A/N: Okay, my internet at home has officially crashed...Gotta loovvee Telstra... Anyways so where was I...all things in my life have officially crashed to my knees at the moment...my b/f's gone to Geraldton ( back Friday thank god!), My bestie-babe is pissed at me cause of my b/f's bestie ( aka her b/f...don't ask...) and my internet is GONE!!! What shall I do? I may have to live at my b/f's house for a while...he's got internet! Anyways that's basically the whole story for me not brining the next chappy to you. Please don't eat me! If you want to eat someone eat my dad...he's responsible for the internet being screwed up. Many thankies if you do! Neways this chappy is for my new bestie Jas...and of course my loyal fans and readers! Now while you browse i'm gonna go read my Anne Rice books...Happy reading! Ohh i found out what Suki means too...apparently it means 'winter' in Japanese, and Daimen i've decided ( after spending half an hour translating it...) means basically 'little devil'...kinda fitting don't chya think?

Sakura gasped as she was lifted into the air. Thoughts of escape manouvers plumeted through her head...but by now it was too late. The claws that gripped her loosened a little as the huge creature brought her to it's mouth. She clenched her eyes shut as she enetered it's warm cavern.

Now, you're going to be a good girl and sit quietly in my mouth aren't you?

Who are you? What are you?

That is none of your concern at the moment...now are you going to behave? Or do I have to 'accidentlly' drop you?

Whatever...

Really? It laughed. The echoing bounced painfully around in her head. It opened its half closed mouth a little and Sakura slid towards the rows of serrated teeth...

Don't do it! I'll be good...but i'm warning you, Gaara will come and save me...

How, he can't find our scent...we're in the air, that's the whole plan...

Uhhhhaaaaa... The last words she heard from the huge dragon was a slight chuckle as it closed its mouth a little. Sakura shuffled back up towards its tongue...away from the sharp rows of teeth, not far from her left foot. She grasped her knees in an attempt to gain a little comfort but the dragon tossed its head, sending her rolling into the side if it's massive jaws.

Sssssstop moving! It snarled as it shifted her with it's tongue. She yelped as she felt the warm limb run the length of her back in an effort to push her back.

Behave or i'll swallow you! It growled and opened it's mouth a little again, letting fresh air in for her... At that moment she felt a chill, like an electric shock run down her spine. She peered out of its mouth to glance at the moon...it was full, a pale, pasty shape amongst the floating clouds...Not much longer...

What did you say?

Nothing, just admiring the sky...

I guess, It said in a more kinder voice, you could sit on my back...as long as you don't fall off...

Okay then, but how... It didn't needed to be answered.. A huge claw lifted itself up to the dragons mouth as he angled it upwards slightly. Curling his tongue around her and lifiting her into his waiting claw, he slowly helped her acend his slippery back. She lost her foothold twice but after a lot of effort she placed herself carefully between the spines in the hollow of his neck. She leaned back against one of the spines and looked up at the moon again. It had risen higher in the sky, acting as a glimering lightbulb against the dimming, azure sky. The full face of it beckoned to her, enticed the demon within her blood to awaken, to rise and throw her head back, howling low and mournfully at its pale face...The time was near...

"So, Ohh great Kazakage...what do we do now", Sasuke smirked with oure sarcasm and loathing. Gaara was sitting at his desk, arms folded across his papers, head bowed...he groaned.

"Would you just shut up? Or do i have to burry you up to your neck in sand again?", Gaara growled. The darkness was soothing, comforting...although he would rather be pacing. But not in front of this looser...

"So what are we going to do?", Sasuke was actually smiling now. He was taking every chance to annoy Gaara, and it wasn't helping at all...

"We are going to wait. You do know what 'wait' means now don't you?", Gaara snarled at him from within his dark embrace, red eyes gleaming in the dark cavern of his arms. Why don't I kill this stupid little brat now?He's driving me even more insane... Gaara lifted his head briefly to look out the sand edged window. The moon had almost risen, it's pale, ghostly light illuminating the plateu... Gaara smirked...If Sakura can feel what i'm feeling right now, he said to himself, then that bastard has no chance. He could already feel the Shukaku's power rising and pounding through his shallow veins...the sand in his gourd eddying and swaying to the thrum of his pulse...

Sasuke watched him. He was obviously worried about something...or someone... Suddenly he sensed Gaara's pluse quicken and grow stronger as Gaara lifted his head up to the windowsill. Even though he's a human carrier...it seems he is still vunerable to the full moon's siren, just like me...as the moon grown fuller, our powers seethe and grow stronger... I wonder if my dear lady Sakura can feel it too... He snapped straight out of it as Gaara turned back, resting his head on the huge wooden desk.

"So why are we waiting?", He said trying to get a reaction from Gaara, although in this mood, it probably wasn't the best thing to do... Gaara rose from his chair, his eyes hooded with shadows. Obviously he didn't like being questioned... Sasuke shrunk back. On any other night, he would have been an equal match for the young Kazekage but tonight...tonight was a completely different story...While his powers diminish, Gaara's only grew stronger. He'd noticed this back in the old days...when he'd fought him in the Chunnin Exams...he seemed more at ease when he'd fought him than their earlier encounter before the written exam...the reason...the full moon. Gaara slowly padded over to Sasuke, heading straight for him...Sasuke took a deep breath as Gaara brushed past him, his deadly aura sending shivers down his back. The young Uchiha panicked as Gaara ploughed gently past him...and to the windowsill...He let the air whoosh out as he turned to face Gaara's back. Gaara looked over his shoulder at the young Uchiha...Why was he shaking? Sasuke looked away as Gaara's unseeing eyes focused on his face...on his neck... Gaara turned back and looked up at the moon again, then laid his hands over his chest. As he did so he felt something sharp stab into his half-closed palms...He reached into his Kazekage uniform and produced the tiny necklace. On the way home they'd encountered Suki, who, they'd guessed had been runnning back to help but...had been caught up chasing a desert hare around the dunes. Gaara chuckled, definately the heart of her mother...

"I'm going for a walk, saty in here if you value your life...", he said as he jumped out the window and landed gracefully two stories below, on Suki's balcony... Sasuke grumbled then looked enticingly at Gaara's padded desk-chair.

"He won't mind if i 'borrow' it...", Sasuke smirked as he walked over to Gaara's desk...

Gaara landed as quietly as a cat on Suki's balcony two floors down. The shadows wrapped around him so he seemed invisible. Suki's window was easy enough...the shutters were open and her tiny night-light shone, giving the room a soft golden glow, unlike the pale white moonlight outside. Gaara opened the windows and swept silently inside.

He still clasped the box with one and as he vaulted over the low windowsill and onto the soft sandy floor. Suki stirred on her futon and dropped the tiny teddy Shukaku on the floor. Gaara watched as Suki's slender hand began to search for the missing soft toy...Gaara smiled, they always look this cute when they're this age... He walked over and picked up the fallen toy.The similarities between toy and real life were pretty much nil, right down the the sharp little claws that tipped each padded foot. Suki immediately grabbed the small toy and snuggled it close as Gaara opened the box...a small feminine braclette and a serpent-like chain rested gracefully on the black-velvet lined box. He picked up the little bracelette and examined the small charms again...the eye still caught his attention. It was fairly small, delicate...but Gaara knew this would probably come in handy... The blue-topaz centre of the eye gleamed as he clicked it onto Suki's tiny wrist. She tossed restfully i her sleep as Gaara kissed her forehead. The charms glowed in the dull lamp light...

The horse's golden topaz eyes gleamed with newfound power...

The tiger's onxy stripes shined like the stars...

The boars tiny little ruby eyes gleamed with happiness...

The goat's opal horns shone like the rainbow in the dim surroundings...

The monkey's amethyst eyes calmed and soothed...

The eye's pale blue centre looked like a diamond...

But the lapis-lazuli dragon...was a dull grey...

a symbol of worry...

A symbol of distress...

A symbol of missfortune...Gaara grunted when he saw it...Not suprising... He thought to himself as he gathered the box back up...

Now for Daimen... He said to himself as he silently slipped out the window.

The hospital was no more than a story below, an easy landing for Gaara. He walked past the front desk quietly as to not disturb the snoring attendant...She'd drooled all over her keyboard, Gaara smiled. Well that explains how some of the paitents have been getting out...

He slipped silently through the hallways, dodging sleepy doctors and caffiene devoid nurses, till he stopped before room number 28. The door was half closed, Gaara pushed it carefully open and looked over to the small shape, breathing softly under the crisp, light blue covers... He carefully slipped the silver anklet on the sleeping figure's foot and turned to the machines. The heart machine was steady, as was the lung machine...but the oxygen measurer had dipped. Gaara shook his head and reached over the bed to unlock the window... He'd almost reached it when he felt a tight little grip fall over his outstreached arm...he looked calmly down into Daimen's light green orbs...\

"Dad, is everything okay with mum?", he rasped quietly. Gaara detached his grip and poured him a glass of water.

"Yeah, she's just out hunting...", He said, averting his eyes from the child's determined gaze, then handing him the glass.

"No she's not...your just saying that aren't you?", Daimen said after downing the whole glass. "She's missing isn't she? I know dad, you don't have to lie to me...i'm not Suki you know...". Gaara sighed.

"I know your not the same as Suki...but still...we're going out to find her in a few hours, when the moon has risen fully and-".

"And your powers have come back in full...i know dad. I can feel it too...", Daimen said again. Gaara looked up into the young demon's face...

"Yes. Now i'm going to leave you here for a while okay? I need you to be a big strong demon and look after Suki. In return Suki is to look after you...", Gaara rumbled. The young demon looked up at him as if he were his idol...

"Yes dad! But why does she have to protect me? I'm a big strong demon too!!", Daimen said, raising his injured arm into the air. Gaara chuckled and moved away from the bed...

"Seems you inherrited more from me than Sakura thought...now be good son, i need to get back. If you ever need me let the Shukaku within you call to the anklet I have given you...", Gaara said moving towards the open window. He shifted his weight and hopped onto the outside balcony...

"But dad!-", Daimen sighed as Gaara stepped onto the balcony's railing and fled into the moonlit village...

I will be a protector...I will look after Suki...

And I will not let Dad down... He thought to himself as he let his small head fall back to the hard hospital pillow...I will be strong!

A/N: And thus concludes the secret of the bracelets...what? what are you all looking at me like that for? I HAD to do it cause in the next chapter Gaara's going away to find Sakura with that lame excuse of an Uchiha...And there's going to be a SUPRISE appearance in this next chapter...i'm if you think back...i didn't kill off all the Akatsuki...there's still one...but who you'll have to find out...maybe one comes back from the dead...maybe someone stronger than Tobi/Obito. ( I have come to a conclusion that Obito has multiple personalities...1) when he's speeking to his father and the Akatsuki ( cause he's their new leader...) he is OBITO...but when he talks to Sakura in the next chappy he is TOBI ( the good boy...we all hope...). This probably won't end nicely...be warned...MWAAHAHHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!