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She said she loved me. She loved me. How could this be? She was in love with Naruto, was she not?
"But Naruto." I choked out and she hugged me tighter.
"I don't love him, it was an arranged marriage, my father is forcing me to, Please Gaara, believe me when I say I do not love him, I only love you." She looked up and I saw pure honesty in her white teary eyes. "I admire him, nothing more,"
"So you want...?" I did not get what she was asking me to do.
"Talk to my father please, I have already tried, but he does not know that the other man I love is you. I can't marry Naruto-kun; I can't marry a man I do not love"
I was about to answer her that I would, I would do anything. She loved me as I loved her, how wonderfully things turned out to be but I was cut off.
"Hinata" There stood my friend looking betrayed and shocked. "How could you do this?"
"Naruto, I am so sorry," She did not let go of me though, just shifted a little so she could see his eyes. "But it is the truth, I love Gaara-san"
"But" Naruto was speechless and his blue eyes filled with angry hurt tears. "I thought you loved me!"
"I did, many years ago," She said evenly, "But you did not notice me then,"
"What about our marriage?" He croaked out. "We have a contract"
"I will be speaking to her father" I stepped in then and he turned a pissed glare to me. That expression did not suit him well.
"I did not expect this from you," Naruto said in a low voice, a voice filled with betrayal. "You were supposed to be my friend"
"I still am, but I love her Naruto" was my simple answer. I turned to Hinata who was looking down, hating herself for causing so much trouble and pain. "Go Hinata, I believe there are some words to be exchanged here between us"
"Hai" She closed her still crying eyes and bowed low to Naruto, "I'm sorry Naruto, I'm so sorry" Then she ran down the hallway throwing me one last hopeful glance.
"We are still friends, But I love her too much Naruto" I repeated.
"I LOVE HER TOO!" HE shouted, fists clenched. "WHAT ABOUT MY FEELINGS? I'VE LOVED HER MUCH LONGER THAN YOU!"
"You may have," I acknowledged and his eyes flashed red. "But the love I feel for her grows over time, I cannot seem to forget about her, She means too much for me to give her up, even to you" Who the hell did he think he was? It no longer mattered if he loved her, she did not love him. Shouting at me was not going to change that.
"Ill fight you for her" He spat venomously. It hurt to see him show so much hate toward me,. Our friendship seemed to be crumbling right before my eyes. HE was my most cherished friend that understood everything that I had been through. "Im not letting her go to a monster like you!" he sneered and it made me freeze in shock. Monster. I fucking hated that word.
"Like you aren't" I gave him my death glare and he faltered a bit but his scowl was back on his face immediately.
"I was not like you, I did not kill in cold blood, I did not massacre everyone that looked down on me . I have a demon inside me that is true. But you are the demon itself, it's who you are even if its no longer contained in your body." He chanted and I was almost overwhelmed with the urge to crush the living breath out of his body. How could he? How could he turn so ruthless so quickly? "You want to kill me, right? Of course you do, a demon doesn't change. Once a demon, always a demon."
"Is that so?" I kept my face blank, "Im sorry, but even a demon has feelings, You saying those hateful words, do not change what I feel for her"
"If you really loved her, then you would let her go" Naruto relaxed his shoulders and closed his eyes with pain. "I would be best for her"
"No. even if I am more dangerous as you say. She does not love you, that means she would not be happy" I glared at him. Naruto was not that stupid. He should know a lost cause when he sees one. Now that I knew she loved me, I was not about to let her go. Not to anyone, not even to Naruto, my best friend.
_GaaraandHinata FOREVER!_ Hinata's POV
"I did it Shino!" I cried out and he hurried to me with a wide smile on his pale face.
"That is great Hinata" He returned my hug. "I am proud that you finally decided to speak up for yourself."
"IT feels so good for him to know," I let the happy tears spill, even though I fely bad for Naruto, my happiness was much greater.
"How did he answer?"
"He said he would speak to my father, and that…" I blushed at the memory even though he was addressing Naruto at the time. "He said he loved me"
"I am happy for you" He smiled and I smiled back. The joy in my heart was endless. Sabbaku no Gaara, loved me!
"You bitch!" I was almost slapped by Sakura. But thanks to my reflexes, I had flinched away just in time.
"I would not try that again if I were you" Shino said with a note of warning in his deep voice.
"How could you! He loved you and you utterly betrayed him!" She shrieked and struggled against Shino as he blocked her way to me.
"Did you do anything different?" I had to say. How dare she lecture me? "HE loved you more than he ever loved me. Who are you to tell me off? You broke his heart over and over again" I was so angry. This woman was one that I used to be jealous of but now I could not see why.
"I love Sasuke!" She shot back and despite the situation I had to laugh as I filled with happiness again. "What?" She snapped warily.
"And I love Gaara," I said passionately and she fell back, shock written on her face. I guess Naruto had not told her that part. "You rejected him, for you were already in love with someone else, I too love someone else"
"He loves you" She whispered and I nodded.
"I know, but I don't love him, maybe you can? Sasuke is not coming back, its been years," I murmured softly and touched Shino's arm softly to let her go and he complied as she stumbled away.
"Hinata!" I whipped around at the voice that I loved so much. But his sea green eyes held a strange panic, "It can't be broken, Hinata, the contract can't be broken"
"What are you saying?" I exclaimed as a feeling of dread settled itself on my chest. Please let it not be true.
"It needs both of your consent," he said hoarsely and I clenched my fists. The tears threatened to come and I took in a deep breath. I had not expected my father to do this.
"Or I die right?" I whispered bitterly.
A/N - Sorry the characters are kind of OC but I wasn't sure what to right for this chapter. This chapter was so hard to write! I have half a writers block haha! Hopefully it will go away soon. I actually had two chapters that showed Gaara rejecting Hinata's confession but I kind of want to end the story soon, so I won't end up just dropping it. If you really don't like this though, review and tell me, If I get at least 3 that say you don't like it, ill rewrite this chapter okay? Thanks and review ! Like or not Like.!
