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Wednesday

Gaara is staying home today. He was still asleep when I left for school. I was right there at my door step,

getting ready to open my umbrella. The rain still poured out, but I didn't mind, I loved rain ever since I was little. I remembered I use to sneak out of my house with my pink slickers and splash all day in the puddles. Then my mother would yell for me to come in the house immediately before I catch a cold. She would then scold me and ask me every time why I always disobeyed her. I would simply say, "There's a reason, but I don't know what is it yet." She would then seem amused and shoo me into my room.

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At School

Kaka-Sensei baffled us with a mind teaser today since the rain seemed to drown the school with boredom. He can get pretty frustrated when he doesn't get his coffee break. So he hardly taught us at all, he just asked one question to keep us busy.

"What word people pronounce wrong?" he asked us with that face again. Patiently he waited for an answer, while reading his novel, "Passion of the Earth."

"Um… I don't know what word people pronounce wrong, but I pronounce elephent wrong," said Ino trying to show off to Sasuke.

"That's elephant Ino and it's wrong."

Sasuke didn't seem to know the answer either and in second the class gave up. Soon the room was filled with chattering and I just kept to my thoughts.

Ino's eyes were filled with hearts. She bashed her long eyelashes at Sasuke and talked casually to him, to make conversation. But the only thing he showed her was his back. To me though he grinned.

"Gaara, where is he?" His eyes were fixed on mine, waiting for a reply.

"He's sick with a fever," I told him playing with my short hair.

"Interesting…" He then rested his chin on his folded hands, and stared at the front wall.

'Strange person,' I thought, 'but cool in a way.

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3 minutes before school is over

"Now before we go, I would like to tell you the answer to the question you gave up so easily," said Kakashi closing his book.

No one really cared, but they had to listen in order to get out of class.

"In fact, I already told the answer to Ino, if you were paying attention." He pointed he direction Sasuke and me, disappointed.

"You did?" Ino thought backs to the past and remembered nothing of an answer. "No you didn't"

"Yes, I did. The question was what word people pronounce wrong? I guess you all need to get your listening skills checked. The answer is wrong." He laughed as he saw our mouths drop.

"What!?" some students yelled out, including me.

"I simply asked what word people pronounce wrong? And you pronounce wrong, wrong," the bell rang, "Goodbye, class dismissed," Kaka-sensei then speeded out the room before us, still chuckling.

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I was outside on the school steps. The rain poured insanely. Only the cement awning protected me from it. Ino was right beside me.

"Should we wait until it settles down?" she asked me.

"I don't know," I said, as a black limousine was reflected in my eyes.

Sasuke started walking down the steps pass me and suddenly went back up to approach me.

"I know you don't really know me. But, I would be glad if you join me for tea at my house, Sakura. He was grinning at me again.

But I thought of Gaara's condition and told him, "I would like to, but I have oth…."

"Oh, she'll go," interrupted Ino pushing me with excitement to follow him to the vehicle. Then Sasuke grabbed one of my arms and before I was forced into this situation, Ino whispered, "Call me, when you get back home. Tell me all the details."

'What details?'

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Sasuke acted like a complete gentlemen as we exited the car. He even opened his black umbrella and offered it to me, even though we were only a few steps away from his house.

I accepted it anyway and he led me to the doorsteps of his house. It was strange being inside of those black gates. An old man dressed formal soon opened the door. By attire I guessed it was the butler. We entered and the doors shut closed behind.

The house was lit with candles. It was a very dim sight and all the drapes were shut. The rooms amazed me though. It was mixed with Victorian and Japanese interior. The walls were covered with beautiful cherry red wallpaper that had intricate spiral detail. And it seemed on each wall it was accompanied with expensive war weaponry.

"Shall I prepare the tea, young master," spoke the butler who had his body straight up tall.

"Yes, please," he then took attention on me, Sakura, please follow me." And I did. He led me to a large dining room. The table was about twelve feet long. On each opposite side of the ends was one chair. Sasuke pulled one chair ad motioned me to sit there. He then pushed back the chair to its original position. He then walked to the other side and took his seat. The butler soon came out, and served the tea.

"You really have a nice house, Sasuke. I've never been in a mansion." I then said, " Thank you," to the butler for pouring me a cup of tea; I didn't deserve such royalty.

"Thank you, but I would not exactly call it a mansion. I have been to numerous places and it's far grander than this house. But it's really polite for you to say so." He sipped his tea staring at my direction.

I couldn't imagine why he didn't think of his house grand.

I sipped my herbal tea, while taking deep glances at Sasuke. Nervousness was in my body. He just sat there, staring at me. When it seemed I was done drinking, the silence was finally broken.

"Gaara, he lives with you? It's strange that two teenagers of the opposite sex are living in the same household. We're not even in college yet." Sasuke brushed off his shoulders and rested his chin on his hands.

My eyes widen as I heard this.

"You think we're living in a low down house. You shouldn't assume things like that or later in life you'll regret it. He's my foster brother and nothing else." I blushed as I said those last words.

"Oh, I see," he took his eyes more attentively on me, " I'm sorry I thought of such thing. But Gaara seems to have a special interaction with you.

"How should you know? You were only here for three days. The only relationship we have is almost silence."

"Well, I think he seemed protective of you yesterday. Hands."

"You seem to have a special interest in Gaara. Right?" I asked him ignoring his comment.

"I suppose, but I think he has a special interest in you."

"What the hell!? Stop contradicting me. Gaara and me have nothing in common."

"So you don't. I'm sorry I thought you were his special person. If you were he would have told his past to you by then…That means he still weak." His voice changed when he said this.

"Past. He only mentioned that you were his boss's brother. And he sold certain items for him. But how cannot telling the past affect his future strength. "

"So he partially told his past to you." 'She must then be his only person,'Sasuke thought. "Anyway a person conceals pain on oneself, it will grow until it destroys that person."

"…"

"I will tell you how Gaara and I know each other. But not his past, for I don't know it either."

I grew serious at that point.

Part one

"Gaara and I grew up in a American complex on Arabian sand. We're Japanese blood though. Children were given high education there and that's why Gaara and I are so advance in school. The country had high humidity so we played in evening. He loved baseball, but children would not invite him to play. He would just sit the on the sand and watch. He just sat there, alone. One day I approached him and asked him why he was alone for some apparent reason. He told me, 'I'm an outsider to these people and they are outcasts of my world. Go away.' He then watches the baseball game. But I didn't go away.

'I too, believe that they are outsiders, and they are under me. They lead to sorrowfulness.' I shoved my hands into my pockets. I just stood there.

He then turned and stared at me from the ground and said, '…'That was the day when we became friends."

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Sorry you have to wait until next time….. Didn't check grammar.