A/N: In this one we get a little insight to how protective Kimi really is over her teammates. Read and review and I'll update as soon as I can.

-Kimi-

Everyone walked up to our instructor and gave her back the consent forms we signed. She took them all and smiled at us.

"If you manage to get both the Heaven and the Earth scroll to the tower then you pass this part of the exam. Best of luck to the lot of you."

Our instructor said, I hadn't paid attention to when she'd introduced herself.

"Oh, and I've got one more word of advice for you."

She said and everyone listened closely.

"Just don't die!"

She said and the gates infront of us opened. I smiled and looked at Ji and Yui.

"You guys ready?"

I asked and they both nodded before we ran into the forest. We hadn't even been in there five minutes before we ran into a group of Rain ninja with an Earth scroll.

"Ji, you got this right?"

I asked and he nodded as he pulled his kunai and held it at eyelevel.

"In that case Yui and I will just watch."

I said as I pulled Yui with me over to a tree and sat down and watched as Ji was attacked by all four Rain ninja. I wasn't over confident or anything, but I knew the extent of both of my partners' power. Ji could easily take the four Rain ninja by himself, hell, he could take them in his sleep. We weren't the top three ninja from the Village Hidden Beneath the Ice for nothing. I watched as Ji jumped over two of the ninja who had charged at him at the same time, making them collide with each other before he turned and threw shuriken bombs at them and shrouding them in smoke. I smiled as I knew what he was doing. I saw him pulled out another kunai and held one in both hand before charging into the black smoke. I heard grunts and cries of pain and looked to my right as Ji suddenly appeared next to me with the Earth scroll in his hands and not a scratch on him.

"Nice job, you almost beat your old record."

I said as I stood up and took the scroll from him, putting it on the inside of my jacket to keep it safe and out of sight.

"I call the next fight."

Yui said and I smiled at him as we headed deeper into the forest. We only needed the Heaven scroll, then we'd be done and it hadn't even been five minute yet.

-Temari-

I watched as Gaara mercilessly killed the two Sound ninja that had the Heaven scroll. Once he released them from his sand Kankuro ran over to their bodies and picked up the scroll. He put it in his jacket and we were off to find someone with the Earth scroll. I don't care how many times I see him kill, it still scares me to think that Gaara can kill without so much as batting an eye. Five days in this forest with him, the mere thought made me shiver with fear. Gaara had a bloodlust like you wouldn't believe, and if he wanted to he could kill Kankuro and me in the blink of an eye and not even care. But he's my brother and despite the fact that he scares the shit out of me, I love him. Even if he doesn't know it and I'm sure Kankuro feels the same way.

-Yui-

"You know, if it's too hard for you you can always let Kimi take over."

I heard Ji say mockingly and I growled in annoyance as I pushed off from the four Mist ninja infront of me.

"Shut up!"

I yelled as I threw a shuriken bomb at the ninjas' feet. They were shrouded in smoke, but they did some kind of jutsu that made the smoke disappear and a mist take its place.

'Fuck.'

I thought as I looked down at my arm. They'd nicked me pretty good. I could tell I wouldn't be able to beat them, I had been too cocky and it had cost me.

"Kimi!"

I yelled and she didn't even say a word before disappearing from her spot beside Ji. I heard grunts and cries from the Mist ninja and tried to see what was happening, but the mist was still heavy in the air and I couldn't see a think. Finally a figure was coming my way from the mist and I held the kunai in my hand, ready to attack when I saw it was just Kimi. She was smiling and had a Heaven scroll in her hand.

"Next time don't be so cocky, haven't I taught you anything?"

She asked as she tucked the scroll in her jacket and looked at my arm.

"Does it hurt?"

She asked and I blushed and looked anywhere but at her.

"I'm fine, it's just a scratch."

I said and cried out when she suddenly grabbed my arm.

"Bloody hell woman!"

I yelled and she gave me a look that said 'lie to me again and your arm will be the least of your worries'.

"Yui, you should know better than to lie to Kimi."

Ji said as Kimi used her chakra and melted her ice to water and had it surround my arm as it healed me.

"Sorry."

I said and Kimi looked at me as she finished.

"It's fine. Come on, we've got both scrolls. Let's go."

She said and Ji and I both nodded before following after her.

We'd gotten close enough that we could see the tower, but I could tell it was still a ways off.

"Kimi….a break…..please."

I begged and she stopped and turned to look at me.

"Sorry. We'll rest for a bit, but just a bit. I don't want to have to spend the night in these woods."

She said and I nodded gratefully as I sat down. Ji and Kimi did the same, though Kimi turned to look through the brush beside her.

"What is it Kimi?"

I asked since she had a thoughtful look on her face, like she recognized something but wasn't sure.

"Is that….Gaara?"

She asked and I turned to see what she was talking about. Sure enough, the three Sand Siblings were in the next clearing over. Temari and Kankuro were each holding umbrellas and I looked to see what Gaara was doing. He was facing off against three Rain ninja and he too had an umbrella in his hands. When the Rain ninja used their umbrellas to throw needles at Gaara I heard Kimi gasp and looked at her to see she had her eyes trained on Gaara with a look of worry on her face.

-Kimi-

I watched as the Rain ninja attacked Gaara and he had no way to protect himself and I closed my eyes not wanting to see him get killed. When I heard the Rain ninja yell out in shock I opened my eyes to see Gaara was fine, he had a shield of sand around him which had blocked the needles. I breathed a sigh of relief seeing he was okay.

'Wait a minute, why do I care if he's okay or not?'

I wondered and heard Yuu laugh at me.

'I would think it be obvious.'

She said and I frowned.

'What are you talking about?'

I asked and she laughed again.

'You like him.'

She said and I felt my face heat up at the thought and immediately denied it. Yuu laughed before disappearing back into her cage. Her random moments of popping in and talking to me are really starting to get on my nerves.

"No. Please!"

I looked up at the sound of the Rain ninja begging for their lives. I looked back at Gaara to see he had his hands raised and I watched as sand encased around the bodies of all three Rain ninja all the way up the their heads, but left that exposed.

"Please! Have mercy!"

One of them yelled, but Gaara just glared at them and closed his fists.

"Sand Coffin, Sand Burial!"

I watched in shock as Gaara easily killed the three ninja. The scroll dropped to the ground and Kankuro went and picked it up.

"Lucky for us they had an Earth scroll."

He said with a smirk as he walked back over to Temari and Gaara.

"Come on, let's head to the tower."

He said, but Gaara glared at him.

"No, it's not enough."

I heard Gaara say and noticed instantly that Temari and Kankuro both froze.

"C-Come on Gaara, we've got both the scrolls. Let's just go."

Kankuro said and I could tell he was afraid.

"No."

Gaara said as he raised his hand again, but this time it was pointed at where me, Yui, and Ji were hiding.

"Ah!"

I heard Yui and Ji both cry out and turned to see them start to be covered in sand.

'Oh shit.'

I thought before I stood up and stared at Gaara.

"Woah! We aren't your enemies, no need to kill us."

I said and noticed that Gaara simply narrowed his eyes at me and I heard my teammates' strangled cries as the sand crept further up their bodies.

"But you are our enemies."

Gaara said and I looked at him in shock. I didn't know him all that well, but right now he sounded so ruthless. So, evil.

'You were like that once too, remember?'

Yuu asked and I shivered as flashes of when I used to live for the bloodlust went through my mind. That was before I'd gotten control, even at a young age I wanted nothing but to kill.

'Still, if he doesn't let them go I'm gonna hurt him.'

I thought back and saw Yuu smile.

'Are you sure you can? You aren't too attached?'

Yuu asked and I growled at her.

"Kimi!"

I heard Yui cry out and turned to see they were almost completely covered in sand. I turned back towards Gaara and threw a kunai at his feet.

"Let them go."

I said and I saw Temari and Kankuro's eyes go wide. They were obviously afraid of Gaara, but I wasn't. I don't give a damn who you are, you mess with my teammates and my friends and I will kill you. No questions asked.

"Or what?"

Gaara asked and I saw sand cover both Yui and Ji's heads and I lost it and charged at Gaara. His sand tried to block me, but I was too quick. I grabbed him by the shoulders and forced him to the ground, breaking his concentration. I heard both Yui and Ji fall back to the ground, gasping for air but my focus was purely on Gaara as I held a kunai to his throat and pinned him down to the forest floor.

"I may be like you and I may understand you, but let's get one thing straight."

I said as I pressed the kunai closer to his neck and I noticed that his eyes widened just a bit.

"If you ever mess with my teammates or my friends again I won't hesitate to kill you. I hold very few things dear to me, and I protect those things with my life."

I said before jumping up off him and stepping back a few feet. I saw Temari and Kankuro looking at me with wide eyes, but I kept my gaze on Gaara. I stared him in the eyes a couple more seconds before appearing next to Yui and Ji and helping them to their feet. I didn't even look back as I jumped from the forest floor to the trees with one destination in mind. The tower.