Uzumaki Twins

Chapter 8

~Chika's pov~

It's weird really. I don't really understand what happened but I know that I didn't want Gaara to just leave me, not to the darkness alone. For the first time in his presence, I've felt peaceful, secure and safe. I didn't want that feeling to go, that's why I asked him to stay. At least that's what I think. Some other part of me was suggesting something else but it was impossible. I don't feel anything for him, I just feel safe around him. It doesn't matter. I was able to get into a peaceful sleep because he was there for me, because he remained by my side.

Why didn't you release us?

I didn't want anything bad to happen.

Not reason enough, Chika. When you are in danger, as you are our vessel, we have to protect you.

I couldn't do it…

The darkness shifted. Light blossomed and I found myself in a large cave like room with no ceiling. There were three large round areas for a place for a really large creature to lie. The one to the left was empty but the other two were occupied. Not by sleeping beasts because they were awake. The one on the right was a black creature with tails reaching up high. There were ten of them in total and he only had one eye to see out of. It was a really big eye and sometimes it creped me out. There were two large pillars to the side of him with large sealing tags on the both of them. Chains ran across the pillars keeping him in and caged. Jyubi was extremely pissed and partially at me. He narrowed his eye at me. He was sitting up, definitely very awake and very pissed.

The other was opposite in colour. She was a wolf and her coat was as white as snow and glittered like thousands of jewels with eyes of hard silver. Her nineteen tails were curled around her. If her tails did not hint at her symbol of power, her majestic stance and air did. The pair of them is extremely tall as they stood around fifty feet, but I know that they are limiting their true height. They can tower trees with about twenty feet. She didn't have two towering pillars on either side of her. She didn't need to be seal although she should be. Juuku was a more controlled demon but not when her temper is lost to her.

Kuro, child, you should have released us.

I shook my head. I couldn't do that. She narrowed her eyes at me. Your temper would have gotten the better of you and you would have destroyed the sand village.

That gives no reason to stop us from protecting you. Those bastards could have raped you.

But they didn't!

Chika, understand this, we are not tamed. We do not take well to being commanded. The next time that you, our vessel, are in trouble, we will act with or without your like. I don't care if I'm not supposed to appear. If you are in trouble, I will be there. Remember this.

You don't need to go so far Jyubi.

Yes, apparently I do. His eye glared at me. Just remember what I told you. I won't give this warning again.

I sigh and look to Juuku who had remained silent. Her silver eyes were ever watchful. You're going to insist the same thing, aren't you, Juuku?

Jyubi has his reasons, as do I. But yes, I am going to insist on the same thing. If we are still bound within you, Kuro, and you die, as do we. We may be fond of you but we still don't want to die.

I look away from her and up into the sky where it is limitless. Why couldn't I be a creature that could fly? Instead of being such a boring human being, why couldn't I have just been something that could stretch out wings and fly to places where I can't be killed, and if so I will kill those that try to kill me. There's nothing like that around here though. I was born a human being, a vessel actually, and that is the life that I have to live and lead. Living such a fragile life is going to be hard if everywhere I go is like what happened to me.

Come, lie with me.

Juuku shifted her tails and rested on her belly. Her silver eyes were watching me though. I didn't hesitate. I moved forward and sat near her head. She wrapped a tail around me and the others she moved around me so that I was encased in warmth and comfort. Eventually I managed to lie down beside her and close my eyes. She was warm and comforting and provided the protection and safety that I was looking for.

~Gaara's pov~

Chika has been asleep for thirty minutes and I still couldn't manage to break away from her slackened hold and leave her. I don't really understand why but I just couldn't bring myself to leave her side. Not now. Her crimson red hair was silky beneath my fingers. The feel of her warm hand in mine was strange but it felt good as well. I couldn't bring myself to stop holding her hand either. This is the first time that I have ever felt this way about someone other than myself, especially about a girl. But it feels quite nice actually.

The door was knocked on and then opened. Chika's brother came in through the door and his jaw completely hung open. I blinked at him but did nothing else. I didn't move away from her or even take my hand out of his. In fact, I actually held onto her tighter and stopped twirling the strand of her hair. I knew what he was going to say before he said it. Get off my sister. What the hell are you doing in here? Those kinds of remarks. Catching a guy in your sister's room is said to always bring the brothers to bad reactions and assumptions.

'WHAT…' I summoned my sand to cover up his mouth and to close the door.

'She's sleeping,' I say with disinterest. The sand let up and flowed back inside my gourd.

'What are you doing?'

I again blinked at him. 'I'm keeping her company.'

'Why?'

'She asked me to.'

'Why?'

I narrowed my eyes at him. 'It is not for me to discuss.'

His features slackened and he calmly walked over to the bed to sit at his sister's side. 'Something bad happened, didn't it?'

All I could do was nod. He's her brother, I couldn't lie to him. She wouldn't like that. Why the hell do I care what she likes or doesn't? It's because she's confined in me to keep her company and safe. Compared to what I use to receive from the villagers, my father, my family and everyone else, it's different and maybe that's why I couldn't come to doing anything she may not like. Even Shukaku had felt sympathy for her when he saw her the way he had a while ago. I turned back to Chika and saw her angelic peaceful features. Awake she's like an energetic child full of a devilish innocence. But what happened before…she had become a complete demon. She has all three sides to her in different stages. What is she like with her moods? Does it change or does she remain the same?

'How long has she been like this?'

'Thirty minutes.'

'Did she…' he swallowed, 'did you see something red seep from her?'

'You know about that chakra I saw?' I ask a little surprised about that when I really shouldn't be.

His body tensed and he looked at me with wide eyes. 'You know that was chakra?' I nodded. 'How did you know? Did she tell you?'

I shook my head. 'She didn't have the time between crying and then falling asleep.'

'Then how?'

'It felt like chakra, but not.' I narrowed my eyes as I remembered what happened after I saw that chakra. 'What was that move?' He looked at me perplexed. 'It looked like that red chakra but it moved like liquid.'

He looked at his sister. 'I'm not exactly sure what jutsu it is, but I know that it's a move that only happens in that stage, well that I know of. Chika doesn't remember anything when that red chakra appears. She won't remember what she's done, but she will remember everything before and afterwards. So no matter what you've seen, do not tell her. She doesn't need to know that she's killed.'

'How do you know that she's killed?' he doesn't seem at all surprised about it. It's as if he's witnessed her in that stage and killing people time and time again.

'The other times I've seen her with that chakra, that move has always been used to kill those that mean harm to her. That move does nothing but kill. So promise me,' he said looking at me. 'Promise me you won't ever tell her. I don't ever want her to go through that stage again.'

That stage? What's he talking about?

He looks extremely sad about something. It's as if he's remembering that time she had gone into that stage. With the way the emotions played on his face, it was something that he didn't want to repeat. That stage must have been something disastrous. I looked down at Chika's peaceful face and wondered if she could really have gone into something that would warp such a face into something other. I ran a finger down her cheek and she moaned and shifted in closer to me. I was a little surprised at such trust in though I'm a monster that kills other just to prove my existence. Yet, I couldn't come to terms with killing her, not even her brother at the moment.

'I promise,' I tell him.

I only promised because I didn't ever want Chika to go into a stage that would ever warp the face I am looking at now.

'Thank you,' he whispered. 'I thought you was a really bad person at first but,' I looked at him and saw that his eyes were in shadows. 'You've fought with my sister, she shows she hates your guts, but yet she still went to you for comfort, protection and safe security. You went to her aid. You're here right now taking care of her, not leaving her side and watching over her. You're really kind, Gaara.'

I narrowed my eyes into a glare. 'Just don't get used to it.'

'Wouldn't dream of it,' he said with a smirk filled with a challenge. 'I'm her big brother and I'll be the one to protect and comfort her in her times of need. When she comes to realise, she'll come to me and fight with you again.'

I smiled in spite of myself. 'I actually look forward to the little fights she gives me. I actually don't feel compelled to kill her like I would everyone else.' He looked at me a little lost. I shook my head. 'Forgive about it.'

He stood up from the bed. 'I'm going to keep everyone out of here until she wakes. Just make sure that you do make appearances when it's time to eat. Everyone will become suspicious. I'll just tell them that Kuro isn't feeling so good so she's resting.'

I nodded. 'However, I don't think that I will be able to move from this bed. Just tell Temari or whoever to give you the food and bring it up.'

'Won't they find it weird that I'm bringing you your food?' he asked.

I smirked quite fond of my idea. 'I could just tell them I've forced you to be my servant otherwise I'd kill your sister.'

He clenched his fists. 'Although I really did not like you saying that, I guess we have no other choice.' His hands relaxed but he didn't seem to have. 'I'll do for the sake of my sister; I'll do anything until she's better.' With that he left the room.

He really does care for her. I shouldn't have been surprised but I am. If only someone could care for me that much. Wait a minute. What the hell am I thinking? I only have to kill people for my existence to be acknowledged. To prove that I exist. I don't need anyone to care for me. But why do I want her to care for me? Is that why I am caring for her? Is that Shukaku has decided to be a little nicer to her? Who knows but I certainly don't. I want to understand this feeling I feel that is warm inside of my chest. I want to know why I even want to care for this girl and why I want her to care for me like she does her brother. I don't need that.

For I live and care only for myself.