Black Roses666: SO sorry for the ultra late update. School. 'Nuff said. Anyways, better late than never, ne? On with the story! Hope you like it!

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Dance 8: The Return

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The plan was simple...

Well, it depends on your view of the word "simple". If breaking into a dungeon of an elite ninja clan, formulating a plan under time pressure, getting four outcasts out of a dungeon, and be home in time for dinner is an everyday routine, then yeah, the plan would be simple.

Gaara and Olha left early morning, telling Jue and Oturan that they were on a secret mission, and that if Reiko wakes up and notices their absence, to tell her not to worry about them and they would be back as soon as they have finished.

Lucky for them, none paid heed to the two as they ventured down the streets, or they were simply too languished from working in such an early hour to bother paying attention towards a meticulous thing. It would've been too troublesome.

Unbelievable is the word to describe this new discovery. Ridiculous, too, for after all the clan has been through; having their Mizukage killed, loosing a Livarte sacrifice that could've made the said Mizukage stronger, not to mention being forced to raise the white flag of surrender to Suna in their war; how could they have the mere audacity to continue the tradition that brought their downfall?

The only answer the two could contemplate on was their greed of power. Normal Livartes are known to have a large ego, seeing that they are not only superior to the "outcasts" of the clan, but nobody else in Mist would have the boldness to stand up to their wrong doings.

"Courage is slowly being depleted in the Mist Village, and all thought of rebelling are taken to their graves. Nobody wishes to say what they've always wanted to say." Olha said once.

The red head now believed the words spoken. As the duo went their way, a Jounin with the Livarte symbol pinned on his shirt walked by, and every citizen within radius bowed, not respectfully, but with such fear, it became so unreal.

The Livarte probably didn't even notice.

"That's one of Ur's old friends..." the bluenette whispered once the Jounin was out of sight, "he's Kuro's little brother. I'm not sure if he's forgotten that you were the one who killed his older sibling back in the war. He's starting to look amazingly close to his brother now."

The Kazekage brushed the comment aside. What bothered him was the fact that the Livartes are beginning to wake up, and at that rate, it would be harder for a Kazekage and his spouse to infiltrate their mansion without suspicion...

Unless...

"Olha..." Gaara started, "we have to make a diversion. I see many leaving the mansion, and it is a must that we are not to be spotted. If we teleported using your wind, or my sand, then our traces of chakra would be sensed and we would immediately be condemned. Not only that, but a tornado out of nowhere simply won't do; they'll immediately accuse you of such a thing."

"So what should we do?"

Gaara just looked at Olha's light blue orbs, his own teal ones secretly conversing with her on the plan he had in store. The bluenette was confused at first, but continued to stare at his eyes, looking deeper and deeper into her husband's soul for any sign; to the very essence of his mind.

It was then that her face contorted to a look of unmistakable shock.

"Please tell me you're not serious!"

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"I cannot believe you were serious..."

Gaara placed his hand over Olha's mouth, silencing her from saying anything else. She complied; for she knew that anymore sound would've given away their position at the shadows of an alley. Ninja ran past them, shouting out orders with explanations being tossed in a haphazard heap, it was as if they were trying to experiment a new language of sorts.

One of them, though, managed to voice out the matter in a much clearer manner, which captured everyone's attention.

"Five persons are missing their priceless belongings, and 4 ninja Jounins are reported unseen, supposedly kidnapped! The thieves left no trace and not a single one of the victims have any clues to identify the terrorists!"

Once all the Livartes have left in order to search, the red head uncovered Olha's mouth. The female let out an exasperated sigh.

"Honestly, Gaara, I feel guilty. I understand that stealing the items would get their attention, but kidnapping 4 Jounins? Couldn't you think of some other way than this?"

"Well, it worked so no use complaining. Where are the items right now?"

"In the last place they'll ever look, under the bridge in the other side of the village. Everything is wiped clean of evidence, and the Jounins don't remember a thing."

"Good, let's go."

Living with the read headed one for so long gave the bluenette a clear knowledge of his mindset. Sometimes, she would find the strategies he would think of categorized under 'completely insane', and a 'not thoroughly thought plan'; but as usual, things would always, in one way or the other, work out in the end.

Whatever the Kazekage-sama says, goes.

Without any of her previous hesitation, she took his hand and allowed his sand to engulf her body, transferring even her very soul to where its controller willed.

Whence she felt once more the cool breeze of Mist, the two were at the back of the Livarte mansion. As plotted by Olha, there was a window above head. According to her description made by her, it leads to an abandoned storage room. The lock is broken, and nobody bothers to fix it.

That was over seventeen or eighteen years ago, and many things have changed. This storage area is their safest chance of entering without leaving a trace, and if the clan finally bothered to fix the lock, then the two would have to rely on much more daring means.

Gaara carefully forged a hand of sand which brought them both to the window. With a careful tug, the window opened.

"Wow...we must be really lucky!" Olha sighed, relieved.

The two checked the room from top to bottom for traps and such, and after seeing none, they hopped inside. As expected, there was a shaft behind an old chest. It will lead them down to the dungeons.

"You go on ahead." Gaara whispered as Olha went inside, "if this mansion is really as old as you say it is, there will be a high possibility that the vent will give way under our combined weight. I'll follow you afterwards."

"You just want a good view of my ass, don't you?"

Gaara almost choked.

"I was just kidding, Gaara-kun. You need to relax. We'll be fine." Olha smiled before continuing along the way inside.

The Kazekage shook his head, but once he was sure of his spouse's distance, her crouched down, prepared to make his decent, until he looked back at the window.

The lock was fixed.

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"Olha-san; you've returned! You've returned!" Rio jumped from his spot and ran to the said girl. "I knew you'd come back for us!"

"I apologize, Olha-san." Kaido stood, "but none of us were able to snatch the key to open the dungeon door. We're locked in with no escape route."

"Olha-san, is that – dare I say – really him?" Rina's eyes widened, "Is that really Sabaku no Gaara?"

Hikari remained quiet.

"Well, it seems you are quite a celebrity in here..." Gaara almost chuckled at his spouse's blushing face.

Turning his head from the humorous moment, the Kazekage knew that before him was incontestable proof of the singular goal in the minds of each full blooded Livarte; their lust for power. The next four sources were locked together in this maze of a dungeon, growing and kept alive until their eighteenth birthday.

Also, the same place where they locked his wife before he came along.

"The key is of no matter. Gaara-kun can create a replica with his sand. There is only one thing important now. Have you made the blueprints of this dungeon?" Olha nodded towards the sand bearer, who immediately created a replica key for the dungeon door.

"Hai, Olha-san." Kaido signaled Hikari, who took out a multi-folded piece of paper. "it took us a while, but we managed."

By that time, Gaara had already opened the door and stepped in, allowing the former Livarte to take the print and look over the sketch.

The dungeon was, indeed, a maze. There were a series of turns before reaching the exit. It will take too much chakra to teleport them all, even if they half the sacrifices, and they would be immediately caught. Their best chance was to spy around. The children, too, were able to spot every shaft available and where they would lead.

Luckily, one of the shafts will lead to the pipe connected to the storage from which the couple entered from.

Problem: that shaft is found at the center of the maze (whereas they were at the far end) and, to make matters worse, the wind Olha allowed to spy around the village came to her, telling her that the Livarte guards have found the missing items and persons and are currently making their way back to the mansion to continue their rounds.

She quickly confined this to her husband, hoping that his quick-thinking skills could help them in this situation. He quietly took the map from her and scanned it, pinching his chin in thought. That clever spark suddenly returned to his eyes, and at that moment, the bluenette knew he thought of something.

"Kaido." He called sternly.

"H-hai?"

"You can control rocks, right?"

"Hai, Gaara-sama..."

"This whole dungeon is made of rocks. The Livartes painted it and changed it to make it look like metal panels so that you wouldn't find a way to escape. They're quite smart, when you think about it."

Kaido's face contorted to utter shock. All this time, he had the power to free everyone, but because of his fear that the guards would kill him, and in the midst of confusion, he never took a chance to notice anything.

"D-demo, how can I free everyone if the Livartes are coming back?"

"Analyze this." Gaara took a pen from the table and started making modifications to the sketch, pausing every other time to make sure of his plans. "Could you change the maze into this?"

Kaido looked at the paper and understood. He would change the maze so that the guards would continue their routes, but their path will be blocked from the center, starting from the entrance. Meanwhile, their path towards the center is as clear as day.

He took in a breath, bearing the new map in mind, formed a couple of hand seals and slammed his hands to the pavement, and immediately, the walls began to morph. Blocks started to fly and form new walls, exactly like how Gaara edited the map.

When the transformation ceased and finished, the seventeen year old collapsed into Olha's arms, out of air and energy.

"Take this..." Olha handed him a soldier pill, "it will give you enough strength and energy."

"Arigato...'Kasan." Kaido mumbled, probably out of instinct. Olha blushed at his comment, and Gaara smiled.

Olha has truly grown into a very motherly figure. It took a while before he swallowed the pill and regained consciousness. The bluenette shook away her thoughts.

"Now come, we cannot waste anymore time."

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The escape was easy. They went through the new maze with effortlessness, up the shaft, into the storage room, and out of the mansion. Passing through familiar alley ways, they managed to get to their temporary home without being caught.

Though...they came back with bad news waiting for them.

"Olha-sama, Gaara-sama;" Jue panicked, "I'm so sorry! It's all my fault!"

"What are you talking about?" Olha held her hand on her subordinates shoulder, hoping to calm her.

"It's Reiko!" she exclaimed, "Reiko-chan's been kidnapped!"

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Black Roses666: GOMENASAI!

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