Okay, Okay I know I say this alot but I do not own Naruto or any of the characters. THanks to all my readers who are continuing to read this story. I really do appreciate your support.

Shyprincess: I would like to welcome dbzcat to this chapter Hi dbzcat!

Dbzcat: Hey shy

Naruto: must you always bring in someone new for each chapter that you write?

Dbzcat: *glares at naruto* Whats your problem?

Naruto: *glares at Dbzcat* Nothing! I just think that its only fair that Shy introduce me first to the chapter considering I am the Hokage after all.

Shyprincess: Naruto Dbzcat is my visitor to this chapter. Ofcourse I put Dbzcat first.

Dbzcat *sticks tongue out towards Naruto*

Naruto: Hey! Did you see that Shy?

Shyprincess: See what?

Naruto: Nevermind *pouts*

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"Hinata what happened to your neck?" Temari asked her friend while they walked down the hallway towards the kitchen that morning.

"My neck?" HInata asked her knowing what Temari was talking about. She tried to cover up most of the mark that Gaara left on her with a high rise collar shirt, but the shirt managed to not cover it all. Hinata's cheeks started to heat up from embarrasment. She had woken up early again that morning to try and talk to Gaara about what happened last night, but he wasn't waiting on her this morning. She even walked over to the spot Gaara had taken her the first morning they trained to find him not their either. Hinata knew that Gaara was avoiding her after what happened on the roof last night, and HInata couldn't help but feel a little hurt.

"Don't play dumb with me Hina" Temari said pulling on Hinata's collar to show the full bruise that was left on her neck. "Where did you get that bruise from?" Temari asked again.

"From your brother." Hinata confessed. Temari knew her to well and she would see through the lie if Hinata tried to tell her one.

"Gaara did that?" Temari asked a big smile coming to her face. " Who knew my brother was the aggressive type. I want details Hina. Did he kiss you? Are you guys together now? C'mon Hina don't leave me hangin here." Temari said.

"Temari I can't talk about this right now." Hinata said as they came to the bottom step in the hallway. "Please Temari I don't want anyone to know about it right now. Promise you won't say anything at breakfast?" Hinata pleaded with her friend.

"Okay I won't say anything right now." Temari told her fixing her collar so that no one else could see the mark on her neck. "But you owe me details later. Got it?"

Hinata smiled at her friend and nodded. They walked into the kitchen together. Everyone else was already seated at the table waiting for them.

"Well its about time you guys got down here I'm starving." Kankuro said when he noticed his sister and Hinata walk in the room.

"Oh shut up Kankuro. Hinata was just giving me some advice on...some..make up tips. Temari said lieing.

"Its going to take alot more than makeup to fix your face Temari." Kankuro said joking with his sister.

"Oh dear brother are you jealous because I didn't come ask you for the advice on the makeup issue?" Temari said joking right back.

"For the last time Temari its not make-up. Its face paint and you know it" Kankuro said anger coming to his voice at his sisters statement.

"And thats what you keep telling yourself right Kankuro?" Temari shot back laughter in her eyes.

"Enough Temari." Shikamaru said standing up and walking towards her to give her a kiss on the cheek. " You know that your brother is sensitive when it comes to his make-up...I mean face paint." He finished shooting Kankuro a smile.

"Not you too Shikamaru." Kankuro whined.

Hinata was trying to hold in her giggles from Temari and Shikamaru joking with Kankuro but failed miserably. "Don't worry Kankuro I think your face-paint makes you look pretty." Hinata said joining in the fun.

"Do you also laugh at Kiba Hinata about the paint he wears on his face?" Ino asked her coming to Kankuros defense. "Or Shikamaru do you tell Choji how ridiculous he looks with those swirls on his cheeks? And Temari if you are going to make fun of one brother why not make a remark about Gaara's panda bear eyes?" Ino finished looking at all three of them.

The table got quiet after Ino made her statement. Ino couldn't believe she reacted like that. So what if they were making fun of Kankuro? Why did she care?

Kankuro just stared at Ino. No woman ever came to his defense like that. She also looked very cute when she got mad and lectured her teammates. Kankuro looked down at her and gave her a small smile. Ino looked over at him and quickly looked at the food "So are we ready to eat yet?" she quickly asked trying to lighten the mood.

"Is Gaara going to be joining us?" Lee asked looking around the table at his friends.

"Actually I haven't seen Gaara at all this morning." Kankuro said. " I went by his office to give him some of the mission scrolls he asked for but he wasn't there."

Hinata looked down at her plate not saying nothing. She knew Gaara was avoiding eating breakfast and it was all because of her. She should have never asked Gaara to kiss her last night. She must have pushed him to far. But god he was such a good kisser. Even if he had been demanding of the kiss, it still was a great kiss. Was it going to be like this the whole time she was in Suna? Him avoiding her?

"You know how Gaara is Kankuro. Temari said to her brother. " He is probably walking around the village or doing something else. He don't always join us for breakfast." Temari saw the way Hinata looked down just a second ago when Kankuro brought up the fact that Gaara was nowhere to be found. Did something bad happen between the two of them Temari wondered.

"Well Im starved. I say we go ahead and eat then." Kankuro said starting to pile food on his plate. Temari nodded her head agreeing with her brother.

"Hey Gaara!" Lee piped in when he noticed Gaara walking into the room. Everyone turned their eyes toward Gaara as he walked up to the end of the table and sat down.

"Lee." Gaara said nodding toward his friend. Gaara noticed Hinata looking at him from the corner of his eye.

"Gaara I have something I want to show you." Lee said getting up from his seat and running out of the room. Less than 3 minutes Lee came back into the room holding up three child size green jumpsuits. "I brought them from Konoha for my students. What do you think?" Lee asked Gaara.

"Your not seriously going to make your students wear that are you?" Kankuro asked Lee when Gaara just stared at the outfits Lee was holding up.

"Oh yes! They will get a most youthful training in these suits. THey worked for me." Lee told him.

"That's fine Lee. I'm sure the kids would ..appreciate your intrest in their training."
Was all that Gaara said.

Lee nodded his head and came back to the table to sit down. Hinata noticed that Gaara wasn't even looking her way. She thought that he was going to try and avoid her the whole time she was here. The last past two days she tried to build up with him had been wiped out with one kiss. Why was he being so stubborn? Why did he want to push her away so badly?

"I think that the teams will be ready to go on their first mission after we train them this week." Shikamaru said to Gaara. Shikamaru was the one responsible to report to Gaara about the teams and how they were developing. " I watched each team seperatly, and noticed how they worked together really well with their teams. I do have some small doubts about Kaname though." Shikamaru added looking over towards Lee.

"Kaname will be fine Shikamaru." Lee told him. " He just feels inferior to the rest of his teammates because he dosen't have any ninjutsu or ginjutsu. Give me a few days with him and then come watch him. " Lee added

Shikamaru nodded his head. He knew that Lee would have Kaname ready by the time that Gaara assigned the missions. He never doubted what Lee was capable of. Shikamaru noticed that his friend Hinata kept glancing her eyes toward Gaara. Shikamaru glanced at her then at Gaara and back on his friend. He could always read Hinata like a book. And if he had to go by the looks she kept glancing at Gaara he would say that his friend liked the Kazekage. Shikamaru hid the smile coming to his face. Well if anyone could get Gaara out of his shell it would definatly be Hinata.

"Well I'm stuffed now. I gotta get going I have watch duty out front" Kankuro said getting up from the table. He looked over towards Ino offering her a small smile , then turned and walked out of the room.

"Yeah I have to get going too." Temari said rising from the table. At that Shikamaru stood up with her and turned to his friends. " Come on guys we gotta get to the academy. Gaara I will follow up with you later on tonight."At Gaaras nod Shikamaru followed Temari out of the room.

Ino, Lee, and Hinata got up from their seats and started to follow Shikamaru out. Hinata had gotten to the hallway when she felt a hand touch her elbow. She turned around and Gaara was right behind her.

"Hinata will join you guys in a second." Gaara said at the group. Shikamaru only nodded and led the way outside for his friends to follow.

"I want to apologize for last night." Gaara told her as soon as they were alone in the hallway.

"You want to apologize for the kiss? Hinata asked not believing what he was saying.

Gaara raised his hand towards her and stroked her neck with the back of his fingers. He noticed the bruise earlier at the table and was disgusted with himself. He took the kiss too far. He was only trying to scare her not hurt her.

"Yes that too." Gaara said still not moving his fingers from her neck. Hinata tried to focus on what he was saying but his fingers were distracting her at the moment. He lightly led his fingers to trace the mark on her neck before he dropped his hand to his side.

"It won't happen again." Gaara finished telling her and was getting ready to turn and leave.

"What if I don't want it to stop?" Hinata heard herself ask him.

"Hinata it can't go no further. " Gaara said "I won't let it."

"Why?" Hinata asked him a bit of anger coming to her voice.

"You know why Hinata. I done told you why." Gaara told her.

"Because you used to be a demon and I should fear you. Is that your only answer?" Hinata asked him. Gaara just nodded his head in agreement

"That's crap Gaara and you know it." Hinata said starting to get mad. "You wanna know what I think Gaara? I think that deep down you want to like me but you won't let yourself because you are to scared to have feeling for someone.

"Hinata." Gaara said in a warning tone.

"Well if thats what you want Gaara then I will make this real easy for you." Hinata said. She turned her back on him and stormed out the door.

Gaara watched her leave and closed his eyes. Why was she trying to make this so difficult. As Gaara headed for his office he couldn't help but notice that some of what Hinata said might have been true.

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Okay I know this chapter might be a little short but dont worry I will make up for it in the next chapter. I just wanted to follow up on their kiss and slow Gaara and Hinata down just a little. I don't want to rush into to much at first. I dunno this is my first fic . Hopefull you readers can give me some advice and let me know if this story is moving to fast. Thanks again!

Naruto: What do you mean mass effect is better than Naruto Nija storm?

Dbzcat: You heard me

Naruto: No way! I will turn you into a Naruto fan before its over with believe it!

Dbzcat: Believe what?

Naruto:Believe It! You gotta believe it!

Dbzcat: What are you trying to say?

Shyprincess: Give it up Naruto!

Naruto: No way! We are going to sit here and play ninja storm untill you are a believer! Shun the non believer!

Shyprincess/Dbzcat: *sighs*