"Hey, do you know where I can find Gaara of the Sand?" You asks unaware you were talking to the man himself.
"What do you need him for?" The man asks you. He kind of creeped you out with his husky voice and deep stare.
"It's my brother. He's ran away! Lady Tsunade told me to come here to request help from the sand villages. Since he's a rouge ninja.." Y/N says holding back her tears.
Gaara stared at the pathetic girl in front of him. How weak. "He's off today. Come back some other time." Gaara says walking off.
Y/N watched her the man leave and told herself if she broke down right now, she'd never forgive herself.
She walked along the streets and looked at how different the sand village was from the leaf. You kept looking at the scenery around you, that you didn't notice the two people who stepped out in front of you, until you bumped into them.
"I-I'm so sorry!" Y/N immediately said expecting to be scolded. She really didn't want to make enemies, especially in a village that wasn't her own.
"Watch where you're going you bitch!" A man says with purple ink all over his face. "Take it easy, won't cha?" A girl with blonde spiky hair retaliated. "She's harmless, lets go."
"Shut up Temari." The guy says glaring at me. If looks could kill, I'd definitely be dead by now. "Sir, I'm very sorry!" You apologized freaking out.
"She said she was sorry, now come on. Gaara will be mad if we keep him waiting Kankuro." The girl named Temari says apparently having a staring contest with Kankuro.
"Fine, fine whatever. You win big sis." Kankuro mocks. Wait.. did they just say Gaara? "Hey!" Before you knew it you stopped them. Once again...
"Take me to this Gaara person!" You demanded. "I've been looking for him all day I-"
"Shut your trap." Kankuro says seriously. You nodded and nervously took a step back.
"What do you want with Gaara?" Temari asks menacingly.
"My brother! He went missing and now he's labeled as a rouge ninja.. Lady Tsunade sent me here to ask for his aid!" You said all at once. Maybe you over shared a little..
"You think Gaara, the 4th Kazekage has time to help you find your missing brother? Not to mention you aren't even from here." Kankuro sneers. You were really close to crying.
"Yeah.. Gaara really doesn't have time for small matters like that. Better luck next time." Temari smirks.
And with that the two heartless sand ninja walked off. You slumped to the ground feeling utterly hopeless. "It's no use. I should head back and find him on my own." You said. Courage began to flow through you, and you felt like you could do anything.
Sure you weren't an anbu, or a jonin, but as a chunin this would be a challenge. "May the gods be in my favor today." You whispered before running into the sand desert.
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"Yo, Gaara. Some crazy chick was looking for you today. You should've seen the look on her face when we told her off! Hilarious!" Kankuro laughed.
Gaara lifted his head up slightly. Kankuro was being extra annoying today. "Strange. Some girl came up to me too. She didn't realize I was the Kazekage though."
Temari smirked. "This girl just gets dumber and dumber."
"I second that." Kankuro wheezes. "Anywhoo hows all that paperwork coming along?"
"Fantastic. And you're distracting. Leave." Gaara replies coldly. Kankuro was being so annoying. And when he mentioned you being pathetic, for some reason it made him even more annoyed.
"No need to be so harsh." Kankuro sighs leaning back. "Anyone would be harsh when it comes to you." Temari says taking Gaara's side. As usual.
"You too." Gaara says turning to Temari. "How am I supposed to finish this when I have you looming over me. Don't you have anything better to do?" He spat. How does it feel? He thought to himself evilly.
"Come on Kankuro. Gaara's in one of his moods." Temari says, but it's clear she lost her cool. Gaara's words struck a chord within her.
"Alright." Kankuro agrees standing up and following his sister.
Gaara tried to concentrate on his work. He really did. Even Shikaku was scolding him on the inside for thinking about someone else.
"Damnit what am I doing?" Gaara grabbed his head in pain. "Why won't she get out of my head?"
He heard a tiny knock at the door. Now is not a good time. "Leave." Gaara rasped out, still clutching his head in pain.
Much to his dismay, the door creaked open slowly revealing a vulnerable girl looking as if she'd crumble any second.
"Y-You lied..." Y/N sniffles. "This entire time.. I've wasted.." She slapped a hand over her mouth to keep herself from sobbing.
Gaara didn't say anything. It was wrong to lie to her, but her misfortunes weren't his mess to clean up. "You should leave." Gaara says threateningly.
"And if I don't?" Y/N whispers. "Then.. I'll have to force you out." Gaara tells her.
"Why is everyone in this village so hard to talk to?" Y/N cried out. Gaara wanted to kill her. How dare she speak ill of his village?
"Exit. Or I'll remove you by force." Gaara says, trying to keep ahold of his anger.
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Y/N stood there silently. She didn't even want his help anymore, she wanted to be his friend since it seemed like she needed one.
"I don't even want your help anymore." Y/N says clenching her fists. "I want to be your friend!"
A mixture of shock and embarrassment was on Gaara's face. This girl couldn't be serious. "I don't need friends." Gaara tells her coldly.
"Clearly you do." Y/N says softly. Unsure of what to do next, Y/N walks over and places her hands on the desk. "I-I'm going to give up on the search for my brother."
Gaara continues to stare off into space. Why should he care about a girl like her? She was nothing but a pest. Shikaku continued to rage about the girl in his head.
"I'm incapable of having friends." Gaara says. "They bring me nothing but displeasure. They don't make me feel alive."
"Things change." Y/N interrupts. "I believe you can too."
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