Wind of Truth & Sands of Change
A Monster…
009. Don't Go Near Him
"Why aren't we supposed to go near him?" Kankuro asked.
"Gaara isn't normal. He can't control what he does." Yashamaru explained, "He has a monster inside."
Kankuro shivered. His little brother was a monster?
Beside him, Temari's eyes narrowed slightly. "So? He's still our brother. Why shouldn't we go near him?"
Yashamaru stood up, "He could hurt you. I don't want you kids hurt."
Temari crossed her arms. Kankuro could tell she didn't believe Yashamaru. Kankuro, himself wasn't sure. After all, like Temari said, Gaara was their little brother. Shouldn't that be important?
010. Just A Little Boy
Temari wasn't supposed to go anywhere near him.
The warnings still rung in her head.
He's dangerous.
He's a monster.
He won't hesitate to kill you.
Don't go near him, Temari.
She wasn't sure what to believe. She tested her limits as much as she could. She was always watching him from afar.
He was just a little boy. A scared, lonely, little boy.
He's a monster, they always said.
He's my brother; she wanted to say when they told her those things. But she never said a word on behalf of her brother. After all, if the adults thought he was dangerous he had to be. You only got to be an adult by knowing. Temari was young; she still believed they knew everything.
But Temari always wondered…He was just a little boy.
011. Maybe, They're Wrong…
The first time he really questioned the rumors about Gaara was when he was his younger brother outside playing on a swing. Gaara was sitting on the small swing his hands wrapped around the string. His eyes were cast down and he was pushing himself. He looked so sad and lonely. He looked like a harmless little kid.
How could that little child be a monster?
Kankuro swallowed the fear that had been forced onto him and went to approach his brother, but before he could get far Yashamaru's hand clamped around Kankurou's wrist. Yashamaru smiled.
"Come, Kankuro, let's make cookies."
Kankuro looked back at Gaara.
"Don't worry about him," Yashamaru chastised, "And remember what you've been told, Kankuro."
He nodded, but couldn't help but believe Yashamaru was wrong. Wrong about Gaara. Probably wrong about many things.
A/N: Poor Gaara.
I know I seem to write pure sad ones. I'll come up with a happy one eventually…