Part 32
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Part 32
The village was abuzz with news. Sasuke ran off. The retrieval team failed. Two members were critically injured. Suna ninja gave them assistance. Gaara was no longer homicidal.
Rue didn't know how to feel about this. Mad for being told not to worry. Worried because they failed. Utterly pissed off because Sasuke ran off and caused a couple of critical injuries to happen. Excited to possibly bump into Gaara.
First thing Rue did when she heard was go to the hospital. She was informed that Neji and Choji were the most injured of the group. Naruto had somewhat drained chakra, a bruised ego and several cuts. Kiba and Akamaru were being treated at home and Shikamaru was fine. Which made Rue laugh and tease that she could have told them that while winking.
She went down to the waiting room of the intensive care until where Neji and Choji were being treated.
Shikamaru, Temari, and who Rue assumed was Choji's dad were waiting.
"How are they doing?" She asked.
"Rue? What are you doing here?" Shikamaru asked
"We don't know yet. They've been wor... healing non-stop." Temari said as she stood and hugged Rue.
Rue returned the hug and nodded.
"Alright. Thank you. I'm going to see Naruto then. Someone hit Neji when they've finished fixing him up. He'll know why."
Temari nodded and released her looking confused.
"He told her not to worry before this mission." Shikamaru clarified, shaking his head.
Rue turned and went up to Naruto's room. Opening the door, she froze.
Naruto lay almost completely bandaged up. Gaara and Sakura sat stiffly at his side, talking softly. Naruto was at least awake. The three of them turned when she opened the door.
Gaara stared at her.
Rue sighed and came in.
"Geez. You guys tell me not to worry and the one time I actually dont. You all get injured in some way." She teased harshly walking to the bedside.
"Ha! Shikamaru's fine." Naruto barked.
"Damn straight he is. But his adorable fruit shaped head is besides the point."
As she spoke, Rue looked at Gaara out the corner of her eye and saw his mouth become a tight line as a low growl came from him.
Without being asked, Sakura jumped up and gave Rue her seat.
"Thank you." Rue smiled sweetly.
Sakura nodded and waved at Naruto before practically running from the room
"Wow she was in a hurry. What'd you two do to her?" Rue asked playfully as she sat.
Gaara continued to stare at her quietly.
"Did you get everything settled with Granny Tsunade about the shop?" Naruto asked
"Yep. Shops closed, house in clean, realtor has been seen. Now is there a reason you're staring Gaara? Not enough time's passed for there to be a legitimate physical change with me. My hair's grown three inches, I haven't grown and stress has caused my breasts to shrink two cup sizes." She snapped turning to Gaara.
"You seem to have a new personality." Gaara said calmly, blushing from the mention of her breasts.
"Loosing one's parent's and unborn siblings does that to a person." She answered softly before she got up and returned to Naruto's apartment.
Gaara was different too, she noted. He didn't seem to be angry or volatile anymore. Rue was happy to see that.
With nothing left to do, Rue slept. Actually she collapsed on Naruto's bed, clutched her tanuki and passed out. It felt as though she hadn't slept, really slept, in ages.