Gaara POV:

I'm such an idiot. I let my anger get the best of me right in front of Hana. But why do I even care what she thinks of me? She probably thinks I'm a monster. What difference does it make? Everyone in the village thought I was a monster at some point, why is she any different? And I can keep telling myself this all night but I still feel an ache in my chest, almost as if I can't breathe. Why is she so important to me now? And why was I so stupid that I made her stop smiling at me?

When Kankuro asked me if I like Hana, I didn't even know what to say. Should I have said yes? I couldn't, I don't deserve her. She's a ray of sunshine for everyone while I cast the shadow on the village. We're too different from each other. I don't even know if what I feel for her is in a romantic sense. I want to keep her safe, but I also want her to stay by my side. I want her to be happy, but I want to be the person to make her happy. But how can I make her happy if all I've ever done is destroy and kill? I can't be the one to make her happy. But Kankuro can't be either. I've only ever seen him with girls from a bar or a club, never even giving me a hint that he wanted to settle down. Why now? And why with Hana?! 

As time went on, I started to regret saying those words. '...No. I don't like her.'  I basically gave him a straight route to have Hana in his arms. And to make matters worse after Kankuro gave his stupid speech about wanting to settle down, I sensed Hana. She listened in on a majority of the argument. Including the part where I said I didn't like her. Is that why she didn't smile at me? Does that mean she likes me?!....No. No she doesn't. She wouldn't ever love a demon. That's all I am to her: a cold, demon. 

I heard a knock on my door. It was Temari.

"Gaara, is everything okay?"

"Yeah, yeah everything's fine." She opened the door and in a swift motion sat on my bed with her legs crossed.

"No it's not. You're a terrible liar. What happened between you and Kankuro?"

"Nothing."

"Oh okay so it doesn't have anything to do with Hana right?" I sat there in frozen. She knows.

"What do you know?"

"From what Shika and I could gather there is a love triangle and Hana is just as confused if not more confused than you Gaara."

"Why do you say that?"

"She dropped a note that was handed to her it was Kankuro who asked if she would be his date for the wedding."

"Damn Kankuro..." I muttered. So he still managed to ask her.

"And when Kankuro was trying to ask her something you interrupted time and time again. You didn't want him to ask her. Why is that?"

"You're the one working in the psychology and interrogation department now. You should have the answer." She sighed before saying:

"Fine, you want my opinion? You didn't want him to ask her because you were afraid of what her answer might be. You didn't want to lose her. And now I gotta say Kankuro is making great progress getting closer to Hana than you are." I glared at her before she said

"So I'm going to help you. Tomorrow since it's your day off, get her to leave a couple hours early from work and escort her to the Kazekage meeting room, where Shika and I will be to start organizing the guest list for the wedding. She'll come along with you knowing that it's to help me. Now her bakery is quite a walk from there, so you'll have plenty of time to chat. Oh! and don't forget to get  her lunch. She'll probably be hungry by then."

"...Why?"

"Because I know when my brother has fallen for a girl. And I approve." She said with a smile. 

"But what about Kankuro?"

"What about him?"

"He wants her too." I say, a bit of sadness slipping out.

"....How badly?"

"He says he wants to settle down with her. "

"Oh that's bad. Okay, let's see. I personally don't know if him and her are a good match, but if it helps, I think she likes you." I bolted off of the bed to look straight at Temari.

"Don't lie to me."

"I'm not idiot now sit down." I look at her questioningly, still not trusting her words.

"When she saw the note, her eyes opened in shock. But it was only shock, there was no blushing or smiling or anything to show she would have said yes. Whereas when she saw you smile....her face was as red as a tomato. Trust me when I say I think you have a very good chance at making her happy. But after your little argument in the kitchen I saw her come out sad. Almost numb. Whatever happened in there you need to fix it."

"But how can I fix it?"

"That's up to you. Now remember tomorrow's plan. Go get her back brother." she said with a smile before hugging me and walking out.

"Hey Temari?" I say. She stopped by the door and turned around.

"Yeah?"

"....Thanks."

"No problem kiddo." She said as she walked out. Sometimes I'm glad I have a sister like her. At least now the pain in my chest is gone. Does she actually like me? I lay down on my bed and let out a sigh of relief. Maybe I do like her. I mean, after what happened today most would think I like her right? And she's amazing; her caramel eyes that have a small twinkle when she smiles, her delicate brown hair that's usually in a ponytail to the side just bounces as she walks around her kitchen. There she feels like she's at peace. And her smile just makes me want to smile all day. I sigh again as I go under my covers and hug my pillow. I must seem like an idiot...but that's what love does to you.

Hana POV:

"I'm home!" I yell as I go to lock the door and head to the living room. My dad just grunted and stood up on his hind legs to hug me. Yes I said hind legs. My family belongs to the Aozora clan, where our Kekkei Genkai is metamorphosis. Unlike the transformation jutsu, this doesn't need much chakra, just concentration. When someone of the Aozora clan is born, they are given a spirit animal. And they are able to transform into their spirit animal without using chakra, but if they want to change into a different animal, THEN we have to use some chakra, but it's still very little we use. My dad's spirit animal as you can guess is a bear. Luckily he was given the Gobi bear, meaning he can live in the desert without any issues. My mom on the other hand is from the Amemori clan, specializing in plants; which is where my love of flowers began. She doesn't transform, but she uses some of her chakra to help her plants grow. You see my mother is from a more isolated village hidden in a rainforest who dedicate their time to growing more plants daily and connecting with nature. One day my dad was passing by, only visiting out of curiosity.  There he met my mom and fell in love, even though they couldn't understand each other. Her village wouldn't allow it because he was an outsider, so they left together. Along the way they slowly learned to communicate with each other and only fell more in love. When they reached his village though, they wouldn't accept her because she was a savage. He tried to help them accept her but no one would. So once she learned his language and he learned hers, they left again. After travelling for months they ended up in the desert. My mother was so exhausted he transformed into the bear to carry her. Eventually they ended up in Suna. They both pledged their allegiance to Suna and began training as ninja to get money quickly. And a couple weeks later they got married and soon after got a surprise. Nine months later that surprise popped out and it was me. Born with the Kekkei Genkai of my dad but with the love of nature from my mom.

"How is your day?" My mom asked, her Amemori accent still present. 

"It was good, I met the Kazekage." I said a little sadly.

"The kazekage?!" My mom asked in surprise. My dad grunted loudly in response, probably surprised as well.

"Yeah, he's nice. I'm going to bed." 

"Wait, where were you? It's late." My dad said, now back in his human form. 

"The sand siblings invited me to dinner and Chiharu and Daisuke insisted I go. I made adobo there and they loved it."

"Everyone loves adobo." My mom complimented, A smile on her face.

"Yeah, but I'm pretty tired so I'll just go to bed."

"Okay then, good night Hana." They said in unison before my dad shifted back into a bear. Switching to your inner animal is like finally stretching after a long day. That's why we switch into our animal form when we go to bed. I walk to my room to see my bookshelf, a drawer with a mirror attached to it, and small hammock close to the closet. The hammock, about the size of a baseball bat, is my bed. My spirit animal is the red panda. I arch my back before jumping to my hammock while transforming in midair. I fall onto the comfy hammock as a red panda and snuggle against my tail so I can drift off to sleep.

I wish I could sleep. Okay okay sleep, now! Nothing. I turn to my side and think about Gaara. I still like him. And he doesn't give a rat's ass about me. 'Well that's just dandy' I think to myself as I turn back over. Why is he my soulmate anyways? Is he that cute? Kami he's hot. Is he kind? I assume, seeing as he's Kazekage and no injustices have been brought up. But I don't know him enough to even say I like him. And now according to the flower philosophy he's my soulmate. I'll have to talk to my about that. And so finally, I go to sleep. 

Author's Note:

So, for Hana's storyline, her family lives far away than where the other villages in the Naruto world are. And the "Amemori" accent is similar to a Hispanic accent, which would also help explain why she lived in a rainforest.  And do any of you guys think Hana would give Kankuro a chance? Leave your answers in the comment section please!