Chapter 8- Dam....just dammmmmmmn

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I sat on top of the roof watching the sunrise. I looked to gaara next to me and sighed. I have so many questions in my mind. Why couldnt i sleep last night? Is sasuke really dangerous? What goes on in Temari and Kankuro's room at night and why is there yelling? 

"Airi....the exams are today." Gaara said still staring at the sky. I nodded.

"Ya...we're almost chunnin..." I said turning towards him. "Have you gotten the scheduel? What do we do? Where do we go?" I asked getting a slight pang of nervousness in my chest.

"We take a written test, then we battle in the Forest of Death for scrolls, then we battle against each other a month later in an arena." He said glancing at me out of the corner of his eye. Was that worry in his eyes? No it cant be. Gaara doesnt worry. All he does is hate and kill.

I climbed off of the roof due to hunger and strolled into the kitchen where a very,VERY worried pair of siblings stood. 

"Morning." I said taking a sip of what kankuro was drinking. My eyes went wide and i quickly spit it out before they noticed.

"Airi! Where have you been!?" I blinked at Temari continued to yell at me. Kankuro just watched, looking like he had no clue what was going on. I walked over to the couch and sat down, propping my legs up while Temari nagged me about how "worried" she had been.

"I was on the roof with Gaara.." I said whe she took a breath. She let her breath out.

"Oh...why were you up there when you could be sleeping?" She asked with her usually attitude.

"I wasnt tired so i stayed up there with him last night." Kankuro's aura darkened around him.

"You...couldnt sleep..." Temari looked slightly worried too.

"Its no big deal. It could just be a temporary minor case of insomnia." I said. They looked at each other.

"Lets hope so." I rolled my eyes. They were getting on my nerves, the last thing i want to hear first thing in the morning is Temari yelling at me and kankuro looking like a dumba**. I accidentally said that outloud and they looked furious.

"What're you gonna do? Hurt me?" I mocked, clearly pissed. 

Heh, i like your attitude chick.

Your a new voice. I said inside my head.

Ya little innocent Anastasia is pretty weak, i'll be talking to you from now on. I smirked.

"Good." Temari and Kankuro, of course, thought that was directed to them.

"Airi i swear, i will, i will! I WILL!" Kankuro was getting madder and madder. I just smirked. I dont know what has overcome me but i cant help it. Its like a force is controlling me to act with an attitude. 

Thats because there is sweet heart. Me. My names Zenaku the eight tailed panther. Im sure you'll get along great with your other brother now. The one with Shukaku. Heh. But i'd be caaarefuuull of that older brother of yours. The sickly sweet voice filled my head. A-a demon?! INSIDE OF ME! Z-zanaku...he's controlling me, he's making me act so...Mean! Im just like them...im just like...like....Sasuke.

Thats when i felt heavy sting on my face and i stumbled backwards falling down, bringing a table and vase with me. The broken ceramic shards pierced my skin and left small little scratches which soon had one little drop of blood on them. I held my face and stared at Kankuro in horror. Kankuro had just smacked me. He marched over to me, with Temari stareing in shock behind him, and grabbed the collar of my shirt hoisting me into the air.Some broken shards fell from their place on my skin.

"Listen airi. I may be your brother, i may be related to you, but i am NOT your little playtoy. I WONT be treated like garbage. If you ever give me attitude like this i will-" He stopped short when sand wrapped around him and roughly tugged him from me and threw him across the room.  Gaara.

Gaara took one look at me and was furious.

Aw, big brother to the rescue? Poor Shukaku, probably has to deal with the kids complaining all night.

If you dont shut up your going to have to deal with mine! I thought very sourly towards Zenaku. Worst. Morning. Ever.

" Kankuro....im going to kill you." 

"Airi!" Temari rushed to my side as soon as Kankuro was gone. She inspected my hands and helped me up. I winced. I had fallen right onto the table and vase, causing me to have a painful wound on my back. 

"And right before the chunnin exams..." She trailed off worried.

"Gaara. We dont have time for this. If you kill him now people are going to question where he is." I said ignoring my frantic sister and being serious. Today...i was out of character. Because my inner demon- who had been locked away for twleve years- had finally come out and released my personality with it. All of the sweetness i had was due to the other spirit living within Zenaku, Anastasia. Who was for all i know...dead.

"Lets get going." I shrugged out of temari's grasp and walked out the door, gaara trailing behind me. We walked into the designated building for the first exams and made it to the third floor with ease. Now where are all the rookies? Just then team 7 and the rest of the konohagakure rookies walked in. Sasuke. I was wrong. I had acted so terribly hadnt I.

Sorry 'bout that sweet heart. I chose a bad time the other night to tell Ana to rest for a while... really am sorry.

So she's not dead? Im still.....going to not be cold....right?

Ya, be lucky you have her. If she wasnt locked in here with me you would have been as bad as Gaara.

Thank you...then...I should apoligize shouldnt I?

Well, Anastasia is waking up...it would be a good time to apoligize.  I swallowed hard. Now feeling my normal presence back into my body. Anastasia had woken up. But i still felt the chill of Zenaku. (Btw its Zeh-Na-Koo) 

All he had been was nice to me. He protected me. And i just blew up and ran away.

"Sasuke." I said  kindly. He looked to me.

"What. Im just a criminal. Remember?" He glared. I tried to force back the tears. Dont cry dont cry dont cry. What was with me today? I must be having alot of mood swings. One minute im absolutly cocky and a complete jerk the next im trying not to cry while apoligizing. 

"Im sorry." I choked out in  barely a whisper. His facial expression changed.

"I was wrong. You were just protecting me and doing your job as a ninja." I said more strongly. 

"Hn......I forgive you. Good luck on the exams." His lips twitched again as he refrained to show emotion. I smiled a small bit, but not a happy one, a sad one.

" You too." 

"HEYYY AIRI! LONG TIME NO SEE!" Naruto shouted. I laughed, his energy always made me smile.

"Nice to see you too Naruuuuto!" I stretched the 'U' in his name. He pouted.

"I hate it when people say my name like that." I laughed.

"Ok NarUto." I said it again. (Nar-OO-to its annoying i know) "Good luck on the exams! I know you'll pass!" I said encouragingly. 

"Of course i will! Believe it!....Hey airi...Whats that mark on your face." Sasuke glance over to look too, with sakura joining in. I touched my face. Kankuro had left a pink mark and a bruise. I winced as i touched it.

"Did you get into a fight? Are you okay?" Sakura asked.

Damn. That girls annoying. Sweet Heart, please tell me you dont hang out with girls who are all like this.

I had to admit that Sakura was a tiny bit annoying. But she was smart, and she (to me) was kind. When she didnt have thoughts of sasuke in her mind, she was an amazing friend. But she would only be without him filling her head if he had left the village, and we all know he would never do that....

The protctor marched in and gave us a long speach blah blah blah.

My seat was far away from anyone I knew.. great. I looked at the test and i swear my jaw dropped.

These were meant for jounin! HOW THE HECK AM I GONNA PASS THIS?!?!

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Thank you SOOOO much for your support! This chapter was a bit lame in my perspective and it was a little jumpy. The chunnin exams are EXTREMELY boring to me...sorry. So is the Zabuza arch. Im so glad i didnt write that. And im so happy! Love you all! And if you read all this heres a virtual cookie! Congrats!