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Posting another chapter so soon to reply to a review.

SNicole25: Well in chapter 8 they're two years older than they are now. (They're 5/6 now in case I never said so before) I'm planning on showing them growing up, I'm not going to just skip to 12/13. I'm sorry it's taking so long but I'm putting the song parts to match the "theme" of the chapter so that's why some are a lot shorter than others and why there's so many and there's still some development I have to show with other characters in later chapters. I'm sorry it's taking so long. =(

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

-Your Guardian Angel - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Yashamaru opened the door and Rin smiled up at him.

"Good evening, Yashamaru." She said. Yashamaru smiled.

"Good evening, Rin. Gaara's-"

"Rin!" Gaara ran up to them with a big smile.

"Hey Gaara. I brought my colouring book and crayons." She said holding them up.

"Awesome!"

"Don't stay up too late now." Yashamaru said with a chuckle.

"We won't." They said. Gaara took Rin's hand and they headed to his room. Yashamaru heard the door close and smiled when he heard the two giggling.

"Gaara!" Rin called.

"Yeah?" Gaara asked as he walked into the kitchen. He blinked when he saw her standing on top of one of the chairs. "What are you doing up there?" he asked. Rin pointed at the floor. Gaara looked and saw a little spider on the ground. He looked back up at Rin. "It's a spider." He said tilting his head.

"I don't like spiders." Rin whimpered. "They're creepy crawly." She said with a shutter. Gaara looked back at the spider and a determined look came over his face before he started to walk over to it. The spider moved one inch towards him and Gaara was suddenly standing on the chair with Rin.

"Yashamaru!" They shouted as they held each other.

…

"I told you, I double checked for any spiders." Yashamaru said holding back a smile. The two refused to go to bed until he'd checked Gaara's room.

"Maybe you should triple check." Rin whimpered.

"There are no spiders." Yashamaru said. "You two have to get to bed." The two looked at each other then nodded.

"Okay." Gaara said. The two went inside Gaara's room, Rin looking all around the walls, before they got into the bed.

"Good night, you two."

"Good night, Yashamaru." They said. Yashamaru smiled before he turned the lights off. After a few moments Rin nudged Gaara's side.

"Hey Gaara?" she whispered.

"Yeah?"

"I'm too scared to go to sleep."

"Yashamaru double checked."

"I know but…"

"Don't worry." Gaara said with a smile. "If there are any in here I'll protect you." He said with a determined face. Rin smiled back.

"Okay."

…

Gaara stared up at the ceiling of his room hoping no spiders would attack them in the middle of the night. Rin was asleep beside him; one hand was holding her stuffed cat while the other gripped the side of Gaara's shirt. Gaara felt her grip tighten and heard her whimper softly. He looked down at her with a frown.

"Rin?" He whispered. She was still asleep but made another whimper making Gaara frown even more. "Rin wake up." Gaara reached over to shake her shoulder slightly. "Rin." She woke with a gasp and immediately tears were flowing down her face. Gaara sat the two of them up and pulled her to him. She hugged him tightly as he rubbed her back. She shook against him as she cried into his shoulder. "It was just a dream." He whispered. "Don't worry; I'll protect you."

…

Yashamaru was reading in his room when he heard the microwave turn on in the kitchen. He frowned and looked at the clock before sighing and getting up. He walked down to the kitchen and peeked in. Rin was sitting at the kitchen table holding her stuffed cat and Gaara's bear. Gaara put some cookies in front of her before getting the glass of milk he had put in the microwave. He put it beside the cookies and climbed up into the chair next to Rin. He picked up a cookie and held it out to her. She took it silently and started to nibble on it as he rubbed her back. Yashamaru smiled before returning to his room.

Gaara and Rin held hands as they walked behind Yashamaru through the store. Rin had begged her mother for a shopping list so she could go with them so her mother had written out a short list of four items and enough money to get them. People in the store gave Rin weird looks but she ignored them and talked quietly to Gaara. When it was time to pay, Rin tugged on Yashamaru's shirt and held up the money her mother gave her. He smiled down at her and took it. Gaara and Rin insisted on carrying the bags so Yashamaru carried the heavy bags and let them carry the lighter ones. As they were walking through the village something caught Rin's eye and she stopped walking, since Gaara was still holding her hand he stopped too. Gaara followed her eyes to see she was looking at a small jewelry box with a little key in the window of a store.

"Rin. Gaara." Yashamaru had noticed the two weren't right behind him anymore and was stopped a few feet away.

"Oh. Sorry!" Rin said with a sheepish smile. "Come on, Gaara." Gaara nodded but as they started to follow Yashamaru again he looked back at the box in the window.

"You want to make what?" Yashamaru asked.

"A box for Rin." Gaara said. "With a key to open it. She told me her birthday is in a month so I wanted to get her something."

"I'm sure I could buy one you could-"

"No! I have to make it or it won't be as special." Gaara said. Yashamaru smiled.

"Alright. I'll help you." he said. Gaara smiled.

…

Gaara ran up to Rin on the swings and stood in front of her.

"Close your eyes and hold out your hands." he said. Rin blinked in confusion. Gaara looked at her expectantly and she closed her eyes before holding out her hands together. Gaara dropped something in her hand with a smile.

"Can I open my eyes?"

"Uh-huh." Rin opened her eyes and blinked at the key in her hand.

"A key?" Gaara nodded. "What's it for?"

"A present." Gaara said.

"But what does it open?" Rin asked. Gaara laughed.

"No, I mean it opens a present." he said. Rin blinked at him. "You get it at the end of the month." Rin gasped with a smile.

"My birthday's at the end of the month!" she said. Gaara nodded.

"Mhm." Rin jumped off the swing and hugged him. Gaara smiled. "Oh, Yashamaru told me to bring this too." Gaara reached into his pocket and pulled out a small necklace chain. "So you don't lose it."

"I'll never lose it." Rin said taking the chain and putting the key on it. She clasped the chain and slipped it over her head. Gaara smiled as Rin smiled down at the key.

"Do you want me to push you on the swing?" Gaara asked.

"Sure! Then I'll push for you."

"Okay."

I'm going to post another chapter tomorrow to make this go faster. I'm sorry it's taking so long to get to them being older.