Alright, I haven't updated in FOREVER, I've had seriously MAJOR writers block. I'll (try) to update faster, so please continue to read!
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Chapter 17 – Cagalli's New Hatred
Unwanted
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Naruto sat beside Cagalli on top of the Hokage building, looking out over the cloudy, red and orange sky. The sun was setting, hence said sky. They had looked everywhere for Katayanagi, and decided to just give up, hoping she would return eventually.
Temari had lost the match to Ayame. Temari used up all of her chakra almost instantly, while Ayame had more than enough to block all of her attacks, and deal the finishing blow.
The second half of the matches were postponed to the next day, at earliest, because Lady Hokage had some urgent business that had come up that needed to be taken care of.
As Sakura walked home, she spotted the two on the roof of the Hokage's building,
and went up to join them.
"Hello, Naruto, Cagalli," she said as she joined them.
"Hello, Sakura." replied Naruto.
"Hi, Sakura." replied Cagalli.
"What are you two doing up here?" she inquired as she sat next to Naruto, who was laying back and looking dreamily up at the clouds.
"Katayanagi, my teammate, disappeared," Cagalli replied calmly, "we were looking for her, but with no luck."
"Then why do you sound so calm about it?" Sakura asked shocked at how relaxed Cagalli sounded.
"I shouldn't be worried, I guess maybe I should, she wasn't feeling well when I left her this morning, but I know she won't be in any trouble." she replied, almost calmer
than before.
"I don't get how she can act so calm if her teammate is missing. Oh well, I guess." Thought Sakura.
"Is that so." they all turned around to see who had spoken behind them. "You shouldn't be worried, huh? She wasn't feeling well, so you just left her? What kind of
a friend are you?"
"Don't speak of friends and worry so lightly, Gaara!" Cagalli snapped back at the red head as she stood up to look at him at eye level. "You know nothing about love or friendship!"
"I thought she likes him." Sakura whispered to Naruto.
"So did I." he whispered back.
"So, you actually are standing up to me?" Gaara asked her, his arms folded across his chest.
"What does it sound like?" Cagalli replied.
"Oh, well," Gaara sighed sarcastically, "I just thought you'd just shut up and watch me, like you always do, or maybe cry because you think you're so badly off because your friend ran away. Actually, I don't blame her."
"Shut your mouth!" Cagalli yelled.
"See, you're starting to cry right now."
"So what? And don't talk about Katayanagi that way or you'll pay! Yes, maybe I just stood back at watched you before, but no more, got that? You mean nothing to me anymore, not like you did then, things have changed and I don't even want to see your face anymore, so leave!"
"You hurt my feelings."
"Bull shit!"
"Oh, don't talk like that to me. I thought you loved me," Gaara's voice turned from one of sarcasm to hate and anger, "I thought you adored me, longed for me, dreamed of me! And now you say you don't want to see me again?"
"That's right!"
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"I'm sorry Naruto." Thought Katayanagi as she lay down to rest, looking through the trees at the blue sky and the lonely moon. "If I stayed, only bad things would happen. I feel her acting up again, and I can hear her voice again. She's telling me horrible stuff, I can't bear it. Thankfully she's asleep now."
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Flashback:
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"Ayame!" called Cagalli as they walked through the village hidden among the rocks. They were 10 years old at that time.
"What is it, Cagalli?" Ayame asked as her friend pulled her away from another
jewelry store. '
"I told you, we're low on cash so we have to spare it! Hey…did you just buy that?" she looked at a beautiful fake sapphire necklace that was clutched in Ayame's hand.
"N-N…ok yes I did! But it was only 10,000yen, don't get tied up in a not!" she replied.
"10,000yen? That's enough to buy a meal! We only have 50,000yen left then! Stop buying things!"
"Fine, fine! I will!" Ayame placed the necklace inside a small case, which she then into her pocket. "Speaking of meals…"
"Yeah," Cagalli answered to the sudden growl of Ayame's stomach, "I'm getting hungry too. Let's go find a place to eat."
They stopped at a small, cheap restaurant and ordered only enough to satisfy them for the rest of the day, since the current meal was dinner.
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End Flashback:
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This last chapter was kind of short, but I was trying to get it out there, so the next will be longer!! This flashback will be continuing next chappy too!!! Please review and I will update soon!!!!