Disclaimer: I don't own anything but my own characters…which none of these are, and I don't own Disturbed, but thanks to their song, I could complete this.
Chapter 2: Lullaby…
Gaara turned over in his bed. Bed? His sat up slowly, rubbing his aching head. Shaking his head he opened the window, gazing out. Konoha's beauty would never fade. Suna could use some life, but the heat made it nearly impossible. He hurled himself out the window and left.
Sakura came into his room holding a smaller tray of food. Gaara was long gone which made her a little sad. Naruto had been following her and looking around. Grains of sand were left here and there.
"Ne…I wanted to see him too, the jerk." He grunted, kicking the end of the white bed. Sakura set down the tray and rubbed her forehead. This was not happening. This seriously was not happening. Her patient, the one and only Sabaku no Gaara was gone. Tsunade was going to be PO'd.
"Nenene! Sakura-chan, you ok?" Naruto poked her arm, but got whacked over the head. Her rage at the Sand nin was coming off in waves making him become weary.
"Naruto… go tell Tsunade, I have to find him." He just nodded, running out rubbing the back of his head and yelling for the Godaime.
Gaara was walking around Konoha enjoying the summer day with a neutral face. He ended up finding a good tree near the school and watched the little ninjas. They were trying their hardest to learn new moves and become the best of the best. Iruka felt someone staring, but looked up to see nothing. He shook his head and yelled out a couple of orders.
The soon to be Kazekage walked down the street, people rushing out of his way. He felt her chakra before she even said a word. He walked over to the edge of town and away from prying ears and eyes.
"Naruto wanted to see you this morning…" She murmured, cracking her knuckles and punched one of the trees, making a small crater in the poor, now barkless, tree. Gaara seemed genuinely surprised by this act of anger, but her face showed much more frustration. She glanced over at him, questioningly and he gave her the answer.
"I wanted to see this village." This little vague explanation brought an exhausted sound from her lips.
"Ok, fine, but we need to go back, patients shouldn't just walk out when they like." She rubbed her temples, a headache starting dully.
"But then, I'm not like most." Gaara growled, crossing his arms and hefting his gourd. Sakura sighed and started walking back, humming lightly to herself. This sound caught his attention and he followed like a mesmerized zombie. She looked at him and he was following, cranky as ever, but those two jade eyes were half closed and watching her face.
Feeling creeped out, Sakura sped up, but he stayed no farther than ten feet behind. She took him to more unpopulated areas to scare less people. Gaara snorted when she stopped singing and moving.
"Alright, I know I'm not that good looking for the Suna beast to be following me around, so spill it." She said, leaning back against a tree, acting more mature than she ever wanted to. Gaara growled and set down his gourd.
"If you want answers, you'll have to pry them from me." His voice was dangerously low and his demon stirred to life. Shukaku liked this feisty girl, and suddenly wanted out. He roared and slammed against Gaara's mind and body, throwing himself like an animal in a cage. This forced a deep throaty scream from the redhead.
He gripped his head and jerked around. Sakura was scared to death, but she didn't want to provoke anything out of him if he could get control. Sand slithered around her ankles, whirling it's way up her sandals and legs. Gaara screamed again and her head jerked up, watching his jade eyes growing a golden hue. Jerking his arms around, he was clawing at nothing and sand seemed to catch on and grow. His face seemed to deform and he screamed wordlessly and sometimes soundless.
Sakura was planning even with nothing on her side but… Clearing her throat, she started up a song that she knew would sum up a couple of things.
"Just stop enough of the venomous critical comments on my life,
Just stop the judgment and all of your pseudo-involvement in my life,
Sit back a moment, and look at the miracle starting in the light,
Don't stop a moment, and let the incredible happen knowing that-
All that you want is to criticize,
Something for nothing,
And all that I want is forgiveness one more time,
To be the best in the world.
Just stop with all of your little deliberate problems with my life,
Enough of all the crippling, terrible pain we feel inside,
Step back a moment, remember how the miracle started in the light,
Take back the torment; I'll only enjoy this moment knowing that-
All that you want is to criticize,
Something for nothing,
And all that I want is forgiveness one more time,
I know that-
All that we want is to feel inside,
Some kind of comfort,
With all that we've done,
We can hide,
We'll be the best in the world.
All I ever wanted was to be a real source of compassion,
From the moment that we found ourselves drowning,
All I ever wanted was to be a real source of compassion,
From the moment that we found ourselves drowning.
All that you want is to criticize,
Something for nothing,
And all that I want is forgiveness one more time,
I know that-
All that we want is to feel inside.
Some kind of comfort,
With all that we've done,
We can hide.
We'll be the best in the world…
We'll be the best in the world…
Just stop enough of the venomous critical comments on my life,
Just stop the judgment and all of your pseudo-involvement in my life."
Sakura was panting heavily by the end, almost passing out from forcing herself to be composed and sing. Gaara/Shukaku were still mesmerized, but the demon was satisfied for getting this out of a tiny body and retracted back inside to his hole. Sand fell away like the soft rustling of snake scales. He fell down to his knees and sighed, a peaceful look adorning his features. Sakura got up, still shaking. She looked around to see no one checking up on them.
"And for a minute there I thought I was a hero…"
A/N: (Thanks for the newer notes, I'll be updating soon!)