A/N I'm back ! Now , the names of those that brought me back under the living :

Fujiwara-Safrielle : Thank you ! I think Gaahina is cute too … otherwise I wouldn't have written this story , neh ?

CaramelDucky : It was indeed touchy yes … sniff. And chap again! I'm SO getting soft here !

Thank you ! Here's a cooky ! Sorry I didn't update but I didn't have my computer and I had this HUGE writers block… and the exams …(shiver) hate them, they're evil !

SOOOOO SORRY !! IT HAS BEEN 3MONTHS !!

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Chapter 11 : Aishiteru, Gaara

Nurses and doctors burst into and out the room. " Hurry ! The patient lost a lot of blood! Hurry! " one shouted. Gaara was pacing up and down the hallway. Eyes wide.

' Please be okay, please be okay , please be okay, please be okay .' Suddenly his brother, Kankuro grabbed him and slapped him ." Get a grip Gaara ! She's not gonna die okay ! " he loosened his grip and Gaara backed away and slit in a chair. Eyes still wide. " I .. I can't loose her. She's to precious to me. " Kankuro smiled and remembered there first brother- to – brother talk.

Flashback

"Hey , Kankuro ?" He turned around. " Yeah ? " Gaara turned his face to him. " Do you have someone precious to you ? "He asked with a far away look in his eyes. " Well , I have you , Temari , Baki –" Gaara shook his head. " I meant someone that you love. " Kankuro flinched. " Euh , not really, no . " Gaara smiled. " Well , someday I too want a precious person. Like Naruto has. Someone I can love. Who I can protect. " Kankuro now smiled gently , until a smirk replaced the smile. " Now Gaara , I can accept the fact that you may like boys but- AAAH !" Gaara tossed sand at him in a playful manner. " Kankuro ! You freack'n prick ! " Gaara shouted. " But It's just that you hang around Naruto and that Lee guy so much , especially that Lee guy, So I figured – " You figured wrong ! You idiot… " he smiled and walked away with his brother laughed.

End flashback

Kankuro inwardly said ' He found his precious person.' He then smirked ' Hmm , I wonder if Gaara will be able to ' open up ' to her. Teehee hee ! ' Kankuro rubbed his hands together in a cunning way.

Suddenly a doctor came out and walked to them. Gaara jumped from his chair and rushed to him. " How is she ? " the doctor smiled. " She's stabilized, and we are giving her blood. She should wake up soon. " Gaara sighed happily and walked in the room. There he saw his precious Hinata , as pale as her sheets , breathing like she had swallowed a horse and with some tubes in her arm. He grabbed a chair and sat next to her bed. He also took her hand and stroked it gently. " Please , wake up. I can't loose you like this. " He looked at her. Suddenly his eyes widened at what he just said. A blush crept up his neck. ' Wait …I don't like her … do I ? '

" Oh you do to !! You SO like her you freack'n virgin ! Oh , I just can't choose between these baby clothes !" Shukaku swooned in his head, acting like a school girl. ' Shukaku ? Haven't seen you in a while. You must be getting soft eh . ' Gaara smirked. Suddenly he heard a weak, angelic voice say:

" Gaara-kun , why are you smirking like that? " His eyes widened again and looked at her.

" Hinata ! Are you alright ! Oh I thought I'd never see you again ! " He then hugged her closely.( A/N : Not like that you freack'n pervs !! ) she blushed and groaned. " I feel like I've been hit by a truck and then thrown into a bath of kunai… in other words … auw … " He just smiled. There was a knock on the door. A few men with Suna headbands came in.

" Sabaku No Gaara, we heard you were in town. We are here to inform you that you are the new Kazekage. Congratulations. " One of the men said. Hinata squealed. " Gaara ! That's so cool ! " she shouted. " You may come to Suna with us immediately. Her smile was replaced by a frown. Her lips started to quiver. " W-what ? " They took him by the arm and dragged him away. " H-Hinata !" he shouted as they dragged him. Even though she was in a bad state she jumped off the bed and tried to walk to the hallway. " No ! Gaara …. You can't just… leave ? " she fell on her knees tears leaking from her eyes. " No ! I can't go ! Orochimaru , he! No! " the man dragged him further . " It's an order from the council. You have to follow their orders. " He knew he couldn't. He tore away from their arms and rushed to her. He looked in her teary eyes and said " Hinata. I promise , I promise I'll protect you." He took a tear that fell from her eyes. " I swear it, on this teardrop. I'll come back for you. The guards from Suna took his arms again and pulled him away from her. His head lowered and he looked at Hinata sadly. He couldn't look at her anymore. And then he whispered " I will come back, Hinata-hime."

But she heard it, whispering in her mind. She let her head hang and her teardrops fell on the white floor. It felt cold underneath her knees. She was shaking. She remembered all the nice moments they had. How she laughed when he did something stupid, how she cried about her home and he comforted her, how he hugged her when it was cold at night, how he changed, just for her. She forgot about her stoic and rude attitude for a moment. And let her be her old self again. Shy and stuttering.

Could this be … Ai ?

She smiled a sad smile, and whispered.

Aishiteru , Gaara.

Aishiteru

A/N) Sniff , who knew Gaara had it in him ? sniff , so sad. I must be going soft…

Geh, it's been awhile since we've seen Shukaku neh ? Cool guy. Oh, and for the record , Ai means love and Aishiteru means I love you. Hope you enjoyed it !I can't seem to write long chapters huh .. Sniff… ugh , I need a hug !