Chapter 4: The Tragic Pasts

A/N: This Chapter is dedicated to Genesis08, my friend. (Because she's Kageru in the story!)This chapter is focused more on Kageru and Gaara about their tragic past. Reviews accepted!

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-/In Room 8 that morning/-

"Um… Hi, My name is Kageru… And you?" Kageru asked.

"Gaara… they call me Gaara of the Desert."

"Can I just call you Gaara instead?"

"Sure…"

Kageru was curious about Gaara's appearance. "So, tell me, your past is horrible. Isn't it?" she said.

"How did you know?"

"I can see it in your face. Don't worry, my past is as tragic as yours." She said.

"Can you tell your past?" Gaara asked.

"My past, huh? The story:

When I was 2 years old, my parents died."

"Why?"

"I don't know, Kakashi told me that. Because I can't remember on how my parents was killed."

"Continue…"

"Oh, command me to continue, eh?"

"Uh…sure." She said lazily.

"After that incident, the guy who killed my parents ran after us. Kakashi, being an Anbu that time normally tried to protect the both of us at the same time run away from him." She said as she sat down on the floor.

Then, she continued, "eventually me and Kakashi got away but because of all the running around the country Kakashi's chakra ran out… in the middle of all the snow, because of exhaustion, Kakashi fainted… after a while, the king of the snow country found us lying on the snow." She looked up at Gaara and met his gaze. She looked away blushing a little. "Anyway… we're gonna be late for school." She said as she stood up and straightened her tank top then, she added " I'll be outside, hurry up, kay?" she said as she smiled at him and went out of the room. Then he thought, " Will she wait for me? Nah, I don't think so. Anyway, I should hurry up if I don't want to be late" He fixed himself in the mirror and headed outside the room. He was surprised to see Kageru leaning on the wall waiting for him to come out of the room. She looked up to see that Gaara was ready to go. "Finally, you're done. Come on let's hurry up before our teachers get mad!" Kageru grabbed his hand pulling him with her as she ran down the hall.

-/AT THE SCHOOL BUILDING/-

Gaara said " Hmmm…?" Kageru asks, "Where's your class?" Gaara asked the same question and she replied " Hidden Leaf class, why?"

"I'll walk you there" Gaara replied

"Where's your class, Gaara?"

"Hidden sand class"

"Here's my class!" Kageru said joyfully

"I have to leave you now, Gaara… see you later at our room!" she said as she gazes at Gaara.

-/Later, Lunchtime/-

When Kageru went outside the classroom, she saw Gaara waiting for her until Kankuro and Temari was spying on the two.

"Gaara's acting weird today, isn't he?" Temari said.

"Yes he is. I wonder why?"

"It's because of that girl… Hatake Kageru… she might have done something to him…" Temari thought. Then, Gaara and Kageru went on a shady tree. There, they sat down. "Gaara, tell me what's your past?"

"My past… my past is horrible as ever… when I was born… my mother died because of me… the spirit of a demonic sand priest known as Shukaku was there. Then, when I grew up, I didn't know what love is…"

Kageru was shocked of what Gaara said. Then… she thought, " Gaara… you don't know love? I can tell you what love is…" she said. Later, she stood up with a smile towards Gaara and said "Gaara, from now on, Let's be friends, Kay?"

"…A friend… no one had ask me this before…" he thought then "Sure, we can be friends…Kageru"From that day on… they became the best of friends…