Sorry I took so long! This chapter being finished is a birthday gift to myself since it was yesterday. You guys can give me a gift too. The gift of reviews! So anyway here's the chapter!

Chapter 2

The next morning I woke up to Hannah yelling at me.

"Five more minutes," I mumbled so quiet that, had she not had super hearing thanks to her demon, she wouldn't have been able to hear it.

Hannah groaned and left the room. That's odd, I thought. She usually doesn't give up that easily. As soon as I finished that thought she reentered the room. The next thing I new I was soaked!

"HANNAH! I AM SO GOING TO KILL YOU FOR THAT!"

"Oh shit!" was her response as she bolted for the dinning room where she knew fighting wasn't allowed.

Forgetting her I grabbed some clothes and went into the bathroom. After getting dressed I took a look at myself in the mirror. My outfit wasn't anything special, just a pair of jeans and a hand-me-down t-shirt.

Back in my room I put my crucifix necklace on. Then, after making sure nobody was around, I opened the little wooden box that I kept all my most precious treasures in. I lifted out a little flower made of sand and sat on my bed, staring at and remembering the day he gave to me.

*Flashback*

I was five years old. I didn't know about Ema yet. Adam, Julie, and I where visiting Ralph's brother, or as we call him, Uncle Jerry. He lived in another world so we didn't get to see him much. The name of his village was Suna.

Almost as soon as we arrived we went to see the friends we had made there. I went to the park and Gaara was sitting on the swing waiting for me. Turns out he had heard I was coming.

"Hi Gaara!" I shouted as I ran over to join him.

"Hi Hope!" We played for a long time then he walked me home.

We spent the rest of the week playing together in the park. When a group of bullies came over and started picking on him I yelled at them to go away and leave us alone. They did. I think they were scared of me for some reason.

The last day before Adam, Julie, and I left I went to say goodbye to Gaara.

"Gaara, I have a gift for you." I handed him a sash I had woven myself.

"Thank you. I have something for you, too. Close your eyes and hold out your hands," He told me.

"Alright." I did as he said and he placed something in them.

"Okay you can open them now." I did. In my hand I saw the most beautiful flower I had ever seen and it was made completely out of sand.

"Thanks Gaara! I'll keep it forever!"

"Hope it's time to leave," Adam call from not far off.

"Coming! Bye Gaara! See you next time!"

*End Flashback*

Unfortunately there hadn't been a next time. Uncle Jerry died and I haven't been back since. But I still think about Gaara everyday.

"Hope, You ready for school yet?" Hannah called up.

"Yeah I'm coming!" I called backed as I put the sand flower away. And with that we were off to start another day in hell.

Again I'm really sorry I took so long! I'm a procrastinator. Hope you liked the chapter. So now you know what Gaara has to do with the story. Please do poll on myprofile it is really improtant to the story! And please review!