Breathe In the Rain

A City at War

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but I do own Kumo Dokusatsu, Keo Soma and Rio Soma

I want to thank SnowStorm752, Kurokaze of the Dark Winds, Killah bee, TimeCougar, I-Eat-My-Veggitables, and Bloodcandy4 for reviewing.

Don't forget to give me words if you want to see them in here, Also, if you have anything funny that seems to happen to you (Running into doors, falling down stairs, tripping on air) leaving them in your review, I need some ideas for accidents for Kumo to have.


Song: The city is at war

Artist : Cobra Starship


Kumo sat on her bed, it was dark and she could not get to sleep.

Shaking her head again, she laid back down.

One Sheep,

Two sheep

"Wait a second... there aren't any sheep in suna" Kumo growled, banging her head back against the pillow again and again.

One bowls of ramen

Two bowls of ramen

Three bowls of ramen

"AJHGAJHDFJFGA, SHABALABA DING DONG! THIS IS USELESS!" She cried, ripping from her pillow and sitting up straight.

"Stupid Nargels" She growled, closing her eyes and sighing.

She would never get to sleep like this.

And she knew her dark visitor wouldn't visit unless he heard her screaming.

And she would never know if it was Gaara if the visitor wouldn't come.

"Damn" Kumo growled, glaring at her door.

She sat up with her long hair framing her body, her tired eyes glowing against her pale skin in the moon light and candle glow.

Kumo sighed, flinging her hair back and taking a deep breath.

Flinging the covers off of her, she stumbled to the floor.

Half awake, like always, Kumo walked slowly to the bathroom, flinging herself against the cold wall and looked to the mirror.

Her hair was flat with slight waves here and there; her bright eyes seemed to glow with tiredness.

The cold of the wall, along with the metal rail that traced the center of the wall all around the large bathroom, chilled her back to the point she was slightly more awake.

That was until she pushed from it, tired of shivering.

Kumo wanted a hug.

She needed a hug.

Kumo decided to try to go back to sleep.

Or maybe go to Gaara's room to test her theory

Well... It was obvious she wasn't going to sleep, so she would try the later of the two.

Completely forgetting in what she was wearing, she looked to the ceiling to cool her flaming cheeks.

Despite what plan she had in store, it still aggravated her that she couldn't sleep.

"Why? Why can't I sleep?" She groaned, banging her head against the wall.

"REPORTAGE!..." After breathing, she whispered "Oww..."

She growled, rubbing the back of her head, before marching out only to see Gaara standing with a book in his hands on her bed.

"Gaara?" Kumo mumbled, opening her eyes fully.

Rubbing her eyes and shaking her head, she focused again, and it wasn't a dream.

Gaara was literally sitting on her bed with a leather bound book, reading before looking up at her.

"Can't sleep?" He asked blandly, looking back to the book and flipping a page.

Suddenly Kumo shook herself awake again only to realize, she wasn't in her room.

She had walked from the bathroom, out into the hall and straight into Gaara's room.

Without noticing it...

"Wow, I must be tired" Kumo laughed, walking in and sitting on the floor.

"What are you doing?" He growled, glaring at her over his book.

"Trying to sleep" She whispered, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.

It smelt like him,

the dark visitor.

Suddenly Kumo gasped and jumped up, racing to Gaara's side.

"Hug me!" She cried, looking him in the eyes.

"What?" He mocked, looking to the book only have it smacked from his grasp and Kumo pulling him by the shoulders.

"Just do this one thing, and if it doesn't prove anything, then I'll leave you alone" Kumo stated, looking him straight in the face.

"Fine" He growled, Kumo didn't see the hesitation.

Kumo pulled him into a hug, and suddenly she knew it.

"It's you!"

His hug was soft and longing, and gave that left to be wanting feeling.

His skin was cold, but his breath was warm beyond compare.

"What?" He whispered, pulling back from the hug.

"IT'S YOU!" Kumo cried, pointing at him only to fall backwards onto the floor.

"MOOSE!" Kumo screamed, rubbing her head with a whimper.

"What are you talking about?" Gaara mocked, arching a brow at her.

"You! YOU'RE THE STRANGER WHO CONTROLS SAND, AND HOLDS ME IN THE DARK!" Kumo screamed, pointing at him.

Suddenly her face went red and she forced herself up upon her feet and raced from the room, slamming her door behind her.

Gaara watched her sit down in a pair of lace panties and a tank-top, and stare at him.

When she closed her eyes, leaned back and sniffed the air...

It was then that Gaara knew he was done for.

She would know it was him and run off screaming in a mad fit of embarassment over how he treated her in the dark.

She would never look him in the eyes, she wouldn't talk to him or smile at him.

It was over.

Only then did she jump up in front of him and ask for a hug.

Gaara was certain, it was over.

and He was right.

"IT'S YOU!"

And that was the end of it.

"Gaara?"

Gaara looked up from the book he really wasn't reading to see Temari watching him.

"Is what the mad woman scream, is it true?" Temari grumbled, rubbing her tired eyes.

"You know I control sand" Gaara spat, looking back to his book.

"I meant holding her in the dark" Temari mocked, rolling her tired eyes and leaning on the door frame.

"Does it look like she was lying...?" Gaara snarled, glaring at the words he was trying to concentrate on but all he could see was her face.

He had done it this time, he had ruined it.

He should have never helped her.

Gaara felt guilty now.

"Well... go after her then" Temari stated, turning and going to her room.

"And keep crazy down to a minimum; I have a brunch with some important people tomorrow!" Temari growled.

Gaara shook his head and focused on his book.

Kumo sat on her made bed, her wet hair draped across her face, a brush in hand.

With a sigh, she looked down to her feet, brushing her hair slowly.

Suddenly, she got washed over with regret and guilt.

She was so embarrassed, she didn't even realize on how much she probably hurt Gaara.

Kumo took a deep breath and kept brushing.

Pulling up one pig-tail, she worked on the other before smiling.

She knew exactly what to do.

And they still had time.

"GAARA!" She cried, pulling the rest of her hair up and raced from her room.

"GA-RAWR!" she giggled, racing only to go face first into the door.

"PANCAKES AND SYRUP!" Kumo cried, rubbing her nose as she stumbled back from the door.

"Well... it's definitely you" Gaara mocked from the other side of the door.

"Gaara... open up, we'll be late on shopping if you don't!" Kumo stated, banging on the door.

"Must you make such a racket?" Temari hissed, brushing her hair before pulling it up as well.

"Yes" Kumo giggled, shrugging before turning to Gaara's room.

"GA-RAWR, PWEASE OPEN UP!" She cried, banging even harder until the door opened up and she fell first into Gaara.

"Oops..." Kumo giggled before standing up and looking him in the face.

"Come on, we have 2 hours to shop before lunch, come on" Kumo stated, grabbing his wrist and racing from the room.

He was wearing the gourd, which didn't phase Kumo.

But what did was that Gaara stopped her at the stair case and turned her around.

"Aren't you scared?"

"Of what? Store prices? Na... The have everything on sale for the rest of the week till next week when Halloween is" Kumo giggled.

"No... Of me" Gaara growled, looking her in the eyes.

"Why should I be?" Kumo laughed, winking at him before pulling him down the stairs and across the road until he stopped her again.

"Come on Gaara, we need to get there and look for giant spiders and more strob lights," Kumo laughed before suddenly she was caught up in a giant hug from Gaara.

and Kumo could only Smile a huge warm smile at Him before hugging him back.

"Come on, we need to set the city into war, trying to beat out haunted house!" Kumo laughed, pulling on his wrist, leading him toward another store.