara. I walked closer, and they stopped and looked at me, "Where's the boy?" Temari asked me, I shrugged. Kankuro stood up and walked over to me, "You brat, don't tell me you lost him!" he said angrily in my face, I smiled slightly, "No, I didn't lose him." I said confidently.
Gaara was standing behind a tree, I could just feel it, and I bet so could Kankuro, because he didn't say any more, I backed up because it was kind of uncomfortable to be so close to him. It's hard to believe that he is older than Gaara, yet Gaara has complete control over him.
I laughed slightly at that, then Gaara came out from behind the tree, slowly. I turned and smiled and waved at him, he just gave me a blank stare, I stopped waving. "Where is the kid?" he asked me in a way that made me shiver. "Um… well… He- I in… Konoha…" Somehow he managed to put my mixed up sentence together.
"Great…" Kankuro mumbled miserably, "Now we are going to be in huge trouble." I looked at him with a questioning glance, "Why?" Kankuro explained, "We needed that kid you idiot," I didn't respond. After a while I finally said to Gaara, "Well I'll explain everything to your um…." I paused and tried to remember what the sand villages Kage was called.
"Person… and tell him that it was all my fault, ok?" I asked with a smile. "Why?" was the only word that came out of Gaara's mouth, "What do you mean?" I asked him. I didn't let him re-state the question, I figured it out, and smiled," Well, you're my friend, and I don't want you to get in trouble."
He was about to say something, and mouthed a few soundless words, but after a few minutes finally asked quietly, "Friend?" It was like he had never heard the word before. I walked over to him and put my arm around his shoulder, "Yup! Friends," he elbowed me in the side and I staggered back, holding my side, "Well… not close friends I guess, but enough to bail you out right?" I asked hopefully.