-Gaara-

I sighed as I rolled away from my window. The moon was shining through the window and I felt the pain in my chest grow. Fayre's been missing since she disappeared through the brush in the forest outside of Konoha while fighting that brown haired ninja. My door opened and I looked out of the corner of my eye to see Kankuro enter my room.

"How you holding up?"

He asked me as he walked over to the bed.

"I feel horrible. I feel like my heart is being squeezed while it's still inside my chest. I think I love her Kankuro."

I said and felt him lay his hand on my shoulder.

"I was angry with her and practically told her to get lost and she still protected me. She still risked her life for me and now she's gone and it feels like there's a hole in my chest."

I said and heard Kankuro sigh.

"I don't know what to tell you bro."

He said and I rolled away from him and looked out the window. I heard him leave and couldn't stand to stay in my room any longer. I used my sand and appeared on the roof. I sat down at the edge of the roof and looked out over the desert.

'Why did I have to fight with her? It hurts with her gone.'

I thought and felt my chest constrict in pain and I was helpless to do anything to stop it. There was only one thing, one person that could make the pain go away and she was gone.

-Fayre-

"Are you sure Kiyomi?"

I asked as we walked through the backstreets of Suna.

"Yes Fayre, I'm sure. I can go back to my old apartment for a little while. Go back home, I'll meet you here tomorrow at noon."

She said and I smiled at her before giving her a hug and using my sand to appear on the doorstep of my house. I quietly walked inside and headed up to my room and cleaned myself up. If I was going to tell Temari and them that I was okay, I'd prefer to do so not covered in blood and dirt.

I was just pulling on a clean pair of pants when my door opened. I froze, in a pair of pants and just my bra as Temari walked into my room. She froze when she saw me and opened her mouth about to scream, but I used my sand to cover her mouth.

"Don't scream, I'm fine."

I said and she nodded before I called my sand back to me. She ran over to me and wrapped her arms around me in a hug. I winced as she squeezed my sides, but let it go.

"It's been hell while you were gone."

She said as she stepped back.

"I'm sorry."

I said and froze when the door opened again, this time it was Kankuro. His eyes widened when he saw me and he started to yell my name. I covered with my sand, like I had with Temari's.

"Don't scream, please."

I said and once he nodded I let him go. He ran to me and crushed me in a hug as well before realizing I was only wearing pants and my bra. He'd seen me in less, but he still blushed and stepped back.

"What happened?"

He asked.

"I fought the girl and learned why she wanted to kill Gaara. She had been misled by Meratee to believe Gaara had been the one to kill her parents when in reality it had been him. I spared her life and promised her to help her get her revenge. We just got back into the city and I wanted to clean up."

I said as I pulled on a clean shirt.

"So, she's not our enemy?"

Kankuro asked and I shook my head.

"She's a friend."

I said and they both nodded.

"How's…How's Gaara?"

I asked, somewhat dreading that he was still mad at me.

"He's been in his room since we got back."

Kankuro said and I frowned.

"Alright. Let me handle this."

I said before walking out of my room and heading down the hall to his room. It was really nice, but at the moment I didn't care. I could feel Gaara's chakra from the roof and used my sand to appear on the roof. I saw him sitting on the edge of the roof with one knee propped up and the other hanging over the edge. He was looking out towards the desert and I couldn't help how my heart leapt in my chest as I looked at him. I walked over to him and stopped right behind him.

"Go away."

He said without looking away from the desert.

"I just got back, but if you still hate me that much then I'll leave."

I said and his head whipped around and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"F-Fayre?"

He asked as he got to his feet. I stepped back and he moved away from the edge of the roof.

He stared at me in shock and I felt my face heat up from the intensity behind his eyes.

"Hey."

I said and flinched when he lifted his hand to my face. I froze when he suddenly pulled me to him and wrapped his arms around me.

"You're okay."

He breathed in my ear and I couldn't help the shiver that ran down my spine.

"You're not mad at me anymore?"

I asked and he shook his head as he pulled away to look me in the eyes again.

"I'm sorry Fayre. I jumped to conclusions and lost it."

He said and I stared at him. I hadn't expected him to apologize, but it warmed my heart to know he was sorry and knew the truth now.

"When you pushed me down out of the way of that girl's kunai I thought you'd attacked me. Then when I realized we were under attack I wanted to scream at you for having Temari and Kankuro make me leave."

He said and I listened to him. Listened to every word.

"When you tumbled into the clearing we were hiding in I almost interfered when she said she'd kill you, but Temari held me back. Once you disappeared we ran back here. When night fell and you still weren't back we went out looking for you, but no one could find you. All day I felt like I was dying not having you by my side, and once the sun set and you still weren't back I thought I'd lost you forever. It felt like someone had ripped my heart out and put it on display so I could watch it as it broke. I haven't felt that much pain since the time the Akatsuki extracted Shukaku from me."

He said as he cupped the side of my face and wiped away the tears falling down my face with his thumb.

"I'm so sorry Fayre. Please, don't ever leave me again. Please."

He said as he pressed his forehead against mine and shut his eyes. It wasn't until then that I saw he had tears in them.

I reached up and wiped away his unshed tears. He had felt the same pain I had while we were apart.

"I don't plan on leaving any time soon."

I said and he opened his eyes to stare into mine. I felt his arm slide down to my waist and pull me closer to him.

"Fayre, I should have told you this a long time ago but-"

He said as he leaned in close. I leaned up and closed the gap between us, pressing my lips against his cutting him off.

"I love you too."

I said as I pulled away to catch my breath. He smiled down at me before kissing me this time. I smiled against his lips as I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me, deepening the kiss. I felt his sharper than normal canines nip at my bottom lip, silently asking for entrance and I obliged. I felt him slide his tongue inside my mouth as he tightened his hold around my waist making me moan into his mouth. He growled in response, making a shiver run down my spine.

We pulled apart, our breathing uneven.

"Now you're definitely never leaving again."

He said and I couldn't help but smile at him.