Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. However, I do own Amy.
A/N: It feels like ages since I've posted a fanfic!
couple: Gaara/OC
prompt: Red
Contrast
Gaara's favourite colour had always been the colour red, ever since he was little and the very first teddy ear he recieved from his sister was red.
However, red was not always a gentle colour for him; as he grew, it always reminded him of the blood of the people that he slaughtered. When he became Kazekage, it reminded him of love and courage.
However, red had always been a colour of danger, of warning. It was normal for most Sunagakure nins to assume that Gaara's favourite colour was red, the colour of danger for the dangerous monster of Sunagakure.
Gaara didn't want people to assume his favourite colour was red just because it was a colour of danger. Maybe, just maybe, someone could change that...he wished.
Amy's favourite colour had always been blue. It was a calm and relaxing colour that reminded her so much of the blue sky or the beautiful sea. She always thought that blue had captured her perfectly; a gentle, kind colour which represented a gentle nature.
The people of Sunagakue always thought that 'Suna's Sweetheart' should have a gentle colour as her favourite colour.
Amy had seen Gaara sat by the edge of a cliff when she visited him. It was a cool night, the temperature lower than usual. The young Kage was sat with his arms by his side, his gourd discarded from his back, but near enough for him to take ahold of if he was attacked.
"What's wrong, Kazekage-sama?"
"Amy, we've been through this. Call me Gaara. The colour red is so annoying."
"I thought it was your favourite colour."
"It is."
Amy looked over to Gaara. "Gaara-sensei, why do you not like your favourite colour being red?"
"Red means death and destruction[1]. It symbolises danger and warnings."
Amy shook her head, "And blue represents healing and life, I guess[2]. Red also means love which is why when I think of red, I think of love..."
Gaara can'thelp but remember those six words Amy had mutteredd.
"...and then, I think of you."
[1]: Quote from Avatar: the Last Airbender
[2]: Another quote from Avatar: the Last Airbender