Written by Weirddramagirl
Edited by Lys
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters.
There will be some out of chapter (OOC) in this story, because it is hard to avoid. If you don't like Hinata and Gaara pairings then don't read this. Mild spoilers up to chapter 181 of the manga.
Lonely:
Chapter One
The long ordeal of Sasuke running off was finally over. He was brought back and put under constant observation by a crew of five ANBU. The village was beginning to get back to normal and Tsunade threw a party to celebrate and help lift spirits. All the ninjas were invited including the three sand siblings who had saved them a week ago.
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[Hinata POV]
Looking around the room, from the corner where I sit, I can see Naruto and Lee are fighting over who gets to dance with Sakura. Temari is having what seems to be an intellectual conversation with Shikamaru and Shino. Choji and Kankuro are in an eating battle of sorts. Even Neji is having fun dancing with Ino. No one even notices I am here. Everyone is too busy enjoying themselves. Well, almost everyone. I glance over to another corner of the room to find the red haired sand ninja, Gaara, sitting alone watching the scene. Gaara is looking over at me, I quickly turn my head; I don't want him to think I am staring. I let out a sigh and continued to watch the scene before me.
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[Gaara POV]
The whole mess is finally over. I'd hoped I would get to go home but that dosen't seem to be the case. Here I am bored to death, sitting alone at a party. I notice a girl looking at me, one of the ones from the chuunin exam. She had lost badly to that guy with the same eyes. She looks away, as they all do; people still fear me. I have to get out of here, I think. So I sand up and walk outside. I lie down on the soft grass. I look up at the stars; it is one of my favorite things to do.
After a while I hear someone come outside, they are walking towards me. Then all of a sudden they trip and land on me. It is that girl.
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[Hinata POV]
I can't stand to watch Naruto flirt with Sakura anymore, I need some air. I get up and walk outside. I look up at the sky as I walk and next thing I know I am falling.
"Aaaa...!"
I land on something, or someone. It is him, the sand boy. I quickly remove myself and back up. I just sit there staring for a few seconds.
"I... I am sorry, I tripped. I was looking at the stars and I didn't see you," I whisper.
The boy just stares at me with his intense eyes, then he resumes looking at the sky.
I too look back to my beloved stars. We sit like that in silence for a while till I decide to speak.
"So vast... it makes me feel like there might be a place for me," I say in a voice so low I doubt it is audible.
My thoughts are confirmed as he does not respond.
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[Gaara POV]
Although I don't show it I am slightly startled by her comment. Can this girl read minds? I am somewhat interested in what she has to say. I wait a while longer then turn to her.
"Tell me your story" I demand. I didn't mean for it to sound so harsh, that's just how I speak.
"My story...?" She says with a confused face. Her expression softens as she understands what I am asking her. She tells me of her family and of the boy she fought in the exam and the hatred her own father feels for her. In the beginning her voice is shaky and stuttered but as she finishes she sounds more stable. She then looks back at the sky.
"I often feel like I don't deserve to be here, that no one would notice, let alone care if I was gone. In fact, my father might be happy since then he could have a stronger heiress to the Hyuga clan." She looks up with a bittersweet smile.
I look at her for a second as she sits in the moonlight gazing up at the stars. He skin seems so pale in contrast to her hair. Her figure is small and delicate, as if it could dissolve in the wind at any moment. But it is her eyes that catch my attention. So pure, so empty, so...
"Lonely," I mutter.
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[Hinata POV]
I barely hear what he said but I realize he understands. I want to know more about him; but although I have started to become more comfortable, I am still slightly afraid of him.
"What about your story?" I whisper, hoping he won't get mad and kill me on the spot.
He just stares at me for moment with those ice eyes, as if he is contemplating some matter of importance. Then he looks at the sky and begins to speak. His story is blunt and his voice holds no emotion, even as he tells me about the thousands he has slaughtered, including his own mother. Although his expression never changes I see it in his eyes, that look, the one I knew all too well. He is lonely too. Then I do something, I don't know what came over me, but I reach out to hold him.
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[Gaara POV]
I tell her my story, all along expecting she will run off, afraid for her life, but it is quite the opposite. She hugs me. I didn't know what to do, I just freeze. After a few seconds I let up and hug her back. It is.... nice. It would be better if I could feel her skin; damn my curse... my protection.
We remain like this for a while. I hear someone coming outside and I quickly pull away. She is startled. I look at her one last time before dissolving into sand.
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[Hinata POV]
He pulls away from the embrace and looks at me. Then he is gone. I notice that someone has come outside. Is that why? How long had we sat here talking? People are beginning to head home; I guess I should leave too. I look at the stars one last time before getting up to leave.
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[Gaara POV]
I reappear in a tree close by. I watch as Hinata gazes at the sky then stand to leave. What just happened?
Edited by Lys
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters.
There will be some out of chapter (OOC) in this story, because it is hard to avoid. If you don't like Hinata and Gaara pairings then don't read this. Mild spoilers up to chapter 181 of the manga.
Lonely:
Chapter One
The long ordeal of Sasuke running off was finally over. He was brought back and put under constant observation by a crew of five ANBU. The village was beginning to get back to normal and Tsunade threw a party to celebrate and help lift spirits. All the ninjas were invited including the three sand siblings who had saved them a week ago.
-----------------------------
[Hinata POV]
Looking around the room, from the corner where I sit, I can see Naruto and Lee are fighting over who gets to dance with Sakura. Temari is having what seems to be an intellectual conversation with Shikamaru and Shino. Choji and Kankuro are in an eating battle of sorts. Even Neji is having fun dancing with Ino. No one even notices I am here. Everyone is too busy enjoying themselves. Well, almost everyone. I glance over to another corner of the room to find the red haired sand ninja, Gaara, sitting alone watching the scene. Gaara is looking over at me, I quickly turn my head; I don't want him to think I am staring. I let out a sigh and continued to watch the scene before me.
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[Gaara POV]
The whole mess is finally over. I'd hoped I would get to go home but that dosen't seem to be the case. Here I am bored to death, sitting alone at a party. I notice a girl looking at me, one of the ones from the chuunin exam. She had lost badly to that guy with the same eyes. She looks away, as they all do; people still fear me. I have to get out of here, I think. So I sand up and walk outside. I lie down on the soft grass. I look up at the stars; it is one of my favorite things to do.
After a while I hear someone come outside, they are walking towards me. Then all of a sudden they trip and land on me. It is that girl.
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[Hinata POV]
I can't stand to watch Naruto flirt with Sakura anymore, I need some air. I get up and walk outside. I look up at the sky as I walk and next thing I know I am falling.
"Aaaa...!"
I land on something, or someone. It is him, the sand boy. I quickly remove myself and back up. I just sit there staring for a few seconds.
"I... I am sorry, I tripped. I was looking at the stars and I didn't see you," I whisper.
The boy just stares at me with his intense eyes, then he resumes looking at the sky.
I too look back to my beloved stars. We sit like that in silence for a while till I decide to speak.
"So vast... it makes me feel like there might be a place for me," I say in a voice so low I doubt it is audible.
My thoughts are confirmed as he does not respond.
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[Gaara POV]
Although I don't show it I am slightly startled by her comment. Can this girl read minds? I am somewhat interested in what she has to say. I wait a while longer then turn to her.
"Tell me your story" I demand. I didn't mean for it to sound so harsh, that's just how I speak.
"My story...?" She says with a confused face. Her expression softens as she understands what I am asking her. She tells me of her family and of the boy she fought in the exam and the hatred her own father feels for her. In the beginning her voice is shaky and stuttered but as she finishes she sounds more stable. She then looks back at the sky.
"I often feel like I don't deserve to be here, that no one would notice, let alone care if I was gone. In fact, my father might be happy since then he could have a stronger heiress to the Hyuga clan." She looks up with a bittersweet smile.
I look at her for a second as she sits in the moonlight gazing up at the stars. He skin seems so pale in contrast to her hair. Her figure is small and delicate, as if it could dissolve in the wind at any moment. But it is her eyes that catch my attention. So pure, so empty, so...
"Lonely," I mutter.
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[Hinata POV]
I barely hear what he said but I realize he understands. I want to know more about him; but although I have started to become more comfortable, I am still slightly afraid of him.
"What about your story?" I whisper, hoping he won't get mad and kill me on the spot.
He just stares at me for moment with those ice eyes, as if he is contemplating some matter of importance. Then he looks at the sky and begins to speak. His story is blunt and his voice holds no emotion, even as he tells me about the thousands he has slaughtered, including his own mother. Although his expression never changes I see it in his eyes, that look, the one I knew all too well. He is lonely too. Then I do something, I don't know what came over me, but I reach out to hold him.
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[Gaara POV]
I tell her my story, all along expecting she will run off, afraid for her life, but it is quite the opposite. She hugs me. I didn't know what to do, I just freeze. After a few seconds I let up and hug her back. It is.... nice. It would be better if I could feel her skin; damn my curse... my protection.
We remain like this for a while. I hear someone coming outside and I quickly pull away. She is startled. I look at her one last time before dissolving into sand.
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[Hinata POV]
He pulls away from the embrace and looks at me. Then he is gone. I notice that someone has come outside. Is that why? How long had we sat here talking? People are beginning to head home; I guess I should leave too. I look at the stars one last time before getting up to leave.
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[Gaara POV]
I reappear in a tree close by. I watch as Hinata gazes at the sky then stand to leave. What just happened?