Gaara made a funny sound in the back of his throat and looked over at Kankuro who was sitting up now and rubbing the under side of his chin. "You okay?" Gaara asked as Kankuro groaned. The man nodded his head.

"I'm peachy...jesus christ she has a mean left hook..." Kankuro said as Gaara gave him an apologetic look and moved over to the hole in the wall and slipped through to go chase down their new friend before she got herself into trouble, or worse.

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Shay didn't know what was going on. All she knew was that she had been in a messed up room full of people that she didn't know-

And her mind had automatically slipped into dark territory. Like 'Oh my god I've been kidnapped and their going to do terrible things to me then kill me!' Sort of dark territory. Which had caused her life (as pathetically brief as it had been up until this point) to flash before her eyes and at the very end of it had been that nagging little reminder that she was probably pregnant. Probably being the operative word since she had never made it to the corner store to get a damn test.

Which had caused what little bit of self preservation instinct and maternal instinct that she possessed, to kick in. She had punched the man holding her thinking that he was one of her kidnappers and had run.

After all it wasn't just her life on the line now, but her future child's life too and she'd be damned if she just sat back and let a group of people kill her while she was expecting.

Fuck that.

And fuck them.

She was outta here and if any of them tried to stop her, then she'd kick their asses. She rounded a corner and ducked down behind a large jagged stone and made sure that she wasn't in any place where she could be seen from any direction and waited as she tried to catch her breath as she waited anxiously for one of her kidnappers to come after her.

True to their nature, one of her kidnappers made his way down the hall, pausing just on the other side of the stone where she was sitting, forcing her to hold her breath as her heart hammered against her ribs. She waited until he started walking again before shifting a little bit and watching him as he moved further away. Her narrowed violet eyes sizing him up.

He was a red head, though his hair looked to be more of a crimson color. It was slightly long, and shaggy looking. She figured his height to be at about six foot five, his weight at about one hundred and forty, and his age was fairly close to her own.

Meaning that he was anywhere from nineteen to twenty two years old. The moment that he turned the corner up ahead, she quietly slipped out from behind the stone and started walking, making sure not to let the heels of her boots touch the floor until she was at the corner forty five feet away from where the red haired guy disappeared at then took off running again and almost fell when she slammed into something hard and solid and would have fallen if a pair of big hands hadn't grasped her upper arms and pulled her up against what she now knew was a male body.

She looked up at the man wide eyed, and noted with some confusion that she was staring at the same young man that had just walked past her a few minutes ago. Which meant one of two things. 1) She had been running in a circle. The thought alone was enough to make her violent. And then there was 2) The guy had a twin. Again the mere thought was enough to send her into a rage.

How dare her kidnapper cheat like that!

"Let me go!" She said in a panic as she reached up and pushed against him. He made a grunting sound and tightened his hold on her a moment before her feet came up off fo the floor and she screamed against his shoulder and kicked out in an effort to hurt him as she said over and over in between terrified screams. "Let me go! Let me go! Let me go!"

Gaara tightened his arms around the frightened female and tried to subdue her without harming her. Even though he was sure that his left ear was bleeding from having her scream in it. And his shin hurt from where she had managed to kick him not once, but three times forcing him to use his sand to bind her legs as she continued to thrash around until she didn't have any strength left and she went almost totally still in his arms aside from her body's trembling.

The poor thing was so terrified that she couldn't help herself. He remained quiet while she broke down and for a moment he thought that she was about to start crying when she opened her mouth and sank her sharp little teeth into his shoulder, startling him as he yelped and stupidly let her go and almost got himself laid out flat like his brother when she reared back her fist and tried to hit him.

He jumped back away from her and used his sand to yank her off of her feet and stood a foot or so away rubbing his shoulder where he had felt her teeth break the skin under his shirt as he stared at her unsure of what to do about her hostile behavior. It was understandable that she would be frightened. Few people in the world wouldn't be.

But he had no real idea of why she was frightened. Or if she was under a genjutsu.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind he lifted a hand and formed a seal and focused as he muttered, "Kai release." In the hope that she was under a genjutsu. He waited for several seconds to see if anything changed and sighed when the girl continued to scream and thrash around on the floor as his sand wound it's way around her body, slowly restraining her.

Well damn.

What was he supposed to do with her now? He wondered as she seemed to calm and lay on the floor with her hands and feet bound by his sand, her face flushed, her peculiar colored hair sticking to the corner of her lips as she panted and glared at him.

"Feeling better now?" He asked as he dropped down to one knee next to her and jumped a little bit when she jerked her body towards him in a threatening manner. Hn. Apparently not. Gaara thought as he stared at her with a wary expression on his face.

"Let me go..." He started to shake his head no and she bared her teeth at him in a feral expression that made him blink in awe. He had never met a woman that could pull off that look and mean it, but he knew without a doubt that she did. If he foolishly let her go, she would tear into him without a second thought.

It was ironic in a sense. And the irony wasn't lost on him.

"I need you to calm down." He said gently. He simply didn't know what else to say to her. And though he doubted that she could calm down just because he said so, he still felt that it was worth a try.

"And let you do whatever you want. No-" She tried pulling her hands free, straining against the sand in an effort to get loose so that she could scratch his eyes out. "Never. I have too much at stake not to fight! And dammit what the hell is this crap holding my hands?" She fairly shrieked in outrage when she couldn't get her hands free.

Gaara bit the inside of his cheek as she stopped trying to free her hands and lay there with a vulnerable expression on her face. It was such a heart wrenching look that he almost reached out and touched her in an effort to assure her. And he might have...if his mind hadn't been screaming, Danger! Danger! Don't let her get her hands or her teeth on you again!

He was fairly certain that if he made the mistake of putting his hand anywhere near her mouth, he'd end up missing a finger or two before he could pull his hand back.

And wouldn't that be hard to explain to his siblings? Not to mention the other Kage's.

"Please just hear me out before you decide to attack me again-" Gaara said patiently. If she refused to listen to reason then he would place her under a temporary genjutsu to take her fear away yet leave her with the ability to think for herself and even defend herself if the need arose.

She remained quiet, even though she still glared at him as if she'd like nothing more than to see him suddenly burst into flames and turn to ash. "My name is Sabaku no Gaara. I'm the leader of a village called Saunagature. I mean you no harm-" She didn't believe him. He could see it in her eyes. "Do you know where you are?" He asked after a second or two of total silence.

She frowned at him. Her expression puzzled before she hesitantly answered. "No."

Well that is one reason for her hostility. Gaara thought as he asked. "How did you come to be here?"

Again she looked puzzled before answering. "I have no idea. One second I was out walking and the next some strange guy grabbed me. And then he started saying weird things like, 'Screaming is pointless. No one will come to help you.' And 'I have to do something and send you somewhere' And now I'm here..." And there is reason two for her hostility. Gaara thought wearily.

Gods no wonder she had fought him. She had been brought here against her will and had assumed that he and the others were a part of the 'strange mans' gang.

"Will you tell me your name?"

"That depends. Are you going to hurt me?"

"I've already told you that I wouldn't harm you. I will honor my word." Gaara said gently. She gave him an peculiar look. Not quite trusting him, yet not really sure what to do but to play along.

"Alright-" She said in a begrudging manner as she looked at him, all of the fight draining out of her. "But if you betray me there will be no where on gods green earth you can run too or hide. Because I will hunt you down and when I do..." She let her voice trail off a little bit and Gaara gave her an bemused look as he waved his hand and his sand slowly slithered back away from her, freeing her.

"I understand-" He said as she pushed herself into an sitting position and placed one of her hands over her stomach and looked a little...green for a second, causing him to frown and ask in concern. "Are you alright?"

She thinned her lips and held one finger up then said in a rush. "MynameisShaySashaCirce. And I'm going to be sick-" An instant later she was on her feet and running down the hall to the corner where she promptly dropped to her knees and started retching.