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SNicole25: shhh lol
easilyaddictedgirl: what do you mean back then? They have TVs and stuff i know they're not in 2015 but they can't be that far back. Even if they didn't have CD players I'm changing it for my story. That's also why i picked almost the oldest thing and didn't say iPod.
I need you
Like the dragonfly's wings need the wind
Like the orphan needs home once again
Like heaven needs more to come in
I need you here like you've always been
-Priceless – Copeland
Gaara cleared his throat as Rin sat down beside him on the roof during lunch.
"Is your voice normal now?" Rin asked with wide excited eyes. Gaara nodded. "Well? Say something!" She said with a grin. Gaara opened his mouth then closed it.
"I don't know what to say." he said. He looked at Rin since she hadn't responded and saw her staring at him with pink cheeks. "Is it bad?" he asked. Rin shook her head, still staring. She cleared her throat and looked away.
"No, no it's fine." she said. He watched her for a moment before dismissing her reaction and opening the lunch she made him. Ai jumped onto his lap making Gaara frown.
"Get off." he said. Ai meowed at him and pawed at Gaara's lunch box.
"He's hungry." Rin said.
"Don't you feed him?"
"Of course I feed him. He just wants a snack." Rin said.
"Go ask her for food." Gaara said to Ai. Ai just meowed at him again.
"He likes you." Rin said reaching over to pet Ai's head. Gaara frowned. Rin rolled her eyes and picked up Ai and put him in her lap. "Hey Gaara?" Rin asked as she rubbed Ai's head.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think we'll be in the same team after we graduate?" she asked. Gaara looked down.
"My father will put Temari and Kankurō on my team." Gaara said.
"Awe! But I wanted to be on your team." Rin whined. Gaara glanced over at her.
"You're going to be a medical ninja, right." he asked. She nodded. Rin had been visiting the Suna hospital when she wasn't hanging out with Gaara and had free time to learn. She loved the idea of helping people and didn't like fighting very much. If she had to fight she could and would but she preferred not to.
"Mhm." Rin hummed. She gasped and grabbed Gaara's arm making him turn his head to look at her. "I know! Maybe I can be your team's medic. I mean I know you won't ever get hurt but Kankurō and Temari might."
"There's only three to a team." Gaara said.
"Maybe your dad will make an exception?" Rin suggested with a hopeful smile. Gaara scoffed.
"Doubtful." he said. Rin sighed.
"But I want to stay with you." she said hugging his arm. Gaara glanced down at her.
Gaara stood in front of his father who was sitting as his desk.
That was too easy, Gaara thought. Why would he agree so quickly? Is he that afraid of me? Or does he just not care?
"I'm sure the girl is waiting." The Kazekage said as the two held eye contact. Gaara watched him a few more moments before he turned and left.
Something doesn't feel right.
"What did you guys wanna talk to me about?" Rin asked as she stood in front of Temari and Kankurō.
"Gaara told you how the three of us are going to be a squad, right?" Temari asked. Rin nodded with a frown.
"Well guess what twerp," Kankurō said with a smirk making Rin glare. "You're gunna be our medic." Rin's eyes lit up.
"What? Really?" She squeaked. The two nodded. "But how I thought there was only three per squad."
"Gaara talked to our dad." Kankurō said with a shrug. "You're going to come with us to the chunin exams too."
"Unfortunately you won't be able to take them with us since we are a four man squad. " Temari said.
"That's okay!" The two blinked at her. "As long as I'm with Gaara, I'm okay with it." Rin said with a smile.
Gaara was walking towards the school when suddenly Rin was hugging him.
"I heard I'm gunna be part of your team!" she said, he could almost see the twinkle in her eyes. He nodded and she quickly let go of him. "Sorry." she whispered. "Little excited." she said with a nervous chuckle.
"It's fine." he said.
"So we get to the leaf village?" Rin asked. Gaara nodded.
"Not for a while though." he said.
"What do you think it's like?" Gaara shrugged. "Do you already know which jounin we're going to be assigned to?" Gaara nodded.
"Baki." Gaara said. Rin blinked. "He's a member Suna's advisory council." Rin nodded but Gaara could tell she still didn't know.
"So I guess you talked to your dad, huh?" she asked. Gaara nodded. "When am I gunna meet him?"
Hopefully never, Gaara thought.
"Oh I know, maybe I can meet him when I come over for our sleepover." Rin suggested.
"Sleepover?"
"Yeah." Rin frowned. "Did you forget already?" Gaara shook his head.
"Of course not." he said. Rin crossed her arms.
"Mhm." she hummed. Gaara looked at her.
"I remembered." he insisted. Rin wrapped an arm around his shoulders.
"Sure you did." she said with a smile. Gaara frowned and glanced over at her. "It's okay." She gave him a side hug before taking her arm from around him.
"So whacha wanna do later?" Rin asked as she and the sand sibs were walking to their house.
"I don't know about you but I'm going to work on Crow." Kankurō said.
"I don't think she was talking to you." Temari said.
"Do you wanna do something with us?" Rin asked.
"No, no. I'm good." Temari said with a nervous chuckle.
"I've never had a girl friend." Rin said with a frown. Gaara turned his head to look at her and frowned. He looked at Temari then to Rin and back.
"Uh, if you wanna do something though," Temari said. "We could… do our hair, make-up." Temari shrugged. Rin's face lit up while Gaara and Kankurō frowned.
"Can we?" Rin asked jumping a little.
"Of course." Temari said with a smile. Gaara closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them Kankurō was giving him a 'you asked for this' look. For once Gaara didn't glare and simply closed his eyes again.
Gaara sighed as he sat on the couch in the living room with his arms crossed. Temari and Rin were giggling a few feet away as Temari was doing Rin's hair and Rin was attempting to put on make-up.
"No, no. Let me do it." Temari said grabbing a tissue and wiping off Rin's lip stick before putting a new layer on. Gaara sighed again as Kankurō walked into the room. Temari finished Rin's hair and make-up. "How does she look, boys?" Temari asked.
"Ya look pretty cute, twerp." Kankurō said with a smirk. Rin pouted and walked up to Gaara.
"What do you think?" she asked. He looked up at her and swallowed.
"Doesn't she look pretty, Gaara?" Temari asked. Gaara nodded. Rin giggled and kissed Gaara's cheek making his face go pink. Kankurō couldn't help but snicker. When Gaara looked at him, he covered his mouth. Rin blinked and giggled. Gaara frowned and looked at her. "Um…" Temari held out a mirror. Gaara narrowed his eyes at her before looking in the mirror. His eyes widened when he saw the lip print on his cheek. It was that moment when the door opened and a brown haired man walked in. The four turn to see him and Gaara quickly grabbed a tissue to get the lip stick off his face.
"Father, this is Rin." Temari said. Rin bowed politely.
"It's very nice to meet you, Kazekage-sama." she said. The Kazekage looked between his children, settling his gaze on Gaara who didn't break eye contact. The Kazekage turned his gaze to Rin who'd straightened up. She was smiling shyly and nervously. He nodded to her and left the room.
"Does he not like me?" Rin asked in a quiet voice. She looked at Gaara who was staring at where his father had left. Rin looked at Temari and Kankurō who shrugged. Rin looked down with a frown and Gaara quickly stood. Rin looked up at him.
"Do you want to go on the roof?" he asked quietly. Rin smiled and nodded before she took his hand.
Rin ended up falling asleep against Gaara on the roof so he carried her back inside and to his room. He put her under the covers before getting in himself. Her arm went around him immediately as her head found his chest. He let out a content sigh as he slipped an arm around her. He closed his eyes to meditate but soon opened them to find his father standing in his doorway. Neither said a word. Gaara's arm tightened around Rin, pulling her closer, as he gave his father a hard look. After another moment his father left and closed the door. Gaara looked down at Rin and gently brushed some of her hair out of her face. His finger trailed down her cheek to barely brush her bottom lip that was still pink.
"He wants to speak to me?" Rin asked. "Did I do something wrong?"
"How should I know?" Kankurō asked. The two were sitting at the table with Temari and Gaara eating breakfast.
"Did he say anything else?" Temari asked.
"No, he just said he wanted to talk to 'the girl' after breakfast." Kankurō said.
"Will you show me where he'd be?" Rin asked. Gaara frowned and looked at her.
"You don't have to talk to him." Gaara said.
"I can't just say no." Rin said. "He's the Kazekage."
"And you're my friend so I say you don't have to." Gaara said.
"I'll be fine." Rin said as she put a hand on Gaara's arm. "It can't be that bad."
…
Rin swallowed as she stood in front of the Kazekage's desk. He'd just been looking at her since she came into the room five minutes prior. She'd said good morning and bowed politely before waiting for his response. When he finally did speak Rin had to stop herself from letting out a relieved sigh.
"You're been… friends with Gaara since you were six. Correct?"
"Yes sir." Rin said with a nod.
"You are aware of what he is."
"I'm aware of who he is, yes." Rin said. The Kazekage narrowed his eyes.
"That is not the question I asked."
"I know, sir. But Gaara is a person and will be referred to as such." Rin said. The Kazekage was silent once more.
"You are aware of what is inside him." he rephrased.
"Yes, sir." Rin said. "The sand spirit, Shukaku."
"And this doesn't bother you?"
"Of course not, sir." Rin said shaking her head. "Gaara's my best friend. It doesn't matter what's inside him because that's not him."
"Is he aware you know?"
"I don't know. We've never talked about it. I assume so, sir." Rin said. He watched her for another tense moment.
"He has better control over the beast." The Kazekage said. Rin nodded. "I believe you are the cause of that."
"Then, it's a good thing, sir? You'll let me stay friends with him?"
"Is that what you thought this was about?" he asked. Rin nodded. "I can assure you I don't plan on separating you two." He let out a sigh. "Without you I'm sure he'd be an even bigger threat." he said quietly.
"He's not a threat." Rin said. The Kazekage raised an eyebrow. "People have just shaped their view of him to be that way. Everyone pushes him away so it's no wonder he's cold towards them."
"But not towards you."
"Of course not. I love Gaara; I'd never push him away." Rin said. The Kazekage blinked and his eyes widened ever so slightly.
"You love him?" he asked. Rin's face turned pink but she nodded.
"Mhm." She hummed. The Kazekage looked at her a moment before looking down at his desk.
"You can leave." he said. Rin nodded.
"Have a good day, sir." she bowed politely before leaving.
Should I skip to show stuff or try to think of more original stuff. I mean I have one or two things to happen still before show stuff but should I have them be separate chapters? I better find more songs to quote =/ I'm all out.