((Okay, I guess I made you guys wait long enough... lol six reviews, all yesterday))
Gaara-frenzy
holy cow! chikage is standing right there and there talking about her being a
competition?! i'd dump them both on there asses and be on with my life! jeeze!
but that wouldn't happen besides she likes gaara and i guess she likes genma
too so she wouldn't do that. good chapter. oh and HAHAHA he dares challenge
gaara? what a complete fool! i hope you update soon! XD
((she's there and she knows that Genma is challenging Gaara but being the smart guys that they are, they're keepin' there voices down. good thing too because I'm sure that that would have been the last crushing defeat that Chikage couldn't have taken. she's fragile right now because of Gaara's betrayal))
Kina
wow, short sweet and to the point good chappie :3, please check out my new
fic but dont expect it to be on much longer the
emoness..is...takeing..over...cant...fight...back.../wrist
(( no /-y the wrist-y!! don't go to the dark side, Kina! I have cookies over here... on the shady side!))
xXTwilight-KunoichiXx
hey im glad you updated! though no offense but you took to long that i 4got
what the last chappie was about...gomenasai anyways i am typing on the wii so
therefore i can r&r without my mom knowing i have internet here but my reviews
will be shorter again srry sometimes ill review late cuz i lose internet here
and my mom is around so no computer either...phew this is hard to
write...anyways THANKSARIGATO!
Ja ne!
((I forgot what happened in the last chapter too... so don't worry. anyway, why can't you r&r with your mom around? is she that strict? maybe it's none of my business... sorry for my noseyness. anyway, I'm glad you're glad! and r&r when you can))
Something Diabolical
lol. i love rivalry. it's so fun. anyways, i like the chapter. you should
update soon. right? and how much do you wanna bet that boots was first? i
think he was because hes ugly and annoying. foxes are good. monkeys are ugly.
((agreed. I love my foxes... I wish I had a pet fox... just not swiper. he's annoying. I bet Dora shoved Boots into the machine first, hoping it'd off him "for the sake of science". lmfao))
Rin-Tsukihime13
Favourited!
-laugh-
I really like this story. I was soo sad the chapter when Gaara got some then
just threw Chi away.
At the end there, Chi and Hito were just standing there listening and
watching? That's funny if they were.
-laugh- Yeah maybe that was a lame excuse. Especially back during the Chuunin
exams, when he killed Dosu and those Grass-nin out of the blue. Genma is
Naruto's friend right?
-laugh-
-clears throat-
Anyways, Good job and keep up the good work! Update soon!
((Chi and Hito are just standing there and they know there's a competition but while she only thinks it's a guy thing for creating a stronger bond of friendship, Hito probably already knows what it's about... and he'll wanna help Genma out as much as he can. devious little bros are wonderful... when they aren't tormenting you.))
VampireGaaraCheesepuffs
rolls eyes See? THIS is why u don't let guys gamble, they always gamble
important things like their life savings, their car, or worse of all: THEIR
GIRL.
WTH IS WRONG WITH THEM?! O.o
Also: The backpack has been torn at his seams, and the cow needs more
"motivation" to talk...if you get what I'm saying
VGC
Too lazy to even write my name
((I think it's a male hormone thingy... testosterone is dangerous in ANYBODY'S hands. plus, genetically speaking, men were created for the competition. Which is why they didn't want girls getting in on it (because they don't want to be shown up by girls) btw, for the cow, I'm making it drink the boiled milk right now... whether it wants it or not... and it's scream-moos of pain are rivetting...))
((Okay enough small talk. My raccoon mafia is gone right now for a multi funeral for the brethern who've been taken down by numerous cars... they will be avenged. So I can write with some peace... without the scratches and bite marks that they give me because of what I write.))
Chapter 27: Gaara's Preemptive Strike
The small group walked away, Genma's words still echoing in his mind. He had to actually fall in love with the girl in order to get that creep out of his town? He knew he should have killed the boy despite all of the diplomatic bullshit. It would have been the easiest way to get rid of him. And now he had to fall in love with a girl who had given herself all too willingly? A girl who never shut up about her "undying love" for him? A girl that he had treated like a common street whore and thrown away after giving her exactly what he knew she wanted in a way that she didn't want?
Then he sighed in frustration. 'I should have taken her all the way... then when this happened, I'd have a reason to change my attitude-- wait! Who says I have to change for HER? I'm not the one at fault here... she loved me even as I was at my worst! She has to change! She's the one who doesn't suit my taste! ... what is my taste? Kankuro would be to frightened to tell me anything. Temari would ask too many questions. Is this one of those things that I have to discover on my own? I could go ask Naruto... it would mean giving that idiot the advantage. And the brother is already against me. I'll risk it. After some romance training... maybe I'll be able to say something as stupid as... "I lo-v-ove... y-y-"... I get the message, brain. Don't shut down on me now.'
He headed towards the school where Chikage and a certain black haired competitor had just arrived. It was only by the new kid's shocked look that Gaara knew he had used his sand to beat them to the building. "Chikage... I need to speak with you."
The girl looked at him with her lavender eyes clashing against his turquoise orbs. Nodding, she looked toward Genma and asked him to wait at the school's doors. And when that little troublemaker had gone, Gaara had the satisfaction of knowing that he still held some sort of power over the female.
"I'm going to Konoha for a while. I figured I should let you know..." he said, clearing his throat. Boy, oh boy, he wasn't good at this sort of thing.
Chikage nodded. "Okay... well, thank you... I guess..." She seemed a little disappointed. And hurt. He figured that was because his... display of cruelty that night had been a devastating blow. He was a heart breaker. Because he'd never been given a heart to take care of. And to receive something without a manual is almost suicide for the object... or young woman, in this case.
Now was Gaara's chance! He could say something that could make her see how hard he was trying to care. But... what was he supposed to say? Be good? Stay out of trouble? Don't fall in love? Give the poor guy a break-- he wasn't so desperate as to tell her something like that.
"Don't fall in love while I'm gone."
An ORDER from Gaara the GREAT STUPID PLAYBOY! Even he was mortified by what he'd just blurted out! He couldn't think of anything proper so he said something anyway! He looked away and his entire body seemed to shudder at the horror that he had just displayed.
"Wh-what?" Chikage asked. She clearly didn't understand where that came from but her flesh was pink and wave after wave of pain flooded her soft purple eyes. He swore that he could hear her heartbeat and for some reason, he knew that he wasn't being fair. He didn't have the right to tell her not to fall in love. All the same...
"Don't do it. Just don't." His word was absolute. He wouldn't let it go. Naruto had to help him out! He had to fall in love with Chikage... even if it killed her.
((Well, it'll be a long road and Gaara's taking a risk. He could have let her know that he was going to try to fall in love with her with Naruto's help. That might've worked to his favor and probably would have won him the bet all together... but I'm not nice. He's gonna have to work for it. As for it killing her, it may be almost impossible for Gaara to fall in love with her... so she'll probably have to die. Or at least, that's what he thinks. Will Gaara make it passed Naruto's romance training? Maybe. Does Naruto even have an inkling of that kind of training in himself? NO... Sakura proved that over and over and he's not paying attention to Hinata. Next time, Gaara will be in the Hidden Leaf Village and will meet up with Naruto over ramen.))