Chapter 4 ~Staying With The Sand Siblings~

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Rinn's POV I woke up, returning back to my senses. "So comfy." I said while hugging the comfiest thing I have ever hugged. I opened my eyes and saw myself hugging a pillow. Wait.... A pillow?! I gasped and jolted up. Oh no! Where am I? I haven't got the scroll yet!! Ugh! "I see. You're awake." I looked up and noticed Gaara standing near the door. "Gaara-chan? Where am I?" I asked him. "You are in our apartment." "Heeeey..... Why did you bring me here?" "You were unconscious when I saved you." "Saved me?" "Yes. Three men took you." "Ooohh..... I remember that, but wait a minute, how long was I out?" "About 2 weeks." "TWO WEEKS!?!?!?" "Yes." "Oh no! This is baaaad! Sooo baaad!" I yelled while getting out of the bed, but I miserably failed. I felt a pain in my stomach and chest. Oh yes. I remember the fight. I'm kinda' scared right now because there is a possible chance for me not to pass the exam. "Wait, if you are saying two weeks, then, the preliminaries are already.... Over?" "Yes." "Oh no! I never get to fight anyone! I totally failed." "I explained what happened to you and they let you pass." "Really?" "Yes. You automatically passed in the preliminaries because the person you are supposed to fight withdrew. He was out of shape when he arrived so I guess he needed medical attention first." "Okay. Soooo, am I in the final part of the exam?" "Yes and you will be fighting a man named Kirru." "Never heard of him before." I didn't realize that I'm still on the ground, holding my stomach..... Not until now. Gaara noticed it, too, and he used his sand to put me back on the bed. "Thank you, Gaara-chan." He nodded, and walked away, but stopped. "Just have some rest." Then, he closed the door, and I heard footsteps slowly disappearing. I smiled. I wonder..... Why does Gaara always help me in times of need? Am I that special? I shook the irritating questions off my mind and lied down. Hmm.... His pillow and blanket smell good. He doesn't sleep, so this bed probably haven't been touched yet until now. That's why it smells like this. It's like lavender and lemons. Just thinking of a lemon makes me hungry. Then, I remember not eating for the past few days. No.... Weeks....... I heard my stomach grumble and I giggled at that. "Don't worry. We will be eating soon." I said to myself. Hmmm.... Why are my wounds taking so long to heal? Yeah, I know that these are many and I know how deep some of these are, but these are just taking so long! I pulled my kimono up, just to see myself covered in bandages. I look like a fudgin' mummy! I remember almost getting drowned. I need to change my clothes now. It will smell awful soon because of the dried blood. Anyway, I got out of the bed and slowly walked towards the door. I opened it, just to hear a creaking sound. I sighed in relief when I saw that the hall is clear. There is a door in front of me. It's not that bad to check things out, right? So, I walked and opened the door. It's kinda' messy. Clothes here and there. Wood pieces and a few violet liquid droplets on the floor. This must be Kankuro's room. I walked in and slowly tiptoed towards his cabinet. I opened it and saw different kinds of clothes. I chose his usual black outfit with cute kitty ears. It looks comfy and I'm sure that this will be big enough to fit me. I'm not fat! I walked back to Gaara's room, closing the door in the process. I locked it, too, to be safe. I went to the bathroom. Then, I locked the door again, of course, and removed my smelly kimono. I removed my blood-stained bandages and saw awful scars. Awful scars!! Anyway, I removed my inner clothes and stepped into the shower. I let the warm water hit my face. Haaa..... It feels good taking a nice shower after sooo many days of non-stop fighting. Well, resting for me. I used an unknown shampoo. Nahh. Like I care. I just need to be clean, that's all! -MINUTES LATER- I walked out of the shower and turned the faucet off, stopping the flow of water. I looked at myself in a huge mirror. Hmm.... I'm not fat. Just slim..... And the scars! They are gone! Except for the long one though. It goes from my upper left chest and down under my belly button. It will eventually be gone soon. I dried myself and tried wearing the clothes, but my fudgin' hair gets in the way, soooo I used my towel to pull it up, and gladly, it worked. I wore Kankuro's clothes for the meantime. Oh yes, I know Temari will not mind if I borrow some of her inner clothes. Hihihi..... I sneaked towards Temari's room and got what I needed. Then, I ran back to the bathroom and removed Kankuro's clothes. I wore Temari's inner clothes. Good thing, it fits me well! I wore Kankuro's clothes again and removed the towel from my hair, making it fall down to my face. I forgot to borrow a hairbrush! Ugh! Anyway, I fixed my clothes and folded them neatly even though they are already dirty. I used my towel to dry my hair some more while walking towards Temari's room. Don't ask me how I know where Temari's room is. I just.... Know. Nevermind. -MINUTES LATER- I made a huge mess in her room. Where is the fudgin' hairbrush?! The door suddenly slammed open, followed by a deafening scream. "What the?! What happened here?! Who are you?!" "Huh? I'm Rinn! Remember me? I'm the girl who taught Gaara-chan how to shake hands with someone." "Oh how could I forget." "Ugh..." "Why are you here anyway? And why did you turn my room like this?!" "Well, I was supposed to borrow your hairbrush but I couldn't find it." "Ugh! Get out of my room!" "I need your hairbrush!! Please!" "Fine! Just get out!" She yelled while throwing her hairbrush at me and pushing me out of her room. "Thanks!" I replied as she slammed her door close in front of my face. I went back to Gaara's room and sat on his bed. I started to brush my hair. -MINUTES LATER- I already finished brushing my hair, and now, I decided to eat once and for all. I opened the door and started to walk towards a room. Well, it's kinda' different. I peeked from the small gap of the door, which is obviously a bit open, and yeah! The kitchen! "FINALLY!!!!" I slammed the door open, just to see Kankuro eating a sandwich. He suddenly choked and spat the food out. I also saw Gaara staring at me. He must have been working on something, but he stopped and stared at me. "What the?! Why are you wearing my clothes?!" Kankuro yelled in disbelief, standing up. "Well, your clothes looked comfy and I was sure that these are big enough to fit me soooo..... I wore it for the meantime 'cause I took a shower and didn'twant to wear my blood-stained clothes." "Why did it have to be mine?! Go and change! Borrow one of Temari's clothes! Not mine!" He shouted while pointing at the door, signing for me to go out. "No way. I'm here to eat and not to argue with you!" "Why are you even here in our apartment?!" "I'm here because I was brought here!" "What?" "Are you deaf, dude?" "Why you li-!" "Oh shut it! I'm gonna' eat!" "No! Get out of our apartment this instant!" "What are you? The boss?" "Get out!" "Hmph! Shut up and finish your sandwich, kitty." "Don't you dare call me that! You are the one who is wearing those clothes!" "Woah! It's your clothes, mister!" "Remove it then!" "No way! I don't have any spare clothes anymore!" "It's your problem, not mine!" "Yeah, it's my problem, so don't put your nose in my business!" "I do not!" "Yes, you are telling me to remove my clothes!" "It's my clothes! And you didn't even ask permission!" "I don't have time to ask permission!" "Oh ye-!" "Shut up....." Gaara said, and that made him totally shut his mouth and sit back down on his chair. He started eating his sandwich while glaring daggers at me. I poked my tongue out and said Bleh! "Go back to your room, Rinn." Gaara said, more calmly this time. "But I'm hungry!" I whined. "Don't worry. I'll be the one to take care of that." He said and I nodded happily. Then, I skipped towards my room afterwards. Wait. I mean, Gaara's room. Hehe. I sat on the bed and started to sing a song. "Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now~ Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same~ When our friends talk about you, all it does is just tear me down~ 'Cause my heart breaks a little, when I hear your name~ It all just sounds like oooooh~ Too young, too dumb to realize~ That I should've bought you flowers~ And held your hand~ Should've gave you all my hours~ When I had the chance~ Take you to every party 'cause all you wanted to do was dance~ Now, my baby's dancin', but she's dancin' with another man~ My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways~ Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out of my life~ Now, I never, never get to clean up the mess I made~ And it haunts me every time I close my eyes~ It all just sounds like oooooh~ Mmm.... Too young, too dumb to realize~!! That I should've bought you flowers~ And held your hand~ Should've gave you all my hours~ When I had the chance~ Take you to every party 'cause all you wanted to do was dance~ Now, my baby's dancin', but she's dancin' with another man~ Although it hurts~! I'll be the first~!! To say that I was wrong~! Oh I know I'm probably much too late~ To try and apologize for my mistakes~ But I just want you to know~ I hope he buys you flowers~ I hope he holds your hand~ Give you all his hours~ When he has the chance~ Take you to every party 'cause all you wanted to do was dance~ Do all the things I should've done, when I was your man~ Do all the things I should've done, when I was your man~" When I Was Your Man—Bruno Mars I'm already lying down and not long after, I noticed Gaara standing near the door. He is holding a plate with..... Sandwiches! Yum! "Nice voice." He complimented. "You heard that!?" I asked in disbelief and embarrassment. I really don't want anyone to hear me sing because I feel embarrassed and..... Well....... Embarrassed. "Yes. All of it actually." He said. "Sorry if I'm not that good in singing." I said, then, laughed nervously. "No. You honestly have a great voice." My face got redder, but was barely noticeable, and I thanked him. "Here." He said, handing me the plate. "You made this?" He nodded and walked out of the room. I took a bite and yum! It's delicious! It consists of ham and cheese. It's toasted too! I finished the first one and ate the second one afterwards. There are two sandwiches so yeah. It consists of egg and hotdog this time. Yummy! It looks simple, but hey! It's delicious for me! I finished eating and then, I went to the kitchen to wash the plate I used. After that, I went back to my room and lied down on my bed. Yeah, MY. I sighed and stared at the ceiling. Soon, I felt sleepy, so I took a short nap. -HOURS LATER- I woke up in a messy state. Literally. The covers are almost on the floor, the blanket is currently choking me, and finally, the pillows and other things are on the floor. I yawned, stretched, and looked at the window, noticing that it's already evening. I can't go back to sleep now. Out of boredom, I fixed my bed. Then, I climbed out the window and onto the roof. I saw Gaara sitting there, and of course, I sat beside him. I felt him stiffen a little though. "Why are you so.... Nice to me?" "I.... I don't know........" "Are you sure?" "Mother. Mother is quiet and calm when I am around you." "Ooohh.... Maybe your Mother likes me!!!" "...." "I like to meet her!" I exclaimed cheerfully. Oopsie. I forgot. His mother is already dead and the one he's referring to as Mother is Shukaku. "You can't." "Oh! That's fine! Maybe sometimes." "....." I sighed and looked up at the dark sky. So beautiful..... I miss my old life. Ha! I am just missing my old house! Not my family nor friends. I don't have one remember!? Hahahahahah. That's pretty twisted. "Why are you NOT afraid of me?" "Hm? Why do I need to be afraid of you? You seem fine to me." "I'm a monster. I kill people." "So? I don't care. You are still my friend." "Your friend? I'm your friend?" "Yep! You're not a monster! Monsters are bad." "Killing people is bad, right?" "Yeah, but even though you are like that, I don't really care because I can see that you're totally not like that. For me, you are nice, kind, and caring. You saved me many times already and I want to do something in return." "You don't have to do anything in return." "Really? Is that fine?" "Of course." "Hey...... Uhh.... Gaara-chan! Do you want some ramen?" "Ramen?" "Yep! Let's go and you will totally love it!" I cheered and was about grab his hand when his sand stopped me. "Come on, Gaara-chan. I won't bite. Are you afraid of me?" I asked him with a cute puppy face. I saw his eyes widen a little. "N-Not at all." I immediately grabbed his hand and teleported in front of the ramen stand, along with him. It was so sudden that he wasn't able to do anything before it happened. "Here we are!" I yelled happily. I noticed that it's already close so.... "It's not open." Gaara said. "I know what to do! " I yelled, and once again, teleported literally in front of Naruto, who is currently in his room. "Rinn! Where have you been?!" Someone yelled and tackled me to the ground, making my hand and Gaara's separate. "What the.... Brother?" I asked, staring at him. "Good news! I can summon a toad!!" It's already time? He already saw Jiraiya? "Really?" "Yep!" "Rinn, who is this?" Naruto asked, pointing at Gaara, who didn't even move a muscle. I stood up and introduced Gaara to Naruto. "Naruto, this is my friend, Gaara-chan. Gaara-chan, this is my brother, Naruto." "Wait, it was you who fought Lee, right?!" "Yes, it was me." "You were the one who planned to kill him on purpose, too!" "Yes, it was me." "Oh, shut it, you two!!" I yelled. "Brother, I'm here to tell you that Ichiraku Ramen is close and I want to treat him sooooo.... I know that you can do something about it, right?" "You want to treat him?! That monster?!" "Oh glob, Naruto! He is not a monster!" "Yes, he is! He said that he lives to kill! Just to kill!" "I don't care! Just do something about the fudgin' RAMEN STAND!!!" "And where have you been in the past few weeks?!" "Don't change the topic, Naruto!" "Just answer my question! Why didn't you come back?!" "I was with the Sand Siblings! And I'm totally fine!" "Why didn't you return?!" "I was unconscious for the past few weeks!" "What?" "When I was about to get a scroll, I got into a some kind of trouble, and good thing, Gaara-chan was there, and he saved me!" "I told you not to give us the scroll anymore!" "But I already did! And look! You passed the test!" "How about you then?! Didn't you think that we were worried about you?!" "I knew that." "Especially me and Sasuke!" "Sasuke?" "Yes! He is with Kakashi-sensei now. Before the preliminaries, he kept on pacing and pacing, asking me where you are!! He was totally worried!" "I'm sure that he can understand." "No! I'm not allowing you to do that anymore! You will stay with us!" "What?! You can't keep me here!" "I don't want to lose my only family, Rinn!!!" "I can totally take care of myself, Brother!" "Look what happened to you! You think you can handle these things without us?! What if it happens again?!" "I will be more careful this time!" "No. You cannot go anywhere without us.... Without me." "Naruto, I know that you are worried about me, but how can I learn to do things and defend myself? I became a ninja so I can learn how to protect myself, when you and the others are not there to protect me. I can't always rely on you, Brother. I will be totally fine. I promise." "Fine. If you really want to do that, then go. Go ahead." "Okay, change topic! Brother, you can do something about the Ramen Stand, right?" "Yes." "Let's go then!" I said while holding Gaara and Naruto's hand, teleporting in front of Ichiraku Ramen. "Teuchi!!! Ramen please!!!" Naruto yelled and knocked loudly. It opened, just to reveal a sleepy Teuchi. "Can it wait until tomorrow? It's kinda' late." "Nope!" I said, and he just sighed, giving up. -MINUTES LATER- I ended up treating Naruto, too. The one I'm currently eating from is my 5th bowl. I miss ramen so much! Well, Naruto is eating from his 10th bowl. I don't blame him. He had been training really hard. Let's see Gaara now. He is totally slow..... Like the heck. He is still not finished with his first bowl. "Soo.... What, Gaara-chan? It's delicious, right?" I asked while eating ramen. He just nodded and continued eating. I can't help but stare at him. He is soooo adorable and cute when he eats. He noticed me and stared back. "Is something wrong?" He asked. Aw! So kawaii!!! "Oh nothing!" I said, then laughed awkwardly. I looked at Naruto, just to see him sleeping. Good thing, his bowl is already empty. Me and Gaara exchanged glances, and I giggled at Naruto's cute face. I paid Teuchi and said Goodnight. I tried to carry Naruto, but he is so fudgin' heavy! His weight plus his ten bowls of ramen! Ugh! Gaara used his sand to carry Naruto, and I thanked him. I held his hand, and we started to walk towards Naruto's apartment. Why not use the teleportation technique? Well, I'm too lazy to use it. Hmm.... Good thing, Gaara doesn't mind my hand holding his. Score! I'm going to teach him how to be..... Sociable!! Just imagining Gaara talking to people nicely makes me smile. I'm definitely going to change him for the better! -HOURS LATER (We didn't need to hurry up!)- We arrived at Naruto's apartment awhile ago, and Gaara placed Naruto on his bed. We left and walked towards their apartment. I really hate walking out here this late, but I don't need to worry because Gaara is here, and I know that when I am around him, it's safe. "Thank you for treating me, Rinn." "No problem! Well, sorry about my noisy brother." "It's okay. He had a point though." "Hmm.... Yeah, he is kinda' smart sometimes." He nodded, and that ended our conversation. Out of the blue, I hummed a random tune. After a few minutes, we arrived, and went to his room. I yawned and saw the sun already rising. "Aww man!!! " I whined, sitting on his bed. "Go to sleep, Rinn." He said. "Actually, I'm planning to train for the upcoming fight.... But I guess, I can't." "You can train after you rest for a while." "Okay then." I said, lying down and closing my eyes. Soon, I fell asleep. -FEW HOURS LATER- I woke up, just to see Gaara staring at me. "Is something wrong?" I asked sleepily while groggily sitting up. I feel drunk. "Are you ready to train?" He asked calmly. That made me happy and I immediately dived out of the bed. "Of course! Of course! Of course! Are you going to train me???" He simply nodded and walked out of the room. I went to Kankuro's room and borrowed the same black suit with cute pretty kitty cat ears. Next, I went to Temari's room to borrow some inner clothes and her hairbrush. Good thing, they weren't in their rooms! And that made my mission much easier. Anyway, I went back to my room and locked the door. I went straight to the bathroom, and took a shower. Aaaahh~! So refreshing!! After the 15-minute shower I took, I dried myself, and wore my clothes. I brushed my wet blonde/yellow hair, and went out of the bathroom. "Gaara-chaaaaaan!!!" I yelled and ran towards him. His sand stopped me, and made me fall on the ground with an Oof! "Oww.... That was not nice." I muttered with a pout. -HOURS LATER- Gaara had been training me for the past few hours, and boy, was I exhausted!! He taught me some taijutsu, and right now, I'm forcing him to teach me how to control sand, even though I knew that that isn't possible. "No." "Please!!!" "No." "Please, Gaara-chaaaan!" "No." "Come on!! Just once?" He sighed and said Fine, JUST ONCE. I nodded happily and tackled him to the ground. I'm happy that he's gonna' teach me how to control sand, and I'm also happy because he is getting used to my hugs :3 When I tackle him to the ground, he would just push me slightly, and stand back up like nothing happened, and he is not using his sand on me anymore!! Score! I will totally change him and nothing can stop meeee! Bwahahahahaha! My thoughts were cut off when Gaara spoke. "Let's start then." "Okieeee!" "Wait. What is your chakra nature?" "Uhh.... I dunno', but I can do this!" I said while moving my hand, and some of his sand from his gourd came out and went above my palm, just like what I did with the water from the river when Haku trained me. Ooh! Haku! Hmm.... Where can he be right now? Maybe in a some kind of mission? Nahh. He is fine. I'm sure of it. Anyway, Gaara just stared, astonished. "Sooo..... What's next?" I asked, the sand still floating above my palm. "Well, you are capable of controling sand. Just put a little bit more of your chakra into the sand so you can control it easier." I did what I was told and decided to do something cool. I will do what Gaara did in the show! That would be totally awesome! "Sand Tsunami!" I yelled, and the sand formed a huuuuge tsunami! Of course, I did it with my back facing Gaara, and he just watched. After that, I smiled. I can control sand and water! What else? "Did you see that, Gaara-chan?" I said, smiling. Then, I suddenly passed out. Can't blame me! I'm almost out of chakra :3 Gaara's POV Before Rinn can even hit the ground, I already caught her, and I went home, carrying her. I can't believe that she could be that stubborn. Without any training, that technique can kill her! It seriously needs a lot of chakra, and she is almost out of it. I'm still proud of her though because she can control sand just like me. I stared at her tired face, and smiled for a mere second. Wait. What is this feeling? She is.... Special. I sighed and shook the feelings off. She is something even.... More. Rinn's POV "Ugh." I woke up and rubbed my eyes. Then, I yawned, and looked around, just to see an empty room. Gaara brought me here? Hmm.... How kind and.... KAWAII!!!! Nahh. Stop with the fangirling. Anyway.... I saw that it's already evening. Ugh. I'm getting used to taking naps until evening and stay up all night! That is baaad. I'm like Gaara. No sleep and all. Meh. Nevermind, I can't go back to sleep now. I went to the kitchen to make some midnight snack for I really don't remember eating in the past few hours, and I'm very very hungry. My stomach growled while I make the biggest, I mean, the biggest sandwich I ever made! I ate it, and drank a glass of milk after that. Then, I went back to my room and brushed my hair. Ohh! I forgot to return the hairbrush I borrowed from Temari! Meh. She won't mind. "RIIIIINN!!!!!" I shivered as I heard a loud voice ringing in the whole apartment. As expected, Temari suddenly slammed the door open and looked at me with flaming eyes. "Where is my hairbrush?! I don't remember agreeing to let you borrow that!!!!" She yelled, and snatched the hairbrush from my hands. "Aw! I was just brushing my hair!" I whined, trying to get the hairbrush back. "I'm going to use it! And I didn't agree to let you borrow it!" Oooh! Temari looks cute with her hair down. "Yes, you did! When I was finding that hairbrush! You let me borrow it!" "But that was just for ONCE! Not twice or more than that! Now, stop trying to get it because.... This is not even yours!" Lame excuse!! Haha! "Let me just brush my hair for a second!" I yelled, trying to get the hairbrush AGAIN. Boy, was she tall!! Argh!!! I hate my height! But I like it somehow because Naruto said that I look cute with this height :3 even though I am taller than him =_= :D "No!!!" She yelled, trying to remove my clingy body from her. Actually, I'm like.... Hugging her, but I am just seriously trying to get the fudgin' hairbrush from her! Can't blame me! She is sooo tall! Anyway, I tackled her to the ground, and we ended up fighting for the poor hairbrush. "What's with the noise?" I heard Gaara ask, and I noticed him inside the room, staring at us. Ooohh! He used the window, and I bet that he was from the roof again!! As always! Back to the present time, I felt Temari stiffen a little, gulping the huge lump stuck in her throat. Boy! Someone is scaaaaared!! "It's just Temari. She's not letting me use her hairbrush." I said while pouting a little. Ha! I'm sitting on Temari, just for you to know. She suddenly pushed me, and stood up. I fell on the hard floor with an Oof! Ouch. "Y-You see, Gaara, I'm going to use it, and I-I didn't let her borro-!" She was cut off when Gaara spoke. "Let her borrow it. It's just a hairbrush, Temari." She shivered when Gaara mentioned her name, and immediately nodded afterwards. Then, she threw the hairbrush at me, and ran towards her room, slamming the door close on the way. I'm still sitting on the ground while staring daggers at the place where Temari was standing awhile ago. Ohhh..... Didn't I tell you that Temari's hairbrush hit me exactly on the head when she threw it? Well, now I did. Back to reality, I stood up slowly while holding the hairbrush I picked up from the floor. Then, I dusted the invisible dust off my clothes, and looked at Gaara. He is just staring at me. He looks like he is deep in thoughts. Hmm.... I wonder what he's thinking about. Meh. I ignored him, and started to brush my long blonde/yellow hair. It's longer now. It stops right on the back of my thighs, and it's straight!! I love my hair! I don't want to cut it! Anyway, I thanked Gaara, and he just nodded, and climbed out of the window again..... Onto the roof. I didn't know that I miss Team 7 so much. I miss Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi-sensei, and most of all, my brother, Naruto. I'm kinda' feeling a little guilty for what I did when I saw him. It was like the Sand Siblings were much more important than them, based on how I treated them back then..... But that is soooo NOT true!
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