Gaara's Love
Summary: Naruto watches Gaara as he takes control over the situation. He sees more similarities between himself and Gaara. He is happy for his companion.
Rating: T
Genre: Romance/Drama
Chapter 10: Human vs. Monster
I had never seen Gaara so set on someone like he was. He had complete control of the council and he didn't once talk about Saahra until the members thought that the meeting was over. I was very impressed. Maybe it was that he really did have feelings for that girl. We just learned that her name was Saahra. Gaara must have known, but had forgotten to mention it. Well, anyway, Gaara and I updated each other on our villages. It had to be done, still. When we were done, the pleasantries were put aside. Gaara stood as if the meeting was over and I stood with him. Temari and Kankurou stood at the door so that no one would leave.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama, for coming out here," one of the council members said, assuming the meeting was over. "We really appreciate it."
"He didn't come here just for an update," Gaara said.
I nodded, knowing he was right. "I was asked here," I said.
The people sitting at the round table blinked at me. "What's this about, Kazekage-sama?" asked another member.
"The girl that you locked in that room." My counterpart looked as serious as he used to. It was almost as if he wanted to kill every member in that room except his old teacher, who was the only person to be surprised.
"She's dangerous, Kazekage-sama," yet another member said. "She could destroy the whole village. She's a monster."
Monster! It made both of us angry. They had no right calling anyone a monster anymore. "If anyone here is a monster, it's you for harming that defenseless girl," I snarled.
Everyone stood and stepped back from the table. The one that stood as leader for the council ran towards the door. Temari knocked him back.
"You will leave her alone," Gaara said, glaring harshly at them. "If you don't, I'll remove anyone who harms her from this country."
"Don't think running to the Fire Country will do you any good, either," I said. "I will not tolerate anyone who has done such acts."
"We'll do anything, Kazekage-sama," the second guy to speak shouted, "just don't kill us!"
Gaara and I exchanged a single look. We were so much alike that we knew what the other was thinking. We walked to the door and exited. Temari and Kankurou followed us. We stopped outside Saahra's room.
"What was their next move?" Gaara asked with his back to his siblings.
"They were going to kidnap her," Temari said, "and take her somewhere else so you couldn't find her. They were going to do what they were doing to her before, but they were going to make sure to kill her this time."
I clenched my fists. "What did she do to get their attention?" I asked.
Temari looked down sadly. "She wanted to be friends with Gaara," she whispered. "She was the first person to see him…" She stopped herself.
"She was the first person to see me as human," Gaara finished and went into the room. His brother and sister followed, but I remained in the hall.
Saahra and Sasuke are very similar, I thought. They both fell in love with monsters. Sasuke wasn't the first person to see me as human, but he was the first person to love me because I'm human. While I was in thought, Sasuke came out of the room. I knew he was there, but I didn't speak to him or look at him. He came up to me and hugged me.
"What's wrong, Naruto?" he asked. I must have looked angry or sad.
"Gaara is my equal," I said. "We've both found someone to love us for who we are, but not what we are." I smiled at him. "I'm happy for him."
"Did he talk to the council about her?" he asked me.
"Yeah," I said. "We should probably stay for a few more days, though. At least until things settle. Man, did he scare them out of their minds, though."
"I hope you didn't do anything," my boyfriend said, jokingly. "He has much more self-control than you do."
"Not true!" I yelled, offended. "We were both angry at them! They called her a monster! They said she was dangerous! I don't see how!"
"They've pretty much lowered her to the state she's in," he said, becoming serious again. "She can't even protect herself. She's afraid of little things. She must have jumped about a hundred times from just noises in the hall and outside. She's not even awake yet."