Peace had arrived, and flowers bloomed across the desert as if uninterrupted by the near mountain cold. Marriage was new territory for the Kazekage and his bride – but raising a child was something neither thought possible. Although their new life was peaceful, a shadow crept still beyond the dunes - eyeing the flowers in their wake. And the peace was bound to end. [OC-centric]

Where the desert and the cold mountains meet, sand and snow - total opposites from separate worlds - are brought together through a strange twist in fate. Although her clan was all but forgotten, a remnant of the past emerges to remind her of who - or what - she truly is. Meeting the feared jinchuriki was one thing - but becoming his friend and confidante was another. [OC-centric]

A Gaara fanfiction. Follows the plot of the manga from the end of the Sasuke Retrieval Arc to the epilogue. I had posted this story on Quizilla two years ago, but then went on hiatus as the series' supposed final arc was starting. I am posting the complete finished story here. This will be my only fanfiction for the NARUTO series. I hope you enjoy.