.:.Crystal Made of Sand.:. 2# (sequel to A Dragon's Fang)

It was a whole new day, a whole new sun... Whole new events. You quietly escaped from your blankets soft grasp and tothe kitchen. It was small but cozzy. The cold tile floor froze your toes as you opened the fridge, pulling out yesterday's turkey. It was a horrible breckfast, but you needed something quick. You made your way over to the micowave. Gaara's words hung in your mind the entire way.

*... When they come, I can't do anything that could get me captured... but what if- No! Don't think that! Gaara's to powerful to get... killed*

You cursed yourself for such vial thoughts as the beeper on the small oven indicated that your breckfast was finished. You snapped out of your trance and pulled it out, the smell invaiding the air.

A long time ago, you bought yourself a small house, feeling sorry for always mooching off of the Sand Siblings for food and shelter. Gaara wasn't to happy about letting me leave, but he understood.

Babe's claws clacked against the stone. You turned to look you at him. He yawned and stretched his front paws. His toung hung out of his mouth unvolentarily, making a small puddle of drool on the ground. You just shook your head and kneeled down, petting his head.

"How's my favorite demon today?" You asked, rubbing behind his ears.

He just starred up at the turkey, which was placed on the side of the counter. You rolled your eyes and grabbed him a piece.

"Hungry, I'm guessing?"

He barked and snatched it out of your fingers, chewing it in satisfation. You patted his head once more before standing back up and grabbing your breckfast. You sat yourself at the small oak table and starred out the small round window. And before you knew it, you were lost in thought...

You pulled the band that held the top part of your hair, freeing it to desend. Temari had always told you that you looked so pretty this way, but you were shy about it all. It was like you were a whole new person than the past self. You sighed to yourself, starring back at thoughs purple eyes in the mirror. You glanced down at your brush. You combed your tangled hair gently, thinking about what list of missions you were going to be given tommorow.

When a silent knock on the door caught your attention. It was probably someone none important, so you kept your hair the way it was. You placed the brush back in it's place as you walked over to the door. You swung it open keeping your gaze ahead.

That familiar redhead stood on your doormat, starring back at you. Your eyes widdened slightly as a small gasp escaped your lips.

"Gaa- Kazekage-sama? What are you-"

"Work hours are over, you can call me Gaara now"

"Gaara," You corrected yourself, "What are you doing at my house at such a late hour?"

"I want you to check something for me, can I come in?"

"Sure" I was caught by complete surprise.

I stepped out of the way and led him inside, away from the harsh, night winds of Suna. He walked into it gratefully and glanced around. I led him to the living room and sat down on the couch. He followed, sitting not to far away from me.

"Well, Gaara, what do you want me to look at?" I asked with a gentle voice.

His eyes wandered away from mine for only a second, "My heart"

"Your heart?"

"Yes... It's been speeding up and slowly down randomly"

You cocked your head to the side and starred at his chest, "Well then, I'll just have a look"

You pressed your ear againt his warm, hard chest, checking for the pounding of his heart. But no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't hear it through his shirt and his Kage robe. You blushed only slightly as the thought came to mind.

"I can't hear your heart through your cloths.." You mumbled out.

He gave you a curiious look before he pulled his robe and his shirt over his head. You tried very hard not to gawk over his bare chest, but it was an impossible task. You starred for only a moment, before placing your ear back to it's place. Gaara shivered slightly as your skins touched. You closed your eyes as you destintivly heard his ponding heart.

"Yeah, I can hear it now. When does it usually speed up?"

Gaara paused for a moment, letting the silence grow heavy, "... When your around"

This caught you off, your eyes reopened in shock. You recoiled you head back and held your back straight.

"So, it was fine before you came here?"

He nodded and starred at me, waiting for the answer.

"Well... My guess is that you're happy to see me, Gaara"

"Hapy?"

"Yeah, you know... uhhh, how to desribe happiness"

"I know what happiness is" He snarked slightly at me.

"Well, then why did you ask?"

"Because... I thought you were going to say...love"

I was once again, caught by surprise, "W-well, do you feel like you love me?"

"I d-don't know... The feeling, its more than happy, it's like, extreme happiness. And my heart skips a beat when you smile" He confessed, embarasment leaking out.

His gaze was on the coffee table, not daring to look up at you. You just giggled quietly. He looked up in confusion, cocking his head to the side. You smiled at him, feeling his heart skip a beat.

"My diagnosis, a crush"....

You snapped back to reality as Babe licked at your hand. You starred down at him, wondering back he could possibly want. He gazed at the clock, making you look at it as well. It was noon, you were already a half an hour late!

ou jumped out of your seat and booked it out of your house. You cursed yourself colorfully on your way. How could you get lost in thought like that? This was so unreal! The day started out bad and you knew it was going to end bad. The round, sand building came into view, giving you new hope. You smiled and ran faster, passing the guards without a word.

After long stairways and explanations to the guards why you were late, you were finally at the door to the main office, the room that really mattered. You sighed and opened the door, getting ready for the wraith of the Kazekage. You peeked inside, seeing a very concentrated man. You tip-toed inside and across the room to your desk.

"Your late" He finally spoke, not looking up from his scroll.

I sighed and sat down in my own desk, I was so close!

"Yeah...about that"You rubbed the back of your head.

He just sighed and looked up at you. Just his gaze made you melt inside. You smiled at him and rested your weiry head on the back of your hand. He blinked and looked back at his work. You sighed and figured you should probably do the same.

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I closed the large book of inventory and headed out of the office. But you stopped in your track, looking back at Gaara. He was just silently starribng out the window. You ran back to him a place your lips on his cheek.

"I'll see you in a little bit..." You spoke against his skin.

He smiled slightly and nodded. You smiled and turned around, heading out the door. You made your way down the stairways and to the sandy streets of Sunakagura. The citizens were just
making their way back their houses. They smiled at you on their way by you, greeting you warmly. You nodded to everyone of them, you wished you knew all of their names like Gaara did.

The sun was just disapeering under the roof tops, your shadow stretching. Babe would prbably be lonely, so you picked up your pace to your house. You unlocked the door and swund it open. Babe came charging from the livingroom and jumped six feet into the air. He knocked you to the ground and licked at your face, his bone tail wagging 60 miles/km. You giggled and pushed him off. You patted his head as you wipped the remaning slobber off of your face. You shut the door and walked to the kitchen, Babe following your eery move. You picked up his food dish and opened the fridge. Babe caught on and jumped into the air n excitment, barking at you.

"Hold on, hold on!"

You grabbed a plate full of pork and beef, sliding the bloody mess into the dish. It squirted onto the floor, which was quickly cleaned up by Babe. You placed the bowl down and Bae began the feast. Which he finished in 3.2 seconds! You just shook your head when a knock at the door interupted you. You answered it curiously. This time, Baki stoat your doormat, looking panicked.

"Lady Kita! We have an emergency!"

My eyes lowered, "What is it?"

"It's the Akatsuki! They're here!"