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She smiled down at Demon who lay asleep on the sofa with his head in her lap. Her eyes wondered to the Collar he wore with the sand symbol on it. On the other side was Demon's name and it hung from a black spiked collar. Gaara had also given her a blue stone but it had hung from a chain as he told her to touch it then Demon. When she had taken the stone it glowed before it disappeared and her hand glowed. She did as Gaara said and placed her hand on Demon head. He and she began to glow for a few seconds then it was over.

Gaara told her that they were bound together. Now Demon would be able to stay with her for the rest of her life without getting old and dying, their souls were one as only best friends could be. She had asked why he didn't bind his and her souls but he said it only worked on animals that had given their life to a person like Demon and her as well as Akamaru and Kiba. She smiled at that knowing that it would have killed Kiba to see Akamaru die as it would her.

She sighed. Life was good to her. Demon would be by her side forever and Gaara had began to let her out even thought he was always there, it meant a lot to her that he was doing this to make her happy. Later they would have lunch out in the garden seeing as the lilies were in bloom. Thanks to Ino's tender care.

''Hinata are you in here.'' She heard Ino call from the hallway.

''Ye in the sitting room come on in.'' She called out. Ino soon appeared. ''Hi Ino what brings you here?'' She said petting a now awake Demon who didn't move from his spot.

''Just came to say that it turned out great everyone's out there now. Come on.'' Ino said making her way back out again. Getting up she made her way towards the east wing.

Walking in she was rewarded with cheer from her family. On the walls were photos she and Naruto had taken of them but the best part was the portrait of the whole gang painted in the middle of the hall. She had everyone stand at the front of the house for a family photo. It had Gaara and Hinata in the centre with Hinata wrapped in Gaara arms with Demon seated at their feet proud as ever. To their left were Naruto, Sasuke, Sai, Lee, Shino and Kiba with Akamaru between them. On the right of Gaara and Hinata were Kankuro, Temari, Shikamaru, Ino, Choji with Neji and Tenten at the end.

Some of the pictures were of the four girls sat out in Hinata's garden. Kiba and Kankuro chasing Akamaru after he took one of Kankuro's puppets. Lee, Neji and Tenten stood together in the gym. Sasuke Naruto and Sai with Naruto stood in the middle with an arm over both of them out on the football pitch. Choji helping Ino water the flowers in the main garden with Shikamaru asleep behind them. Temari, Kankuro and Gaara together with Gaara in the middle Kankuro with his arm resting on Gaara and Temari looking at the two smiling. Hinata with Shino and Demon in her garden with her pointing at a yellow butter fly. Gaara and Hinata sat together in a chair in front of a fire with Demon asleep at their feet.

''You out did yourself this time Hinata. '' Kankuro said patting her on the head. ''What the hell. Who took this?'' He shouted pointing at the photo of him singing into his hairbrush while wearing pink boxers.

''Come on Kankuro lighten up. Hey what's this.'' Temari called looking at one of her with a green face mask on before bed. Everyone was finding pictures of themselves doing something embarrassing but there was only one of each of them. Only one person didn't have an embarrassing photo and that was Gaara. Even Hinata had one it was of her after a joke Naruto and Kiba played on her. She was in her bra and panties as they wanted to see the tattoo no had seen. Hinata, Gaara and Sai where were the only ones who knew and Sai hadn't said anything after his run in with Tenten which was also hanging up too. You could see clearly Gaara's name written on the inside of her right thigh. Her face was bright red and Demon could be seen mid air about to bite Naruto who could be seen turning to run away face set in horror. ''Whoever did this better tell me before heads are rolling.'' Temari said. She turned at the sound of laughing.

''Gaara you didn't?'' Hinata scolded him. He only nodded and made his way towards her.

''When we were going though all the photos the other night I just couldn't help myself and bedside's it's nice to have to have the odd picture here and there.'' He said looking at everyone. They all nodded it felt right having those pictures up. ''Well what are you going to stand around all day don't you have things to do.'' Suddenly everyone was on the move. ''You know I didn't put that one of you up.'' He said looking at it with smirk.

''I have a feeling I know who did.'' She said knowing payback was in order but who to help was the big question each had their own way of dealing with things like this so who would help. Smiling to herself she took Gaara hand as they made their way made their way to the garden for lunch.

~xx~

Hinata sat watching wolfs rain in the TV in gangs sitting room. They were watching the episode where toboe died. Hinata had tears running down her checks while hugging Demon close to her. Looking around the room Ino and Tenten sat crying together. Lee sat the other side of them tears and snot running down his face. ''How youthful that he choose to die like that and poor Blue to see papa's die like.'' He broke into tears again while Kiba passed him a tissue as he cried silently curled up in a ball on the floor with Akamaru.

''What's everyone crying for... Oh my god you didn't call me to let me know it was on.'' Naruto shouted from the door. ''Ah it's over and why is everyone crying.'' Everyone wiped away their tears.

''We weren't crying Naruto and it's not our fault if you miss it.'' Ino told him as she and Tenten left the room. Kiba and Lee left soon after leaving Hinata with a sulking Naruto.

Naruto sighed as he sat into the seat beside Hinata. Hinata looked at him and smiled. ''Naruto its ok.'' She said as she stood up.

''I know its just I really wanted to see it is all.'' He said sadly.

''Well it's a good thing I recoded it for you now isn't it.'' She was rewarded with him jumping and hugging her.

''You're the best Hinata see this is why you belong with us you make us all so happy.'' He told her pulling away. ''You're the reason were all a family never forget that.'' He smiled at her as she left. She frowned as she began walking towards the north wing.

'What did he mean by that.'' She asked herself. Walking thought the big metal doors of the north wing she heard the shower on and went to lie on the sofa and ask Gaara when he came out.

Gaara got out of the shower. He had been at the ware house and had come home covered in bleed. He knew wolf's rain was on so had gone straight to the bathroom to shower.

Wrapping a black towel around his waist he walked into the bedroom and put a pair of black boxer's on followed by track bottoms. He walked out and seen Hinata lying on the sofa. Sitting down beside her he leaned down to kiss her.

''Gaara. Naruto says that I made us the family. How is that if I was gone.'' She asked and moved to place her head in his lap. She looked up at him and was given a smile only she was given.

''You were there first friends like you were mine. You brought them altogether, without you they would have never met each other.'' He told her running his finger's thought her hair. ''Do you not remember?'' He asked.

''Yes I remember meeting Naruto, Sasuke, Kiba and Shino as well as Shikamaru but I don't remember bring the other's.'' She told him remembering back.

~Flash Back~

A six year old Hinata was making her way thought the forest to meet her best friend Gaara who would be waiting by the lake. As she ran she heard crying. She stopped looking around but didn't find anyone. Listening she followed the sound and poked her head around a tree to find a boy around her age crying at the bass of the tree across from her. He had blond but it was covered in dirt. His face had dirt on it as well as blood coming from a cut on his head. Making her way over she sat before him. He looked up pain filled blue eye's looking at her. ''Here this should stop that,'' She took out yellow with green frog plaster and placed on the cut

''Why are you helping me didn't your mom tell you to say away.'' He asked bitterly.

''Well no she died awhile ago but she always told me to never leave a person in need. '' She told him wiping some of the dirt away with her jacket. Next thing she knew he had pulled her into a hug.

''Don't leave me.'' He whispered to her. Smiling she hugged him back then realised that she still had to meet with Gaara.

Pulling back she stood pulling him up with her. ''If you want you can play with me and Gaara.'' She asked him. He nodded in return. ''Ok let's go. By the way I'm Hinata.'' She called as she ran with holding onto his hand which tightened around hers as the ran.

''I'm Naruto.'' She heard over his laughing.

Xxx

Sasuke sat down by the river. It was over a year now that his family had died in the house fire. He didn't cry as it wouldn't get him anywhere. He turned at the sound of footsteps only to see a little girl walking his way. In her arms was a bunch of flowers most likely she was going to the graveyard. She stopped a few feet away from him.

''What do you want.'' He asked her his voice cold.

Hinata had been walking towards the graveyard she wanted to tell her mother about Gaara and Naruto being her friends. As she walked she saw a boy ahead of her. She stopped a few feet away.

''What do you want.'' He asked, he sounded like how Gaara would talk to anyone other her and Naruto.

''You know even if their gone, there are others out there who will love you just as much.'' She knew about his family. She had stood with Neji at the front door looking at the raging fire not far from them.

''What do you know you still have your family, no one looks at you with those eyes of pity and sorrow, and you with those friends of yours that are always there for you while I have no one.'' He shouted at her getting up to stand in front of her.

He looks at her as she holds out a flower. ''Take it.'' She tells him and he does as told though he doesn't know why. ''It will die and be replaced by another but that doesn't mean that you'll forget the first one you had. You can have another family and still remember the first one you had.'' She told him and began walking away.

''Stop.'' She does and turns to look at him. ''Can I come with you.'' He asked and watches as she gives him a small smile and holds out her hand for him to take. He met Gaara and Naruto later that day and knew that he belonged in the group they were beginning to form.

Xxx

Hinata found herself sitting by a large tree in the forest with a ball in her lap. Gaara, Naruto and Sasuke were to meet her here soon. Closing her eyes she waited but she felt something land on her nose. Opening them she found a blue butterfly sitting there.

''Don't move.'' The words are whispered and then out of nowhere a dog jumps from the bushes into her lap and then a net is covering her head.

''Hey Akamaru wait up.'' Calls come before a boy who ran out of the bushes. ''Huh hey are you ok.'' He asks walking over to Hinata.

''Yes thank you thought.'' She says staying still as the boy with the net took it off her taking the butterfly too. ''Wow that's so cool.'' She says pointing at the butterfly who sits upon the boys fingertip. The boy himself is in a big coat with black glasses on.

''It's very rare.'' He tells her but the dog jumps out of her arms and eats the butterfly in one bite. Everything is dead quite as the boy looks at his finger then the dog. ''That took 3 weeks to find.''

The other boy who has a tattoo on each cheek of what looks like fangs rubs the back of his neck feeling bad. ''Listen if you like I'II help find another one with you.'' He says. The boy looks then nods. ''Great well I'm Kiba.'' He holds his hand out to Hinata first.

''Hinata and I'II help too if you like.'' She says shaking Kiba's hand.

''Thank you both of you and my name is Shino.'' He tells them shaking their hands.

''Ok so what we waiting for lets go.'' Kiba shouts.

''Wait my other friends are coming I'm sure they'll help too.'' She tells them. Both boys nod and play with ball in the mean time. They became the best of friends in less than minutes and were soon joined by others.

Xxx

She had been out walking. She sat atop of one of the many hills that surround the town. As she sat looking at the clouds she heard a soft snoring coming from behind. Standing she found a boy asleep with his head on a rock. Not liking how it looked she put her jacket under his head and sat back relaxing. The boy had his hair pulled up in a spiky pony and was talking in his sleep saying things like troublesome and oh man. She giggled and then got an idea and ran off leaving her jacket with the sleeping kid.

The boy woke up after awhile he sat and yawned. Looking behind him he found a jacket which replaced the rock he had been laying on. ''Huh wonder where that came from.'' He asked himself out loud. He looked around but couldn't find anyone around.

''Oh your awake I see.'' He turned around to see a girl around his age standing there smiling at him. He nodded as she sat down beside him. He held out the jacket which she took. ''Thanks. You really shouldn't fall asleep against rocks.'' She told the held out her hand. ''I'm Hinata nice to meet you.''

Taking her hand he said. ''Shikamaru troublesome so thanks for giving me your jacket.'' He stood up getting ready to go. ''Well see you around I guess.''

''Ah wait can you come back tomorrow I would like to give you something.'' He nodded and turned when he heard someone call her name. At the bottom of the hill were five boys. The one with the dog and the blonde called for her to hurry up while the other's watched him.

''Sure but it's going to get way to troublesome with those guys.'' He mumbled the last bit to himself as she waved and ran towards the boys waiting for her. He watched as she took the red heads hand and knew this girl was someone dangerous well not her but the boys she hung out with were. God what had he got himself into and all because he wanted to take a nap. Oh well nothing he could do now but head home till tomorrow.

Hinata ran towards the hill hoping Shikamaru was already there. Once at the top she found him laying there looking at the clouds. ''H Shikamaru.'' She called walking towards him. He sat up to look at her. ''I got something for you.'' She held out a dark green pillow with clouds and Shikamaru's name in the right corner.

''Ah wow Thanks.'' He didn't know what to say. His mind had gone blank Reaching out he took it. It looked like a lot of work had gone into it seeing how the clouds were stitched onto it as well as his name. ''Did you do all this in a day.'' He asked not looking up yet.

''While you were asleep I went to the store and picked out what i would need then went back later. My mother thought me how to sow so I hope you like it and i hope we can be friends too.''

Looking up he smiled at her. ''Ye its great Hinata.'' Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to have her as a friend. ''It's going to be troublesome but I guess it wouldn't hurt to be friends.'' He stood and took her out held hand. This hand which was so warm made him feel like he belonged by her side.

~Flash back over~

''Ye I remember how I didn't like any of them to begin with and look at us now were a family and it's you who did it but enough of that let's go to bed. '' Gaara said as he picked her up and carried her to bed with Demon following behind and walking into the closet where his bed was. Placing her in bed and covering her he got in and cuddled close to her and whispered goodnight as did she.

Xxx

Elsewhere in the house Naruto was getting into bed too, he looked at the picture frame beside his bed in it was a picture of Hinata, Gaara and Him when they first met the very first picture where he was truly happy. Smiling he turned off the light and drifted to sleep happy he had met Hinata that day.

Next door Sasuke was walking out of the bathroom in his hand was a glass of water. Walking over to his press he looked at the vase of flowers the exact same to the type Hinata had given him so long ago. He kept them as a reminder of her words. After watering them in got in bed ready for some well needed sleep.

Kiba stood at the back door looking up at the stars Akamaru barked and he looked to see him playing with the ball that Hinata had with her the first time they met he smiled and picked it up as he made his way inside.

Shino stood in the butterfly house Gaara had built for him on the far side of the grounds just for him. He looked around at his collection but what caught his eye was the rare blue butterfly Hinata, Kiba and him had spent weeks looking for was sitting next to the female which was coloured a lighter colour. He was happy with way his life had turned out and he was glad that the butterfly had come or he would have never met Hinata and the others. Yes life seemed to make everything fall into place for him.

In his room Shikamaru slept next to Temari. Both fast asleep and lost in their dreams. Shikamaru in his dream lay on a cloud just floating by and in real life he was too because under his head a green pillow could be seen with clouds sticking out around his head and his name could be seen upside-down in the corner.

Each of her friends had their own special memory which she was a part of because without her they never would have become the family they were today.

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