"Hide! Gaara is coming!"
Flocks of the villagers scrambled to escape the view of the young man. Every where he walked, it was the same- terrified faces and eyes that detested him. His understanding of human emotion was little, as he had only known one feeling his whole life: loneliness. The only one to ever gain his love, trust and friendship was his uncle, Yashamaru. Gaara thought he finally had someone important to protect and care about, but all he gained from him was the feeling of betrayal. That night…
Gaara's body flung up off the bed, catapulting beads of sweat from his forehead. He had drifted asleep for only a moment, but he knew that even a moment could prove fatal for anyone near him. His eyes wandered his dark private bedroom for any signs of abnormality. The only thing he had noticed was his sand swelling around to protect him because his dreaming had caused his blood to heighten; he was accustomed to the sand protecting him at all times. The air he was breathing returned to normal intervals and his blood became cooler. As of lately, Gaara had been giving countless hours up to studying and research. With some research, he had been able to somewhat strengthen the seal which held the demon inside of himself. Gaara reached his hand out, grabbed onto the sand which had formed into a small handrail, and pulled himself out of bed. It was dangerous for him to even lie in a bed, but in his long hours of study, he had uncovered a basic but useful technique that would allow him to sleep for up to ten minutes at a time without having to worry about that atrocious demon appearing. Although he could only experience small amounts of sleep at a time, he enjoyed it; the feeling of sleep was new and very appealing.
Gaara walked over to the window and looked out to the night sky. Tomorrow he would be embarking on his small travel to Konoha, accompanied by his siblings. He hadn't been to Konoha since the year of the Chuunin Exam; an experience which he remembered every detail about. Gaara's hand combed through his red hair and let out a small sigh. The Hidden Village of Sand had been planning to award him with the title of Kazekage. Although some villagers found the idea almost frightening, there were some who stood unyielding behind Gaara; his brother Kankurou being his utmost supporter. Perhaps the new Hokage of Konoha could help him understand the role a bit better.
"Hey Gaara, what are you thinking?"
Gaara looked over his right shoulder and glanced at his brother and sister. There wasn't any need for them to accompany him in terms of protection. Gaara did, however, enjoyed Kankurou's old jokes and Temari's complaints about her impossible quest to find a gorgeous young man. It was the typical sibling conversation- and there were a lot more of them.
"Just admiring how beautiful the sky is at the moment."
His siblings looked up to see the bright sunrise and warmth from the rays. Gaara truly was different from the killing monster he used to be. Before, Gaara never really bothered to admire beauty and the find things in life. The most amazing truth was that if a person who had never heard of him met Gaara now, they would never in their most exotic dreams imagine that Gaara was a ruthless life-taker at one point.
"Ah, you are right about that. It is beautiful," Temari said with a small chuckle.
"Do you think that I would be a good Kazekage?" Gaara asked with his usual tone.
Kankurou and Temari looked at each other with a smile, then turned back to Gaara and nodded with very credible smiles. Gaara stopped and turned to them, and looked intently at them- Temari and Kankurou stopped and gulped. Gaara's eyes twitched as he tried to bring his lips into an arc, but failed and quickly turned away with his cheeks as red as his hair.
"I still can't get the hang of this stupid smiling deal," Gaara mumbled.
Temari fell on the dirt path laughing hysterically and Kankurou walked over and placed his hand on Gaara's head with a proud smile.
"Not a worry, little brother. I promise it will come naturally!"
Kankurou and Gaara looked at each other and paused. With some hesitation, they both gave a gradual smile.
"Yeah, just like that," Kankurou said.