Chapter 22: You're In The Way
Shuichi muttered an apology regarding his sister before leading them to another section of the castle. It bothered Gaara to admit he stopped paying attention to Shuichi, his thoughts on a girl with dark hair, wondering how to bridge this gap between them.
One moment they are on the terrace. The next they were approaching the very grounds he had gazed at before-.
Gaara's mind whirled as Akira flickered out of nowhere, embers surrounding her, an arrow in her hand, her eyes burning into his.
An arrow that was heading toward him.
She had saved him.
"You're in the way."