Hey everyone. Sorry this took so much longer than usual to get out, I've been.. busy lately. So anyways, here is chapter 3! Like I promised last time, it has a bunch more stuff going on, and it involves Kankuro quite a bit. :3
So yeah, I hope you enjoy it. Also, a thanks to my lovely reviewers: Fullmetalguitar, Roz-Chan, x0GaNgStA0xx, Go-go Chicken, Green24, Sabaku no Emi, Glil, TheFutureFreaksMeOut, MizukiHikari, Amethyst Neko-Jin, And Jenanien. You guys are my best friends. Also, special thank to those who favorited my story. I wuv you all.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. I do own.. Um.. A POKEMON DVD! How exciting, huh?
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Gaara entered his apartment. The rest of the day had been pretty boring.. And all that he could think about currently was Sasuke. Anyway.. The lights in the apartment were all turned on, despite the time of the night it was. Music blared from down the hall, coming from behind Temari's locked door. Kankuro was sitting in the trashed living room to Gaara's right, and the TV's volume was turned up just enough to drown out Temari's music. The images of a game show flashed across the screen of the TV, sending light to Kankuro's glazed over eyes. Gaara coughed so his presence was known, pulling Kankuro from his TV-induced trance. "Hey. Sup." He delved his hand into a bag of chips, pulling out a handful and stuffing them into his mouth, taking a swig of beer from the bottle in his right hand afterwards.

Gaara ignored the behavior of his brother, watching as the older boy turned up the volume of the TV with his toes. Gaara kicked his shoes off, and they fell limply on the ground after hitting the wall. He made his way past the kitchen, grabbing a soda from the fridge and going over to the door to his room.

He pulled the key to his door out of his pocket, unlocking it. He had had to equip a lock to his door in order to have his room remain private.. Kankuro often scrounged for money and things to pawn off when Gaara left for work. Some brother..

Entering the room, he flipped on the ceiling light and looking around. He saw what he saw everyday.. A messy, unmade bed, clothes scattered across the floor, CD's laying about out of their cases, and countless amounts of dishes sitting around from his midnight snacking. In the corner you could see the closet door from behind mounds of dirty clothing. Gaara walked over to it, moving the clothes out of the way in order to access the door. He pulled it open, thrusting his bag into it. Gaara looked up at the only picture of Sasuke he had, which he kept in his closet in order to hide it from his older siblings when they snooped around. Sighing, he closed the closet door, turning back to his unkept room. The song from Temari's room, which was right next to his, ended, and he heard disturbing noises emitting from the area.

He rolled his eyes, blocking out the sound by popping in one of his own CD's and walking over to the single window in his room, opening it. What did he see? Another building, of course. The lights were off in the window across from his, and the alley below was blackened, the glowing eyes of a stray cat peering up at him before disappearing into the streets.

Well, what a GREAT life! The very thought of having a great life was distant to Gaara, though. I mean, his life basically sucked right about now. A breeze blew in through the small window, ruffling Gaara's already messy hair. It was getting cold out.. He shut the window, turning around, then pulling a jacket off of the floor, slipping it on and walking over to the door. Seemed like a good enough time for a walk. So he exited the room, locking the door behind him and going back down the hall the same he came. He stopped when he saw Kankuro out of his usual spot on the couch. His said brother was pulling a black coat on and stuffing a bag of something into his pocket, slipping his over-sized shoes on over sock-less feet.

Gaara blinked. "Where are YOU going at this time of night?" He asked, cocking his head to the side and raising an eyebrow at his sibling. Kankuro flipped around, breathing heavily. "Holy shit... Don't startle me like that." He said, turning back away from Gaara and pulling his other shoe on. "But where are you going?" Asked Gaara. It was unusual for Kankuro to leave the couch. Kankuro had let Gaara have one of the two bedrooms in the apartment, so he stayed on the couch unless he was working. "I'm just goin' to.. Take care of some things." He mumbled, pulling the front door open. Gaara followed. "Well, I'm going for a walk, so I may as well follow you for a while." He said, looking over at Kankuro and shutting the apartment door behind them. Kankuro shrugged, and both of the boys walked along in a slightly awkward silence. Gaara glanced over at his brother as they entered the elevator. Kankuro seemed fidgety tonight, and his hand continuously moved down to his coat pocket where he had put the bag before. Gaara coughed a little... Making Kankuro jump lightly. Gaara raised an eyebrow. Kankuro grinned at his younger brother. "So umm.. Hey." He said, looking up at the mirrored ceiling of the elevator. "You find a girlfriend yet?" Gaara shook his head, staring down at the ground. He couldn't really tell Kankuro he wasn't into girls.. That would be kinda.. Wierd. Kankuro shrugged. "You'll find someone, buddy. Don't worry. I found someone."

This was news to Gaara, and he looked up with an inquiring glance at his brother.

"Yeah, her name is Sakura.. She's real cute and sweet..." He seemed to be in a MUCH better mood when thinking about his new girlfriend. Apparently, he was infatuated with her.. "You know, Gaara, I think I may really be in love this time, bro. Seriously. I might have something here.." Gaara smiled gently at his older brother. At least his brother had found a little happiness in the crappy life that their 'family' led. They exited the apartment building, Kankuro still grinning dumbly at the thought of his girlfriend. "Well, See ya later, Gaara." He said, walking to the left. Gaara waved lightly, watching his brother leave.

When the older boy was out of sight, Gaara sighed, walking the opposite direction, heading for the park. Where else would he go, really? He stared into the lit up windows of stores as the night life became apparent in the more popular parts of the city. Drunks stumbled around, laughing loudly at the slightest things. Gaara kept his head down, ignoring all those who acknowledged him, including the beggars who were asking for spare change. Finally, he came to the quiet entrance of the park. It was dark, illuminated only by a few street lights hidden among the trees.

Walking through the park, he stuffed his hands in his pockets and stared up at the starry sky. He could actually see the stars tonight.. It was quite clear, and the city was not bright enough to block out the faraway glimmers just yet. The moon hung lamp-like in the inky sky, and it was completely quiet save for the rustle of the wind through the trees and the soft trickle of a stream going under a bridge. Gaara walked over to it, looking down at the water moving smoothly over the rocks under the surface.

Everything was peaceful like that for a few minutes.. And Gaara continued staring down at the water, the moon reflecting off of it and the stars making it glitter. But then, a shout, not from far away, cut through the silent atmosphere. Gaara perked up, looking over at the place where the yell had come from. He crossed the bridge, walking along the path. Two figures were standing up ahead, a guy and a girl. They seemed to be arguing about something..

Quietly, Gaara snuck into the bushes to the side of the path, peering out at them. It was a small, pink-haired girl that he didn't recognize, as well as a tall boy.. Wait, was that Sasuke?

Gaara's eyes widened. It WAS Sasuke. Who the hell was he with, anyway? He listened intently to the conversation going on in front of him. Currently, the girl was speaking.

"...Really, Sasuke, I don't love him anymore, okay? I love you..."

"Shut the hell up, Sakura. You've cheated on me six fucking times, like hell you love me. You wouldn't know love if it slapped you in the face."

"Sasuke, please, I LOVE you! I really do! Kankuro is a thing of the past.. You and me, we could be something, we could have a future together!"

"No.. We can't. You hurt me and I'm not gonna step aside and let you do it again."

"Sasuke.. I..."

The girl ran away from the scene. She was gone now.. Gaara was going over what he had just heard. Kankuro.. A thing in the past? And did Sasuke call her Sakura? Great, he didn't like where this was going..

Sasuke had sat down on the bench by the fountain, sighing lightly. Gaara watched, his eyes brimmed with concern.. That stupid girl was cheating on both Sasuke AND Kankuro, and now she was making Sasuke depressed. Gaara felt a searing hate towards the girl for hurting two of the only people he cared about in this life.

Apparantly, he was breathing heavily or something, because Sasuke looked up, staring over in his general direction. "Whoever the hell you are, you can come out." He mumbled before looking down at the ground. Gaara swore under his breath, then stepped out of the bushes, staring down at the ground. "S-sorry.. I didn't mean to.."

Sasuke looked up sharply, but upon seeing Gaara, his eyes softened, and he shrugged. "Doesn't matter. Just a fight.. It's not like they're uncommon." He commented, looking down at a rock and kicking at it. Gaara nodded quickly. "Y-yeah.. Was that your girlfriend?" He asked, finding that he was becoming bolder, seeing that Sasuke had his share of problems, as well.

"She WAS. Not anymore though, obviously. It doesn't matter. She was always cheating on me, and I'm not that into girls anyway. I'm Bi." He looked up as though asking if Gaara had a problem with it. Which, of course, he didn't.

In fact, the words Sasuke had just said were echoing through Gaara's mind. Bi.. Sasuke was.. Bisexual? This seemed like words from a god or something; These were the words Gaara had been waiting to hear since he laid eyes on Sasuke. Maybe.. Just maybe.. His biggest dream would come true. There was suddenly a glimmer of hope. But then, Gaara's mind plummeted at the thought of his brother being heartbroken in the near future. He had seemed so happy about finding someone he could love.. But now what?

Gaara glanced up at Sasuke, then looked down at the ground. "That girl's name was.. Sakura, right?" Sasuke looked up, his face emotionless, and nodded gently. "Why, you know her?"

Gaara nodded. "She's going out with my older brother." Sasuke didn't seem to affected by this. He only shrugged. "Poor guy. You should tell him that she's a dirty whore." He mumbled, staring up at the stars with his dark eyes. Gaara sighed. "He was talking to me about how much he loved her today.."

With a shrug, Sasuke got up. "Love doesn't last, remember that." He said as he started to walk away. "Not usually, anyway."

Gaara didn't stop his loved one from leaving, just watched as the older boy left the area. Love doesn't last, hmm? As he made his way back to his apartment, he silently hoped that this simple statement wasn't true.

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There it is, Chapter 3! I hope you liked it.. And if not, I'm sorry. ;-; Umm, yeah, I should have chapter 4 out soon enough, but don't quote me on that.