Another Kankuro Love Story

chapter 11

I felt something wrap around me. I gasped in surprise it was Kankuro. He was hugging me. "Akemi I am so sorry. I didn't know you were that scared of needles. I won't make you do it again I promise." He said like he was in pain.

I shook my head. "No its fine I know it is for my own good, just when I was younger my father would let this man experiment on me and my sister. All I remember is the needles constantly poking me over and over for months." He just hugged me tighter.

"Kankuro if you hug me any tighter I'm going to pass out again."I patted his back gently. "S-Sorry." He blushed in embarrassment. 'Aww he is adorable when he is embarrassed' I thought. Wait why was I thinking this? I asked myself.

I then realized the room was empty besides Kankuro and me of course. "Where is everyone?" I asked confused. "The nurse left a while ago. Gaara had business with the Kazekage. Temari I'm am not sure where she is probably training." Wait how long was I out? "Hey how long was I asleep?" He looked at me for a moment.

"Well let's see. You pasted out around one this afternoon and it is ten thirty right now so about ten hours and a half." He said counting on his fingers. "Wow. In my dream it felt like ten minutes." I told him putting my hand to my head.

"Well your staying here the rest of the night. So I can keep an eye on you." He said. I nodded not really wanting to walk home in the dark or cold. Surprisingly it gets below freezing here.

He just lay down beside me and sighed. He eventually crawled under the covers. Probably started to freeze. We talked for hours until he drifted to sleep I just listened to him breath.

I must've fallen asleep because I woke up to snoring and a arm around me. It's strange though I didn't see Hana. I then felt a pain on the palm of my hand. I looked down to see a cut on it. It was a pretty deep and good sized one too. I then remembered what I told Hana to do.

I quietly got up and walked to the bathroom only it was locked. I waited and Gaara came out with damp hair. He looked surprised then his face went to stone.

"I see you feeling better." He said to me. I nodded putting my hand behind my back. "Hey I'm sorry for holding you down yesterday I didn't know you were so scared of needles." He said looking down.

"Don't worry about it. You and Kankuro are like my brothers I know you were just trying to do what you thought was best." He just looked surprised again. Then it disappeared again. "Well I'll let you be on your way again." I told him ruffling his red hair. He looked a little flustered but it quickly disappeared as he rubbed his hair down again.

I then went into the bathroom and locked the door then pulled out the first aid kit from the cabinet. It was kind of difficult doing it all one handed. I then heard a knock on the door. "Hey open the door!" I knew it was Kankuro. I sighed then opened the door with my hurt hand.

"Gaara said you were bleeding." He said oh I'll make sure to mess his hair up for sure. I thought glaring at the floor. "Yeah. It was just a cut I'm fine. I am just having a little trouble doctoring it by myself." He just sighed and walked in and shut the door. "Well sit down." He told me and I jumped up on the cabinet. He sighed again. "What?"I asked. "Nothing. I just don't see why you are not scared of Gaara. Or his sand. I also can't believe his sand doesn't react to you like the rest of us. It's just strange." I sighed this time. Then said "maybe it doesn't react to me because it knows I won't hurt him. Or that we are more alike then he cares to admit or that I'm just friendly. Also Gaara is not scary if you just give him a chance." Kankuro looked up at me his face was really close to mine our noses were almost touching. He got a little closer and our noses were touching lightly and I felt our lips brush against each others.

I blushed then he blushed. Then we jumped when there was a knock on the door. "Hey hurry up!" We heard Temari yell on the other side of the door. "Okay!" Kankuro yelled out. "Okay that should do. How did that happen anyway?" He questioned packing everything back into the kit and putting it away.

I jumped down from the cabinet. "On my way down the hall this morning I tripped down the hall." I said rubbing the back of my head."clumsy." I heard him whisper.

I went to the door and opened it. Temari looked surprised to see me but her eyes widened even more at the sight of Kankuro behind me. He nudged past me and went to the kitchen. "What were you two doing in there together?" She questioned.

"I hurt myself this morning on the hand and couldn't bandage it on my own. I was going to ask Gaara but thought twice about it." I told her truthfully.

She just gave me a weird look that said 'I'm not buying that little missy.' I just rolled my eyes and walked to the kitchen. Where Gaara sat looking at nothing and Kankuro came out with food. I felt sick again at the sight of food or even the thought.

I ignored it and found my target. A certain red head who tattled to his big brother about a little scratch. He seems to feel me looking at him. He just looked up like he was innocent. "Hey Gaara! " I said innocently. "Hi." He said back in a monotone voice. I walked up behind him then stood there. "What are you doing?" He asked me looking behind him.

"Oh nothing." Temari came in at that moment and sat down. "What are you doing?" She asked the exact same question. I shook my head.

I just rose my hands I was just going to mess his hair up again but changed my mind. I summoned water instead. I heard two gasps. "What was that for?"Gaara asked getting up.

"Tattling about a scratch. To someone." I told him putting my hands on my hips. "Well you asked for it." He told me. "C-Calm down G-Gaara." I heard Temari say in a shaky voice.

I wasn't concerned at all he wouldn't hurt me. I then looked up and was covered in sand suddenly. "Ah! Sand got in my mouth!" I said spitting the sand out. I heard laughter. I shook off the sand. "You're mean!" I said sticking my tounge out. "Next time don't pour water all over my head. Also stop ruffling my hair." He said to me.

"Okay no more water unless you tattle again. But I will never stop ruffling your hair ever. It is fun watching you try and fix it." He sighed. "I'm going to go change." He said knowing he was defeated. I laughed as he left.

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