A/N: Like I said in the last Author's Note, this last chapter will be very vague and possibly under 1000 words. I won't start RIGHT when Reiko leaves the infirmary, but more like a few days after. This is the last chapter! Review! I'll give you guys cookies and Jone's Soda! Come on! Who doesn't like Jone's Soda? Enjoy this final chapter D: OOC my fault I apologize.

Goodbye?

He watched quietly and in secret from the doorway. They said she needed to be careful or she could really hurt something next time. That worried him a lot. More than usual. He was slightly confused; she was packing her things. He didn't say anything, and he knew she didn't know he was there. Reiko wasn't emptying her apartment, but packing for a mission of some sort. When she turned around and screamed at his appearance, that didn't phase him at all. "What are you doing here?" She screamed at him accusingly. He only shrugged, saying nothing. Reiko 'tched', turning back to her things. Even if they loved each other, that didn't make a difference in how they treated each other.

Reiko threw her backpack over her shoulder, walking past Gaara. He grabbed her hood, stopping Reiko in her tracks. She turned around and gave a glare she didn't mean. "Where are you going?" He finally asked. Reiko grinned a half-hearted grin before speaking. "I've decided I need to take a break from all this action. I'm going to chill at my parent's place for a bit." She explained, looking into his green eyes. Gaara kept a straight as she spoke, letting go of her hood. "How long is 'a bit'?" Gaara asked, crossing his arms. Reiko smiled nervously, scratching the back of her head. "Two maybe three years?" She said looking at him apologetically. "That's a long time." Gaara finally said. Reiko stuck her tongue out at him, motioning for him to follow.

He walked her out the gate until they both stopped. Reiko took a few steps away from him, Gaara watching closely. About twenty paces from where he stood, Reiko turned around and ran towards him. She tackled him with a hug, knocking him back a few steps. He hugged back half-heartedly before she stepped away and looked up at him. She smiled, "So I guess this is goodbye?" Gaara shrugged, "For now." Reiko grinned at him, kissing him on the cheek. He leaned down and pecked her on the lips, pulling something out of his long sleeve. It was a rolled up something that he handed to her. Reiko took it confusingly, unrolling it in her hands. She smirked at the withered rose tucking it into an open spot in her backpack.

Reiko waved goodbye from afar, dragging her legs to go on. Gaara stood there until he couldn't see Reiko anymore. He sighed an exasperated sigh, walking towards the gates.

A/N: There goes Painted Red. A suttle ending for a suttle story. But that is only part one of the amazing plot! OMFG! Yeah I said it. There is going to be a sequel I'm working on. It's going to be called Drawn Silver look for it! :D

Reiko returns hurt and Gaara wants to know why. It's drama filled, lies are revealed, suicide is attempted, a new threat has entered it's name as the Silver Rain of the Mist. Who on earth could that be? They meet a mysterious young boy, and to Reiko, he has a very familiar face. Silver-haired, he claims to be the Silver Rain of the Mist.

Thanks reviewers! I LOVE YOU GUYS! :D You wanna know some secrets on Painted Red? Read the next chapter and I'll let you in on some secrets of Painted Red :D