I don't own naruto... d'uh peoples.
Gaara POV
We had been sitting on this stupid couch for an hour waiting for that stupid bitch to come back down when everyone, including my self could here very…. Odd, noises coming from upstairs.
"YEAH! Give it to daddy!" A male voice cried.
"Shut up! And take it bitch!" The other one shouted.
And it just got worse. We all knew what they were doing. I had no idea why I was upset.
Don't be upset kid. You're next. You get to tap that ass.
Get out of my head, Shukaku.
No way brat, this is too entertaining. You, the most unsociable person ever, is being FORCED to get married and she is damn fine! Plus did you see how terrified those guys were of her? Damn I bet she's freaky in bed.
ENOUGH. I don't care. We're not getting married. I don't even see why I need to get married. It's stupid. I hate diplomacy. I hate politics. I hate all that racket.
I growled and glared at her father. He raised such a whore.
"It's not what you think." He said sheepishly.
"They're actually playing a video game. When I first heard them I thought the same thing, but my baby wouldn't do that… at least not loud enough for everyone to hear…" He trailed off into though.
What a fucking idiot.
The noise stopped and I could hear footsteps on the stairs. I looked over to see the bitch standing there in a shirt and some blue pants made out of a thick material. The male with blonde hair was carrying a bag, the brown haired one carrying the other.
"Okay!" She said cheerfully. " All set!" I growled again and stormed out to the vehicle and got in, waiting for everyone else to follow. Eventually everyone made it outside and everyone was waiting in the car while that stupid cunt talked to her even dumber friends.
"Get in!" I yelled. She looked into the car, smiled and with venom dripping from every word she said, "Bite me, red."
"Damn girl, no need to be so touchy! He is you beau after all!" The blond spoke up. She scowled and hugged them all good bye and got in, being forced to sit in between her father and me. The car ride was silent.
Rae's POV
I sighed mentally for the four millionth time. I hated long silent awkward cars rides. I hated people who looked at me weird. I looked at Kankuro who seemed just as bored by the tension.
"Soooooo… Ninja's huh?" Was the most intelligible piece of crap I could spurt out.
"Yeah." Kankuro nodded.
"That's actually pretty cool. Dae and I used to play ninja's versus pirates all the time. Then when Flem came along we added demonic beings to it. Do you know why pirates always win?" I asked Kankuro.
"No. Why?"
"Because pirates can get everything else drunk with their endless supply of rum. Drunkenness makes everything better." I knew my joke was lame, but Kankuro cracked a smile anyway.
"So what's it like being a ninja anyway? They have ninja's on T.V., but I doubt it comes close to the real thing." Much of the car ride was spent with Temari, Kankuro and myself talking about normal ninja stuff, and I found some of it pretty cool, like how they each have a special ability. I turned to Gaara, who had been silent the entire time.
"What's your special thing?" I asked with a smile.
"Killing people." He growled. I kept my smile plastered. I wasn't going to give in to his fear tactic game.
"Really? That's pretty neat. " My smile never left my lips as I spoke. The conversation died down again after that. Luckily we were almost there… but where the hell was there? The car came to a halt at the edge of a desert.
"Dad, where are we?" I asked as we got out of the car.
"We're on the portal between the planes. This is where you go into their world." He said looking out proudly.
"Dad, it's a desert." I said blatantly. He looked down at me.
"Yeah?"
"I'm going to melt!" I got to my knees dramatically.
"Baby, you're going to live in the Village Hidden in Sand, where did you think it'd be located at?"
"THE BEACH. D'uh." He heaved a sigh at my response.
"Come." Baki ordered.
"Dad, I don't want to make this any harder. I figured I'd need to travel light. The suitcases in the car are packed with winter clothes, so all I need is my back pack." I looked at him with my sad eyes.
"Daddy, I'll miss you. Please come visit me more often than you came home." I said, biting back tears.
"I will sweet heart. I will." He gave my cheek a kiss and waved as he got back into the car.
I glared at the people I would be living with.
I put on my sweetest smile and walked over to Baki.
"Your bags?" He asked.
"Won't need them." I stated. He nodded, holding out his hand. He made several signs with one hand as I held onto the other. Then, black. I felt like I was floating in the air. I did a couple twirls and flips and felt great, but also terrified. Was I falling? Was I even going anywhere?
What is your purpose here child? A wild voice asked.
"Hello?" I called out with worry.
You should leave before you die. I looked all around but saw nothing but black.
The black began to fade. I could feel weight bearing down on me again. The sheer magnitude of all the weight pushing me down knocked the air out of me. I clenched my hands and realized that I was no longer holding Baki's. I was alone… alone in this fading world. It hurt. The weight, the loneliness, the fear, it felt like it was killing me. Then the real pain started. I felt myself thunk as I was forced back to reality, my ass hitting the ground… hard. I looked up and saw Baki standing over me. I hurt… I felt like a car hit me. I didn't move or say anything. Baki pulled me up onto his back and merely hung there. I was so dazed that I couldn't tell what was up or down or anything. I closed my eyes and lost myself to the darkness.
"Is she awake yet?" I heard Kankuro moan.
"No, leave her alone, I don't know what happened but both her and Gaara have been acting really weird. She's been knocked out and Gaara has been… he hasn't murdered anyone, although his temper seems to have gotten worse." Temari's voice answered Kankuro.
Gaara POV
He didn't want to talk about what had happened when Baki transported them. He felt her in his head. For some reason, he could feel her sadden at his situation, and even though Shukaku had reached out to warn her, she did not show fear, just pain. She felt my pain and I knew that's what was keeping her bed ridden.
Shukaku himself had even shut up to let me be. It was almost, pleasant, not having him interrupting my thoughts.
I can still hear them though
You came back just to annoy because I said it was nice without you.
That and that girl wore me out.
What?
I touched her mind and it nearly sapped me of energy. I'm drained kiddo, so don't go getting yourself into trouble.
He yawned and went back to sleep. I growled. How did she do that? Why did it have to be her? She's so loud mouthed and arrogant and annoying and stupid! I hate that bitch.
Rae POV
I groaned. Attempting to sit up was a challenge. Everything hurt. I glanced over at a sleeping Kankuro.
"Hey." My voice was hoarse. He opened one eye to peek at me.
"Hey." He answered back.
"How long have I been out?"
"About a week."
"Why?"
"Don't know."
"Are you mad at me?" I said. I didn't know why I was feeling this way but it felt like he was mad at me for something. Tears started forming in my eyes.
"What? No, wait, are you crying? No I'm not mad! I just had a bad day. Please please don't cry. Gaara will kill me if he finds out I made you cry!" Kankuro looked panicked.
"Why does he care?" I asked burying my head in my knees. "He hates me."
"Honestly, I can't tell you if he does or not, but he's been in here everyday. He'll look at you, scowl, then leave." Kankuro said, as if that would reassure me. I sniffled looking at him. He wasn't wearing his face paint and was just wearing some plain black clothes. His brown hair looked pretty rumpled. I snickered to myself.
"What's so funny?" he asked defensively.
"You're kind of cute without all that make up on." He roared with laughter while blushing.
"Looks like you're back to being cheerful huh?" he grinned.
"Yeah." I smiled back.
"Good. There are some clothes on the nightstand. I'll be back in an hour to come get you for dinner." He stood up to leave. I grabbed his sleeve, not sure what my intentions were. He glanced back.
"Thank you. I'm glad you're my friend." I didn't look up at him as he left. I felt a chill run down my spine as he left the room. I glanced around. It felt like someone was watching everything. I shivered and picked up my clothes. The bedroom I was in was modest, a bed, a dresser, a nightstand and a bookcase. There was a door and I opened it, expecting a closet, but instead found a bathroom that was almost as big as the actual bedroom. I gasped.
It's huge! There was this huge tub in the middle with a small shower in the corner. The mirror was gigantic and it was all tiled in sea foam green. I glanced around, still feeling like I was being watched, and undressed quickly and jumped into the tub. The warm water felt so good on my skin. I sighed as I though about my situation.
I'm glad it was Kankuro I woke up. He's really sweet when he's not a perv. I chuckled a bit before dunking myself under water.
I loved the water. There wasn't a day when I wasn't in our pool back home. Being in a desert I knew I wouldn't have the chance to be in the water as much, so I took this time to relish it. The tub was deep enough for me to sit on the bottom and be completely immersed. I stayed under for quite some time, just floating and thinking.
Not much fun being in a desert huh?
I jerked out of the water.
What was that? I looked around. It sounded like the voice form when I blacked out in the portal thing. I was officially freaked out. I heard Kankuro knocking on the door to my bedroom.
Jeez, have been in the tub that long? I don't even remember being under water for more than a few minutes.
"Rae! Come on! I'm starvingggggggggggg." He whined.
"Be out in a minute!" I got dressed slowly, still glancing around the bathroom. I would not let this place beat me. I was too tough for this. I held my head high as I marched out to meet Kankuro. He sighed.
"Finally!" I stuck my tongue out. He grabbed it.
"Pweafe wet wo."
"No way. This is too much fun!" He led me down the hall and down some stairs by my tongue and didn't let go until we got to the table. I made a gagging noise and began scraping my tongue off like it had been touched by something terrible. Kankuro made a face and sat down.
"Ugh!" I grunted, still scraping my tongue. "You taste awful!" Temari walked in just at that moment and nearly dropped the plate she was holding. I laughed, as her eyes got wide.
"Why were you tasting my brother?" She screamed.
"Because I like to know how everyone tastes. Licking people is my new favorite hobby!" As I spoke I walked up next to her. I gave her a big lick on her hand to prove a point.
"See? You taste sweeter than you seem." I winked. She sputtered a few unintelligible comments before finally yelling at Kankuro.
"Kankuro, where's your brother?" Kankuro shrugged.
"He wouldn't answer when I went to go get him." He said.
"I'll get him." I volunteered.
"Well, okay, his room is…" I held up a hand, silencing him. Taking a huge breath, I bellowed as loud as I could.
"GAARA IS A BUTT FACE AND WOULDN'T DARE COME DOWN TO ARGUE WITH ME ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE'S TOO SCARED OF ME!" Temari actually did drop her plate this time.
"Raeven! Do you have a death wish?" She almost screamed at me. Gaara appeared red-faced and furious behind her.
"Apparently, but at least he's here for dinner!" I said cheerfully before taking a seat across from Kankuro. Temari was trying to calm her little brother down while Kankuro leaned over and whispered in my ear.
"You are totally my new favorite person ever!" I giggled a little from the tickling sensation in my ear.
"What are you giggling about?" Gaara growled dangerously at me. I was not afraid of him. His mean looks would never deter my humor or scare me off, not that easily.
"He was whispering sweet nothings in my ear." I said seductively while wrapping my arms around Kankuro's neck, pressing our cheeks together. Kankuro was yanked from my hold. I saw him pinned against the wall by sand, and him choking and sputtering. Gaara was looking at him with eye's filled with hate.
"Gaara stop!" I cried out, placing my hands on his arm. I don't know why, but the touch seemed to have startled him enough that he dropped Kankuro.
"Why did you do that? I was just joking! Kankuro's my friend. Friends joke like that. Gaara, why would you want to hurt him?" I asked, my voice wavering. I couldn't understand why he would do that. I couldn't understand that look in his eyes as he glared at me. Me, the person always ready to turn a bad situation into one filled with laughter had just done the opposite. I was shaken more by the knowledge that my actions had hurt Kankuro than what Gaara had actually done.
"Are you afraid of me now?" Gaara growled, not bothering to look down at me. My sadness suddenly turned to anger. Before I could stop myself or control my limbs my hand hit something, hard. The loud whack of my back handed slap seemed to echo for eternity. I glared up at Gaara as he stood there in shock.
"I will NEVER be afraid of you. You're just a spoiled kid, and I will break you of your bad habit." My eyes never left his face as he bent down to glare at me, our noses only an inch or so apart.
"I will MAKE you fear me." He whispered harshly.
"Bring it on, bitch." My anger rivaled his. I never let anyone bully me. I had taken on 3 sets of howling twins when I used to babysit, I could certainly handle this out of control brat.
He growled low before disappearing in swirl of sand. My anger vanished when I heard Kankuro groan. I ran over to him.
"Are you okay? I am so, so sorry I got you hurt." I bent down to help him up. He grinned up at me, rubbing his neck.
"Girl, it wasn't your fault, and besides, I don't know how you did it but not only did you touch Gaara and talk back to him, you challenged him and lived to tell about it." Kankuro roared with laughter.
"You're so weird!" He continued laughing. Temari did not share his joy.
Gaara POV
You're getting soft.
Shut up.
You let that woman walk all over you.
She touched me…how could she do that? Why did she do that? What about the barrier? No one is supposed to be able to touch me. She wasn't fast or anything.
Her intentions held no real malice in them I guess. She may be angry with you, but she'd never hurt you.
She SLAPPED me.
Yeah, that was funny. Shukaku chuckled. I was furious. More confused than furious. She had been able to touch me, and the contact startled me so much I lost all concentration. I hated her for it. I wanted to kill her. I should have killed her before she even had the chance to slap me. Her words stung in my ear. –"why would you want to hurt him"- I clasped my head. The words just kept echoing. Why did she care why I wanted to kill him? She had no right to question my purpose. I should have killed them both.
Why kill the one woman not afraid to be near you? Your father wants you to sire a child, and I know why.
What are you talking about? Tell me!
Maybe later, I've said too much.
I growled at the sudden end to our conversation. I could here Temari, Kankuro and Raeven all laughing inside. It made my blood boil. But, why? Was it because she was supposed to be mine? Was it because I didn't want her to be happy with another man? I growled and made up my mind to simply avoid her. She wasn't worth all of this added noise in my head. I jumped from the roof to go sit in my secret spot.