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Awkward Silence

Being the outcast that he was, Naruto was pretty used to being ignored, so instead of ranting off some more, he plopped himself back into a patch of grass with a scowl smeared on his face. Gaara didn't take any notice, and instead just looked around, seeming helpless. 'What is he looking for?' the blonde wondered, 'ooh… did his brother and sister ditch him?'. Staring rudely, Naruto planted his gaze upon the redhead and thought hard, which hurt. Then, he opened his mouth again.

"You're creepy!" he said quite bluntly. The dark lined eyes of Gaara turned slowly towards Naruto, dishing him out a cold, steely glare. The blonde shivered, then muttered something to himself and turned his back on the other boy, looking up at the sky. At least it was a nice morning, could have been worse.

Four hours later, the two still sat. Waiting for people who would never come. Gaara started to realize what had happened. He thought to himself gloomily, 'They never liked me, they've probably have been waiting for this chance since I was born… to abandon me.' He glanced at Naruto, 'hmph… I'll have to deal with him, too.' Gaara glared again, and stood.

"Listen to me" the redhead growled, and Naruto turned his head to face the boy. "You'll get in my way if I let you live now… come here.". Gaara still felt that Naruto was harmless now, even after they're fight the day before.

"No way!" the orange-clad boy shot up again and pointed directly at Gaara. "You should be afraid of me! I've already proven that I'm much stronger than you." Naruto looked pleased with himself, and crossed his arms stubbornly. But Gaara was not convinced, and he took a step towards the blonde. Naruto looked surprised, and took a step back. "Hey! What do you want with me anyways?" he spat.

"I'm not going to let you live, now…"Gaara narrowed his eyes and tugged the cork out of his gourd, sand now spilling out of it limply. The sand then picked itself up and swirled around the redhead. Naruto raised his hands in defense.

"U-um… don't be so hasty," he thought for a moment, "you know you can't beat me."

Gaara scowled and inched his sand closer to the spikey blonde. It suddenly grasped his leg tightly and started to tighten its grip. Naruto's eyes widened, then he growled. Teal-green eyes stared at the growling boy and the sand crept up towards his torso. Now sensing immediate danger, Naruto tensed and clenched his fists. He started to struggle against the sand, but it was no use.

Gaara watched the scene, controlling the sand with little effort. He focused on Naruto's face, and the redhead's shoulders relaxed, his hand, which had been up in front of him controlling his weapon, lowered. Gaara stared blankly for a moment, and the little fox boy standing close by blinked as the sand dropped to the ground, limp once more.

'What's wrong with me?' Gaara thought fiercely to himself, 'Dammit, why can't I kill him?' His teal eyes narrowed again as he bit his bottom lip at Naruto, trying not to hit himself in the head in anger. He then clutched his head, looking at the ground in front of him. "Why?" there were sudden sharp pains in his head.

Naruto gasped and took a step closer to the other boy. "Are you ok?" he asked, venturing even closer now. Gaara lifted his head and found himself staring into Naruto's eyes. The redhead's eyes widened, and he remembered that Naruto was like him. Someone who was hated, a demon, like him. He cursed to himself and wondered why Naruto would take the chance to see if Gaara was 'ok'. Stupid caring people, stupid, stupid idiots.

Gaara picked himself up, and Naruto repeated himself. "Are you ok?" Gaara listened to the concern in his voice, and looked at Naruto silently. The blonde looked back, just as silently. There was a long, uncomfortable silence. 'What the hell is he thinking?' Naruto thought to himself, and he made a face while doing so.

"I'm fine." Gaara managed to say, before finally coming to a decision. "And I'm… not going to kill you."

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