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I'm having trouble finding certain songs for each chapter =/ so that's partly why THIS chapter took so long to come out.
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure
I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Gaara stared up at the ceiling as Rin slept with her head on his chest as the sun slowly rose above the horizon. She shifted slightly and Gaara heard a quiet clink sound. He looked down to see the heart halves of their necklaces had touched when Rin had moved. Gaara reached up, with the hand that wasn't holding Rin, and pushed the two pieces together to complete the heart with a small smile. Rin stirred slightly and moved her head to look up at Gaara and smiled.
"Morning." Gaara said. Rin closed her eyes and snuggled her head against his chest.
"I don't wanna get up." She whined, her voice getting muffled in his shirt. Gaara chuckled.
"You have to get up at some point." He said.
"Nu-uh." Rin whined.
"Mhm." Gaara hummed. Rin moved, wrapping her arm around him more and putting her face against his shoulder.
"Nooo." She whined, her breath tickling his neck. Gaara felt his heart skip a beat and swallowed. "Five more minutes, Gaara?" she mumbled.
"A-Alright, five more minutes." He said with a small smile.
"Thanks, Gaara." Rin mumbled and she kissed his jaw, not wanting to lift her head up to reach his cheek, before snuggling her face into his shirt. Gaara smiled more as he felt his cheeks warm up.
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"Good morning." Gaara said as Kankurō and Temari walked into the kitchen later that morning. The two smiled at him, slowly getting used to Gaara being friendlier and more talkative.
"Where's Rin?" Temari asked.
"Shower." Gaara said absentmindedly. Kankurō glanced over to see Gaara holding his heart half and twisting it by the chain between his fingers. Kankurō raised an eyebrow and glanced at Temari who smiled at her youngest brother before getting out her breakfast. A few minutes later Rin walked into the room with her hair down and still slightly damp. Ai walked along beside her before jumping up onto one of the stools by the counter next to Temari. Temari rubbed the cat's head briefly. Kankurō noticed Rin's necklace half and smirked at his younger brother. Gaara noticed and blinked in confusion.
"Morning." Rin said with a smile.
"Mornin'" Kankurō said.
"Good morning, Rin." Temari said with a smile.
"Any plans today?" Rin asked her as she sat down next to Gaara.
"Well… The three of us have a meeting with the council." Temari said with a slight frown.
"Oh okay. I guess I'll see you when you're done, then." Rin said. "I guess I should help mom out some more around the house. Kenta should be coming home soon."
"That's great. It's about time he was getting back." Temari said.
"Mhm, his team is really great; this was their fourth B rank mission." Rin said with a proud smile.
"Speaking of teams…" Kankurō said. Rin bit her lip. "aren't you supposed to meet your team today?"
"Really?"
"Rin. I know you want to be our medic but there are no teams of four." Temari said. Rin looked down. Gaara reached over and gave her hand a slight squeeze. Rin gave him a small smile.
"You'll have to bring your team over so we can meet them later." Kankurō said.
"Okay." Rin said with a nod.
"Oh, invite them for dinner." Temari said.
"We don't even know if they're nice and you want Rin to cook for them?" Kankurō asked.
"I'd help." Temari said. Gaara looked up with his brow raised.
"Don't give me that look." Temari said with a frown. "Rin's been giving me lessons." Rin nodded.
"Mhm. She's getting better."
"Fine, invite them for dinner." Kankurō said with a sigh.
"Well, I guess I'd better go meet them…" Rin said as she got up. "I'll see you guys later." Rin leaned over and kissed Gaara's cheek which made him smile.
"How come I never get a kiss?" Kankurō whined playfully. Rin rolled her eyes while Gaara frowned at his older brother.
"I don't feel like wearing purple lipstick." Rin said.
"It's not make up, it's war paint." Kankurō hissed with a frown. Gaara smirked in amusement.
"See you later." He said before she left. Temari couldn't hold back her smile.
"Well the faster we meet the council the faster we'll be able to leave." Kankurō said with a sigh.
Rin knocked on the door of one of the academy classrooms before poking her head in. She looked in just in time to see a brown haired boy, who was doing a handstand on one of the desks, fall back onto the floor. A black haired boy sitting at the desk shook his head as the brown haired boy clutched at his head as he rolled from side to side in pain.
"Oh um, excuse me." The two looked over. The brown haired boy popped up from the ground.
"Hi!" He said with a big grin. "Are you our new team mate? Baki said she had blue hair and you're hair is pret-ty blue!"
"Um, y-yeah." Rin smiled slightly. The boy held out his hand.
"Kyo Akiyama!"
"Uh, Rin Hayashi."
"Nice to meet cha." He turned to look back at the other boy. "Oi, say hi!" The other boy didn't move but green eyes slowly looked over at Rin. "Don't mind him," Kyo said with a chuckle as he turned back to her. "That's Riku Kuroki. He may seem like a total grouch," Kyo spoke louder "but you'll get used to him."
"So… um… where's our team leader?" Rin asked.
"Ah, Sachiko Sensei just went to report to the council about our last mission." Kyo said.
"Meow!" Kyo blinked and looked behind Rin to see Ai walk into the room.
"Oh, this is Ai." Rin said with a smile. Ai jumped up onto the desk Riku was sitting at and licked his paw.
"Sachiko Sensei said you can summon cats." Kyo said.
"Yeah." Rin said with a nod. "But Ai's just a normal cat." Ai looked over at her. "Well… mostly." She added with a chuckle.
"That's cool." Kyo said as Ai looked at Riku who was simply staring back at the cat. "Well… anyway…-"
"Oh." Rin said.
"Hm?"
"My… um my friends wanted to know if you two wanted to come over for dinner so they could meet you. I-If you want." Rin added.
"That sounds awesome, sure!" Kyo said.
"What about you, Riku-kun?" Rin asked. Riku didn't take his eyes off Ai.
"He'll be there." Kyo said waving a hand dismissively. "So you're a medical ninja right?"
"Uh, yeah."
"That's pretty awesome, I'm uh heh I'm a bit of a klutz."
"How did you know I'm a medical ninja?"
"Oh sorry, Sachiko gave us your file the other day but I guess you don't know much about us, huh?" Kyo asked. Rin shook her head. "Alright then, allow me to explain." He clapped his hands together. "I," he put a hand on his chest. "being the awesome badass ninja that I am, fight with this!" he took out a two foot long dark metal piece that unfolded three times to become a double bladed scythe. "Pretty cool, huh?" Kyo asked with a smirk. Rin nodded with wide eyes.
"Yeah."
"Oh my Chakra nature is Earth. And Riku uses Duel Blades among other weapons and is a Fire Nature."
"Duel Blades?" Rin asked. Kyo nodded and put away his scythe before he walked over to Riku.
"Yo-" He was cut off as Riku held up a metal circle with a handle in the middle. He moved his wrist and the curved blade unfolded. Kyo turned back to Rin. "I still think my weapon's cooler." He said.
"Mine aren't as cool." Rin said.
"Sure they are, Tekagi-shuko are cool, plus they make you even more of a cat, Tiger."
"Huh?"
"I mean you already summon cats, you have a pet cat and Tiger Hook Hands as your weapons." He said.
"Oh…" Rin tilted her head. "I never thought about that." Kyo chuckled. There was a poof sound behind Rin and she turned to see a tall woman. She had golden eyes and long pale pink hair that was in a braid that was down to her waist with a right parted side-bang. She had on a dark green tank top with a black fishnet t-shirt over it, matching dark green baggy pants that went down just below her knees and black sandals. She had a black belt with pouches and a holster for chained Nunchucks. She looked from Kyo and Rin to Riku and back, her black earrings swinging.
"Hey. I'm Sachiko Suzuki." She gave Rin a big smile. Rin blinked a few times before bowing politely.
"Rin Hayashi." She said.
"We'll I see you've meet Kyo and Riku." Sachiko said.
"O-oh, Sachiko Sensei, I was wondering if you'd like to come over for dinner tonight?" Rin asked.
"Yeah, Riku and I are goin'." Kyo said with a grin.
"I'd love to." Sachiko said with a smile. "We'll train tomorrow; I'm not feeling up to it."
"You feelin' alright sensei?" Kyo asked with a frown.
"Yeah. Just a bit tired." She said scratching the back of her head with a sheepish smile. "So is that your cat?" Sachiko asked as she looked over at Ai who was having a staring contest with Riku.
"Mhm. His name is Ai; my friend got him for me for my birthday a few years ago." Rin said with a smile.
"Love." Sachiko said quietly with a smile.
"So, Rin, where's your house?" Kyo asked. "So we know where to go later."
"Oh well we're having dinner at my friends' place … um well… the Kazekage mansion." She said quietly. Kyo blinked in surprise.
"The Kazekage mansion? Your friends are the Fourth Kazekage's kids?"
"Mhm." Rin nodded.
"The sister was in our class." Kyo said. Rin blinked.
"You guys are 15?" she asked.
"Riku's 15 but I'm gunna be 15 in a few months." Kyo said.
"Yep, you're the youngest on the team." Sachiko said as she ruffled Rin's hair slightly. Rin blushed slightly. Kyo chuckled.
"I'm back!" Rin called.
"Hey Rin." Temari greeted as Rin walked into the kitchen. They heard a door open and Gaara came into the kitchen from the hall a moment later.
"Welcome back." He said with a small smile when he saw Rin.
"Did you invite your new team?" Temari asked.
"Mhm." Rin hummed with a nod.
"What are they like?" Temari asked with a smile.
"Well, you might know them cause they were in your class." Rin said. Both Gaara and Temari blinked.
"They were in my class?" Temari asked.
"How old are they?" Gaara asked with a slight frown.
"Well Riku's 15 and Kyo's going to be turning 15 in a few months." Rin said.
"They're both boys?" Gaara asked as his eyes widened slightly.
"Mhm. Kyo really nice. Riku's very quiet; he didn't say a word the entire time and had a staring contest with Ai." The cat meow upon his mention and rubbed against Gaara's leg.
"What about your sensei?" Temari asked.
"She's nice too and she's really pretty."
"That's nice. Guess we'd better start cooking then, huh?" Rin nodded with a smile before she went to grab her apron. Gaara sat down at the kitchen isle and Ai jumped up into the chair next to him. Ai rubbed against his arm and Gaara pet his head absentmindedly.
The door bell rang. Gaara's head shot up and he blinked; he had gotten lost in his thoughts and hadn't noticed the girls had finished cooking.
"I'll get it!" Rin called before rushing to the door. Gaara stared at the entrance to the hall she'd gone down as he heard voices.
"So do you live here with them or just hang out a lot?" A male voice asked.
"Well, I stay over a lot." Rin answered. "Temari's like my big sister, she doesn't mind if I borrow her shampoo." Rin said as she walked back into the kitchen. Gaara frowned slightly at the two boys who came in behind her.
"Yo, Temari!" The brown haired boy said with a wave.
"Oh, I remember you two." Temari said with a smile. "Yeah, you were the one who always tripped over your own feet every morning." She added with a smirk as she pointed at Kyo.
"Eh-! H-Hey, I'm not that clumsy… anymore..." he added quietly. Sachiko, who stood behind the two boys, burst out laughing. "Sachiko sensei." Kyo whined. Rin giggled.
"Oh this is my youngest brother, Gaara." Temari gestured to him.
"My best friend!" Rin said as she put an arm around his shoulders. Gaara smiled slightly up at her before looking back at the three.
"Hello." He said politely.
"Hi, my name's Kyo." Kyo held out his hand to Gaara who blinked at it in surprise. Rin nudged him and he took Kyo's hand hesitantly and they shook. Ai meowed as he jumped down from the chair and walked up to Riku.
"Ai, don't bother Riku." Rin said. Riku cleared his throat.
"It's fine." He said. Rin blinked; his voice was a lot deeper than she thought it would be, compared to Kyo's.
"Well, I'll go get Kankurō." Temari said. "Take a seat."
"Rin-chan, sit next to me, yeah?" Kyo asked with a grin.
"Sure." Rin said with a smile. "I'm sitting next to Gaara." She said pointing to the seat beside him. Kyo nodded and sat in the chair next to hers. Riku and Sachiko sat down on the other side, Riku across from where Rin would sit and Sachiko across from Kyo. Ai jumped up and laid on Riku's lap making the boy tense and sit up straight like a statue. Kyo snickered making Rin look back. "Ai." She called. The cat lifted his head then jumped off. "Sorry about him." Rin said as she brought over the food. Riku shook his head as if to say 'it's fine' again as Temari and Kankurō walked in.
"Hey." Kankurō greeted as he sat down on the end between Kyo and Sachiko. "So you're Rin's new team, huh?"
"Mhm." Kyo nodded. "My name's Kyo and that's Riku. He doesn't talk much." He added with a shrug. Riku glanced over and nodded a greeting. "And this is Sachiko sensei." Sachiko smiled at Kankurō who immediately smiled back with a light pink across his cheeks.
"Hi." He said. Temari helped Rin put out the food before she sat down on the opposite end from Kankurō.
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"So, Rin, you went to the chunin exams, right?" Sachiko asked.
"Well I didn't compete but I went with them." Rin said as she looked around at the Sand sibs.
"These two have never been to the Leaf." Sachiko said looking at the two boys.
"Yeah, what's it like?" Kyo asked. "I'm so used to this heat; I'd probably feel weird since it's colder there, right?"
"It's much colder there but that's only because it's so hot here. This is normal for us but that's normal for everyone else." Rin said with a shrug.
"Their ninja were so annoying." Kankurō said.
"You're only saying that because the first people we met were the loud blond and his team." Temari said.
"Naruto wasn't that annoying." Rin said with a frown.
"What about the green jumpsuit guy?" Kankurō asked.
"Lee was very sweet." Rin said. She noticed Gaara frowning at his lap and reached over to take his hand. He glanced at her and forced a small smile.
"Ai seemed to get along with Kiba's dog." Temari said.
"Naruto told me that Ai played Shoji with Shikamaru while he was there." Rin said. Temari looked annoyed upon mention of Shikamaru.
"Your cat can play Shoji?" Kyo asked with wide eyes. Rin nodded.
"Mhm." She hummed and Ai meowed up at him from between the two. Kyo reached down to pet the cat.
"So, what happened to your other teammate?" Kankurō asked. Temari gave him a look from across the table. Kyo noticed and blinked.
"Oh, she didn't die or anything." He clarified. "Asuka-chan's family just had to move to a new village so she went with them." Kyo said.
"Ah." Kankurō said with a nod.
Gaara sat on his bed looking down at his necklace with a smile as he waited for Rin to change in the bathroom. After a few minutes she came in wearing a tank top and short shorts. She threw her clothes into the hamper before climbing onto the bed.
"Whacha thinking about?" she asked as she and Gaara got under the covers.
"Nothing…" Gaara said as he put an arm around Rin as she put her head on his chest.
"I can tell something's up, I know my Gaara-bear." Rin said as she looked up at him. Gaara smiled slightly as he looked down at her.
"It's nothing… don't worry about it." Gaara said. Rin began to pout which made Gaara chuckle.
"Tell me please? I won't be able to sleep." She said.
"I was just thinking about… your new team."
"You don't like them?" Rin asked with a frown.
"It's not that…"
"Is it because they're guys?" Rin asked. Gaara swallowed, she really did know her Gaara-bear.
"I just… I wish you could be on my team."
"Me too." Rin said sadly. "But we still see each other every day. And we'll always be friends." Rin said with a smile. "Forever and Always."
"Forever and Always." Gaara said with a nod. Rin smiled and kissed his forehead and snuggled her head against his chest. Gaara stroked her hair gently with a smile.
The next thing I have written is when Gaara and the sand sibs next show up in the show. It's about 17 pages in google docs, round 6,000 words. I don't have any ideas for things between that and this. If anyone has any ideas let me know or the next chapter will be show events.