I kinda got writer's block for a couple of days. This is the best thing that I could come up with. I don't think it's that bad. Hope you guys like it.

Chapter 5: Unraveling Emotions

Tonight was the candlelit visual. Hinata had finally been missing for a week. There was only so much the Konoha police officers and the private investigators that her father hired could do. Everyday that she was gone there was less of a chance to find her and bring her back. Everyone wanted her back. They truly loved the young timid girl. No one really knew why she left. All they knew was that Gaara was the cause of it.

{Matsuri really wants to talk to Gaara. Apparently she didn't get the message when Gaara never answered his phone or called her.} She came over while he was home alone, sulking. She knocked on the door. Gaara rushed to open the door hoping that Hinata had come back to him. He had a smile on his face until he saw Matsuri at the door.

"What are you doing here?" Gaara growled, venom practically dripping from the words that he spoke with anger at both himself and her.

"Gaara, I just came to talk. I just want to talk. Can I come in?" Matsuri asked.

"Talk. I don't want you in my house. You have five minutes." Gaara retorted cruelly.

"Gaara, don't make this all my fault. You had sex with me, so that makes you partly responsible for her leaving. This is not my all fault. You claimed that she was someone that wasn't right for you. I thought that on some level that you liked me, more than you liked her. You were using the both of us. She was your safety net and I was your rebellion. I understand that now. But the reason that she's gone is mainly because of you. If you knew that you loved her, you never should have slept with me." Matsuri explained. "That's all I wanted to say."

Gaara opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off by Kaylie. She and Tenten went over to the Sabaku Mansion because they wanted to find out what really went down between him and Hinata. This was not what they were expecting. "So this why Hinata left. You cheated on her?"

"With that slut?" Tenten added angrily.

"I was just leaving." Matsuri turned to leave, but Kaylie grabbed her by her arm.

"You do know what you two did to Hinata? She's fucking gone because of you!" Kaylie cried.

"Gaara, you stupid son of a bitch. How could you do this to her? She loves you with all of her heart. Do you know how many times she fought with us just because she was in love with you? She trusted you." Tenten screamed. She turned to Matsuri. "And you? You know everyone calls you a slut right because you had sex with the whole football team last year? She was the only one who gave you the benefit of the doubt. She wanted to be your friend. Oh my God, she was so naïve. Is that why you fucked Gaara? She had something that you wanted, so you took it."

Matsuri yanked her arm away from Kaylie. "Don't you think that I feel bad about what I did? He does too. This was never supposed to get this far. We never meant…" she was cut off by Tenten's fist connecting with her face. She fell onto the grounds and started crying. She had a busted lip and a purple bruise forming under her left eye.

"Don't you dare say that you never meant for things to happen like they did. You knew that he was with Hinata. You knew. Hell everyone knew how emotionally invested she was in that relationship. And you helped him destroy her in the worst way possible. You stupid bitch! " Tenten hollered.

Kaylie walked up to Gaara. Furious grey eyes met turquoise-sea foam green eyes. "Did you even think about her feelings? She loved you to the point that she would do anything for you. Do you see what you've done? SHE'S GONE GAARA. She's out there all alone. She doesn't have anyone. You made her think that she didn't belong here anymore. I hope that your five minutes and Matsuri's experienced tongue and mouth were amazing enough compensation to cause you to lose the best thing in your miserable life. If anything happens to her both of you bastards are to blame." Gaara was about to say that he was sorry, but Kaylie slapped him yelled, "DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT YOU ARE SORRY. DID YOU SAY SORRY TO HINATA BEFORE YOU FUCKED THIS DIRTBAG? IF YOU DIDN'T SAY IT THEN, DON'T SAY IT ISN'T GONNA BRING HER BACK ANY TIME SOON."

"Don't come to the candlelit visual tonight. Do the world a favor and transfer or something. When Konoha High starts in two weeks, just don't come. We don't want to see your faces. Come on K let's leave. We shouldn't associate with trash." with that Tenten and Kaylie left Matsuri on the ground and Gaara standing in his doorway looking devastated. "You can both rot in hell."

He went to help her up. She was crying "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" over and over again. He couldn't say a word. She's was being punished for something that he set in motion. She was so hysterical that he had to pick her up and carry her into the house. Then he took her to the downstairs bathroom, sat her on the counter, and cleaned the crusty blood off of her face.

When he was done, Gaara went to the kitchen and got an ice pack for the bruise.

"You really don't have to be so nice to me. I ruined your life. Besides, I'm fine. You don't have to worry. I'll just go home and…" she never got to finish because Gaara had put the ice pack on her bruise. She winced at first, but the cold ice pack started to relieve her pain.

"It's the least that I can do. Unlike me, you can't lie very well. I can see how much pain that you're in. It's because of me. And I know how you feel. I got punched by Neji earlier this week and it hurt like hell. The ice helps." Gaara replied, pointing to his black eye.

"Is it true that she wanted to be my friend even though everyone calls me a slut?" Matsuri asked out of curiosity. She held up the icepack.

"She really sticks to that never judge a book by its cover thing. She doesn't care how much of a fuck-up you really are. She only sees the good in people, even when they hurt her. It's a quality that I don't think many people have." Gaara replied. "It was wasted most of the time on people that didn't deserve her kindness, but that never stopped her from trying to become friends."

Matsuri looked up at Gaara. She could see the pain etched in his usually calm face. His last statement was referring to himself. She could see how much he loved Hinata. In a way, she was jealous. She wished that she could get someone to look at her like that. With love and admiration. Not like the guys who were drunk with lust and too much alcohol.

She reached up and touched his face. "She did- I mean she does love you. When she comes back she'll run straight into your arms. Or something romantic like that. The one thing that I do know is that she'll come back." She smiled.

He stepped back. "I love the optimism, but she's already read the pages of my book. There's no redemption for me." she pulled him into a hug

In that moment, Kankuro walked in to the kitchen to see this emotional show of affection. He became furious at his little brother for what he did. Kaylie had told him why Hinata left. It was because of the two sickening beings in front of him. Hinata was like his little sister. He'd grown to care for her. "What the hell is she doing here?" Kankuro growled.

"I was just leaving," Matsuri pulled away from Gaara.

"Do what you want I really don't care." Kankuro replied as he walked out of the kitchen.

Matsuri left right after that. Gaara was basically alone. "By the way Kankuro acted, I guess he found out. He probably hates me. That's what I deserve. I really need a shower." Gaara thought as he walked upstairs to his personal bathroom. He took a shower and put on black pair of jogging pants and a white muscle shirt. He got bored so he popped in Hinata's favorite movie Beauty and the Beast.

For the first some time since he saw that movie, he cried on the sad parts. The movie was a testament to a happy ending that he would never have. His beauty was long gone. He fell asleep cuddled up next to the stuffed teddy bear that she left the last time she spent the night watching movies.

Hours later at the visual

Almost the whole community was in the church. All except Gaara and Matsuri.

Not a soul in the church had dry eyes, even the boys and full grown men were crying. Hiashi went up to the podium. The news crew turned the camera toward him.

"Hinata is one of the best things that could ever happen to me as a father. She always puts others before herself. Sometimes you could forget who the parent was really and who the child was. There are so many things about her that draws people to her. She is one of the kindest people that I've met in my life time, and I've bee around a long time. She has a family and friends waiting for her. We just want her back. She has dark blue hair in a hime-cut style. Her eyes are pale lavender. Please if you see her, call us. I'm begging you." Hiashi spoke over the microphone. "She is only thirteen. This was going to be her first year in high school. Please."

Next up was Neji. He was in tears. No one had ever seen him cry. "I love Hinata. She is like my little sister. We need her. She just made everything wonderful. She shined her light on everyone that she ever met. She was everyone's personal sunny place. She really stays true to her name. Now that she's gone, I don't think that we'll ever make it. We need her. Please help us find her." The whole time that he spoke. His fists were clenching and unclenching, uncontrollably. Tenten had told him what Gaara did. The only thoughts that he had were about destroying Gaara for hurting Hinata because she didn't deserve this kind of treatment.

The speech that broke everyone's heart was Hanabi's. She walked up to the podium. Her voice was shaky from the heavy from all the crying that she had already been doing. "Hinata is the best big sister that anyone could ask for. I just want her back. My mom died and I was too young to know her. I didn't grow up with a mommy, but Hinata took care of me. I lost my mommy. I don't want to lose Hinata too. Please help us find her. I can't … I need her." more tears ran down the twelve year olds face as she ran into her father's open arms.

The night went like that until almost midnight. They lit candles for her and had a prayer before everyone left. Hanabi, Tenten, Kaylie, Temari, Sakura, Ino, Natalie, Elea, and Sami were hysterical with sadness and tears. No one cried more than them.

In Gaara's room

Gaara had watched the visual on his TV in his room. He cried the whole time. They lost a very important person because of him. She left. And IT WAS GAARA'S, HIS, FAULT.

"This is my entire fault. Please let this turn out alright. God, please." he curled back up in his bed with the teddy bear and went back into a restless sleep.

In Matsuri's room

She was in her bed crying. She'd just saw the visual. "What did I do? I'm a monster. I ruined her life so bad that she ran away. Oh god, please forgive me and let Hinata come back." She fell asleep with that thought running through her mind.

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