Zeelee-Vallen: Oh hi there. Long time no see. Here friends, have some words. I have not yet decided to redo the story or not yet… I am leaning towards yes. My style has changed a lot in the past years and has become easier to read. At least, I think so?

Special thank you to: Acumichi, BattleAngel202, Senpai-sama1! Your reviews were very kind, and I am sorry to put you through the last chapter. But don't worry Hinata is a strong one and deserves all the love. This one should have soft happiness.

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Sasori was warm, and smelled of fresh rain and new earth. He was probably out collecting stuff for his saplings before they arrived. She leaned back into his hard body, closing her eyes in content. His breathing was soft, his chest hardly rising or falling.

"I want her next!" Deidara yelled. She peeked from under heavy lids where she spotted the blond laying in his hammock. Gaara on the other hand, had settled in his seat, his nose once again in the book. She would need to bring him a few more novels the next time she came to visit.

She felt a hand on her foot, making her glance down. Zetsu was beside her, half in the ground, half out. His hand was placed on her foot, where he gave a gentle squeeze.

She closed her eyes again, enjoying the smells, and sounds of the room. The pages flipping, the soft creek of the hammock, the breathing of Sasori and Zetsu… She unwillingly fell into the world of sleep.

She dreamed of a man with red long hair, sickly pale skin, and purple ringed eyes. He was standing in the darkness, his bottom half shadowed. He was someone she had dreamed of regularly since…. That day. But he was safe, although distant. She much rather see him than the nightmares.

In the past she would have tried to reach out to him, but she quickly learned that each step she would take, the farther he would go. He was always at a distance, watching.

After some time, she began to talk to him. He did not speak back, only watched her. It became a thing, where she would tell him all the things in her life, all the bad and good. He would be there standing in the distance, listening until she woke up. It was the only nights she would sleep longer then a few hours.

"Hello, again." She smiled, but quickly turned her happiness down when she noticed he looked thinner again. His collar bone was all angles, and his ribs protruded from stretched skin. He had been becoming increasingly thin over the years. "You need to eat more, you know. Being so thin can damage your body-" She paused, bringing her nails to her mouth. She was going to start chewing them but a tendril of darkness pulled her hand to her side gently. It was like that in these dreams. Something always stopped her more negative behavior. "Still… You may only be a dream, but I worry for you." She giggled a bit awkwardly. Even in dreams, her shyness prevailed.

"You need to sleep more, Hinata." His voice was low, smooth, and surrounded her like a song. The shock though, must have been enough to rattle her away. She blinked, eyes opening to Zetsu's beautiful face. Gold eyes watched her carefully, his brow knitted together.

She blinked again, eyes and mouth dry from sleep. How long had she been out?

"6 hours." Zetsu finished her thought. He knew her so well. She had hardly slept while he was away, he must have known as usual.

How shocking… She had dreamed of that man countless times… Yet now… His voice was so close, it was almost as if he wasn't actually a dream. She shifted, feeling a bit warm. That was when she noticed arms wrapped around her still. Sasori pulled her close once more, his nose finding its way into the hair behind her ear. She blushed hard, both in horror and embarrassment. She fell asleep on Sasori for 6 hours?! That was so long!

She quickly slipped off his lap, before turning to face him. The red head merely grinned at her, before raising an eyebrow. Her apology died in her throat, he looked all to pleased.

Oh goodness. Were they going to keep pushing their boundaries the whole time she was there?