Hello! Thank you for reading this story! It's my first story on fanfiction so I hope you like it! I have rewritten this first chapter so many times but I feel like this time it's perfect! Well in my opinion it's good so be sure to review and leave your opinion on my story so far please! Thank you!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, I own Hannah her family and a bit of the plot that is all. Enjoy!

Prologue

10 years ago

A small boy sat on a rusty worn down swing although years of sand beating against the chains the worn seat hung on were smooth to the touch. The boy clutched the chains that hung beside him so hard it turned his already fair-skinned knuckles snow-white. His hair was crimson and as the wind blew, it made it look as though it was aflame on top of his head. He sat watching with slight interest at the older boys who kicked a ball around in front of him. None of them were using their hands only feet as one accidentally kicked the ball up high into the air where it caught on the breeze and landed in a gap were sand had also worn away at the structure above

All of them sighed and started to dare one another to go up and get the ball when the boy named Gaara stood. He looked at the ball and as though acting on his imagination sand carefully caressed the ball as it gently lifted it in the grasp of where it could be carried. Slowly as to not drop the ball the sand slid over to Gaara who stood hands apart and body forward although his eyes were glued to the ball as well as the older boys who were once playing with it. With a light blush of shyness and embarrassment, Gaara smiled as he offered the ball back to the boys. His light blue eyes shined with hope and happiness at the thought of new friends.

Until they started to call him a monster and a freak as they proceeded to run away. When he called out to them to stop and his sand betrayed him and started to hurt them, his Uncle was there in a flash. Protecting one of the boys from Gaara's sand his uncle yelled for Gaara to stop and calm down. Afterwards when his uncle left Gaara alone on the swing and the other boys ran home Gaara sat his head down as he began to feel lonelier than ever before. If it was one thing he hated, it was that feeling. Gaara reached up and gripped the chains of the swing tighter than before out of the crushing pain that loneliness brought on.

"Excuse me, but is this swing taken?" a hesitant voice asked suddenly causing the young Gaara to freeze out of surprise for a second.

Gaara looked up and for a second was stunned at what he saw. A girl who looked about the same age as him stood before him. She had brown eyes flecked with blue that seemed to glow against the dark eye color. Long beautiful dark brown fell mid-way down her back and with straight bangs covering her forehead. Her hair showed faint hints of blonde and red highlights that were just coming recently. Lastly, Gaara noticed her light almond skin was aflame with a light blush color and rosy lips that gave him a small shy smile. Her light pink dress was simple and ended above her knees with a flower pattern at the bottom. Wearing a plain white T-shirt underneath and pink sandals to match completed the outfit. Gaara couldn't believe it as he stared at her, a girl was talking so… nice to him, and then he frowned as a thought occurred to him.

"Stop trying to trick me! I'm not stupid you know!" He yelled as he stood, some sand shifted near his feet and Gaara tried to calm down. However, the girl didn't seem to notice as the wind blew disguising his sand control. She hadn't seen what had happened between Gaara and the other boys and had just seen someone who could probably use some cheering up.

The girl frowned and said looking confused "Trick you? Why would I do that? I just moved here!"

"Oh! Sorry, but I thought you were one of the other kids. They keep messing with me, like calling me freak and monster and making me upset." Gaara stated he frowned and looked away a little embarrassed at his outburst. He also knew that it wasn't their entire fault since he had hurt some of them but it wasn't as if he actually meant to do so.

"Oh! No need to be sorry then, I would have probably said the same thing!" the girl said sitting down on the other swing having a feeling since meeting this boy that it was probably opened, "Oh and my name is Hannah Torres!" she added with a smile

"I'm Gaara Sabaku, nice to meet you!" the boy said a shy smile and light color making their way to his face as he sat in the same swing as before.

"Hmm… Gaara… Well that's a funny name!" Hannah stated then said after seeing Gaara's frown quickly added, "Well, Hannah is a funny name to so that's one thing we have in common so far!"

"I guess so!" Gaara said as he stared at her some more trying to make sense of the girl sitting next to him.

"So wanna be friends!" Hannah asked suddenly as she smiled hopefully at Gaara who blinked before he smiled back.

"Sure!" Gaara agreed with a nod as Hannah grinned at him and Gaara just smiled back.

"Great, that's my mom I have to go. See you later Gaara!" Hannah said pointing to a woman walking over as Hannah ran over to her threw her little arms around her mother's legs. Gaara felt a pang but pushed it away as he stood to say goodbye.

"Bye!" Gaara called, waving and smiling at the thought of having a brand new friend as Hannah waved back frantically with both arms before turning and walking away.

-The Next Day-

Gaara sat on the same swing set and waited for Hannah, but he didn't have to wait long because in no time she appeared right next to Gaara. Hannah seemed little breathless and windblown but Gaara didn't care he smiled and stood up to greet her.

"Hi Gaara!" Hannah greeted, and smiled at Gaara, as she tried to catch her breath. She had run all the way here since her brother had threatened to punch her when she bugged him a little too much.

"Hi Hannah," Gaara greeted then asked, "So you want to play tag?"

Hannah nodded despite the burning of her lungs as Gaara tapped her should and took off in the other direction. They played until Hannah's mom came to pick her up and did so for the next two weeks. The two children had become great friends even fighting the occasionally bully who dared call Gaara names. Hannah herself wouldn't stand for it though and had kicked many shins when they would come across people who would call Gaara a monster Some of them had even called Hannah suicidal even though neither of the six years olds knew what it meant Hannah had kicked him extra hard in the shin just in case. After that when Gaara showed Hannah and she hadn't ran away he was overjoyed that he had finally found a friend like that. That was until Hannah had some alarming news to tell Gaara one week.

"I'm moving again." Hannah said sadly her head down as Gaara blinked in surprise that she was actually moving.

"What?" Gaara asked sad that his only friend was leaving him. He didn't want her to leave but to stay with him and for her to play with him. Gaara sighed though and knew deep down that everyone he cared for left him eventually.

"My mom said we have to because of her job. She said that this was only for a short time anyways." Hannah said looking up at Gaara her eyes sad instead of happy and warm. Gaara frowned when his eyes met Hannah's he decided that he didn't like to see them sad instead of happy as he sighed.

"When are you leaving?" Gaara asked timidly afraid of what her answer would be and hoping that she didn't answer today.

"On Thursday." Hannah answered sighing as her heart sank and wondered if she could somehow postpone the move for another… year or so…

"Okay we still have a few days!" Gaara said more happy than before though he was faking his happiness though. He just wanted Hannah to be happy again, as she looked up at him in surprise before Gaara got his wish and Hannah smiled at him. Her brown eyes warm and shinning again as she raised her little arms for emphasis.

"And we should make it the best week ever!" Hannah challenged as she smiled at Gaara who nodded and both raising their hands high-fived each other. Gaara laughed as he did so as Hannah giggled before they smiled at each other once more.

"Yeah!" the kids yelled in unison as they set off to plan what they would call the best week ever. Not knowing that it would end badly though…

-Few Minutes Later-

As Gaara and Hannah made the list of activities, they decided to start on it tomorrow. Considering that, they had spent the day planning their list and had made two copies of it; one for Hannah and the other for Gaara so they would both have one. Once or twice Gaara's siblings would pop in and eye Hannah for a while before leaving as Gaara's uncle just smiled and nodded when the kids had asked for some paper and something to write with to make the list.

"Okay I think that's it! Want to go over it?" Gaara asked as he sat up from where they had bent over the two pieces of paper. Hannah smiled and picking her paper up she nodded to Gaara.

"Sure!" she said happily, as Gaara took a breath and started to read.

"Okay," Gaara began "So on Sunday-"

"Tomorrow!" Hannah chimed in her usual grin on her face, which was contagious as Gaara smiled back.

"Were going to play hide and seek," Gaara, said ignoring what Hannah had said in the first place. Gaara smiled at her though as Hannah grin again as they continued to read off the paper.

"Then on Monday: tag, Tuesday it's Cat's Cradle. On Wednesday: Hop stock, and lastly on Thursday," Gaara stopped and looked at Hannah and they both smiled sadly at the paper; both wishing they could change the writing.

"Say goodbyes and play hard all day!" Hannah said the first part with difficulty but finished the last part strong. Gaara gave her a small smile, which she returned immediately.

"Yeah!" Gaara said happily, as Hannah's mother called her name as the kids leaned toward the window were Hannah's mother stood once again.

Saying goodbye the two friends went their separate ways. Over the next week, they had played everything on their list. However, when Thursday was just tomorrow they both frowned at the paper. Sighing as Hannah's mom called once again and they both knew that next time would be the last.

"Gaara before I go here I want you to have this. Bye!" Hannah said, thrusting a small white box into Gaara hands after playing on Wednesday before running off. Gaara blinked and looked at the box, and then remembering that Hannah was leaving him quickly waved just as Hannah waved back before disappearing into the setting sun.

"Bye!" Gaara said, waving, and looking at the box with wonder some more. He opened it and found a small bracelet with colorful red beads. Five red letters spelled his name as he turned it over. He smiled as he pulled it on his wrist thinking he would never lose it or take it off…

-Later That Night-

After talking to his uncle, and trying to help the girl he hurt after Hannah had left. Gaara sat on the roof crying, when all of a sudden a dozen kunai came out, and tried to hit him. His sand intercepted the surprise attack though as Gaara spun around to find a masked man covered from head to toe in black. Gaara growled and swiftly crushed his with his sand using what he would soon call sand coffin. Gaara walked over and pulled off the mask, and found his uncle.

"But, why?" Gaara asked the dying man tears started to fill in his light blue eyes. The wind blew his crimson hair softly as the man coughed up blood.

"Why do you think? I hate you… I hated you ever since you killed my sister… your mother…. That's why!" his uncle explained as blood trickled from his mouth as he coughed up more.

"But you said you loved me!" Gaara whispered as his tears came dangerously close to falling on his cheeks.

"I was lying. Do you know what else I was lying about?" his uncle asked as he turned his up to Gaara's face. Gaara blinked and shook his head as his uncle wanted for an answer.

"What?" Gaara asked his voice barely a whisper as his uncle smiled again and laughed. Gaara blinked and waited again for an answer.

"I lied when I said that your mother loved you! She never did! Why do you think she named you Gaara? She hated the thought that she had to die for a monster like you! She hated the very thought of you!" he said, and revealed a dozen paper bombs, as he detonated them without a second thought.

Gaara blinked as he took a step away from his sand shield before stumbling and falling on his backside. The thought of the only person caring for him and he was still wanted to kill him hurt so much. Gaara screamed and fell to his knees out of all the pain in his chest. Without much thinking of it, his sand attached the 'love' sign to the left of his forehead. Gaara screamed once more and looking down at his wrist he cried as he broke the bracelet Hannah had made for him. He was done with everyone and wanted them all to die in order for him to be alone. As blackness covered, Gaara's eyes and he fell to his demon.

-The Next Day-

Gaara sat on the swing set, miserably his head was down, and he absolutely hated everything, and everyone. He knew that he shouldn't have come but he had to say goodbye to Hannah. Gaara sighed as he waited for Hannah to come to let her know why they couldn't be friends.

"Hi Gaara! What's wrong?" Hannah said immediately noticing Gaara's bad mood while taking a set next to him. She looked at him with concern in her warm eyes as Gaara shook his head.

"Nothing." Gaara said his tone was blank as he looked at Hannah without picking up his head. He watched as her eyes went dark with anger over the fact that he was ignoring him and then back to concern for her only friend.

"It's not nothing," Hannah said now standing "maybe I can help-."

"No you can't help! Now leave me alone!" Gaara shouted interrupting her while trying to keep his temper under control. However, it didn't help with his head still down and that she were still talking.

"No you're my best friend I want to- wait what's on your forehead? Gaara?" Hannah asked bending down to look at Gaara's face just as the young man couldn't take it anymore and he snapped.

"I said, leave me alone!" He shouted again, this time sending sand that knocked over Hannah. He watched horror stuck at what he did as she fell backward on her butt and as the sand continued to wrap around her body although threatening to tighten it's hold and crush her before he let her back up..

"FINE! I never want to see you again! Goodbye Gaara!" Hannah said, tears in her eyes, as she threw something on the ground. Running away faster than Gaara, thought she could run Hannah bolted back to her house tears streaming down her face as she ran. Wishing she never even met him for what that and knowing one day, she would repay him.

Gaara looked down, and saw a small blue bracelet like the one she had made him. This time though instead of his name she had put her own name. Gaara sighed and picked it up he thought of apologizing to her tomorrow but with a jolt he realized that today, was Thursday.

"Hannah, wait!" he called, as he ran after her quickly stuffing the small bracelet into his pocket. He had followed where she had run but it was too late. By the time he had gotten to her house, it was empty. There was no trace, what so ever, of his best and only friend Hannah Torres. Gaara blinked and frowned before he pulled off his bracelet and let the darkness take over forgetting Hannah until six years later when he got his humanity back and after finding his bracelet once again waited for the day when would step in and bring him his best friend back…

So better this time right! Well stay tuned and have fun reading! In addition, I know that isn't exactly what Gaara's Uncle said before he died. I wasn't sure so I changed it! XD please be sure to review if you want or just ignore me and read the next chapter! XD Bye!