CHAPTER 2

The Hyuuga Heiress stood in front of Sabaku No Gaara, her face still tilted towards the ground. She glanced up towards his face and stared into his aquamarine eyes; Hinata found that she couldn't look away from his cold stare. His hands came down and rested on hers, to stop her playing with them, and he slowly pulled her hands up to rest on his broad shoulders, as he seen the mysterious boy do. The red haired male then took his hands and let them stop on her waist; he felt her tremble slightly and smirked.

Hinata couldn't believe she just trembled like that! Just because he touched her! She felt like a schoolgirl dancing with her crush! The Hyuuga was confused, she knew what they said about him, but couldn't help it, her blush turned tomato red, and she bowed her head again; some of her long blue black hair falling in her face, but she kept dancing.

Gaara saw her emotions play on her delicate face, he smirked with amusement; The Sand Ninja became confused by her actions and what was this other feeling…hurt? He shook the unfamiliar thoughts from his head, but they still lingered in the back of his mind. Gaara removed his right hand from Hinata's waist and brushed her hair back with his index finger. Hinata gasped and looked up to him, wonder in her lavender hues. The male had no idea what he was doing; instinct was taking over. Gaara's hand lingered over her shoulder, captivated by her beautiful face. Suddenly his hand moved and cupped her cheek gently, startling the female. Hinata looked at him with wide eyes, but found herself slightly snuggling up to his hand; now it is time for Gaara to be startled. 'Why is she doing that?!' '…Why do I like it?' Gaara thought, getting frustrated because he didn't know the answer himself.

Hinata watched his face for a second then closed her lovely hues, and gave him a small shy smile. He lost his train of thought as she smiled; he had never seen anything so beautiful. Gaara's hand that was still on her waist pulled her against his body, and the hand that was still cupping her cheek pulled her face forward to allow himself to capture her lips in a gentle kiss. Hinata's eyes opened with shock then slowly closed as she began to react to his kiss. Her tiny hands slid up the back of his neck, only to tangle in his fiery red locks of silky hair. Sabaku No Gaara moved his hand that was on her cheek, to the nape of her neck, so she couldn't pull back.

After a few minutes Gaara and Hinata pulled back from the kiss to breathe. The shy female looked into his aquamarine depths, her eyes a little dazed. The male looked at her in confusion as a new hunger filled his senses. The Hyuuga female laid her head against Gaara's chest, blushing the color of his hair. Gaara, unsure of what to do, just put his head on hers, and held Hinata like she was the most precious thing in the world.

Unfortunately, the song ended, so Gaara reluctantly let her go and walked back to the space he had occupied before. Hinata's eyes held a tint of sadness cause she missed his nearness and warmth; not to mention his kiss.. She followed him and sat at the table in front of him once again. Gaara couldn't take his eyes from her, even when those two boys came back and asked her to dance. He could feel the jealousy raise up with in him and stay; but he hid this fact well.