DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR ANY CHARACTERS ONLY THE OC'S AND THE PLOT...
Chapter 10
What disturbed Gaara about an hour into his mental shut down was the sound of giggling. He opened one eye and saw Sakura, Temari and Tenten giggling and whispering.
"If your going to stand there and giggle just go away," he hissed looking at them properly.
"Iie, but I think lil Gaa-kun has a crush," snickered Temari, Gaara turned to look at Hinata and saw she was smiling still in her sleep while cuddling to the jacket over her. He grunted and stood. He pushed past the rest of the girls and out into the corridor and outside for a breather.
"Please could Hyuuga Hinata come up for her final routine." Called one of the judges from the stalls as she stood up. She was now dressed in long khaki shorts and another white tank top and in barefoot. She was doing another 'gang' song or in other words another Naruto Mix.
The twist in this round was that it had to be spontaneous and any repeats unless seen as necessary was to be counted for losing marks. Ami had already been and so had Tayuya and Issay. She stood and took off her jumper and walked over towards the sound booth.
"It seems ladies and gents, we are in for another treat of Hinata's new style, and she will be doing another mix by her friends. Another first as it isn't an official song but has been given the go ahead because of its origins in other songs." Explained Anko, the crowd cheered and Hinata lined up. Smiling at the audience the lights dimmed as the music started up. A simple beat came on and she started.
In the audience Naruto was fake bowing to everyone for his mixes as Sakura was cheering really loudly. Shino had slipped his camcorder out because Ino had asked for them to film it. The lights suddenly changed in bright white then back to the dim red it originally was and as the final little verse came the lights went into flashing blue to a complete mix of red and blue together.
She finished her last cartwheel and slid across the last mat on her knees ending up with her leaning backwards on them. She waited until the clapping started and she moved. When she stood up she raced back over to the bench and tried to ignore the death stares from Tayuya and Ami.
"Congrats, that was really good, don't worry about those 2," said the girl called Issay; she looked to be 1 year older then Hinata with short spiky hair and dark black eyes. She smiled while pointing to Ami and Tayuya
"A-Arigatou Iwamatsu-san," said Hinata blushing slightly
"Your Hyuuga Hinata right?" she asked "From the Shukaku's?" she added, Hinata's head snapped up to stare at her
"How?"
"Don't worry, my families quite close to Tsunade-san," she said smiling "I know about them, but I love the style of them you brought in," she added
"Thanks," said Hinata shyly "You're really good yourself,"
"Nah, not that good," she said
"Ladies and gents the places have been decided this year," said Anko "In fourth place is Ami! Please come up to receive your ribbon," she added Ami stood scowling and snatched the ribbon and stormed back
"Okay, third place is Iwamatsu Issay," she called Issay stood smiling and went and thanked Anko who smiled and commented on her gym to her "Then the moment you've all been looking forward to! In second place is……Tayuya thus making Hinata the winner and new Senior Champ!" she cried smiling Hinata stood up squealing then composed herself and settled down. After Tayuya went up to get her trophy Hinata stood to get the cheque she had won. This is going for the Shukaku's it's the only way I can help……..
"Hinata!" cried the girls running over
"You won! You won!" they chanted jumping up and down,
"P-please h-hold o-on," she stuttered looking down
To Hyuuga Hinata
$10,000
"I have to give this to someone," she told Sakura who had gone into a conversation with Naruto, she nodded and Hinata turned and walked over shyly to Gaara who was standing against the wall of the stadium.
"Ano...Gaara-san, t-this i-is f-for t-the w-ware-house," she stuttered handing over the cheque "I-it's the l-least I c-can d-do," she added as she started fidgeting with her hands, he looked down then back up hat her
"Arigatou," he said quietly before grabbing her arm gently and motioning for the other to leave.
Once outside she stopped suddenly.
"I f-forgot m-my s-stuff," she said Gaara nodded and followed her. Once inside her room there was a massive wave of energy throwing them all around. Her ears were ringing and suddenly the walls around her exploded. She felt something wet slide down her face. She looked up at the weight covering her.
Her heart froze.
Such a fun day was ruined by this.
She was paralyzed.
In front of her was Gaara; down the front of his face was a large cut stretching from his tattoo to his chin. Her eyes started to burn and a stray tear came down the side of her face. He coughed and looked down at her and smirked.
"Are you okay?" he asked painfully
"D-don't m-move G-Gaara-san," she stuttered trying to more to rip the hem of her shirt when she heard Gaara groan.
"Don't….move," he said, she moved her head slightly and saw a large bit of concrete across his legs and knew that was what was causing the pain. She closed her eyes and tried to breathe. He closed his eyes and his head drooped onto her shoulder. She cried out in shock and saw he was too weak. She closed her eyes and reached a hand up to wrap around his head and press him closer to her shoulder.
"Please help us," she said before closing her eyes and into the darkness.
As they sat in the car waiting there noticed Tayuya and Ami running away from the building. Kankurou complained that is was suspicious but they ignored him until they heard something that would change the situation completely. An explosion went off inside the building.
"Shit get out!" shouted Kankurou as she jumped out and slammed the door shut. The sounds of sirens were already around them as Temari sprinted forward.
"Gaara! Hinata!" she cried but Kankurou grabbed her arms
"No Temari don't go it's too dangerous,"
"But Gaara and Hinata are in there! I can't leave them!" she cried pulling even more, Naruto and Kiba grabbed Temari and held her back as they watched the emergency services go inside.
After an hour they were starting to slow the search for survivors in the now wreckage of the stadium. Over 100 people had been found but Gaara and Hinata were still missing. Kankurou started getting fed up and marched over to the head doctor.
"Oi you," he growled angrily at the man
"What we don't have time," he said in reply, he squinted his eyes at the name tag 'Raidou'
"Listen Raidou-teme my brother and his friend still haven't been found you need to get them out," he said sighing
"We've searched there's no more people," Raidou said
"There has to be, let me show you where they are," he insisted to the younger doctor/ rescue worker, after a few minutes he sighed
"Fine but you go in with two of my guys and you can take one other friend in," he said "Izumo, Kotetsu this boy says 2 of his friends are still inside, go with him and get them out," he ordered the two nodded and followed Kankurou
"Naruto!" shouted Kankurou "Come," he nodded and ran over following Kankurou then backed by Izumo and Kotetsu.
Inside the rubble of the stadium they could see the remains of many items scattering the floor.
"Hinata! Gaara!" called Kankurou "Hinata! Gaara!" he called through the building again, after 5 minutes of shouting Naruto plonked down onto a fallen piece of concrete and sighed. As he sat there was a quiet whimper from under him. He jumped and they stared at him strangely.
"D-did you just h-hear that?" he asked
"Iie," said Izumo "This is serious non of your childish pranks now," he added seriously
"I'm not lying," he said "Here look," he said as he pushed down on the concrete, there was a squeak this time,
"That sounded like Hinata," mumbled Kankurou then it dawned on him he leaned down to the edge of it and peered under. To his relief he caught sight of Gaara's white over shirt and smiled.
"We're here Hinata, Gaara," he said quietly "We'll get you out soon,"
"P-please h-hurry G-Gaara i-is b-bleeding," she stuttered, Kankurou's mind went blank.
Gaara never got hurt.
Nothing could hurt him; the sand would stop the person or thing.
This time it didn't.
Shukaku would be going nuts right now.
"Hinata wake him up and keep him away, it's very dangerous f he goes to sleep," he called panicking "Just keep him awake,"
"H-hai," she stuttered, quiet mumbling could be heard from behind and a grunt.
"Gaara stay awake! Or you'll be putting Hinata in danger, even more then now," growled Kankurou
"I'm awake," he grunted "And in pain,"
"That's fine, you'll deal, now Izumo, Kotetsu and Naruto we have to get them out." Said Kankurou
"Hai, I'll go back and get Raidou and the others for the medical assistance," said Izumo sprinting gracefully through the fallen rubble as if it wasn't there. The remaining three positioned themselves around the concrete and looked at each other.
"On the count of three," said Naruto "Three," he added, they heaved the concrete up slowly and suddenly threw the offending concrete across the wreckage. They looked down and saw blood everywhere. Gaara was lying on top of Hinata who was looking at them blinking with tear stains down their face.
"P-please h-help h-him," she said her voice cracking
"Come on Gaara," said Naruto as he lifted a bloody arm over his shoulder. Kotetsu grabbed the other and hoisted it over his shoulder. Kankurou next bent and picked Hinata up in his arms. She curled into him and started crying, clutching his shirt tightly.
"Shhh its fine Hinata-chan," he whispered as they came outside. The girls had rushed over to see Gaara with the other guys and now making their way over to them.
"Go home everyone, they need the hospital," said Kankurou quietly
"Just because you saved the Kankurou," said Tenten stubbornly
"Iie, because all of you could have died," he said quietly
"Nande?" asked Lee curiously
"Because Gaara fell asleep," he said quietly before walking past them. Hinata blinked and looked back over his shoulder at them and just stared as they went into the back of an ambulance.
2 hours later and 7 stitches and tons of bandaging later Hinata was sitting in a hospital room. She was told to stay over night to see how her 'mental' state was. She fiddled with hem of her pyjama night gown she stood on the cold floor and walked out her room and too a nurse.
"Excuse me," she said quietly the night nurse turned and looked at her
"Hai, can I help you sweetheart," she said smiling at her
"C-can y-you t-tell m-me w-where Sabaku Gaara's room is?" she asked
"Hai, room 232 down the hall on the left, now I'd hurry and see your boyfriend before it gets too late!" she called as Hinata walked down the corridor, her face went bright red and she shuffled faster.
As she approached the room 232 she knocked lightly to announce her arrival when a muffled answer reached her. She entered and saw Gaara sitting up in bed with bandages down his left side of his face, his chest bound tightly and the sheets pulled up to his waist.
"What is it?" he asked harshly, worse then he'd have thought.
"I-I w-wanted t-to thank you," she stuttered
"For what," he spat
"F-for s-saving m-me" she said quietly, he snorted and looked at her then glancing back out the window. She was slightly hurt that he hadn't answered and probably rejected her thanks as she turned to go out again. Sh reached the door and the sand crept away from nowhere and came over to her.
"Please, no," she whispered before trying to exit
"I never said I wanted you to go," he said before turning to face her with a sad look on his face that she had never seen before. The sand lifted her slightly and started moving her closer to him. She was getting very nervous about this and was slightly worried. As she came closer he moved his arms shakily and brought her onto the bed and onto his lap. He arms slid around her and hugged her tightly. Her heart started racing faster and faster at this. His head came down to rest on top of hers and she sighed. He had done this once before but only when she was hurt, just like now. She closed her eyes as he started to hum a song which turned to into singing. His voice echoing in her mind as it did the room.
"Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall"
As he finished she was half asleep slowly slipping inch by inch into the dark of sleep. He smiled and reached down and started stroking and playing with her hair and looking out the window. He jolted when he felt her move; she looked up and remembered something.
"Kankurou-san s-said t-that i-it w-was d-dangerous i-if y-you f-fell a-asleep, w-why?" she stuttered, his face contorted as if in pain and he snarled quietly. She started getting panicky and had a rising feeling of wanting to get away.
"When I was younger I had something sealed inside me, something very dangerous," he said darkly "It's name is Shukaku and only comes out if I fall asleep, thus making me an insomniac," he said quietly before looking away "I am a monster," She gasped slightly at his and his grip on her loosened so she could move. She moved away to face him. He was looking down right now and it made her heart break.
"Leave if you're afraid," he said roughly before turning away, she looked at his sour expression and giggled softly
"I w-wouldn't l-leave b-because –o-of that," she said smiling as gently as she could, his head snapped back to loom at her, confused. She smiled again and lifted a hand to his face and slowly touched the bandage across his face.
"Thank you for saving me" she said without stuttering, his face softened slightly as he grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. She yelped in surprise as he hugged her tightly to him, as if afraid to let her go. She smiled and hugged back before closing her eyes. She listened to his heart beat slow down as he went into a meditating state and she curled closer to him. Seeking the comfort and protection she wanted.
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
End of Chater 10...okay people please keep reviewing because its actually quite encouraging that people like it because there's 31 reviews and over 3000 hits so yeh...KEEP REVIEWING...