A/N: Slightly short, but it's good in my opinion to steer it where I want. Please read and review! Please!

-Amaya-

When I'd gone outside this morning I hadn't expected to run into someone as interesting as Zendaya. Her looks alone set her apart from everyone else. What with her pale olive colored skin and dark amythest colored hair to her waist. Her scarlet colored eyes probably got her some attention she didn't want as well.

"Here. No one will bother us here."

Zendaya said suddenly, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I looked around at where she'd brought me. The area was fairly big and was surrounded by crumbling walls which made it obvious that a house used to be here.

"This'll do right?"

She asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, this will be perfect."

I said and she smiled before pulling the two swords from the scabbard on her back.

"Okay then, let's have some fun."

I said as I drew a kunai from my pouch of ninja tools before charging at her.

-Zendaya-

She was fast. Really fast, but all that time spent dodging Gaara's sand and running from the assholes at my school had helped make me fast as well. I charged at Amaya and she easily blocked my attack. She pushed me back before ducking down and going for my stomach. I quickly jumped back but wound up losing my balance and falling on the ground. Amaya used that to her advantage and pinned me down with her kunai pressed against my throat.

"I win."

She said and I smirked up at her before grabbing her wrist and letting some of my Elemental fire cover my fingers that were wrapped around her wrist.

"Ah!"

She shouted before jumping up off me and a few feet away. I got to my feet and saw her holding her wrist. It was red and had a slight burn mark on it.

"I won't go down that easily."

I said before doing the handsign for the Shadow Clone Jutsu. Once the clouds of smoke disappeared there were four clones beside me.

"Get ready."

We all said in unison before charging at Amaya again.

-Gaara-

I growled silently to myself as Matsuri called my name again, making slipping away impossible.

"Look Gaara-sama, I almost hit the bullseye."

She said and I glanced to where she was pointing to see she'd finally managed to hit hte targets that had been set up for her, but she was nowhere close to hitting the bullseye.

"Hn."

I said, hoping to be able to leave soon, but that just didn't seem like a possibility. I saw Matsuri try again and this time hit further away from the bullseye on the target and I sighed. This was going to be a long night.

-Zendaya-

I leaned back against the back wall and tried to catch my breath. My body was sore and the cut on my cheek and forearm stung, but not too badly. I looked over at Amaya who was doing the same thing I was with a cut along her thigh and her right shoulder, the clothing charred in both places.

"Sorry about your wrist."

I said as I looked at her wrist. She'd long since put burn ointment and bandages on it, but I still felt bad.

"It's fine. That was fun."

She said with a smile and I couldn't help but smile back.

"Yeah it was."

I said before looking up at the night sky. The sun had set long ago and now the sky was full of stars and a crescent moon.

After a few minutes of silence I turned to look at Amaya.

"Thank you for today, but I'm going to head home and get some rest."

I said and she turned to me and nodded.

"No problem. Maybe we could do this again sometime."

She said and I smiled at the comment.

"Yeah, maybe."

I said before starting to walk away.

"Bye!"

She called out to me before I got too far away and I waved goodbye to her before heading back home.

It wasn't until after I'd taken a shower and bandaged the few wounds I had that I realized I'd called the Kazekage manor my home. I smiled as I laid back on my bed. The villagers weren't as mean to me anymore and I felt like Gaara and I were friends. I now felt welcomed whenever I saw the manor and knew it was because of him. I had a lot to thank Gaara for and I'd let him know how grateful I was next time I saw him, but at the moment I was having trouble keeping my eyes open.

-Gaara-

When I got to the manor I could sense Zendaya's chakra signature from upstairs. I pushed her door open slightly and saw her asleep already. I had hoped to be able to explain my absence, but I wasn't going to wake her up just for that.

As I turned to leave I noticed she had a bandage on her cheek and wondered what she'd done to get it, but I wouldn't know unless I asked her and that would have to wait til morning. I silently slipped back out of her room and headed to mine. I laid down on my bed and closed my eyes. I couldn't sleep, but I could still rest a bit until morning. Hopefully Zendaya wouldn't be too mad about today.