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Part 11
"Good luck with the second part of the exam!" Rue called as she left the hotel room.
After she basically called Gaara broken, he pushed her away and she ended up talking to Temari. She was told that they'd had the first part of the chunin exam earlier that day and that Naruto had made an idiot of himself. Though that did not surprise Rue at all.
Rue filled Temari in on the last several years. Her move, befriending Naruto, Anko admiring her father's looks, everything. She even mentioned her mother's current pregnancy. Before going to leave, Rue said something that completely threw Temari off. She said that, believe it or not, Naruto was actually a less broken Gaara.
She didn't know what possessed her to tell her that. Rue was even sure if it was completely true. She just said it to Temari, it seemed like she meant it.
On her walk home, Rue contemplated her words. Sure when she first met them, both boys were lonely. But where Naruto seemed angry about it, Gaara just wanted some company, a little love even. Both opened their hearts to her kindness within moments of meeting her.
But something happened to Gaara. Something she didn't know about. Something that hurt him so bad it closed him off and his longing for companionship withered into a hatred for all.
Before Rue knew it she was standing in her family's kitchen, looking at her mother. Her mother, who was sitting at the table, looked up at her.
"Everything alright hun?" Katya asked
"Yea. I went to visit Gaara and I told him what I needed to." Rue nods and sat at the table across from Katya.
"That's good. I'm glad you got it all out of your system" Katya smiled.
"Mom... Why am I so drawn to Gaara?" Rue asked looking at the table. She'd asked that question twice before. Each time it was after she tried to beg them to move back to Suna.
"Because, you have the biggest heart in the world. And you're still worried about the emotional toll that night took on him." Katya answered. It was the exact same answer she always got from her.
Rue stood up, slamming her hands on the table.
"Are you serious?! You always say that. For the longest time I've felt he was a part of me. And all I've wanted for so long was to get back to him and never leave him again." Rue cried angrily as tears began to roll down her cheeks.
It wasn't like this was the first time Katya heard any of that, but to see Rue crying about it. That was new. Having Gaara so close and still out of reach was affecting Rue.
Rue wiped at the tears but they just kept falling as she went to her room.