A/N: yea, I know I took uber long writing the fourth chapter, but work really got in the way, then I got lazy, then school started...and now this is my temporary escape from homework!
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Sada began to tremble within the grasp of the vines. The shinobi leaned close to Sada, his hand reaching out to her face. Instinctively, Sada began to cringe, trying to draw her head away from the presence in front of her. Gaara narrowed his eyes at the shinobi holding Sada.
"Now let's take a look at those wonderful eyes," he said with a sadistic tone in his voice.
Sand shot up, and knocked the stranger's hand away from Sada. The shinobi drew back quickly, and jumped backwards. Gaara walked out of the shadows; the ninja did not even take notice of him, but now, Gaara was officially on his nerves. He glared at Gaara, and clenched his fist. Almost simultaneously, the vines holding Sada pulled her down, and the ground swallowed her up. Gaara reached out to try grab hold of her, but unfortunately, the vines were quicker. Moments later, a strange plant emerged behind the shinobi, who was obviously from the Hidden Grass. The plant was in shape of a flower bulb, but was much larger, almost the size of a full-grown man.
Gaara still maintained his calm composure. The Grass-nin stood confidently, a smirk on his mug. "Thought you could intervene, Sand brat?" taunted the cocky shinobi. "You think that I am unaware of your status...your power, well, I am not afraid. I know you will not kill me, 'cause if you do, Sada will die. I know you will not do it, Gaara."
Gaara still remained unaffected by his comments, but he was confused. Why would he think that he cared about Sada? Did he? Was this second-class shinobi right? Now that the question was brought up, it kept resurfacing to his current thought. Thinking back to it, Sada was rather unique. He had no time to be thinking back, he had to save her. Sada was like how Naruto and Lee were to him; they were people he could relate with. Just as Gaara had to live knowing he was hated, so did Sada. However, she did not have the option of killing those she hated.
All the while, he could hear her voice, remember what she said to him:
'You know what?' she asked rhetorically.
He did not answer.
'Let me tell you something, Gaara. I may not be able to see...' She said this many times before, but this time, her tone was different. She said it in a way that told she was not bothered by her blindness. Before she said it rather reluctantly. 'But I have sight that not many people have...people, who are too caught up with the world, people who can't stop and be fascinated by everyday things...it is these people who take the beauty of sight for granted...I can see beauty...kindness in people. And, Gaara, I see kindness in you. I know I may be out of place, but you shouldn't let the past bother you, I know that...all that you should worry about is what is yet to come, and the here and now.'
She was silent for a moment, waiting to see if Gaara had anything to say. Nothing came.
She continued. 'Just by being with you for the short time that we have been together, I can tell that you are burdened with something. You seem tense at contact...it's something I can sense in people...never mind...I just want you to know that someone does care.'
Gaara was confused slightly by her speech, he wished she would just shut up.
'Just remember that...' she had said to him.
Gaara glanced at the large bulb behind the Grass-nin. He knew Sada was within, or at least he thought. He had to take the risk, even if this shinobi was using some freaky jutsu, he knew he had time to save Sada even if something were to happen to her. His sand blasted towards the Grass-nin, but he evaded the onslaught rather easily. He laughed.
"What?" he said in a mocking tone, "You are still going to risk her life? That is what I had expected from you, Gaara of the Desert."
Vines reached out for Gaara from behind him, but the sand protected him. Their fight waged on, but it was mostly just the Grass-nin dealing all the blows. He was not really attacking, just evading Gaara's sand, but why would he do that? Gaara was getting annoyed, and at last attacked with Desert Coffin. The sand wrapped its way around the Grass-nin's body, and he laughed. He did not scream, as other victims had, he only laughed uncontrollably. The sand silenced him. Blood seeped through the thickness.
A small hissing sound could be heard coming from the large bulb. A body outline could be seen as the layers began to thin and wilt. With a huge pfft, a body fell out of the bulb. Green ooze and slime spilled to the ground. The body was limp, but was definitely that of a girl. Gaara looked upon the seen, indifferent; however, deep down, he hoped, he wished that Sada was fine. He hoped that she was just unconscious.
He neared the body, and stood just next to the puddle of grime. Looking down at it, he narrowed his eyes. He was not sure if this liquid had any significance – maybe it was some chakra-absorbing fluid, or perhaps, it was just fluid, nothing more. He stepped towards Sada, who was facing away from him. Crouching down next to the body, he brushed the matted hair away from her face. Taking two fingers, he pressed them against her neck, checking for a sign of life.
Nothing came. Panic took over. He grabbed her shoulder, and rolled her over. Much to his relief it was not Sada. However, it was Kohana, the other girl they were sent to find. He figured that she must have been captured in the forest where he found Sada. Why did they take Kohana, Gaara wondered to himself.
He stood up and scanned the area, trying to sense for any chakra. Somehow, he knew Sada was alive, he just had to find her. He walked away from the corpse that lay crumpled on the ground, and began to search for Sada, once again.
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Sada sat against the trunk of the tree, terrified. She could hear movement around her, but whoever they were, they were trying hard to keep silent. She hugged her knees close to her chest, and hid her face in the crook of her elbow. Blinking her eyes open made no difference on her sight, but she just needed a moment to open them. Being blind would have been a welcome change to her; at least she could show her eyes to the world.
But no. She had to keep her eyes closed, or else the seal could be seen. The seal that was placed on her three years ago. The seal that blocked her sight. It covered her light purple eyes, and made them appear pure black, not a speck of white could be seen. She could feel tears at the sides of her eyes, but she resisted the urge to cry. Somehow, she knew that Kohana was dead, why else would they decide to come after her, the last one left. Gaara came to her mind, and she prayed that he would find her.
She really believed that he was a good person. Sada wanted to see him. She wanted him to be near her. When he was around, she felt safe, like she did not have to be on constant guard. Kind of how she felt when she was around her best friend, Kohana. Warm tears rolled down her cheeks. Oh, Gaara, please, come for me, Sada thought to herself.
A/N: well, I'll end there, cuz if I continue...well, I don't want to right now hehehe, well, read and review!!! Yay!!