Fallen Angel

37. Goodbye

Seiko

They finally let me out the hospital, but unfortunately I'm stuck in a wheelchair. Which sucks because Kiamie has an excuse to follow me everywhere now. Which gets her out of doing any housework.

"Where to now?" She asked pushing me away from the ramen stand. Ichiraku Ramen was the best.

"Home." I said remembering what Kiamie had told me about the 'surprise.' She smirked. "Onward!" She said pushing me the towards the house.

I would push myself, but my one arm is steal healing, so until it heals I'm stuck with Mrs. Uchiha. Bummer right?

We arrived at my house and she pushed me into my room. On my nightstand was a box wrapped up with a note on top of it.

Kiamie pushed me over to it then backed out of the room. "I'll let you alone for awhile." She shut my door softly and I suddenly felt very suspicious.

Slowly, I lifted up the note and opened it.

Dear Seiko,

By the time you read this I'll be long gone, back in Suna with my brother and sister. I'm sorry. About everything. I didn't mean to hurt you so bad. The gult...It's tearing me to shreds. I hope that your feelings for me have not disappeared because of this. If it has, just know I truly love you. Goodbye Seiko, and I'll be waiting for you.

Gaara

Reading over the note, I felt my eyes swell up. "It's not your fault." I whispered to myself. "It's not your fault that they put Shikaku inside of you."

I don't hate you.

I picked up the box and carefully opened it up. Inside was a necklace with a crystal that had sand inside of it. Floating in the center of the crystal was a blue pearl. I put the necklace on and the sand began swirling around the pearl.

A tear rolled down my cheek. "Thank you Gaara, for everything."

Gaara

I was sitting on the rooftop staring at the sunset when I felt it. My sand in the necklace began to move about, meaning that she was wearing it.

At least that means she liked it.

Every part of myself felt dead here in Suna. It was like I had left everything back at Konoha, and the only thing I had brought back was my guilt and sorrow.

I had left my happiness, my senses, my mind, everything. And in a way that was exactly what had happened.
I had left her. My happiness, my everything, I had left her.

My light in this dark, cruel world.

I'm so sorry Seiko, for everything.