Wow...so happy that people reviewed.sniffs. hehe..ok fyi, my comp's fixed! yay! wheee.. ok, this time I'll post two at a go too. One is a request, and the next one is ShikaIno, well just because i said in my summary that's it's mainly about the three couples and i haven't written about these two!. So review both ok? Thank you!

For those who reviewed my first, second and third chapters:-

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Okay this chapter contains spoiler from the Sand Country war. (Manga chapter 247 until 281) ya I know..it's LONG...but it's good. I'm sure most of you are up to date with the latest manga chapter now.. but for those who follow the anime or haven't read it, it's okay. It'd be a bit hard to understand, but it's doesn't mean that you won't understand the story, because the story isn't based on it, just a bit related, but not totally about the spoiler...

...Am i making sense? no huh... figures, i talk crap. Haha, anyway ignore me and enjoy reading!

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Insomnia

The night after the Sand's massacre ended; the Akatsuki taking Shukaku or Ichibi inside him and Chiyo-Obasama sacrificing her life to revive him back, Gaara—the new Kazekage and the youngest one too—found it hard to sleep.

Truth to be told, he never slept in his entire life, not with the monster wanting to take over his body, he had spent the past 14 years in his life in living nightmare. Those nights were long, cold and lonely.

He hated it.

But now without Shukaku, he'd finally be able to sleep. …right?

Well he should be able to—with his still weak body after the ordeal he went through—but his eyes don't know how to sleep.

How did it feel to sleep really? Sure he had tried it only one when he was fighting against Uzumaki Naruto, but that time he didn't feel anything. Wasn't sleep supposed to be nice and sweet? That's what he had heard…

Was it true?

Then again, the only way to know is to check it out himself…

So finally he closed his eyes, trying to find the feeling of being sleepy and weariness that he had forgotten—or to be correct, doesn't even knows—how to feel.

…Maybe…just maybe…tonight he'd be able to sleep…for the first time…

"Gaara?"

He opened his eyes and saw Temari smiling at him. "Did you have a nice sleep?" she asked.

Gaara blinked, did he fell asleep? But he can't remember anything about it…it felt…blank.

But somewhere in his mind…he remembered feeling nice and…warm. Was that sleep is? And dream too?

"Aah.." he answered, still a bit uncertain.

Perhaps now, nights won't be cold and lonely anymore— but he hoped, it would still be long—and he wanted to sleep again, so he can be certain now, how it really feel.

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ah..feel free to shoot me, i too feel the ending is rather sloppy and crappish. hehe..sorry. but hoped you enjoy it though..

About the one Gaara saying he tried to fall asleep, that's in manga chapter 135when Gaara faked his sleep so he could defeat Naruto, but that only worked for a few minutes, since my darling Naruto punched the sleep out of him... haha..right..

Anyway moving on, review! read the next chapter! and review again!