A/N: Okay here's chappy 6! And Hiashi is in this chappy and he's a bastard! (hehe) Anyway fanx for the reviews and R&R for me plz!!

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto...

Will You Be My Friend?

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Chapter 6: You'll Never Leave My Sight Again

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"So? Has it got to do with your parents?" Gaara-kun asked me

I gulped hard and knew Gaara-kun had seen me do it. How was I supposed to tell him about my parents? Or well... parent... I only have a father. My mother has been dead for nine years and I still haven't gotten over it.

"A-Ah... G-Gaara-kun it's Parent. N-Not Parents." I told him.

His eyes widened and he started spilling out apologies to me. I put my hands in front of me to stop him. "I-It's o-okay! You didn't n-know! Please s-stop apologizing!"

He nodded his head once and I knew he was uncomfortable. So, seeing my chance to change the topic, I said "Where a-are we g-going, Gaara-kun?" I took his hand in mine and began to walk anywhere, waiting for Gaara-kun to answer.

"Uh... I guess we could go to my house. Temari-nee-chan will be at work, but Kankuro-nii-san should be there." He said.

I nodded. I didn't mind going to his house. Although I would have like it if Temari-nee-chan was there. She seems so nice and she does want to get to know me better "W-When will T-Temari-nee-chan b-be f-finishing work?"

He raised an invisible eyebrow at me "Temari-'nee-chan'?" I blushed. He looked amused.

"S-She told m-me to-to called her th-that!" I said defending myself. I saw him blush a little but it's most probably because he's hot. I mean, he's wearing a hoddie and it's boiling outside! Even I've left my baggy jacket in the house!

"Anyway..." Gaara-kun began after shaking his head from side to side, as though trying to block out an image or thought in his head "In answer to your question, she should be home around 5:30 pm tonight."

I nodded trying to keep the disappointment from my face. 'Maybe next time...'

I don't know why I want to get to know Gaara-kun's older sister so much. 'Maybe it's because she could be like a mother to me. Maybe I could finally have a mother figure in my life after nine years of waiting...?' The thought made me smile and made Gaara-kun make a weird face at me.

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We're inside my house, sitting on my sofa and watching TV. Nothing good is on seeming everyone is in school and the good programs only come on later in the afternoon. So me and my Hina-hime are just flicking through the channels, tying to find something suitable to watch.

"Damn it! There's nothing on! I can't believe we have to do this for a whole week!" I shouted while chucking the remote on the floor and glaring at it, as though I would scare it so much it would magically make itself find a good program for me and Hina-hime.

Hina-hime sat beside me, giggling at my outburst.

"W-Well... wh-what's the t-time Gaara-kun?" I heard her ask me.

I looked at my watch and read it "3:00 pm. Why?" I heard her gasp.

"I-I have to-to pick up m-my s-siblings!" She shouted while jumping up and of my sofa and running around the living room looking for her shoes and school books. I smirked. It was defiantly entertaining watching my Hina-hime.

I got up when I saw that she had found them. "I'll come with you. I have nothing better to do." I saw her give me a thankful smile which, of course, made my heart do a little flutter and we both put our shoes on.

"KANKURO-NII-SAN. I'M GOING OUT. BE BACK LATER." I shouted up the stairs to my older brother who is in his room. I heard a sort of grunting noise, and knew that that would be the best good bye I would get out of Kankuro-nii-san.

"C'mon then." I told her taking her hand and walking out of the door.

We seem to do that alot. Hold eachother's hand. I love how her perfectly tiny hand fits into my bigger hand. She seems to like it too seeming as she was the one who started holding my hand first. Not that I'm complaining! I love it! Every time I hold her hand I feel as though an electric current had just gone shooting up my arm and around my body. I wonder if she feel's it too...?

I looked at her. She had a small sime on her perfect face and she looked like she was enjoying the silence that we seem to share alot. I like it too. Usually girls chatter too much and it's really annoying, but my Hina-hime seems to like silence as much as myself.

I wonder if I'll ever be able to tell her that I love her. Sasuke-dope had been so close to spilling my secret! I would've died if she had found out that way! I would rather tell her myself then let that twat tell her for me!

I sighed. But would she feel the same way? I have honestly no idea how she feels for me. I know she thinks of me as her best friend 'coz she's told me... but could she actually think that I could be more than her friend?

"W-We're h-here Gaara-kun." My Hina-hime told me, knocking me out of my thoughts.

"Huh?" I asked looking around. We were in front of the same building as yesterday. "Oh yeah!"

She giggled. I raised my would-have-been eyebrow at her "What?"

"Y-You really were i-in deep th-thought! I-I noticed when w-we were walking bu-but decided to l-leave y-you alone." She said to me. "Wh-What were you th-thinking about a-anyway?" I blushed 'You' I thought.

Before I had time to tell her a lie, I heard her siblings calling our names. I noticed my Hina-hime's face lite up as soon as she saw them. 'Now if only her face would light up as much when she sees me...'

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Once we said goobye to Gaara-kun, we left his house and headed home.

I don't know what's wrong with me lately. Ever since I asked Gaara-kun to be my friend I've been feeling all weird around him. It is just like the time where he caught me staring at him back at the track, but even worse. When he holds my hand, a weird tingly feeling goes right up my arm and around my body. It's scary but I can't seem to ever let go. In fact I keep wanting more, so I hold his hand whenever I can. I think I like the feeling, but I have no idea what it means. All I know is that I've never felt this way around anyone before!

"Hina-nee-chaaaaan!?" Yahiko called out to me while tugging on my knee length skirt.

"Yes Yahiko-chan?" I never stutter around my siblings. I only stutter when I'm nerves. That's why I don't stutter too much around Gaara-kun, but I still stutter because of the feelings he makes me feel.

He stretched out his arms towards me while clenching and unclenching his fists, while using his too-adorable-for-words puppy dog face. I knew instantly that he wanted to be picked up and hugged.

I bet down to his level and picked him up and he cuddled as close as he could to me, digging his head into the crook of my neck as I started walking again, and to make sure Hanabi-chan didn't feel left out, I held Yahiko-chan in one hand and held out my other one for Hanabi-chan to latch onto. Which she did almost instently.

I love my siblings and will do anything for them. I think that was why I was so happy to know that Gaara-kun got on with his siblings. I can see that they are really close and I know that Gaara-kun would understand the bond that I have with my siblings.

But I have to admit I'm kinda scared. Sure Yahiko-chan has always been clingy, especially with me, but when he's this clingy it usually means that something bad is going to happen.

I don't know how he does it. It's like he has a sixth sense for these sort of things, and I thought of my father, Hiashi Hyuuga.

Hiashi Hyuuga is a scary man and Hanabi-chan looks the most like him.We used to be such a happy family when my mother was alive, but after my mother's murder he started taking out all of his loneliness and anger on me. I made sure he never hurt my siblings and I just took the punches and curses, happily knowing my siblings will be alright. Then when I was twelve years old, my father packed up and left, only coming back now and again when he's angry to take it out on me. But I can't say he just deserted us. He still pays for the house and the food we eat, which I'm all to thankful for, and if the money get's too short my cousin Neji pitches in, no matter how many times I protest.

"H-Hinnna-nee-c-chan...?" Yahiko sniffed. 'Yup something defiantly was not right.'

As I was about to comfort him and tell him everything will be alright, Hanabi-chan whispered, just loud enough for me and Yahiko-chan to hear "Why is our front door open Nee-chan?"

'Father...' I thought.

I put Yahiko-chan down, even though he tried his hardest to stay latched on to me, and said "Hanabi-chan. Take Yahiko-chan to the park, and don't come back until I come and get you. Okay?"

I knew they both knew what I was about to get into. The only time I never go to the park with them is when Father is home. I just can't stand the fact that they will see me get beaten up by our own Father, and so I tell them to go to the park.

My teary eyed sister nodded before taking a struggling Yahiko-chan into her arms and running off to the park with him.

I turned on my heal and faced the door. I had this punishment coming, I just didn't think it would be so soon. Damn Sakura for being so punchable!!

I walked on shaky legs to the font door and opened it a little wider, just wide enough for me to get thought and closed the door silently. My heart was pounding against my chest and thought it would burst out of my chest any second! I turned with my back facing my door, only to meet identical eyes looking back at me.

"F-Fa-Father...?" I am shaking so badly!

In one swift movement he had me pinned to the door, his right hand squeezing my neck. I scratched at his hand. I had to breath! I was already feeling dizzy!!

"What's this I heard about you being suspended. FOR A WEEK!?" He yelled in my face, some of his spit landing on my face.

"P-P-Ple-easee... f-f-fath-father... ITWON'T HAPPENAGAIN!" I screamed the last part out because darkness was taking over me and I had to get that sentence out of me before I blacked out.

"DAMN FUCKING RIGHT IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN!!" He slapped me roughly across the face before letting go of my neck, me landing on the floor next to his feet.

I fought for breath, taking in as much oxygen as I could get. "GET UP!" He roared at me, kicking me in the side making me roll down the narrow hall.

I shivered in fright and curled up in a ball as I saw my Father stalking his way over to me. My only thought was 'I haven't seen him so mad in a long time... This is going to hurt... How can I explain this to Gaara-kun...?'

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'Please, please, please be alright Nee-chan!' I thought as I ran with little Yahiko-chan bawling into my summer dress.

"Plllleaseee Hanabi-n-n-nee-chaan! H-Hina-n-nee-chan will be h-hurt! W-We have to-to go back!" I heard my little brother whisper in my ear. I bit my lip. I wasn't going to the park! I've had enough of seeing Nee-chan hurt because of our Father! He must be stopped! And I know one person who will help us!!!

"Don't worry Yahiko-chan. We're going to help Hina-nee-chan! She's been through so much for us. It's time to help her!" I reassured him.

I felt Yahiko-chan smile in the crook of my neck

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I stared blankly at the screen in front of me. I don't know what channel I'm on or what program I'm watching. I just can't get my Hina-hime out of my head! She just wont go away! She's the last thing I think of when I go to sleep at night, and the first thing I think of when I wake up... It sucks to be in love with a person so dense!

Temari-nee-chan just came back from work and she looked horrible. She looked so tired, and I made sure she went straight to bed. I don't want my Nee-chan to be ill, and neither does Kankuro-nii-san. After much fighting, she accepted and ran off to bed.

I sighed. Someone was banging on my door when my Nee-chan was trying to sleep!

I got up. 'Who ever it is better have a good reason for banging on my front door repeatedly!'

I opened the door and got ready to glare the glare of death to whoever dared to bang on my door so loud only to see nothing. My eyebrows knotted together and I was about to slam the door when I heard sniffling. I looked down to see...

"What are you two doing here? W-Why are you crying!?" I demanded. My Hina-hime's siblings were crying and I had a really bad feeling that Hina-hime was in trouble. My gut twisted and knotted together as I waited patiently for one of the to explain.

"It's m-my Father! He's beating Hinata-nee-chan up! You have to help us!!" Hinabi shouted out between sobs.

My eyes widened as rage and anger started flowing through my veins. Without thinking I pushed the sobbing sibling's into my house and quickly told them to tell my brother everything. After that I slammed the door before my brother tried to hold me back and ran out into the night.

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I found my Hina-hime's house and saw the door was slightly ajar.

I ran in and without thinking I screamed out "HINATA!"

No answer.

I ran all around the house looking everywhere for her. There was no way anyone could actually beat my Hina-hime up for no reason! She was too kind and polite and beautiful! How could anyone want to hurt her!? She is perfect!!! PERFECT!!!! And it was her own father!

I ran up the stairs two at a time when I had finished looking around down stairs. I started to shake so badly. I just wanted to find her... No! I NEEDED to find her!

I looked in three rooms, and still no Hina-hime. I came to the last door. The only room left. She just had to be in this room!

My shaky hand reached for the door knob and I gently turned it and pushed the door open.

My eyes widened. Sitting in the corner of the room with her knees up to her chest, head resting on her knees and rocking back and forth was my Hina-hime. "Hina..." I whispered. I didn't know how to feel. Happy to find my Hina-hime or Terrified to see my Hina-hime in such a state.

Without thinking I ran over to her and wrapped my arms possessively around her. Trying to shield her from the world. Trying to make her feel protected.

"G-G-G-Gaa-aara... k-kun?" Her voice sounded too far away.

"Shhhh Hina... It's going to be alright. I'm here now. I'm here for you." I whispered to her, trying to find the right words to help her feel better. "I promise you'll never be hurt again. Your never leaving my sight ever again..." She clung onto me while stuttering her thank you's to me.

I picked her put bridle style while making gentle "Shhh"ing sounds, trying to ease her pain. "Your coming home with me."

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I kicked my front door open and walked in. My Hina-hime had cried herslef to sleep while I was running home.

"T-TEMARI-NEE-CHAN!! KANKURO-NII-SAN!!" I couldn't help it anymore. I felt helpless and I hate feeling helpless. So I broke down. I started crying. It was something I haddn't done since I was six and thought I would never do again... I was wrong.

Temari-nee-chan and Kankuro-nii-san came running from the kitchen and took a second to look at us. I know just how shocked they were. Shocked to see bruises covering my Hina-himes body. Shocked to see me crying. Shocked to hear me begging for them to help.

Temari-nee-chan snapped out of it first. "Gaara. Bring her into the living room and lay her on the sofa. It's a good thing I made her siblings go to sleep in one of the guest bedrooms."

I nodded and quickly layed her down. My Nee-chan knew quiet a bit about medical crap so hopefully she'll know what to do with my Hina-hime. I sat down on the floor next to her bruised and slightly swollen face and grabbed her hand in mine. I'm still crying but I don't care. I just want her to be okay.

My siblings came in and Temari-nee-chan went straight to Hina-hime, and started to tend to her bruises. I am so thankful that she isn't bleeding anywhere.

I continued to sob silently while holding her tiny hand a little tighter. Then Kankuro-nii-san did something I thought he would never do. Sure, we were brother's and we were very close, but still, Kankuro-nii-san wasn't the type to do this. But he did. For my sake. My Nii-san walked over to me and knelt down beside me and wrapped his arms around my shoulders, guiding my head to rest on his shoulder and made gentle "Shhh"ing noises, just like I did with my Hina-hime.

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I opened my eyes and found myself in a dark blue room. It was dark outside, but still light enough to make out the color. It was very bare with only a table and a computer ontop of it, a desk chair and the bed which I am currently laying in. The bed covers were the same color of the room.

I tried to move but a shooting pain went straight through my body. I groaned quietly and somehow managed to roll onto my side, my back to the door.

The events of the last few hours ran through my mind. Or maybe it was days? Who knew how long I was out for.

I know that I'm in Gaara-kun's house because I remember him saying that he was taking me back to his house. With that in mind I tried to get back to sleep.

It took five minutes, but I was just about of drop off to sleep when I heard someone entering the room. The person shuffled into my room and closed the door lightly behind them. I stiffened. I couldn't help but think that maybe I was my Father coming back to hurt me some more. The person walked over to the queen sized bed where I am sleeping and I felt the bed drop. The person was sitting on the bed! I bit my lip from shouting out for Gaara-kun to come and help me. Then I felt the bed covers moved and an arm suddenly wrapped around my waist.

"Ah..." I decided to let whoever it was to know that I was awake.

I felt the body stiffen for a moment before relaxing again and bringing my back into the chest of the person.

"Don't worry Hina... It's only me." A voice I recognized said.

I smiled "Gaara-kun... Wh-What are you doing?" I was nerves and could feel myself blushing. My heart is beating the fastest it's ever beaten and the butterfly feeling in my stomach is back. 'Gaara-kun... what are you doing to me...?'

It was silent for a moment or two until he finally answered. "I promised that you'd never leave my sight again."

I smiled. He was just too kind. I painfully turned around to face him and smiled a shy smile. I could barley make out the outline of his face, but I know he's smiling. "W-Well th-then good night Ga-Gaara-kun." I rested my head on his shoulder and I felt his other arm wrap around me. I smiled. I felt so protected. And that's how I fell asleep.

Okay, another hard chappy for me but I did it! Yay for me!! I tried so plz R&R of me!