"Katara!" Everyone yelled when Gaara entered the room holding Katara.
Gaara walked fully into the room and place Katara gently on the bed.
"Are you alright?" Kiba asked quickly.
"Yes, thanks to Gaara," Katara stated, smiling at Gaara who now stood in the far corner of the room.
"Does this make us even?" Katara asked.
Gaara didn't reply, he just stood in the corner with his arms crossed. Katara just continued to smile at him and answer all the questions directed at her.
~TS~
"Thank you again," Katara said as she climbed the rest of the way onto the roof.
"Hn," was the reply she received.
"Can I ask you a couple questions?" she asked.
Gaara just gave a small nod.
"Gaara, why if you think you're only suppose to kill people, why did you save me?" Katara asked looking deep into the sea foam green eyes.
Gaara didn't answer he just stared at Katara.
"Gaara, you're not a demon. You just have a demon sealed inside you. That doesn't make you a demon yourself, Gaara not everyone hates you," Katara stated as she gently placed her hand on Gaara's arm, "there's good in you Gaara. You don't have to kill everyone."
Gaara jerked away from her in that instant.
"You don't understand anything!" he screamed.
"Gaara I'm a jinjuriki host just like you," Katara stated sadness coating her navy orbs.
"You've never had your own father trying to kill you, the same person that put the demon inside of you wanting you dead!" Gaara bellowed anger raging inside him.
"I may not know what that feels like, but I do know what it feels to be hated and feared. I'm a member of the Royal branch of the Uchiha clan. I know what it feels like to walk down the street and have people shy away from you and hate you for what you are, but you can't let that effect you like it is!" Katara screamed.
Gaara's rage overflowed as sand coiled around Katara's body.
"Gaara, you're not a demon. I've never thought you as that and nothing will change that. I love you, Gaara. You can believe it, or you can't. Kill me if that's what you want, but I've told you what I thought of you, how I feel about you. Either way you decide I'm fine with. I'm thankful I met you Gaara," Katara stated a genuine smile crossed her face.
Gaara paused for a moment as if in thought. The sand slowly retracted from Katara returning to Gaara's guard. Gaara's expression to one of confusion.
"Why, why do you feel anything but hatred towards me?" Gaara asked.
Katara smiled and walked closer to him. She placed her right hand over his heart.
She explained, "I can see deeper inside you than the demon Gaara, you have the ability to save people, to care for people. You have the ability to love people. You're not a demon, you're a human being. I can feel that inside you Gaara. You just need a little help to pull it out past the demon inside. Gaara, I want to help you with that. Will you let me?"
Gaara looked down into Katara's navy orbs and saw the emotions swirling around in them. Gaara lifted his hand to Katara's heart.
"We'd have a connection here then?" He asked.
"Only if you want that Gaara, yes," Katara answered.
"Katara, can you teach me what love is again," Gaara asked stepping a little closer to the shorted female.
Katara's smile grew at the comment, "Yes, Gaara I can."
Katara's arm reached up and snaked her hands around Gaara's neck. The other brought Gaara's head closer to her own. She lifted up onto her tiptoes and tilted her head slightly. Her lips ascended upon his for a brief moment before she pulled back a little, Gaara pushed his head forward to meet her lips again.
"Awwww," came Temari's voice from behind the two.
"What happened," came the chorus of boys from down in the stairwell to the roof.
"Gaara got his first girlfriend," cooed Temari.
"What?"