Steps (Gaara x Reader)

Chapter 13

Amaya's POV

"Amaya!" A voice suddenly cheered, my eyes followed towards the being who was standing at the entrance of the Village. Naruto was standing there waving his arms back and forth. "Where were you this morning? No training?" I questioned as I approached him with a smile, he threw his hands behind his head and  shrugged in the process. "I, Well I got a new trainer and-" A laugh escaped my lips as Naruto shook his head with an annoyed expression. "I hate him."

I threw my hands up in defense, "Hate is a strong word." I mumbled as Naruto began walking alongside me. We had walked past two guys who were sitting inside a little hut type thing beside the gate, I think they were suppose to watch it but it looked like they were having more fun than focused.

"He is horrible, I don't know why Kakashi-sensei put me with him." Naruto complained as the two of us walked along the road. "Oh Naruto, I'm sure he can teach you something right?" I questioned as my eyes trailed around the roof tops, I was looking for Gaara because he had just taken off in a flash without even saying goodbye, all I did was ask him to go for a walk with me.

A sigh escaped my lips but went unnoticed by Naruto. "No, he can't teach me a single thing." He argued as he released his frustration. I rolled my eyes and turned towards the side watching as alleyways passed by. Suddenly my eyes caught those of a sea blue ones. "G-Gaara." I whispered underneath my breath as his form was walking off. Temari and Kankuro were no where in sight of him, maybe this was my chance.

"N-Naruto!" I tried to interrupt as he had continued complaining about his teacher, I stopped in my spot and stared at Naruto as he had finally slowed down his talking. "I need to go, I will see you later okay?" I said, before he had the chance to respond I took off down the alleyway chasing after Gaara who had a far distance ahead of me.

I walked down the alleyway and it was deathly quiet. I could've sworn I had seen Gaara, I craned my head around as I was trying to find where he had disappeared. I glanced upwards toward the sky and then back down straight ahead when suddenly my body was pulled. I screeched as I felt a hand clamp over my mouth at the same time.

As the person pulled my into a small duvet of a side door that led into a building. I tried to throw my elbow back when it hit sand. My eyes widened and I felt the hand release me. I turned around slowly as Gaara's eyes hit mine, he slammed me into the wall and threw his hand beside my head in a swift fashion. "G-Gaara." I whispered out as my cheeks turned read, "Why are you following me?" Gaara asked intimidating, his voice was deep and monotone as he leaned in slightly a glare forming on his eyes.

"I, Well. You left me this morning and I wanted to make sure you were okay." I announced as my arms reached out touching his chest trying to push him off of the wall beside me. "Can you like." I made a motion of him scooting away which he reciprocated and leaned against the opposite way still in close proximity of me.

"I could kill you in a second, I left for a reason." Gaara said as his eyes trailed away, I felt a pang in my heart as I let his words sink in, kill me? He never said that before. He hurt Lee, would he really hurt me. I ran a hand through my silky hair and eyed him. "Why would you kill me for just checking on you?" I said as a sigh left my lips, last thing I wanted was to die but he was acting like that of a child. "It's not like I hate you."

"Why don't you hate me?" Gaara asked as he took a step out of the small duvet. I followed suite right after and caught up beside him as he started walking out of the alleyway. "W-Well, because. You have to have a kind side right?" My eyes continued to watch his as I was searching for a hidden response, maybe something he didn't want to tell me. Gaara's expression didn't change at all though, he had a monotone expression and it started to get on my nerves. Nothing, not even a reply now. I huffed out a response as silence filled between the two of us.

We walked along the streets with few people glancing at us with judging and questioning glances. Gaara seemed unfazed by the glanced meanwhile I continued to send that glares as we walked, It was weird having so many people's eyes on me. I didn't like it, "What jerks." I mumbled softly causing Gaara to glance at me. I nodded my head towards the people who's heads were turning towards us, "Them."

Gaara glanced back to them and looked forward right after, "Ignore them, it's normal." I cocked an eyebrow at his words as he continued to walk with his head held high. "Normal?" I questioned softly. Gaara opened his mouth to reply until a voice pipped up behind us. "Amaya!" I spun around on my heels and smiled as my eyes fell on Temari. "Hey Gaara." She said as Gaara stared her down. I felt a pang of sadness fill my chest, that meant Gaara and I wouldn't be talking.

"Baki needs to see us all, he especially needs to fill you in Amaya." Temari said as she glanced between the two of us. "Okay." Gaara responded simply as he stepped past the both of you and started heading towards the place we were staying. I looked over at Temari and she stared back at me, "What's going on?" I chuckled softly at her question and shrugged my shoulders as I walked past her and she trailed behind. "You know you should stay away from him, he could kill you." I rolled my eyes at her sudden words and trailed behind him, "No he won't Temari." A sigh left her lips as the three of us approached the building, Baki was staring out with his eyes focused entirely onto us. "He wouldn't." I muttered softly looked at the  back of Gaara's head, there is no reason to kill me. I never did anything. The three of you walked up a couple flight of stairs and stepped into the room seeing as everyone was there at this point, Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, Baki, and yourself. This must be something big?