Gaara's Love
Summary: Saahra is staying with her family, the Hyugga's. She finally meets the head of the house, but learns something that breaks her heart.
Rating: T
Genre: Romance/Drama
Chapter 16: Staying
I woke up on Gaara's lap. I blushed horribly, thinking he was going to say something. I looked up to find him dozing lightly. He rested his head against mine when I relaxed it again.
"Did you sleep well?" he asked.
I blushed more. "Yes," I whispered. "How did…"
"You moved here on your own," he told me, holding me tighter. He stood up, picking me up with him. He set me on my feet next to him. I held onto his shirt, not wanting him to let go of me yet. He didn't though. He pulled me closer to him. I nuzzled my head against his chest.
"Saahra," he whispered. "Today is probably going to very boring for you. I don't want to leave you alone, but I don't want to put you through everything. I have a lot of meetings." He pulled away just so he could look into my eyes. "They're pretty much the boring things. You could probably get Sakura or Sasuke to stay with you. There's—"
I cut him off by kissing him gently. He was cute when he talked more than a sentence. He returned my kiss, pulling me up slightly at my lower back. I slipped my arms around his neck and stood on my tiptoes. He picked me up more and ended up losing balance. He fell backwards. Luckily, he landed on the bed. I fell with him and landed on top. I broke the kiss and blushed. Neither one of us moved for a while. He put a hand on my cheek.
A knock on the door made me jump to my feet. Gaara stood up slowly and went to the door. A short girl with blue-black hair and the same white pupil-less eyes as the rest of the family stood there. She was blushing slightly and was looking at Gaara's feet.
"Hi," she said in a smaller voice than mine. "My-my father wants to speak with Saahra."
A few I sat alone in front a man with the same eyes. He was quiet for a long time. It made me feel uneasy, especially since Gaara couldn't stay with me. I sat on my knees in front of him and fidgeted with my skirt. I was very uneasy.
"It has been decided that you are going to stay here," he said. "You will train with Neji and Hinata to use your Byakugen. You will stay in the same room."
I stared at him for a minute, processing what he had just said. "But…" I started, but then looked down.
"You are a Hyuuga," he said. "You will live with your family. You are dismissed."
I stood and left the room. Gaara was in a meeting with Naruto. I went to his room and sat on the bed. Sakura-san was there, waiting for me.
"Saahra," she said, coming to me at the door, "what's wrong?" I must have looked sad for her to ask me that.
"I… have to stay here," I whispered.
"Well, that's a good thing, isn't it?" Sakura-san said, trying to cheer me up. "You have a family now."
"I can't go back with Gaara. I might as well never see him again." I buried my face in my hands and cried. I wanted to stay with Gaara. I didn't want to stay here in a place where I'd be unhappy.
It was later in the evening when Gaara returned. I was sitting on his bed, hugging my knees. I felt distant from the world. I barely noticed him sit next to me and hold me. My face was dry from crying earlier in the day.
"Saahra, what happened?" he asked distantly. I felt his hand on my cheek and then saw his face.
I came "back to Earth" and felt tears in my eyes. "I… can't go back with you," I whispered. "I have to stay here."