KAKASHI'S P.O.V

'That's it! I can't take it anymore. It's been two weeks.'

I thought to myself as I ran up the stairs to the Hokage's office. I barged in and everyone turned to look at me.

"Sarutobi I can't take it anymore! I demand that you send Shinobi to Suna asking for help finding her! Maybe they've heard something!"

I yelled and Sarutobi sighed.

"Fine Kakashi, we haven't had any luck doing things my way. We'll do things your way. Gather a group of Shinobi and you can leave tomorrow."

He said, but I shook my head.

"No, we'll leave as soon as we're ready. She's been gone long enough as is, the quicker we ask the village of Suna for help the sooner we might be able to find her."

I said before walking out. I didn't stop until I reached the ANBU training grounds. Everyone stopped to look up at me.

"Alright, this is how it's gonna be. Nui, Kenki, Sheik, Zarra, and Dotiz you're all coming with me to Suna. Lord Hokage finally gave consent to go find out if they have any information on Rin. We leave as soon as you're ready."

I said and they all scrambled to get ready. I waited impatiently for them to get back to me.

"We're ready when you are Hatake."

Kenki said, her mask covering her face just like the others.

"Let's go."

I said before appearing outside of the village with the others right behind me. We ran towards Suna.

'I'll find you Rin, I swear I will. Just be okay, please be okay.'

-RIN'S P.O.V-

"Rin! We can't hold anymore. Please, can we just go home?"

Kankuro asked and I stopped to look behind me. Both he and Temari had armfuls of bags and boxes.

"Oops. Sorry guys, guess I got a little carried away."

I said with a sheepish smile.

"You think?"

Temari asked as she struggled to keep everything in her arms balanced.

"Look guys, there's just one more store I want to go to. You can go ahead and head back to the house. Just put everything in my room and we'll sort through the stuff we just bought later on tonight. Okay?"

I said and they both sighed in relief before turning and walking down the street. I saw Kankuro stumble a bit, but he managed to stay balanced.

'You shop too much.'

Kitsana said and I couldn't help but laugh.

'At least I use my own money.'

I said and heard Kitsana laugh.

'Yeah, much to Gaara's annoyance.'

'Well I'm sorry that I don't want my boyfriend to pay for everything I want. I make money on the jobs I do around the village and I refuse to let him pay for the things I want. And besides, I don't shop that often, so when I do I shop a lot.'

I said as I walked down the street.

'True, but why are you shopping today?'

Kitsana asked and I sighed as I remembered what I woke up to.

'I have no clothes here that fit my style, and all the clothes I have back in Konoha are ripped, bloody, and worn down.'

'Well maybe if you didn't fight so much that wouldn't happen.'

'Well maybe if people stopped annoying me, I wouldn't have to fight.'

I said and heard Kitsana laugh.

'True. But you have enough clothes to last you a lifetime, what in the world are you shopping for now?'

Kitsana asked and I smiled.

'Not what, who.'

I said and she was silent as I walked into the store I'd seen earlier.

"Good day Rin."

Nell said as I walked into her store.

"Morning Nell. I don't suppose you have any fans, and fighting puppets do you?"

I asked as I walked up to the counter. She smiled at me before walking around the counter.

"I have just the think. Follow me."

She said as she walked into the back room. I followed and she walked down the many aisles of weapons until she came to a row she was looking for.

"Ah, here we are."

She said and I looked at her expectantly. She pulled out a puppet and showed it to me. It looked exactly like the first puppet I saw Kankuro use and I smiled. I remember how upset he was when it was destroyed in battle.

"It's perfect. What about a fan?"

I asked and Nell smiled before pulling out a long, rectangular box. She opened it and opened the fan. It was kinda similar to Temari's old one, but it was slightly different. This one had a black background that was painted like the midnight sky, and instead of circles it had the phases of the moon.

"I'll take it. How much?"

I asked and saw Nell start to shake her head.

"Don't give me that, how much?"

I asked and heard her sigh.

"Two hundred for the puppet, and two fifty for the fan."

She said and I handed her the money before taking my purchases and walking out of the shop.

"Thanks."

I called over my shoulder before heading to the other store.

I bought Kankuro more of the purple makeup he always covers his face in since I knew he was running low, and I bought Temari a beautiful and yet sexy fighting outfit. It had a purple sleeveless vest that went over a fish-net shirt that stopped just below your navel, and short that stopped mid thigh. The sash was mahogany, and the arm bands were black. It looked weird to me, but I saw Temari staring at it longingly a few weeks ago. I smiled as I started to head out of the store, but I stopped when something silver caught my eyes. I looked over and saw a silver chain hanging on display. I walked closer and gasped when I saw it had a pendant hanging from it that had one half of it representing the sun, and the other half representing the moon. The man behind the counter saw me staring at it and came over.

"It's too expensive for you miss."

He said and I glared at him.

"How much?"

I asked and saw him look at me skeptically.

"How much you got?"

He asked and I smiled at him. I knew better than to tell people that because then they hiked up the price to more than it was worth.

"Why don't you just tell me how much it is?"

I said and the man glared at me, but kept the smile on his face.

"Five hundred."

He said and I struggled to keep my eyes from bugging out of my head.

'Holy shit, that's a lot of money.'

'Then forget about it.'

Kitsana said, but I shook my head.

'No.'

I said and heard her sigh.

"Surely you've got to be kidding me."

I said and the man looked at me confused.

I walked closer to the counter and asked him to get it out of the case.

"I mean look at it. The paint job is poor, the chain seems to be too short, and you can clearly see the chinks in the chain work and you expect me to give you five thousand for it? You'd be lucky if someone gave you two hundred for it."

I said and the man's eyes widened at my knowledge of jewelry. It wasn't just that I knew my jewelry it was the fact that this man knew nothing.

"You're trying to sell a good paying customer a piece of jewelry that's only worth two fifty at the most at five hundred. Talk about a scam artist."

I said and felt worry coming from the man.

"P-Please miss, keep it down."

He said and I smiled.

"Oh what? You don't want people to know you're selling cheap jewelry at outrageous prices!"

I said and raised my voice, catching the attention of a few people on the street.

"Please miss."

The man started to beg and I smiled at him.

"I'll tell you what. You sell me that necklace for a hundred fifty and I won't tell the Kazekage about you selling crappy merchandise for more than it's worth."

I said and he paled before hurriedly handing me the necklace. I handed over the money and walked away with a smile on my face.

'Your haggling skills have improved greatly little one.'

Kitsana said and I couldn't help but laugh as I walked down the street.

'You can say that.'

'But why did you want the necklace anyway?'

She asked and I smiled as I held it up and examined it. I was lying when I said the paint job was poor. It was expertly done. The chain was flawless and would let the pendant hang freely. But that storesclerk didn't need to know that.

'I want to give it to Gaara. Hey Kitsana, I hate to ask but would you please take all this stuff back to the house for me? I want it to be a surprise for everyone and if I walk in the door with it they'll know what I bought.'

I thought and heard her laugh.

'Of course little one, but you owe me.'

She said as she separated herself from me and adjusted her size so that she could carry everything.

'You can have an entire week with Shu, will that make us even?'

I asked and saw her blush.

'What about the necklace little one?'

She asked and I shook my head as I put it in my pocket.

'No, I'll keep it with me.'

I said and she nodded before running off.

I sighed before I started walking down the street of the village again. People nodded and said hello as I passed and I returned their greetings.

'It's hard to believe that I've only been here for two weeks. Everyone treats me as if I've lived here my whole life.'

I thought with a smile. Suddenly the atmosphere of the village changed and I turned around when I heard a group of people ask out loud 'who are they?'. I froze when I saw a group of Shinobi walking through the village. I recognized the one in front immediately. It was Kakashi.

My heart sped up and I couldn't move.

'They're here to see if anyone's heard anything about me. If they find me they'll take me back to Konoha. I don't want to leave! I don't want to leave Gaara!'

I couldn't breathe. I turned around and ran down the street. I heard shouts behind me and heard footsteps chasing after me.

'No, no, no! I don't want to go back. I like living here.'

I thought as I ran. I felt tears stinging my eyes as I ran back towards the Kazekage building. I couldn't see where I was going and suddenly I barreled right into someone.

Whoever it was caught me and tried to make me stop.

"No, no, no!"

I screamed until I felt Gaara's aura wrap around mine and heard his voice.

"Rin, what's the matter? Rin, calm down. RIN!"

He yelled at me and I looked up at him in surprise before burying my face into his chest.

"Please no, I don't want to go back. Please don't let them take me back. I want to stay here, I want to stay here with you. Please."

I said and felt Gaara's arms wrap around my waist, pulling me closer to him.

"It's alright. Calm down, no one's going to make you do anything you don't want to do."

He said and I started to calm down until I felt the auras of the Shinobi from earlier right behind me.

"Rin? Is that you?"

Kakashi asked and I clung tighter to Gaara as I turned my face to look at the five Shinobi before us.

"Rin!"