It Was You, Hinata

My newest fanfic! Gaara x Hinata!

No I do not own Naruto! Just the storyline! Oh, and there probably will be mature content, but it won't be for a few chapters, lol. :P

And last but definitely not least, enjoy!

The sun was setting over the vast desert, the sand shifting to settle for the night as the last faint breezes blew their last breaths. As the sun set, softly kissing the last dune, I stared out at the vast ocean of sand that is my home, watching calmly the remainders of yet another day of my existence.

My existence…

Memories flooded my mind; memories filled with pain and hurt, memories I could never let go. I'd hurt people, both people I knew and people I didn't know. I'd killed people cruelly and harshly, mercilessly, for absolutely no reason other than to prove the meaning of my existence. A murderer, that's all I was.

A murderer.

I buried my head in my hands as these thoughts consumed me. Of course I was different now, but it still hurt all the same. That's what I have been telling myself since the one-tailed sand demon Shukaku had been extracted from within me, to try to minimize the guilt and the pain. I'm different now, I'm different now, I'll never do it again…but it didn't erase the damage that had already been done. The screams of pain, the pleadings, the many haunted dead looks in my victim's eyes still plague me.

I shook my head, trying to shake the images from my mind, but they won't go away. The never go away.

The sound of footsteps reached my ears. I turned my head and quickly stood up, searching for my potential threat…

but there was none. It was just my sister, Temari.

She has grown a lot over the last few years, I have to admit. She has grown taller, and has developed into quite a beautiful woman. She was 23 now, and has been married to Konahagakure's infamous lazy-ass/genius Nara Shikamaru for about 2 years. They were hoping to have children soon (me, an uncle…no one really believes it. I have a hard time grasping the concept myself), but it just wasn't happening…

Still, they kept trying.

I shifted my attention back to her, forcing myself to focus. She had to be here for a reason, after all.

"Hello Temari," I stated simply, "What brings you here?"

"Hi Gaara," she smiled, "It's been a while. Anyway, I'm here to give you the evening status report since Kankuro's off duty tonight. There have been no threats or suspicious activity within the village reported as of today, and the students are all behaving nicely and are showing promising talent."

"Good. And what of the border patrol?" Gaara questioned.

"Well…" Temari shifted uneasily, "They found several corpses belonging to shinobi of another village about 100 km south of us. The bodies were all brutally mutilated pretty badly, so it made identifying them pretty difficult. There was a considerable amount of blood, as a result, you can imagine…"

"What village?" I asked firmly, not allowing any concern or worry to show. Tell you what; sometimes I hate nothing more than not showing my concern for other villages' ninja. Sometimes I really hate being Kazekage.

"The Village Hidden in the Mist", Temari answered, here eyebrows tugging downward with her frown. "Apparently they were heading to Iwagakure. I have already notified both villages, so there's no need for you to do it."

"Thank you, Temari", I said, giving her a smile in thanks. "I appreciate it."

"Anytime, little brother", she grinned back. "Do you need anything else before I go?"

"Actually…" A frown soon found its way onto my face, "I want you to investigate the type of wounds the shinobi received during their battle with the unknown perpetrators. If the wounds are suspicious or unusual, investigate the types of weapons used, and furthermore missing nin that are specialized in those types of attacks. I doubt it was that high up of an attack, however, we should exercise caution. If we follow the clues, we'll eventually end up with something useful. Also, I want the border patrol increased, just in case there is a real threat and this wasn't just some typical rogue attack. Have them double how many rounds they make and I want the guards to be on full alert. Again, we can never be too cautious."

"Understood" Temari said, bowing.

An inevitable sigh escaped my lips, and I muttered, "You don't have to bow to me, Temari."

"I know," she grinned evilly, "I just love to mess with you." And with that she was running across Suna's rooftops, laughing.

Sister's can be so annoying sometimes.

So guys, whatcha think? :DDD

I originally was gonna wait to post this, but with the flurry of activity I've been getting from my GaaxSaku oneshot, Love Defined, I've reconsidered. Obviously. Lol. :P

So as you can see, good things happen when people REVIEW. :D *coughHINTcough*

Anyways, I'm busy writing and correcting chapters to some of my other stories on here. There are some I'm even up to chapters 8 and 9 completed, and already written, but need to be re-read over and corrected. Either that, or I'm out of ideas on writing any further…lol. So what do you think? Should I just type them up and post them and let you guys decide? :P haha either way, I hope to get some stuff up soon. New chapters, and new stories alike. And ehh, maybe even a one-shot or two. Depends on how well things go. :P

Well, that's all I have to say. Hope you guys enjoy this new story, and I hope to be updating soon!

-Kasie