Wow...110 reviews...you're all insane...
Soundtrack:
Pain by Three Days Grace
Attack by Thirty Seconds to Mars
Waiting by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Disclaimer: (thinks for a moment) Last I checked, my name wasn't Masashi Kishimoto...
Sakura picked up a daffodil, and scrutinized it carefully. A liitle cough made her turn, but she returned to her study of the daffodil when she realized it was just Ino.
"You know, that's not going to win Sasuke over; besides, he's been released already."
Sakura stared at the blonde cooly. "It's not for Sasuke-san, it's for Lee-san."
"Sasuke-san?! Since when did you start calling him that?!"
"Since I realized he's rude, selfish, and conceited, not to mention arrogant."
Ino was sceptical. "Oh really? And that weirdo from Suna is any better?"
Sakura's face flushed in anger. "Leave Gaara-kun out of this!"
Ino smirked. "Oh, is he Gaara-kun now? He seems more like Gaara-te-"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence."
Sakura was angry, Ino could tell. The daffodil was (thankfully) not in her hands, but those same hands were clutched into fists so tight that the knuckles were white. Sakura threw down some money and stared Ino in the face.
"You don't even know him, Ino! He's not like you, me, or Sasuke-teme!" Ino gasped at the expletive tacked onto the end of Sasuke's name. Sakura was breathing heavily in anger. "He is one of the strongest, bravest people I've ever known...Gaara-kun has to suffer so much...you would never and will never know such pain!"
And on that note, she stormed out of the shop, leaving a shocked and confused Ino.
Gaara had watched her walk to the hospital, her previous rage diminishing into a heavy silence.She made her way to the desk, questioned aloud the lack of people, and signed in. Wandering the halls, she stopped at a certain room, Gaara staying only a few meters away. She left the room shortly after, and Gaara noticed the daffodil that she had carried in was missing. Curious, he walked in to investigate.
It was the same Genin he'd fought during the preliminaries. Shukaku started to go insane with pent-up bloodlust.
Kill him...kill him now!
I can't...no...
Just do it! I want to feel blood again...
No...
Kill him...
Gaara's sand began to wrap around the boy just as two others ran into the room.
Sakura walked home, enjoying the Saturday afternoon and the sun on her skin. She was finished with the errands her mother had given her, and she watched as life bustled around her, occasionally greeting the odd shinobi or two. She turned a corner, and came face to face with Naruto and Shikamaru, who looked as though someone had died.
"Sakura-chan, we need to talk," said Naruto seriously.
"That kid from Suna nearly killed Lee. He's a sick, twisted psycho," added Shikamaru.
"If you're here to warn me, don't."
"What?"
"Gaara harbors Shukaku, the one-tail demon. If he tried to kill Lee, it was because Shukaku was forcing him."
Naruto looked flabbergasted. Shikamaru began twitching. "How do you know that?"
"Temari and Kankuro told me. And before you say anything, I trust them. Even though Gaara's unstable, I don't care what he is."
"But what about Sasuke-te-"
"I don't give a damn about Sasuke!"
She looked at the two, eyes flashing in anger.
"Sasuke has everything, and what does Gaara have? Nothing! Gaara is a demon-vessel, but he also has a broken heart and soul. I want to change that. I can't heal his body, but with Kami-sama as my witness, I will heal his heart."
I love this chapter.
I honestly do.
I also love reviews.
A pretty review for the starving artist? Please?