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Chapter five
The secrets that lay behind these doors.
((normal POV))
The blonde girl walked inside her house, knowing what was going to happen before it did. She pulled off her shoes and dropped her things.
"CHII!" Her foster father raged. "EXPLAIN!"
"Explain what?" At school she was the obnoxious girl everyone loved, at home she was cold hearted and stoic.
"Who was that boy?" Her foster mother asked.
"He's my friend and I swear if you hurt him you'll have my family to deal with," Chii growled.
"We are your family girl. Now make us dinner and go to bed without any!" Her father shouted.
"Make it yourself," Chii growled.
"Make us dinner or get out of my house!" He roared again.
"I'll be glad to go," Chii said. She walked upstairs grabbed one suitcase and packed all her belongings. She never had much from the start. After she was done, she walked back downstairs and grabbed her backpack and left.
She walked down the street a bit before she realized she didn't know where anyone lived. She walked to a bench and sat down, pulling out her laptop.
She searched on Google for Gaara's address. Once she got it she walked and once she was half way there it started to rain: downpour actually. She ran the rest of the way to Gaara's house with her suitcase over her head and begged that once she reached the doorstep that it was his house. She rang the doorbell.
A guy in his late teens opened the door with purple paint all over his face. She knew instantly who it was. He shut the door in her face as she was about to speak. She was hugging herself and shivering. She sneezed.
"UGH! Kankuro-san, could you possibly let me in?" She sniffled but was relieved she had gotten the right house because she knew Gaara and his siblings would all live in the same place. She sneezed again and thought 'Damit I'm getting a cold.' and sighed.
((on the other side of the wall))
Gaara and Temari had heard the doorbell.
"Kankuro get it you're the closest," Temari complained. Gaara was studying. You don't disturb Gaara. When Kankuro had slammed the door shut they looked up.
"Stupid homeless people," Kankuro mumbled. Then they heard it.
"UGH! Kankuro-san, could you possibly let me in?" A voice said behind and at once Gaara was at the door. When he opened the door he was shocked to see none other than Chii standing in the rain, soaking wet, sneezing, and shivering.
"Chii what are you doing here?" Gaara asked astonished.
Chii POV))
I sighed with relief. I gave a weak smile.
"Uh… my foster parents sort of kicked me out," I sighed. For some odd reason I felt tears stinging my eyes. He gave me a blank stare then a warm comforting smile.
"Temari can you get a towel please?" He asked. I smiled.
"Thank you, I'm sorry for coming here so late and bothering you all. I just…"I trailed off with another sneeze.
"It's alright," Gaara said as Temari handed him a towel and draped it over my shivering shoulders. "I wouldn't want it any other way," He whispered in my ear. I kicked off my shoes and socks and left them outside under the roof to dry. Gaara led me through his house to what I guessed was his room.
"The bathroom is through that door. Feel free to take a shower, k. I'll be back. I have the dinner duty tonight," Gaara said and left me alone. I opened my suitcase and took out a long sleeved black shirt and some navy blue sweat pants. I took out new undergarments and lightly made my way to the bathroom.
I stripped of my wet clothes and put them in the sink. I walked over to the shower and turned it on hot. After it warmed up I stepped inside and bathed. I got out and dried off, and put my clothes back on. Fidgeting with the sleeves of my shirt, I walked downstairs, only to be greeted by a bouncing blonde.
"CHII! OOOH! I didn't know it was you today, its so good to have to back!" Temari exclaimed. Kankuro only laughed. Temari dragged me down and we sat down at the counter. Gaara came in with a pink apron on that said Kiss the cook on it. I giggled.
"Have a nice shower?" He asked. I giggled some more and then something that smelled really good hit my nose.
"What are you making?" I asked.
"Miso soup and oni-gi-ri," He said.
"Real, Japanese, food! I haven't had some in so long!" I exclaimed happily.
They laughed. He finished and brought out the food. We ate in silence. After we were done it was time to go to sleep. Gaara and I walked back to his room in silence. I broke it with a loud yawn.
"Tired?" He asked. I just nodded.
"Gaara… thank you so much for doing this for me. I won't stay for long I promise," I blurted out.
"You're welcome. Don't worry about it k? But I have to ask why did they kick you out?" He asked.
"Well, when they adopted me it was for government money. It's a stupid thing they have and it wears off after ten years. So we moved back and well they never did actually like me. In third grade they abused me but I swore that if they ever touched me one more time I'd call the cops. With all the proof they knew they'd be screwed. It didn't change much… and well… you get the rest," I whispered most of it with tears in my eyes. I could feel his eyes on me and when I turned to meet them I wish I hadn't. His eyes held anger and sorrow. I turned away quickly and wiped the tears away.
"So… I refused to make dinner and they kicked me out," I finished. Now I could feel the tears slipping from my hold and covering my face. I pulled my sleeve up to my face and tried to wipe away the never ending tears. I sneezed again, looking away from Gaara.
We were still walking but then I stopped. Only because something was holding me back.
((Gaara POV))
I heard her story and it almost brought me to tears. We had still been walking when she started crying. I couldn't take it anymore. I slipped behind her and pulled her into a comforting hug. My arms were around her waist and I was resting my chin on her shoulder, telling her everything was okay. She turned around in my arms and rang her tiny hands in my shirt. Her sobbing be came louder and I held on to her a little tighter.
"Shhhh, It's alright. Chii, you're safe. Shhhh," I comforted. She eventually stopped crying and pulled away slightly, wiping her face off with her sleeve.
"Thanks, Gaara," She said softly with a small smile.
"Not a problem. Come one, Lets go to sleep now. I'll sleep on the floor," I said returning a smile. It had been awhile since I last smiled. It felt good.
"I don't mind sleeping on the floor. I can't kick you out of your own bed!" She said flabbergasted.
"No, I won't mind seriously," I said. She nodded her head again.
"Well, we'll just sleep on the bed together, if you don't mind," She smiled.
"Alright," She won. We got to my room and we climbed in bed and fell asleep comfortably snuggled against each other.