Save Me…

Chapter 2: Newborn Friendship

Ryane: Quick, huh?

Shikamaru: -sigh-

Ryane: What?

Shikamaru: Nothing just bored. Waiting to see what's going to happen.

Ryane: Is that your way of telling me you like it?!?!

Shikamaru: I never said it wasn't good.

Ryane: -Happy dances- Yay! –Hugs Shika-kun-

Shikamaru: Ugh, women. Anyways, Ryane doesn't own any Naruto characters except for hers.

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'Text': Demons speaking!
'Text': Thinking!
"Text" /"Text": Naruto characters!
"Text": Ryane/Gaara/Temari/Kankuro speaking!

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"Here, take this." He said before dismissing them out of his office. She glanced down at the letter and left the building once again to find her new home. 'Alright, with my ninja skills, this should be easy!' Ryane followed the directions carefully and gazed up upon the large house in front of her. "This…isn't what I expected at all." She spoke towards herself, hesitating to knock on the door.

Swiftly, the door thrusted inwards without her knock at all. "Well, isn't it the new girl again. What do you want?"
"Oh, hi Temari. Um…the Kazekage gave this to me. I'm guessing he wanted me to give it to you or whoever lives here." Temari snatched the note out of her hands and opened it. After a minute, she rolled her eyes and folded it back up. "Hn. Well, come on. Get inside already!" Ryane didn't think twice of it and walked a few steps into the house. "So, you're going to be living with us. Ha. This'll be funny."
"What do you mean?" she asked, her eyes changing from the house to her new roomie. "Oh, you'll see. Anyways, let's get the crew together. GAARA, KANKURO!"
'Gah! Could she scream any louder?' she thought, biting her bottom lip again. "What is it, Temari?" A smooth, yet dark, voice came from their left side. Ryane's attention turned to the figure walking from the darkness and saw bright, red hair on a boys figure. The boys' eyes turned towards her, seeing she was staring, but then left to Temari's seeing Ryane began staring at the floor, blushing. Temari smirked and handed the note to Gaara.

"WHAT!?" he said, his eyes growing wide. Ryane turned back to the front to see another male coming towards them. "What's up?"
"Kankuro, this is Ryane. Ryane, this is Kankuro and the other guy is Gaara." Ryane nodded and turned to the second guy. "Hello." She stated, making eye contact with him. "This is going to be a HUGE problem." Kankuro whispered to the older sister, trying to hide his voice. The girl turned her head to where she could see his face. He gave her a weird look and motioned downward. "AW KANKURO! THAT'S DISGUSTING!" She screamed, backing away from him. "What's going on?" Ryane asked, looking at the two. Temari snapped out of it and pushed the second oldest away. "Nothing, nothing." Her eyebrow cocked upwards, but she didn't bother to bug them. "I hope this is okay…" she added, lowering her head towards Gaara.

-Gaara-

Gaara glared down at the girl, not knowing what could happen. 'I sense her strength…' He rolled his eyes at his siblings and took a step closer to the new girl. "You realize that this is going to be rough, right?" He watched her nod and he nodded as well. 'Why us?' He glanced back at Temari and Kankuro and began walking slowly up the stairs. 'It's dangerous for this girl to be here. I wonder why the Kazekage sent her here. I suppose I could send Temari or Kankuro over to the office.'
'Why would you want to do that?! She's hot isn't she?'
'Shut up, Shakaku. I'm not talking to you.'
'Well so sorry. I can't help but here every single thing you think. Sheesh, you're never going to get laid.'

-Ryane-

"Go on Ryane. He won't hurt you…unless you piss him off or give him the wrong look." Temari smirked again and walked into the kitchen. After sighing, Ryane followed the red haired boy up the stairs. There was a long period of silence as he led her to the extra room. She began talking to the voice in her head again, but was soon interrupted by the low, dark voice again. "This will be your room, I guess." She looked up at him and smiled. "Thank you," Ryane added, bowing. When her vision had his eyes at hers, she watched him leave. After a few seconds, she followed silently.

-Gaara-

'She's…smiled at me.'
'I think I know what a smile looks like.'
'Go away.'
'Make me.' Gaara ignored the rest of what he was saying and disappeared and reappeared down stairs. "Temari," he stated firmly. The blonde girl turned her attention to the fiery boy and held on to the counter. "Gaara. Um, what is it?"
"I want you to go see the Kazekage tomorrow morning. We'll allow her to sleep for today."
"Gaara, don't hurt her." He glared back at her as he was turning, blood lust in his eyes. The boy nodded and disappeared again.

-Ryane-

Hearing his conversation, she walked quietly back to her current room and shut the door. 'I'm better off without this place. I've lived alone for a year already…'
'Interesting point, but come on. His voice is freakin' hot.'
'What?! I wasn't even thinking about that.'
'Yeah, uh huh. Don't forget, I am the one who hears your every thought.'
'Shut up!' she thought again, throwing herself on the bed and putting a pillow on her face. After a minute or two, Ryane shot back up and glared at the window. 'Maybe there's somewhere I can think, in privacy and out of this house.' With that, she ran and opened up the window. The breeze flew into the room and passed her window. Ryane jumped out of the house and landed in the tree that casted shadows in the bedroom. Her eyes shifted through many places, but then again, she didn't want to upset anyone. 'I can't leave…but I want to think out in the open.'

Turning her direction backwards, she saw that the roof wasn't too far away. Creating a few hand signs, Ryane disappeared in a flash of wind and reappeared on top of the roof (Hey, she's been living alone, you happen to find out your abilities then). Once she sat down, her fingers ran through her hair. "This is insane." Her head shook and she sighed. "Hmph." Startled, she nearly slipped off the roof, but caught herself on one of the roof tiles. "Gaara! Oi, excuse me." Ryane set her hand on her heart and stood back in her original spot. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you." She stared into his eyes and he turned his attention towards the moon. "Leave." She halfway nodded and narrowed her eyebrows. "Why should I leave?" realizing what she had said to him, her posture straightened. Gaara's eyes turned back towards her and she spotted the death of many that he happened to be the cause of. Her face relaxed and she took a few steps closer to the red haired boy. She saw him backing away and stopped in her tracks. "Get away." He stated coldly. Ryane stood in place when she spotted the sand from his gord pouring out. 'I promised I wouldn't show fear…If I run away now, it'll be the end of that. I wont run.'
'That's my girl!'

Ryane smirked mentally, and her eyes shifted from the sand, back to Gaara's. She couldn't say that she wasn't scared, but there was no backing down; she knew she was in trouble, but Ryane had Saia on her side, the five tailed Gobi. "Why aren't you running?" he stated, standing now. "Why should I run?" she replied, setting one hand on her hip. "Don't you know who I am?" Ryane gave him a confused look. "You're Gaara." She saw Gaara's fist clench and she took a step closer. "I'm the container of the one tailed demon, Shakaku." Her mouth opened slightly, but nothing came out. 'He's a demon carrier too!?'
'Didn't you sense his strength level?'
'I did, but I didn't think anything of it.'
'There's your mistake. Never underestimate anyone,'she nodded once again and blinked. "Okay?" His grip loosened and his eyes widened. "Okay?" Ryane nodded in person and shrugged. "Do you know who I am?" his head went left to right and Ryane laughed. "I'm the container of the five tailed Gobi, Saia." Gaara's eyes widened even more, shocked by her statement obviously.

-Gaara-

'What?!? No way, this can't be.'
'You're telling me! I've fought that demon before and it wasn't easy. That was probably one of the hardest fights for me.'
'Are you serious? You're one of the strongest demons aren't you?'
'That's what I'm saying.'
'Wait, did you win?' There was a long pause. 'You lost to the five tailed demon?!' Gaara stated, almost to the point of laughing. 'Shut up, brat! I'd like to see you face her without me.' It was the boys' turn on not talking. By the time he snapped back to reality, his sand stopped halfway between the two. Ryane didn't even move. 'I see why she's so strong now…'

-Ryane-

"Gaara." Ryane said, parting her lips. His name rolled off her tongue like it was something she's known forever. She watched him stand and her pulse started racing. He came within two feet of her and his sand was already pouring under his feet. "Why won't you, run?" Her feet moved closer, testing him. She smirked when he began taking small steps back. "You're like me. Except, I won't run." Before Gaara turned, she could have sworn she saw him with a little pink on his cheeks. Ryane rolled his eyes and lifted her hand up. Slowly, it moved forward, wanting to see if what she saw was true. As she came within a few centimeters, his sand smacked it away. Her hand flinched and she tried again. This time, it hit harder. A small hiss came from her mouth as she brought her hand back towards herself. As she examined it, a small trickle of blood fell. "Hmph…" the sound came from the boy in front of her. She gazed upward and saw an unemotional look on his face. It looked like he was studying the red liquid flowing from her palm. "Um. I should go. Goodnight," with that, she jumped off the roof, aiming for the branch in front of her window.

Her mind was elsewhere when she landed back in her room. The first thing she could think of was coving the cut, before it got infected. 'He's right about before. This is a mistake.'
'What are you talking about?'
'I can't live here.'
'It's your first night, just chill for a while.'
'Alright, but I'm just going to continue my training. Being a ninja is best since I have you with me.'
'What's that supposed to mean?!'
'Nothing bad! It's just that you're powerful, and I doubt that I can live a normal life with you.'
'Psh. I like ya' and all, but it sucks being held up in here. I mean, you don't take chances.'
'Hm?'
'Come on, you're pushing twelve here and this is your first crush.'
'Huh?!? What are you talking about?'
'I'm not an idiot, Ryane.'
'Shut up! I'm going to bed.'
'You liiiiiike him, uh, you like him!!!'
'GO TO BED!!!'

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Ryane: I'd say that was rather good. It wasn't as long as the 1st one, but I liked it.

Shikamaru: -nods- The length differs, but who cares? As long as the story's there.

Ryane: -nods- True.

Shikamaru: -nods again-

Ryane: -nods twice-

Shikamaru: -sits cross legged and stares at Ryane- Cheesehead.

Ryane: That's what they call me! D Leave reviews!