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From Create Your Own Story
After that...the two of you are virtually inseparable...well, as inseparable as you could be considering you don't live together. Together at the office...together at the end of the day...building sandcastles.
You love being with Gaara...and even though he doesn't say it...you can tell that Gaara does too...or at least enjoys it somewhat. Every little smile you manage to coax out of him thrills you to the very core.
As time goes by, your knowledge on future events eventually runs dry and you tell Tsunade (you're still corresponding with her after all) as much, but never to despair. You had after all performed a great service to the village and are offered the opportunity to come back to Konoha. You explain to Gaara and the others that you are no longer an informant to Tsunade...and that you have the option to return to Konoha. The expression on Gaara's face is a blank one.
"Will you be returning to Konoha?" He inquires sounding as emotionless as he looks...however you know him well enough to be able to pick up on the not so noticeable signs indicating his mood. His hands are clenched...he is upset.
"I want to stay..." You respond quietly without a moment's hesitation. "If you'll let me..."
His expression doesn't change at least to the untrained eye it doesn't, you however note that it seems to have softened.
"Very well..."
And you smile.
You are taught some basic techniques, just enough so you're not completely useless...By the time two years roll by you find yourself working in the Kazekage's office (still)...yep, you're a bureaucrat...don't worry the naruto world needs you too.
It is another typical day at the Kazekage's office building...meaning you have a huge-*ss pile of papers to get through. At first you had been happy that you could be of some use to the village...but oh, how mind's can change...
You sigh mournfully at the pile you have yet to work through.
"I should really just do it and get it over with..." You mutter to yourself and you do.
Later
"No more...no more paperwork..." You murmur weakly against the surface of the desk that you currently have your forehead resting against...once again.
"Kimiko-san..."
You sit up in order to meet the Kazekage's calm gaze.
"Let's build sandcastles..."
You respond with a smile.
Later
You have found that building sand castles seems to have become a form of non-verbal communication between the two of you...you are just able to understand what it is that is going through the other's head by the way the sand castles come together...
It is a little later than usual, but you've since made a point to have a cloak or jacket with you for those chilly nights...and instead of a lantern you have the moon provide you with light...the eerie pearlescent glow does admittedly not illuminate your surroundings as well as a lamp would have...but the moonlight makes it more surreal...granting the landscape a dream-like quality.
After about an hour of intense sandcastle building you lean back into the cool sand...not really caring if it got into your hair or clothes...living in the Sand Village makes avoiding sand difficult in the first place.
"What are you doing?" Gaara asks after a while.
"Resting..." You respond softly. "...And looking at the stars."
You hear Gaara shift and glancing from the corner of your eye see him settle down next to you...about an arm's length away.
Looking back to the sky you smile at the thought of some of your own memories.
"When I was a kid..." You start. "I used to try to count them..."
"Why?" The Kazekage wants to know...without a doubt pondering the various reasons a person would willingly engage in such a futile activity.
"I was curious I guess...wanting to know the number of stars in the sky..." You giggle. "I really thought I could do it...but I'd always fall asleep before I got very far..."
You continue to look up at the sky in silence.
Then you gasp.
"Gaara! Did you see that?!" You squeal in excitement as you sit up. "It was a shooting star!"
Gaara nods, a small smile tugging at his lips as he continues to observe your reaction.
"Quick make a wish!" And with that you squeeze your eyes shut and start to mumble something incoherent.
"Why?" Gaara continues to look at you, confusion clearly written on his face.
"They say that if you see a shooting star and make a wish...it'll come true..." You explain softly...thinking about the wish you had just made.
"Really?" Gaara gazes up at the sky in wonder...celestial debris had the ability to grant wishes...He shuts his eyes as you had (though he does not squeeze them shut) for a few moments to make his wish. "When do these...wishes come true?" He asks softly.
"Don't know..." You reply with a shrug. "Depends what you wished for...but don't tell anyone what it is or the wish won't come true." You quickly caution him.
Silence.
What happens next catches you completely off-guard...you feel Gaara's hand clasp yours tightly...It is significant to you in the fact that this is the first time Gaara has initiated the contact. You smile and move to sit just a little bit closer to him...and ever so gently lean your head onto his shoulder.
Neither of you speaks a word.
Then again it is not necessary...words are not necessary to express that which you already know.
Elsewhere
In a hospital room.
An older woman sits by a young woman's side.
Two nurses watch her.
"It's so sad..." One of them says. "Her daughter has been in a coma for more than three years now...
The woman turns to look at them, "I...don't feel as bad about it as some of you might think..."
The nurses hastily apologize.
"I think she's doing alright." The woman continues smiling tenderly at the young woman in the bed. "Wherever she is...I think...she might be happy..."
Ending Nr 29
(A/N Really just a slight variation of P542...With that being said, thank you for reading.)
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