Hinata opened her eyes and looked around the room. She sat up and yawned still a bit tired. She looked at the clock and saw that it read four thirty in the morning. "Sigh, this is never ending." She had been having dreams; the same ones every night for the past couple of months.

She removed the covers and got out of bed. She shivered when her feet touched the cold wooden floor. She remembered that her clothes were in Gaara's room. Hinata opened her door quietly and then stood in front of Gaara's door.

"Should I open it or shouldn't I?" Hinata rubbed the back of her head and finally decided to go and get her bag from his room. She silently opened his door and carefully went in. When she found her bag she smiled, 'yay! Now I can get changed! Hehe.' Hinata left his room and closed his door.

She went back to her room and laid her bag next the closest. She opened it and grabbed a pair of jeans and a loose t-shirt. She found her underwear and bra's. She giggled with glee. "Never want to go a night without you guys." Hinata also grabbed her toiletries and went to the bathroom with everything.

She placed everything neatly on the ground and her bag of toiletries on the sink counter. She looked at how it was packed. "Thanks Shino, you're the best." She took everything out of the bag and got into the shower. After her shower, Hinata got dressed and brushed her hair out.

She decided to wear her hair up in a high ponytail so it wouldn't get in the way later. She repacked all her toiletries and went back to her room with Gaara's t-shirt and his sister's shorts. She found a small white basket next the door and put the dirty clothes in it. She also put her uniform inside.

She went into the living room and found Shino sleeping on the couch with Akamaru stealing one end of it leaving poor Kiba on the ground without his furry pillow. Hinata looked for their clothed and found them next the edge of the couch out of plain sight.

Shino's was folded and in a nice pile while Kiba's was just thrown to its current location. Hinata put their clothed in the basket also and then grabbed all of the used towels form the bathroom. She stopped in front of Gaara's door and bit her bottom lip. "I want to go and get his clothes but I don't know if he'll wake up and freak or not. . ."

Hinata placed the basket down in front of her door and then opened his. She went in and grabbed his clothes but as she was about to leave she saw his shirt next to the bed. "Of all places it had to be there." Hinata whispered and she tip toed over to the bed.

She knelt down and grabbed but put too much weight on one foot causing the floor to creak. Hinata froze and looked up at Gaara. He was still sleeping, "Thank god." She stood up and turned to leave when she felt two arms snake around her waist. She turned and saw a not-so-happy Gaara behind her. "Eppp."

Gaara let her go and placed his left hand to his head before laying back down. Hinata left and when she closed the door she fell onto her knees and blushed. "That scared me…but his arms…and no s...shirt." Hinata shook her head and placed his clothes into the basket. "No w is not the time to think about that. Maybe later." Hinata gasped at what she had just said.

She picked the basket up and went to the laundry room. She put all the clothes in and started the wash. Hinata went to her room and started to clean it up. When she finished there she went to the bathroom and cleaned it. "Just the living room and kitchen." Hinata did the kitchen first so not to wake anyone.

Finally she went and cleaned the living room. She was bending down when she stood up too fast and grabbed her side. She had forgotten about her injuries. Akamaru's ear perked up from the sound of the tiny intake of Hinata's breath. He opened his eyes and looked at her sadly.

He knew she was in pain and it didn't make him happy to see her like this. "Shhh, its ok Akamaru I just stood up too fast. Go back to sleep ok?" Akamaru gave a small cry before laying his head down and closing his eyes again. Hinata smiled and quietly left the room into the laundry room. She separated all their clothes into three piles.

When she finished all three loads she folded them up. Akamaru got off of the couch and went to find Hinata. When he found her she was put Shino's shirt on top of the rest of his clothes. Akamaru whined causing Hinata to turn and giggle when she noticed it was Akamaru. "What is it boy?" He turned and went to the front door. Hinata smiled and walked outside with him. He ran down the apartment stairs to main door.

Gaara got out of his bed and went to use the restroom. When he went to get his shirt off of the ground it was missing. 'I swear I put it right here last night…' Gaara went to the laundry room and saw his, Kiba's and Shino's clothes all clean and folded on top of the dryer. "Hinata…" Gaara got dressed. He wore a black t-shirt and black pants.

He heard a bark and went to the living room. Kiba and Shino were still sleeping. He noticed his front door was opened and knitted his eyebrows together. Gaara went out his door and saw Akamaru running towards the lobby door. "Akamaru! No, don't do that…please sit and wait!" He looked and saw Hinata looking at Akamaru and running down the stairs.

She stepped awkwardly onto a step and fell forward. Gaara's eyes widened and before he could think he had jumped down the middle of all the stairs and onto the floor five stories below. He ran around the railing and caught Hinata as she was about to hit the ground.

Gaara was lying on the ground with one elbow holding himself up. Hinata was on top of him in between his legs. He had one knee bent and his free arm was wrapped around Hinata's waist holding her to him. One of her hands was wrapped around Gaara and the other was on his chest. When Hinata opened her eyes she blushed. "Heh?! Gomai…"

"Not your fault." Hinata started to help herself up when she put too much wait on her now twisted ankle causing her to fall on Gaara who was also trying to get up. When they fell they were both on the floor lying completely flat. Hinata's lips had come in contact with Gaara's just long enough for him to pull her closer. She was in so much shock that she just laid there. Gaara snapped out of his little trance and pushed her back a bit.

He picked her up and walked her outside so that Akamaru could do his business and lose some energy. "Sorry Hinata, I didn't mean to…" Hinata touched his arm. "Not your fault." Gaara looked down at Hinata and saw her smiling and he laughed quietly. He sat her on a bench close to the lobby doors and sat next to her.

Hinata watched Akamaru act like a puppy all over again and couldn't help but smile. Gaara smiled also but then Hinata caught his eyes. He saw she was wearing a baggy t-shirt and nice jeans. And instead of her usual hair style it was up in a high ponytail. He reached for her hair and lightly touched it. "I like your hair like this." Hinata looked at Gaara and gave him a gentle smile. "Thank you."

Hinata called for Akamaru and Gaara carried Hinata on his back, back up to his apartment. When they got there Shino and Kiba was now up and bickering. When Gaara and Hinata walked in they stopped. "Where were you guys?" Kiba saw Akamaru and then gave an 'Ah!' before looking for his clothes. "Hinata what did you do with my clothes?"

Gaara set her down and looked at Kiba, "How do you know she took it?" Shino put his sunglasses on and went to look for the laundry room for his and Kiba's clothes. "Cause whenever we spend the night she wakes up fist and then clans everything. Even at a hotel she would do that." Kiba came back in and threw Kiba's clothes at him.

"Don't exaderate. She doesn't do cleaning at a hotel. She only cleans our clothes there." Hinata was blushing now and threw a pillow at the two boys. "You two are so mean." All three boys laughed at Hinata's pouting. She stood up and went to the kitchen and made breakfast for them trying to get her mind off of what they had just said.

After breakfast Kiba and Shino went out for training. Akamaru left with them leaving Gaara and Hinata in the apartment. "How's your ankle?" Hinata looked at Gaara as she tried to carefully walk to the couch without showing any weakness. "Uh…fine." Gaara walked up from behind her and picked her up and laid her down on the couch.

"I need to finish cleaning…." Gaara sat on the edge of the couch and leaned down towards Hinata. "Is that all you think about?" He whispered into her ear causing chills down her spine. She looked away blushing. She closed her eyes and tried to think of something else other that Gaara sitting next to her.

Gaara gave a small smile and moved a strand of her hair form her face. He stood up and went to the kitchen to get her an ice pack. He also grabbed some meds to take the swelling down. "Here." Hinata swallowed the pills and then laid her head back down. "This might hurt."

Gaara raised her pant leg and looked at her ankle. There was a small bruise on one side of it but other than that it seemed pretty good. The swelling wasn't too bad and nothing seemed to be broken. When Gaara straightened Hinata's foot she gasped from pain. Gaara looked at her and she looked away so that he didn't see a tear fall down her cheek. He wrapped her ankle and also placed an icepack on it before pulling the pant leg back down.

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to hurt you." He turned Hinata's face towards his and looked into her eyes. He gentle touched her cheek and wiped the stray tear that was slowly making its way to her lips. Gaara touched her lips gentle and then moved his fingers back not wanting to lose control on her.

He kissed her cheek and then stood up to leave. But Hinata grabbed his hand and when he turned to look back at her she had pulled him back down. His hands didn't catch him and he ended up half way on top of Hinata. He was about to try to get up again when Hinata touched his forehead and traced the symbol with her forefinger.

"Love. Don't be afraid to hide it." Hinata placed her hand and caressed Gaara's cheek. She leaned up and kissed him on the lips. At first Gaara was surprised at her actions but then blocked it from his mind as he kissed her back deepening the kiss. Hinata wrapped her arms around Gaara's neck and he used his arms to hold them both up.

All of a sudden someone opened the door and Kiba and Shino came in back from training, a bit too early. "Opps!" Kiba covered Shino's eyes. "What are you doing?" Shino tried to move Kiba's hand but Kiba just placed both up over his eyes. "Must protect your innocent eyes. It might become rated R any minute now."

Hinata turned towards the couch blushing from embarrassment and Gaara looked towards the kitchen area. Shino turned and grabbed Kiba while he was at it. "Ok perv. Time to go." Kiba gaped at Shino's statement, "I am not Jeriaya! Thank you very much…" Akamaru barked and Kiba sighed and walked back out shutting the door behind him.

"Um…sorry about that." Hinata said trying to not stutter. Gaara ruffled Hinata's hair before leaving to his room. "Try and take a nap. You need your rest and your ankle needs it too." Hinata nodded and closed her eyes. When Gaara was in his room he shut his door and sat against a wall with his hands in his hair.

"Almost lost it back there…" Gaara looked out his window from where he was sitting and sighed. It was almost noon now and everything seemed to be getting crazy lately. "Only the second day here and I'm already losing it." Gaara went and sat on his window sill trying to clear his head. "…heh, this is going to be an interesting couple of weeks." Gaara leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes allowing the cool breeze blow in his face.