-Fayre-

I opened my eyes and stared into the teal colored eyes of a red haired boy that looked to be about my age. I noticed instantly he was wearing Kazekage robes.

'So he's the Kazekage of whatever village I'm in. Question is, how did I wind up here and where am I?'

I wondered as I looked around the room. I noticed I was lying in a small bed in a pretty decent sized room. It was bare except for the bed, chair, couch, and bedside table. I looked back at the red haired boy and looked him over. He was definitely around my age, looked like he could use a good nights rest, and was medium build. He wasn't one of those idiots who thought muscles were everything. He was definitely nice to look at.

It was then that I noticed something was different about him. His eyes. His eyes held the same sort of look I'd seen so many times in puddles and oases as I wandered the desert. They had the same look that mine had. A look of pain, of sorrow. Of someon who knows what it's like to be hated. Feared. Unloved.

"It's good to see you're awake."

He said and his voice brought me out of my thoughts. I blinked before looking at him. I avoided looking at his eyes. I didn't want to be reminded of my past, of the fact I was unwanted.

"Right, well my name is Gaara and I'm the Kazekage of Suna, the village you're in now."

He said and I nodded.

'That answers where I am, but not how I got here.'

I thought as Gaara continued.

"My sister found when she was coming back from a mission and brought you here. You've been unconcious for a while."

He said, once again answering my unspoken questions.

"Do you have a name?"

He asked and I froze. I didn't know this guy and I didn't want to tell him who I was, but I wasn't going to just ignore him so I nodded.

"Are you going to tell me what it is?"

He asked and I shook my head.

"Okay, will you at least tell me what happened to you that had you collapse outside my village covered in blood?"

He asked and I looked down at my hands as flashes of me killing the Akatsuki ran through my mind, and that of course brought about images of when they took Raja from me.

I felt the tears well up in my eyes and couldn't do anything to stop them from falling down my face. I had tried running from the pain of losing Raja and being left alone, but I could only run from it for so long. Now that I'd gotten revenge for what they did I had no other choice but to face it.

"H-Hey, why are you crying? What's wrong?"

Gaara asked, but I ignored him. I brought my knees to my chest and buried my face into my hands.

-Gaara-

I had no idea what happened. One moment I was trying to figure out who this girl was and what had happened to her, and the next thing I know she starts crying. I can't stand it when women cry.

"Temari!"

I yelled as I stood up and headed for the door.

"What is it? Did she wake up...?"

Temari asked as she got to the door. She saw the girl sitting on the bed crying and her eyes widened before she pushed past me into the room and sat next to the girl.

"Gaara, what did you do?"

She accused and I glared at her.

"I didn't do anything! I was just asking who she was and what happened to her, then she suddenly starts crying."

I said and Temari looked down at the black haired girl. She pulled her to her and the girl buried her face in my sister's chest.

"There there, it's alright."

Temari cooed, but the girl kept crying. I felt uncomfortable in a room with a crying girl so I left. I went back to the Kazekage building and laid down on the couch since Kankuro still wouldn't let me do any work.

'Just who was that girl and what made her suddenly start crying like that?'

I wondered as I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

-Temari-

I couldn't help but smile when I noticed Gaara left. He never could stand to see a woman cry, even when he had Shukaku and enjoyed killing. A whimper from the girl in my arms brought me out of my thoughts.

"Shhh. It's okay, calm down."

I said softly as I started to rock to and fro. I was shocked to see it calmed her a bit, and after a while her sobs turned to sniffles and she finally calmed down.

"Feel better?"

I asked and she nodded as she pulled away from me.

"My name's Temari, and I'm Gaara's sister."

I said and she looked at me. It looked like she was judging whether or not she could trust me.

"You're the one who found me? Outside the village I mean."

She asked in a soft voice.

"Yes. I was coming back from a mission and found you collapsed outside the village."

I said and she nodded.

"Sorry."

She said and I looked at her confused.

"For what?"

I asked as she wiped her eyes.

"For inconviencing you."

She said and I blinked in surprise.

"Don't be, I chose to bring you to the village."

I said and she shook her head.

"Look, it's okay. Really."

I said and she finally looked me in the eyes. I was shocked to see her eyes looked so similar to Gaara's.

"What's your name?"

I asked, trying to change the subject.

"Fayre."

She said and I smiled at her.

"Well Fayre, if you need you can stay here. Gaara usually stays at the Kazekage office and this is a guest room in our house. My room is down the hall to the left, my brother Kankuro's room is down the hall to the right, and Gaara's room is straight across the hall from yours. Though he's never there."

I said and she blinked a couple of times before saying something.

"Why would you offer your home to me? I'm a complete stranger."

She said and I smiled at her again.

"Because, I can tell you're like Gaara. I can tell by the look in your eyes."

I said and she looked down.

"And besides..."

I said and she looked up.

"I can't let you leave until I'm sure you'll be fine on your own. I can tell you havne't eaten in a while and you look like you could use a bath."

I said and she blushed.

I smiled again as I stood up.

"I'll heat up that miso soup and you can eat dinner with me down in the kitchen. You can borrow some of my clothes till we get you some of your own. I'll put them in there, just go ahead and hop in the shower."

I said and she nodded before getting up off the bed and heading for the bathroom. I took the bowl of now cold miso soup and poured it in a pot and put it on the stove, then I went back upstairs and grabbed some of my old clothes that looked like they'd fit Fayre and put them in the bathroom before closing the door after me. I headed back downstairs and checked on the miso soup as I waited for her to finish. All I knew about her was her name, I wonder what else there is to know about her.