Chapter 11 facing a friend
It was around midnight when I was climbing out my bedroom window.
After Neji, Kiba, Hinata, and I finished explaining to the Hokage about the plan. He didn't believe us, but at least he knows; we came back to the Hyuuga compound and had dinner. After that, I was showed to my old room and went to bed. But, I couldn't sleep. Thoughts of Gaara were racing around my mind, like a horse race that continued to go round and round.
So, rushed out my bed, in my regular clothes, and leaped out my window. I had to find Gaara.
'I know where the apartment is so Gaara must be around there.' I thought as I was running. I kept running till it was time to go roof hopping.
After about 10 minutes, I made it to the roof of the apartments. I went into hiding when I saw Dosu picking a fight with Gaara.
"When moon is full, blood sheds." Gaara whispered to himself but it was loud enough for both Dosu and I to hear. The, next second I heard Dosu yelling and screaming and then the crunch of bones and sand and the splatter of blood on the roof top.
A few seconds later, when Kabuto and Baki were finished talking back on the ground, Gaara spoke.
"Alright, come on out, Amaya Hyuuga." He told me.
'SHIT!!' I thought as I got to my feet and faced him. "Gaara, listen …." I started but was cut off.
"Shut up. I have to ask a few questions to you." He said.
"Okay?" I said, confused, as I took 4 steps forward.
"When were going to tell us you were a Konohan?" He asked.
"A little earlier then I did today. I was going to tell you when Baki told us about the plans to take Konoha during the Chunin exams."
"Then why didn't you!?" He yelled holding up his hand, ready to attack me with the sand if I didn't give a correct answer.
"Cause then I thought 'Gee, maybe they won't trust me!'!" I snapped.
"Okay. Earlier, when Baki was telling us our stations, you and your brother heard us, didn't you?"
"Yeah." I said, not wanting to say a word but if I didn't I'd get my head on a platter!
"Then, you heard Baki's order for your death?" He asked. This time when he talked, Gaara sounded worried and concerned. Totally not sounding like himself.
"Yeah. That caught me a little off guard." I admitted.
"Then, run!" He screamed.
"Huh?" I asked. Now, I'm confused more then worried.
"If i don't kill you, Baki will!"
"Okay? Why do you care if I live or die? I thought you hate me. You were always glaring at me." I was so confused.
"I was staring at you, not glaring. I do care because you when you came everything sort of lightened up. You see, I knew you were a Hyuuga from the beginning because I could see through your cheap contacts." Gaara admitted, making his way to me. "I knew both of us had a lot on our shoulders."
"Gaara?" I started.
"I sort of counted you as friend after a while." He said.
"So, that's why you tried to kill me on several accounts?!" I screamed.
By now we were only a foot apart. "I was testing you. And after the preliminary rounds, when you asked us to kill you, I was showing Baki that I was not going to kill you at any cost."
"That makes sense." I said. "You and I have to face each other for the final rounds. What are we going to do?"
"You are going to stay out sight till the final round. I'll tell them that you were killed. I'll need evidence though."
"That I can do." I told him as I took out a kunai. I pressed it to shoulder and sliced a small chunk of flesh out my forearm. Them I threw it to him. "There you go."
"That had to hurt." He said with a little hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"Not really." I said. "I gotta head back before they really freak out again."
I turned to leave.
"Amaya," Gaara said. I turned back around. "Good luck in final rounds 'cause I'm not going easy on you."
"Same to you! Just don't kill me in the fight. Just give a good fight." I said.
"I will."
I turned back around and went home.