Disclaimer: didn't use this in the last chapter but I did SAY that I didn't own Naruto, this hasn't changed… yet…. MUHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ahem… I have calmed…

For everyone who care's to know older like 17 18 or so… get it, got it, good

And I need some ideas on a up coming character, He's going to be Tuyen's boss, he has to be pretty perverted but he has to be bad. I was thinking Jiraiya but he's good. I mean I might end up using him… but I'd rather use someone meaner. So if any of you Naruto experts have any good ideas I'd love use them. If not I might end up making up him an oc and I really don't want to do that.

Also if I mess up something (like a name or attack) PLEASE tell me I'm only on like episode 100 in Naruto and even then I'm not that quick to pick up names… so tell me if I did something wrong and I'll fix it.

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Chapter 2

Gaara's Memories

The ride would have been miserable, not to mention scary with all the looks Tuyen was getting from the hunters, if it weren't for Naruto's constant chatter. He almost seemed as if he was filling in for the lack of talking from Gaara. She was very grateful to the blond for keeping her mind off all the horrible things she had heard about this place.

The funny thing about Gaara was that Tuyen was SURE she had heard his name somewhere before… when, where? And why was it mentioned? The said boy had been constantly staring at her… this was a little more then unnerving. Was he ok? Had she done something wrong? He definitely was looking at her like something was wrong with her. Biting her bottom lip, she tried to ignore it. But her insecurity kept telling her she had done something wrong.

The rest of the trip proved to be unsuccessful for the hunters, but they didn't seem to be upset with it. Tuyen prayed that their happiness wasn't because of her.

Once they got back, Kabuto handed her a key with a room number on it. "Now get yourself some clothes."

Tuyen looked down at the key, wondering what he was talking about. Kabuto smirked.

"Oh right, you don't know where the clothes are…"

"Me and Gaara can take her," Naruto volunteered, waving his hand like he was in class. Kabuto nodded, then walked away, ready to send his report to the boss.

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"And this is where you get your clothes. Shoes, and all that stuff," Naruto explained, walking into a small room full of shelves that held boxes of stuff. "Women's are over there," Naruto said, pointing to the right of the room. "There're labels on the boxes saying what the sizes are, here." He handed Tuyen a black basket. "Fill her up."

After Tuyen had gotten all the necessary stuff—clothes, shoes, toothbrush, etc.— she walked back to Naruto.

"Done?" the blond asked. Tuyen nodded. "Good, now let's go see if there's any food left, I'm DYING!" With this, the over-energetic boy bounded out, Tuyen and Gaara following. Tuyen turned to the redhead, hoping to get to know him better.

"So, what is it like around here?"

Gaara chose not to answer, looking away. Naruto turned around to walk backwards.

"He doesn't talk much," the blond informed Tuyen, "so I do it for him." That said, he almost walked into a wall. For the first time that day, Tuyen laughed, almost making Gaara jump out of his skin at the sudden sound. Naruto looked up, smiling and laughing as well.

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"Well, here we are," Naruto said, walking into a huge room filled with tables. "I'll just go into the back and see if I can dig up something, you guys stay put," he added, leaving Tuyen and Gaara to fend for themselves.

Gently, Tuyen sat down on one of the benches; Gaara did the same. The young girl just looked down at her hands, not sure what to say and deciding that it would be best just to be silent. Everything had happened so suddenly; she hardly knew what to think anymore. Suddenly, Gaara's voice shook her out of her thoughts and almost out of her skin; he was the last person she had expected to talk.

"Why did you give yourself up for that…boy?"

"Because… I could. I have a right to protect those who are weaker them me." (L: this is also my motto, not that I'm all that good at doing it all that time.)

Gaara still looked confused, so Tuyen tried to clear it up for him. "You see, we have an obligation to help and love others."

The redhead only scowled. "I love only myself, and that's enough for me. I'm happy that way."

The brunette gently shook her head, as if she were talking to a small child.

"If you keep thinking that way, you'll never be happy."

Gaara was about to answer, but Naruto picked this time to drop in. "Look what I got!" he said happily, holding up a bowl of rice with three pairs of chopsticks. He set it down, and all three of them started to eat.

Naruto ate the most, since Tuyen was too nervous to eat, and Gaara… was Gaara, enough said. After all the rice was gone, Naruto looked up at Tuyen.

"So what room number do you have?" he asked. Quickly, the brunette pulled out the slip of paper that Kabuto had given her.

"Section S, room 205."

"Well, I'm in Section K; that's a little farther than S, but Gaara is in S, so he'll take you there." The brunette turned to the silent, brooding boy.

"Is… is that alright with you, Gaara? If not, I can just find it myself…" Gaara got up.

"Hurry up, let's go." With that, he started walking out of the dinning hall. Tuyen quickly followed, trying to stay close.

"G…Goodbye, Naruto, it was nice meeting you."

"Nice meeting you, too, Tuyen, see yah tomorrow!"

Tomorrow: the word hit her like a ton of bricks. She would be here tomorrow, and the next day and the day after that. Tears begin to well up in her eyes but she quickly brushed them away.

Don't think about it, Tuyen, you'll be fine. But would she? The girl looked at the back of Gaara; he had gotten a little ahead of her. Not wanting to get lost, she ran to catch up, but the tears kept coming, momentarily blinding her so that she didn't see the redhead stop. This caused her to bump into him.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she mumbled, looking down. He glanced over his shoulder at her, then at the room he had stopped at.

"This is it."

Tuyen looked up at the door, the numbers 205 staring back at her. Her mind told her legs to move but they wouldn't. 'Be brave, like Raie, like daddy, you can do it, Tuyen,' she told herself. Taking a deep breath, she slowly walked over to the door and knocked. Not hearing anything, she quickly unlocked it. Noticing that Gaara was still behind her, she quickly turned.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye for now, it was nice to meet you, Gaara. I hope you have a nice sleep and I hope to see you tomorrow," she gushed.

After her little "speech", Gaara nodded, then turned and left her… all alone.

Turning back to the door, she peeked in. She couldn't see anything because it was so dark. Smiling at her silliness for being scared, she walked in, flipping on the light switch. The place was a dump. Clothes, scrolls, weapons, books… wait, weapons? Tuyen bent down and picked up a small throwing knife. Since she knew next to nothing about weapons, basically she knew that it was sharp and most likely not a nice thing to throw at someone. Gently, the girl placed it back and started looking for the bed. After a good search, she found it under a great deal more junk. Gently placing all the stuff on the floor, Tuyen found a blanket under the bed—along with a great many other things (Liz: hehe this sound's like my room last week before I had a cleaning fit.) After setting up the bed, she lay down. 'Tomorrow I'll help my roommate clean, as a thank you for letting me stay here,' she thought as her eyelids began to grow heavy. 'I wonder what she'll be like?'

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Itachi was finally back from another successful mission. It had been very long and he was very tired, wanting only to sleep. As he walked to his room, he saw Gaara of the Sand sitting outside, looking at the crescent moon, deep in thought. Itachi shook his head, too exhausted to tell the sand demon that he wasn't suppose to be out after seven; it was almost one in the morning. Sighing, he turned toward his room.

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Like every night after the "accident", Gaara couldn't sleep. But, unlike other nights, something was bothering him. It was something that… that stupid new girl had said. He had known she was stupid from the moment she had given her freedom up for some silly kid. Even Naruto had seen it, and he wasn't exactly the sharpest weapon in the box. She could have saved herself, but she hadn't. Gaara knew a million people here who would have given anything or anyone to have the chance she had—to be free. Yet this stupid girl had given herself up willingly. In the demon-holder's eyes, this was brainless and brainless people didn't deserve to be alive. (Liz: ahhh but Gaara, stupid people give the world spice.)

She had told him it was her right to protect those who were weaker than her. Why was that a 'right'? People had never tried to protect him when he was weaker…

Gaara had only been a little boy, almost four, when Sound had attacked his village, Suna, which was more on the outer circle of villages. In fear for his life and the life of his village, the Kazekage had given his children and many scrolls to the leader of Sound as a peace offering. In exchange, his village would be able to live in peace, and he would still be able to rule it. Sound had agreed, happily taking the three siblings back to their base.

Supposedly, the four-year-old Gaara was "just right" for some experiment. So once they reached the base, he was whisked off to a bright room where they started to operate on him. Gaara didn't remember much: He was put on a table; something was stuck into him; he fell asleep; he remembered walking up to someone, screaming, and the earth shook, tossing everything around and splitting the floor. Gaara remembered pain, unbelievable pain, and the smell of blood mixed with earth. That was all.

Later, he found out that they had put a demon into him, trying to copy something another village had done. But halfway through, the demon had somehow broken loose, killing everyone and everything in its path. It would have killed Gaara, too, but one weak medic was able to force it into the little boy's body. It now lived inside of the boy, not totally sealed to him. It was more a part of his body, and Gaara had to fight every waking moment to keep it at bay.

When Gaara's siblings discovered what had happened, they had never been the same. They where still kind to him and said they loved him, but Gaara could see the fear in their eyes, just like everyone else. Only Naruto hadn't been scared of him. At first, Gaara had believed it was because the blond was stupid, but soon he learned that he was the demon carrier they had copied.

Gaara blinked, then shook his head. Why was he thinking about this? Weren't those memories almost as painful as the constant abuse that Shukaku sent him? Jumping off the inner wall that he had been sitting on, he walked back inside.

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Itachi slowly unlocked the door to his room and walked in. He threw his cloak and weapons on the floor, not caring where they fell. 'I really should get someone to clean this place,' he thought. Suddenly, he stopped, sensing another person in the room. Turning to the other bed—the one that he used as a closet—he saw a body resting in it. Quietly, he snuck up and gently shook the body. She let out a groan. Wait… she.

Tuyen was peacefully sleeping, having a dream where her cousin was playing moncala (Liz: have NO idea if that's spelled right) with her. Suddenly, something shook her roughly. She woke up with a gasp, thinking it was someone from her village telling her Sound was attacking. Instead, she found herself face-to-face with a young man who had startling—and glowing—red eyes. Being a teenage girl, she did what any normal girl her age would do…

Scream.

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Lol I love that part! Not really sure why but I just find it sooooo funny!!! This whole story (well most of it) is based on a dream I had so it's not like I just put Tuyen in the same room with Itachi because I think he's hot. And don't worry there is NO ItachixTuyen in this story, NONE. They hardly even talk to each other.

I also hope everyone liked the way I did Gaara, I was a little nervous about it. Since this is a little different then the real Naruto series I kind of had to think of some way for him and Naruto to have there demons.

Also Ideas for what Naruto characters and there jobs at the base might be is GREATLY appreciated. Because I am still working that out I have some ideas but I'd LOVE some from others.

Now let's thank my first reviewer!!!!

Hello Mitty:

Thanks so much I really appreciated this!!!! You rock!!!

stfu n00b:

Not really sure why you sent this to everyone my stories, you could have just PMed it to me instead of crapping up my review box since it really doesn't have much to do with my story only with my writing… well what ever that's for your concern.

That's all for now Next chapter will be soon (I hope)

-Liz Mizu (From the Element-girls)