Alright~

This is my first fanfic that I wrote and am currently still editing (I wrote it some time ago) So please be kind(ish) m(_ _)m

Thank you to all the new followers and the people who have reviewed and faved. My love to you all, sorry for another short chapter~

Talena~

*Recap*

Rika ignored him in favour of calling out to the Kazekage, "Gaara, these guys are not Neji and Shikamaru."

"I worked that out for myself." He replied moving so he stood back to back with her, facing the one looking like Shikamaru.

"Then you worked out that it was a trap too?" Rika asked sweetly pressing her back to his as more people ran towards them from the cover of a sand dune.

"Mmm." was his only response before the two men disguised as her team mates rushed at them, their diamond shaped kunai held with both hands at hip height.

Rika crouched as the men started forward, seeing a shuriken coming at her Rika unsheathed her ninjaken arcing it across her body to knock the missile away. Feeling the man at her back move left, Rika moved with him. Her steps matching his, they circled to change opponents.

"Can't you use the jutsu you did the day in the office when you first arrived?" Gaara asked his sand whipping out to keep the fifteen men at a distance.

"I can't do it right now Gaara." Rika swayed to the side as a kunai whizzed past her, only to embed in sand instead of flesh. "I used too much chakra searing for these guys."

Rika ducked and still crouching ran towards the men in front of her, with a quick swipe one man jumped back into his comrade. Taking advantage of their lack of balance, Rika kicked the man in front right in his chest forcing both of the men to the ground in a tangle of arms and legs.

A flash of movement to her left had her dodging, however she was a little to late. Rika had only just managed to block the punch but she was sent backwards and tripped, The last thing she saw was the borrowed face of Neji before pain pierced her chest and darkness descended.

"NO!" Roared Gaara his sand now hissing around himself and the woman. With sweeping arm movements Gaara directed his sand to surround the enemy, as more lifted the unconscious woman. Once he was sure that his opponents had been surrounded Gaara pressed his hands to the sand by his feet; "Sand burial!" he called.

The sand collapsed covering the ninja, forcing it's way into mouths and noses at the same time as crushing all their bones. As Gaara surveyed the damage he had inflicted he noticed one of the men had not been buried fully. His neck and head were still exposed to the harsh sun.

He looked closer as the sand brought the prone Leaf ninja to him noticing that it was the man from the aviary, the one with the jagged scar above his eye.

Taking the woman into his arms Gaara held her close as he began running back towards his Village, blood covered her and his chest squeezed. The thought of losing this woman hurt, Remembering what his uncle said about some wounds to the heart never healing, Gaara knew that if this woman dies here his heart would never heal.

As soon as Gaara drew near to the entrance he called out to the watching ninja to inform the hospital that he was heading there with the wounded woman as he sent another to inform the leaf ninja of what had happened.

Pressing a finger to her neck Gaara's heart dropped, he could not feel a pulse. Running faster to get the help she needed, keeping his fingers to her throat his heart jumped into his throat, it was slight, but there was still a pulse there.

"She needs help quick!" Gaara yelled bursting through the doors of the hospital and placed the woman onto one of the beds. He kept a hold of her hand as the medical team treated her, when they began to move her Gaara released her hand and pushed the bed himself to where the medical team planned to treat her properly.

None thought to ask the young Kazekage to leave, knowing the look on his face boded ill if the woman before them died.

I had to edit a lot of it, so I am hoping I put them back in the right order...

Talena~