The girl who was now in the gentle mans arms reached over to touch his face. It was hard and stone like. She used a little of her chakra to sofen it.

Aria gave a cheery smile. "Thanks Kai."

~*~

Sand wrapped around Temari's neck. His voice was cold. "I am not being ridiculous."

~*~

Kankuro gave the girl a weird look. 'What the heck did she just do?!'

*i see garra attacking temari and a cold mist surrounds garra*

put her DOWN!

*i say drawing my blade*

" It was a cooling jitsu it helps keep you more relaxed." She looked at gaara " I must go" she walked towards Gaara and lifted her hand. A block of ice surronded him then a sudden breeze made gaara collapse on the ground and the bricks of ice feel ontop of him one by one. Squshing him under and killing him.

The body dissolved into sand and a voice called out. "You cannot kill me with those moves."

Kankuro let out a sigh. "Geez Gaara. You had me worried there for a sec. You do have to go back to your Kage duties after this war is finished after all."

Aria also let out a sigh of relief. 'I hope this war ends soon. I want to go home!'

*i appear behind garra*

heh so you were planning on killing temari huh?

*i say as i use the mist to create illusions*

"Of course not. However, I will not tolerate being called ridiculous." Gaara was protected by his sand dome. 'Genjutsu.'

"Oh come on. Gaara's not the same guy he was years ago."

Aria shook her head and sat on the ground as she watched.

garra...i know your weak points and i know you no longer posses your demon

*i say as the mist seeps through the dome*

that couldve easily been toxic

*i say as i walk to where temari lies*

tHE GIRL WALKS TO THE WATERS EDGE

Gaara's eyes narrowed at Kai's words. The sand went back into his gourd.

Aria noticed the girl and walked over to her. "Be careful. You don't want to fall in again." She said kindly. "What's your name?"

Kankuro was kneeling down next to Temari. "Hey... Wake up, Sis. We know you're stronger than that..." He let out a sigh. 'Gaara hasn't done anything like that since the Chuunin exams. Something must really be bothering him.'

*i pick temari up and begin walking*

aria come with me please

" My name is shi..shi...shiaya" She looked at her relfection and her reflection showed that shge was really a boy in the relection

Aria's eyes widened as she looked down at the water. She turned her head when she heard Kai. "Coming! Wait a sec!" She turned Shiaya with a cheerful countenance. "Come on." She stood up and began to walk towards Kai.

shiaya started walking but then got tired and made a cloud of lightning to carry her.

*i walk into a clearing in the woods and set temari down*

who's the kid?

Aria blinked. "This is Shiaya. You know. The bo- er... girl you saved from drowning?"

ohh...

*i say picking the child up*

she looks alot like temari

*i say in shock*

*i then set the child down and begin to walk into the woods*

Aria followed behind him closely.

The child followed close to the man. Almost right next to him. When she let out a shreak! She dropped to the ground.

*i continue walking as my body begin's to morph into a mist covered demonic form*

sparca...

*i say as if in a trance*

*my sword whips out from my belt into my hand as everything grows cold*

*i remove a small scroll from my pocket and pin it to a tree as i walk towards a hellish form across the plain from me*

Aria shivered as she rushed towards Shiaya. As she helped the child up, the seal on her leg burned. She screamed in pain.

((The seal is still there, right? ^^; ))

((yeah))

*i turn at the sound of the shreak*

aria!?

((Just making sure. :3))

Aria held onto her leg. "Ow! Ow!" Small tears leaked out from the corners of her eyes.