-Saya-

Please just leave me be. Please don't ask to talk. I can't, I just can't.

I thought to myself as the silence stretched on between Gaara and me. I'd heard Temari lock the door when she closed it and knew the only way I'd be getting out of here was when they decided to come and let us out.

"Saya, please talk to me."

Gaara said and I clutched my shirt over my heart as a wave of pain hit me. It wasn't physical, no, physically I was fine. This was the kind of pain that was almost impossible to heal, it was pain of the heart.

"Saya-"

"Don't."

I cut him off and could feel his eyes on me in the dark.

"You do know that I didn't cheat on you right? You've got to know that."

He said and I squeezed my eyes shut as I felt the pain in my chest intensify at each of his words.

"I know that."

I said and cursed myself when my voice cracked on the last word.

"Then why aren't we together? I know you love me, you've said it several times. You can't possibly have just lost all your feelings for me."

He said and I couldn't help the tears from leaking out of my eyes.

"That's just it Gaara. I love you, but you don't love me."

I said and silence followed my statement and I silently cried as the pain seemed to continue to grow with each passing second. I was now glad we were surrounded by darkness, I couldn't stand to be able to actually see him right now. I could barely even manage to speak with him.

"Saya, I..."

He started, but then trailed off and I wanted to be anywhere but here at the moment.

The door suddenly opened and I turned to see who my savior was. It was Naruto and the look on his face when he saw me made me smile sadly at him before I got to my feet and slipped past him. I headed downstairs, past Temari, Hinata, and the others and went right out the door. I didn't stop until I got back to my house. I headed to my room and shut the door after me. I collapsed on the bed and curled up into a ball. It shouldn't hurt this much, but love was anything but painless.

-Gaara-

I laid down on my coffin-shaped bed and stared up at my ceiling. The radio was playing in the background, but I wasn't really listening to it. I was too busy thinking about the talk I'd had with Saya two days ago. She'd stopped skipping school, her sisters had made sure of that, but she still avoided me. When she'd said I didn't love her I had wanted to tell her how much she was wrong. How much I did love her, how much I do love her, but the words just wouldn't come out. I wanted to fix this, but I didn't know how.

-Saya-

I laid in my bed listening to the songs of my radio as I tried to keep from crying. I hated being so weak, but I couldn't do anything about the pain I felt in my heart. Just trying to get up and move hurt because I knew there was no one waiting for me at school who loved me. I knew my sisters loved me and I knew my friends loved me, but that love wasn't the same. I kept going to school to make my sisters happy, but once I got home I stayed in my room and listened to the radio as I cried while the pain consumed me. I never would have thought falling in love with someone would make me hurt this bad.

I felt tears in my eyes again as Porcelain Heart by Barlow Girl came on. It filled the room and I cried as I listened to the lyrics.

'Broken heart one more time
Pick yourself up, why even cry
Broken pieces in your hands
Wonder how you'll make it whole...'

The fact that the song now seemed to define exactly what I was feeling only made me cry that much more. Was it really that hard for someone to love me like I did them? Was all I had with Gaara completely meaningless to him? I closed my eyes and fell asleep listening to the rest of the song that defined my life at the moment.

-Shikamaru-

I waited on the couch for Temari to come downstairs so I could take her out to dinner. She'd felt really bad lately since the plan to get Gaara and Saya back together seemed to have had the opposite effect she was hoping for. I heard footsteps on the stairs and looked up to see Gaara come into the room.

"Oh, it's you."

I said and he just looked at me before moving further into the room and sitting at the other end of the couch.

"Hey Shikamaru, you were the one who told Saya the truth right?"

He asked and I looked at him confused.

"Yeah, but that didn't seem to change anything. You know why she's still hurting right?"

I asked and saw him nod. I waited for him to say it, but when he didn't I sighed.

"We all know that Saya's self-esteem is low as hell. You knew this before you guys started dating. She had told you countless times she loved you, but you never once said it back."

I said and paused a bit so what I was saying would sink into his mind.

"Girls are fickle when it comes to love Gaara. Despite what Temari and the others may think, you are the only one who will be able to fix things with Saya. Depending on what you do or don't do depends on if you'll get her back or lose her forever."

I said and watched as a thoughtful look made its way onto his usually stoic face.

At least he's listening to me.

I thought before I heard footsteps on the stairs again.

"I'm ready!"

I heard Temari say and turned as I stood up to see her in a beautiful dark green dress that hugged her waist snugly and stopped just past her knees.

"I'll be home later Gaara, don't wait up."

She said to her brother as we headed for the door. I held the door open for her and turned back to look at Gaara who was still sitting on the couch.

Gaara, I really hope you can figure out what you need to do. Because if not, then this is going to kill the both of you.

I thought before closing the door and following after Temari as she walked to my car.

A/N: Okay, there's another chapter. Hope you guys like it. Please review. I'm sorry things are so sad, and Ookami, i'm really sorry to hear that. Things will pick up soon, I promise. Just stay tuned. I'll update when i can. Much love, later.