Chapter 10… a TWO-DIGITS NUMBER!! I can't believe my eyes. Oh, and by the way, I DO NOT OWN N.A.R.U.T.O.

Ok, Ok. I liked the Idea of writing the PREVIOUSLY ON MY STORY thingy... so I'll keep on doing that. I'm turning this into a series…

I'm REEEEEEEEALLY sorry for the delay. My PC suddenly stopped loading Naruto's episodes so the inspiration was cut LOL…

Kirri Kitty: I'm glad you liked it. Well, poor little Ino…Nyahahahaha, I'm evil. NOT everything that happens to you happens to Ino, cuz Ino met Gaara…Unless you MET HIM TT...I'd die if I met a guy like Gaara…Jumps off a Bridge

NOW TO CHAPTER 10

B.R.E.A.K…L.I.N.E.

Last chapter on Please remember

He was shocked of what he saw. He saw broken pots & different things scattered on the ground. Beneath it all, there was someone lying on the ground, blood was dripping from their head….

Please remember, Chapter 10

"Oh my god." Gaara said, running to the girl's side, who was groaning with pain. He lifted all the stuff that fell on her. Still in shock, she suddenly sat up. Her head almost hit his, but the sand- from the gourd next the front door- was faster than her and protected Gaara's head. Her forehead hit the sand and rebounded; falling backwards on the ground, but Gaara's sand moved quickly and prevented her head from being hit.

"You'd better not move." He said, putting his hands under her back and picking her up. "…I ought to take you to a hospital…" Gaara said, she groaned as he picked her up quickly, apparently, she was unconscious. She leaned on Gaara's chest, winced in pain. He carried her out of the store room; he wanted to open the front door. 'Damn it' Gaara cursed, he controlled the sand and opened the door with it, Getting out as fast as he can. He started running towards the hospital.

"Where's the damn hospital in this village?" He said as he jumped on top of one of the houses. He took a quick look and found it. He jumped on the rooftops, trying as hard as he can not to let the girl in his arms feel the movement.

Gaara reached the hospital; he walked to the front door which opened automatically. "Anyone, please" He said, the nurses on the reception got up, one of them picked the phone and the other ran to one of the Carriers (Don't know what its name, but it's the rolling beds. You know what I mean) and brought it in front of Gaara, he quickly but carefully laid the girl in his arms.

"Kazekage-sama. May you tell me the girl's name? Or where you found her" The nurse said, a couple of nurses and a doctor came in. "I-I don't know her name, I found her in Yamanaka flower shop. I guess some things fell on her…" Gaara said, since he got himself involved, he had to ask how she is. Besides, things weren't looking good.

One of the nurses recognized her, saying, "She's the Yamanaka daughter. Call her parents" the receptionist talked on the phone. "…Yes, Hokage-sama…She's a Yamanaka, You will? …alright….Ok then. Thank you, Hokage-sama." The receptionist hung up. "I've got it covered" she said.

"We'll do our best. Please, Kazekage-sama, wait here" the doctor said,

"Wait, is she going to be ok?" Gaara asked, "She'll be fine. Don't worry Kazekage-sama" the doctor replied as they pushed the carrier to the Operation room. Leaving Gaara standing all by himself, he took a seat next to one of the walls, 'this is not good' he thought, 'I hope she'll be fine' he said, leaning his elbows on his knees and putting his face in his hands.

A couple of minutes passed

Gaara was still waiting to hear some news about that girl he saved. He didn't recognize her, but Gaara swore he saw her somewhere.

"Please…My Daughter, Where is she?" a woman yelled to the receptionist, she was with a man, 'probably her parents, the Yamanakas' Gaara thought (he figured the name from the shop and from the nice Nurse who recognized Ino) as he was getting up.

"Yamanaka-san…" He started; they both turned around, Asuka's eyes watered when she saw that Gaara's clothes were bloody. Gaara's plain expression didn't help with the situation as well, so she ended up in tears "Oh my god, what happened to my baby?" She yelled, her husband, Inoichi, was holding her in his arms, whispering words of comfort to calm her down.

"She'll be fine; she entered the O.R. a couple of minutes ago. Still haven't heard from the doctor, but things are looking good." Gaara said, trying to reassure the devastated woman. Inoichi led his wife to one of the chairs; one of the nurses brought a cup of tea for Asuka. Gaara took it from her.

"Here" He handed the cup to Asuka, she took it put didn't drink; tears were still flowing on her face. "I left her a moment ago, what could've possibly gone wrong?" she cried, Inoichi had his arm around her shoulder, "What happened?" he asked Gaara. Gaara kneeled in front of them.

"I don't know, really. I just heard a sudden crash while walking down the street. When I entered…there she was" He said, Asuka was sobbing. "Was it a burglar? I'm going to kill whoever did this to my daughter…" Inoichi said. Gaara nodded and remained silent, they all heard footsteps. A woman's footsteps, they could tell from the high heels.

"Where is she?" The woman started. The receptionist got up. "Hokage-sama! She's in the O.R. Number 5." Tsunade nodded, Asuka got up and walked towards Tsunade. "Tsunade-sama. Please…" Asuka cried, "…save my baby" she sobbed even more. Tsunade put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, she'll be fine…" She looked to their side.

'Sabaku no Gaara, The fifth Kazekage' Tsunade said, Gaara was looking elsewhere. Thinking, maybe. She noticed his bloody clothes 'perhaps he's the one that brought her here.' She could tell. Tsunade looked back to Asuka and Inoichi.

"I'm going to take a look at her now, I'll tell you everything once I'm done" she said, nodded to both and walking away.

All Asuka, Inoichi and Gaara could do was wait to hear something assuring about Ino.

A few hours later, 12:45 am

Tsunade got out of one of the rooms, looking delighted. Asuka has calmed down now, Inoichi was a bit worried and Gaara, well…He was being Gaara. Asuka got up, "Tsunade-sama. How's Ino?" Asuka said. Gaara narrowed his eyes, trying to remember where he'd heard that name. 'Ino…Oh that's right.'

Flashback

Everyone waited patiently, a match was coming up everyone was looking at the screen, waiting for the randomly picked names. It was chosen

Yamanaka Ino.

Vs

Haruno Sakura.

A blonde Kunoichi and a Pink haired girl walked to the middle of the Arena.

End flashback.

'She was the one with the mind-altering Jutsu…The one I saw this morning as well.' Gaara thought, he looked at her parents. They were now cheerful from the news they've heard. Ino's condition is stable, soon to be better. Gaara smiled, 'That's good. She's a good ninja. It would be a waste if she…' he stopped his thoughts there. '…No need to be negative there.' Gaara thought, the voices of the Yamanakas brought him back to reality.

"Can we see her?" Inoichi said, Tsunade nodded, "Yes, but only if you keep quiet. She's fine but she's sleeping, she needs some rest now." Tsunade said, they both thanked her and walked to their daughter's room. Gaara stayed put, Tsunade looked at him.

"Gaara, it's nice to see you accepted the Invitation. It's good to see you…well, not in these circumstances, I guess." She said, smiling. Gaara smiled back, looking her straight in the eye. "Tsunade-hime, It's good to see you as well. Of course I accepted it. As allies we must join our forces to bring peace between the two countries…" He replied, and then looked down. "…I, personally, apologize for what happened a few years ago" he said, looking straight into Tsunade's eyes. (I'm talking about the Chuunin exam incident. Since Orochimaru tricked the siblings and caused Gaara to unleash Shukaku thus making a huge conflict between Suna and Konoha)

She sincerely smiled, "All is forgotten…" he sighed in relief. She put her hands on her waist (very Un-Hokage) "…Now, don't you want to check on Ino?" she said, he looked at the closed door of the room Ino's staying in.

"No, I think she should be left with her parents now" he said, looking down on his clothes, "I might as well go clean up…it's not very suitable for a Kazekage to walk around with blood on his shirt, people might get the wrong Idea." he said, Smiling.

Tsunade Chuckled. "You're right", he nodded. "Well, then. Goodnight, Tsunade-hime" he said, bowing a bit.

"Goodnight to you too, Gaara" she replied, nodding her head as a reply to his bow. He went to the front door. "Gaara…" he turned around. Tsunade was standing straight with her hands in front of her. "…You've been told that you are to meet me tomorrow at 7 am, correct?" Tsunade said. Gaara nodded. "Yes, I'll be at your office then." He said, she nodded (they're doing a lot of nodding here and there)

Gaara walked out of the Hospital. Tsunade smiled. "He sure is acting as one hell of a Kazekage…." She said, and then realized she cursed, she faked a cough and looked around. 'Good, no one noticed' she thought. Tsunade stretched and yawned. "I should get some beauty sleep" she said. She looked towards Ino's room then looked at the front door.

'What were those two doing together?' Tsunade had a very evil and dirty thought in her head, she shook her head. 'I should stop reading Icha Icha Novels' She thought and walked out of the hospital, Going home. (I had to add the Icha Icha thingy, LOL.)

Konohagakure rooftops

Gaara was taking a short cut back to the Hokage building. He swiftly jumped from roof to roof. For some reason, he felt light and he quickly figured out the reason.

'My gourd…where did I…' Gaara thought then remembered, and then he changed the course of his path, knowing where he left it.

Gaara stopped at the flower shop. It was still open, no sign of any disturbance or burglary. His gourd was still safe next to the door. He sighed and felt relieved the moment he tied the sash, which carried the gourd, around him. He opened the door to get out but stopped in his track. 'It wouldn't be safe to keep this shop open.' Gaara thought and walked towards the counter.

"The key should be here somewhere" he said, looking on the counter, under the counter, in some unlocked drawers. 'Nothing' he went to the back Area, avoiding to hit his head with the hanging light-bulb. He looked at the ground, the blood was still there. 'Maybe the key's with her' he turned to walk out but something shined in the corner of his eye. He looked at the ground; a key chain shaped like a flower had several keys connected to it.

'That's it' he picked the key chain up. Suddenly he heard a bell ringing. 'Someone's in here' he walked out the back area to see Inoichi walking towards the counter, he stopped in his track.

"It's you" Inoichi said, Gaara walked towards him. "I'm sorry; I was looking for the keys…to lock the shop. I didn't think it was safe to keep it unlocked." He said, handing the keys to Inoichi, Gaara nodded his head and walked towards the door.

"Son…" Inoichi started, turning around to look at Gaara. He stopped, still facing the front door. "…The doctors…said that if you didn't bring her in time…she wouldn't have made it..." he said, looking at the ground then turning around towards Gaara. "…she's my only child, I don't know what I would do if…" he stopped, Gaara turned around to look at Inoichi.

Inoichi looked up at Gaara, "it was a miracle…you, taking that stroll near the shop…" he stopped and bowed, Gaara was surprised. "…Thank you…for saving my daughter's life" he said. Gaara nodded, "please, don't bow…It makes me feel uneasy when…someone older than me bows…to me. I don't like it" he said, Inoichi stood straight. Gaara had a smile on his face.

"Sir, don't thank me…it is my duty" he said, bowing a bit and turning around. "What's your name, kid?" Inoichi said. Gaara tilted his head to the side. "Sabaku no…Gaara" he said and walked out the door.

"Sabaku no Gaara…" Inoichi repeated, 'so he's the fifth Kazekage of Suna…what a wise decision they've made' he thought, walking towards the front door and out of the shop, and then locking the door. Inoichi looked up to the sky. 'Kami-sama…Thank you…' he prayed, '…My daughter's life was saved thanks to that young man…it's a miracle, I'm sure.' He thought, putting the key in his pocket and walking towards the hospital.

Hokage building, 2am.

Gaara was taking a shower (OMG XP) he put his hand on the wall, leaning against it. Letting the water wash the back of his head and his back, he closed his eyes. The image of Ino struck his thoughts. He remembered seeing her this morning, smiling at him, then in a matter of hours she was injured and almost died. He shook his head and raised it, letting the water wash his face; his hands moved towards his hair and washed it a bit.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!?!?" Gaara almost jumped, a voice rang across the room and into the bathroom. The voice was familiar. He heard a couple of mumbling then…

"GAARA!! ARE YOU ALRIGHT? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?" Gaara laughed as he turned the faucet, getting out of the shower and wrapping his lower body with a towel. He opened the bathroom door to see a very scared Temari sitting on his bed and a surprised Kankurou, the latter was holding Gaara's bloody clothes.

"What's going on?" Gaara asked. Temari jumped off the bed and stood straight, Hands on her waist. Kankurou started.

"What's the meaning of this?" Kankurou said, waving Gaara's bloody shirt in his face. Temari cut in, "are you ok? Are you hurt?" Kankurou just glares at her and smacks her arm with the back of his hand.

"Are you blind? Do you see ANY injuries or wounds on him?" Kankurou said, Temari realized and raised her eyebrows "Oh, you're right…" She looks at the clothes, "…then what's…" she stops and looks at Gaara.

"Gaara…" he simply just looks at her with a very blank expression. "…Did you hurt anyone?" she asks quietly. He closes his eyes and then says…

"What are you guys doing in my room? It's 2 in the morning?" he said, holding on his towel tightly. It's true that those are his siblings but still, he wasn't going to give them a peep show.

"Well, you've left the building since god knows when. So we decided to check if you were back or not, now answer her question..." he said, pointing at Temari who hates being pointed at. She smacks his hand away; he gave her 'The' look.

"Well, I didn't hurt anyone. Happy now?" Gaara said, walking to his closet and picking up a pair of fresh clothes. (Does FRESH go with CLOTHES?)

"Then what is blood doing on your…"

"I helped someone, alright? Stop treating me like a criminal and get the hell out of my bedroom!" Gaara replied to his sister, suddenly blurting out the words, eyes wide open. Both Kankurou and Temari Gulped.

"Alright, Alright. You don't have to yell" Temari said, raising her hands in front of her as to calm Gaara down. He sighed.

"I'm sorry, guys. It's been a rough day. I'm tired" he said then looked down at the towel, shivered a bit then looked at his siblings, he gave them the 'Duh, can't you see I need to get some clothes on' look, they both nodded and got out of the bedroom.

In a few minutes, Gaara was wearing beige pajama pants and a black shirt with an orange graffiti. He lifted the covers and laid down on his bed, hands behind his head.

"Another few hours till the break of dawn" he said, closing his eyes a bit. 'I should try to get some sleep' he said, took a deep breath and let it out. He thought of today's events, 'first day in Konoha: Total failure!!' laughing at his own thoughts, he turned to his right and in a few minutes he was fast asleep.

B.R.E.A.K…L.I.N.E.

FINISHED!! FINALLY… bad ending for this chapter…please review