The Hole in my Heart (Gaara x reader)

10. Goodbye

I woke up with a strong pain in my chest. It was the day Gaara had to go back to the village hidden in the sand. Your eyes began to fill with tears and you wept. Naruto came out of the bathroom and gave you a big hug. He released you and ruffled your hair. "(Y/n) it's going to be OK", he said with a reassuring smile on his face. You managed to forget about it and sat at the table while Naruto made you some ramen. Gaara was leaving this morning and you had promised last night that you would say goodbye before he left. I wanted him to stay forever, but that was selfish. He had his own village to look after. You sighed and began eating.

You got changed and set out to the front gate. You swallowed hard as it came into view and there standing in front of it was Gaara. His two accompanying shinobi standing next to him, they were talking to some other shinobi. There was Ino, Hinata, Tenten, Sakura, Kiba, Neji, Choji, Shikamaru, Lee, Sai and Shino all there to say good bye. Naruto had walked  to the gate with you and saw your breathing quicken, he placed his hand on your shoulder and smiled at you. It slightly calmed you and you were able to walk over to the others with a smile. You saw all the others turn and look at you. They all stepped back leaving you a clear path to Gaara. He looked up and smiled at you, that's when you lost control of your body. You ran at him and tackled him in a tight warm hug. Your arms wrapped around his neck and your face nuzzled into his chest. You couldn't stop the tears from falling. You jumped back from him after realizing what you had done. "I'm sorry", you whimpered. He smiled at you again but this time his cheeks were a bright red. "No its fine, by the the way I have something for you", he said. You eyes widened, he got you something? He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small wooden box, he placed it in your hands. I stared at it and then pulled it open. Inside was necklace. It was a an hour glass attached it was so pretty. You gave him another tight hug. "Thank you" you whispered into his chest. You pulled away and stared at it. "Its my sand", he stuttered. You looked up at him and the tears kept coming. This time he was the one who hugged you. His body felt so right against yours.

You had been hugging a while when you heard one of the sand shinobi clear his throat. Gaara pulled away and waved at you as he walked away. "Come visit me!", you shouted. The others just laughed, except the girls they pulled you into a big group hug. They were all crying. You needed to get your mind off Gaara so you decided to bring the girls to the scroll.

Gaara's POV

You had been nervous thinking whether or not (Y/n) would like the gift or not. But the look in her eyes when I gave it to her. It was priceless, I liked her, so so much. Maybe even more than like. She was always so nice to me, but if she knew what I really was she would hate me. The demon of the hidden sand, the jinchuriki of Shukaku the one tailed tanuki. Thoughts of leaving her filled my heart with pain. I tightly gripped my chest, making sure the shinobi I was with wouldn't notice. I promise that I will return to you (Y/n).

Your POV

I brought the girls back to Naruto's apartment and we were sucked into the scroll. The other girls screamed, clutching their swimwear and towels tight to their chests. Then they all fell flat on their faces in your land. The girls were amazed by the world, it was so pretty. You gave the girls a tour of the house, garden and animal pens then you all got changed and headed over to the lake. We all jumped in and splashed around. Even Haru came in, doggy paddling to and fro. You were happy that you were all having fun, but there was something missing. The whole in your heart burned every time you thought of him. His messy red hair and sea foam colored eyes. Would you ever get to tell him how you felt? What if you died or what if he died? You would never forgive your self for that. You managed to calm your self down, he said he would come and visit, you will see him soon enough.

Unknown POV

I sat at my desk writing a mission report, when I heard a loud knock on the door. "Come in!". One of the villages ANBU knelt before you, his face masked. "My lord I am sorry but we were unable to find her". I gripped my pen so hard it broke, then another knock. "Enter!". Another ANBU. "My lord we have been gathering Intel and now know the were abouts of the jinchuriki". "So where is she?", you questioned, impatiently tapping your foot. "In Konahagakure". So one of the five great nations is trying to steal my jinchuriki. I won't have that. "Call the ANBU of the village and all Jonin level shinobi, we are going to get our beast back".