This is a rewritten version of a story I wrote on Quizilla. When I decided to rewrite it there, I figured I'd post it here too. Story contains: violence, gore, drama, action, adventure, humor, foul language, suspense, supernatural beings, minor adult content, plot twists, and so and so forth. Hope you all like it. Feedback? GaaraXOC plus various other character parings.

This is a modernized Gaara love story I started writing in school. Hope you all like it. The cover image was done by Celtic Water Spirit (or Rae4001 on deviantART). It's amazing and got a little cut off so to see the full thing visit her deviant page. :)

All she needed was a friend. Strange, cynical, and emotionally withdrawn, he was a friend nonetheless.

Gaara's gotta find something to get these fan girls off his back. The best choice? A pretend girl friend; no stress, little effort, all acting, and the best part;screaming psychos are kept at bay. This is going to be a piece of cake.

Graire. "I'll take my jacket off when I get hot, which would be never," said Gray. "Oh, so I'll never get to see what's under there?" Asked Claire innocently. Welcome to the world where Claire always seemed to put him and herself in awkward situations.