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Gaara "Stop stalling or ill kill you…"

Me "Eepz…okok….geez…you and Yuuhi are the same."

Gaara raises his hand with curled fingers

Me "Aaaah fine fine, here it is." (Thank Gaara for this or I really might have done some serious stalling.)

Yuuhi walked into the room and sat on the bed, not caring the least that her clothes were dripping an equivalent of a waterfall, wetting it. She had something else on her mind besides wet clothes.

Gaara slid back the bathroom door and it flew back, hitting the fake wall with such great force that a loud thump was heard and a dent was left on the soft flimsy material that the wall was made of. Yuuhi glared at him as her train of thoughts was broken.

"Idiot" she mumbled.

The warmth of the bathroom crept up to her and seemed to invite her, she realized how wet and cold she was. Getting her stuff ready she took all her necessary items into the bathroom. She adjusted the temperature of the water and placed the plug in the drain so the bathtub would fill up.

The wet clothes peeled off her skin like the wrapper off a candy bar and she soaked herself in the full bath. She started to replay the events of the night in her head. Why did he save her? Even his own brother, Kankuro had to fend for himself against the kunais. She hated him for making her feel so helpless, she had always been independent. She knew she was being ungrateful but she didn't care, she closed her emerald eyes but one word seemed to haunt her closed eyelids. Why?

She sat in the bath for hours and when she finally snapped out of her pondering, she was as wrinkled as a prune. She dressed and went out. She put her hand on her bed and pulled back, it was extremely wet.

"Crap" she thought as she placed a towel on the wet spot.

Gaara's POV

Gaara was on the next bed leaning against the backboard. With one leg stretched out and the other leg bent with his arm resting on his knee. Deep in thought. "Why did I save her?" he thought. He didn't think when saving her, his instinct acted up but if Temari was in that position, he wouldn't do the same. If it was Temari even his instincts wouldn't care. So why did he help her?

He turned his head and looked in her direction only to be met by a glare, a very scary one. If glares could kill, half of that one would have done the job easily. He gave the same glare and looked away. He would have to reprimand his instincts soon.

End

Yuuhi took out 4 talismans and put them at each corner of their bed, a shield came up and made a barrier all the way from the floor to the ceiling around the bed. Then she turned her back towards him and went to sleep.

The next morning, Yuuhi woke up early. She never needed more then four hours of sleep unless she was completely exhausted. She peeled off the talismans, washed up and went back to her bed, all without bothering to switch the light on. The new moon was an extremely troublesome time for her; she had to be extra careful.

Soon the whole team was up and ready to leave for their lodgings. At the first rays of dawn they set off, arriving at their lodgings in the afternoon.

That night at the stroke of 12, a huge gust of wind that came from all directions blew and seemed to collide at Yuuhi. The gust caused her long hair to fly upwards and settle. The dragon had awakened.

For the rest of their 6 months it was about the same routine. They were sent on missions, assassinations and such. Soon it was time to take the Chuunin exam, 6 months didn't bring the team very close but it did help. Occasionally did Yuuhi talk to Kankuro who treated her the way he treated Gaara, putting a brave front but with fear in his eyes. Yuuhi was very irritated with this; she didn't like it when someone was trying to act tough. Usually it ended with Yuuhi getting irritated with Kankuro; he was so much like his damned sister.

A week before the exams, Baki gathered them together.

"The Chuunin exam is a week away, prepare yourself mentally and physically for it. There is where all your training comes in. We are a small country but we cannot let them think that we are insignificant, for the last week here; there will be no more missions but rather, there will be training. For today, you shall make it through a forest and swamp. It is riddled with traps, poisonous insects and you will have to fight me in the end."

With that, he brought them to a forest, not far from their lodgings.

"Proceed with caution. This test is difficult, even for you. None of you are supposed to get hurt or die, take care of your teammates."

Gaara gave him a strange look.

"Take care of your teammates? What is he talking about?" he thought.

"You may start now. Don't get lost."

He left. Yuuhi looked at the area they were supposed to pass, it was quite sunny up front but towards the end it was so dark that she couldn't see a single thing.

Gaara started walking to the forest, Yuuhi and Kankuro followed.

Gaara "Let's end this quickly."

Yuuhi "You know the way?"

Kankuro "I put a tiny talisman on his back. I know where he is."

Yuuhi "Then let's go"

Ok im sorry but cliff hanger…….hehehehehehe…..yeahyeah im mean…..y'all just gotta w8 then. Ja Ne.