I could feel someone watching but decided to ignore it for now. I sighed throwing another Kunai, They obviously weren't going to leave anytime soon. "yes?" I said turning to the tree they were in. They chuckled and out jumped Gaara. "Oh Hey Gaara." I said. "you were right" He stated. I tilted my head to the side. "about what?" He shook his head at me. "My genjutsu skills are weak and I have practically no Taijutsu skills. Help me?" He asked. How could I refuse? I nodded. "We will Start with genjutsu, Whatever you were taught, you were taught wrong considering it can't be your chakra, as you have way to much of that." He nodded. "Okay what you do, is make that hand sign you made earlier, then picture something in your mind and direct chakra there, but not too much chakra, the secret is the more chakra you use the weaker it becomes, but that only implied to genjutsu" (yeah I made that up, but It sounded smart so). Gaara nodded. "How do you know all this?" I grinned. "May way of making the strong look weak" Gaara rolled his eyes. In front of me was sand, everywhere, coming at every angle. I dispelled the genjutsu, but It took a lot of work.
I panted. "Sand, How ironic." Gaara chuckled "Okay, Taijutsu, It will just take basic training. If you suck that much, I would suggest seeing Gai and Lee, but I wouldn't do that unless you want to be walking around with a bowl shaped hair cut waring green spandex." Gaara shuddered. Just a little out of character. "yeah I thought so to, anyway, This is going to take just hard work and practice. I'm no sense, but I have a fair idea on how I am meant to teach it, But there is one thing, You can't let the sand interfere." Gaara face was blank, expressionless. "The sand moves at my will" I scowled. "Don't lie to me Gaara. I may have not seen you fight, but I know damn well that the sand acts itself almost like a living thing, but it's not alive and that excessive amount of chakra? That constant bloodlust? I'm not stupid Gaara. I know what you are" Gaara's face betrayed no emotion. "So then I figure You know what I can do? You will run, like everyone else if you really knew." I shook my head and quoted Gaara. "I'm still here aren't I?" Gaara's eyes went wide for a second then returned impassive. "Look Gaara, I know how it feels to be pushed away from everyone because your different. My parents left my village In search of information on the Akatsuki, but they joined them and the villagers claimed I was to blame. My parents were deemed untrustworthy by the Akatsuki and They slaughtered them" I said my head was cast down in shame I expected him to shout and call me awful names. But he didn't
He was just standing there looking at me, taking in what I had said. "So then you understand the hell of loneliness?" I nodded. "but Sasuke helped me through, though at first he was mad with me, but he pulled through, and helped me. Sakura and Ino, they were scared I would end up like my parents if I was left alone talking only to Sasuke, So they helped me and Criticised anyone who shunned me or were mean to me, but inside I still feel alone, Yes, I have the Uchiha's but its different not having anyone that could really understand how you feel, they try but In the end, their attempts always fail." A tear slipped down my face. I looked up to look at Gaara but he was gone. More tears went down my face and I felt an arm on my shoulder I looked to my left to see Gaara standing there.
he sat on the ground and pulled me down with him. "I get it" He said and pulled me to sit in between his legs. I curled up into a little ball on his chest and he wrapped his arms around me. "I am the same. As you know my mother died giving birth to a mon-" Gaara cut himself of remembering our conversation from the other day. "Giving birth to me, my Father saw me as only a weapon and treated me as such. when I was six, i lost control of the shukaku and He took over. My Father deemed me as a failed experiment and My village hated me. I didn't have a single friend. To this day, I don't have a single friend in my village. Just you. Before I met you I thought friend was just another empty word, But because of you I understand what it really means, Hotaru, you shouldn't let the people that bother you get you down because at the end of day, even if I'm in my village, I'm always gonna be here. because we need each other" Gaara said. I smiled a bit. "Thank you Gaara" I said through the tears. "And I will always be there for you as well," I said Gaara hugged me tighter. "I know"
we sat there like that and I feel asleep on Gaara.
GAARA POV
It was getting late, as much as I would love to sit here with Hotaru forever, I have to take her home. I put my arms under Hotaru and carried her back to the Uchiha residence. There was a guard at the gates. He looked at me and raised an eyebrow. "What happened to Hotaru?" he asked. yeah like I was gonna tell him. "Training." he nodded. "ah yes, Hotaru Is one to push it too far." He said and told me where I could find her house. When I got there I knocked on the door. Sasuke opened it. "what happened to her?" He asked worried. "She had a little trip down memory lane" Sasuke winced. "Not good." he said. I nodded and Sasuke let me in. A woman was standing in the hall way. She gasped. "Is she okay?" Sasuke nodded. "Relax mum, she just a bad day and passed out training."
"Gaara, this way" Sasuke said. I followed him to Hotaru's room. He opened the door and I walked in and put her on the bed and tucked her under the blankets, "I'm guessing she told you everything then?" I nodded. "Just about" Sasuke nodded and sat down on a chair and I sat beside Hotaru and played with her hair. "You don't sleep do you?" Sasuke asked. I shook my head. "You don't have any intention of leaving do you?" I shook my head again. Sasuke nodded."My room is across the hall, Hotaru's bathroom is there. If she wakes up, wake me up"