Previously-

Its small, but my world has a light. Gently, and wonderfully hot, tiny, but something told me, it would grow. It will grow big and strong, and someday, i might even forgot about the dark abyss that is my world. Which even now is losing its power.

Now-

(Back to Naruto's p.o.v)

I gripped Gaara's hand tightly as his sand lifted us higher, above the trees, towards the clearing where Kakashi and the others were waiting. My eyes wandered over and lingered over Gaara's form. I smiled and turned my face forwards. As we neared the clearing. I felt gaara's hand wiggle and slip out of mine. A pang of loss sliced its way through my quickly. I didn't like not being able to feel his hand. It felt wrong with out him. I wanted to yell and reach out a grab his hand again, but i knew that i couldn't we were arriving. And then with swoosh the sand quickly dived downwards and we landed next to Kakashi who was reading that damn book again. I mean really? What is so great about the book? I've had to read a few of them because Ero-Sennin made me before he would train me. I still don't see what all the fuss is about. Then Sasuke and Kankuro landed. Sasuke's eyes traveled over towards me then he glanced over to gaara before the flicked back to me. I stuck my tongue out at him. Stupid Teme. Kankuro just plopped down on the ground and took a out a mini puppet with which he proceeded to play with until Temari and Sakura got here.

"Perfect." Said Kakashi. "Now that we are all together, let discuss somethings shall we?" I sighed and sank to the ground, bored already. Gaara just glanced at me and blinked. Sakura glared at me, Sasuke smirked at me, kakashi ignored me, Temari rolled her eye at me and kankuro.....well. He's kankuro. I am not sure how else to explain it. I yawned as Kakashi dribbled on about ninja's, books, hotels, and something about separate mission. Honestly i don't think i could pay attention if i tried. Once kakashi finished his resumed reading his boom. I looked over to Sakura for a nice short understandable situation. She sighed.

"We are all going to head back to our villages to inform them of the news, and depending on how things go, we might end up in extended mission where we just work with out partner to find one of the missing nins."

"Oh. Ok!" I replied. Now why couldn't kakahi just say that instead of babbling nonstop for a good hour? Well i don't know. I really really don't. I stood up and stretched. Sakura and Temari were all huddled up in a corner doing god knows what. And Kankuro and Sasuke were already walking their separate way towards the villages. Well. Thats just great.

"Naruto. Come over here." Kakashi said reading his book. I sighed and stomped over. Leaving Gaara waiting by a tree. "Naruto." Kakashi said pulling my attention away from the redheaded boy. "I need had meant to inform you before you left with Gaara. But. While relations with other men are acceptable. It is forbidden to be with a ninja from another village. I am sorry Naruto. I think me giving you that book may have given you the wrong idea. Besides. You may not be in love with him. It could jist be a....." Kakashi trailed off thinking. " a, friendly worry over a friend." Kakashi looked naruto i the eye. "Now that we have that cleared up, i going to ask you, do i need to pair you up with Sasuke or Kankuro?" Kakashi asked me seriously. I felt my mind spin around with sadness and worry and frustration.

"Its fine. You don't need to do that." I said quietly. I will need to inform Gaara of this. I turned and trudged back to gaara. I leaned forward and hit my head on the tree close to his ear before whispering,

"My village doesn't allow relationships with people from other villages." I tried not to cry. I just barely succeeded. But voice was rough and broke. "And now.....we have to go home. And i just fucking started dating you and now. I am being told, that i can't even do that~" i wailed softly, where only gaara could hear me. "I dont want that."

"" Came gaara's soft reply.

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