-Saya-

Gaara had avoided me for the rest of the week and to be honest it was starting to piss me off. He would hang with our friends and be in class, but any time I tried to talk to him he'd ignore me completely or glare at me whenever our eyes met. He'd only talk to me when it was absolutely necessary and that was when Orochimaru had us do a small drama play in the class. He avoided me in the halls and in Gym class, and any other chance he got. If he really wanted to play this way, then we'd play.

I got up from my bed and took a shower. I wrapped a towel around my waist and walked into my closet. I walked to the end of my closet where I kept the things I hated to wear the most and smiled at them as I ran my fingers along the various types of fabrics. I stopped at the one that would fit the occasion of the Halloween Dance and entice the boys.

"You want to play Gaara? We'll fucking play."

I said to myself as I grabbed the dress and got ready.

-Sasuke-

I sighed as I walked into the gym with Naruto and the others. Sakura had her arms wrapped around mine and I didn't really mind. She was wearing a beautiful dark pink dress that clung to her nicely. We were given the option of dressing up for Halloween but we all decided since we were already Mythicals that there was no point. Hinata was wearing a lilac colored dress and was holding Naruto's hand. TenTen and Temari were in dresses as well. I was wearing a dark blue dress shirt and some jeans, the guys were wearing the same just in various colors. I leaned against the wall while Sakura talked with Temari about something. Naruto and Neji took the girls out on the dancefloor and after a while Naruto made his way over to me and Sakura.

"Is Gaara and Saya still upset with each other?"

He asked and I nodded.

"Yeah. Gaara's been avoiding her and Saya seems to be getting pissed because of it."

I said and Naruto nodded.

"There's Sheera and Star with Itachi and DeiDei."

Sakura said pointing towards the door. We turned to see Itachi and Deidara in dress clothes, but nothing really formal with Star and Sheera on their arms. Sheera was wearing a beautiful black dress that stopped at her knees and Star was wearing a white dress that stopped a little above her knees.

"Wonder when Saya will get here."

Naruto said and I shrugged.

"I don't know, but Gaara's brooding in the corner."

I said and we all turned to look at Gaara who was wearing a blood red dress shirt and a pair of black pants leaning against the wall looking like he hated the world right now.

"I just got a text from Kiba saying him and Saya are on their way."

Sakura suddenly said and we all nodded. I started to pull Sakura out onto the dancefloor because I could see how much she wanted to dance when Naruto said something.

"Is that Saya!?"

He asked shocked. I looked at him to see him staring across the Gym, we followed his gaze and my jaw dropped as I saw Kiba and Saya walk into the room.

"What the hell is she wearing?"

Naruto asked as Kiba and her walked across the floor and over towards us. The people dancing stopped and stared as they walked by. Kiba was wearing a gray dress shirt and black pants with his arm wrapped around Saya's waist. She was wearing a gothic styled dress. It was a rich deep red color boardered in black lace. It bared her shoulders and hugged her slim waist rather snugly. It ended just below her knees and showed off her pale skin wonderfully. With the added effect of the lighting in the Gym and her dark hair, she looked like a goddess. They reached us and Saya smiled at us.

"Hey guys."

Saya said and we all stared at her in shock.

"That dress is...something else."

Sakura said and Saya's smile widened.

"I know right? I thought it would be perfect considering this is a Halloween Dance."

She said and I couldn't help but stare at her. If it had been anyone else wearing this dress it would have made them look like a slut, but on Saya, it just made her look gorgeous. I glanced over towards Gaara and saw him staring at Saya in shock before he glared at her.

Seems like Saya knows exactly what she's doing.

I thought with a smirk.

"Come on Kiba."

Saya said tugging on Kiba's arm to get his attention.

"I want to dance."

She said and Kiba smiled down at her before taking her out onto the dance floor.

"Looks like things are going to get pretty interesting."

I said before taking Sakura out onto the dancefloor.

-Saya-

I felt Kiba's arms wrap around my waist and pull me close, but I didn't blush or anything like any other girl would have in this situation. Kiba was cute and really sweet, but he was not my kind. I kinda felt bad for using him, but I was going to give him a chance which is why I agreed to go to this dance with him.

"You look beautiful."

Kiba whispered in my ear and I smiled at him since I didn't know how to really respond. The song ended and Kiba and I walked over to the refreshment table laid out and Kiba got me some punch. I heard Kiba start to talk with Naruto and leaned against the wall as I sipped on my punch.

"Saya."

I heard someone say and turned to see Sasori dressed in a black dress shirt and a pair of dark jeans standing next to me. I wanted to snap at him and tell him to get lost, but then remembered the fact that Gaara couldn't stand him and mentally smiled.

"Hello Sasori."

I said plesantly and he blinked in surprise at me.

"Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?"

He asked with narrowed eyes and I laughed a bit.

"Truth be told I don't really have a reason not to be nice to you. Sure, you beat up one of my friends and backhanded me."

I said and noticed he flinched at the reminder.

"But other than that you really haven't done anything bad to me."

I said and he flashed me a smile.

"So, think we could get to know each other?"

He asked with another smile and I smiled back at him.

"I wouldn't mind talking to someone until Kiba decides to dance with me again."

I said and he seemed to be okay with that since he started telling me a bit about himself and actually seemed rather interested in me as well. I learned he was eighteen, lived here his whole life. Lost his mother when he was fifteen to a drive-by shooting done by humans, his father had trained him to use his powers. In middle school he met Itachi and the other members of the Akatsuki, which was the name of the little gang they'd formed, and all the things they'd done as kids. I found I couldn't help but laugh when he told me about the time him and DeiDei got busted by the cops for trying to lift a T.V from an appliance store.

"You're kidding."

I said as I laughed.

"I'm not. Deidara was seriously about to cry he was so worried someone was going to try and make him their bitch."

He said and I laughed that much harder and almost fell forward, but Sasori steadied me.

"That's hilarious."

I said with a smile and Sasori did the same.

"So what about you? What was middle school like for you?"

He asked and I stopped laughing and my smile fell a bit.

"My middle school life wasn't nearly as fun as yours."

I said sobering up and he frowned down at me as he noticed the change in my demeanor. Kiba had run off somewhere, I think him and Kankuro said something about going to the room next door with some girls to do body shots. I didn't mind, Sasori was surprisingly good company.

"What do you mean?"

He asked sounding worried and I sighed.

"Let's just say my past wasn't the best. I grew up to hate humans and v-"

I started but stopped myself. I didn't know Sasori like I did the others, was I really about to tell him about my past?

"And what?"

He asked and I shook my head.

"I'd rather not talk about it."

I said finally and set my empty cup down on the table and looked out over the dancing crowd of teens. I smiled sadly as I saw my friends all dancing with each other. Hinata was blushing madly, but her and Naruto seemed to be enjoying themselves. Sakura and Sasuke were surprisingly making out in the corner, so I guess they finally admitted their feelings for each other. Neji and TenTen were dancing pretty close together a few feet away from Shikamaru and Temari. I was surprised Shikamaru would actually dance, what with him being such a lazy-ass, but I guess his feelings for Temari were greater than his love for naps. Even my sisters seemed to be enjoying themselves. I looked around the room at the other couples and smiled even more until I saw a patch of red and saw Gaara leaning against a wall staring directly at me. I blushed and started to look away until I saw someone walk up to Gaara. I recognized the dirty blonde hair of Sandy and mentally scoffed at her for trying to get Gaara to dance with her since I knew he'd just blow her off, but I was shocked when he nodded his head and walked out onto the dancefloor with her. My jaw dropped when he turned them so that Sandy's back was to me and he was looking directly at me. He smirked at me before he buried his face into Sandy's neck.

"That asshole."

I said to myself, but Sasori heard me.

"What? Who?"

He asked and I closed my mouth and glared at the dancing figures of Gaara and Sandy before turning to Sasori with a sweet smile.

"It's nothing. It appears that my date has disappeared and I'd really love to dance. I know it's a lot to ask, but, would you mind?"

I asked sweetly and bat my eyelashes a couple of times. That seemed to do the job because he blushed and nodded before taking my hand and leading me out onto the dancefloor. We stopped and he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me close to him. I blushed slightly when I felt exactly how close together we were, but ignored it and kept dancing. I saw the shocked looks on Naruto and my friends' faces, but I ignored them and smiled sweetly up at Sasori who seemed to be having the time of his life. I felt his hands slip from my waist to my ass and I squeaked in surprise before glaring up at him.

"Sasori, watch where you put your hands."

I said and he moved them back up, much to my relief. Sasori was nice to talk to and seemed like a great guy, but I was not into him like that.

We continued to dance and his hands slipped lower again and I shuddered in disgust.

"Sasori."

I warned and he smiled down at me.

"Oh come on."

He said as his hand moved around towards my front and started to head towards the hem of my dress.

"Sasori, stop it."

I said as I tried to push away from him, but I was suddenly trapped in his arms. I didn't want this, but I couldn't stop him. I shut my eyes and pushed against Sasori's chest with all my might, but still couldn't get away from him and his hand slipped under my dress and started to slide up my leg, then the feeling of his hands on me suddenly disappeared and I felt someone pull me back and I felt my back press against something firm.

"I do believe she told you to stop."

I heard someone say in a cold, emotionless voice and opened my eyes to see Gaara standing behind me, glaring hatefully at Sasori who held his hands up in surrender with a smile plastered on his face as he looked down at me.

"I'll see you around."

He said before turning and walking away. I looked up at Gaara and opened my mouth to say something when he suddenly grabbed my wrist and pulled me through the throng of people and out into the hallway, but he didn't stop there. He kept going until we reached the roof, then he finally let go of my wrist.

"What the hell were you thinking!?"

He snapped at me and I flinched at the tone of his voice.

"I didn't expect something like that to happen."

I said looking up at him and he glared down at me.

"What the hell did you expect to happen wearing something like that!?"

He snapped at me as he motioned to my dress. I glared up at him and squared my shoulders.

"What the fuck do you care!?"

I snapped at him and he looked at me surprised.

"What?"

He asked and I glared at him.

"You heard me! What the fuck do you care? You seemed mighty happy dancing with Sandy."

I said and his eyes narrowed at me.

"Yeah, well you didn't seem to mind dancing with Kiba and Sasori until he started to get a little too touchy feely."

He said back and I growled at him.

"I only came to this stupid dance because I didn't want my sisters to come by themselves and Kiba asked me to come as a friend."

I said and he rolled his eyes at me.

"Right, and you can't see he likes you more than that?"

He asked and I sighed in aggrivation.

"Yes I know Kiba likes me like that, but that's not the point!"

I snapped at him and he looked down at me, the anger still very evident in his eyes.

"You know what, screw this."

I said throwing my arms up in the air.

"Thank you for stopping Sasori from violating me, but I'm not going to stand here and be yelled at."

I said before pushing past him and heading for the door to go back into the school only to have him grab my wrist and make me stop.

"Gaara let me go."

I said, but he didn't listen. I tried to pull my arm back, but his grip wouldn't relent.

"Gaara..."

I warned as I tried to pull my arm back again.

"I'm sorry."

He said and I froze in disbelief. I slowly turned around to face him and saw him looking down at the ground between us.

"W-What?"

I asked shocked and he lifted his head and looked me in the eyes.

"I said I'm sorry."

He repeated and his grip around my wrist loosened and my arm fell back at my side. I stared at him in shock, I hadn't expected him to apologize, hell, I wasn't even really apologizing for since I had been the one to piss him of somehow.

"For what?"

-Gaara-

I had watched as Saya danced with Kiba and I resisted the urge to kill dog boy seeing as how I had no right to stop them since Saya wasn't my girl. When she started talking with Sasori I dug my nails into the palm of my hand to stay put. I saw her laughing and seeming to enjoy the bastard's company and it pissed me off to no end. Sandy came up to me at that moment and asked me if I'd like to dance. I was going to blow her off, but decided why the hell not? I moved us around so I could stare directly at Saya. Her eyes met mine and I smirked at her before burying my face in Sandy's neck. I felt her shiver in my arms and tried not to feel repulsed. I looked up after a few minutes and growled when I saw Saya dancing with Sasori. I ignored Sandy's ramblings about how she's loved me for so long and glared at the two of them. I growled again when Sasori put his hands on Saya's ass. She said something and he put his hands back on her hips, but then he did it again. I heard her warn him, but he moved his hands around to the front of her dress and started to slide his hand underneath the fabric. I pulled away from Sandy and started walking towards them. I heard her tell him to stop, but he wouldn't listen. I was going to kill that asshole. I saw Saya try to push away from him, but couldn't get out of his grip. I walked up to them and pulled Saya away from Sasori and against my chest as I glared at Sasori.

"I do belive she told you to stop."

I said coldly and he backed off. When he was gone I grabbed Saya's wrist and pulled her after me out of the Gym and up to the roof. Once there I turned on her and snapped at her. What the hell had she been thinking dancing with someone like Sasori? What the fuck was she even doing wearing something like that? She yelled back at me about dancing with Sandy and I flinched at that. She yelled at me some more and moved to go back into the school, but I grabbed her wrist and stopped her. I was tired of this. I hated it when we fought.

"Gaara let me go."

She said as she tried to pull her arm back, but I wouldn't let her go. I couldn't, not so she could go back down there and dance with some other guy for them to try what Sasori had.

"Gaara..."

She said as she tried to pull away again. I needed to fix this.

"I'm sorry."

I said as I looked at the ground and felt her freeze.

"W-What?"

She asked in disbelief and I lifted my head and stared into her green eyes.

"I said I'm sorry."

I repeated and she looked at me confused and I let go of her wrist.

"For what?"

She asked and I sighed.

"For everything."

I said and heard her sigh.

"I should be the one apologizing and I would if I knew what I'd done wrong."

She said and I looked away as I ran a hand through my hair.

"Gaara, tell me what I did to piss you off so badly."

She said and I sighed before looking up at her again.

"It hurt me to hear you say what you did to those girls in Anko's class."

I said softly and saw her look at me confused before her eyes widened in shock and her mouth formed a small 'o' as she understood what I was talking about.

"But why would it? It was true and-"

She said and I cut her off.

"That's just it, it wasn't."

I said and she looked at me confused.

"What do you mean?"

She asked and I sighed.

"When you kissed me, I kissed you back."

I explained and her eyes widened again before narrowing.

"Gaara, the only reason I kissed you was so as not to be caught by Kakashi. You said you kissed me back so it would be believable."

She said and I groaned as I ran a hand through my hair again.

"Why did you get so upset when I told those girls that I hadn't kissed you?"

She asked, but I didn't respond.

"Why did you get so upset over a kiss that wasn't even real?"

She asked and my eyes snapped up to hers.

"That's just it, it was a real kiss."

I said and she looked at me confused.

"No it wasn't Gaara."

She said and I frowned at her.

"I kissed you back, I don't just kiss random girls."

I said and she rolled her eyes at me.

"You only did that so that Kakashi would believe there were two teens making out. It wasn't a real kiss."

She said and I growled at her before moving towards her and wrapping my arms around her waist.

"Gaara what are you-"

She started to ask, but I cut her off as I pressed my lips against hers. I pulled back after a while when I realized she wasn't responding and stepped back. I saw she was blushing and her eyes were wide in disbelief.

"It was real."

I said before walking past her and heading back down into the school. I ran a hand through my hair roughly as I realized I loved the black and red haired Siren on the roof, but apparently she didn't get the message.

-Saya-

I stood there completely shocked when Gaara stepped back from me.

"It was real."

He said before walking past me and disappearing back inside the school. I blinked a couple of times before frowning.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?"

I screamed to the sky before falling to my knees where I was. I shook my head in confusion as I thought over what just happened. I lifted my hand to my lips and stared at the roof in confusion.

What the hell just happened?