• It's 11:30 at night and Temari calls me waking me up. ''Ritsuka, guess what?! me and a whole bunch of dudes are over at my house. It WAS only girls, but they came over! So you want to come?'' She asks much too excited. She sounds like she's trying to get me a boyfriend--again. i thought to myself painfuly. ''This better not be one of thoughs "plans" of yours'' I said shaking my head. ''Its NOT!'' She says persistantly. ''Ok! I'll Be There In 30 Minutes or so.'' I hang up and get ready with black eye liner and palagranet perfume. I looked through me closet, an umimpressive one at that. I chose out a Gir hoodie i got last weekend at HotTopic and jet black skinny jeans from spensers. i ran a brush through my smooth black hair. i glanced at the mirror, pleased with my look
    I slowly make my way over to my dad's car. the new one he got a week ago. it was a poniac trams am fire bird. I stuck the key in to the egnition and turned it. The poniac roared to life. i smiled silently to myself as it filed me with confadence.
    not 20 minutes later, i pull up to Tamari's place. there are a few cars parked on the street. i step out of the car, nearly triping on a stray cat. how she got there, next to my car i have no idea.
    I walk up to the door and took a deep breath, ringing the door bell. She answers it showing me a huge sly smile. i look around to find all the guys i sezpected to be there, as well as Sakura, Ino, TenTen, And Hinata. Temari pulls me into her parentless house and yells, ''Your the LAST one here! So YOU have to pick a number out of the hat first!'' I blink, slightly confused ''Ok.'' I reached into a at that looked like the one from The Cat in The Hat and picked a number.
    I take out a piece of black paper that has the white number "SIX" writen on it. ''Number Six?'' I say slowly, yet casualy. i noticed sand coming at me and i jumped in suprise as it pulls me into the closet. I instanly think of Gaara and a blush rose to my cheeks. Tamari slamed the door vary theatricaly.
    I couldn't see because there was no light in there. ''Garra where are you? I cant friken see in here!'' I say slightly scared.
    sudenly I feel something pin me to the wall. Then I here Gaara whisper into my ear ''Ritsuka, are you scared of me? Me, This...monster?'' Supried by what he said, i sighed ''Your not a monster Gaara...'' I Tell him softly.
    ''What? You dont think i'm a monster?'' He asks sounding confused. ''Gaara, I think that your misunderstood, But, Gaara I--'' I stoped abruntly keeping myslef from saying the truth. the truth that i secretly love Gaara.
    ''But you what?'' He asks. i could feel his breath brush across my face. i shivered at are closeness. ''I-I Love--'' I couldn't finish what i was saying because i was interrupted by Gaara kissing me softly the mouth.
    i slowly move my hands over his back then wrap them around his waist. i smile agains his mouth. i have been waiting for Gaara sence i first saw him almost three years ago. i had instetly fell in love with him. but i was always held back by my shyness around the people i like. thats why i have never had a boy friend, and never kissed anyone.
    Garra grabes a coat for support, but it falls and we both land on the floor, Gaara on top of me. the fall seproated are mouthes and i was gasping for air. "are you sure you not scared of me, Ritsuka?" Gaara askes me. my eyes were now ajusted to the dark and i could see a deep sadness in his features. "no, never..." and to prove it, i kissed him deeply.
    the door sudenly opens. everyone looking at us laughing. I stop and push Gaara off of me, blushing freacly. Temari runs away from me yelling ''Look Gaara has a girl Now!'' over and over. I sit down trying to hid my face from every one else. Gaara Sat down next to me, placing his hand gently on mine.
    later, after i b***h out Temari, Gaara walks me home. we walks me to my car.
    "awesome car, Ritsuka" he said smiling. i blush, shruging off the complament. "it's my dad's" Gaara ran his hand over the hood, taking in the freatures of my black paniac.
    "still" he says, "it nice" i lean agenst the car door rubing my arm. "um, what happend in the closet....did it mean anything to you?" i asked hiding my face as tears blurred my vison. i was scared that he was only using me, or maybe someting worse.
    Gaara was startled by my question. he stood in front of me, nearly a head higher. he placed his hand on my cheek and tilted my face to look at him. he had the same deep sadness in his eyes as he did before.
    "ritsuka, i love you" he took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "what happend in the closet ment nothing"
    my eyes widened. the tears spilled over streaking my face. "w-what?" i said in a shaky voice. he looked at me intencly, "it means nothing, because its nothing compared to this" he leand into me closing his eyes and kissed me so gently, i shivered.
    i stood there stuned, than slowly melted into him. Gaara placed an arm around my waist to keep me from falling to the ground. i wraped my arms around his neck, laceing my fingers through his hair.
    the kiss deepend and turned into something more needing. like he was desprate for my love.
    when we finaly broke apart, i was breathing hard. "dose this mean we're going out?"i asked him half jokingly. he smiled at me and answered me with a kiss.