Save Me…

Chapter 3: What Are These Feelings?

Ryane: Ohyo everyone! I hope you've read the first two chapters.

Shikamaru: I wouldn't start from here if I were you.

Ryane: Yup. Hm, I can't really think of what to put here, so ugh, here's the story!

Shikamaru: WAIT!

Ryane: -jumps back- What???

Shikamaru: Ryane does not own any characters except her own.

Ryane: -Head drops in depression- I wish…

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

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The sun rose early in the morning, blazing its' rays into the ninja's room. Ryane's eyes shut tighter, wishing for just a few more minutes, possibly hours, of sleep. When she realized that it wouldn't go away, her eyelids opened slowly, pupils turning in the direction of the sun. 'Ugh, this is just what I need. Another early bird call…Ever since I started living here, it's always the same time I wake up,' she thought, closing her eyes as she got up gently. "Let's go Ryane, we have a mission to go over with the Kazekage." Her eyes darted to the voice coming from her door way. A smile crept its way up to her face as she was, now, fully awake. "Coming!" she called back to the feminine voice. Quickly, the girl rushed into the bathroom.

-Shower-
-Teeth brushed-
-Dressed-
-Fixed hair-
-Eyeliner-
-Mirror check!-
((Come on, even if she's not as girly as the other genin, she's still a girl!))

Without hesitation, Ryane flew down the large steps of stairs and found where her team was. "Ohio, Ryane-chan," a masculine voice called towards her. "Ohyo, Gaara-kun! Morning, Kankuro-san, Temari-chan." As their greetings came to an end, the four genin set off for the Kazekage's office to get more information of their mission. Within a minute or two, the stopped behind the doors. Ryane turned towards Gaara and smiled politely, catching him turning away from her. 'Has it been that long that I've lived here? I mean we four get along great now, well besides the rude comments from Temari (but we all know she means well), death glares from Gaara (he's not perfect), and the perverted words flowing out of Kankuro's mouth.'
'It's not just them, Ryane, look at yourself. You've grown mentally and physically.' A small blush came upon her cheeks, mentally, as she nodded. It was true. Ryane's small, girlish body transformed. With the help of her daily workouts and her training, she changed tremendously. Her hair grew longer, only to create side slashing bangs over her left eye; she had curves now, that apparently made her look 'really hot' according to Kankuro; her clothes that she bought from her last arrival grew smaller, but not by much (she's still short for her age); and her skin grew tanner.

Before anyone could say anything the doors to the Kazekage's office flew open. "Come in," he gestured. They all walked carefully into his office. Ryane was the last one to enter, and her hand was caught back by another. The elder man stopped her and smiled. When she got the idea to wait, he let go and closed the doors. "You've changed so much, Ryane-chan. What are you now? 14?" He received a nod from her as a faint smile rose on both their faces. The Kazekage was like a father-figure since she moved here, but they only saw each other when a mission came. "Kazekage-sama, what exactly are we doing here?" Kankuro asked, seeming annoyed that he had to wait. The Kazekage smiled and nodded under his mask and walked back to his desk. "Now then, I want you three to travel to the Village Hidden in the Mist and participate in their celebration." Gaara's eyes narrowed. "Kazekage-sama…You only said three. There are four of us." Temari stated for her youngest brother, seeing him confused. The leader of Suna sighed and turned towards Ryane. She was in the far back, unable to look at the four in front of her. "Ryane-chan," he started, beginning to get up. "Its fine, I get it. I hope you guys have a good time…"
"We're not leaving without you, Ryane." Gaara responded. Ryane's eyes traveled up from his feet to his face. She studied it and one thing stuck out. Even though he had his original unemotional face on, she could see the smallest bit of worry about her. "You have to. I know I've always avoided the subject about myself, but, well, I guess there's no escaping it now." The Kazekage nodded and turned back towards the three original Sand teammates. "Ryane came from the Village Hidden in the Mist. Three years ago, when Ryane showed up here, it wasn't because she was just passing through."The black/green haired girl nodded and sighed. "The truth is that I'm a dangerous shinobi. I contain the five-tailed Gobi and according to the Mist Village, I also have a dangerous Kekkei Genkei."
"Didn't your family even try to protect you?" Kankuro asked. The Kazekage sighed again and walked over to Ryane. He set his hand on his head and nodded. "Ryane's mother died after giving birth to her and her father did try to protect her. Actually, their family was hunted down and it came to a decision: his life, or hers. He told her to leave. Of course, she didn't know about anything like this and had to watch the ninja's kill her father. Now, they believe that she's dead." Ryane's eyes shifted from Gaara towards the man next to her. She didn't know how he knew that decision part. When he saw her looking, he handed her back the envelope that her father had slipped into her back pocket before his death. "I knew I was missing something!" Ryane called out, jumping up and down. She ran to the empty couch that the three stood across from and ripped open the letter. As she sat there, the four discussed the issue.

-Gaara-

"We can't leave her," he stated firmly. Temari glanced over at her younger brother, one eyebrow cocked upwards. "Why do you even care, Gaara? Awww, does my little brother have his first crush." Kankuro stepped towards the Kazekage and further away from the other two. "I believe that I had my first crush was a long time ago when that man looked at me the wrong way. I don't think that I'd use my desert coffin on her, Temari." He watched as she smacked her head. "I mean, that you like her." His eyes widened after she said that. "Like her?" Kankuro suddenly had an outbreak and started laughing hysterically. He couldn't help but laugh at his uneducated younger brother. Gaara's hand turned into a fist. He was beginning to get ticked off, not knowing what they were trying to say. "Liking someone means that you think about them more than others and you're always happy to see them and mushy stuff like that. You're probably the age to where you have strange feelings. Feelings like-"
"KANKURO!!! If he doesn't know about that stuff yet, don't tell him!!!!!!!!" Temari screamed, not wanting to discuss that right now. To be honest, she also didn't want her perverted brother giving him tips about the whole thing as well. Gaara's eyes showed a bit of curiosity, but didn't really want to hear much from Kankuro. He turned back to glance at Ryane and ended up staring. He really didn't know whether he liked her in the way that Kankuro stated. Over the past three years, she was the only one in the house who would talk to him like he wasn't some sort of monster. This was probably because he was the only one who knew about it, but now that the others knew too, he didn't feel special anymore. It hurt him, but he didn't know that that was his heart that hurt. All he knew was that there was some unusual feeling inside, but didn't allow anyone access to it. 'Do I really like her?' he questioned himself and sighed mentally. 'Of course you like her. Why don't you just admit it?!?!? Listen, she's hot, single, funny, and to top it all off…SHE LIVES IN YOUR HOUSE! Just thinking about what could happen gives me nosebleeds.' Gaara's eye widened and he wished that there was some way that he could hit him for making such a comment.

When Gaara snapped back, Ryane was standing a few inches away from him. He felt her breath on his lips and he couldn't help but feel the urge to move forward. Suddenly, he realized where he was and fought against it. He saw her mouth shift into a smile as she giggled. "Welcome back!" she greeted, taking a step away from him. Temari and Kankuro held in their laughs as he glanced around the room. After a few seconds, he realized that the Kazekage was gone. There was no need to question, since there was no fighting him. He would have to leave her here for who knows how long. "No…" he whispered towards himself, leaving the building. Ryane, Temari, and Kankuro exchanged looks and decided to return towards the house. There was too much to think about, and that was a good thing. Every day he would sit outside, staring at the moon, thinking. Even though it wasn't even near nighttime, he figured he could just sit in his room. 'I can't leave her here…It wouldn't be right. I mean, she's part of the team…' His thought raced through his head, one question leading to another. It was amazing for someone who had just learned about something thinking so much more about the subject.

As he sat in his room, he heard the surrounding doors close. Setting his gourd towards the side of his bed, the boy laid on his back. Instantly, his mind flashed back towards Kankuro's last statement. 'Baka…' a faint frown was on his face as he quickly began thinking again. It was so strange! Recalling from the moment before, that urge he faced. What was it? That was the main question he thought of. Without realizing it, Gaara had stood up. In fact, he made it all the way towards the door. Quickly, he knew what he had to do. It was risky, but it was the only thing to eliminate those thoughts.

-Ryane-

As the girl settled on her bed, she sighed and glared up at the ceiling. 'I wish I could go, but they would recognize my strength, wouldn't they?' Ryane was obviously talking towards Saia, but received no answer. 'She must be asleep…Oh well,' she sighed again, but was silenced when a small knock rung throughout the rather large room. "Um, come in," her voice cracked a little as she switched to a different position. Now, her body faced the door, sitting upward. Hesitantly, it opened and revealed the red headed boy. "Yes, Gaara-kun?" confused of why he was there. They spoke normally, but he never came to her room. She normally went to his, in search of something to do. Suna didn't have many activities, but having someone to hang out with was way better. Her lips pursed together as she motioned for him to sit with her.

-Gaara/Ryane-

"I—I'm sorry if I'm bothering you." Gaara responded, taking a seat on the bed. He turned towards her and received a shake of the head and a smile. Ryane returned his glance before replying. "You're not. I was just thinking anyways." She shrugged and still held her smile. Gaara's eyes shifted from item to item in her room. It wasn't what he expected at all. From being in Temari's room, he thought of girls having outfits thrown from corner to corner, weird fluffy things, light colors, and useless stuff relating towards that. In Ryane's , however, the two colors that dominated were black and green. Her bed was all black, but had green curtain-like things hanging from above. Her clothes were put away and she had drawings across her room. He enjoyed the sight of them, seeing as most of them dealt with her becoming a ninja and fantasies. When their eyes met back up her body was now turned towards him.

Ryane scratched the back of her arm, feeling a little awkward. A chill ran up her spine, causing her to shake. "So, what's up?" she asked, before another period of silence appeared. Her eyes watched as Gaara's jaw tightened. He always did that when she moved. There was a feeling that made her want to pat his arm, to let him know that she was okay, but of course, the flashback of sand smacking her hand away came. "Do you like me?" She heard him say. Her face screamed that she was shocked, and a small color of red shown. Gaara wasn't very good with conversations. He didn't speak much, but did when something was seriously on his mind. Ryane's eyes moved towards the ground and she sighed. "Well, it's kind of hard to explain…"
"Is that a no?"
"No! No, it's not. I don't want you to think anything badly of me."
"…"
"Yeah, okay, I like you." He didn't respond. All he did was glare at the ground as well. Ryane sighed and allowed her back to fall backwards, allowing herself to lay down. She was afraid that he wouldn't talk to her, or stay with her like he'd done in the past.

Gaara closed his eyes, tightening his jaw as she fell back. He couldn't resist the feeling that shot through his body and his eyelids retreated, allowing him to see. Roughly, he set his hands down; one on each side of her head. Eyes withdrew, seeing his emotion change. The same face was on, but he knew that only Ryane could tell what he was really feeling. A smile placed on her face.

The girl shifted upwards, making him move back to where he was as she sat back up. Ryane crawled back to where she was. Tilting her head to the side, she knew that he felt embarrassed by his actions. Quickly, before he got the wrong idea, the green/black-haired girl placed her hand on his. 'No sand…' she instantly thought. A larger smile appeared on her face as she took hold on his chin and made the boy look at her. Sensing the heat growing in his body, she crashed her lips onto his.

Surprised by what his teammate did, Gaara's eyes widened like before. Her hand was on his knee, obviously supporting her weight, and her lips were on his. Looking downward, a large amount of pink flew onto his cheeks. When he saw her move back a bit, he felt her studying his face.

"I'm sorry. I thought, that you wanted too." Ryane stated, removing her hand to run it through her hair. It was caught by his hand, not allowing it to move between the two. "What was that?" Gaara asked, removing his hand away from her and set his index finger onto his lips. A faint smile rose onto the girls face as she looked at him. "It was a kiss," she replied, setting her hands in her lap. The boy looked down. Within a minute, his eyes were back on hers. "Hm…" She watched him lean forward and press his lips back onto hers. Slowly, his instincts kicked in and they soon were making out on the bed. Ryane responded, not wanting the moment to stop, but knew that it would soon. There were limits to as far as she would go until she was officially united with her mate (Marriage). As they both were low on air, she pulled away and smiled at him. Suddenly, something new was on his face. A small, unfamiliar figure that curved upwards on both sides of his lips. 'A smile…' she thought, looking over his face.

Gaara regained his breathing and gazed over at the black/green haired girl. 'That was…' he began thinking, unaware of the look on his face. He, too, looked upon her facial features before Shakaku interrupted. 'That was hot!!! You're one step closer to getting her to sleep with you!' He screamed in his head. Gaara ignored his comment and stood upwards.

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Ryane: Oi…

Shikamaru: -rolling on the floor laughing-

Ryu: -sneaks in through the back- Hey Ryane!!!

Ryane: Hola, Ryu. What cha' doing here?

Ryu: Bored…What's up with Shikamaru?

Ryane: Read the story!

Ryu: Okay, hold on. –Read's from chapter 1- OMFG! Shakaku had to ruin that whole moment!!!

Ryane: Well, a pervert's a pervert.

Ryu: Like you?

Ryane: WHAT???

Ryu: Ugh oh… -runs off set-

Shikamaru: That was good.

Ryane: Leave reviews!

Shikamaru: I'll give you a cookie if you do!

Ryane: Chapter 5 will be up soon! Don't get too caught up in love, it'll hurt you.