Authors Note: Alright. I have literally been getting no feedback whatsoever since re-starting this. If I am going to continue writing this, I need to know that people are actually reading it. I need to know you are there! So please, if you are reading this, please leave a review. It's really nice to hear from you all. If there is nobody reading this, then I don't really see a point in continuing. I will give you the benefit of the doubt for now, but if the silence continues, I don't know if I will actually finish this as I intended. I'm sorry for being kind of blunt and mean about it, but I take time that I don't really have to sit and write this, so I feel that I atleast deserve the respect of you guys letting me know that you're there. Again, I apologize.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of it's characters, I simply own this plot and the universe that I created to go with it.

Chapter 13:

"GAARA WAKE UP WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE! KANKURO, YOU TOO! I SWEAR IF YOU TWO AREN'T DOWNSTAIRS IN 5 MINUTES I AM GOING TO COME UP THERE AND DRAG YOU DOWN BY YOUR TOES!" Temari shrieked through the intercom at Gaara as he tried to sleep. he rolled over covering his ears with the pillow when he realized it was Monday. I get to see Lee! He thought as he jumped out of bed and ran to his closet. He put on the first clothes he found and ran into the bathroom to brush his teeth. Once he was done, he grabbed his bag and ran down the stairs.

"Well well, sleeping beauty. You haven't slept in in a long time. What time did you go to bed last night?" Temari inquired as he rounded the corner. Not wanting to tell her that he had been on the phone with Lee until about 2:30, he just shrugged. "Don't make a habit of it. It's not my job to be your alarm clock." She paused for a minute and looked up the stairs. "KANKURO GET YOUR ASS DOWNSTAIRS!" She screamed as she stomped her way up the stairs. Gaara noticed that she had all three of their lunches made and three breakfast burritos wrapped and ready to go on the counter. She really was a great sister. She's been trying really hard since their mom left. Not that any of them could blame her. Their father was a heartless corporate CEO who was never home. Thank god for that.

"OW! Temari get off of me, I'm not even dressed yet! OUCH! Let go that hurts!" Kankuro yelled. Gaara could hear thumps and peeked around the corner to see Temari making true her threat of dragging them downstairs by their toes. Kankuro was in plaid pajama pants and a plain gray t-shirt.

"Both of you put your shoes on. We're leaving. You have three minutes to be in the car or so help me..." She didn't even finish her sentence. She really didn't have to, neither of her brothers doubted the evil that she was capable of. They ran off to get their shoes and scurried to the garage, picking up their lunch and breakfast as they went. once they were seated in the car, Temari pulled out of the garage and headed towards the school.

"Hey Gaara, are you and Lee like... official now?" Temari asked, breaking the silence. They were all working on eating their breakfast, and it took Gaara a minute to answer.

"Yeah, we are." he responded. "Why do you ask?" he wondered aloud.

"I was just wondering if you guy's were going to keep it on the down-low for now. I mean, nobody at school really knows that you're... you know. Gay. They probably won't be so friendly at first. I just want to make sure you're okay coming out like this." She responded. She sounded so motherly in that moment. Gaara knew that Temari cared for both of her litte brothers, but it never failed to amaze him when she talked to either one of them like this: calm and nurturing, like any real mom.

"I mean, people are going to find out about it eventually. The best I can do is just deal with it and ignore them. It won't help at all to put it off. I might as well get it over with. Besides, their opinions don't matter. It doesn't effect them in any way, I don't see why they should care anyway." He replied. Deep down, he knew that he was a bit scared. He had seen what some of these kids can do to people they deem to be different, and it wasn't very pleasant. He wondered if Lee had gone through anything like that from coming out.

"Alright. If anyone tries anythign with you let me know. Because they'll have to go through me to get to my baby brother." Temari stated with a fire in her eyes.

"Same here little bro. If anyone messes with one of us, they've gotta deal with the rest.

Gaara felt his heart warm at his siblings' words. He knew that no matter what happened, they would always be there for him. And he was glad.

Authors Note: Alright, that one was also really short, but I needed to get something put up. I'm sorry again for my little rant. Next chapter will probably get into some more serious stuff. I kind of have an idea about where I want this story to go so that I can end it. My exams start the day after tomorrow, so I can't really make any promises on posting. I have half days most of next week though, so if there is a day when I don't have to study I will try to write a bit more. Hopefully I'll have a chapter up by thursday 1/30. No promises, but I should be able to do that. Don't forget to leave a review! I really want to hear from you guys. Your feedback can also shape how the rest of the story goes. So review!