Story Starts:

As we departed from Konaha we said thanks and you're welcome to Shikamaru. As we left Temari and Shika were looking at each other and giggled. I smiled widely and bit my lip trying to stop my laughter. As we walked I was thinking Temari and Shika sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love then comes marriage then comes the baby in the baby carriage. I didn't realize I was humming too.

"Hikari what are you humming?" Temari asked. I stopped walking. Everyone turned around.

"Do you really want to know?" I asked smiling wickedly.

"Yes I do."

"Fine." I said and walked close to Gaara. "Temari and Shika sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G..." Temari was as red as a tomato.

"Why you little..." she took out her fan. I screamed and hid behind Gaara.

"See you do like him. Or should I say you love him!" I emphasized love.

"Shut up!" I laughed.

"Come on Temari among friends! Admit it!" I yelled.

"When I get my hands on you I'm going to kill you!"

"I want to see you try!" I yelled. Then Gaara's sand wrapped around my waist.

"Neither of you are going to try anything understand."

"Yes Gaara." we said. Gaara's sand returned to his gorge. When we arrived back at Suna we were all just sitting around until Gaara got up.

"Gaara?" he didn't even glance back.

"I'm going to the watch the sunset from the wall ok." His voice was cold yet warm at the same time. I sat back down.

"Oh ok."

~*~*~Gaara's P.O.V.~*~*~

I walked to the wall of Suna to watch the sunset. Soon I sensed Kankuro's chakra.

"Gaara, give it up." was the first thing he said. "I don't want to say this... The village only thinks of you as a menacing weapon. You'll have a really hard time if you leave us and join a regular squad. The higher ups don't think much of you. And most of the villagers are still terrified of you."

"I know." I muttered. "I know, but just sitting around waiting will cause more fear and suffering. In order to escape the path of loneliness, I have to no choice but to work hard and make my own path. If I do that someday..." I lifted my head up. "Someday... I can be like him. That's why as a shinobi of the Sand, I'll aim to the Kazekage. So I can live a life connected to my village."

"Gaara..." Kankuro muttered.

"I want to work hard so that others will accept my existence. That's what I thought when I looked at Naruto Uzumaki." I stepped forward. "Up until now, my bonds with others have been ones of hatred and murder. But, seeing him fight so hard made me wonder what a bond really is. I think I understand a little now. Suffering, sadness, and joy. To be able to share it with another person..." there was silence for a moment. "Naruto Uzumaki... When I fought him, I feel that that's what he taught me. He experienced the same type of suffering as I. And he thought me that you can change how you live your life. Someday, I want my existence to be necessary to others. Not a weapon to be feared," I smiled and turned my head around until I could see Kankuro, " but as the Hidden Village if Sand's Kazekage." Kankuro smiled.

"Yeah but don't forget to three people your existence is already necessary. And to one of those three your existence is life itself."

"Yeah..." I said turning smiling. "I am her life." Kankuro chuckled.

"Yeah you are."

~*~*~Hikari's P.O.V.~*~*~

While I Gaara was gone I was to sit and content myself with reading a book. I sighed for once in my life I was bored. I sighed.

"What are you sighing for?" Gaara asked from behind the chair I was sitting in and made me jump in surprise.

"Gaara!" I cried placing a hand over my chest. "You scared me." I sighed as my tense body relaxed. He smiled at me. He sat on the couch again. I tilted my head when I saw his eyes shining. "So.." I said. He looked at me his eyes confused.

" 'So..' what?"

"You're happy! Spill it!" He smiled.

"You're going to get your dream of seeing me as Kazekage.." My face dropped. Happiness flooded my body and yet my face barely showed it.

"Gaara.." I muttered.

"If you still want that. I don't want to make you unhappy." Before he finished the last word I was hugging.

"Oh my gosh Gaara! I'm so happy!" I said loudly. He chuckled and hugged me back.

"Are you really this happy?" he asked.

"Yes!!" and at that he kissed me. I never realized how when he kissed me I was very happy.