Pain in My Heart
Volume 2 : Love and Friendship
Chapter 6 : Gaara of the Sand
Early that morning Kakashi called in team seven for some important announcement. It must be related something about the reason why the other shinobi from neighboring nation are being spotted everywhere in the Hidden Leaf Village. "Urgh I eat too much meat last night I totally should start dieting again!" Sakura whined while rubbing her bulging stomach. The team is on their usual meeting place by the bridge and somehow the tension between the two bestfriends intensified as Naruto was standing far behind the two keeping distance as much as possible.
Even though she try her hardest to hide it. Sasuke's confession stunned her the most. He is her bestfriend and she didn't really see him more than that. Now the sight of him just gave her more confusion and anxiety.
"Hey you brat!" a loud voice was heard team 7 turned to look around only to see Konohamaru being lifted up by a shinobi from another village. The boy wore a black, baggy, full body suit with a red and yellow circle on the front. He also wears a black hood which covered his head completely, and had cat-like ears and his forehead protector on his forehead and he also carry something on his back hidden by some kind of bandage.
"Let go off me you creep!" Konohamaru demanded while struggling in mid-air.
"K-Konohamaru!" Moegi and Udon gasped.
"L-Let him go!" Naruto demanded as she decided to interfere.
"And who the hell are you..." the boy said dangerously.
"Naruto-neechan..." Konohamaru muttered
"You shouldn't bully a child!" Sakura butted in the scene flush in anger.
Konohamaru blushed in embarrassment, "Hey! I'm not a child anymore!" he complained.
Naruto ignored the boy, "Let Konohamaru go!" she said this time more demanding and determined.
The boy smirked, "And why the hell would I do that..."
"B-Because..." Naruto couldn't finish what she was saying when Sasuke appeared in front of her separating her and the boy. Sasuke glared at the boy and pull out the kunai out of his pouch.
"Heh...you wanna settle this with a fight then..." the boy said letting go of Konohamaru carelessly not minding if he would hurt him or not.
"Argh that hurts you creepy puppet face!"
"Konohamaru you okay?!" Udon and Moegi both asked their team mate at the same time. "Come on boss get that creep-face!" he cheered on his 'boss'.
"Come on then let's test the strength of the hidden leaf's shinobi as for me your gonna be beaten by me a ninja from the hidden sand..." the boy said confidently.
Sasuke smirked.
"So what's a shinobi of the Hidden Sand doing in a place like this..."
"Heh, why ask if your gonna die right this second..."
"Kankuro what are you doing..." another voice came in all team seven turn to look at the two new arrival. It was a girl and boy... the girl has blonde hair and green eyes she also wearing a single light purple-coloured, off-the-shoulders garment that extended to halfway down her thighs, with a scarlet sash tied around her waist. In addition to incorporating fishnet worn over her shoulders and legs, specifically on her right calf and her left thigh, she also wore her black forehead protector around her neck.
"That boy...that boy is from the other night..."
The boy has the same short spiky red hair and his emerald eyes has same unreadable, cold and emotionless orbs..
"What is this Kankuro..." The red haired browless boy said dangerously.
"Argh, Gaara..." The boy named Kankuro said the other boy's name with fear and that doesn't go unnoticed by the others as well.
"You...who're you..." the red haired asked particularly to the raven ignoring the older boy.
Sasuke scoffed,"Why would I tell you...a stranger my name..." he said looking away with an amuse look on his face.
"I am Gaara of the desert..."
The raven turned to face him, "Uchiha..."
"You..will be a worthy opponent...worthy of killing..." Gaara said with a creepy chuckle.
"What?! Kill Sasuke-kun how dare you say that-..." Sakura paused on what she was saying when Gaara glared at her dangerously it was as if she wouldn't stop talking she'll be dead.
Sakura unconciously stepped back off her tracks,
"W-What's with this guy..."
"CHUNIN EXAMS?!" Sakura shouted who wouldn't? Their sensei just recommended them to join the chunin exam it was an achievement since they just become a genin several weeks ago. And now if they pass the exam they will become chunin at the very young age of thirteen!
"Yep that was I said, right..." Kakashi said sheepishly while rubbing the back of his neck lazily.
"THAT'S SOOO GREAT!" Sakura cheered
"Tomorrow would be the first part of the exam so do your best everyone!" Kakashi said before disappearing with a loud poof.
"Here he goes again..." Sasuke grumbled underneath his breath.
"Hey Sasuke-kun now that Kakashi-sensei is gone let's go have a date!" Sakura said cheerfully but the raven just ignored her and walk away.
"OWW... Sasuke-kun please wait for me!" the pinkette whine before running after her Sasuke-kun.
Sasuke glance on his back but he didn't see the blonde, "Where is that girl..."
Naruto slipped away after their sensei dismissed them she felt like playing hide and seek just now it wasn't with Konohamaru it's with Sasuke. All day she managed to avoid talking with her bestfriend which was a relief since she doesn't know if she was ready to talk to him. Suddenly she doesn't know why but she felt a pang of sadness on her heart this was the first time this happen between them.
"If Sasuke didn't say those words if he hadn't say that... this will not happen...I wouldn't be uncomfortable if he was around..." She thought as she gloomily kicked the stone on her feet. The stone rolled towards another person's foot Naruto was shocked to see the red haired from before. The boy was staring at her intensively.
"Umm...I-I'm sorry..." Naruto apologized then turn to walk pass the boy.
"You...what's your name..." The red haired boy asked making the blonde halt on her tracks.
"Uh..my name...I'm Naruto..." She replied smiling gloomily.
"..."
"Umm... your name is Gaara right? I heard this 'Kankuro' call you that..." Naruto said trying to start a conversion.
"..."
"Welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village then..."
"You have the same eyes that I have..." Gaara said for the first time since he asked her name.
"Huh?" She said not understanding what he was talking about but he didn't say anything anymore he just turn around and disappeared with a gust of wind.
"What was that all about?"
"So you're just here..." Naruto froze on her spot, it was obvious who it was and she wasn't really ready to face him not this time...
"Oh hey Sasuke..." Naruto said, her throat suddenly went dry.
"I..." Sasuke tried to say but the blonde cut him off.
"Well I'm off now see you tomorrow..." Naruto wave to him awkwardly she was about to take her leave when Sasuke grabbed her arm.
"I'll see you home..." Sasuke offered.
"Ah...no it's fine I can go home my own..." Naruto quickly rejected his offer then she start to walk down the road.
"You still avoiding me..."
"N-No of course not...you're silly..." She denied stuttering nervously.
"Then there's no problem if I'll walk you home..." He said with the edge on his voice.
Naruto looks away, "O-Okay..." she said sounding a bit tense that didn't go unnoticed by the raven. The way home is very awkward and silent between them since no one dared to say anything.
"Huh? Y-You want to go inside?" Naruto stuttered.
"Yeah what's wrong with that..."
"N-Nothing it's just...I'm going to rest and well I-I'm sorry not today...see you tomorrow anyway..." She said as she quickly turn towards her door then rummaging on her pockets to get her key but no matter what she do she can't get her key out of her pocket she was too nervous that her hand is shaking and her ability of grip was out of the question for now...
"Wait Naruto..." Sasuke called out grabbing her arm back down he then lean forward and kiss the blonde but she shoved him away.
"C-Can you please quit doing this!" She shouted.
"I won't..."
"W-What..." She blushed.
"I love you don't you get that!" Sasuke said grabbing both of her arm towards him.
"No please enough!" She shook her head tears streaming down her tan cheeks.
"If you say it wasn't enough how much do I have to love you in order for you to let me in..."
Naruto look away she can't take this anymore...
"N-No...my heart was beating so fast, that one heart wasn't enough..."
A/N: Whoa! So what do you think guys? This was so intense! Kyaaa hahahaha also special thanks to those who reviewed last chapter I love you guys!
Reminder: At this fic, Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke is 13
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