Chapter 37 Xiao Ai! Control yourself!
Gaara's eyes widened, no one had ever called him like that before, even his closest friend Yashamaru insisted on calling him "Gaara-sama".
However, something even more shocking happened to Gaara. Haruko Hayama came up to him with a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat off his head.
Gaara, who was approached, reflexively directed the sand to rush towards her, but stopped abruptly when it was about to touch her.
"Yes, Xiao Ai, don't you think this name sounds particularly nice?" Morning Haruko thought of something and added a little embarrassedly, "If you mind, how about I change the name?"
Fearing that she might distance herself from him, Gaara quickly said, "I don't mind!"
Morning Haruko laughed, "Then Xiaoai, call me Haruko too! We'll be good friends from now on!"
"Aren't you... afraid of me?"
Gaara couldn't help but ask this question. It was obvious that she was about to get hurt because of him, but why?
Why was there no fear or terror in her eyes?
"Why should I be afraid? I know Xiao Ai won't hurt me, so I don't need to hide." Haruko Asahi said it without thinking.
"Haruko..."
Gaara stared at her intently, as if he wanted to fill his vision with her figure.
She is gentle...she is smiling...
That day, Gaara made a friend for the first time. Even though it was very late and Haruko had to go back in the morning, Gaara was still reluctant to part with her.
How is this going?
Obviously, his chest hurt when he didn't have any friends before, but why does his chest still hurt so much when he says goodbye now that he has friends...
Seeing Gaara's panic, Asahi Haruko walked over to him and gave him a hug, and although Shazi wanted to attack when she got closer, he stopped sooner than before.
"Xiao Ai, can I still come and play with you tomorrow?"
"Of course!" Gaara answered quickly.
Looking at Haruko Zaoma waving to him from a distance, Gaara touched his heart.
It seemed that when she said see you tomorrow, my heart stopped hurting and I even felt a sense of fullness...
What does it feel like?
In the next few days, Haruko spent most of her mornings with Gaara.
Even Yashamaru, who stayed with Gaara as part of the medical team to take care of him, realized that Gaara seemed to be very happy recently and often ran outside.
"Lord Gaara seems to be going out more frequently recently." Yashamaru hinted.
"Well! Yashamaru, I made a friend!" Gaara showed off to him excitedly.
Yashamaru was surprised. He squatted down and looked at Gaara, "Is it a child from the village?"
Gaara shook his head, "It's a girl from Konoha, her name is Hayama Haruko!"
"Konoha..."
Yashamaru was puzzled. Due to the harsh environment of the Sand Village, there were basically no people from other countries. So he didn't know what they were here for.
"Yashamaru I have to go first, or else Haruko will have to wait too long!"
Gaara left some words and hurried out.
While waiting in the open space, Haruko spread her fingers and counted the days she had been here.
Hmm...it seems like I will have to leave after playing for two more days. I really don’t want to leave Xiao Ai.
"Haruko!"
Gaara ran over from a distance with a smile and stopped in front of Haruko Asagumi.
In the morning, Haruko decided to tell him first, "Xiao Ai, I can only stay for a week this time, so... I will go back to Konoha in two days."
"What! Are you going to leave me?" Gaara grabbed her hand tightly.
"Because I have to go back to school, I may not be able to come to see you often in the future." As she spoke, Haruko Zaojian began to feel depressed.
But she was afraid that the poor little girl would be sadder than she was, so she cheered herself up and said, "But when I grow up and become a ninja who can stand on my own, I will often take on your missions and come to you, Xiao Ai!"
I finally met such an approachable (and easy to guide) character, but he has to leave halfway through the progress. I really don’t want to let him go!
But her words failed to comfort Gaara.
Finally I found someone who is willing to play with me...
I finally made friends for the first time...
Why did you leave me...
"You are just like them..."
"What did you say?"
Hearing Gaara's mumbling, Haruko Asa moved a little closer to hear more clearly.
"Then I'll keep you forever!"
After Gaara shouted this, sand quickly emerged around him and dived forward to surround Haruko Asagumi.
Clearly feeling that something was not right with Gaara, Haruko Asahi quickly jumped out of the circle of sand.
After discovering that Shazi had been chasing her relentlessly, Haruko Hayama decided to take out a kunai and fight against Shazi.
"Xiao Ai, control yourself!"
Unfortunately, Gaara, who had a splitting headache, couldn't hear what she said. His mind kept flashing back to his mother's death, his father's indifference, and the eyes of the villagers who avoided him...
"Kill you! Kill you!"
The speed of Shazi's attack was really too fast, and it attacked Haruko Hayama's blind spot in a 360-degree angle.
In the morning, Haruko was not paying attention and her arm was scratched.
Bright red blood spurted out, and the rest slid down the arm from the wound and dripped onto the ground.
"Haru... Haruko!"
Seeing Haruko Asama injured, Gaara finally came to his senses, and the sand was out of his control and scattered on the ground.
Gaara wanted to go forward and check in panic, but suddenly thought of his actions just now, and he stopped where he was with difficulty.
Finally out of the predicament, Haruko breathed a sigh of relief. She took out a handkerchief to stop the bleeding, but found Gaara standing there, not daring to move, staring at his wound.
He clenched his hands tightly, his whole body trembled uncontrollably, and his panic-stricken eyes gradually became empty.
Haruko felt amused. She smiled and said, "Why are you standing there? Come and bandage my wound."
With her permission, Gaara finally took a step forward, walked up to Haruko Hayama, took the handkerchief from her hand, and gently covered the terrible wound.
Although it was Haruko Asama who was in pain, Gaara couldn't help but purse his lips.
Seeing his bitter and resentful expression, Zaoma Qingzi teased: "Don't be so careful, I'm not made of glass. Do you feel sorry for me now?"
"I'm sorry..." Gaara said angrily.
Haruko Asahi raised her uninjured hand, put it around Gaara's head and hugged him tightly.
"It's okay. I know Xiao Ai didn't mean it. Xiao Ai just can't bear to leave me, right?"
Silly child, you are reluctant to let me speak directly. Why are you attacking me? Are you afraid that I will die faster than the main storyline?
"I also can't bear to leave Xiao Ai. If possible, I want to be with Xiao Ai for the rest of my life, never apart. Xiao Ai is unhappy because she thinks the same as I do, right?"
As long as you keep my life, I will accompany you for five lifetimes. Brother, please don't do it suddenly. You scared me so much that I almost had a cardiac arrest. Woohoo...
"But life is a long journey, with separations and reunions. As long as we both want to see each other, we will meet again one day!"
So don't be obsessed with me! I want to go back to school! I don't want to be late... By the way, is there such a thing as taking a leave of absence in the ninja world?
Haruko was a little absent-minded as she was thinking in the morning, and fortunately Gaara was immersed in the profound principles she said and thinking seriously, and did not notice that someone's train of thought had shifted to the following point: If I take a few years off from school and directly take the graduation exam, will my attendance affect me?
Gaara seemed to have taken her words to heart, and the frustration in his heart suddenly dissipated a lot. What he was concerned about at this moment was...
"Will it hurt... if you get hurt?"
Gaara frowned as he looked at his bandaged arm and asked, "What does pain feel like? I've never been injured before."
Morning Haruko thought for a moment, "Pain is probably the feeling of losing vitality. Does Xiao Ai have someone important to her?"
"Yes." Mother, father, Yashamaru... and Haruko, Gaara counted them in his mind.
“If one day the most important person leaves you forever, the feeling you get at that moment should be similar to the feeling of losing your vitality, a feeling of your heart being squeezed tight.”
Gaara seemed to understand the meaning of pain, and he asked again: "Then Haruko... do you hate me?"
"No, I don't hate you! And I will never hate you, I like Xiao Ai!"
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