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Here is the BEAUTIFUL Part 10!

Pewdian: Thank you for still loving the story! I'm trying my hardest to stay true to the anime

And Rue is still trying to figure out who she is. But being all over the place is part of her charm.

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Part 10

"Excuse me? Do you know where the Sand Genin are staying?"

It'd been several days and Rue's longing to see Gaara had not stopped at all. Not even a little. She wanted to see him so badly she'd resorted to asking her father's customers.

"Sand genin? Oh for the chunin exams. Have you tried looking at hotels?" One male jonin suggested.

"Don't tell her that! She may just go looking!" Arin shouted. He didn't want her anywhere near Gaara. Not that Rue could blame him for that. Gaara had changed and she didn't know how she felt about it.

She wasn't afraid though. She could never be afraid of him. Rue had promised herself that, no matter how he changed, she'd never fear him. No matter how she looked at it, he was her sweet, lonely Gaara. He was just a little lost now.

Looking between the jonin and her father, Rue was almost ashamed for not thinking it. A hotel. Of course. Where else would they stay?

Running out of the shop, Rue went as fast as she could to a hotel. As soon as she entered she asked about sand ninja checking in. When the woman at the desk said they were there, Rue almost danced with delight.

Going up to their room, her heart was pounding hard with anticipation. She stared at their door about to raise her hand to knock when she realized she had no idea what to say.

Shrugging it off she knocked. Moments later Kankuro opened the door. His hood down and his face paint off.

"Hey kid." He said simply , looking down at her.

"When will you stop calling me that?" She asked bitterly as she looked up at him.

"Hmm… When you grow a little more." He teased.

"So never then? Grreat. May I come in?" She asked crossing her arms over her chest.

"Yeah. But not for too long." Kankuro nodded and let Rue pass him.

"Kankuro, who was at the door?" Temari asked from another room as Kankuro closed the door behind them.

"Rue." He answered simply and something sounding like a growl could be heard. It seemed to Rue that her name had become something of a dirty word to the trio.

"Um, Hi…?" She said questioningly as she went into the room Temai and Gaara were seated in.

"Hey." Temari smiled softly and Gaara shot Rue a dark look. Kankuro nudged her to make her go further in the room before making a face at Temari.

Temari caught the hint and fled leaving Rue and Gaara alone together.

"And then there were two…"Rue said laughing softly as she sat next to Gaara. He looked at her quietly.

"I have something I need to tell you. And it's been eating away at me since I saw you the other day." She told him softly.

"And I don't want to talk to you." He spoke harshly getting up. Rue quickly grabbed his hand.

"So don't talk. Please… just listen to what I have to say. I need to get it out of my system!" She exclaimed as she grabbed him. Touching him felt like electric coursing through her veins, but in a good way.

"I'm so, so sorry I didn't say a proper good bye when I left Suna. I was going to! But I couldn't find you. And when I went to your house and was told you weren't up. So I asked Temari to tell you for me. I was being rushed by dad to hurry because he was scared by the night before's events." She rambled coherently.

"…Scared. And you? Were you scared?" He asked dryly.

"No. I could never be scared of you. I was worried about you. I wanted to soothe you instead of move." She admitted.

"Why?" He demanded. Rue stood up and wrapped her arms around him.

"Because you're my Gaara. My sweet but lonely Gaara. You've just become lost….. and heartbroken."