Chapter Seven
I finally broke free of the Hokage, and was walking down Konoha with both my team mates beside me. "Where did you truely go?" Yutaka said, looking at the ground with his hands stuffed in his pockets. "I told you, I got lost in the forest," I said, trying to stick to the lie that Sasuke gave me. He and Ebizo looked like they didn't believe me. "No Uri. Tell us the real thing. The thing about you getting lost in the forest. You know the forest around Konoha like the back of you're hand!" Ebizo argued, stopping me from walking. "W-What do you mean?" I asked, sweating from the pressure. I don't like lying to my friends. It's like lying to you're brain~! Nah, but seriously, I don't like lying to 'em.
"Fine. Sasukecamebacktogetsomething sandhesawmeandtookmeandthenm ymother'sex-boyfriendtriedtokillmelikehe didherbutthenSasukestoppedhi mandthenhetookmebackhere!" I said, inhaling after I finished that sentance. "Could you please restate that," Ebizo said, sweatdropping. Sighing, I grabbed their arms and dragged them all the way back to the Uchiha compund.
"Okay. Sasuke came back. And he got some stuff but I walked in and he took me to the creepy snake dude's lair. And then this guy named Hitoshi came in, started rambling on how my mom cheated on him, and then he killed her after he found out after I was born. But then Sasuke came in, defeated him, and took me straight back home. And now, you have to-" I was cut off from explaining to the wide eyed boys when a knock was initiated on my door. "Who is it?!" I called, staring straight at Yutaka and Ebizo. "It's me," said a familiar voice, and I giggled a little.
It was Gaara. But why was he here? "Did you guys fill him in on what happened?" I asked them, squinting my eyes at the blonde and brunett. They shook their heads vigerously. "Come in!" I yelled, looking away from them and towards the now opening door. The red head that I love walked through the door and saw me with my team. "Am I... interupting anything?" he asked, looking between me and the two boys.
"No. So what's up?" I asked him. Ebizo and Yutaka were still kinda frozen from shock that Sasuke actually came here. "Nothing. I just thought that you'd like to come into town with me," Gaara said, pointing behind him. The door was still open, since he was still holding it open, and you could see Konoha faintly in the distance. "Sure!" I said, and we left, my two team mates still frozen. I wonder why...
*Gaara's POV*
I actually was partly lying when I told Uri that nothing was up. I was a bit surprised that she didn't wonder why I was even in my allied country. The truth is, I want to give her something, but I have to buy it first. And I also wanted to make sure that she was okay. It was like she just up and left with no traces like that brother of hers. Though, she was a little neater. I felt a hand grab my own, and I turned, feeling a heat on my cheeks. I was still not used to this. Uri had grabbed my hand, pulling me towards a window. It was filled with jewelry, and they all looked as if they would be a great "present" for her.
"Isn't that one pretty?" she asked me, pointing to a ring with a sapphire on it. The band was silver and it had two smaller diamonds on each side of the larger gem. It wasn't much money, but I have to store that info in my memory. We continued to window shop, and by the time we were done, it was already night time. My feet were aching, but it didn't matter. I was used to this.
Uri was leaning her head on my shoulder as we were sitting on a bench in a park not to far from a food joint. "Uri? You awake?" I asked her, shaking her lightly. Only a snore could be heard coming from the sleeping white haired girl. I still cannot believe, that a person, especailly a girl, could turn me from a, what she calls, a scary dude to a super softie. I transported us to her bedroom. And no, I won't do anything dirty while she's sleeping. I'M NOT A PERVERT!
As soon as she was tucked in, I transported myself to that jewelry store, where the sapphire ring was at. Thankfully, the store was open untill 11 at night, and it was a good thing too. I really wanted to ask her a really important question, even if we are only 16 years old. It's better to get it over with, and not get stressed over that one thing that's circling around your mind for years. I set the box into my Kazekage cloak pocket, smiling softly while looking at the ground. I wonder what her answer would be...
What do you think that Gaara's gonna ask her?
And I know it's been, like, forever, but I had school, summer homework, and writers block stuck with gum in my head, and so I finally got an idea, and I want ta know what you think. And yes, I meant 'ta'. Trying to be a little southern today... :)
