Ryoko and Gaara sat together under a tree. Ryoko sat against his chest and his arms were wrapped around her, and his face buried in her thick red hair.

″Gaara?" she asked,

″Hmm?" he grunted into her hair.

″Why are you really here in Konoha?" Gaara's body stiffened, ″I know in six months the chunin exams will be held in Suna, why didn't your pompous father make you wait?"

″Well... he wants us to destroy Konoha." Gaara frowned, 'He wants me to use Shukaku to hurt Konoha."

″Well do me the favor of only destroying the Hyuugas." She snarled. Gaara's teal eyes widened at the rush of hatred and anger that rushed through their bond to him.

″You don't mind that my siblings and I were sent here to destroy your home?"

″Have you seen the way this village treats me? I'm the only Jashinist, and the only one left with the Mitsuri Bloodline, and they treat me like nothing in comparison to Sasuke. Sasuke is their jewel, their pet. I'm treated almost as bad as Naruto. And Naruto is only treated that way because-

″He is a Jin-jurriki. Kurama the Kuyybi no Kitsune." Gaara said.

″How did you know?"

″I could smell her on him." Gaara shrugged.

″Oh. But anyway... don't hurt too many people. Just... just destroy the Hyuugas. Gaara nodded and buried his face in her hair again inhaling her sweet scent,

″I love you, Ryoko. You will be mine."

″I know." Ryoko purred back.

A week later, just as the sun was setting, Gaara and Ryoko were sparing, Ryoko had sweat beading on her forehead as she slashed at his sand as it rushed her. It was almost impossible. She had repaired her scythes Blade, and added Dragon's teeth to the top of the blade. It would be harder to break , and twice as deadly. If the blade sensed anyone else's chakra, their hands would be stabbed through with sharpened rib bones hidden in the staff. Ryoko dove forward and thrust her scythe forward, and Gaara had to jump back as to not have his leg cut by the serrated edge of the scythe. When he looked up he saw the red of Ryoko's eyes and his world went dark, and he saw his worst fear, people walking by him, and utterly ignoring him. He might kill one but nobody cared about him. He was non-existent.

When he came to, he glowered at Ryoko,

″Genjustu isn't fair."

″You think that if Sasuke has a chance he wont cast a genjustu on you?" Ryoko asked as she placed her hands on her hips.

″What about your match against Ino?" Gaara asked. Ryoko scoffed,

″oh please. I wish I had been put against you. My match will be easy, shes a stupid fan-girl."

'What did you say? Your just a lame Koji." Ino screeched as she came out of the bushes.
″least I'm not a flower-girl." Ryoko hissed as she turned around to face the stupid blonde. Gaara was surprised at the pain and hurt that flowed through the bond. He knew ″Koji" was orphan, and that Ryoko was considered one, but he didn't know how it hurt her to be called one.

″oh yeah? This flower-girl will kick your ass." Ino snapped. Ryoko spun her scythe and held it ready,

″Bring it , Pig." She snarled. Now Gaara stood back, he felt hatred and anger replace the pain brought on by the name-calling. Ino charged Ryoko, who stood there motionless, a cold look on her pale face.

″Kudarani Kudarani. Stupid Jashinist! Kudarani!" Ino hissed as she attacked Ryoko. Ryoko just dodged and then spun around bringing the back of the Scythe towards Ino, and slamming it into the side of her head with an almighty crack. Ino flew the other way, blood poring from her left ear.

″Se how easy I could have killed you? You should forfeit, stupid pig." Ryoko hissed. Ino got up and turned, running in the opposite direction. Ryoko pulled a cloth out of her pocket and started cleaning the blood off her Wolf Skull.

″Ryoko-hime?" Gaara was confused by her anger

″Stupid pig. Dirty blood tainting Inuhane." she hissed as she methodically cleaned the bone blade.

″Ryoko-hime." Gaara said again.

″What?" she snapped, the anger still burned in the blond.

″Why do you hate her?" he was unfazed by her sharpness.

″We... we were friends. But when my father died, I began to draw away from people. She stuck around me anyway. Stuck around the stupid orphan." she snapped bitterly. ″Then she and that Sakura girl fell in love with Sasuke. Ino drew away from me, becoming... well Ino. She grew her hair out long, she and Sakura. I noticed Sakura has cut hers now, I heard it was so when she was operating on people she didn't get blood in it. But Ino... she wont ever change, she bases everything she does to attract Sasuke. I didn't matter anymore. And when all the girls who loved Sasuke started making fun of me, she did too."

″Oh... I'm sorry, Ryoko-hime. Maybe it was for the best. She seems like a shallow good for nothing person, even Sakura has matured, since she fell for Kankuro. I do believe they are openly together now."

″Yes, I've noticed." she smiled.

'Its a full moon tonight." Gaara looked where the moon was beginning to show as the light of the dying sun faded.

″I do believe that tonight is the best time to do it." Ryoko stood, and began leading Gaara back to the dark and creepy Mitsuri Compound.

I know this is somewhat short, but the next chapter will be too, it will be a filler mostly, then I'll be ending this soon =) It's been fun.