yes yes yes! i know that this is a short chapter and it's a little rushed . but i felt that if i wrote it any longer it'd kindda kill this chapter. so enjoy! and i really dunno how to prolong this kindda stuff... still a NOOB PPL!

Chapter 13

She asked me my name and I stopped to stare at her. I couldn't get it out of my head how familiar she looked but I dismissed the thought. She was probably someone I passed by or fought in the past.

"Yes I am," I replied ", do what you want with her and get any information you can out of her."

I turned and began heading back to the village again. My mind still nagging me about the girl despite I shoved the thought to the far recesses of my mind. I couldn't help but think of her eyes fiery with anger yet, gentle, caring and unbiased. It reminded me of a dear friend I once had. A girl who despite the odds befriended me and made my suffering seem bearable, who made everyday worth waking up for.

After I left the village and arrived at my home I thought I would never see her again and she would forget about me but, she proved me wrong and for the first time in my life I received a letter. Despite being so far away from me I could still feel the warmness of the words in the letter.

Unfortunately it all came to an end when I received a letter saying she was going to find her father and the people who she lived with wasn't her parents and that her father was dying and she needed to go to him. Also with no promises made she would try her best to write to me and update me on how her search was going.

Before long the letters stopped and I waited day after day for one to arrive but it never did. Eventually I gave up hope believing she had died or forgotten about me. Once again I was cast into the shadows and left to the care of the demon inside of me.

She called after me again ", Gaara, it's me Haru!"

Stopped in mid step and nearly stumbled.

Slowly I turned.

"How does she know about Haru?" questioned Shakaku ", no one knows about Haru except your siblings and they wouldn't dare tell anyone."

Instinctively my hand reached to my throat where the black teardrop with the dragon hung around my neck.

"How do you know about Haru?" I questioned.

She blinked ", because I'm her."

I walked toward her and leaned towards her, a slight smell of vanilla hit me.

Harus scent… but anyone could have the same scent.

"You're lying," I whispered in her ear.

I turned to face the commander chief ", take her and clamp her in irons," and began walking away again.

"No! No! ," she screamed ", on December twenty-fifth five years ago when you staying in Konoha, I came to your apartment where you were staying with Temari and Kankuro! They had decorated the place because they thought it was fun and they did it hideously! It was past midnight when I found you in your room and I gave you a present! It was necklace from a set; I gave you the black teardrop with a dragon on it! Also unknowingly to us it had mistletoe above our heads …"

She was huffing desperately now ", and I almost kissed you… but you brother and sister came into the room and I left. Ever since that day I've been wearing the other half to the necklace."

I spun round and jogged up to her, the ninjas had clamped her hands behind her back.

Hesitantly I reached forward, I extended a finger and poked around the inside the collar of her jacket feeling for a chain linked metal string on her neck. She stared at me her eyes desperate and full of hope.

I inhaled sharply when my fingers brushed the thin metal. Hooking my finger under it I drew I out from her shirt and held it in the palm of my hand.

It shone saintly white in my hand. The tear drop shaped white pendant with the intricately crafted dragon wound round the pearl white pendant. Reaching my hand inside my cloak I took out my necklace also.

"They're a set…" she whispered to me, still staring into my eyes.

Tearing my eyes away from the pendants I glanced at her and unavoidable made eye contact. I fell deep into those eyes, those large, dark, chocolate brown eyes. Gentle, kind, yet fierce and unfathomable like the ocean.

Unwillingly I ripped my eyes away from her. Lifting my necklace to hers I tried to place the pendants together. I tried many different ways but none worked.

Too good to be true… but how did she know about Haru?

"Actually it is Haru," Shakaku began ", she has the same scent. I can pick it up now that I'm closer to her."

I really don't need your input right now.

"Try sliding them together," he suggested.

I followed his instructions and slide the pendants together.

Miraculously it worked! The pendants fit snuggly together in the shape of a heart and I stared at them dumbfound in my hand.

Shakaku snorted ", told you!"

Then he retreated back into his self. I unlocked the pendants and turned to face the men at my command.

"Release her!" I commanded to the shinobi who were watching us expectantly.

They removed the iron clamps from my wrists. I felt pin pricks in my hands as the blood began to flow back into them. I massaged my throbbing wrists and flexed my hands to help with the circulation of blood in my hands.

I was anxious and relieved that Gaara had believed me and so astonished to see how much he had changed. Though they removed the clamps from my hands it did nothing to stop the violent thudding of my heart.

My breath was coming out I little gasps, I swallowed hard and willed myself to breathe deeply but this didn't help my sudden urge to try and et as much air in my lungs as quickly as possible.

"Gaara…," I gasped.

I tried to walk towards him but my legs began to tremble violently. I fell, my knees weak with lingering fear, relief and exhaustion. My heart was still beating faster than the messenger hawk flying. Warm slender arms grasped me as I pitched forward. I closed my eyes as I fell into their embrace and dared not open them, for the fear that the person I believe was holding me was not the person I wanted it to be.

I didn't even realize when the darkness of fatigue, satisfaction and reprieve cradled me to their chest and blanked me out from all things happening around me.

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