A bad time for Love

Three

SLIGHT TRIGGER WARNING: A small mention of attempted assult. It's very brief but I wanted to warn you.

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  I woke up to someone banging on my door again. I opened the door confused, but was greeted by a messenger in front of me. He smiled "Morning miss. The Kazakage calls for you".

I nodded "Of course. I will be there as soon as I get ready".

      He bowed and then took off down the hallway again. I went to turn around, but James popped up out of nowhere, scaring the hell out of me. I jumped and grabbed my heart "Fuck James what the hell man!".

He smiled "My bad. I came to see if you slept well".

I ran a hand through my hair "Yeah, great. I need to get ready".

He followed me inside letting the door close behind him "Look, Jensa I love you. I just want you to be careful".

"Were back on this subject again?" I scoffed, strolling into the bathroom.

I started to get dressed and heard him sit on the bed "Jensa, I just don't want to see you like that again".

I walked out, then stopped to look at him "You won't. And I would love to forget about it so let's just drop it".

       He remained silent as his head dropped. I sighed, checking myself in the mirror. Thoughts about what happened threatened to creep through my mind, but I forced them away. I won't think about that anymore. I refuse.

       James finally cleared his throat  "Alright so, I am going to be walking around the village today and checking in on the last people who know the Life Reincarnation Jutsu. I need to make sure they are alright".

"Ok good" I nodded, "I am going to Gaara's office to think of a strategy plan".

He stood up to place his lips against my forehead "I love you sis...I will see you tonight".

I mumbled an I love you as he closed the door behind him and checked my phone for any messages.

I let out a small laugh as I read Adams text, "Morning Baby Girl. I made it to the village and am asking around. Will update later!".

      I replied back telling him good morning and I would wait for his call. It's not like I didn't want to date...I just couldn't trust again. Another flashback snuck inside my mind and I shook it away. I couldn't think of that again...I won't.

      I headed out toward Gaara's office, noting some weird looks on the way there. I guess they aren't used to immortals being in the village. I got to Gaara's office and knocked on the door. He told me to enter, his face picking up when he saw me "Jensa, it's great to see you again".

I met his gaze evenly. The butterflies in my stomach started to go crazy, making me fight them away with everything in me. I gave my best smile "Yeah, you to. Did you get the blue prints?".

He nodded "I did. Come sit with me".

      He motioned to a chair right next to his, and I sat down slowly. He unfolded the blueprints, then we quickly started to inspect them for a plan. There were a lot of underground tunnels in the village. Also, there was a storage unit that held all of their equipment and weapons. I didn't have much to work with, but I knew I had to do something. I started talking to Gaara about the underground tunnels and how sturdy they were, and he told me they were for the villagers if we needed to evacuate them. I nodded and listened to him, but the more I listened the more I found myself staring at him drowning out everything else. I tried to shake it off, but it wouldn't go away. He kept talking about a couple strategies we could do, but I heard about 40% of it. When he stopped talking, he met my gaze and I felt the temperature rise in my body. We held that gaze for a while, until someone knocked and broke our concentration.