Chapter 6

The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

A bright light was all Kari noticed as she opened her eyes, this wasn't her bedroom. She looked around, it looked to be, a hospital? She was wondering when she had gotten there.

'What happened?' She pondered.

She sat up and noticed a lot of her energy was back. What day was it? What happened after she ran from the sound ninja's? She had so many questions with no answers. She decided it would be best to lie there, as boring as it was.

Sooner or later she heard footsteps walking towards the room; she closed her eyes so that she didn't have to talk to anyone yet when she heard them enter the room.

"What happened exactly?" a female questioned.

"Err…well… we just found her like that. Don't worry I'll continue to take care of her until she wakes up." Kari recognized the voice as Trinity.

"Right, but it is weird how she was attacked and then the sound ninja's just disappeared." the other girl responded but before Trinity could respond she added,

"Well, I have to take care of some others so just tell me when you find out some more facts."

Trinity sighed, "That woman is so annoying sometimes, just because you're one of the main nurses doesn't mean you need to know everything." Glancing at Kari she began to do her normal nurse duties when Kari opened her eyes.

"That woman was extremely annoying." Kari stated bluntly.

Trinity jumped a little and glanced over at Kari who was sitting up and yawning bored-like.

"You're awake? That's great." Trinity responded smiling.

"Yeah I am, so what happened anyway?" Kari asked.

"You…" Trinity hesitated to continue as Kari watched her.

"…turned into someone...else." She finished while Kari shut her eyes in displeasure of the news. When Kari didn't respond and wasn't looking at Trinity anymore Trinity added,

"Kari, you need to tell us… what's going on, it will be a secret. And we can help protect that secret."

"Who is we? And Kari's awake?" Someone called as they walked into the room. It was Gaara, of course.

"Gaara, you know we would protect her secret." Trinity said to him crisply.

"I don't need help protecting my secret. I don't trust Gaara anyway." Kari muttered angrily.

"Is that anything to say to someone who carried you to the hospital?" Gaara responded.

"You… did…?" Kari was taken aback by what he said.

"Yeah, Trinity asked me to though."Gaara added.

"Oh." Was all Kari said.

"Kari please understand, we need to know what is going on. We're not asking for your file. We're asking because we care. As a friend I want to be here for you." Trinity pleaded.

Kari sighed, she looked away from them. This was hard for her; this is stuff she promised herself she wouldn't say to anyone. She really didn't want to talk about it, but for Trinity… she figured she could do it.

"I was originally from the sound village. I had lived there my whole life. My parents died when I was young so I lived with my adopted parents. They never told me much about my parents but apparently that they worked for Orochimaru and that's how Kira came to be. Orochimaru created this thing…a weapon he could use. He murdered a lot of people and somehow created this being, Kira, who had immense power. Unfortunately he couldn't control it so my parents allowed him to seal it inside me. Anyway, he can control her when she is released but, until recently… it was for her to be released. I have sort of mastered keeping her locked away. I just couldn't get to angry."

"So she's more likely to come out when you're angry?" Trinity questioned and Kari nodded.

"Alright but, how did you end up here?" Gaara asked.

"I left. I hated it there. Once I was able to control Kira, I came here. Although, Orochimaru has been just letting Kira roam about doing what she wants lately. All he's been doing is opening her release." Kari said.

"Okay, well I can help you with Kira's seal. I have a natural skill of sealing jutsu." Trinity responded.

"Really?" Kari stated surprised.

"I can only do a temporary seal now but I may be able to come up with a stronger one later. I can use the temporary one for now if you want." Trinity asked.

"Well, yeah that would be nice." Kari said with a smile.

After Trinity put her temporary seal on Kari she started gathering her nurse supplies and then said,

"I have to go to other patients, but Kari, your set to go anytime. Gaara please walk her home."

"Why?" Gaara asked twisting his face into a scowl.

"You should never be positive with temporary seals and I want to make sure Kari gets home safe. Pleaseee…" Trinity begged giving him her puppy dog eyes.

"Yeah fine, whatever." Gaara mumbled rolling his eyes.

"I don't need an escort Trinity, I am fine, really." Kari reassured.

"I understand but as a friend I want to do this for you and it would make me feel better." Trinity responded.

"I…okay..." Kari agreed sighing a little.

"Alright, well bye and thanks." Trinity smiled leaving the room.

OOO

Kari figured after she got home she would see if she hadn't got fired from her bartending job, she headed over there and Aki her boss seemed to be waiting for her, but he wasn't mad.

"I'm… really sorry…" Kari started.

"No, it's okay. You're lucky we had a fill in." Aki informed her.

"Who?" Kari asked hoping they weren't going to replace her.

"Her name was… Trinity, she is your friend right?" He replied.

"Yes she is…" Kari answered.

"Yeah well, she is going to be working with you on your shifts from now on. She is pretty good and I figure both of you can work together." He added.

"Really? That's cool." Kari smiled and he nodded in response as he handed her a paper with her shifts.

"See you tomorrow." He smiled back as she waved and left.

As Kari headed home, she was quite happy. She hadn't lost her job and Trinity was going to help her with Kira. Things would be going perfectly if she could find away to deal with Gaara.

"I see you didn't lose your job." Gaara was suddenly walking next to her glancing at her paper. It was like he could tell when someone was thinking about him. Kari almost jumped when he showed up but relaxed herself.

"Yup… but you already walked me home. Why did you come back? Are you that curious about me?" Kari smirked while Gaara sighed rolling his eyes.

"My work can be more interesting than you-" He started as Kari growled.

"-but Trinity wanted me to make sure her seal works." He finished.

"You can be really rude; Trinity is so nice compared to you." She said while mumbling the end.

"I don't like people unlike Trinity, and you're the same as me." Gaara pointed out.

"I am surprised you didn't add a idiom and so what, I don't love people. You're just scary." She stated. (Idiom: Pot calling the kettle black)

"I'm surprised you even know what an idiom is…Hmm, so you are scared of me?" Gaara smirked, taunting her was too easy.

"Shove off! And No, but everyone else is." She hissed while Gaara didn't look phased.

"At lease I didn't beat up a 40 year old last week." He said solemnly.

"He was a pervert and all I did was slap him... wait, you are a stalker!" She accused.

"No I am the Kazekage, I know everything. There's a difference." He noted.

"Whatever." She grumbled.

OOO

Kari and Trinity working together was a pleasant experience. Trinity made it more fun, and actually brought more happiness to the bar. Kari couldn't really do what she did, Kari could do all the normal things her job required but Trinity was always happy and it wasn't creepy or fake. It could bring a lot of people up if they were depressed.

'I guess this is why Aki kept her…' Kari thought to herself as she grabbed two bottles of beer, popped them open and passed them down to the customers.

The night went on just fine, and Kari did her performance. (She dances to entertain people, mostly hip hop with tricks) Trinity made things a lot easier with the amount of work Kari had to do and it was nice.

By the end they were both wiping down the bar and tables. Everything had run well, no issues, no one complained about the service.

Once they finished they were heading down the street and chatting about how the night had been.

"I didn't know you could dance like that!" Trinity exclaimed excitedly.

"Last time I saw you work you were just a waitress…" she finished.

"Well… I don't dance every night. I don't plan on being attacked anytime soon." Kari giggled and Trinity joined in as well.

"Well ladies, I think those plans will be changed." Someone said as a group of guys jumped out of an alley all around them. There were about 7 guys around them and Kari smirked.

"I think you guys picked the wrong chicks to mess with…" Kari said coolly, especially because of the fact that practically none of the guys were ninjas so it wouldn't be hard to win.

"Guys, I really don't think you should be doing this." Trinity responded to them innocently with a small smile. "I don't think the Kazekage will be too happy about it."

"The Kazekage won't know who killed you guys and you all can't take all of us on." Another one said as they all put masks on.

"Damn it!" Trinity cursed as some sort of purple gas came streaming around them.

"Don't breathe Kari, its knock out gas." Trinity added as she covered her face with her sleeve. Kari started to do the same but realized she had breathed some of it and was getting a little dizzy.

"Atemi kaze no jutsu!" Kari gasped the jutsu, which blew the gas away with wind.

Kari and Trinity now were in a slightly sticky situation. Both of them had breathed the gas at least a little bit and Kari wasn't sure how long it would be until they may pass out.

But then Kari noticed something as the gas completely cleared, Gaara was there holding all the guys in place with sand.

"You both seriously couldn't handle this?" Gaara questioned them.

"They surprised us, but your right." Trinity answered.

"Are you okay Trinity?" He asked.

"Fine, I breathed a little of the gas but I already took an antidote. Here's some for you too Kari, I know you breathed in a little more so drink all of it." Trinity handed a small vial to Kari as Kari sat down and drank it.

"Where did you …?" Kari questioned her clearly confused where it came from.

"Since I am a medic nin I carry some simple antidotes and a first aid kit in my purse just in case, this gas is simple and wouldn't be hard for them to get." She responded smiling a little.

"Oh." Was all Kari said as she suddenly realized how much of a connection Trinity and Gaara had.

"Well I am turning them in." Gaara said as he turned around while the men floated behind him in their sand contraptions.

OOO

Because of the event Trinity had walked Kari to her house to make sure the antidote had its full effect and nothing went wrong. As they went inside Kari's apartment Kari sat on the couch as Trinity looked around slightly concerned.

"Sorry, the place is a little messy…" Kari mumbled embarrassed.

"Right, a little… but what I don't get is why is your kitchen spotless?" Trinity questioned.

"Well, I don't always cook… but I like to cook… so I keep it clean." Kari answered.

"I see, so you hate laundry and throw your clothes… and everything else in your living room?" Trinity added slightly amused and Kari shrugged.

"No one ever comes over and I never have time…"

"Right, I wonder why Gaara never said anything to me while he was here…" Trinity wondered as she sat next to Kari on the couch.

"Hmmm, you must be clean if you're a secretary." Kari said suddenly.

"Oh, very." Trinity replied.

"Which reminds me… how did you and Gaara become such good friends?" Kari asked not looking at Trinity and rubbing her head. Trinity laughed and thought about it exactly and then answered,

"Well, I knew him when I was little. Karin, my sister, and I would visit Suna to see our grandmother. I used to live in the leaf village. Eventually I wanted to move here, and I did… then about a year later Gaara became the Kazekage and he needed a secretary. When we were younger I had always tried to become his friend and he just wasn't open to it so I became his secretary I succeeded. I helped him a lot and he appreciated it. So I guess I grew on him. Why do you ask?"

"I noticed today how he came for you… and then really realized how close you both were." Kari confessed.

"Well he would do that for anyone in the village. He may not show it but he cares for this village. Being the Kazekage has gave him a purpose." Trinity said.

"I know… I just…" Kari mumbled.

"Oh I get it! You wanna be his friend don't you? Aww… you probably think he hates you don't you?" Trinity realized.

"Sort of… I mean, I don't know if I want to be his friend…I just…" Kari didn't know what to say.

"If you are my friend, he'll get used to you. Don't take anything he says or does personal, that's just Gaara." Trinity coaxed.

Kari shrugged as Trinity stood up.

"Well I better get going, I don't want to be out too late." Trinity explained.

"Okay, thanks for the antidote. Jeez, three times you've helped me today, in the hospital, at work and now." Kari laughed.

"Ah, well I just like to help and I am a medic nin." Trinity laughed as well then she added.

"Oh yeah, I got this cell phone for you. Don't worry about the bill, Gaara will pay for it, it's for if you ever need either of us. We're in the phone contacts but just note the phone doesn't work after about 2 hours into the desert."

"Thanks but… I can't pay for it and Gaara shouldn't have too." Kari responded.

"No really, it's no big deal. You need one and the phone can text and call." Trinity reassured.

"Alright…" Kari agreed. As Trinity and Kari said their goodbyes she wondered if Gaara was really okay with it…

Hello all!

Here is another chapter, woo!

This is getting along well.

Now, the next one may be alittle longer until it comes out for the fact of…

I am running low on ideas. Most the stuff I have planned is for the future.

But, I am hoping the next one fresh and juicy… (I guess juicy is a good word to describe…)

LOL!

Don't think anything is over yet, because in reality… it's just beginning. I just don't want to move to fast

Byee!

-Torie