Gaara walked slowly home, alone. When he got in the door he shrugged of his cloak and went to the kitchen. Temari was in there making a snack for him.
"Hi Gaara! How was your day?" She asked smiling and gave him the snack. Gaara took it gratefully.
"It was okay," He mumbled back to her. Temari frowned and looked at him, he looked awfully sad.
"Are people bothering you again?" She asked softly. Gaara shook his head and hopped of the chair, walking to his room.

I'm a little boy with glasses, the one they call a geek
a little girl who never smiles cuz I got braces on my teeth
and I know how it feels to cry myself to sleep

He sat on his bed hugging his teddy bear to his chest. His teddy bear, his only friend. The only one who didn't think he was a..... His eyes began to water, he blinked trying not to let them fall. He hugged the teddy bear harder and buried his head in it. Someone knocked on the door, it was Temari.


I am that kid on every playground, whose always chosen last
a single teenage mother trying to overcome her past
You don’t have to be my friend if it's too much to ask

"Gaara? Sweetie, talk to me," She said gently. Gaara shook his head, not looking up from the bear. He was too ashamed. What would she think when.....
"Gaara, I got a call from your sensei today. He said you tried to hurt some kids after stealing their ball," She said. Gaara flinched, that's not what happened.


Don't laugh at me, don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
some day we'll all have perfect Wings
Don’t laugh at me

"I didn't do that!" Gaara said in a muffled voice. Temari put a hand on his shoulder.
"Gaara, I know you didn't. Please tell me what's going on," She said hopefully. Gaara brought his head up and looked at her with teary eyes.
"I was j-just trying to give b-ball back!! They r-ran away and called me a m-monster," He sobbed pitifuly.


I'm a cripple on the corner
You pass me on the street
I wouldn't be out here begging if I had enough to eat
and don't think I don’t notice that our eyes never meet
I lost my wife and little boy when someone crossed that yellow line
The day we layed 'em in the ground was the day I lost my mind
Right now I'm down to holding this little cardboard sign

Temari picked him up and put him on her lap and rocked him.
"Gaara, tell me, are you a monster?" She asked. Gaara shook his head and wiped his eyes.


Don't laugh at me, Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don’t laugh at me

"Do you have horns, claws, or fangs?" She asked, he shook his head.


I'm Fat, I'm thin
I'm Short, I'm tall
I'm deaf, I'm blind
Hey aren't we all

"Gaara, you're not a monster. You're my baby brother."

Don't laugh at me, Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me