Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, however, I do own Nanase and her family. Bwahahaha, their mine!

"Blah"-talking

Blah-Thoughts

Blah- Gaara's mind person thing.

Stuck in a Blizzard

Chapter One:

Panda-chan

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Small feet walked briskly along the snow-covered sidewalk, the white, knee-high socks that covered the legs, soaked with water. The girl the feet belonged to shivered and pulled the brown jacket of her uniform closer around her body. Her wine-colored, plaid skirt blew in the wind, high around her thighs. She groaned and narrowed her caramel-colored eyes, shielding them against the wind with her hand. She saw in the distance the figure of a girl clad in a similar uniform to hers, long, blond hair blew in the wind.

"About time you arrived, Nanase," the blond said impatiently, tapping her foot and narrowing her eyes.

Nanase smiled sheepishly, staring at her friend's pink cheeks. "Gomen, Ino," she replied, pulling her scarf up around her mouth. "Jeez, it's nippy out here."

"Yeah, and we're going to be late, which you can't afford one your first day," Ino replied, her blue eyes holding the other girl's gaze. She sighed impatiently and grabbed her friend's arm, pulling her up the steps and into the building. "Do you have your schedule?"

"Yuppers!" Nanase replied and began rummaging in her bag, pulling out a crumpled, rectangle with words typed on it. "Oh, wait, that's not it," she chuckled nervously and watched as Ino's face went from shocked to annoyed in a matter of seconds. "Now, now, Ino-chan," she began, raising her hands, "you wouldn't hurt you're best friend would you?" She watched as Ino's eyebrow twitch and turned in the opposite direction, running.

"Nanase! You get back here!" Ino hollered and chased after her, growling.

"You sound like a deranged animal!" Nanase hollered back at her while laughing, knocking people over as she ran. She looked back to see that Ino was no where in sight as the bell rang, turning around just in time to collide into someone. They tumbled down the stairs behind them, ending up with him on top of her at the bottom of the stairs, their books strewn all over. She looked down to see his face lying in the crevice between her breasts and her legs propped up on either side of them.

"Fuck," he mumbled, causing her to laugh at the slightly tickling sensation. He lifted his head and stared at her with turquoise eyes in a heated glare. "What, pray tell, the hell is so funny?"

She blushed as she examined his face, his sharp features, pale skin, turquoise eyes with black bags around them, and flaming red hair. "U-uhm, uh, w-when you t-t-talked it t-tickled," she stuttered as a blush spread across her cheeks. She grinned as he lifted his body from in between her legs and stood, dusting his black, boys' uniform off. She took in his appearance, the untucked, white undershirt, unbuttoned, black jacket and baggy, black pants.

"Nice pandas," he said in a hard voice, his glare still on her.

"Pandas...?" she said then flushed a tomato red, jumping up and pulling her skirt down. "Perv," she muttered and began to collect her books and placed them back in her book bag, pouting. "Staring at girls' underwear."

"I'm not a perv and they were showing, hard to ignore pink panties with little pandas on them," he replied, doing the same. (AN: I gots panties like that only they have Happy Bunny on them. LOL.)

She growled and looked towards him, taking in his appearance again. "You know," she started, standing, "you sorta look like a panda with those black bags under your eyes and that uniform."

His eyebrow twitched. "No. I. Don't."

She giggled. "I'll call you 'Panda-chan', okay?" she said and placed her book bag on her shoulder. "See ya, Panda-chan!" she said as she walked away, shoving her hands into her pockets, pulling out a balled up piece of paper. "Here's my schedule."

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Nanase sighed as she stared down at her bento box, scowling at the disgusting looking rice balls. Jeez, mom, learn how to friggin' cook, she thought and pushed it away, resting her head on her arms. She heard someone tinkle the bells on her pigtail holders, looking up and seeing Ino smiling down at her. "Hey, Ino-chan," she said as the blond sat down across from her.

"How's your first day been?" she asked and opened her bento box, delicious aromas flooding her nostrils.

"It's okay except for the fact that I have a perverted English teacher who lifted my skirt with a yard stick," she replied as her mouth watered. "Hey, can I have a rice ball?"

"Sure, here," Ino replied and handed her the perfect riceball, smiling as she devoured it. "You must have Kakashi-sensei for English, I have him next period."

"I should sue him," she muttered as she ate the riceball. "He's lucky he's so damn cute."

"He is, isn't he?" she replied.

"Durr, I just said that," Nanase said, sticking her tongue out of the corner of her mouth and cross her eyes. "What are you? Dee dee dee?" (AN: I couldn't resist, Carlos Mencia is just hilarious!)

"I was just agreeing with you, you idiot!" Ino yelled, her eyebrows furrowing in anger.

Nanase laughed. "I love ticking you off."

Ino gave a shriek and stomped her foot.

"Oh, yeah, you're mature."

"Shut the hell up!"

"Make me!"

"God, I friggin' hate you!"

"Ooh, God's gonna send you to hell."

"Shut the hell up!"

"Nana nana boo boo!"

"Retard!"

"Idiot!"

"Moronic loser!"

"Selfish bitch!"

"Argh!"

Nanase grinned. "I win!"

"Whatever," Ino mumbled and began drinking her juice through a straw.

Nanase gasped.

"What?" Ino asked, her eyes wide.

"It's Panda-chan!"

The familiar cold eyes turned towards her, the eyebrow twitching again.

"Hi, Panda-chan, come sit with me!"

The boy walked away calmly and out of the cafeteria.

"Bastard, no one ignores Nanase Iwamura!" she replied and stood, stomping outside and to the tree he was resting in. "Oi!" she yelled up at him while placing her hands on her hips, glaring at his relaxed figure. "Panda-chan!" she yelled while picking up her book bag and rummaging through it, pulling out a book. "If you don't answer me I'll throw this book at you," she threatened but only received silence. "Fine."

"Fuck!" he yelled when the book collided with the side of his head. "Bitch!"

Nanase grinned, screaming when he threw it back at her. "You asshole!" she yelled and glared up at him, getting a smirk in reply. "Fine," she said and jumped up, grabbing onto a branch and pulling herself up. She got into a sitting position and stared at him with her chin in her palms, her eyes narrowed. "Why are you out in the frickin' cold?"

"Why are you?" he asked in reply, glaring at her over his magazine.

"Are you looking at a trashy porno mag?" she asked with a grin.

"Does it look like one?" he asked with a 'are you dumb?' look.

"Nope, but you could be hiding in under another one," she replied and leaned over the top, looking down. She grinned when she saw it was only a cheat code book, her eyes widened when they rose to his face. Damn! He's cute, she thought, losing her grip on the snow covered branch and falling against his chest.

"What? Am I a magnet to idiots?" he asked while looking at the sky.

"I am not an idiot!" she yelled and glared up at him as he looked down at her, her breath hitching in her throat. They were only a few centimeters away from each other, their lips barely touching. She gulped as a blush spread across her cheeks, deepening when one slipped onto his as well.

"W-well you gonna get off me or what?" he asked.

"O-oh, s-sorry," she replied and pushed herself off of him. She rubbed her arm, nervously, and looked at the ground while biting her lip. "You know what, Panda-chan, I'll see you later," she said and slipped down from the tree. She landed on the ground and picked up her book bag, brushing snow off of it and smiling up at him. "Bye, Panda-chan."

"Yeah, whatever."

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She stood outside of the school, clutching her white cell phone in her hand as her knees knocked together. Fuck it's cold, she thought as she rubbed her arms and pushed her legs closer together. "Crap, dad, when are you ever late?" she asked herself just before her phone rang.

"Hey sweetie," her father's voice said once she picked up.

"Daddy?"

"Yeah, I won't be able to make it today, I'm held up at the office," he said. "See if Ino or another one of your friends can give you a ride.

She inwardly sighed. "'Kay, dad," she replied with a frown. "See you."

"Bye, sweetie."

She flipped the phone closed and growled, playing with the tiny, purple teddy bear hanging on a string from it, a little gold bell on the side. "What friends?" she asked no one. "I just got here, I'm supposed have friends to give me a ride home and dad knows Ino takes the bus."

"Talking to yourself?"

She turned around to see the boy from earlier. "Hey, Panda-chan," she grinned and gave him a small wave. "Just ranting."

"You have a ride dilemma?" he asked.

"Yeah," she replied and looked to the ground. "My dad always bails on me because of work, he's so busy. But what do you care?"

True, what do I care, he thought.

You want to help her, don't you, snicker Panda-chan

Shut up.

Oh come on, Panda-chan, help her. She's a cutie, especially with those cute pigtails. You know you want to.

He growled.

"What's wrong?" she asked, staring at him with her large eyes.

"I walk so I'll walk you home first." Damn it, there my mouth goes talking without me.

Oh, you wanted to.

She gasped. "Really?" she asked with a smile. "Oh, thank you, Panda-chan!"

He gave a slight 'omph' when she threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly, laughing. "Yeah, yeah, get off me."

She smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, Panda-chan," she replied and linked her arm with his, walking down the sidewalk. "So what is your real name?"

"Gaara."

"Oh, nice, mine's Nanase," she replied and grinned up at him. "You know, Gaara-kun, I like your hair color. I think I'll put red streaks in my hair tonight, I've been thinking about a color."

Gaara looked down at her. "You're odd."

"And you're not?" she replied with a tiny smile. "You know, Gaara-kun, I've had fun teasing you today."

"Hn."

"I guess we're kind of friends now, aren't we?" she asked with another large grin.

Gaara found her smiling contagious and let out a small smile of his own. "Yeah, I guess," he replied and tugged gently on her long, black, pigtail, listening to the bell tinkle.

She pouted then grinned. "I only had Ino as a friend and she just changes moods so fast, it's ridiculous," she said. "Now, I gots you, who's kind of quiet and calls me names, but I still like you."

Gaara gave a tiny smile. What the hell is this girl doing to me?

Yeah, Gaara-kun, you happy?

Shut the hell up!

You realize you're talking to yourself, right?

Argh! I fucking hate you!

You hate yourself?

Yes, you bastard!

"Gaara-kun?"

"Huh? What?" he asked.

"You hungry, you're stomach keeps growling," she replied with a smile. "I know this great ramen shop near my house, I went there all weekend!"

"Sure, why not?" he asked, slightly disgruntled.

She slipped her hands out of her pocket and wrapped them around his arm, hugging it to her chest. "Yay, I gets to spend time with Panda-chan," she said with a grin and pulled him in the direction of the ramen shop. "I went there because my mom can't cook at all!"

"My sister cooks at my house," he replied as they walked down the sidewalk.

"Really? How old is she?" she asked.

"She's the oldest, twenty-two and my brother is nineteen," he said.

"What about parents?" she asked.

"My mother isn't around and my dad is on business all the time," he replied, pulling his jacket up with his unoccupied hand.

"Oh, my older brother can't cook a lick and my younger sister is a pain in the ass," she said. "I normally cook, I'm the only one who can without either burning the house down or making something that's still alive."

He laughed softly and shook his head. "You are retarded."

She pouted. "Not uh!"

"Yeah, whatever."

She grinned. "I like hanging out with you, Gaara-kun."

Aw, how cute.

Shut the hell up, fucker.

Ouch!

"Yeah, I guess." I have to get away from this chick before she makes me all soft.

Oh, she's not making you soft chuckle she's making you the complete opposite.

Gaara colored. Shut the fuck up!

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How was that? Tell me what you think, oh, and sorry about Gaara being OOC. I'm not that good with his moods. I figured he'd be a little more social in this because it's an AU and none of that other stuff happened. So, yeah, here it is.