Chapter Nine - A Torn Heart

Looking up into the sea green eyes she loved she blushed and realized he had slipped between her legs, making her straddle him. "Amaya..." Gaara whispered slight pain in his voice. "Yes Gaara..?" She returned tears again blurring her vision as they filled her eyes ready to overflow at any given moment. He sighed some and lowered his body to sit in the chair next to his desk trying to think clearly of ways to help her. He was never good at comforting his friends for he was all new to these emotions. Amaya's breath hitched as she wiped her tears."I-I'm sorry Gaara. Acting this way in front of you, I feel to ashamed." She bowed her head crossing her legs lifting them some trying to disappear. He watched the female and remembered the tattoo on her forehead, what made him remember was that he saw two on each of her shoulders, and decided to voice his findings to maybe get her thinking of domething different. "Amaya." He spoke and sat upright, proper in his chair, she looked slightly up from her bowed position and looked at him. "Yes?" She asked and he nodded his head to her left shoulder, "How many tattoos do you have?"

"Tattoos?" She asked and looked to where he had nodded. She gasped slightly at the fact that her tattoos were visable. "Oh!" She blushed and covered both wth her hands and then realized that her back was open to the public. "Oh Gaara... My tattoos!" She cried a little, "I-I didn't want anyone to see them!" Pouting she tried to widen her hair to cover those on her back. "How many do you have?" He asked again with a slight growl in annoyance. Her eyes widened some thinking that the answer was obvious. "I-I have 11. One for each head." Tilting her head she pointed them off, "Love," Her forehead. "Peace," Her right shoulder blade. "" Her left shoulder blade. "" Left wrist. "" Right wrist. "" Just above her right knee. "" Just above her left knee. "" Right ankle and finally "" on her left ankle.

Gaara watched her name off all 11 symbols, sadly he had just noticed them although there were plainly visable, most were at least. He nodded at all meanings and noticed they were different colors, matching the colors in her hair. "And the colors? Do they stand for anything?" His voice laced with curiocity. "But of course." She responded sweeping her hair to one side. "They match my hair; red for Fire, blue for Water, green for Wood, indigo for Space, pink for Health, brown for Earth, grey for Metal, light blue for Wind, purple for Poison, light purple for Sound, and yellow for Lightening." She smiled and looked at Gaara. He had a blank look on his face, she decided that he might not know what that meant exactly. "So..." She began and figited with her hands. "All the elements I had named off, I am capable of doing it. All techniques that go with wood I can do, earth I can do etc etc." Smling a little hoping that she hadn't said something weird.

"You can do all that? Have you tried doing a jutsu?" He asked more interested now, taking mental notes to put in her file. She nodded some looking at the ground, she needent think about anything as sand flowed up to her, she stretched her hand out as the sand formed a small ball in her palm. "Earth was always my favorite... It was always near me, supporting me, my cell was made of rocks-" She smiled forming the sand into what her cell had looked like. "I could always feel the earth pulsing in anger when someone came into my chambers." She laughed nervously hearing Earth huff in her head. E- Of course I was angry! How could someone holding the great 11 headed dragon be so weak! He scoffed "Hey!" She growled catching Gaara's curiocity as he was about to ask what he had done. "There's a thing called sutras! Even you couldn't break them! What do you expect me to do? And with no ninja practice or background of it! Meanie!" She stuck out her tongue at no one in particular.

H- You did your best... Earth, Stop being mean to her! She's just a girl! Health had spoken up for the first time in a while. Amaya's eyes looked up at the ceiling then to her right, glancing to her left and then down following the conversations going on in her head. "Ugh guys you're giving me a headache~" Whinning and rubbing her temples Fire gave them all a smack. All was quiet in her head and she sighed in relief, then remembered that she was in the Kazekage's office with... The Kazekage in deed right in front of her. She looked at him a little shocked that she had a discussion with those in her body while Gaara was in her presence. She had never done that before because the last time she did that she was beaten, electricuted and feared even more.

Gaara just watched her taking more mental notes So she is able to communicate with them in her head... I only heard the voices but was never on speaking terms with Shukaku... I believe I remember hearing Naruto was able to go to the place The Nine Tails was located and talk to him that way... But his thoughts were interupted when he saw her eyeing him. "Oh, I was not aware you were able to talk to them."

S- Of course not, he knows nothing of us! Space scoffed and Amaya shushed him glaring to her right at nothing once again. "Uhm... Yes I am able to talk to them and they are able to hear me as I am talking now. They can hear others around me ever further than me. I can talk to them telepathicly or verbally. I normally do it telepathicly but my sanity slipped a little." She giggled and hopped down from the desk. "I think it's time we went back. It's already dark and... I do not wish to worry the others."

Gaara nodded and stood from his desk to escort her back home.


Walking along the streets was a little romantic for Amaya. When she remembered something that almost made her begin crying again. She shyly looked at Gaara, he was staring straight his eyes emotionless yet soft. A blush lightly hinted at her cheeks when he noticed her staring at him and turned his gaze to her. "Yes?"

"Uhm... Gaara..." She looked down a little chewing on her bottom lip. "Yes Amaya?"

"Do you think... We uhm... Could go back to the village you found me?" She looked to the side not wanting to see his reaction. He was a little stunned as he stopped walking, "You want to go back to the village? For?"

"My dog." She nodded and smiled remembering her companion. "It's been to long since I've seen her. I was the only one to feed her, when I was able to get food of course." She chuckled a little then sighed. "I want to go get her, I'm not sure if she'll come out for anyone else but me."

"Well... I suppose so, as long as someone was to accompany you." He rubbed on his chin debating the right people to go with her. Of course Naruto and Kakashi would be obvious candidates... As well as Temari. "Oh thank you Gaara!" She exclaimed and wrapped her arms around the red head without thinking. Caught off guard he blushed and patted her back some just in time for the front door to swing open. Gaara automatically held her tight turning so that the door would hit right on his back, taking Amaya out of harms way. Naruto's head popped out of the opened door as he looked over to his left at Gaara's hunched form. "Gaara!" He beamed, but his enthusiastic smile soon fell when Gaara's head turned around and glared at his sun beamed friend. "Naruto..." He growled menicingly and Kankuro fell back, knowing he would be in serious trouble if Gaara found out he pushed Naruto into the door.

"G-Gaara wait! Stop!" He ran off as sand followed, exploding against the door, walls and at Naruto as Gaara's sand chased Naruto around. "I swear! I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry! GAARA!" Naruto yelled almost in a scream. Amaya busted out in little fits of giggles watching the two. She walked to Gaara placing her hand softly on his arm tugging like a child trying to get attention from their mother. "Gaara, we should go inside." Gaara looked at the female and nodded. The sand receded back into Gaara's gourd. "You'll need to depart tomorrow in the morning so that the Leaf may get back to their village." He spoke to her walking to the front door. "Of course. I shall pack a few things tonight." Gaara ust nodded and left inside to his room after he told Temari, Kakashi and Naruto that he needed to see them in his room now.

Temari was a little brought back when she entered Gaara's room. She hardly ever came in here, he didn't like people coming into his room without his knowledge or permission. Of course it was a first for Naruto and Kakashi, they didn't know what to think about his room. His room was big, for someone who never slept, there was a king sized bed in the corner. His Kazekage hat hung right above the beds headboard, assuming he brought it home when he came home to keep it safe. A big desk was just to the left of the bed, the wall lined with bookshelves filled with many books and scrolls. There happened to be three more doors in his room, one Naruto assumed led to a bathroom. Another, he also assumed, led to a closet, however he didn't know about the third door.

"I have brought you in here to talk about Amaya. It seems that she has a dog that we left in the village. This is a top secret mission I hope I can intrust to you." Gaara looked up at the three ninjas in his room. All nodded and waited for Gaara to continue, "Amaya will be accompanying you, for the dog will come out to her only."

All nodded, "We will dicuss this more in the morning before you leave. You should get your rest for it will be a long day ahead of you tomorrow." And with that, Gaara turned and headed to his desk. Temari nodded and smiled, "Night Gaara~" Giggling as she left. "Night Gaara-san." Kakashi saluted and disappeared. "Night Gaara, and don't worry... I'll protect my sister. you know that." He grinned his sun beamed grin and left, but not after attacking Gaara in a tight hug. Gaara sighed as the blonde left his room shutting it softly behind him. He thought he could try and sleep, knowing it wouldn't do him any justice. So he sat at his desk and watched the clock tick. He was about to leave to his office to do some much needed work when a knock was heard at the door.


Oooooh~ Who's there?! :D And sorry about the symbols, I forgot what I had put so I need to get some new ones but I didn't want to keep you all waiting so... Just bypass the part where she shows her tats xDD I will try and update soon ;^;

And if you haven't realized yet I made another story :3 it's called When will the Sun shine on me?

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