Disclaimer: I now own the coolest Gaara Hoodiesless hoddie, but that's it

I had a great Christmas!!! We (my family and I) went up to RI to visit family and friends. It was great to see everyone!!! Not what you'd call the most relaxing vacation ever (I hardly got to get anything done) but fun all the same.

Just to let you all know I'll be going to a Community Collage on Monday (if everything goes well) so please pray for me. But this also means I might not have as much time to work on this but I'll try my best. Ok?

Well how that that's all said and done let's continue with the story…

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Cracking the stone

"Excuse me?" Inu turned as she herd and unsure voice.

"Yes how can I help you Tuyen?"

The brunet looked down at her feet "well Tenten said you might be able to teach me how to defend myself" She said looking up with big pleading eyes, not that Inu could see them. All the same Inu was slightly taken aback.

"Why do you want to learn how to fight?" she barely whispered

"I want to learn how to defend myself" Tuyen said looking at her feet "I hate feeling defenseless"

Inu chuckled slightly "you do know that fighting is a lot of work…"

"Oh I'm a hard worker!!" Tuyen said trying to sound more confident then she felt. Inu shook her head.

"Ok"

"REALLY!"

The blind girl shrugged "you do know I'm blind right? Or does that change you're mind" Tuyen was silent for a minute and Inu gave out a small sigh 'just as I though… she's just like everyone else well that was easy training I guess…'

"Wow you're blind and Tenten said you're a better fighter then her!?! You must be GREAT!!! I'd love to learn from you!!!" Inu just stood there shocked "Well I better get back to work before Gatou get's mad!!" the brunet quickly turned and then stopped "Oh when should we meet?"

"Uhhh… how about we meet after sunset at the east courtyard"

"Ok!" with this Tuyen turned and almost tripped over a box that she didn't see in the poorly light room.

'We have a lot of work to do' Inu thought shaking her head smiling.

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Tuyen had to run all the way back to Gatou's office so that she wouldn't be late, being late would put him in a bad mood and when he was in a bad mood he could get dangerous.

She got back 2 minutes late so she went right to work so that Gatou wouldn't get mad. But it really didn't bother the brunet that she had to work harder, she was grateful that she had found someone who would teach her. In fact she was pretty surprised that Inu had agreed to teach her 'life is just full of surprises' Tuyen thought haply as she filed some papers. But Tuyen's surprises weren't over yet….

It was nearing sundown and Tuyen was far from getting ready to leave when there was a knock on the door.

"Tuyen get that!" Gatou yelled. The said girl jumped up and ran to the door to come fact to face with to black rimed green eyes.

"G…Gaara…"

He held out the lunch box she had given her that morning "Here"

"Why is he here?" Gatou asked glaring at the redhead from over the counter of his desk.

"I'm taking her" was the answer that Gaara supplied. Garou was about to object but after one look at the Sand demon and decided it would be in the better interest of his health (and life) if he just went along with the boy.

Once they where outside Tuyen tried her best to keep up with the fast pace of the master of sand "W…where are you talking me?" she asked still holding the tin that had held Gaara's lunch. They stopped for a minute as Gaara turned to her

"To thank you."

"F…for what?"

"Lunch"

"Oh you don…"

"Gaara put his hand over her mouth "Temari said I should"

-Flash back-

After hearing that Gaara would be working threw lunch, Temari, like the good older sister she was, had gone to see if her little brother had gotten anything to eat. But to her relief, and surprise, she found him happily (for Gaara that is) munching on a well packed lunch.

"Where did you get that?" she asked looking down at the box of food.

"Tuyen" was his simple reply

"Ooohhh" she said giving her clueless brother an evil (well… older sister evil…) smile "she's a nice girl isn't she" she didn't get an answer to this question, not that she had really existed one, "You should thank her, poor girl always having to sit in that stuffy old office".

Gaara just sat there eating not letting on whether he was listening to his older sister or not.

-End of flash back-

"Temari is so nice your lucky to have her as a sister" a smiling Tuyen told the Sand master as she trying to keep up with the boy who had stared waling again. Gaara didn't answer just looked back at her with his normal black expression.

"Uh Gaara?"

"Yes?"

"Where are you talking me?"

"Where do you want to go?"

The brunet stopped to think about this for a moment "I'd like to go somewhere you like to go at this time of day" His answer was a slight nod and quicken of pace that Tuyen had to try and keep up with.

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Gaara could have taken her too many places, the prison, the kitchen, one of the numerous courtyards… but he took her to his favorite place, the west wall. At this time of day the sun would just be setting over the hills.

"WOW" Tuyen breathed as she gently sat down on the wall, her aqua eyes talking in all the red, purples, pinks, yellows and so many other colors that Tuyen couldn't eve name them all

"I wish I could come here every night! It's so pretty"

Gaara looked down at the girl that he had, for some reason, taken to his secret place and as the last remits of the sunset hit her face that same old question that had been coming to him since he had meet the girl came ringing back.

"Who is this girl?"

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Once the light show was over Gaara helped Tuyen down and after a quick thank you from the brunette she bid him good bye then ran off to find Inu.

The blue haired girl was waiting patiently for her new student. The young smith smiled as she heard the other girls running footsteps and hard breathing. "Made it just in time" Inu said a smile playing on her lips

"G…Good" Tuyen painted

"All right then catch your breath cuz you're going to need it"

"Ok"

The next 2 hours where filled with Inu explaining important ways of thinking, different stances and other such basics. By the time they where done Inu was pretty impressed.

"You don't have much strength but you're a quick learner, we'll do this every night ok?"

"As long as I can get away"

This earned a chuckle form Inu "fair enough"

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Sorry this is so short but I have essays I need to work on…

Oh yah and if anyone would like to do a proof reader trade, something like I'll proof read one of your fanfics and you'll proof read this one(you get the chapter sooner!) I think it helps because a lot of the time when an author re-reads there fanfic they don't read it a thoroughly as they should… or at least that's what happens to me.

Anyway the only reason I'm still working on this fanfic is because of my reviewers!!!! If I didn't get any why would I put up with my parents constant yelling at me for being up late working on this… so reviews are what keep me going so please send them to me!!!

teen titan girl: you have no idea how much I love hearing from you!!! This whole chapter is for you!!!! And the whole time I was on my trip I kept thinking "oh man I'm keeping Teen Titan girl waiting!!!"

well that's all for now!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW if you read this!!! I mean why now, right?

-Liz