Hey Immm baaaccckk. I had a bit of a panic this morning, my family's computer wasn't working so I thought I wouldn't be able to update and I was freaking out and stuff but I can now so yaaayyyy

Also, I'm staying with my Nan on Monday and Tuesday so don't expect any extra updates then me lovelies

Anyway, I discovered that by accident I had merged my chapter plan of chapter 10 and 11 together. Oopsies. I'm going to rewrite it after this chapter anyway because now I can see some plot holes in the plan so yeah. Enjoy the chapter!

DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Naruto, I do however rp on twitter no jutsu on twitter XD

Gaara woke up in a cold sweat. For once, he had actually slept without his pink haired beauty beside him but it came at a price. Nightmares haunted his dream. Before he woke up, he dreamt of her and her smiles. She had looked stunning but then they came. They were a mixture of familiar faces and nameless black figures, all of them surrounding her. They were dragging her and pain was etched across her face. They were torturing her, burning her, making her feel imaginable pain which somehow he could feel as well. She screamed and he woke up in a panicked state.

His mind was crying that they were taking her and he fumbled out of bed and he began to run. His bare feet made barely any noise on the rich brown wooden floor as he ran. He opened the door and almost tripped down the basements stairs as he sprinted.

Her face was alarmed when she saw him, he was panting and in his rush to find her, he had forgotten his pyjama shirt. She looked like a dear in headlights, her face alarmed and her lovely green eyes wide. He almost collapse din happiness at the sight of her. She was okay, they weren't there. She was safe.

He padded quickly to her and brought her into his arms. His large arms wrapped themselves around her and she found her face herself head to head with his bare chest. His head rested itself in the junction of her neck and he began to murmur into her skin. She shivered at his cool breath and shuddered when his tongue accidently brushed against her skin when he was mumbling rapidly.

Her neck began to feel wetter and she realised he was crying. How unusual. She couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Something had made him this vulnerable. She was so confused. He was her captor, her kidnapper, he was supposed to be mean and nasty but he was… almost nice in a strange twisted way. He'd never said cruel things nor harmed here in any way on purpose., he'd never threatened her. He was just affectionate and that rterrified her.

With a shaking hand, she patted his back awkwardly. Perhaps if she comforted him, just a little bit, he'd leave her alone. It wouldn't hurt. She rubbed her hand up and down in the most soothing manner her wobbling hand could muster. She wanted to say something but she couldn't. She had promised herself not to talk directly to him too much. Pleas to leave or angry words wouldn't help her, she realised that quickly so she stopped.

His tears stopped and he nuzzled into his skin, a few loose strands of hair tickling her skin. She watched him carefully. With a hoarse voice he spoke

"I was worried that they had taken you, I panicked but you're here, oh you're here. Safe and sound."

She nodded slightly, having no idea really what he was on about. She didn't know who they were and to be honest, she doubted they existed. She was almost positive that he had a mental disorder and to her it seemed like he was paranoid. Perhaps these people were the result of his paranoid minds thoughts.

She stayed there calmly, his face still against her neck and then she realised something. He always came to her when he was upset or panicked. It was almost like he depended on her to keep him stable in a way. How strange.

O/O

Temari had panicked and made what could be a stupid decision. She had worried and fretted over Gaara and his threat for the entire day and she had felt like she was going to shatter into a million pieces if she didn't talk to someone. So do you know what she did?

She talked to Kankuro and after she did, she regretted it. She didn't want her brother getting messed up in her other sibling's affairs but still. She couldn't handle it, she couldn't look at Gaara and it killed her to be afraid of her own brother like that. Kankuro had been relatively nice about it if death threats to their brother didn't count. She couldn't blame him actually. She would've reacted the same way.

And Kankuro had done something incredibly intelligent for him. He came up with a plan that might actually work. But she was still hesitant about it. If it went wrong, then Gaara would most likely go completely murderous and if it did go well, he'd still feel the same way. It was a cruel plan but it was the best thing to do for Sakura and Gaara. It would benefit the both of them in the end.

And done, sorry it's so short again *le cry* I've been attempting to draw today so my imagination juices are practically sucked dry. I'll try and make the next update longer so no worries frendioes. I do feel bad about making it such a short chapter but long chapters just aren't my thing. AS YOU'VE GUESSED. I'm going to attempt to draw some fanart later so I'll link it in the next chapter if I manage too :3 Anyway, please review and feel free to bitch about how short this chapter is XD