A/N: Sorry for the long wait

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Kira trembled in Gaara's arms as he carried her back to Konoha, wrapped in his rust red trench coat, she shut her eyes as tears of pain ad humiliation filled them, Sasuke had violated her, she just wanted to forget, but she couldn't.

"Kira!" Anko's voice cried in relief as Gaara came to a stop at the Konoha gates.

"Not now," he said coldly, heading to the Hokage Tower.

"She's my little sister!" Anko snapped, following him.

"Not now!" he repeated, raising his voice and glaring icily at the woman.

"Gaara, this way," Tsunade's calm voice cut in as the blonde Hokage appeared in front of them, "you can explain on the way."

Gaara nodded and followed as Anko stared after them, Kira moved closer to Gaara as she felt Tsunade's concerned gaze on her.

"Well, what happened?" the Hokage asked.

"It's not my story to tell," Gaara replied simply, "it's Kira's and if that Uchiha bastard ever goes anywhere near her again, I'll make sure you won't even be able to use dental records to identify the body, okay?"

Tsunade's jaw dropped, "you're refusing to tell me what happened?" she managed eventually, "I need to know what happened!"

"He raped me," Kira whispered, "that's all you need to know Hokage, I just want to go home, back to Suna and forget."

"HE WHAT?!" Tsunade screamed in shock, "WHERE IS HE?!!"

"Naruto's bringing him back," Gaara answered, his voice cold and hateful, "and tomorrow, Kira and I are going back to Suna, weather you like it or not, Hokage."

"I need statements Gaara, I know you're worried and are concerned, but I need statements and I also need to do a medical examination," Tsunade protested quietly, trying to reason with a pissed off Gaara was never a good idea.

"I said we're leaving tomorrow, you've got the statement, if you really must do a medical examination you come to where we're staying," Gaara said through clenched teeth, he must keep his cool, he was the Kazekage.

"Hospital," Tsunade argued.

"How about you fuck off before I set you on fire?" Kira snapped, "I want to go home and forget about ever coming back to Konoha because it has bad memories that I don't want to relive, alright?!"

"I need to-"

"YOU NEED TO LEAVE ME ALONE!!" Kira shouted tearfully, "YOU NEVER SHOULD HAVE FORGIVEN HIM!!! IT'S YOUR FAULT SO LEAVE ME ALONE!!"

"You heard her," Gaara said simply, carrying on toward Anko and Kakashi's house as Tsunade gaped after them.

Kira buried her head back into Gaara's shoulder as a few tears escaped her emerald eyes, anger and sorrow running through her as they entered the house and Gaara laid her on her bed.

"Don't go," she whispered as he moved to leave, she clung to him tightly, "please don't go, don't want to be alone."

Gaara sat beside her and she climbed into his lap and wrapped her arms round him as she let her tears fall thick and fast, he simply held her in a comforting embrace until she slept.


Kira curled into a ball and sobbed as Sasuke laughed harshly and dressed.

"And here I thought you never cried," he taunted, "you're actually relying on that monster to save you?"

"He is not a monster," Kira said hoarsely, "and he will save me, I know he will, I trust him and love him."

"You're a stupid bitch to trust him, to love him," Sasuke scorned, "he'll never love you back, he'll never love you Kira, never."

"You're wrong," a new voice hissed coldly and Gaara and Naruto stepped out from the trees, their eyes landing on Kira's shaking, naked form, Gaara's eyes flashed, "what did you do to her?!"

"You know, she's very good, if weren't for the screaming, the whole thing would have been so much more pleasurable," Sasuke smirked.

Sand began swirling round Gaara in a frenzied, violent circle, "you will die, Uchiha," he spat, but Naruto laid a hand on his arm.

"Get Kira out of here, I'll take care of Sasuke," the blonde ordered, his voice unusually stern and harsh, his blue eyes cold, "go, she needs to get out of here, just take her back to Konoha, Gaara."

Gaara nodded, wrapped Kira in his coat and headed back to Konoha, the girl in his arms clinging to him tightly.

Kira jolted awake as the memories ran through her dreams, tears streamed down her cheeks, then she stiffened as she felt a pair of arms round her waist, she turned to the side and saw Gaara sleeping peacefully.

"Gaara," she said softly, shaking him gently, "Gaara, wake up."

"Kira, bad," he groaned as his eyes opened slowly.

"Can we go home now?" she begged, "don't like it here."

"Got to pack, you've got to get dressed and I think your sisterly murder us if we leave without saying goodbye, not to mention her wedding next month," Gaara yawned, "and Naruto and Hinata's in six months."

"I hate weddings, it's all dresses and flowers and the brides turn into a puddle of blibbering, babbling goop," Kira muttered.

"Then I guess you wouldn't want your own wedding then," Gaara smirked.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kira asked, narrowing her eyes suspiciously at the guy next to her.

"Nothing," he shrugged.

"Gaara, tell me," she ordered, "do you want to get married?"

"I never said that."

"But you implied it."

"I never said that."

"You know, if you were asking the answer would've been-"

"I wasn't asking."

"So you don't want to get married, gee, thanks Gaara, that says a lot."

Gaara groaned, he wasn't get out of this, "well, what would your answer have been?" he asked finally.

"Never mind, you don't want to get married, remember?" Kira huffed, heading for the bathroom.

"Yeah, but what would the answer have been?" Gaara repeated, catching her wrist and swinging her round to face him.

"It depends," she grinned mischievously.

"On what?"

"If I say yes, can we get married?"

"I don't like crowds of people."

"We could elope, that'd be so romantic."

"How many people would be there?"

Kira raised an eyebrow, "none, well except the minister guy who marries us and we'll need witnesses, only like two though so not many."

"Elope?" Gaara sighed, "you want to elope?"

"Pretty please?" she pouted, "we live together, we've been together about a year and a half now, so it's perfectly natural to get married."

"But don't you want your family there?" he asked.

"Right now, I want to just be you and me," she whispered, wrapping her arms round his neck, "I don't want a big showy wedding with the flowers and the dress and the crying people, I just want us to be together."

"But, I'm supposed to have a big showy wedding," Gaara muttered, "unfortunately."

"You don't want a big showy wedding and neither do I, we're the ones who would get married, it's up to us," Kira said softy, "besides, you're the Kazekage, they can't tell you how to get married, it's your choice."

"You sure you want to do this?" he said quietly.

"Yes," she nodded, "I love you Gaara, ad nothing will ever change that."

Gaara kissed her lips gently, "where would we elope?"

"That is a very good question," Kira laughed, "I'll ask the girls."

"No, you said it would only be a few people, you ask your friends, they'll bring long their boyfriends, then everyone will find out because Naruto has the biggest gob known to man," Gaara frowned, "so, no asking them."

"Okay, okay, how about Temari and Kankuro?" Kira smiled, "though I do need a dress."

"You said no dress."

"Every girl needs a dress on her wedding day, weather they elope or not Gaara."

"Do you want a big wedding or not?!"

"I don't know!"

"Women are confusing!"

"Yeah, but that's why you love us."

"Big wedding or not?!"

"In the middle?"

"Is there a middle?"

"Yeah, like I have the dress and our friends and family come, but not a lot and it's all quiet so no evil wedding crashers sneak in."

"Fine, an in the middle wedding!"

"I need a ring!"

"I'll buy you one when we get home, okay?"

"Thanks Gaara! Love you!"

With this Kira skipped out the room happily to the bathroom, leaving a very confused Gaara behind.

"What did I just agree to?" he frowned.

"We're getting married," Kira sang as she came back into the room later, Gaara still in the position she'd left him in, she smiled at him, "go pack, we're leaving soon."

"Did I agree to marry you?" Gaara asked.

"Yep," she grinned, "now go and pack, when we get home you're buying me an engagement ring."

"Right," he nodded, then kissed her, "I'll see you in a bit."


"TEMARI!! KANKURO!!!" Kira cried happily as she and Gaara entered their home, "WE'RE BACK!!!"

"KIRA!!!" Temari's voice squealed excitedly and Kira was engulfed in a hug.

"Guess what?!" Kira grinned.

"What?"

"I'm getting-"

"Shut it Kira!" Gaara snapped.

"MARRIED!!!" Kira finished, "and I can tell her, she'll be there so zip it Mr Antisocial."

"CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!" Temari screamed, "hmm, the dress, the flowers-"

"It's going to be a small wedding Tem, we don't want a load of people, just close friends and family," Kira cut in, "but we can still get me a lovely dress."

"Dress is the most important part," Temari nodded.

"Even more important than the vows?" Gaara asked.

"Yep," the girls said in unison.

"The getting married bit?"

"Yeah."

"The groom?"

"You're just there to make up numbers," Kira joked, "but, this is my wedding day, I want to look the best ever, getting married to you just seals the deal."

"Who's getting married?" Kankuro's voice asked.

"We are," Kira answered.

"Woah, you're with Gaara!" Kankuro yelped, "I don't want to die, so uh, no, sorry Kira."

"Not you!" Kira grimaced, "Gaara and I are getting married."

"He asked you?" Kankuro gaped.

"Not exactly," Kira grinned, "it's a very long story that began as us getting eloped then it ended with a small wedding, but it also had stuff about big showy weddings in there, it was very confusing."

"In the end she just said I had to buy her a ring," Gaara muttered, "and I agreed."

"Go and buy me a ring!" Kira ordered, "right now!"

Gaara took one look at the stern and rather terrifying face of Kira, before grabing Kankuro and leaving the house.

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A/N: Awww, sweet if I do say so myself.

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