Chapter 3: Torn between two hearts

Sasuke clenched his fists as he came at me. Betrayal, Anger and hatred were rolling off of him. I stood ready, braced, for the impact that was sure to come. Nothing came. I looked up and saw the sand wall protecting me. Gaara crossed his arms and had a small smirk spread over his face back at Sasuke. "Do not pull her into this. This is between you and me." Gaara said in a stern voice, it was as if he was scolding a young child. Sasuke shifted his weight onto his left foot. His expression showed the rage he had built up and Gaara's latest comment let the beast out.

The look on his face brought back old memories of the chunin exams. The boy that went up against me and Sasuke, which had ended up hurting my Sasuke, something was missing. His face. His name. They both escape me once again.

"Ok. Let's finish this." Sasuke hissed lowly. He crouched down as if he were a cat ready for the moment to kill. Gaara chuckled a little at the way Sasuke was. "Back then, you had re-enforcements. This time you won't be so lucky." He seemed to look a little hesitant as he said those words. What did he mean by this time? I don't remember being told about this fight. I only barely remember Sasuke fighting that psycho boy.

*FLASH BACK*

"Sasuke Uchiha." Hissed a demonic voice. A red-head stood in front of me. I held my kunai close to my chest. I had a duty to protect Sasuke. "Give me Uchiha." It roared at me. The boy had been half human, half sand monster. Cracks were in his sand claws. His right eye had changed from turquoise to black with a golden diamond as a pupil. His gourd that he had worn earlier had disappeared to form his tail. He had a pointed ear. He glared at me, the bloodlust clearly visible in his eyes. I knew I couldn't win, but I could try. He seemed confused, irritated, and in pain when I didn't. "Then die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the real boy's voice came into focus.

*FLASH BACK OVER*

I came back to my senses. The feeling of wetness was all over my face. I placed a finger onto my face. Blood came up with it. The smell of it was unbearable. I started to panic on the inside while I acted cool on the outside. I wondered who had been injured. I looked over to se Sasuke on the ground and splatters of blood around him. A kunai was in the middle of his back. I heard a thud and saw something in the corner of my eye.

Gaara had slumped to the ground. My god was hurt. I rushed over to him to see the cause of this reaction. A kunai was in his back of his black shirt was becoming soaked with blood. He looked up at me with weak eyes. Tears were forming into my eyes as I saw him starting to die in my arms. *Author note – ok I know it's a bit of a drama queen material here, but o well. ** He lifted his hand with grace to my face. "Shh. It's ok. I didn't kill him. I knew it would make you upset." He said this in his normal tone. He sounded a lot like the boy in my memories. I looked over at Sasuke, then back at my fallen angel. My good nature told me to go help Sasuke, but my heart told me to let him die and save my Gaara.

I couldn't let them both die. I was torn between two people that I held dearly in my heart. I knew that one would die if I decided to help the other. "Go help him. I've got people here. I'll be ok." Gaara said faintly. I knew he was in pain, but he didn't want to let me know. Suddenly the woman and man from before come back out. "What have you done now?" asked the woman a little mad. The man just chuckled. I now saw where he gets the chuckle from. "Well, I'm dying for starters." Gaara whispered. The man grabbed him in his arms and carried him into the cottage/shack. The woman folded her arms and glared at me. "What are you still doing here? Gaara said to save him. We don't want another killing on our hands." I nodded and lifted Sasuke into my arms.

He moved a little as I shifted his weight between my arms. No. Sasuke. Not you. Ino's going to kill me if you die. I thought to myself as I jumped from tree to tree. I learned three things; Gods can be murderous demons, death is always behind people it just comes down to how far behind he is, and anyone can be taken away from you in a matter of seconds.