After our team huddle I force my feet to move and struggle to the locker rooms. I'm the last one in and I see that the majority of the team has already left. I sit down and lean my back against the lockers. Kakashi wanted to talk to me after the game, pretty sure my farewell speech, but I couldn't even utter a word. The doors to the locker room fling open and in an instant two figures are looming over me.

Crap.

"Look at him Suigetsu. He's completely helpless" states Deidara. "What are you, out of breath from your pathetic gameplay?" He throws his fist into the locker, inches away from my head. His head leans close to mine and I can taste his breathe in my mouth. I try so hard to come up with some pathetic comeback, but I can't even form a sentence. He slams his palms onto my head and the back of my head hits the lockers so hard everything goes black for a second. I fall onto my side and Suigetsu kicks my stomach and leaves his foot pressing into my abdomen. "That was for making the team." He spits on my face. Black dots envelope my vision. He pushes me up against the locker so hard that my back rubs against the rough edges of the locker and tears my skin. I can feel blood tickle down my back. I grunt in pain and try to grab a firm hold of Sugetsu's foot. I miserably fail and his foot shoots up and meets my chin. "And that was for making us lose!" My head slams back into the locker once more and this time I feel blood. I immediately vomit.

"Ew, Suigetsu you idiot you made him puke! It's going to be hard to lug him into the shower now."

I open one eye and see Suigetsu shrug a little. I feel two hands on my ankles and another grabbing my hands. I'm elevated and then quickly thrown against the shower walls. My back throbs with pain and I am so dizzy that Deidara and Suigetsu look like two blobs. I am motionless and begin to vomit uncontrollably. They must have recognized the bleeding coming from the back of my head because they begin to panic.

"Dude I think we cracked the back of his head open! Oh shoot, if someone finds him like this we're screwed."

Deidara frantically whispers to Suigetsu.

"Turn on the shower maybe it'll wash it all off."

"Hn, good idea."

There is cold water pouring onto my bloody corpse-like body and the whole shower floor is turned a dark maroon color. I begin to slip in and out of conscience, but the ice cold water is nipping at me and forcing me to stay awake. The two boys scurry out of the locker room and leave me to basically die a worthless death in a shower. I close my eyes and try to take deep breaths, but fail and vomit blood all over the floor instead. My body begins to shiver wildly and I start to choke on all the vomit coming out of my mouth. I faintly hear the locker room door open.

"Hey Loser are you…Naruto?"

Out of all the people in the world why is Sasuke here? Probably to beat me up some more.

The rushing of footsteps towards me speeds up and the ice cold water stops pouring down on my almost lifeless body. I feel a pair of hands grab my shoulders and prop me up so that I'm leaning against the shower wall.

"Naruto, oh man what happened to you?"

"Bucket now-"

I can't finish my sentences because there is vomit spewing from my mouth. I feel so bad cause half of the vomit projectiles onto Sasuke. Panicking, Sasuke races to get a trashcan and when he does he leans my head in it and pats my back. Wow, never thought Sasuke would be doing this for me after years of hating me. After what seems like eternity, but is only a half an hour, I finally stop puking. My body is shaking and my teeth are chattering. I'm freezing. He gives me a wet towel to put on my bloody head and tells me to lean back on it to suppress the bleeding.

"Naruto I'm calling the hospital."

My dizziness immediately goes away and I shoot my head up from its lazy position. The adrenaline is pumping through my body. If he calls the hospital my parents will find out what's been going on for sure, I mean they might already be suspicious since my chemo treatments keep coming back with worse results, but still!

"NO! I mean, no, it's not necessary. I feel fine really…just a bit sick that's all."

Sasuke's fingers stop dialing and he raises an eyebrow.

"Naruto, someone doesn't just puke for half an hour and feel 'just a bit sick.' I'm definitely calling for some backup."

No way, he cannot do this. I extend my arm and grab his wrist firmly with all my strength. I glare at those onyx eyes.

"Do it and I tell the principal you sent Deidara and Suigetsu in here to beat me up."

I got him now. He's taken a back for a second and then once he clearly registers what I said his face turns the color of white chalk.

"That wasn't-"

I intensify my grip.

"Ow ow, okay it was me. Now could you let go, I thought you were dying."

I relax and lean back on the wet towel. My breathing quickens a little. Too much strength was used just now.

"Anyways, what's wrong with you dweeb? Do you have stomach flu or something?"

Just when I thought he was going to be nice and help me out he says something like that. And they call me unpredictable.

"Sasuke it's nothing you should worry about."

I can see that he's getting annoyed.

"How can it be nothing? Come Naruto, don't be a baby about the situation. You made our team lose our first home game, might as well share your "illness" with a teammate. Don't tell me you're anorexic."

He laughs at his own joke and then when he sees I'm not laughing he stops.

"What? Can't take a jo-"

"I have cancer Sasuke."

The look on his face is priceless. His onyx eyes widen and then he begins to chuckle. Kind of like an insane person.

"What? Don't kid around Naruto. You? Cancer? No way."

He scans my eyes hoping it's some kind of joke, but then the look of fear strikes his onyx orbs again when he sees I'm serious.

"I have leukemia. I was diagnosed three weeks ago. On average, patients with this disease only live about 6 weeks after being diagnosed. I'm already halfway done with my life."

I take a deep breath and shut my eyes. For a long while we both just sit there in silence.

"Hey, hey Naruto wake up!" Sasuke's hands are on my shoulders. He's shaking me and I groan.

"Don't touch…hurts."

"Dude I have to get you to a hospital you don't look good at all. Listen I'm sorry for everything man, if I knew you had cancer I wouldn't…I wouldn't…"

"It's fine…don't tell anyone, please. It's the least you could do."

He puts his hand to his heart.

"My lips are sealed!"

I smile a little. He's acting like the old Sasuke I knew a few years back. I rest my head on my shoulder. Sasuke looks at me nervously and bites his lip. He bends down and sits right next to me. I hear his head hit the locker.

"Listen Naruto. I'm sorry."

Did Sasuke Uchiha just apologize?

"What?"

"I said I'm sorry darn it! Listen to me, I'm…I'm jealous okay! Stop being a brat about it! You've always had the perfect life. Parents don't compare you to anybody, your funny, and you make friends super fast! I messed up! I got all jealous of you and I got really mad at myself."

He was jealous of me? This has got to be some kind of joke. We don't say anything for a while. Sasuke breaks the silence once more.

"The only reason I left you was because I wanted to date Hinata. I knew you liked her and to be honest I liked her too…I know, stupid thing to ruin a friendship over. But, I joined the "popular kids" and I basically hate everyone one of them. They're all serious jerks and the way they treat people is awful. They way they treat you is awful. I didn't want to stoop low and ruin your life Naruto-"

"But you did. And now you're apologizing because I'm going to die soon. Is that it?"

No one talks and all we both hear is my panting and constant shifting.

"I guess that's what it looks like, but now that I think about it I really am genuinely sorry. Guess my apology is a bit too late huh?"

He looks over at me and I just stare at the ground.

"You know, you can have Hinata. I…I don't like her anymore."

I can see that he's a bit shocked. He blinks a few times and I can't help but chuckle a bit.

"What? Surprised?"

"Yeah, are you serious? Dude you were like in love with her for the longest time!"

I just shrug.

"What's the point of loving someone if I'm going to die any day now."

Sasuke's breath hitches. He looks me dead in the eyes.

"Don't talk like that man. It's scary. Think of the positives. I'm sure there's a girl out there who needs you just as much as you need her. Trust me okay? I know I haven't been a good friend to you, but mark my word, don't give up hope. Naruto you're not ugly, psht you hung out with me!"

Going a bit too far there buddy boy. I just smirk.

"Yah but I have cancer. Who would like someone that's dying."

Sasuke shrugs.

"Beats me! But you have to stop living like you're going to die. Come on man, you got a whole life ahead of you. And if you're taking chemo you still have a chance! Just think of that. What will a gloomy attitude do for you anyways?"

For the first time in a while I feel like I have my old friend back.

"Alright get off of me you little cheerleader. Too much prep talk hurts my soul."

I give him a foxy grin and we both laugh for a bit until I start coughing and Sasuke pats my back.

"Call, dad. And get me out of the shower." I say gasping for air.

I'm unable to form proper sentences. My chin is aching me from where Suigetsu kicked it and my whole entire body feels numb from the cold and the pain. Sasuke calls my dad and tells him to come to the school immediately. He comes over to me and helps me out of the shower. Once he has me seated on the floor I start to tug my shirt off but don't get too far. He sighs and helps me strip of my shirt and hands me his own. My eyes widen a bit.

"What? Take it…you're going to freeze."

He pushes it into my hands, but soon he's helping me put it on. Once I'm snug in Sasuke's shirt I close my eyes again.

"Well, man it seems like the bleeding from the back of your head stopped. I don't think it's like split open or whatever, but it's bloody so I don't know what went down there. Um, I'm going to go now, you need anything more?"

"No. Thanks Sasuke."

He turns around and heads for the door. Before it slams shut he adds,

"Sure."

Typical Sasuke Uchiha everyone. But, for some reason that little sure was probably the nicest thing he's done for me, because for the first time in years, his response wasn't "hn."

My dad rushes in moments later and he immediately inspects my wounds.

"Naruto, oh my, what happened to you?!"

I open one eye.

"I'm…ok. Home, please."

My dad carefully picks up my limp body and my wet hair is dripping all over his sleeve. I snuggle into his warm chest and am asleep in seconds.

Long story short, my dad brought me to the hospital. They stitched up the back of my head, without shaving off my hair thank goodness, and bandaged up my chin and bruises. I ended up having chemo done and then brought home. And now I'm sitting in my bed with my dad rubbing his temples and my mom feeding me chicken soup.

"Ma, I can feed myself."

She forces a spoonful in my mouth. What about that did she not understand?

"Naruto, I know that you will not finish this on your own so I will seat here and spoon feed it to you okay?"

I groan and receive another spoonful. My dad sighs. After my "feeding" my mom kisses my forehead and heads to clean the kitchen. Obviously, my dad will be asking all the questions tonight. He scoots closer towards me and looks me in the eyes.

"Naruto, tell me exactly why you were so badly hurt today?"

I shift in my bed uncomfortably and sigh.

"I got beat up."

My dad's whole face turns red with anger.

"What?! Naruto! Why didn't you get a teacher or call me?"

"I couldn't dad. They beat me up and left me in the shower and then Sasuke helped me and called you."

"Did Sasuke hurt you too? I swear I know you guys aren't friends anymore but if he had something to do-"

"Dad, keyword "helped"."

My dad sighs and rubs his temples.

"Tell me, why were you getting beat up Naruto?"

I shrug.

"It's high school dad. It happens." I say nonchalantly.

Please buy it.

"I don't care if it's "high school" Naruto. Did you do something to anger them? Did they beat you up for no reason? Tell me exactly what happened."

He's getting so worried I feel like he cares more about this than I do.

"Nothing happened dad! I'm alive aren't I? Like I said before, it happens."

He takes a deep breath.

"Answer me young man."

The edge in his voice scares me half to death. He's getting mad and I know better than to make him mad. Especially at me.

"Okay okay. So there's a group of kids at school that don't like me and after the soccer game, which I attended as a fan, they found me in the locker room since I was congratulating Kiba then I was going to go use the toilet. But, they ended up waiting for me to come out of the bathroom and they beat me up and shoved me into the shower. Then Sasuke found me and helped me out then you came. That's it." I say trying to sound confident, but I can't stop my hand from shaking.

That sounds like a believable lie right?

"They beat you up because they don't like you?! Naruto this is ridiculous! Who are they? When they get a piece of my mind for hurting my son…they'll regret ever even thinking about messing with you in the first place."

Oh no, he's going to try and get involved then there's going to be a meeting, a conference, a committee and ugh I don't want to be humiliated!

"No dad! Please don't get involved it's fine. Nothing I can't handle. Trust me."

"Naruto, are you kidding me?! You were almost dead when I came to pick you up! Maybe you shouldn't be going to school anymore. Your condition has just been getting worse and worse." He says nodding his head at his idea.

. No way, I don't want to just sit around at home! He's way to overprotective. I wish he would just not care at all. I grit my teeth and anger bubbles up in me.

"So what?! I'm dying anyways dad. Who knows tonight might be my last night! I have cancer dad! You and mom whisper the word like its taboo, but I have it! Cancer! These are some of my final days with you guys and I can't even cherish them! Mom avoids me like I have the black plague and won't do anything but feed me! And you! You would have me on a leash if you could! People die of cancer dad. I'm dying of cancer!" I am shouting at my own father, but I don't even care anymore.

My dad shifts his weight on the bed and then looks at his lap. His hair covers his face so I'm not sure what he's thinking, but what I said was true! Hopefully he won't throw a fit. I'm preparing myself for an ongoing battle when I see my dad's shoulders shake. Is he crying? He rubs his eyes and grabs my hand.

"Naruto, please don't."

He takes in a deep breath to recollect himself. Oh my gosh this is so serious. He's crying! My dad rarely cries. I feel so awful maybe I took it too far. I think I'm more scared about my dad crying then me dying in a few weeks. The only time I've ever seen him cry was when I was really little and hit my head so hard it was split open. My dad thought it was all over for me.

"You know for a fact, just how much your mother and I care about you. I just…I just want what's best for you. Naruto, I want to make sure that you're eating right, taking it easy, and getting better. I…I don't want to lose you." He takes a quaky breath and looks up at the ceiling. "You're my only child and the thought of losing you makes me…scared. I feel helpless. I have never been in a situation like this and Naruto it's not only hard for you to handle, but it's hard for me too. I'm your dad, it's my duty as your father to take care of you and give you the best…but I just don't know what's best anymore."

A tear rolls down his face and he looks over at me. Man, I didn't know my dad was so hurt over this cancer thing. I never knew he was…scared. Heck! I thought he was handling it fine. He squeezes my hand and chuckles while wiping his eyes. I start to feel tears roll down my own face. Now that I think about it, I don't want to lose my parents either. What will they do without me? How will they manage? I hiccup a little and the tears just won't stop. I don't want to die. I don't want to lose my parents, the only people that have ever loved me and cared about me more than myself.

"Come here kiddo."

Warm hands wrap around my back and I nuzzle into my dad's chest. Hot tears run down my face and I'm shaking. I feel a chin rest on the top of my head and my dad slowly rocks me back and forth just like when I was little. He gently rubs my back and I bury my face deeper into his shirt. Pretty sure his shirt is covered in my tears and snot. I sniffle and my dad just pulls me in closer. I hear the door open and feel arms wrap around my dad and I. I look up and see my mom who has tears running down her face. Did she hear my outburst? I feel even worse and cry even harder into my dad's already soaked shirt.

"Shh, Naruto it's okay." My mom says her voice sounding like a lullaby.

My mom's voice always finds a way to sooth me. I take a deep and shaky breath. I feel her small and gentle fingers brush through my hair. Why is she suddenly acting like this? I thought she resented anything that had to do with my cancer?

"Why mom?"

I barely choke out the question and look up at her. I push away from my dad and lean back on my headboard. I look straight into her emerald eyes and can feel that my glare is intimidating, just like my father's.

"Why do you treat me like I'm already dead?"

I don't think my mom was expecting that. Her eyes widen and she blinks a few times.

"Oh Naruto…"

I clench my fists and try my best to keep the fresh tears that are forming from rolling down my face. How could she just treat me like this? She's my mom. I thought she'd be the one comforting and caring, not dad. I bring my knees to my chest and put my head down. What's even happening with my life? I feel comforting hands on my shoulders.

"Naruto…I never meant to ignore you, or push you away. Believe me. I tried so hard to comfort you, but every time I told myself today would be the day, well today turned into tomorrow and I just…blanked. Naruto, I was… no I am scared. Scared at the thought of losing you. Of not having you return home from the hospital one day and hearing the dreaded words from the doctor that you were dead. So, I went into denial. I made myself believe that you weren't dying…I know it sounds selfish Naruto, but I just didn't want to cry anymore. I wanted everything to be normal again." She removes her hands from my shoulders and wipes her eyes. Her figure trembles and my dad rubs her back. It sooths her a little and she continues.

"I'm sorry that I haven't been there for you for the past three weeks. Naruto it's not that I don't love you, or that I'm treating you like you're already dead, I just didn't know how to handle this situation. I didn't know what to say, or how to comfort you because I didn't know what to do with myself."

She envelops me in a hug that I'm so grateful for. I've missed her hugs, I've missed my mom.

"I'm so sorry Naruto."

I wrap my arms around my mother's neck and rest my head on her shoulder. I feel even more awful for thinking my mom hated me. If I already feel awful about having cancer, just how awful do my parents feel about this? I'll die and be dead, but they'll live. They'll live on without me. They'll lose their only child. The only thing they live for.

"It's okay, dad told me you were having a hard time with this whole messed up situation. I…I shouldn't have yelled at you like that to dad. I'm the one that's sorry."

She squeezes me even harder and I take that as an okay. I look up and see my dad, who has tears rolling down his face, smile at me as if to say," Thank you." I smile slightly back at my dad. He comes over and the whole family is wrapped up in another hug. This is a moment we all definitely had to share, and I'm glad we did. I'm…glad I have both of my parents on my side.

Tuesday Morning.

I basically rest for the whole weekend to heal from my episode on Friday. I miss first and second period on Tuesday because my mom and dad insisted I have a doctor's appointment scheduled. Granny basically checked me up and told me that I need to rest more and she gave me a few painkillers. Long story short, my condition got worse.

I enter school feeling pretty down. My body is still aching, every muscle tense and ripping in pain, and I have a note from the doctor saying I have cancer…and I have to give this to the nurse. This is going to be so awkward, I don't want pity. I enter the nurse's office and see a few kids in there that I don't recognize. I ignore their stares and head for the nurse's desk.

"Well hello there! So what's got you feeling down today?"

I hand her the note.

"This is a note from my doctor…please don't read it aloud."

I can tell when she finishes reading it because she puts a hand on her mouth.

"Oh my…Naruto I'm so sorry. I will notify the principal for you. I hope things will go well."

She gives me an apologetic smile and puts the note in a file.

"Thank you, have a nice day um…Nurse Rin."

"Thank you, you too."

I walk out and head to my third period class. That went well…hopefully those kids in there won't ask any questions.

I step into Physics half an hour late. Mr. Yamanaka is already ranting about some stupid theorem, and I sneak into my seat.

"Hn, how's that chin of yours?"

Deidara and Suigetsu share a small laugh. I just try to concentrate on what the teacher is saying.

"Don't tell me you went to the doctor's cause of us? Couldn't your mom just kiss the boo boo's away?" Suigetsu says in a mock like tone.

"Hn, nice one Suigetsu. I hope you learned your lesson to stay out of our way." Deidara smirks and then flicks his eraser at me.

I flinch a bit and then glare at him. Why can't they just leave me alone? I'm about to protest and throw a fit when I hear a cold voice speak in a hushed tone.

"You two should really shut up."

We all look behind us to see Sasuke playing with his pencil and giving Deidara an intense stare. His eyes glaze over mine and onto Suigetsu. A shiver runs down my spine. Did Sasuke Uchiha just stand up for me?

"Huh? What's gotten into you Sauce-keh?" Suigetsu says laughing nervously.

Sasuke just shrugs and continues playing with his pencil.

"It's just not cool anymore, I guess."

So bullying me was cool before? Wow.

Deidara is about to protest when the teacher snaps at the four of us. We all turn around and lay our attention on the boring lesson. I feel a buzz in my pocket and pull out my phone. It's a text…from Gaara. Oh geez.

"Hey I kidnapped a girl, come to my car. I'm in the front parking lot."

I'm speechless. I guess Sasuke noticed me tense up because I feel a poke on my shoulder.

"Hey, man you've been all tense for a good minute. You alright?"

Deidara and Suigetsu shoot Sasuke a look full of disgust.

I ignore Sasuke and stand up. My backpack is flung over my shoulder and I head for the door.

"I'm going to the nurse."

"Wait, I need to write you a pass!"

I run out the door and I hear Sasuke shout out to me.

"Hey Naruto, do you need me to walk you to the nurse?"

I don't even turn around. I just plow through the hallways to the front door. I'm trying to save a life! Sasuke needs to stop worrying; he's acting like such a worry wart.

I rush out of school like there's no tomorrow. There is a life on the line! What has Gaara done to this poor girl already? Maybe he's using her as a hostage? Or..or maybe he'll rape her? Once I'm out of school the sound of skrillex pounds through my ears. I immediately see them and race towards the brown pickup truck. Gaara pops his head out the window.

"Hey, over here!"

He motions for me to come over, but I hesitantly make way towards his car.

I see no sign of the girl and start to panic. Is she already dead? I start to picture a dead body in the back trunk and shiver. I might puke.

I slowly sit down in the passenger seat and brace myself for whatever news the mafia leader has to offer.

"Heey! Naruto, glad you could come!"

Suddenly there's a McFlurry in my hand and a McDonald's paper crown on my head.

"I'd like to introduce you to my friend here in the back."

I'm literally expecting a dead body, but instead a blob of pink hair pops out.

"Hey there! I'm Sakura. You must be Naruto…Gaara told me a bit about you on the way here."

I'm a bit speechless and probably look like a fool in my McDonald's paper crown. Sakura giggles a bit when she sees the expression on my face.

"What? Why are you so surprised?" She says in between giggles.

I rub the back of my head.

"Just a bit surprised that three people managed to fit in this old junk."

Nice cover up Uzumaki.

Gaara snorts and Sakura laughs.

Gaara starts the engine and we're off. I notice that the car reeks of a lot of different kinds of food. Probably all those McFlurries he drinks combined and became some kind of scent of their own. Speaking of McFlurries, I take a sip of mine and place my crown on Sakura.

"Looks better on you."

She looks annoyed and waves her hands around trying to shield her head.

"You'll ruin my hair."

She takes it off and hands it back to me. I take it and place it back on her head. We repeat this cycle about five more times. Gaara clears his throat and gives us both a smirk.

"Will you two please stop flirting in my car."

She drops the crown and we both stop our little game. I turn around in my seat and stare at the road. I hear Sakura shift around a bit. The awkwardness settles in nicely. Gaara slams on the brakes and I whip forward. With no seat belt on, it was a struggle to keep myself from having a concussion. Sakura squeals a bit and I hear her fall. I hear some clinking in the back, it sounds like metal against metal. It's dead silent and suddenly Gaara is barking out commands.

"Sakura, I want you to go into the suitcase to your left and grab the waffle maker. Naruto, the pancake mix is under your seat. Sakura, then go into the cooler, it's blue, and grab some eggs, milk, and butter. Also, get a bowl and I have a plastic knife with me right now."

I'm about to question Gaara when I hear the loudest stomach grumble erupt from within him.

"Any day now."

We both scramble to get his ingredients.

He puts the car into drive and when we finally gather all of our things we're on the highway. He forcefully grabs everything from our hands and places it all in his lap. He places the waffle maker in between our seats and plugs into who knows where. He begins pouring the pancake mix into the bowl and the powder gets everywhere. It looks like a white bomb erupted in the car. I begin wheezing while he splashes milk into the bowl, which also gets everywhere. Gaara starts to forcefully mix the batter with a plastic knife. I'm about to reach over and grab the wheel, since he's busy stirring the pancake mix, but stop when I see that he's steering the wheel with his knees. How we're even alive right now, I don't know.

"EYES ON THE ROAD!" Sakura screams on the top of her lungs trying to grab the bowl from Gaara.

"DON'T TOUCH IT YOU'LL MESS IT UP!" They both tug on the bowl.

The car veers off of the road a bit.

"LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME DO? DO YOU WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT?" He rips the bowl out of her hands and continues mixing violently.

My knuckles are white from gripping the seat. The speed limit is a good 55 miles per hour and we're going 75.

Once Gaara finishes stirring he asks Sakura for some butter and an egg. He cracks the egg and throws the shell out the window. That's illegal right? My heart is pounding in my chest. We're going to die. There's a turn coming up and Gaara is screaming that Sakura gave him two teaspoons instead of one teaspoon of butter. Sakura is shouting, which quickly turns into screaming, and as the turn is literally one foot away I launch over Gaara, who's pouring the mix into the waffle maker, and grab the wheel. I turn for dear life and just barely hit another car.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! I'M GOING TO SPILL THE MIX."

Sakura keeps screaming that we're going to die and I sit back down in my seat. My head is spinning and before I know it I'm vomiting out the window. Sakura starts wheezing because the pancakes are burning and the car is filling up with smoke. Gaara starts screaming that Sakura will get germs all over the pancakes and I'm going into a nervous breakdown. And to top it all off we hear police sirens. I stiffen almost immediately. I've never been caught by the police! This has never happened to me, I've never been a rebel, I've always followed the law, are we going to jail? I'm scared and I can feel Sakura shaking in the backseat. I notice the sunroof opening and Gaara seems to be completely oblivious to the situation. He looks back at Sakura and me, may I mention the fact that he's not even looking at the road. The police sirens are getting louder and louder. What have I don't to deserve this?

"Five bucks I can outrun them."

Gaara floors it. Sakura and I are pressed up against our seats and a scream rips out from our throats. We zigzag, almost run into someone's bumper, and the police sirens only multiply. Gaara's face goes from relaxed to panic because he finally realizes we're going to get caught! He looks back at me and Sakura wide eyed.

"Sakura, see that blanket? Cover yourself in it and stay put." He commands. Sakura quickly tangles herself up in the blanket.

He shuffles around the already beat up car for something. I see that he's holding his hospital ID and he pulls over. While waiting for the cops to come, he flips over the waffles onto his lap and begins to eat.

Three cops come to the window. Gaara slowly rolls what little window is left down.

"Gaara?" The look on the officer's face is of pure astonishment.

"Yo." He gives him a mini salute and continues eating.

"Do you know how much trouble you are in young man? Why are you on the road? Who is this guy in the car with you? And why is there smoke coming out of your car?" The officer is shooting questions.

"I'm making waffles."

We're all going to jail; they might as well handcuff us right now.

Gaara casually shows him his hospital ID while munching on waffles. I'm literally shaking. If we end up in Juvy my parents will kill me.

"My friend here needs to go to the hospital stat. He has cancer and is in dire condition. He needs to be treated as soon as possible. Is it possible for you to escort us to the nearest hospital?"

The officer takes a quick look at me and buys into Gaara's little speech.

"Listen I'm not escorting anybody, but…let this be a warning."

"And let this be a gift." Gaara hands him his half munched waffle and slowly closes the window while making direct eye contact with the officer.

"Looks like I owe you five bucks." He mumbles and we drive at a steady pace to who knows where.

Sakura comes out of the blanket looking completely horrified. I hear her teeth chattering.

"W-what just happened?" She stutters out.

Gaara wipes his hands on his pants and looks at both of us.

"We're going to the mall."

Author's Note: Hey there! :D First off, thanks so much you guys for reviewing and following/faving~ LITERALLY OVER 20 FOLLOWERS AND FAVES! *squeal* hehe maybe that's not big for some people but for me thats...AMAZING! SO THANK YOU. :DD I had so much fun writing this chapter! I love Naruto family fluff so all that hugging and crying was so cute to write. *sniffles up and dies from feels.* And Gaara's part...XD He's literally so unpredicatble it kills me. Hopefully you guys like it too! And please keep in mind this is my first ever story...so like if it's not really that good, please don't be to harsh! I do except criticism and feedback, although don't be mean, just polite and stuff XD LOL, nice use of words there Sophie. *getskicked.* Well, until the next chapter...toodles~