It hurts to know when she thinks you're joking when you confess. But then, love hurts right? And despite that fact, you still manage to smile for her, and that's the irony of it.

When Gaara has changed for the better and became the Kazekage, he never expected to meet someone that can make him feel so guilty of what he had done in the past, especially not someone from another village. Therefore, he has vowed to atone for what he had done by protecting her regardless of what protests she has. But can guarding her from the secret of the relation between them help her, or not?