Trouble in Suna: Gaara fanfic {Under Construction}

First Kiss

Keiko's POV

The days went by slowly for me, I been here for over a month now and in a few more months I would be married to a man I could not stand at all. Married to a man like him, as I glared hateful at him from my spot on the couch. He couldn't get any more boring and dull, he would work on endless paperwork, talk to even more boring people, and listen to the most boring individuals.

I took naps to pass the time but still time went by slowly. It seems just like how slow time goes by here little here changes too. Some things have changed like that girl, Sakura left so I didn't have to deal with any more of her annoying questions. He also stopped asking me questions and he has been way kinder to me which is gross; however, it could be some trick but I'm not really sure. I was also able to find out more information about that girl, Yoko I fought and apparently she able to materialize one's own fear. It was an interesting but dangerous talent. If I hadn't used up all my chakra then it would have been bad but other than that it has been quiet, no more incidents since that day when Gaara stuck my finger in his mouth and started licking it......

It was better not to think too much about it the memory made me feel weird and already I could feel my face heating up. I turned my face away from Gaara and decided looking out the window was a better idea. Like always nothing eventful was happening outside and I could feel myself dozing off and allowed my eyelids to slide close. It was really peaceful here and it reminded me of another time somewhere else but where... I never did finish my thought before falling asleep.

I woke up feeling freely refreshed compared to before but still a little groggy. I rubbed my eyes and stretched my back, yawning quite loudly. The first thing I noticed was Gaara was not in his office and it was also after lunch time which was unusual but something probably came up. Him not being here was probably an opportunity for me to investigate the village but I wasn't sure if I wanted to.

I sighed, I really wasn't acting like myself anymore, I felt like I was losing myself but at the same time remembering who I used to be. I sighed again, maybe I was going stir crazy because I wasn't one to sit idle for long periods of time doing nothing. I was always on missions because I was just a thing, weapon, and a monster to be used and when the war ended and peace treaties were made with the numerous lands I was no longer needed. I was thrown aside when I wasn't usable anymore. Why need a dangerous and uncontrollable weapon if you don't need it even Konan thought the same. A sighed once more, at least I fulfilled my promise although, I can't really recall what the promise was now. I just know I fulfilled it but what was it again....

I tried to remember but I couldn't. The only promise I could remember was the promised I made to be that kid's sensei but Gaara forbade me to and told me he would take care of it. I wondered if the kid every found a new sensei to help him become stronger for the chunin exams, they were only a month away now. It bothered me I couldn't help the kid out but I couldn't do much Gaara had kept me on a tight leash. But what really bothered me that I couldn't remember my promise to her, my memory was so spotty.

A cold breeze blew in from the open window and I dismissed my thoughts if I can't remember then maybe I wanted to forget. The breeze felt good against my skin and helped ease my thoughts, maybe I would take another nap I still felt groggy. I flopped back down on the couch and enjoyed the warmth from the sunlight which filtered through the window. Its rays felt good against my skin and I could feel it lulling me back to sleep but it would not be a peaceful sleep. Memories refusing to be forgotten would haunt me in the form of dreams and they were not happy memories.

My pace was slow and grueling, my eyes swept across the ruined landscape searching for movement. My ears were perked for the slightest of sounds. Each step was painful but it was not the physical pain that tormented me. I just wanted the pain to stop, for anything to soothe it and the only thing which eased my pain was......