Kioshi awoke to find herself in a new room. Slowly, she tried to raise herself, only to have it result in pain. Looking at herself, she saw a bandage around her stomach and her right arm. Remembering what had happened before she had fainted, she laid herself down.
"Gaara!" She called out so he'd know she was awake.
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Gaara heard his name being called while he sat in a livingroom with a older lady. Both rose heading to the back room.
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"Kioshi..." Gaara said vaguely to her, not looking at her.
"Gaara, where are we?" Kioshi asked him while she examined the woman behind her,"and who is she?"
"My name is Nemuri (Sleep), Gaara brought you to me for your injuries." She said kindly to her.
Nemuri started to examine her wounds, putting fresh ointment on them and carefully replacing her bandages.
"Kioshi, you were Kodoku's hostage correct?" Nemuri asked her suddenly.
"Yes, but how is that important?" Kioshi asked her.
"Well... Kodoku was my son..." Nemuri said making Kioshi curious.
"Really, so why didn't you stop him?" Kioshi asked immediately.
Nemuri fell silent while she tended to Kioshi's wounds.
Gaara, who was standing by the door, took sudden intrest in the conversation.
"Nemuri, answer her question..." Gaara demanded of her.
"Because... he was... out of my hands... Kodoku, he was so violent... Always saying that he would find a way to die by the hand of Sabaku no Gaara. All for their sake..." Nemuri stopped, she felt she had said too much.
Kioshi looked at Gaara and Nemuri, Gaara didn't seemed phased by her words.
"For who's sake?" Gaara asked her further, pushing her.
Nemuri was at a lose of words, her throut was dry, she couldn't say anything.
"Answer me..." Gaara demanded again.
"Kodoku's father... Dainashi (nothing)... and his brother... Tezema (narrow)... Kodoku wanted to," Nemuri breathed deep trying to regain herself.
"He wanted to show them that Sabaku no Gaara could love someone. He wanted... to die. We all knew it was suicidal, both Dainashi and Tezema tried to stop him." Nemuri's composure was starting to become regained, by that time though, Kioshi was very curious.
"What happened?" Kioshi asked now trying to raise herself.
"Lay back, and Kodoku killed them..." Nemuri sighed, " he said he didn't need them. He hated them for interfering."
By this time, Gaara had lost interest completely in what she was talking about.
"That's enough..." Gaara said.