Part five: Breaking the mask

A4TN: So sorry for the almost two years wait! Life just seems to get on top of me these days and I find little time to write. I will update a few chapters today for break me!

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some OC charters =3

The file was wiped open faster than the sheet hit could the desk. My eyes scanned the picture noticing ever detail -from the pale skin to the raven hair- all confirming my thoughts; it was THE Sasuke Uchiha.

"Why transfer from Kohona to Suna?" I asked myself out loud before noticing the time and cursing to myself, I made a quick exit.

It didn't take me long to get to the small café, we were planning to meet at but instead of one; I saw two people awaiting my arrival. My gaze flickered to Sasuke as my tongue tingled with questions but I bit down on it; keeping them all to myself.

"Hey Gaara," Naruto said nervously, looking between me and Sasuke.

I open my mouth about to return the greeting when the Uchiha cut me off, "hello Gaara."

I could swear hell just froze over.

'So he did get my message, huh? And Naruto did a pretty good job in wording it too.' I nodded to the two, catching the bitter chuckle before it had a chance to crawl its way up my throat, and set down on the only spare seat available at the circle table, right in-between the two.

"So-"

"Dope, why don't you get us something to drink" Sasuke said cutting him off; never once looking away from me.

"Uh but..." he started off, unsure if he should go and leave us two alone together.

I turned to Naruto and nodded reassuringly, "cola and..." I turned back to the raven to see him still staring at me with a look that for told my death.

"Water"

Naruto nodded; slipping off his chair and going up to the till. A gentle breeze blew softly by picking up some dust, playing with both our hairs, and the end of the parasol that was shading us from the sun's rays but it did nothing to lighting the tension in the air.

"You might fool Naruto and everyone else but you don't fool me."

'Not quite the opening line I was looking for.' I thought as I smirked; resting my elbow on the table and resting my check against the palm "was I trying to fool you?"

"yes"

"and why would I want to do that Uchiha?"

"it's your nature to have every one under your influents," his eyes close before re-opening. Only to stare straight in to mine and suddenly it felt like I was staring into a doll's eyes; empty and hollow- deep dark pits that were for every going- completely devoid of live. He smirked, seeing he had caught my full attention, and tilted his head "and because you don't know how to life without destroying another's existence... you know what you remind me off?"

I sighed; this was an easy one, people always said the same thing about what I was; it was in my birth given name after all. "What a demon?"

"No; A demon has lust for either blood or body- they still have want or need- they still have real feelings, but you don't... It makes you like an old hollow little toy that was once broken but now fix. sitting on the self-feeling empty, all alone and forgotten; no longer holding a purpose even if it's as small as needing to be put back together."

I think that was the first time; I had lost compete control over my emotion so much that my mask broke in half.

Anger, pain, resentment, confusion and loneliness, the sting off his words brought them back.

"the truth hurts, doesn't it?"

'I can't let him win' I hissed mentally, filling in the forums; he'll stay here long enough for me to make him welcome death, with open arms and to beg me for forgiveness.

At last the forums where all signed and finish and I could rant, till my heart's content but I only stared straight ahead; stiff as a board.

'Someone's there' I kept thinking; Impossible I know but my mind kept telling me to keep up the act as if I was on show.

"maybe you haven't lost your touch... well not that much, un" I turned my head to the direction in which the voice was coming from only to see the annoying blonde bombers, Deidara, leaning against the window making my shoulders visibly relax.

"It's only you."

"Hm? Expecting someone else, un?" he asked, coming closer towards me.

"no"

He shook his head and lent against the desk, ignoring my answer, he started to think about it, "Maybe you were expecting that Uchiha boy, un?"

A4TN: Next chapter should be up tonight! :D