Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. As some of you guys may have noticed, I'm updating my new story, The Unknown Sibling, less. That's cause I can't remember what happened in the Naruto timeline...

Gaara POV

I followed Sazuko as she walked into the garage. I liked having her next to me, it makes me feel calmer. It also showed me what "love" was. It felt nice to be loved, as well as loving someone.

Sazuko opened the door to her garage and flipped on the lights. Cool. There were only a few objects, it was just like an extra room in the middle of nowhere.

Sazuko walked to the middle of the room and said, "Attack me." What? How?

"How?" I asked, unsure of what to do. I wish it was morning already.

Sazuko shrugged. "Just do what you think you should." She walked over and held up a chair and turned it into a pile of sand. Then, she changed a broomstick into some ninja stars, except these were made of metal. She walked over to me and said, "You can use any of these, all you have to do is get a scratch on me. You can use whatever tactic you want, I will only defend for now." Sazuko put her hand on my shoulder. "It'll be easier than you think. Just don't release Shukaku."

I nodded. Easier said than done. I held a ninja star and threw it at Sazuko. She instantly jumped back and dodged it. The battle was on.

After around 20 minutes...

Sazuko POV

I gasped for breath. He's good! Or maybe I just suck at this without using my skill.

I ducked as a bar of sand flew past my head. Gaara could already control the sand at his will skillfully, and Shukaku doesn't seem to have risen yet.

"Whoa!" I turned around and jumped as I felt some sand snake up from behind me.

"Damn!" Gaara cursed. "I thought I got you that time!"

I laughed. "Nice try, man. Do you want to stop?"

I looked over a the clock on the wall. It was nearly 5:30. School begins at 7:30.

"Actually, Gaara, I'm going to go take a shower. School's gonna start in two hours, and I have some stuff to do." I waved at Gaara and walked back into the house. "I'll count this as a tie, be ready for next time!"

"Sure," Gaara said casually. He followed me out, remembering to flip the lights off.

Gaara POV

Damn! That was close. I didn't want to hurt her, but I did want to pass.

"You wanna take a shower first?" Sazuko's gentle voice reached me.

"Sure," I shrugged and started to go into the bathroom. My hand was on the doorknob when someone said:

"Kehehe...That wasn't bad at all..."

What? Who was that?

"Heh...I'm..."

I grabbed Sazuko's arm without wanting to, hard. I mean, like when you're hanging on to life when you're at the edge of a cliff hard.

I felt myself grin evilly and say, "Heh...it's been a long time since I've seen you...are you ready to face the demon, Shukaku, again?"

Sazuko POV

"Gaara!" I whispered. "What happened?" I was confused. I didn't detect anything inside him when we were fighting, nor when I held onto his waist.

"Did you honestly think I was just doing nothing after your father died?" Gaara, no Shukaku, sneered. "I was plotting, making sure that the next time I took control of someone you wouldn't find out what was happening! And thankfully, during your fight with Gaara, I know some of your moves now."

Gaara looked absolutely frightening. His face was contorted into an evil smile and his hand was clawing into my arm. Half his face was covered with a layer of sand, and there were markings all over it. The side that was sand-covered had also changed his teeth into fangs. Did I forget to mention that he was drooling as well? At a time like this, I wish Ryu wasn't half dead, aka asleep.

"This time, I'll make sure you won't run away..."

Gaara POV

"This time, I'll make sure you won't run away..." I heard myself say. What was happening? My body was moving without my control, and I could see my reflection in the bathroom mirror. My face looked like a demon's. Ew.

Shukaku! Get the hell outta here! I don't need you right now!

Oh, so that means you'll need me later, right?

No! I don't need you at all! And I won't let you hurt Sazuko either. I love her.

"Ha!" Shukaku said out loud. "Sazuko, is it? You should hear this whining fool's thoughts!" Shukaku used my body to pound Sazuko to the floor. She didn't try to fight back at all. "He says he loves you! That makes me so sick..." He threw a punch directly to Sazuko's stomach. She started coughing up blood.

Shukaku! You'd better stop! I focused all of my energy to prevent Shukaku from doing further damage to my only friend.

Sazuko POV

He...loves me?

"Gaara..." I croaked out. "If you truly loved me, you would be stopping Shukaku!" I tried to glare, but I probably failed. I hope he gets the message though, that he's the only one that can stop Shukaku at this stage. If Shukaku didn't appear yet, I could have push him back, but now...

"What...do you...think...I'm doing?" Gaara said through gritted teeth. Yes, he's resisting Shukaku!

Much as I wanted to just keep lying down and give up, I painfully stood up and coughed out some more blood. I wrapped my arms around Gaara and whispered, "Come on, I believe in you..." He groaned out in pain from the personal battle he was facing. Right now, all I could do was give him support.

Sorry about all the POV changes, I just thought it'd be easier for both of us to understand if I used different POVs.

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