Gaara

I began to open my eyes, my vision was blurred and I found it hard to move in all the pain I was in. Blinking a few time I sensed more people were in the room, I wasn't that alarmed though...

"He's waking up! Gaara, Gaara...it's us"

My vision adjusted to the lights and I realised that 'us' were Temari, Kankuro and Daisuke all staring down at me, looking relieved.

"Where...am I?" I asked wincing as I sat up looking around the bright white room.

"Hospital...are you alright?" Temari asked sitting at the end of the bed looking worried.

"No, I don't remember what happened" I replied slightly dazed and in pain, hmy side really hurt, "How did I get here?"

As soon as I asked I realised that something was wrong, no-body could look me in the eye a tell me how. Then I finally got it from their hesitiant faces...it was the Shukaku...it must have taken over me. I gritted my teeth together and balled my fists up, I hated myself for letting that monster take over me...but how did I turn back?

"Gaara, dont worry about it" Temari said grabbing my hand and smiling.

I shook my head, "How did I turn back?"

"Well Kaya was with you so...." Kankuro stopped trailing off, I looked up at him. He wasn't meant to say that, I could tell, but Kaya what had happened to her?

"Kaya...where is she?" I asked sitting up more, wincing again.

"She's resting Gaara" Daisuke replied, I stared up at him, worried, " Kaya..."

"Daisuke-" Temari warned him

"No Gaara needs to know what happened" Daisuke said, I nodded for him to continue, "Well you fell asleep at your desk and Kaya walked in and saw you sleeping, she tried to wake you and the demon attacked her. She fought it off quite well, your burn there is from her rasengan... luckily she talked you to fight the demon and you did,you managed to come back before anything citical happened"

I nodded soaking this all up, nothing critical... I felt like I had betrayed Kaya.

"Don't be hard on yourself mate...she's alive" Kankuro said walking over to me and sitting the other side of the bed, "She'll probably be here soon to see you"

"Yeh, and anyway look at what she did to you!" Temari exclaimed pointing at the bandage around my middle which could be seen through the hospital gown.

I nodded but it really didn't matter...


Kaya

"No, I'm seeing Gaara" I yelled at the doctor who wasn't letting me see Gaara, though I was fine.

"Miss Uchiha-"

"No, no, no where's Gaara?" I asked walking past him and picking up a patient form, of all the patients in the hospital, I scanned all the names and found Gaaras, room 5A, just down the hall.

"Miss Uchiha, you're in no fit condition-" The doctor pleaded me, he was new and unwanting to mess up his job.

"It's Kaya and I'm off to see the Kazekage-" I replied walking down the hall, 5 G, 5 F, 5 E....

"You can't though until you're rested..."

I sighed stopping outside 5 A and turned to face the annoying doctor, "If you don't let me, you'll regret that you ever brought me back from the dead"

The doctor stopped at my threatening tone and whimpered, I smiled at him and patted him on the head with my good hand. Grinning I pushed open.

"Kaya!" Daisuke exclaimed, "My, my girl, that was a fast recovery"

I smiled at his response, "Hey guys!" I looked at Temari, Kankuro and Gaara all on the bed, Kankuro and Temari either side of Gaara.

"Kaya, we weren't expecting you so soon" Temari said jumping off the bed and walking across to me.

"Well you know, you can't keep me away" I laughed

"How are you?"

I looked at Gaara as he spoke, his voice full of concern though he wasn't looking too good himself.

"I'm fine despite the bandages , but how are you?" I said sitting at the end of his bed.

"I've been better..."

"Yeh I'm sorry about the rasengan..." I said feeling guilty

"No" He shook his head, "I'm the one sorry I should have-

"Gaara it's fine... I dont mind since it's not your fault"

He looked down at the floor, I knew he meant well, the poor guy. I just stared at him, the silence was akward, I wanted to wrap my arms around him and tell him that he wasn't a monster, he was just unlucky.

"I have a question, Kaya" Daisuke said, I looked up at him and nodded, "How did you get Gaara to come back?"

"Yeh, how did you? Last time we had to beat him senseless till he came back but you just got him back!" Kankuro exclaimed

They wanted to know....My heart started to pound, how could I tell them that I kissed him and hoped for the best. I stared at the ground pretending to think.

"I did talk to him and ask for him to come back" I said simply, begging myself not to be blushing.

"Yes but we tried that, what did you actually do?" Temari asked, she really wanted to know.

I winced at all their gazes, best tell them,"I....I kissed Gaara...." I said trying to sound natural but the hesitation in my voice gave the game away.

My words hung in the air, until a splutter of laughing from Kankuro, "Y-you,...KISSED...him"

"Yes...." I mummured at another fit of laughter that he fell off the bed.

"KANKURO! It's not that funny" Temari said grinning at me, "well after all it worked"

I smiled at her, pretending to be cool with the whole thing but when I glanced at Gaara who was fiddling with the bed covers, I known I had completely ruined both of our lives.

"Interesting...." Daisuke mused, we all stared at him, interesting?, "the fact you can bring someone back with a sign of emotion or gesture is a complete new theory to stop the demons"

"You haven't tried that before?" I asked shocked slightly

"Well, their isn't many people emotionally attached to Jinjurikis and you Kaya doing that was brave..."

"Why, would've Gaara knawed off Kaya's face" Kankuro giggled before being thumped by an embarrased looking Gaara.

"No Kankuro....demons don't like emotions, the Shukaku could have killed her at one touch, for sealing him back in" Daisuke replied

"Kaya could of died KISSING Gaara?" Temari yelled

"Kiss of death, dun dun dun....." Kankuro laughed and he got a well deserved thump from me

"Yes, Kaya could have but in this scenerio, the emotion was too strong and sealed the demon" Daisuke said

I shook my head, "Well I'm alive...."

"QUESTION" Kankuro yelled grinning, "Are you guys dating now?" He pointed at me and Gaara.

I looked at Gaara who returned my stare.

"I think we ought to leave you guys alone" Temari said pulling Kankuro and Daisuke out the room, leaving only the door to slam behind them.

I moved closer to Gaara and sat down beside him, legs up on the bed, "So.....you don't mind me kissing you?"

Gaara moved himself up slightly to be on my level, "No....I don't mind, you saved my life"

I grinned, "Oh, give it up!"

Gaara laughed, "Whats the problem with you?"

"Broken arm, gashes, bruises and cuts, not much you?" I giggled

"A big cut on my arm and a burnt side" He replied smiling

"Oh, so I win..."

"I said I got burned....."

"I said I broke my arm...."

Gaara frowned, "Fine you win"

"Yes!" I yelled happy. It seemed pretty pointless but it was something to do

"So what about the emotions...."

I stared at him, he was bringing that up. I looked into his tired eyes and felt my heart ache

"Gaara" I took a breath, "I like you"

He nodded, "I like you too, and I have something to return to you"

I stared at him confused as he leant closer to me. My heart started to thump....

Gaara

I leant closer to her, smelling in her sweet smell, my eyes scanned over her beautiful face, my heart started to thump...so close, the first time, so close to someone... I closed my eyes and pressed my lips against hers...

First time I kissed her...I touched her face as we touched, rubbing her smooth skin with thumb, I smiled still kissing her, she smiled back too,"Does that make us even?" I asked her pausing and looking into her blue eyes...

"Oooh, Gaara!" My head sharply turned to the door where a grinning Kankuro and Temari stood, looking at us. I turned back to Kaya and realised my hand was still on her face, I took it away as she slipped off the bed, blushing.

"Well I best go..." Kaya grinned looking between me and them, she smiled again and stopped in the doorway, "Gaara....?"

"Yes...?" I asked blushing slightly, at the gaze of Temari and Kankuro.

"That kiss...well...I'm sorry to say the score stands as 1 to you and 2 to me, I've kissed you twice and you've only kissed me once, sorry...." She grinned and left the room leaving a bemused Kankuro and Temari.

"It must be love, love, lurv!" Kankuro sang, I just sighed and pretended not to be interested by looking down at my bandages.

"So.....Gaara, does that mean...you guys....?"Temari grinned walking up to me.

I cleared my throat and they moved closer, "I need some rest, so if you don't mind...."


Well Gaara had to kiss Kaya sometime, thats a story to tell to the grand kids, or have I said too much???? 0_o