Hinata was still asleep when Gaara left to talk to his brother about the incident last night. He found his brother leaning up against the wall, in his boxers, eating some chips. Gaara stood next to him.

"Kankuro, I need your help."

"Hn? Um sure…what do you need?"

"Last night I decided to spy on Hinata and saw her naked. It did…strange things to me."

Kankuro almost choked on his chips with laughter. He knew exactly what these strange things were and what it was called.

"What's so goddamn funny?"

"I just knew one day this would happen. I guess it's time for...the talk and I'd be the best one to give you it since of my expertise in that area."

Gaara had no clue what his brother was talking about but guessed he would soon find out. Kankuro led him to the living room and sat him down on the sofa.

"Alright let's talk about the birds and the bees little bro."

"Don't call me that."

"Yeah whatever…do you want to learn or don't you?"

"Ugh, Whatever. Go ahead."

"Alright. Let's see. A woman and a man really love each other a lot so to prove their love they do this thing called sex, okay?"

"Love?"

"Right….this is going to be a long day."

Kankuro ran his fingers through his brown hair. He looked like his father's clone except younger. Where to begin with this guy? He didn't know what love was so how would he know what making love was?

"Hmm…love is….love is…"

At that moment Temari started laughing. It appeared that she was standing there the whole time. In her white pajama shirt and capris with her hair all wild and out she stood there doubled over in laughter.

"You guys are a riot! Move over Kankuro let the pro show you how it's done."

"Pro? What do you know about sex?"

"Sex? I thought we were talking about love. Love is something I know about!"

"Pffft! When's the last time you had a boyfriend, the dinosaur age? You probably have cobwebs in-between your legs!"

Temari grabbed her fan and bashed Kankuro on his head until a giant bumped form and he fell on the floor.

"Jerk! Now Gaara if you want to know about romance and passion I'm that girl! You like somebody Gaara?"

"I have no idea. I just need to know what I'm feeling."

"Hn? Explain."

Kankuro, using the table as leverage, got up and rubbed the bump on his head.

"Kami Temari, did you have to hit so hard? Gaara saw Hinata naked last night and well….little Gaara stood up."

"Oh? Oh…OH!"

"Little Gaara?"

"Well then that's simple. You desire Hinata…sexually. I suppose that means you don't love her…right?"

"I…don't know…what...love...is and what is sex?"

"Good lord what have you been telling him Kankuro?"

"Me? All this talk of romance and shit when Gaara is simply just turned on."

"There's more to it than that, Kankuro."

"This doesn't concern you Temari. Go back to making out with your magazine boyfriends."

"Why you son of a-"

"SILENCE!"

They both turned to see Gaara completely enraged and grabbing his ears, trying to block out the noise. A vein in his temple was throbbing.

"You're both insolent and of no help to me. I'll seek advice elsewhere."

He stomped off to his room, brooding. Temari and Kankuro continued their bickering each of them blaming the other for Gaara's anger. Gaara slammed the door, thus awaking a sleeping Hinata.

"Hn? G-Goodm-morning G-Gaara-s-san-shi."

"Hinata…what is love?"

"Hn? Oh L-Love. L-Love is s-s-pecial. It's a warm f-feeling y-you g-get inside your h-heart," She swallowed hard and closed her eyes. She pretended like she was brave enough to speak without stuttering. She told herself she could do it, "It's not s-something you s-see it's something you feel for someone s-special. F-Family, friends, lovers. You have to care a-about the person a lot and w-want to protect them and h-hold them."

Gaara looked up toward the sun that was the very soul of where he lived. Love was a special feeling in your heart? You have to care and protect those you love?

"And a lover is?"

"A-a g-girlfriend, a wife, a s-significant other. S-someone you k-k-iss, h-hold hands with, p-protect, l-love, h-hold, c-caress. Ss-she or h-he is yours and o-only yours f-forever."

"Just mine? Forever…No…escape? Mine to claim…Mine to do whatever I wish with…"

"Y-Yeah….Sort o-of."

"Our mate."

His voice had become deeper and sinister sounding. It didn't even sound like Gaara's voice, in fact it wasn't, it was Shukaku's. Hinata tapped Gaara on his shoulder.

"I-I w-w-ant you to teach me…H-How to become t-tough and f-f-ight b-better."

"Hn? Only if you swear to never run away. You must stay by my side forever."

"Ah...but m-my f-f-amily."

"Forget about them."

Perhaps he was right. It had been a whole day and not a single search party? Maybe they didn't care about her. They never did anyways. Always calling her weak and a disgrace. If she trained hard with Gaara maybe she could be strong and prove to them she was something. Then Naruto would like her and everyone would see she wasn't a frail little doe. She could also teach Gaara compassion and love along the way. The decision on whether to stay or go was obvious.

"H-Hai Gaara-san-shi…I mean…Gaara Senpai!"

So Hinata would become both a pupil and a teacher, as would Gaara. Her captor, her friend, and her sensei…his prey and maybe even…something more.