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- \|\| Ariya Uchiha \|\| -	By : HeartIntoStone Category: Naruto > General Views: 1988 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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When Gaara finished the forest challenge of the Chunnin exam, he was told to wait for every other team to return before he could leave. Furious with impatience, he waited an extra few days for the last team to arrive. It was then announced that all of the survivors would enter into a preliminary tournament. The fights were quite interesting, it allowed him to access the abilities of his future opponents. He was placed against a fighter named Rock Lee. Rock Lee was insanely fast, and was the second ninja to ever contact a strike to Gaara. Ariya was the first. If Gaara didn't have his sand gourd to protect him subconsciously, he may have lost the battle. He crushed Lee's arm and leg in his sand coffin, knocking him out and ending the battle. It was the most challenging fight he had participated in so far. He felt exhaustion and pain for the first time in his life, but nothing compared to the stab in his chest when he was told Ariya was being hospitalized. When Gaara's team returned to the hotel to reunite with Ariya, he was met by two ANBU instead.
"We are here to deliver a message. Your comrade, Ariya, was found in a local forest by our security patrol. She was unconscious, and in need of urgent medical attention. We relocated her to the Konoha hospital," One ANBU explained, in a very formal and measured voice.
"What happened to her?!" Gaara shouted. His hand clutched his temple, the way it always did when he felt like he might lose control. Regret flooded his soul. He shouldn't have left her alone. Temari and Kankuro became tense, knowing that Ariya could send Gaara over the edge. If he became a demon here and went on a rampage, there would be nothing that they could do to control him.

"This is all the information we have. If you go to the hospital, the medical ninja will be able to tell you more. She is in the recovery wing. We will escort you,"

When they arrived at the recovery wing, Gaara's expression looked murderous. The nurse seem flustered and mumbled, "Please follow me, sir," She entered a private room with the young boy. Temari and Kankuro, who were following close behind, stopped outside the door to wait. The room they entered was not Ariya's room, it was a viewing room. There was a table with chairs, and a big glass window that revealed Ariya's room.
"Ariya..." Gaara whispered breathlessly, when he finally saw her. A week apart was far too long for him. He approached the window, examining Ariya's situation.
Ariya was sitting against the bed frame with a blanket wrapped around herself comfortingly. Tortured eyes glared out of her cocoon, towards a nurse that was questioning her in the room. The nurse was giving Ariya a psychiatric evaluation, and was asking painful questions that forced Ariya to recall the situation. It appeared that Ariya could not see Gaara watching, in her room the window must be disguised as a mirror.
"I don't want to think about that anymore!" Ariya snapped, with tears of frustration burning down her pale cheeks. Since she had woken up, the medical ninja had been poking at her, examining her and asking her thousands of uncomfortable questions. All she wanted was to go home, crawl into bed and cry. "Please, allow me to go home!"
"We cannot do that until the hospital decides that it is safe to release you," The nurse explained for the thousandth time.
"Where is Gaara?" Ariya wept, hiding her face in her knees. She knew that he would come and save her from this. Half of her never wanted to see Gaara again. Disgraced and shamed, she didn't want him to witness her failure. The other half of her needed to see Gaara. He was the only person who she felt could ever make her happy again. He was the other half of her soul, and she was incomplete without him. When Gaara held her, she felt invulnerable. If she was going to get through this, she needed Gaara.
Gaara's fists clenched as he watched the scene before him. There was a microphone in the room, that carried sound into this private viewing room. The way she called his name made him want to break down the glass and hold her. Her voice was frail and desperate. He had only heard her speak like that once, and that was when he decided to take her home with him and off the streets.
"Bring me to her!" Gaara snapped. Her pain was contagious, and he needed to help her.
"Before we do that, you should examine the report of her injuries." The med-nin cautiously explained, placing a folder in front of Gaara. "I will give you some privacy," The med-nin bowed respectfully and exited the room so that Gaara was alone.
Gaara spread the folder in his hands. First was a profile on Ariya, Gaara was surprised to see "Uchiha" as her last name. Ariya must have been desperate to reveal her Sharingan. Part of him was afraid to turn the page and view in incident report, but he needed to know. His chest tightened as the words "Rape", "Brutalized" and "Capture" seemed to jump out at him. Blood abandoned his face and his mouth went dry as he finished the report. There were more pages, about ten. They were all photos. Thighs that were only known to Gaara as perfect and loving, were now marred with bites, bruises and a strange foreign marking. Her beautiful breasts were full of purple bruises and what appeared to be snake bites. Her wrists were covered in painful red welts, and there was a photo of her bloody scalp where some hair appeared to be torn away. Some of her bruises were shaped like hands. Last, there was a photo of her face. What really struck Gaara was her eyes. Defeat and pain were all he could see in them. Even when she had suffered in the Sand Village streets, she had never looked like this.
Gaara felt himself vomiting in the corner of the room before he knew what was happening. He threw the folder across the room, unable to touch it any longer. It opened in the air, and pages floated down. They scattered on the floor, and Gaara backed away from them with agony.
"This is your fault, Gaara. You brought her to this village, you agreed to work with Orochimaru..."
Distress was morphing into madness inside of Gaara. He pressed his forehead to the glass window, and placed his hand over Ariya's image. Biting his lip to hold himself together, tears began. Gaara had not cried in years, and didn't know that he still could. He could not stop the tears from falling. Shukaku was right. Ariya's suffering was entirely his fault. Wretchedness haunted him, and he had exposed Ariya. To only way to stop her torment was to remove himself from her life. He took one last long look at her, wishing he could say goodbye but he didn't know how he could ever face her again. "I am so sorry, Ariya," He whispered into the window, fogging the glass.
Miserably, Gaara disappeared from the room in a cloud of sand. He reappeared outside the hospital and began walking to the Hokage's office. Temari and Kankuro, who were sitting on the hospital stairs patiently, spotted Gaara and began to follow him. Gaara walked into the building, and was escorted into the Hokage's office by a special team of ANBU. They considered him too dangerous to enter alone.
"Gaara of the Sand... What brings you to my office today?" Asked the fourth Hokage, sitting at his desk with piles of paperwork in front of him. He found himself quite curious. Gaara looked different to him now than when he had entered the village. Still composed and stoic, but the Hokage thought he could see a deep sadness in the boy now.

"I am here to talk to you about Orochimaru," Gaara announced coldly, folding his arms over his chest. The Hokage raised his hand and dismissed the ANBU from the room. The Hokage was the greatest ninja in Konoha, he was safe on his own.
"Please take a seat, Gaara." The Hokage said, in a serious tone with a gesture to the seat in front of his desk.
Gaara remained standing with his arms crossed, but began talking. He told the Hokage the few things that he knew about Orochimaru's plan to overthrow Konoha. He apologized for the Sand Village's involvement, and asked for a pardon. The Hokage granted forgiveness, but inquired why Gaara would reveal such things.
"I have a request," Gaara answered simply, knowing he was wrong to ask something of this great man that he had betrayed.
"Very well then, tell me," The Hokage replied, folding his hands together.
"Please, accept her into your village," Gaara placed Ariya's paperwork on the Hokage's desk. The Hokage looked up at Gaara curiously. He knew what happened to the poor girl, but he did not know why Gaara would choose to do something like this. It was not his place to ask though. Ariya was an Uchiha, originally from Konoha. She would be an asset to the village, and possess great knowledge of the Sand Village. That might be of use, if the Sand Village betrayed Konoha again.
"I will accept her into my village, Gaara," Announced the Hokage, standing up to dismiss Gaara. Gaara's gaze fell to the paperwork and lingered there for a moment, before he disappeared from the office in a tornado of sand.
Gaara reappeared in the street outside of the Town Hall. Kankuro and Temari ran to his side. As he walked, they followed silently. Once they reached the edge of the village, Kankuro asked, "What about Ariya...? Are we leaving her?"
Gaara turned around quickly, and stuck Kankuro in the face. Kankuro's body flew into into a near by tree and Temari ran to him. "Are you alright?!" She cried out, but Kankuro lifted himself up from the ground stubbornly. It hurt a great deal, but he ultimately; he was fine. He stared at Gaara bewildered, confused about what he had done to deserve such force.
"Never say her name again, or next time I will kill you!" Gaara commanded, losing his temper. He began walking, heading toward the Sand Village. He never allowed himself to look back, worried that he might change his mind.
...
The first three days Ariya spent in the hospital were spent in solitary. Classified as a danger to herself and others, Ariya cried alone for a very long time. They had taken her into a private area and sealed Orochimaru's curse mark with a mark of their own. It was extremely painful, Ariya fainted and was returned to her room. Hopelessness haunted her she struggled greatly to heal the wounds in her violated heart. She was traumatized, and would cry and fight the nurses constantly. Until one day, when she realized that the medical staff was not her enemy, they were only trying to help her. Orochimaru was the enemy. She calmed down towards the med-nin, only freaking out when they touched her. No one was allowed to touch her.
After a few days of decent behaviour, Ariya was relocated to the recovery ward. Med-nin examined her twice a day, and every afternoon she had a psychological evaluation. She knew all of the nurses in the recovery ward by name. With supervision, she was allowed to walk around. When she asked about Gaara, no one would answer her questions. Deciding to stop, Ariya knew Gaara would come retrieve her when he was could. The food they provided was terrible! Ariya was accustom the to immensely flavorful and spicy desert cuisine, the dry tasteless food they forced her to eat made her want to run away. Luckily, Naruto started bringing her ramen once he realized that she was hospitalized. In fact, he was entering her room now with a fresh bowl.
"Ariya~!" He shouted, with a big entrance. The delicious smell of noodles filled the room.
"Hello Naruto!" Ariya found it hard to smile lately, but being around Naruto made it easier. He had such a contagious positive energy. "Thank you so much for the ramen, I am so grateful,"

"No problem!" Naruto exclaimed, slouching at the foot of her bed with exhaustion. "Ugh! Training was terrible today! I tried so hard to learn this stupid toad summoning jutsu, but all I can summon are tad poles!"
"You can do it, Naruto. You're the best ninja in Konoha," She repeated what he said to her weeks ago at the ramen shop. He beamed with the encouragement.

"Did you ever find that friend of yours?" Ariya asked, digging in to the ramen. He had accidentally discovered her at the hospital while searching for a boy named Rock Lee.

"I did," Naruto sighed, "He's not doing well, he can probably never fight again..."
"Oh..." Ariya mumbled through a mouth full of ramen. "I'm sorry, Naruto,"
"When are you getting out of here?" Naruto asked, with a new found vigor.
"I don't know, the nurses won't tell me much..." Ariya sulked, curling up in her blanket.
"So... Why are you here again?" Naruto inquired, staring at the half empty ramen bowl on her end table. "Did Gaara break up with you?" A pillow hit Naruto in the face immediately. "Hey!"
"I haven't seen Gaara since the Chunnin Exams," Ariya replied, ignoring his first question. She handed him the noodle bowl and snuggled into her pillow.
"You're acting like a baby, Ariya! All you do is sulk around this room and cry over Gaara. You told me that you were tough, c'mon! Prove it! It's time to get over it!" Naruto shouted with exasperation, while eating her noodles. He didn't socialize enough to know when he was being rude. Ariya didn't reply, she glared forward angrily and ignored Naruto completely. Naruto finished the ramen and stood up to leave.
"I don't know what happened to you Ariya, so I can't act like I understand your pain right now... But you need to find a reason to move on!" And this that, Naruto left her room.

He wanted to train more, so he could pass the Chunnin Exam.
When he left Ariya stood up and grumped around her room restlessly. She knew that Naruto was right, but she couldn't find the will to fix herself anymore. Gaara had been her source of hope until now, her candle in the dark, and he would not visit her. Ariya walked around the recovery ward, trying to push Naruto's words from her head. Her access was restricted, she was not allowed to leave the room.
"Will you sit on my back?" Came an eager voice from a private room.
Ariya looked in flabbergasted, there was a strange boy doing one armed push ups on the floor. He had a silly bowl hair-cut and eye brows thicker than most mustaches. One of his arms and one of his legs were heavily bandaged- but that wasn't holding him back.
"I don't think that's a good idea. Are you sure you should be exerting yourself?" Ariya asked timidly, entering the room.
"Two hundred and four... two hundred and five... Yes, I am sure! I cannot let myself get weak while I am in here!" Sweat was beading down the boy's neck. Ariya was incredibly impressed by his resolution, and realized how right Naruto really was earlier. He struggled to stand up, he used his bed frame for support. "I am Rock Lee!" He greeted her formally, with a stiff and painful bow.
"I am Aryia, it's nice to meet you!" She lowered her head politely, finding his determination motivating. Glancing up, she saw a startled face.
"Oh! You are the girl who was traveling with Gaara of the Sand?" Rock Lee remembered Gai sensai talking about her. Gai had found her in the forest a week ago and brought her to the hospital, she was never picked up by her team. Rock Lee remembered feeling sad for the girl. Ariya nodded at his question. Examining all the bouquets adorning his room, she determined that Rock Lee must be well loved.
There was a knock on the open door,"Uchiha Ariya?". A tall white haired Ninja asked, with a black mask covering the bottom of his face. Rock Lee's eyes lit up at the word 'Uchiha' and he stared at Ariya wondrously.
"Kakashi-sensai!" Lee greeted respectfully, struggling with another bow.
"Hello, Lee. How are you?" Kakashi replied with a lazy smile.
"I am recovering well, Kakashi!" Rock Lee assured, delusional. Kakashi nodded skeptically before diverting his attention to Ariya.
"I've been sent to retrieve you, Ariya," Kakashi said, placing his hand against the small of her back to guide her out of the room. He removed his hand immediately when he felt her body react to his touch. She went from relaxed to brittle in mili-seconds, she stood offensively and her chakra became violent. Ariya didn't look at Kakashi, she stared forward. She didn't see anything, she was flashing back to memories of Orochimaru- the way she always did when anyone touched her now. Her heart raced in her chest painfully, as she felt a panic attack approaching.
"It's okay, Ariya.." Kakashi spoke softly with a gentle smile, moving in front of the girl. Her eyes looked tortured and devastated, but mostly sorrowful. "Do you want to leave this hospital, Ariya?" Kakashi spoke in his most comforting voice, to defuse the bomb that was Ariya. She left the memories, and returned the the present slowly. Her watery eyes gazed up at Kakashi with shame, and she nodded. "Let's go," Kakashi left the room, with Ariya walking behind him. Rock Lee watched them go, wondering what happened to Ariya in the forest that caused such torment.
Kakashi check Ariya out of the hospital and kept a close eye on her as they walked the Konoha streets. As he walked, his mind replayed the meeting he attended last night with the Hokage.
"You want me to babysit Gaara of the Sand's girlfriend?" Kakashi had asked with an arched brow. "I have very important training with Sasuke that demands my attention right now,"
"Kakashi, you are the only ninja I see fit for this task. There is more to the girl than there appears. Her name is Ariya... Uchiha Ariya," Sarutobi exhaled a long breath of smoke from his pipe as he talked.
"Impossible...!" Kakashi muttered, "How did she survive the massacre?"
"I do not know, but you are the only ninja qualified to handle Uchihas. There is more..." Sarutobi took a long drag from his pipe before saying, "She was brutalized by Orochimaru, and he marked her with his cursed seal," Kakashi was taken back by all the news, understanding why he was fit for the position now.
"I accept the duty," Kakashi said respectfully.
"Take good care of her, she is a member of the Leaf Village now," Sarutobi replied, handing Kakashi a folder containing her incident report, profile and her new house location. Kakashi bowed and disappeared from the room with the folders.
Ariya recognized the area of town that they entered, they were very close to Sasuke's house. Continuing to his street, Kakashi stopped abruptly in front of a small house.
"This will be your new home, Ariya!" He announced, walking to the front door with her by his side.
"My new home...?" Ariya asked, deeply confused. She followed Kakashi into the home, finding herself in a small comfortable den. "I already have a home,"
"Ariya..." Kakashi exhaled, realizing that no one told her yet. "You are no longer a citizen of the Sand Village. Gaara transferred your paperwork to Konoha, and your citizenship... Before he left for the Sand Village," He decided it was best to say everything at once.

"Gaara... is gone?" Ariya asked, the words not making sense to her. "Why? Why would he leave me behind?" She sat on a stiff new couch, shocked. Potential reasons raced through her mind, but deep down she knew why he had never come. She was unworthy of him now that she was defiled, tainted and dirty. Ariya bit her lip to stop herself from crying.
"He is gone, but you have been adopted into the Leaf Village now. It may be a difficult transition, but it seems you have already made some friends here. Naruto, Rock Lee... Myself!" Kakashi finished, playfully. This was a cross road, either Ariya would give up hope or she would strive for a better future.
"I'm going to give you some time to adjust, I will see you tomorrow. Behave," Kakashi turned to leave the home. Ariya had a moment, she could hear Naruto's motivational words and see Rock Lee's resolution to improve his situation. She realized that she wanted to move forward with them, and to grow stronger with them. If they could be so indestructible, so could she!
"I will try my best here, Kakashi!"
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