Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, its plot or characters. I own any OC, my plot, and anything else you don't recognize unless otherwise stated.

Coco96: I would have to agree with rinpup14 that jealousy is cute but it could be very lethal with Gaara. BUT you're idea is great so I hope you don't mind until we get past the whole Naruto getting through to Gaara for me to put it in.

In reply to guest kaia: Rin rarely cries in this. She cries in the beginning as a child then kinda makes sure she doesn't cry in front of Gaara. If you mean she's childish, weak or a similar word then use that word. Crybaby is not an accurate description of her. And if you still think it is I'm actually very interested in hearing why (like a quick example).

I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right

I Need Your Love – Ellie Goulding

"Where are you going?" Kankurō asked Rin as she headed for the door.

"Out."

"Out where?"

"You always leave around this time. Where do you go?"

"None of your business." Kankurō stood in front of her. "I'm going to visit Lee. Happy?" she asked.

"The kid with the caterpillar on his forehead?" Temari asked.

"That's mean!" Rin said.

"But true." Kankurō said. Rin frowned and quietly left. Temari smacked Kankurō upside the head and he flinched before holding his head. Gaara walked into the room and frowned.

"Where's Rin?" he asked.

"Uh she just left." Kankurō said.

"Where is she going?"

"The hospital-" Kankurō said.

"She's fine though!" Temari quickly said before Gaara could get upset.

"She's going to visit that kid." Kankurō said. Gaara frowned.

"Kid? What kid?" he growled.

"The one you fought; Lee." Temari said.

"Why would she go see him?" Gaara mumbled to himself. "How often does she go see him?"

"Uh… I think every Monday and Friday since we got here." Kankurō said. Temari gave him a warning look. The two looked at Gaara to see him staring blankly at the floor. "You goin' after her?" Kankurō asked. Gaara didn't answer and left the room. He left the inn and saw Rin walking in the opposite direction of the hospital. He could get to the hospital before her.

Rin walked into the hospital with another blue iris. She walked up to the reception desk and saw the 'out to lunch' sign. She shrugged and signed in on the clipboard.

"Hmm... Sakura's here too to see Lee…" Rin said quietly as she noticed the pink girl's name. "And Shikamaru's here to see Naruto?" Rin blinked. She didn't know Naruto was there. She hadn't seen him for a few days but he told her he'd be busy training. Rin figured he must've gotten hurt. She frowned and wished she'd known that before hand, she would've brought him a flower too. She'd have to go visit him after Lee.

…

Gaara stood over the unconscious Lee, sand had already snaked out of his gourd and was hovering over the bed. The sand moved towards Lee's face and suddenly Gaara couldn't move. Naruto punched Gaara in the face causing Shikamaru to cry out.

"What the heck do you think you're doing in here, you rat!?" Naruto shouted.

"Hey man, go easy." Shikamaru said. "I'm using my shadow possession jutsu so when you're bashing him you're bashing me too, you got it?"

"Oh, sorry, Shikamaru." Naruto said as he held up a hand. A bit of sand from Gaara's armor fell to the ground and there was a crack in his cheek. Naruto turned back to him. "Out with it, what were you trying to pull?" Gaara didn't answer and simply looked at the two. "Well? Are you gunna tell us what you were gunna do?" Naruto asked.

"I was going to kill him." Gaara said.

"What?" Naruto asked.

"You already beat him once in the competition." Shikamaru said. "What's your problem? Wasn't that enough for you? Do you have some sort of personal grudge against him or something?" Gaara's eyes looked at Lee.

"He…"

He's taking her from me. They all are…

"It's nothing that complicated; I simply want to kill him. That's all." Gaara said.

"You know what!? You're sick in the head!" Naruto shouted. "You're crazy!"

"Yeah, you think we're gunna just stand by and let you do whatever you want." Shikamaru said. "You sick, selfish, psycho."

"If you don't stay out of my way I'll have to kill you two as well." Gaara said.

"Oh really?! Well let's just see you try it!" Naruto shouted.

"Hey whoa kid, take it easy!" Shikamaru said to Naruto. "Yeah, yeah, we watched your last match against Lee. We know you're tough." Shikamaru said. "But you know, Naruto and I have a few little tricks up our sleeves as well. We were holding back during the competition, there are things you haven't seen yet. On top of that, hey, it's two against one. So don't be a fool, okay? Just take my advice and go, quietly."

"I'll say it once more; if you get in my way I'll kill you." Gaara narrowed his eyes at them.

"And I'll say it again; let's see you try it!" Naruto shouted as he pointed at him.

"Back off, will ya, we don't wanna go there." Shikamaru hissed at Naruto. "This guy fights like he's mad, like he's a demon or something."

"He can act like a demon if he wants to, but ya know what? I got the real thing inside of me." Naruto said with a smirk. Shikamaru nudged Naruto with his elbow.

"Idiot, leave this to me, what's the point of getting him mad?" Shikamaru hissed.

"A demon, huh?"Gaara closed his eyes briefly. "My demon is as real as yours is. From my birth my upbringing was not what most would consider a happy one. To ensure that I became the strongest of shinobi, my father had cast his ninjutsu on me, infusing my unborn self with the sand spirit. I destroyed the life of the woman who gave birth to me. I was born a monster." Naruto and Shikamaru's eyes widened. "It's name is Shukaku and it's the living incarnation of an old monk of the sand village who'd been sealed up in a jar of tea."

"Yeah, some kind of demonic jutsu. But to use it on a baby, before it's even born, man that's creepy." Shikamaru said. Naruto looked from Shikamaru to Gaara. "Gee, what a swell guy your dad must'a been. He really must have loved you a lot."

"You speak of love?" Gaara asked. An image of Rin popped into his mind and his chest began to ache.

…

Rin walked down the hall and saw Gai standing in the doorway of Lee's room.

"Excuse me." she said. Gai turned to see her and looked a bit surprised. With him turned Rin could see Naruto and Shikamaru in the room as well and the sand all over the floor. Her eyes widened and she walked past Gai to see Gaara with his eyes wide – he'd heard her voice. Rin notice the sand on Lee's bed. "Gaara?" she asked with a frown. Gaara swallowed. His eyes went down to see the flower in her hand. Naruto and Shikamaru looked at her in shock and as she walked past them Shikamaru grabbed her arm.

"Don't." he said.

"Let go of her." Gaara immediately growled.

"It's okay." Rin told Shikamaru with a smile. He hesitantly let her go and she walked up to Gaara. She put the flower beside Lee on the bed and put her hands on Gaara's shoulders. "Gaara?" he couldn't meet her eyes. She moved her hands to his face and he took a step back. Rin frowned and gently grabbed his face anyways. He immediately closed his eyes and put his hands over hers. "Gaara." he opened his eyes slowly and met hers. "Were you going to hurt him?" she whispered. "Where you going to hurt them?" Gaara clenched his teeth only relaxing his jaw when Rin stroked the side of his head. Slowly the sand returned to the gourd. "Let's go back, huh?" Gaara nodded. Rin slowly took her hands from his face but he grabbed one of them. Rin smiled softly and let him hold it. She turned to the others. "I'm sorry, we'll be going now."

"You're gunna go with him?!" Naruto shouted.

"Naruto!" Shikamaru hissed. Rin turned to look at Naruto with a small smile.

"I'm sorry." She said before walking past the two and stopping in front of Gai. She looked up at him and he stepped to the side. As the two left Gaara glanced back to glare at Naruto and Shikamaru.

As the two walked back to the inn Gaara's grip on Rin's hand was so tight it had started to hurt, but Rin wouldn't tell him that. Gaara's other hand was gripping his shirt over his heart. This was twice now Rin's seen what he's truly like, the monster he is. He knew she would never admit it but he was sure that he terrified her.

The two returned to the boy's room of the inn and found it empty. Gaara finally forced himself to let go of Rin's hand and realized how tightly he'd been hold it. He watched her open and close her hand, as subtle as she could, to gain the feeling back. Rin turned to face him and he looked away.

"Gaara?" she asked softly. He swallowed. Suddenly Rin was hugging him tightly. Gaara blinked in shock. He thought the last she would want to do would be to touch him. His arms wrapped around her and held her back just as tightly. "Won't you tell me what's wrong?" she whispered. "Everyone's been so nice; why would you want to hurt them?"

"Th-they…" Rin pulled back enough to look at him and he immediately closed his mouth when their eyes met. His chest started to ache again; she looked so sad.

"They what?" Rin asked when she realized he wasn't going to continue. "Gaara?" Gaara pulled Rin closer so her head was back on his shoulder and his hand gripped the back of her shirt. He couldn't get the words out. How would she react? He didn't even know how he was supposed to word how he felt.

"Do you…" Gaara started but then hesitated. "Do you… like… Lee?" Rin pulled back again and he looked away.

"Is that was this is about?" Rin asked. Gaara looked back at her and blinked. "Gaara, you're my best friend. No matter how many people I meet and make friends with you will always be number one." She said with a smile. Gaara's mouth opened slightly as he looked at her. She went on her toes and kissed his kanji. A small smile tugged at the corners of his mouth as she gave him a huge smile. "You'll always be my best friend, Gaara." She said.

"Forever and always." He said before kissing her forehead. Rin blinked and her face went pink before she giggled and hugged him tightly, laying her head against his chest.

Hey, I HAD to leave in the Gaara trying to kill Lee scene cause that's how Naruto learns that Gaara is like him. The reason for wanting to kill Lee is different than just bloodlust, b/c he feels that Lee is taking Rin away from him since she's choosing to spend time with Lee instead of Gaara.

Kinda short but I did recently post a chapter and I wanted to reply to a review.