A.N.
Disclaimer: Naruto does NOT belong to me.
Introductions
Fear
"Miaka-san…" the purple haired teen stiffened and turned to Gaara as he stood in his office looking out his window. She had just come in to leave a new stack of papers he needed to look over when he called her.
"Yes, Gaara-san?" Her hazel eyes watched him as he turned and walked around his desk coming up to face her.
Green eyes bore in to her hazel ones for a minute. He noticed the slight tremor that shook her body and sighed. Maybe now was the time to take Temari's advice. She was, as she put it, his wise older sister.
"Do you…" he hesitated. "…Do you need to talk about it?"
She blinked. "About what?" She bit her lip when she saw him frown at her.
"You know what I'm referring to, Miaka-san."
Miaka stood there quietly. Her eyes darted to the ground as she began to feel nervous under his gaze. Slowly she raised her hand to bite her thumb but he snatched it away. Startled, she bit back a scream and looked back up at the redhead who had his gaze on her hand.
"You never used to bite your nails before." He stated, eyes on her pale hand. "Are you afraid?"
He turned his green eyes to her. Miaka hesitated but realized that she couldn't lie to him. Gaara had a way of sniffing out lies…and fear.
So she nodded. "Yes." Her hazel eyes caught a flash of sadness as it crossed his eyes, but it was gone as quickly as it came.
"Are you afraid of me?"
Miaka shook her head. "No!"
Relief is what he felt when he heard her answer. He studied her face, etched with nervousness and unease. She was telling him the truth but…there was still something. "Tell me what you're afraid of."
She bit her lip and after a minute of deliberation, she spoke until there was nothing else left for her to say.
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