Disclaimer; Does Sasuke stop wearing that ridiculous purple rope? Does Naruto totally falls head over heels for either Sasuke, Itachi, Kakashi and probably most other males? Does Naruto have cute little fox ears? Does Sakura actually get a brain and become useful? ( sorry Sakura fans) Well? (taps foot) No, I didn't think so.
Warnings; jumpy, scared,pouty, overthinking Riku (MWHAHA) Evil Gaara, confused Gaara. I think that is it.
A/N; ZOMG! I took me ages to write this. Nothing sounded or looked right when I wrote or thought it, hence why it took so long. Plus my cat had decided that i wasn't paying her enough attention and sat, yes SAT on my precious computer. Now she is sulking XD Please Read and Review! Next Chapter will be the last!
Chapter 3; -Riku- age 14-
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Riku looked round warily, not liking this at all. Why did he trust that crazy man again? Why did the man look like a emo crossdresser? So many questions and no answers. The creepy guy had told him where Gaara was for nothing in return. That should've been the first warning, alarm bells had rung loudly in his brain, yelling at him not to trust the snake, but he did and now he was utterly lost. He knew he was near Konoha, but where near was, he didn't know. Was he just a few hours away? Maybe days? It was times like these that he wished he had trained to become a ninja. He had the normal training to control his chakra when he was nine, but after that, he gave up. His Uncle had been terribly ill and he hadn't wanted to leave the man on his own.
A twig snapped and Riku was just able to hold in a squeak of fear, glancing round quickly, trying to spot anything out of the norm. He couldn't see anything though, it was near dusk now, the shadows of the tree's gathering around him quickly. He was not scared, he was not scared.
Yeah right. He was terrified!
It was times like these that he wished he hadn't blown up at Gaara and instead pleaded to go with him. But that was in the past, he hadn't seen Gaara since and he was actually afraid that the red head would never speak to him again. There was just something about Gaara he liked. Maybe it was the feeling of safety he got just by being near him. Or the fact that underneath his scary exterier, Gaara was a nice guy?
Even the thought of Shukaku wasn't all that frightening to be honest, he liked Gaara for who he was, not what he was. Perhaps that was why he was walking through a god damned forest trying to find him? Anotheru twig snapped behind him and he all but ran from the sound, not looking back to see what- or more likely who- was behind him.
Though he didn't get very far when something wrapped round his ankle, pulling him down and then up into the air so he was hanging upside down. Riku whimpered in fear, praying to any god that was out there to save him. He could hear footsteps heading towards him and he began to shake. His hands trembling as they came up to cover his face.
He clenched his eyes shut as the footsteps stopped infront of him. His mind was going wild with thoughts . what was it going to do to him? was it going to torture him? Eat him? Oh so many things ran through his head that he missed the slight chuckle that definitely didn't sound scary.
"...Riku?" said boy peeked through his fingers, letting out a breath that he didn't know he was holding in when he saw who it was.
" Gaara!" The red head smirked, looking every bit as evil as the demon that was inside him but Riku was too far gone to care. He looked round from his upside-down state, realizing that it was sand wrapped round his foot. How had he not noticed that before? Because you were too busy spazzing out like a girl, Riku frowned at his thoughts and let out a squeak when he was dropped very ungracefully onto the floor. He made a pained sound and glared at the still smirking Gaara. Oh how he would love to get his hand on him. But he knew Gaara's Ultimate Shield would protect him and Riku would most likely end up with a broken hand. That was not very appealing. His hands were slim and fragile looking, not very manly at all. So it probably wouldn't have done any good anyway.
Damn his girlish figure!
Huffing, he sat up and rubbed his hip which he had landed on. He was lucky he didn't land on his head, but his hip hurt just as bad.
" Jeez, Gaara. You could've put me down gently. I'm no battle hardened ninja." he exclaimed, wiggling his finger at the red head who still had that evil smirk that was now joined with a evil glint in his eyes. Not getting the response he wanted, he pouted, folding his arms over his chest and turning his head to the side. Looking every bit of a child he was. Well, to Gaara he was a child. Gaara had seen a lot of things in his life, his mind was maturer then his body. He couldn't understand Riku who was unpredictable, always changing in mood. It unnerved him that he couldn't predict his next move. Usually if this happened, Gaara would just Sand Burial them.
It was silly and kind of selfish, but atleast it made him feel better. So why did the thought of doing that to Riku make him feel guilty for just thinking about it? Emotiongs was not his forte, and probably never would be. Unless he suddenly got a heart. Demon's do not have hearts. It was impossible. Even Temari had commented on how he was "Heartless to the point of being Shukaku himself." Of course she hadn't really meant it but she was angry at Gaara and had wanted to hurt him. Kankuro had gasped in shock, drop[ping his miniture puppets. All had been quiet, until Gaara had turned on his heels- not that he wears any- and headed into the forest. Where he had come across and jumpy and terrified Riku.
Though he supposed he shouldn't of crept up on the boy.
Speaking of which.
Gaara looked down at the hazel brown head that was now digging in his stomache, somewhere between his thoughts, Riku had scrambled along the floor, on his hands and knee's and grabbed onto Gaara's waist. Burrying his head into the toned abdoman, muttering about creepy forests and being ignored. Gaara shifted, uncomfortable at being hugged so tightly. In fact he was uncomfortable being hugged at all. Not a lot of people hugged him, most, if not all, were terrified to even be near him.
Carefully, Gaara placed his hand on Riku's head, patting it like you would a dog. It was quiet in the dark forest until a sniff was heard and Riku pulled away from Gaara, looking up with teary eyes, which sparkled in the moonlight.
Gaara jerked suddenly realizing they were in the middle of a forest, alone, with no help. Gaara knew Riku couldn't fight and while he was capable of doing all the fighting if they were attacked. He didn't want Riku to see just exactly what he could do with his sand. No one should see that, well, maybe his siblings did but not Riku. Never Riku.
" Riku, we should leave here." Gaara nearly sighed with relief when the boy nodded and stood up. Though he was surprised when Riku entwined their finger, gripping his hand tightly. He tried to free his captured appendage but it was a fruitless affair. Riku was not letting it go.
After a few minutes of walking aimlessly-that was what it felt like to Riku- Temari's voice could be heard, and it seemed like she was shouting at Kankuro again. Gaara rolled his eyes in exasperation. It was times like this he really wished he didn't have to travel with them.
Nearing the camp, Riku stopped, looking at the ground as if it was the most fascinating thing in the world. Gaara was confused but just stood there, not really sure if he should do something or not.
Riku was having a midlife crisis. Was it possible for someone at the age of fourteen to have a midlife crisis? Well, it was now. His thoughts were confusing him, on one side, he wanted to glue himself to Gaara and never let him out of his sight, while the other side was warning him that he should ask the red head to take him to Konoha and then leave, he would be nothing more than a burden.
The side that was all for Riku staying with Gaara told the negative side to shut up. Riku nodded to himself before blinking, seeing a pensive Gaara staring at him. And damn him for looking so adorable.
Riku smiled before leaning up and placing a soft kiss on Gaara's lips. He quickly ran off, heading towards Temari's voice, leaving the shocked Shukaku host behind.
Gaara owlishly blinked, deciding to ignore Shukaku's laughter that rung through his mind.
He had a lot of figuring out to do.
A/N; I don't know if I like this ending :/ anyway, click the Review button, Gaara will give hugs! XD