"How is he?" Temerai asked Naruto as he quietly closed the door to Gaara's room. Naruto glared at her, which failed at scary her because of the tears silently streaming down his face. Naruto sniffed as Sasuke pulled him to his chest. After a minute of crying, he finally stopped and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry...we're sorry."

"We didn't know that he would go cra-" Kankuro stopped his words when he received glares. "We didn't know he would react like that."

"Why did you take him? Why couldn't you do it properly?" Neji asked them with a deep frown.

"We wanted to talk to him alone; plus, this is the first time we've seen him in weeks. It was...impulsive...and stupid." Temerai admitted as she hugged her arms to herself. "But you don't know how it is...we...we finally found him! Our baby brother...the only thing that we had left of mother...he...we thought he was dead..."

"Temerai..." Kankuro whispered as he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Temerai's eyes filled and over ran with water.

"I promised! I promised our mother that I would look after him! I would protect him and love him as she would...and...I failed...before I could even try, I failed...it hurt...but then we saw him at that party." Temerai wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and gave a wry smile. "We had accepted a mission before we went to the party, so we had to finish it. We just got back in time for the festival, when we saw him. We didn't want to hurt him...I..."

"I understand, I think." Naruto said with a voice full of sympathy. He then asked, "Can you tell us some about Gaara's past?"

"There's not much to tell. Gaara grew up neglected by our father. Our uncle raised him while our father raised us. When our uncle died, Gaara moved in with us. He was around 7 then. That bastard...he abused Gaara mentally and physically until when Gaara was about 10...he pushed him off of a bridge, just like that. Temerai and I tried to help him, but...it was too late." Kankuro informed them.

"When I asked Gaara about his past, he said he couldn't remember. Did he hit his head or something?" Naruto asked curiously.

"He must have, dobe." Sasuke told Naruto, whose eyes narrowed at him but made no comment.

"And now, he remembering...Poor Gaara." Ten-Ten whispered. "I wish there was something we could do..."

"You can be there for him. We all can." Naruto told them with a look of determination. "There's no way in hell this will bring Gaara down as long as he has friends and family that love and support him. We've been through worse. We've been through hell and back. And we sure shitting well will get through this."

"I agree." Temerai said as she and the rest nodded their heads. "We...we're leaving."

"What? Why?" Naruto asked in confusion. "Didn't you hear my speech?"

"We heard, but...we're not really his family."

"What do you mean?" Ten-Ten asked in confusion. "You just said you're his brother and sister."

"He doesn't remember us, and when he does...he'll probably hate us for not being stronger or brave enough to stand up to that bastard. If...if he doesn't, just contact Baki. He'll know where to find us." Kankuro told them as they turned and walked down the stairs. "Take care of the squirt."

"..." With that said, they left.

"May I see him...by myself?" Neji asked Naruto, who nodded his head as he yawned.

"You're exhausted, go to sleep." Sasuke told Naruto as he led him towards his room.

"I'm...+yawn+...not tired." Naruto protested weakly as Sasuke pulled back his covers. Naruto climbed into bed, and Sasuke pulled the sheets up. Sasuke was about to walk away, when Naruto grabbed his wrist. "Stay...I need you..."

"...Okay." Sasuke climbed into the other side of the bed under the covers and pulled Naruto to his chest. Naruto snuggled.

WITH NEJI AND SLEEPING GAARA

"You're not a demon..." Neji whispered in Gaara's ears, causing Gaara to stop whimpering in his sleep. "You're an angel...my angel...even if I've only known you for a while...I think...I love you. Don't let that dead bastard bring you down...spread your wings in fly, I know its corny...but its true. I'll be there to help you."

"..."

"..." Neji sighed as he leaned down and kissed Gaara on his lips. He lingered there for a couple of seconds, then pulled back. "I love you so much..."

Neji climbed into bed next to Gaara and pulled him close to him.

"...Neji..." Gaara whispered as snuggled deep into Neji. "My Neji..."

"My Gaara..."

AN: WELL, HERE'S AN UPDATE. YEA, ME! SORRY, I HAVEN'T IN A WHILE. I WAS SICK...OH, AND I HAVE A NEW QUIZ COMING OUT! KEEP CHECKING MY PROFILE FOR IT!