DSN: YAY!!!!! CHAPTER THREEEE. Be happy because I'm going to fail Science class... WOHOO not!

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They were playing poker. After the girl came, Temari and Kankuro had arrived as well. It's funny how Kankuro and Temari knew The two boys of the Tsuki team, and had invited them to their house. And now here they were, sitting at the table playing poker.

Ayame had been watching, trying to learn the whole game. It was confusing for her, she had never seen this game before.

"So," Temari smirked, pulling a card face up on the table. It was a queen. "What's been happening?"

"Weird things," Replied Len, putting his hand of card down and smirked. He had a royal flush, and had won. He grabbed the poker chips in the middle of the table, and split it up between him and Karo.

"No surprise," Kankuro spoked, sighing in defeat. He mumbled something about him and Temari only having 4 poker chips total. Then he said, "I quit... What kind of things?"

"Curious aren't we?" Karo asked, raising a thin brow.

"Well, we haven't seen you since we were three, and that one time we ran into each other in Konoha." Temari smiled. She liked seeing her friends again after so long. "And who's the girls?"

"That's Ayame," Len introduced, looking at the curious girl. "She's the Merchant's daughter. He's paying us to take care of him and her. There are ninjas after them, and we were ordered to protect them both."

"And the girl earlier was our teammate, Ai Hana," Karo said sadly, looking down at the table and avoiding the two siblings gazes. "So, you're little brother is the sand demon?" He changed the subject just a bit, "He's quite handsome for a Jinchuuriki."

"He's dangerous, I wouldn't go near him when its a good or bad day..." Kankuro warned, standing up and rummaging through the cabinets, looking for food. Temari was getting up to cook, knowing Kankuro was hungry. He just looked at her with fright and told her, "No, It's fine!"

" I don't care if he's dangerous!" cried a small girl. Ayame had spoken up, sitting straight up and giving a glare to both Temari and Kankuro, "How DARE you two not be there with Gaara when you were kids! He was alone and needed a friend, someone to play with him!" She yelled in her punished tone of voice, even for a young girl, she had a mighty roar, "How DARE his own siblings run from him when he wanted someone there, to know someone cared. How DARE you call him dangerous when you were part of it!"

Temari and Kankuro stood silently, shocked at the young girl for speaking like that. She had such an angelic appearance too. They could not find words to speak, so they were quiet.

"Wow, where'd that come from, Ayame?" Karo asked, staring with a small grin. He was mad for her speaking to older people like that, but also proud as well.

"Ai Hana," Ayame smiled sweetly once again. "I understand why she's like the way she is, alone... Ai Hana had told me the things from the past over the nights in the desert. She didn't want to talk to me at first, but over nights she warmed up to me. Her confessions touched me and I feel like Ai Hana and Gaara share a great similarity, but different in the same way. She told me all your secrets to!" She pointed at Len.

Len blushed heavily, sweating. He opened his mouth and spoke, "Even... that one?"

"Hai," She replied. "But I won't tell, since you need it to do you're job and stay close to Skully-chan"

"Skully-chan?" Kankuro asked, wandering who the hell that was. He looked over at Len, then at Ayame.

"Ai Hana." Ayame answered angerly at him. She disliked him greatly. "Speaking of which, where'd she go? She's not anywhere near here."

"Neither is our brother," Temari spoke, turning pale. She imagined what could be happening. She imagined Gaara killing the young gothy girl right in from of Suna's gates. "We better go find them..."

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The leaves rustled with the slight breeze, the once bright sky was no longer, and was filled with shadows. A bright, waning crescent was shown in the sky, making each night darker and darker. It was nice to see some nice water, with a few trees. She sat by the water of the oasis and stared into the moon.

It was far from Suna, far enough to where no one knew about it and could not see it. A presence filled the surrounding air, making her tense. A scent came to her nose, and she didn't turn her head as her voice was heard.

"Why did you fallow me all the way out here?.." She finally turned her head to the shadow looming over her once more, "...Sabaku no Gaara..."

He didn't answer. He really didn't have one except he was curious about her or he just wanted to kill her. His dark insomnia eyes stared into hers, his arms cross, and his hair ruffled with the wind. He wandered why some of the villagers had backed away from her as they did he. He didn't eve know her name.

"Come, sit." She spoke softly, pointing to a clean spot a few feet away. After a few minutes she though he wouldn't sit, so she turned her gaze to the moon. She heard the sand move beside her, and she knew he had sat down. Something smelled like old blood.

It was silent for a long while before she had spoken again, "You didn't answer me."

He turned his head and stared at her, his eyes show a bit of question.

" Why did you fallow me all the way out here?" She asked again,resting her right arm on her right knee, which was bent high in front of her chest.

"Hn," Was all he could think of saying. What else was he, Sabaku no Gaara, going to say? 'I'm curious about you'? He wasn't going to say that, it was to foolish to.

They didn't speak, only look at the moon in complete silence. It was a good feeling for both of them, strangely. They felt each other's presence, but it was silent enough they could head each other's breaths. It was comforting to know someone sat there -willingly- and not run away.

Finally, she got up after a few hours. Feeling his eyes on her, she spoke softly, "They're looking for us... We should get back."

He didn't like being told what to do like that, but stood and walked anyways. He wandered how she knew they were. He wandered how she knew him. She's not from Suna, so how did she know about him? He didn't even know her name and she knew him, and by the way she acted, she knew a lot.

He watched as she suddenly jumped ten feet or more away from him, and where she had stood, a kunai twinkled in the moonlight. Eyes full of alertness, he looked around. There was no one, and no place to hide. Where did the kunai come from then?

"I found you, Amaya." Came a deep voice. His eyes still looking around, trying to find the voice.

"I told you to never call me that again," Hissed Ai Hana, her eyes darting around the desert too, uncertain where it came from too. "Now show yourself!"

"Angry at me still?" The voice came again, this time it was close to her. She turned her head and the sand swirled in a small tornado. It danced for a while before a figure started to appear, a man. Long and slender he was, tanned with desert skin, and chocolate hair. His eyes were orange too, like hers, but he had a blue circle slitting his eyes into a cat-like form. He was smirking.

"Always and forever." She growled, turning to him and taking her fighting stance. Gaara was surprised someone other then him controlled sand. He watched with curiosity, but temperamentally as he wanted to get back. "What do you want?"

"I wanted to see you again, before I join Akatsuki." Spoke he. Gaara didn't know what Akatsuki was, nor will he for a long time. He continued to observe impatiently.

"Join that stupid thing then, and leave me be." She spoke without emotion. Her dull eye still showed no shine as the moon was reflecting off the other. "I don't want your presence, it bothers me."

"That hurt, Amaya." He mocked, giving bashful eyes. "I thought you'd be happy for me." He sighed, stepping a small step towards her. He didn't noticed Gaara there at all. "Stop being such a demon and come home... Please."

"I don't need your pathetic term for 'home'. I found one, and I'm not leaving it until my mission is done.'" She said. Gaara wandered what mission she was talking about, and what home. He remembered Ai Hana's teammates saying something about being in Suna for a mission... then did that mean Suna was her home? He didn't know.

The man's eye turned into hatred with her words. "Demon, you will come back to us sooner then you think..."

"I don't think so," Ai Hana glared. "Not ever. Not after what you did to me, and my eye."

"You hold grudges for a long time, Amaya... It's been nine years ago."

"And those nine years without being ...'home'... was pleasing." She snorted, scrunching up her nose and snarled. The wind blew harder, starting to push against the man. He held his arms up, in protection and fear, but smirked as he started to disappear into the sand once more.

"I'll come back, don't you worry..." Were his final words as he became the sand blowing in the wind. Ai Hana stared sadly at his kunai, pulling it out of the sand, and put it into a pocket.

"Why have you come back after so many years..." She whispered, smelling the air for his scent. "Kinji..." She turned to look at his questioning eyes. Not that he really cared, though.

She didn't speak, only started to head back to Suna once again, quiet and more distant then earlier. She walked farther away from him, angry and frustrated as she folded her arms tightly over her chest and gave a grunt. She noticed his quick look, but ignored it. He was only looking to see if she was still there.

She lingered behind, and he trailed forward, wanting to get home. He was still curious about her and wanted to find out more, but he didn't know how to ask her, so he stayed quiet. The silence penetrated the desert, making her feel more distant, when she was actually walking a bit closer with each step.

She felt a softness in her face, then roughness on her back, and she sighed as she fell backwards. The sand was cold against her back, and the moon looked beautiful from where she lay. Something gripped her, and pulled her up harshly, grains of sand grinding her skin.

Her multi-colored eyes gazed as aqua eyes, before the eyes turned away from her and continued walking. She smirked, knowing that she had bumped into him. She didn't care at all, really, but she liked the way his sand felt and smelled. It was comforting to her, the sandy blood she had gotten a whiff of.

Frowning, she saw him glance at her, then when he turned around she smirked again, but it was very small. She knew he was getting angry at her, and she loved every minute of it. She didn't know why exactally, but it was amusing to her. She gave a slight chuckle, but shut her mouth when he looked at her once more.

He was quite angry, but he thought it was amusing to... this 'game' she was playing with him. It was foolish and childish, he knew, but it was amusing none-the-less. They continued this all the way to Suna, chuckling out loud every once and a while, but it quickly ended and the routine started again.

Gaara was going to ask her about things later,but right now, he enjoyed her presence as she enjoyed his.

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DSN: YAY! Kawaii part! W00t! Hope you all are happy! I worked really hard to put some time into making this!