To make things easier, it's my POV now.

This chapter took me quite a long while to type. Every write must experience writer's block, you know?

"small flashback"

"Gaara's words"

'thoughts'

Also, just for this chapter and maybe also in further chapters:

"Sasuke's mom's prayers"

or it may be just when two scenes cross.

Enjoy, review, comment, complain…etc


(Present)

Hinata left the area where she was to speak with the elders and is now heading toward her new father's.

"Hinata," Sasuke called for his new wed. He came from the garden.

"Sasuke-san," she replied. She stopped walking.

"I think the elders like you very much," he inserted a light pink flower in her hair.

"Thank you," she gave a light smile.

"Shall we see your new parents together?" he held out his hand.

"Be my guide," she took his hand. Hinata knew Sasuke liked her though she doesn't know for sure or why. She thought, even if she cannot return his feelings, the least would be to like him. Not love, just like.

--

"Hinata-san, please wake up," Neji knocked on the door.

"I'm up, Neji-niisan," she replied with a yawn

She picked out the clothes for today and laid them on her bed.

No thoughts passed her mind as she showered. The water was at the right temperature. She looked at the steam floating endlessly in her eyes.

--

'Gaara,' the girl called for him in her heart, 'you know I'd want you alive than in coma…'

"Hinata," Sasuke said, "let's leave now."

She bowed,"yes."

Hinata waited for her man to lead her.

--

"Kankuro! Use a fork," Temari slapped the brunette's hand with the back of the knife.

"Ow!" he pulled back, "chill, sis!"

"I don't want my Hina-chan to get sick from your germs," she pouted her lips.

"You're not so young anymore, why are you pouting like a kid?" Kankuro murmured when he passed Hinata.

"What did you say, dear brother?" Temari's eyes were filled with freezing cold daggers ready to shoot at will.

"No, no," he shook his head, Hinata only giggled.

"G-Gaara-kun, why don't you come eat with us?" Hinata invited him over at the first sight of him.

"Where's she gonna be sleeping tonight?" Gaara asked first out.

"She can sleep with me since you don't want her here so much," Kankuro stuffed a piece of apple in his mouth.

"Kankuro!" Temari warned him.

Gaara walked pass Hinata and got himself a cup of milk.

"I'm going to sleep."

That's it. That's all he said and they heard him shut the door.

--

They did not stay long with their parents for Uchiha-san had other visitors.

"Hinata," Sasuke was walking in front of her, "I'll be going out so you can do whatever you want in the time being."

Sasuke left the girl alone in a whole strange world of which she must get used to.

She knew she had to let go of her past, the past when she was happy in a relationship with her red head panda.

The girl stared into thin air; seeing everything but nothing.

"Hinata," Sasuke's mom called.

"Yes, m…Mother," Hinata stood up from the bench she sat on in the garden.

"You know," she started, "well, I know you were forced to marry into our family. But you should still have your own freedom and time."

Hinata didn't understand where she was going with this conversation.

"I know from your cousin that both of you have someone you love," Mother held Hinata by her shoulder, "let's go to the hospital."

--

"Hey Gaara," Hinata smiled at the half dead man on a hospital bed.

"You look beautiful, Hinata," the spirit Gaara smiled so warmly at her.

"Good afternoon, Sabaku-san," Mother smiled as well. She then stared into thin air.

"Would you like to sit?" Hinata pulled a chair for Mother.

"Oh, no. I will be back later," and she left.

"Holy crap, I thought she saw me for a minute there!" Gaara lowered himself onto a chair.

Hinata's smile turned bitter, "Gaara…"

--

"Father," Sasuke's mom kneeled in a church facing Jesus on his cross. She lowered her head, lips touching her fingers, "I have a sin…"

--

Hinata loosely held Gaara's limp hand, "I have so much to say…"

"My son loves Sakura but she suddenly disappeared."

"I married Sasuke…"

"He became a shell, looking for no one other than her."

"Remember him from college?"

"Last night of the summer festival, I kicked him out the house."

"Yea, I married him."

"I just wanted him to find color in his life again."

"Look, this is the ring he got me."

"Turned out, he did."

"He's really nice to me."

"He found the color…purple."

"So don't have to worry about me."

"But it was swirled with tints of red…"

"Hinata."

"Hinata. He saw as a replacement for Sakura."

"Are you happy?"

"Because of Sasuke's jealousy and greed…"

"Do you miss me?"

"Gaara disappeared upon the world."

"Gaara."

"Father."

"Come back."

"I have committed a sin."

"I want you back."

"I gave birth to that child."

"Hold me."

"I gave Hinata-chan and Sabaku-san pain."

"I'm so alone."

"I'm so sorry!"

"You'd tell me to live and move on."

"How can I let everything go back?"

"But how can I?"

"I took Hinata-chan out to see Sabaku-san."

"You had every part of me with you."

"But would that really make up for everything Sasuke-kun and I have done?"

"Gaara…"

"Father."

"Let me go with you!"

"I have a sin."

"Please tell me what to do."

Streams of tears flooded both women's faces at the same time.

Pain. The pain was so unbearable it cannot be held back any longer.


So you like this chapter?

Was that -- thing better?

Tell me what was confusing and stuff.

I think the next chapters would be telling what's happened in the past and such.

Thanx for reading!!

-Kat aka Necko-chan

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