Something worth living for

Gaara woke up to the steady breathing of a person asleep. He checked his alarm clock it read 4:47 a.m.. Great. He wasn't supposed to get up till 7. Urgh.
He looked over at the bed next to his. Neji was peacefully asleep. Gaara snorted when he saw that the Hyuuga had braided his hair.
The boy looked a lot younger when his lavender eyes were closed. 'i wonder when he got in. Not before 3. i was awake till then'.

He had wanted to get a good night's sleep,but his nightmares had once again seen fit to deprive him of much needed sleep. Knowing that he would not get any more sleep that night he got up walking noiselessly to the common room and grabbing an R.L.Stine book on the way. He sat in one of the overstuffed leather armchairs and started reading.

He was soon imeresed in the book and didn't hear Neji come into the common room half an hour later. He came up behind Gaara's armchair soundlessly walking on bare feet. He smiled. Gaara looked so innocent when he was reading. „couldn't sleep?“ he asked softly.

Gaara jumped, then turned to glare at Neji. „no“ he admitted „I never can. Keep having nightmares“ why the hell did he tell the Hyuuga about those? Not even Temari or Kankuro knew about those. Ah well, he couldn't take the words back.

„so why are you up?“ Gaara asked suddenly curious.“I only sleep about half an hour every night. Insomnia“ he added. „why? Insomnia is almost always triggered by something“ Gaara pressed. Neji sat down opposite Gaara and took a deep breath.

„my old roomate used to sit in the armchair you're in.“he started „he was killed last year. He got mixed up with people who were dangerous. I knew what he was doing but I didn't stop him. I thought it was his decision to make. I was his lover,but I couldn't keep him safe, or save him in the end. So I guess my insomnia is triggered by guilt.“

Gaara stayed quiet fo a few minutes, thinking about what Neji had told him. „It was his decision to make. Stop beating yourself up about it“ Gaara told Neji gruffly. Neji nodded at Gaara „thank you“ he said getting up and squeezing Gaara's shoulder in passing. „now I think I'm ready for som sleep for a change“ he said over his shoulder. „good night Sabaku-san“ Gaara contemplated his retreating back.

A/n I know this is a short chapter but there's nothing I can do about it. It's not a filler, but was necissary for the relationship that later develops between Neji and Gaara. The next chapter is Haku's pov. Then it's Sai's then Neji's then Kakashi's.

Anyway here's something I should have put up at the beggining of the fic.

Name: Sabaku Gaara.
Age: 17.
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: homosexual
Power:Earth
Eye/hair color: emerald/red

Name: Hyuuga Neji
Age: 16
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: bisexual
Power: shadow
Eye/hair color: diffrent shades of purple/blue-black

Name: Uzumaki Naruto
Age: 17
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: bisexual
Power: half-demon(kitsune)
Eye/hair color: Cerulean/blond

Name: Uzumaki Kyuubi
Age: 25
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: bisexual
Power: half demon (kitsune)
Eye/hair color: Gold/crimson

Name: Uchiha Sasuke
Age: 18
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: homosexual
Power: fire
Eye/hair color: Onyx/black

Name: Uchiha Itachi
Age: 25
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: homosexual
Power: fire
Eye/hair color: red/black

Name: Minamino Sai
Age: 16
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: bisexual
Power:empath
Eye/hair color: blue-black/black


Name: Tatsuha Shino
Age: 15
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: bisexual (male preference)
Power: anipathy
Eye/hair color: tourquoise/dark brown

Name: Rock Lee
Age: 16
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: unspecified (probably asexual)
Power: tai jutsu master
Eye/hair color: brown/black

Name: Hatake Kakashi
Age: 31
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: bisexual
Power: teleporter
Eye/hair color: gray-blue/silver

Name: Umino Iruka
Age: 28
Sex: male
Sexual orientation: homosexual
Power: weather
Eye/hair color: honey/brown

Name:Inuzuka Kiba
Age: 17
Sex: male
Sexual orientation:
Power:shifter
Eye/hair color: brown/brown