ABOUT A MONTH LATER

-Saya-

"You'll ssstand here, and you here, and..."

Orochimaru said as he walked around behind the curtain on the stage telling students where to stand. The concert/play/opera was about to start.

"Where he heck isss Sssaya?"

He asked looking around and I glared at him.

"I'm right here."

I said and he turned to look at me.

"Well what are you doing over there? Get over here."

He said and motioned me forward. I only stayed put and glared at him. The asshole made me wear a dress. I wasn't that big a fan of dresses unless I picked them out, and I sure as hell didn't pick out this frilly, girly looking pure white dress.

"Sssaya!"

He snapped and I glared at him but pushed off from the wall and walked to where he wanted. I saw my sisters and the others standing in the back, waiting for when they had to come on. I saw Naruto and Sasuke staring at me in shock. Shikamaru looked surprised as well, but somehow managed to look half asleep at the same time. Neji seemed to approve and I didn't really want to dwell on the look Kiba was giving me at the moment. Kankuro was giving me the thumbs up and Itachi, Pein, Deidara, Kisame, and Sasori were all smiling at me. I looked at Gaara to see him staring at me, but didn't show any emotion on his face aside from boredom. I sighed before turning my attention to Orochimaru's voice as he introduced himself, then told the audience to enjoy the concert.

SEVERAL HOURS LATER

The audience erupted in cheers and applause as the curtain fell back into place, but I ignored them all and made a bee-line for the dressing room to get the fuck out of this dress when I was suddenly grabbed by both of my arms. I turned to see my sisters and frowned.

"No! I'm not going to see them in this dress!"

I shouted, but they didn't listen to me and hauled me off towards the stairs. I tried to get away from them, but when my sisters wanted to, they had more strength than I did.

"Where's Sheera and Star taking Saya that she doesn't want to go?"

I heard Naruto ask as he and the others followed.

"I'm not sure, but my mom's here."

I heard Kiba say and frowned before letting my sisters drag me off towards the audience. When they stopped I looked up only to be enveloped in a hug by my adoptive mother and father. When they finally stepped back I looked up at them. My father, Gale, had short cut white hair that seemed to stick up in almost every direction and golden eyes. He had a black tattoo in some ancient language under his left eye, but it looked really good on him. My mother, Serena, had long pink hair to her waist that framed her pale face. She had amber colored eyes just like Star and had a womanly figure that drove men wild. I frowned as I was once again reminded of the fact I didn't fit in in their family. Sheera looked like Gale, and Star looked like Serena. I know I'm adopted and shouldn't look like either of them, but it still hurts seeing just how much I don't really belong in this family.

"You girls did such a good job!"

Serena yelled as she hugged Star tightly.

"Yeah, I suppose so."

I said as I crossed my arms under my chest and shifted my weight to my left leg.

"You look rather nice in that dress."

Gale said and I blushed at the comment.

"Thanks dad."

I said and looked away. I saw Naruto talking with a woman with blonde hair, then a little ways away Itachi and Sasuke were talking to people that looked like them.

Everyone's parents are here.

I thought sadly and quickly looked away from the laughing, smiling families as they reminded me of the fact that mine were taken from me.

"Saya, I know it's not the same..."

I heard Gale's voice and turned to look at him.

"But we love you as our own, you know that don't you?"

He asked seriously and I smiled up at him.

"Yeah, but I can't help but feel a little sad that they're not here."

I said and he smiled at me sadly before opening his arms in invitation of a hug. I smiled before going up to him and wrapping my arms around him.

"Here they are."

I heard Naruto's voice and turned to see him walking towards us with the blonde haired woman from before.

"Who's this?"

Serena asked and I smiled.

"This is our friend Naruto."

I said and both our parents blinked in surprise.

"This your mom Naruto?"

I asked as I pulled away from the hug with Gale and he nodded.

"Yeah."

He said and him, me, Sheera, and Star started talking while the adults introduced themselves. I learned Naruto's mom's name was Kaiya. I saw Shikamaru and Sakura and motioned them to come over. Their parents followed. Sakura's mom's name was Mebuiki and Shikamaru's mom's name was Yoshino while his dad was Shikaku. Sasuke, Itachi, Neji, TenTen, Hinata, Kiba, Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara joined us next, followed by their parents. I listened to the adults introduce themselves and learned everyone's names. Sasuke and Itachi's mom's name was Mikoto while their father's name was Fugaku. TenTen's mom's name was Tenshei. Neji's dad's name was Hizashi who was the brother of Hinata's father Hisashi. Hinata's mom's name was Hiashi who was Neji's aunt, while Hiari was Neji's mother. I also met Hinata's little sister Hinabi. She seemed like a brat to me. Kiba's mom was interesting, her name was Tsume and seemed really affectionate which made it funny to see him try and avoid hugging her. Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara's parents were the ones that caught my attention though. Hell, anything about Gaara caught my attention lately and I didn't know why. Their mom's name was Karura and she seemed really nice and sweet, their father's name was Yondaime and to be honest he seemed like a complete ass, but as I listened to him talk with the other adults I realized he wasn't so bad.

"So, Saya is yours?"

Someone, it sounded like Yoshino, asked my parents and I looked up to see them nod.

"She has quite a lovely voice for one so young."

Yoshino said and I smiled softly at the compliment.

"Yes, but she doesn't look like either of you."

Yondaime said and my smile fell and I looked away from the adults and distracted myself with listening to the conversation Star was having with Naruto about something.

-Gaara-

I noticed Saya smiled a little at Yoshino's comment only for it to disappear and her to look sad as soon as my father mentioned the fact that she didn't look like either one of her parents. I noticed that myself, but even I knew better than to say something.

"Mom, dad, I..I'm going to go change."

Saya said to her parents before disappearing from view.

"She's quite the looker."

I heard my father say before he nudged me. I glared at him and he chuckled nervously before going over to cower behind my mother. I noticed Sheera and Star were looking at where Saya had disappeared and I sighed before breaking away from the others and going back behind stage. I passed by one of the dressing rooms and stopped when I heard someone talking to themselves.

"It's not my fucking fault I look nothing like them, how can I when I'm not even theirs?"

I blinked in confusion as I realized it was Saya. What was she talking about not being theirs? Did she think her mother and father weren't her real parents?

"You know, it's rude to listen to someone else's ramblings."

I looked up to see Saya standing in the doorway of the dressing room in her normal clothes. I had to admit she looked good in that dress, but she also looked good in her low riding blue jeans with a few tears in them, and the black off the shoulder halter top she was wearing now.

"Hn."

Was all I said in response and she shook her head at me.

"Well, at least this crazy things over and done with."

She said as we walked back towards the stairs leading back to the middle of the auditorium. I looked at her face and saw she seemed sad as she looked at her sisters and her parents. I just didn't get it, why did she not think she was their child?

Before I could say anything she turned to me with a smile.

"Come on, we should get back."

She said before grabbing my hand and pulling me after her back towards our friends and parents. We mixed in with our friends and picked up on the conversation. I noticed Saya didn't let go of my hand like I thought she would have, but instead she seemed to tighten her grip on it every time she looked at her parents and how everyone else reacted to their own parents. I didn't really mind, I kinda like the feel of her hand in mine, so I just let it be.

-Temari-

I noticed that Saya seemed a little more closed off since the concert last night and I knew why because she still wrote me like we had before. She had told me it was because she saw how everyone interacted with their parents and she kept being reminded of the fact that she could never do that with hers. I sighed as I walked towards the tree with my brothers in tow. I saw Sheera and Star off to one side with everyone else while Saya was lying down ontop of the brick wall, staring up at the sky. I walked over to Sheera and Star and pulled them to the side.

"Hey, you've noticed Saya's change right?"

I asked and they both nodded.

"I think it might be time to let everyone else know about her past, that way we can all help her."

I said and they looked at eachother before looking back at me and nodding. We walked back to our friends and I noticed Gaara was missing, but we couldn't wait for him. I'd tell him later.

"Alright guys, we have something really important to tell you that you can't tell anyone else."

Sheera said seriously and they all nodded. Even Itachi and Deidara were hanging with us today.

"It's about Saya's past."

I said and they all listened closely. I turned to look at Sheera and she nodded before continuing to explain everything that Saya had written in her letter to me. At the end of it they were all staring at us in shock.

"No wonder she hated vampires so much in the beginning."

Sakura said and I nodded.

"Who would do such a thing?"

Hinata asked, but no one said anything in response.

"Don't treat Saya any differently, she hates being pitied. But now you guys know why she was acting differently after having met all our parents. Its because it reminds her of the fact she can't be that way with hers."

I explained and they all nodded, but Naruto frowned.

"But what about Gale and Serena? She has them."

He said confused and I sighed.

"She does, but it's not really the same Naruto. It's like living half your life with your real parents, then suddenly being taken away and telling you to call some complete stranger your mother and father."

Star explained and Naruto's eyes widened as he understood what we meant. The bell rang and we all made our way to class. I sighed as I saw Saya still seemed to be out of it, but there really was nothing I could do.

-Gaara-

I walked into Kakashi's class and sat down. I started to pull out my homework from the night before, but cursed as I realized I'd left it at home.

"Something wrong?"

Saya asked and I turned to look at her.

"Yeah, I left my homework at home."

I said with a frown. Saya frowned along with me before suddenly smiling.

"Well, Kashi's usually always late. If you want I can take you over to your house to get it."

She offered and I looked at her surprised.

"Why would you be willing to do that?"

I asked and she smiled at me.

"A chance to ditch class and find out where the famous Gaara no Sabaku lives? Come on, I wouldn't miss that for the world."

She said and I found myself smiling at her and shaking my head.

"Fine."

I said before grabbing my bag and heading for the door with Saya right behind me.

-Sakura-

I saw Gaara and Saya walk out of the room together and smiled. I wasn't sure where they were going or why, but they had gotten closer together. Which was more than I could say for me and Sasuke. I had figured out my little crush on him when we were kids hadn't gone away, if anything it had grown with the years. I looked at Sasuke to see him talking with Naruto and Star about something and sighed.

"Something wrong Sakura?"

He asked looking at me and I blushed.

"N-No."

I said and he looked at me for a few more seconds before looking away. There were times when he did things, like just now, that made me wonder if he did like me. I just hope I didn't wind up getting hurt if I ever did tell Sasuke how I felt.

-Saya-

I walked to the parking lot with Gaara beside me and couldn't help but notice the glares I got from every woman in the school. I rolled my eyes at them before walking over to my bike. I dug my keys out of my pockets only to see Gaara staring at my baby with a look of shock in his sky blue eyes.

"What? Don't tell me you don't like motorcycles."

I said and he up at me.

"No, I just didn't think you did."

He said and I smiled at him.

"You don't know very much about me do you?"

I asked and he looked at me confused.

"Come on."

I said as I threw my leg over the side and sat down.

"You'll have to tell me how to get there."

I said as I put the key in the ignition. I turned to look at Gaara to see him still standing beside me.

"What? Get on already."

I said and he looked at me. Something flashed in his eyes, but it passed too quickly for me to tell what it was, then he got on the bike behind me.

"You may want to hold on to me."

I said as I back out of my parking spot slowly. I heard him scoff at me and smirked.

"Alright, but don't say I didn't warn you."

I said before revving the engine and speeding out of the parking lot of the school. I felt Gaara almost fall off the back of my bike, but he caught his balance and I felt him rest his hands on my hips to steady himself. I tried my damndest not to blush at the feel of his hands on my hips, but it didn't really work so well when I felt his grip tighten just a bit as I went around a curb.

"Alright, so tell me where to go!"

I shouted over the engine. He looked at me and nodded before telling me how to get to his house. I smiled at him before kicking it into fourth gear and speeding down the road and weaving in and out of traffic. I squeaked a bit when Gaara's hands went a little lower on my hips, but didn't push him away.

-Gaara-

I didn't think I'd need to hold onto Saya to stay on her bike, but she proved me wrong when she suddenly sped out of the parking lot. I almost fell off the back, but caught myself before I did and rested my hands on her hips to stay upright. I noticed she liked to drive faster than I did, which was something considering I loved to go as fast as I could when I got to drive my bike. I hadn't been expecting Saya to own a Harley Davidson VRSCF V, but I should have known with it being Saya. I tightened my grip on her hips as she went around a curb.

"Alright, so tell me where to go!"

She shouted over the engine and I looked at her before nodding and telling her how to get to my house. She kicked it into fourth gear and weaved in and out of traffic. I'm not sure why, but girls who could handle motorcycles and had tattoos were extremely hot to me. Saya could definitly handle a bike, and she didn't have any tattoos that I knew of, but the more time I spent with her the more I realized I wanted to be with her. I normally never noticed any of the girls, even when they were throwing themselves at me, but Saya was different. She had a temper from hell, a bad attitude that could match my own though I had more control over mine. She could take care of herself, but she also worried about her friends. Not to mention she had an amazing body that I was starting to notice more and more. Her hips were wide, but weren't huge and her breasts weren't huge, but they sure as hell weren't small either. I moved my hands a little lower on her hips and noticed she squeaked when she noticed, but she didn't push me away and that made me smirk at her as she pulled onto my street.

She pulled to a stop infront of my house and I got off the back of the bike reluctantly.

"Damn, I knew you guys were rich and all, but damn."

Saya said as she swung her legs over the side of her bike after having put the kickstand down and sat on it facing my house. I shrugged at her comment before heading inside to get my homework from my room. I was about to head back outside when I remembered I'd let Temari borrow my notes for Anko's class and they were probably still in her room. I walked down the hall and pushed open my sister's door before walking inside. I looked around and saw my notebook sitting on the table next to her bed. I shook my head at my sister's forgetfulness and went to pick it up. As I did I saw something sticking out from my sister's jewelry box. Normally I didn't bother with my siblings' private lives and such, but I noticed the handwriting on whatever was showing and recognized Saya's. I opened Temari's jewelry box and pulled out the piece of paper there. I sat on Temari's bed as I read over it. I was shocked to learn that Saya was the penpal my sister had been writing to for the past twelve years, but that's not what really caught my attention. What did was what Saya was telling Temari in the letter I held in my hands. I read over what had happened to Saya and her kind and how the humans had mercilessly killed them, then how the vampires showed up when only Saya was left and killed the humans after thanking them for getting rid of competition for feeding grounds. I growled when I saw my grandfather's name and saw that he had wanted to keep Saya as a slave. When I read that she'd been put in an orphanage and adopted by Gale and Serena her reaction to everyone's parents and what she had said suddenly made sense now.

No wonder she hated my kind.

I thought as I put the letter back in Temari's jewelry box and headed down the stairs.

I had no idea that she had been through something like that. How she can even stand to be around me and my siblings is a mystery to me.

I thought as I got to the door. I looked through the window and saw her still sitting on her bike, facing my house, playing with a strand of her hair as she waited on me. I wanted to find my grandfather and kill him for what he did to Saya. It was because of him and the older vampires that Saya had once thought all vampires were evil and untrustworthy. I had to thank my sister for somehow convincing her that not all of us were. I'm not sure how, but I knew Temari had something to do with it.

I walked through the door, closing it after me and walked back towards Saya. She smiled at me as I got to her.

"Ready to go?"

She asked and I nodded. She could smile at me even after what happened to her. This girl was simply amazing. I had no idea she'd been through so much. I'd gone through a pretty rough part in my life when I thought killing was the only way to survive, but what I had gone through was nothing in comparison to the pain she had been put through. Naruto and the others had found me after middle school and helped me change, Saya had kept all that bottled up inside her and was dealing with it by herself until just a month and a half ago.

"Hellooo? Earth to Gaara, anyone in there?"

I blinked a few times to see Saya waving her hand infront of my face. She smiled at me when I frowned at her.

"Good, you've come back to us."

She said and I looked at her like she was crazy which only seemed to make her smile even more.

"Come on, if we wait any longer Kashi might actually get there before we do."

She explained and I found I couldn't help but smile at that. I got on the bike behind her and held onto her hips as she pulled away from the curb and sped back towards school.

Saya pulled into the parking lot and cut the engine just as Kakashi started walking towards us.

"Oh shit!"

Saya hissed and I looked at her confused as to why she was freaking out.

"If he sees us here he'll think we're cutting his class."

She explained and I understood now why she was freaking out. I'd seen Kakashi upset once before because someone tried to cut his class. Let's just say you don't want to see a troll angered.

"So, what do you suppose we do? He's getting closer."

I said calmly and she glared at me before glancing back at Kakashi. He was almost to us. I heard Saya mumble to herself before I felt her suddnly grab the front of my shirt and pull me forward. My eyes widened a bit when I felt her lips slam against mine as she kissed me. I didn't know why the hell she was suddenly kissing me, but found I didn't really care as she wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled my head down to her level. I reached out and wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her towards me as I kissed her back. She gasped in surprise and I smirked against her lips as I deepened the kiss. I pulled back when Kakashi had passed by and looked at her to see she was blushing and her green eyes were looking at me in disbelief.

"Why did you...?"

She trailed off and I just looked at her, but was mentally smirking.

"You're the one who kissed me."

I said and she blushed even more.

"That was so Kakashi wouldn't see our faces as he passed!"

She snapped and I smiled at her.

"And that's why I did it. He wouldn't have believed it if I just sat there and did nothing."

I explained calmly and Saya blushed again, but didn't say anything.

"Unless you want to get in trouble for being late to class anyway, I suggest we get going."

I said as I got off her bike. She looked up at me and cursed before suddenly shoving her keys in her pocket, grabbing my hand, and running into the school, down the hall, passed Kakashi who was talking to Anko with his back to us, and into the classroom. We got to our seats and sat down seconds before Kakashi entered the room. Saya was breathing heavily, and I myself was slightly out of breath, but couldn't help but laugh as Saya laid her head down on the tabletop of our shared desk and sighed as Kakashi started class. She turned and glared at me, and I simply smirked at her which made her roll her eyes and smile back at me. She truly was remarkable.

A/N: Alrighty then. I don't know about you guys, but I liked this chapter. They learn of her past, and Gaara finds out by himself. Then there's the fact that they 'fake' kissed so Kakashi wouldn't see them. Tell me which part was your favorite in a review. Review and I'll update again. I've got quite a lot planned for this story, so stay tuned and review!