Disclaimer: I do not own any of the content in my story, although I really wish I did, it would be awesome, but sadly it all belongs to Masashi Kishimto and whichever publishing company he uses and the magazines his manga goes into, and I know I've forgotten to say this every time, but the credit also goes the company that created the Naruto anime, and the one presently creating the Naruto: Shippuden anime.

Warning: This story contains Shounen-ai/Yaoi/Slash-Fiction/boyxboy which is boys love, so if you are not open-minded or your religion does not approve of this, you might get scarred for life, so you should go back to the previous page. I hope you do read this and open your mind a little, but if not whatever.

A:N/ Had Won-Ton noodles for supper tonight, homemade too. They were delicious. I love my new desk, it is awesome! I haven't drawn lately, I can't think of anything to draw. Can someone give me a Naruto Character to draw, I've drawn a lot, I've drawn Naruto 4 times and Gaara 3 times, one when he was a child, it's so cute, I'll make it my profile pic so everyone can see. I love Gaara; I have probably told everyone that too many times to count. You want to know what I hate? I hate the game Simon, because, when you start it you're a genius, but by the end, you're a complete idiot. And the sad part is, there is only one rule to the game, all you have to do is remember. I hate that game, it forever, mocks me. But a game I do live, it's really old but made of pure awesomeness, it's called beyond good and evil, that game was the best when I was a kid, even though it isn't a kid game. Well I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Chapter 13

Gaara's POV

I watched helplessly as Naruto came running towards me. I knew what was happening, everything was going directly as the masked man had planned. He knew Naruto would be over joyed to see me after I disapeered, he would do anything I said. Even if he didn't know I wasn't the one saying it. I could only watch as Itachi controlled my body. My hand waved and Naruto Came and got me in a hug.

"Gaara…Gaara, I'm so sorry, please forgive me." He sobbed into my shirt.

"Of course, I could never hate you." I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him into a loving embrace.

"I love you, Gaara."

"I love you too."

"I'm sorry for worrying you." I said.

"No, I'm the one who should apologize. Hinata was the one who kissed me, but I let it happen. You must hate me."

"No, I could never hate you. You know that right."

"Gaara, where were you?"

"I was walking down the road, but I decided to come back, I couldn't be away from you."

"I know, I missed you so much last night."

"Yah, I walked the entire night, I wanted to get back to you as quickly as I could. But, I found this amazing place."

"Where?"

"In the forest, come on." I held out my hand and Naruto eagerly took it, I wish he hadn't. I could sense Itachi in the shadows watching, he was controlling my every move, only allowing my mind to see what my body was doing. I wanted to warn Naruto this was all a trap so he could run away. Naruto wouldn't die if he ran away.

The expression on his face pained me, he looked so happy, so innocent, so naïve. Why did Naruto have to love me so much, why couldn't he just leave me? I didn't want him to die. If I could have cried, I would have. No matter what I would never want Naruto to die.

Naruto, please leave, go now, leave, run away. If you come with me you'll be led into a trap that will inevitably lead to your death. And I don't want you to run into Sasuke after all it took to bring you out of the depths of despair you were trapped in. you had become lifeless and loveless. I remembered the nights where you would face away from me and cry all night. I wouldn't sleep all night, kept awake by your tears that never seemed to end. I had held onto him on the long nights and tried to comfort him the best of my abilities. I still wasn't good at understanding other people but when it came to Naruto, I could always tell what he was thinking.

But, if he saw Sasuke again, it would destroy him. He would probably tumble back into the abyss of despair. He would never be the same and after all we had gone through to get him back to normal. I had worked so hard, only paying attention to him, loving him as much as my heart could, but if he saw Sasuke now, it would all have been for nothing. I wanted to cry just thinking about it. I didn't want to ever go through that again.

It was similar to when Jiraiya died. He had cut himself off from everyone around him, including me. He would hide himself in his room, staring at the ceiling all day. He probably wanted to be able to mourn properly; he barely got a chance before he was sent to train with Jiraiya's Sensei. I tried to help him as much I could, but it was Shikimaru who ended up helping him. His sensei had died too, leaving behind his teachings and a child soon to be born. He showed Naruto he was just as sad as he was but he didn't ruin his life because of it. After that Naruto gradually got better and he went back to his usual self.

I knew that if Naruto went through something traumatic like that again, he probably wouldn't be able to go back to normal. I knew that I wouldn't be able to help him again; I couldn't even help him the last time. I could only help him when he found out Sasuke wasn't going to come back to the Leaf. And now, Naruto might not either. He had just finished his training with Tsunade and now, he might not even be able to finally become Hokage. After all that he did, he might not even be able to finally do what he has always wanted, especially when it was so close.

After all that we had been through together, I couldn't stand the thought of him dying. If he died I would probably kill myself from all the grief. He was all that mattered to me, more than my brother, and more than my sister, even more than the Sand had mattered to me. Chiyo had brought me back just so I could be with him, but if I let him die, not only would I be letting down Naruto, I would also be letting down Chiyo.

I guided Naruto through the forest and we went walking through the bush. I held firmly onto his hand as if it belonged to a child. I think Itachi was over doing it, he didn't know how we were together. I loved him more gently and more subtle than what he was doing, I wasn't this dramatic with Naruto. I was happy that I got to hold his hand, but under the circumstances I was more afraid then anything. I didn't want Naruto to die! I felt my eyes becoming wetter and Itachi noticed this immediately, lowering my control even more on my body. I really hated Itachi at moments like this. Naruto didn't know what I was leading him into. And he probably won't, or at least, not until it's too late…

Naruto's POV

I held firmly onto Gaara's hand as he dragged me through the forest. I kept thinking about how glad I was to be reunited with Gaara again, he was my life. If I had never seen Gaara again, I think I would lose myself. But Gaara guided me on steadily. I kept getting a feeling on the back of my neck that someone was watching us, like there was someone following us. Maybe it was a Ninja from the leaf making sure we weren't trying to escape, but I couldn't be, they were all busy helping rebuilding the village or helping the people, or being helped themselves.

The ground was covered in lush plants, greens and blues and reds and yellows. The flowers caught the light in their petals and made it look like they were glowing. The trees loomed over creating a roof made from their branches. The tree trunks grew thicker the further we went into the forest. The trunks were vast and thicker than me and Gaara combined. Little insects crawled all over its bark and made homes inside of them.

I walked with Gaara, and smiled to myself, he hadn't hated me, he forgave me and I didn't even have to explain to him. I grabbed his hand with my other hand and held onto it with both of them. Gaara was being especially forceful today. He pulled me along like he owned me. He suited top better when he was like this. I wanted to kiss him. I had missed him so much, even though he was only gone for a short amount of time. Gaara meant the world to me, and I don't know how I live without him. He completed my life, he made it worth living.

We continued to walk through the forest and I was so overjoyed about finding Gaara I didn't realize how far we were from the village. I had finally found Gaara! I loved him so much, I wanted to kiss him, but he was so persistent in guiding me that I didn't have the chance. I held on tight to his hand, I had missed his soft delicate fingers intertwined with mine.

"Gaara, where are we going?"

We walked and walked until we reached what I assumed he was looking for, a cave out in the middle of nowhere. We walked inside and I was met by a cold ominous feeling on the back of my neck. Something wasn't right. I looked at the cave walls, they were simple rock and the floor was covered in sand. The cave was empty of life, no bugs or anything. We walked further and further into the cave.

Then I sensed huge amount of power emanating from the center of the cave. We walked until I could make out the shape of two people, then a person appeared beside them. The person must have just gotten there and he was a ninja.

"Hell Naruto, long time no see." Sasuke said…

TBC…

Whoa, the ending was made of epicness. I thought it was a good chapter, but it is really slow and there is like no action. But it shows that it was Gaara, but at the same time wasn't. I thought it was awesome. It was boring to write though, well the end was fun. Sasuke has finally revealed himself to Naruto, and he's with whom? And who just showed up? You will have to wait until tomorrow to find out. I have 22 reviews now, I'm so proud! Thank you to everyone who has stayed with me up until now! Although, if you waited a week without reading you could read seven chapters all in one day, it would be awesome. It could be like watching/ reading Naruto, one day a week. Sorry my chaptered are really short. It's just really hard to write long ones when you don't have very much time. But now I have the weekend! I can write at least 2 chapters a day if I work hard, or make them longer, leaving you with less suspense. But sadly, we are nearing the end of this story, only a couple chapters left. I can't wait, I already have the entire ending done in my head, so between writing and watching Dragon ball Z Kai, I have a pretty busy weekend. And mother's day is coming out, so be nice to your mothers! Well I hope you enjoyed his chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! ^-^