So far so good! I'm really happy with this story so far and I hope you're all enjoying it also! XD Well on with the story! XD
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, I own Hannah her family and a bit of the plot, that is all. Enjoy!
To Love A Nara
Temari lay face down on Ino's bed as Hinata stroked her hair. Which was out of her ponytails with her long dirty blond locks streaming down her back. Sakura looked at her with concern from where she sat on the bed whispering encouraging words. Temari wasn't hearing any of them and if she was she just started to cry louder. Tenten and Hannah however, had started to plot Shikamaru's death which was beginning to become very, very gruesome.
Hannah and Temari had come over thanks to Gaara and Tsunade. Both village leaders agreed that the best way for Temari to get better was to have a nice day off... Which to everyone's surprise turned out to be at the Leaf. Gaara hadn't been very happy by this but he knew that it would help his sister. At least that's what Hannah and Temari made him think. Gaara still hoped that after Temari was home they would never have to speak of this again. The whole situation making him uncomfortable and hoping that they could forget this happened when they returned.
"You guys must have begged a lot to get here!" Ino exclaimed as she walked into her room with a box of ice cream. Temari sniffled and smiled a little as Hannah laughed. The girls looked at them curiously as Hannah shook her head.
"Oh you have no idea!" Hannah shouted as she started to explain what exactly Temari and her had to do to get Gaara to agree. Temari sat up as Hannah finally started to recount what happened.
-Flashback-
"Gaara!" Hannah cried as Temari unleashed a waterfall of tears on her shoulder making her shirt wet and stained with make up in the process.
Hannah was walking to work after her day off when she noticed Temari crying in a fetal position. Everyone was avoiding her as she sobbed hysterically on the ground. It was guilt that caused Hannah to turn back even though everyone told her not to do it... Now she understood why no one wanted to help Temari. Gaara didn't look up from his paperwork as he shook his head no. Temari's tears seamed to fall even faster as Hannah said his name again.
"Come on Gaara! I got drowned in tears enough times when Cece was this age! I don't want to go through this again" Hannah shouted as Gaara sighed and reluctantly looked up. Hannah's hair was now almost completely wet as Temari continued with the onslaught of tears. Her entire shoulder of her uniform was soaking as Temari bent over wiping her face on Hannah's back occasionally, causing Hannah to look in disgust afterwards.
"No." Gaara intoned as Hannah was now soaked with tears. Hannah hated herself for being the only one there who would help when Temari broke down after seeing a cloud. Exclaiming over and over again about how Shikamaru loved looking at clouds.…
"Gaara! Come on! A day out with some friends will help her! And she's your sister!" Hannah shouted with a light does of venom as Temari continued to cry; her face glued to Hannah shoulder as Hannah groaned. Gaara looked up once more as he took in the sight he opened his mouth to say no when Temari interrupted him lifting her head up and revealing the horror of what breaking up with Shikamaru did to her.
Temari's eyes were a scarlet red and were puffy as cotton balls. Along with black with trails of what used to be mascara that ran down her face. She had been crying for well over an hour before Hannah suggested asking Gaara for a day off. Her hair was untidy and messy as some of the hair fell out of her ponytails. The bags under her eyes suggested very little sleep and she looked terrible. Everyone including Temari noticed but did nothing to stop it. Her nose was runny and her voice was scratchy as she started to shout.
"My own brother doesn't love me! No one loves me!" Temari cried as she stared to hiccup and Hannah cringed. Sure her sister was crazy but she never acted like this…. Then again her brother wasn't the Kazekage and they didn't live in the Sand. Also her boyfriends didn't last as long and she didn't feel much love for them. Except Susie's father and now Genma of course.
Gaara looked at his sister now his blank face was gone. Instead it was replaced with surprise and worry for Temari. Gaara sighed and hoped that Hannah would be right for at least once. Gaara looked at them as Hannah looked at Temari with a mixture of fear and concern. Temari had her face glued to her shoulder again as Gaara shook his head once more. Not believing that this was happening to him and that it had happened at all.
"Yes." he said as Hannah looked over at him. Her eyes bright as Temari ended her crying to a simple whimper. Temari glanced up at Gaara but turned her face away afraid he might say no again.
"Really? We can go?" Hannah asked surprise written on her face as Gaara nodded. Temari who had one eye opened to her brother head jerked up as she beamed at him. Her puffy eyes were shining as she smiled at him. In a single fluid movement she was across the room and standing next to Gaara. It didn't take long as she started to pull him up.
"My brother loves me! Oh my baby brother loves me!" Temari shouted as she pulled Gaara into a bone crushing hug. Gaara froze as he glance over at Hannah who was looking from between Temari had been to where she was now. When their eyes finally met Hannah slapped a hand over her mouth and tried not to laugh as Gaara glared. Still frozen over the fact that he didn't know what to do.
"Okay Hannah Banana! Let's go pack!" Temari yelled as Hannah gave her a confused look. She glanced at Gaara as she mouthed out her new nickname. Gaara smirked at her as Temari tugged her out of his office. The last thing Hannah saw before being pulled to her doom of all things girly was Gaara's smirk...
-End of Flashback-
Everyone laughed as they imagined the look on Gaara's face. Everyone that is except Temari who was busy crying from seeing a cloud out the window again. Everyone fell silent as Hannah stood up abruptly and earned glances of surprise. Hannah motioned for them to get into a group as she whispered the plan. Few arguments over what should be done where exchanged as Temari sat up from her pillow. With that they agreed and continued like nothing had happened as Temari looked around the room.
"Can someone get me some water?! I'm SO thirsty!" Temari exclaimed as Ino smiled and nodded she pulled Sakura by the arm as they started phase one of their plan. Hannah smiled as Hinata and Tenten cooed over her like she was an injured puppy.
Hannah swallowed a sudden fear in her gut as she started to mentally prepare for her phase. The plan was to get Shikamaru to the training area and somehow get Temari there also. Make them talk and see reason for whatever reason they broke up for. Then after that was done to go back to the Sand and forget it even happened. Although Hannah's phase was to get Temari pumped up with Hinata and Tenten. It could go wrong though like Temari might go into depression or they all might get killed... either way it was going to be a long heart-break if this didn't work.
"Temari... why the heck are you still crying?" Hannah asked innocently as she could without giving too much away. Temari blinked and looked at Hannah with confusion as she shook her head.
"Because it hurts so much... Don't you care?" Temari asked as Hannah nodded her yes. Hinata and Tenten watched the exchanges warily ready to jump in the conversation in case Hannah needed help.
"Yes I do but... Why are you still here crying when he probably is sitting at home all content?" Hannah asked as Temari looked at her with confusion while she blushed embarrassed as she help up her black hard covered book.
"Sorry I'm a bibliophile," Hannah said but after seeing Temari's confused face once more shook her head, "It means that I love books and I love reading them... Anyway I say we go kick his butt and make him feel the way you do!" Hannah said trying hard not to mention Shikamaru's name in case it meant Temari's tears. Temari looked at her like she was crazy then a spilt second later her face widened to a grin.
"Yeah!" Temari yelled as she jumped off of Ino's bed and ran toward her shower. All the time Tenten, Hinata, and Hannah looked at each other with surprised glances. They couldn't believe that their plan was actually working as Temari ranted in the shower about how Shikamaru would pay with very colorful language. Hannah sighed and wondered if it was that time of the month again for Temari since her hormones went crazy.
-With Shikamaru-
Ino banged against the door kicking it and punching it at the same time. Sakura watched with wide eyes as Ino called her teammate every word in the book. Ino was panting by the time Sakura had snapped out of her reserve and pulled her off the door. This time it was Sakura's turn as she silently walked up to the door. Ino watched expecting Sakura to knock on it lightly and call Shikamaru's name. That wasn't what Sakura was planning though. Sakura remembered Temari's tears and smiled as she tightened the gloves on her hands. Shikamaru who had heard the beating of Ino on his door wondered if he should open it for Sakura when the door exploded.
The door didn't exactly explode but when Sakura punched it; it fell apart around her arm. Sakura blushed in embarrassment as Shikamaru looked at her with wide eyes. Surprise written across his face as Ino stepped through the pile of wood shavings. Her pale blue eyes wide as she looked at her best friend not really believing that she had done that. Sakura bent her head in embarrassment knowing that the door wasn't meant to be incinerated.
"Man Sakura... Great job! Temari is going to be so happy!" Ino shouted as Shikamaru turned on her he jumped up from where he sat on his bed and glared at them.
Shikamaru looked almost as bad as Temari that was for sure. His hair was out of his usual style and his eyes were bloodshot from what Sakura and Ino guessed was crying. He looked as though he was lying there for weeks or that he didn't care enough to clean anything. Ino wondered why his mother wasn't here howling at them when she remembered she was visiting her sister in Iwa. While Shikamaru's father was away on a mission Shikamaru himself was alone at his house. Leaving him to despair and anger that followed him everywhere.
"What do you mean Temari will be happy?" Shikamaru yelled as Ino shrugged and Sakura stepped into him room.
"We mean that Temari wanted to see you at the training area and-" Ino started as Shikamaru cut her off with a wave of his hand.
"Wait... Temari sent you here and she wants to see me?" Shikamaru said quizzically as Ino sighed and shook her head. Sakura rolled her eyes at Shikamaru and shook her head along with Ino's.
"Temari wants a fight so she sent us to get you... Now hurry up, get ready, and come on!" Sakura shouted as Shikamaru sighed and muttering 'troublesome' under his breath went to get ready for his match with Temari.
'I don't want to fight her, I love her... Can't she understand that someone else will love her better in the Sand than I could from here...?' Shikamaru thought as he started to get ready for both apologizing to Temari and leaving her once again.
-Training Area-
Temari stood arms crossed, fan on her back, and ready for her fight. Hinata, Tenten and Hannah looked at each other warily and wondered if this was a good idea. They shook their heads and sighed as Sakura and Ino walked toward them. They stood on edge as Shikamaru walked lazily forward in his relaxed stride. Temari's breath caught in her throat as she remembered her lips pressed against his and all the moments they had spent together. Everything that they were was stripped away when Shikamaru broke up with her.
Shikamaru tried as hard as he could to look relaxed as he walked toward the field. The field was big enough for a battle yet small enough that there was a wire fence surrounded it. Trees grew in some patches but grass was the dominant vegetation. Shikamaru fought back a shuddering breath when he saw the hurt in Temari's eyes. He had done that to her; he had made her feel broken. Shikamaru looked away from her eyes scanning the skies and watching as a cloud passed slowly when pain exploded from his stomach.
Temari drove her fist deep into Shikamaru's stomach. She was surprised that her fist hadn't come out the other side. Temari followed with a sharp kick to his leg before hopping away. Shikamaru sucked in a sharp breath with anger in his dark coal eyes. He said something that sounded more of a snarl before he started to sign. Temari leaped away to the safety of the shade of a tree. Her shadow mixing with the trees and preventing Shikamaru's from grabbing it. Shikamaru canceled the jutsu and ran at her with a kunai in hand.
Tenten, Sakura, Ino, Hinata, and Hannah watched with shocked expressions on their faces. They watched as Shikamaru and Temari continued their dance of hatred and anger. They finally started to exchange looks as Temari flew into the air and out of reach from Shikamaru's punches. Hannah bit her lip and racked her brain for something to stop them as Ino started to scream.
"Hey go Temari! Show Shikamaru how it feels like to have your heart-broken!" Ino screamed as everyone looked at her. Temari's own jutsu faltered in surprise as Shikamaru looked at her with questioning eyes. Her heart hurt in her chest with every beat as Shikamaru's eyes bore into hers.
"Temari..." Shikamaru started but trailed off as he was force to drive away from the Wind Jutsu she had just done. He jumped as Temari bit her lip feeling blood start to well up ready to make an entrance for when she bit down harder. She focused on that pain besides that one in her heart as Shikamaru continued to dance away from her.
"Shut up!" Temari screamed although she was looking at Shikamaru, Ino was the one who fell silent. Attack after attack Shikamaru and Temari fought until Shikamaru was finally able to tackle her to the ground.
"Temari stop please..." Shikamaru pleaded as Temari scowled and tried to push him off of her to no avail as Shikamaru watched. His eyes sad and lonely as Temari continued to try to wrestle herself free.
"You broke my heart Shika...Now get off of me so I can show you how it feels!" Temari screamed as Shikamaru blinked but instead of getting up added more pressure.
Sakura and Hinata looked away trying hard not to notice Shikamaru's body pressed against Temari's. Hannah, Tenten and Ino on the other hand were fighting the urge to push Shikamaru off, grab Temari, and run. That was until Shikamaru got up and they noticed that he had done a jutsu as Temari struggled against her own shadows. Temari pulled, yanked, and wriggled, trying to twist herself free. Shikamaru knelt beside her as Temari met his eyes. No one dared to say a word as they watched each other. That was until Shikamaru started to speak.
"I'm so sorry... I thought and figured out that if someone in the Sand... If they had lived there with you... They could do a better job giving you the love you need than me since I live here... Temari I love you but please I'm... I'm just sorry." Shikamaru said as he looked at the ground studying it as Temari pushed herself up after Shikamaru forgot about the jutsu.
"Shikamaru Nara!" Temari yelled as Shikamaru looked up in surprise. Temari glared at him as she rose to her feet and grabbing Shikamaru by the collar of his shirt dragging him up with her and did the one thing that surprised everyone. She kissed Shikamaru.
"You should know better than to dump a girl thinking that it's for the best!" Temari gasped when they finally pulled away but Shikamaru just smirked and kissed her harder. Tenten and Hannah groaned and walked away from the kissing couple angry that the fight only lasted a short time as the other girls screamed in joy for Temari.
-At The Mansion-
"… That's what happened." Hannah said wrapping up the story as her and Gaara watched the sunset from the mansion once again.
After Temari yelled at Shikamaru some more and the girls went shopping to celebrate (despite Tenten's and Hannah's rejections) Hannah had returned to the Sand. Temari stayed behind to be with Shikamaru and because Tsunade asked her too. Gaara and Hannah went to the top of the mansion for privacy to hear the story and because they hadn't been there in soon long.
Gaara nodded and turned toward the horizon "So my sister is still in love with the Nara..." he said mainly to himself as Hannah sighed and gave him a sideways glance.
"I just answered that question with the story now didn't I?" Hannah asked sarcastically as Gaara glared at her with mainly amusement in his eyes.
"You may go now." Gaara said wanting to think over the ways he could still torment Shikamaru for hurting his sister. Unfortunately Hannah didn't bother to get up as she watched the sunset.
"I said you may-" Gaara started getting irritated at her when she interrupted him.
"Oh I heard you I just don't want to leave yet." Hannah said as Gaara gave her a quizzical look.
"Why is that?" Gaara asked oblivious to the reason as Hannah pointed to the sunset then to him.
"I haven't watched the sunset from here with my best friend in a while. So basically I'm not leaving until I'm done!" Hannah said her voice rising as Gaara sighed and turned to the sunset once again as Hannah watched. She glanced over at Gaara wondering whether to tell him what transpired after her and Tenten left the training field. She turned ready to ask a vague question on whether or not to tell him when she stopped.
Gaara's hair had turned a crimson red in the fading light making it look as though it was on fire. In contrast to that his skin looked pale and beautiful as the sun started to fall. But it wasn't just that, that made Hannah stop and look at Gaara it was his eyes that stood out the most. Sea green, bright, lovely, warm, and somehow cold as they guarded his emotions and what he was thinking against everything in the world. Nothing about them seemed to be like a child's eyes, innocent and happy, but wiser and... sad. Hannah studied Gaara a bit more taking in how his clothes seemed to flatter him and how everything about him seemed tense as if he was already prepared for a battle she didn't know about. It was the way his shoulders were placed and how rigid he looked. Yet he looked relaxed and calm at the same time and that drew Hannah's attention to his eyes once again which again resembled sea green oceans, beautiful yet deadly. The way his lips fell in a solid line, not a grimace or a smile that she now rarely received. They themselves looked soft yet firm causing Hannah to think of Gaara turning toward her suddenly and pressing them against her own...
Hannah felt something flutter and her heart quicken in her chest. She had felt this way many times like when she was having a break down and when Gaara was there to hold her. Or when Gaara stayed the night and she woke up in his arms. The first time she chalked it up to adrenaline and the second time was that she was half asleep. Now she was wide awake and with no battle going on around her but instead inside of her. Like her heart had declared total war with her mind. Deep in her conscious she heard a light giggle.
'What now!' Hannah thought as the image of a girl her age flashed through her mind. Hair as black as seaweed and skin the color of sand. With eyes that changed from sky blue to ocean green. Hannah despised this girl although they got along occasionally. Whenever necessary for their families sake; but not often.
'Poor mortals they don't even know how they feel... Don't worry your time will come!' the Spirit said as Hannah mentally rolled her eyes trying hard not to get her feelings out of control. With another sigh Hannah leaned forward and propped her elbow on her knees and watched the sunset with Gaara who was oblivious to what had just happened.
"Hey Gaara... never mind." Hannah started but thought better of it as her heart sank over what had happened. Gaara turned toward her his eyes asking the question that Hannah had to answer as she looked at them.
"Susie... she can control lightning and... without experiencing the pain the episodes." Hannah explained as Gaara gave her a confused look she sighed and sitting up glued her eyes to the sunset.
"We decided to call them episodes since we can't find any other information over what the heck we are. Anyway after me and Tenten left we went to my house. Susie was there and remember when she said she forgot what she started to ask me about?" Hannah stopped and glanced at Gaara who nodded as she sighed "Well she remembered..." she continued as her eyes clouded over and she started to explain.
-Flashback-
"Hi Auntie Hannah! Hi Tenten!" Susie called as she ran around the yard her arms out to her sides as she ran. She wore a light red shirt and black shorts with her with shoes matching her outfit and her hair was flying out behind her. It was as though the little girl was trying to take wing and fly off. Hannah smiled at her niece as she ran and jumped only to come back down to earth.
"Hi Susie! What have you been up to besides ruining your own party?" Tenten asked a slight smirk on her face while placing a hand on her hip. Hannah sighed and glared at her when she noticed Susie freeze.
Hannah had told Tenten what had happened at Susie party one night. Hannah believed that it was just a big coincidence that it had happened like that. Tenten on the other hand laughed and said that Susie had planned it and that it was supposed to have happened like that. Susie who was now unfrozen laughed which was a little forced as Tenten smirked at Hannah whose jaw dropped. Her five-year-old niece had ruined her own birthday party and was happy about it!
"Susie!" Hannah yelled as Susie gulped and tried to think of something quickly. She looked around as Hannah started to storm toward her. Susie knew her aunt loved her but you could only push someone so far, and she had sacrificed her aunt to get some cake...
"Wait Auntie Hannah! Look want I can do!" Susie yelled as Hannah stopped as she looked unexcited at her niece. She was ready to move toward her again when her worst fears came to life.
Susie stood and closing her eyes took a deep breath puffing out her chest and filling her cheeks with air. She looked like a little balloon as she finally let go of the air in her. In a millisecond her eyes flashed open and to Hannah's surprise and fear they turned bright violet. Susie laughed at her Aunt's face as she raised her arms toward the sky. Hannah who realized what she's planning on doing raced forward. Just as the lightning Susie was calling struck and enveloped Susie in its bright light. The force of it was able to throw Hannah back as Susie's form wavered in the flash of brilliant light. Hannah looked away her eyes hurting from the light and she shook her head trying to ignore the urge to flee.
As the light finally died away and the sky turns back into its normal bright blue Susie stood still. After what seemed like an eternity she started to move her arms up at the sky again which had rested at her side. Susie shouted something unintelligible and that's when Hannah saw the full extent of Susie's powers as the lightning she called shot back toward the clouds. Hannah blinked once in surprise as Susie giggled at her before running straight into her arms. Hannah's eyes follow her as Susie calmly wriggled into Hannah's arms which were stiff and rigid over what she had just witnessed. Susie who is actually happy over what she did because it got her off the hook laughed as her Aunt turns and just calmly walked inside. Tenten mouth wide open trailing after her as they headed inside the house.
"Susie please don't do that anymore." Hannah said trying to be calm as she put Susie down and retold the story to Cece. Susie smiling the whole time happy over the attention. Her eyes now the same light brown and with the small purple flecks proving that Gaara had been right and Susie was now cursed.
-End of Flashback-
It's dark by the time Hannah was finished with the recount of what Susie did and Gaara had nothing to say. All he did was put his arm around Hannah as the tears started to flow. She knew that her father got what he wanted and now Susie was no longer safe she was an enemy to the villages if Hannah's father got her and a threat to herself if she couldn't control her power. Not only was Susie in danger but someone else important to Hannah was as well... Hannah cursed herself for visiting him before she left the Leaf...
"Gaara stop it I shouldn't even be crying." Hannah muttered as she lightly pushed her best friends arm away. Gaara looked at her with confusion on his face but took his arm anyway and settled on holding her hand.
"My father is never going to lay a hand on Susie... Not as long as I'm still alive and kicking. Also I have been crying way too much lately I have to stop doing it." Hannah said a small smile playing on her lips as she got up to leave letting go of Gaara's hand. Hannah sighed as she stood resisting the urge to look at her hand but instead wondered when she started to feel these new things for Gaara. Waving she left, her hand now empty of Gaara's warmth as he pondered her words.
'If she meant what she said then...' Gaara stopped and sucked in a sharp breath, 'She's planning on fighting her father to the death if Susie is captured and there is a chance that if she does that then Susie may as well be dead too... What did her father do, besides hurt her that makes Hannah hate him so much? And what if I'm too late to stop her?' Gaara thought as he headed inside he knew that he was going to try to do everything to stop Hannah.
Gaara was not going to lose the girl who was his first friend and who made him smile almost effortlessly. The girl who laughed with him and easily forgave him for what he did. Gaara glanced at the stars once more remembering when he first held Hannah's hand and how it felt. He also knew that he was not going to feel that way about anyone else. The feeling that made his heart flutter proving in a way that he still had one and that he was still living. He was not going to lose that either; Hannah was too important to him but he still wasn't sure how important she was to him as he finally went inside.
So yeah another chapter a bit like a filler but yeah it was short and sweet… in a way! XD Also we learned of Susie's abilities too! Not to meant what Hannah will do if her niece is so much as taken! XD Well unti next time! Bye!
