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"Gaara?"

"Hmm?"

"Why are we being called to the council?"

"I don't know."

"Your supposed to be the smart one."

"That does not mean I know everything."

"You just indirectly agreed that I'm stupid!"

He replied my comment with a soft chuckle, and stepped into the meeting room. Complete with the council, and the Kazekage's older siblings.

The council seemed to be divided in half. The one half smiling warmly and seemingly Happy. The other, frowning and sour.

They all got up from there seats and bowed. Not sitting back down, until Gaara sat at his seat.

"Why was this meeting called without my knowledge? What do we have to discuss?" He asked

No one answered, and the two older Sand Siblings seemed slightly guilty.

Finally, one of the council members stood up, with a smile. "Congratulations." He announced

Gaara seemed confused, "On what?"

Another council member piped in, gesturing to me, "On your relationship."

"Woah, wait!" I stood up, flabbergasted. "Congratulations? Relationship?" I point my finger at them, "You were trying to ruin it!"

"Yah, we know." A grumpy one said, not sounding very happy.

The first one explained, "you see, Kazekage-sama, Abby...It was a setup."

"Eh?" I sounded, and Gaara looked just as confused

"The thing is, some of us didn't approve with your relationship, some were just a little worried for the Kazekage-sama, and others were actually very happy. So we decided to make a test, to see if both of your feelings could overcome this obstacle. Which they did." She smiled.

Gaara looked over at his siblings, and they knew what he wanted to know, without him having to ask, "We were in on it to. We made sure that Ryuu heard us, so he would go tell Abby."

"Yah, it's a pity it didn't wor-"

"Oh, just be happy for them!"

"She's not right for him!"

"Hey, you two! It's over, just let it be."

"Like you didn't want them to breakup! You said yourself, you wanted to introduce your Grand-daughter to Kazekage-sama!"

the whole room broke into a frenzy. For, and not for, Gaara and my relationship.

"She's well pretty enough!"

"She's not strong enough!"

"She's his student, she'll become strong."

"She's not even a citizen of Suna!"

"Whoever said she has to be!"

"She's not even of this wor-"

"Enough!" Gaara yelled with authority, bringing the discussion to an end. "It is none of your business' who I care to date. It has no role in the diplomatic area of Suna."

"Oh, but it does, Kazekage-sama. Your choice with a lady, reflects on how you choose other things. And the citizens would like someone nice for their Kazekage. No one would want their leader to have a bad partner. What if he chooses someone manipulative? It could change the very decisions one could choose, that would put our village in peace, or horror."

"That does not matter to me." Gaara looked at me, a delicate smile on his face. "Because, I know that Abby is not horrible, and would not want me to do any harm to my village or myself." As I looked around the room, I couldn't help but chock on some laughter at the council's faces, as result to Gaara's smile.

The council member's all had calculating looks on their faces, and happy to say- the ones who were already ok with my relationship gave me there blessings, as well as the other's who also gave their condolences.

"Gaara." I whispered to him

"Hmmm?"

"Who are the statue dudes?"

" These statues are some what similar to the Hokage Monument They are the previous Kazekage's. All the Kazekage, including the myself, even though I was revived, so far have met untimely deaths at the hands of assassins. For this reason, the Kazekage lineage is sometimes considered cursed."

"Your cursed?" I jumped up from my seat, causing everyone to look at me.

"Considered. It is not as if the Kazekage lineage is actually cursed."

"Oh...Ok." I plopped back down, ignoring the strange stares I was getting from everyone else.

Sarah's POV...Oh, Yeah. I Went There.

I walked around the labyrinth like hideout, that I have walked through an exceptionable amount of times before. I was called back to Sasori's room. Probably wanting me teach me about a new type of poison. I was now in the Akatsuki. I left with Sasori after his battle with Sakura and Chiyo-baasama. I heard she died, not Sakura that is. I wonder how Abby's doing...Probably made a stupid comment about my leaving, no doubt. Last time I check, she was pretty intimate with that Gaara. I guess I am a little happy he lived after the Akatsuki extracted the Shukaku, since Abby would be devastated and lost without him. Do i miss her? I guess so. She is my sister after all. Although, I was clear on my decision to join the Akatsuki when Sasori offered. He said he noticed my knowledge of medicine and poison, and thought that I was quiet strong for someone who had only started training not so long ago.

I came up to the door to Sasori's door. I knocked, and entered when given permission. I walked in, to see a familiar sight- Sasori working on his puppets. But, this time, he had different vials spread around him, as he sat criss-crossed on his floor.

"Sarah." He addressed me, looking up, with a small smile. for once, he wasn't in Hiruko.

"Hey." I plopped down, next to him.

It was for this man that I left behind the only thing I had in this world. The first time i saw him, I felt a connection...As cliche as it sounded. And apparently he confronted to me, that he felt the same.

He looked at me from the corner of his eyes, and wordlessly faced me. He leaned over me, as I leaned back against his bed. He pressed his lips to mine, as we... Embarrassing to say- Made out. His lips felt rough, as well as soft against mine. He was, after all, a puppet. Either way, I have strong feelings for him. Whether this was love or not, I am unsure. I asked Sasori if it's possible for him to love. He said that the only part of his human-self that he kept was his heart, so he could use Chakra. Apparently, because he kept such a piece of his body, it is possible. Because love comes from the heart.

He broke the kiss, and frowned, as he whispered in my ear. "You know, you'll have to fight her."

Abby's POV! Because, We All Know You Missed It!

"Gaara-sensei?"

"Hmm?"

"Gaara?"

"What?"

"Panda-kun?"

"What is it?"

"Gaara...Kun?"

"Abby, what is it?" This time he stopped, and stared at me, and held a confused look as he saw i was blushing

"I-I just wanted to see if you would respond to," I gulped, "Gaara-kun."

A small smile lifted his lips. He came closer to me, and lifted my bangs up, out of my face, and kissed my forehead. "I'll answer to anything you call me." He took a couple steps forward, as I walked backwards, causing me to bump against a wall.

He brushed his lips across mine, and tilted his head towards my neck. I whimpered as he started kissing and nibbling at my neck. My whimpering seemed to make him more determined to get more sounds out of me. He nipped and kissed at my neck and color bone so much that I was biting my lower lip to keep my moans to myself. He finally proved successful when I yelped/gasped, as I felt a gentle, but hard pressure on my neck. I was panting slightly by the time I felt Gaara's lips twitch into a smirk on top of a newly formed hickey. He kissed the bruised spot gently before walking away wordlessly.

I stood there dumbfounded, until Kankuro finally came along.

"Hey Abby, what are you- WOAH!" He exclaimed seeing the hickey.

"Shut up!" I yelled, karate chopping him on the head, "Or Pengvin-sama shall smite you!" Than ran off.

Sarah's POV! Again! :D

"What needs to be done, needs to be done." I sighed, closing my eyes.

"Remember, you don't have to kill her though." Sasori got up, collecting the vials

"I know, I won't. But, I also know she's not going to go without a fight. If it comes down to it, I'll beat her up and throw her there myself. Although, I have my own alternative." I smirked

"Thinking like an S-rank criminal now, are we?" He smirked back

"I learned from the best."

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