One night, Gaara and Hana sat silently on the roof. There was nothing that they really wanted to say. At the moment, they were in a state of disappointment. Hana had recently received word that Lady Hokage wanted her to return to Konoha by the end of the week. Hana didn't really want to go back, but what could she do. They were her orders and she had to obey them willingly. When she told Gaara about the news, it didn't seem to phase him much. Hana knew that he was actually feeling a little bit of sadness on the inside. It was her ability after all.

"Will you ever come back?" Gaara finally asked. Hana looked up at the moon and smiled.

"Probably," she answered softly. "I'm going back so that I can continue my training. Once I'm done with that, I'll do what ever I can to get back here." Gaara knew that he would do fine without Hana, but he would miss her companionship. Besides Kankuro and Temari, she was his first real friend. She was the first person not to judge him before actually getting to know him.

"I feel kind of sorry that Kankuro his having trouble finding some of his doll parts," Hana told Gaara with a small smile. Gaara's lips curled into a smirk.

"You'll get over it," he told her. She laughed and looked back up at the moon. Gaara grinned at what Hana did to Karasu, Kankuro's puppet. He had know idea how she was able to get her hands on it and disassemble it. She even went as far as hiding all of the parts throughout the house. The funniest thing was seeing Kankurou's face when Hana told him what she did. It was priceless.

"I have a surprise for you," Hana told Gaara, turning to look at him.

"What is it?" Gaara asked suspiciously, narrowing his eyes at the seemingly innocent girl. Hana sighed.

"It's a gift that I want you to have, now just close your eyes." Gaara was still a little bit suspicious of her but closed his eyes anyway. Hana took a necklace out of her pocket and let the dark-blue crystal glisten in the moonlight. She reached around the back of Gaara's neck and secured the necklace into place. She smiled and pressed her lips against Gaara's before pulled away. Gaara's eyes shot open when this happened, staring in shock at Hana. Hana went back to looking at the moon, looking as if she didn't even notice Gaara's shock. Gaara looked down at the crystal that hung from the chain around his neck. Touching it with his fingertips, he looked back up at Hana.

"What did Hana just do?" Gaara asked himself. It reminded him of the time she pressed her lips against his forehead. "Did she... kiss me?" Gaara thought really hard about this. He gave him the same feeling only this time it was much more intense. Gaara's curiosity had been aroused. "What was that feeling that I felt?" he wondered. He wanted to know.

Gaara lightly tapped Hana on the shoulder. Hana turned to face him, knowing that he wouldn't of tapped her unless he wanted her eye contact. When she did, she was met with complete surprise. Gaara's lips were gently pressed up against hers. Hana could see faintly in the moonlight that Gaara was blushing. She smiled, slowly pulling away from him. Gaara's face turned redder. Hana put a hand gently on his cheek, caressing his sandy skin with her thumb. Gaara slowly returned to his normal face color. Gaara put his hand on hers and gently brought it away from him.

"You better come back," Gaara told her in a hushed, yet demanding voice.

"Only if you promise to wait for me," she told replied. Gaara nodded.

"I won't let anyone take your place." Gaara drew Hana in close, kissing her again. Hana closed her eyes, cementing the moment in her brain. She wanted to remember this night for the rest of her life.

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Temari hugged Hana tightly, grinning at her friend. Hana and the three sand siblings were standing outside of the gate to Sunagakure, saying their goodbyes.

"I wish you didn't have to go," she told her, letting Hana out of her death grip.

"I do too," Hana replied. She turned to Kankuro who was frowning at her with his arm folded across his chest. He was still a bit sour over the puppet prank. Hana laughed at him and threw her arms around him.

"I'm going to miss you and your dolls!" she laughed. Kankuro sighed, but put on a small smile.

"We'll miss you too Hana," Kankuro told her. "Try not to pull any more pranks for awhile." Hana let go of him and nodded.

"Besides, they're not as fun if they aren't on you." Kankuro frowned and groaned.

"I knew you had something against me," he sighed, shaking his head.

Temari and Kankuro watched as Hana walked over to Gaara. She stood in front of him with a small smile on her face while Gaara looked blankly into her eyes. Hana snaked her arms around his neck, making his two older sibling's jaws hang open. They never saw Gaara actually allow someone to hug him. They couldn't believe it. They were even more surprised when she kissed Gaara right on the lips. Kankuro and Temari were dumbfounded, especially when they saw Gaara smirk at her when she pulled away.

"Do me a favor and work on your smile while I'm gone," she told him with a grin. Gaara sighed, rolling his eyes at her.

"We'll see," he told her. She giggled and gave him one last hug. This time, Gaara hugged her back, shocking Temari and Kankuro even more. Hana and Gaara saw the two's reactions and were getting a kick out of it. Hana finally pulled away from Gaara, giving him one last smile before she finally left. Gaara watched as she disappeared into the distance.

"What just happened?" Kankuro asked Gaara, a look of shock still on his face.

"What do you think?" Gaara asked coldly, before heading back into the village. Kankuro turned to Temari for the answer.

"He's in love you loser!" she growled, slapping him in the back of the head. Gaara smiled to himself when he heard Temari say that he was in love. The one feeling he had never experienced, until now.

"I will wait for you," he whispered to himself.

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