Hi! WARNING: story may go off plot at times, so bear with me. WARNING: SOME LEMON. HOWEVER, I DON'T DO DETAILS. This is my first story, so go easy on the comments, please! Now, Gaara and Aria will do the Disclaimers!
Aria: Yeah, so I'm pretty sure she doesn't own anything 'cause if she did, all this would probably be real.
Gaara: Hmmm. You're right. So, why exactly am I doing this again?
Aria: Because. Now, play along like a good little Kazekage or I'll smack you.
Gaara: No. I'm not do-*SMACK*-ouch... Fine. Just don't hit me again. Deal?
Aria: Alright, deal. Wait, what is lemon?
Gaara: I don't think I even want to know...
Me: Lets just say it includes you two. Now, LETS GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD!
Happy Birthday to Both
Chap. 1
Aria's POV
I woke up stretching and looked at the clock. 7:30.
"Great…" I mumbled into my pillow.
I yawned and walked to my door to get breakfast. I rubbed my eyes. As they were cleared, I reached out for the door. Then I saw my calendar.
"Oh no…" I whispered, eyes widening as I looked at today's date.
April 19th. My 17th birthday. I backed away from the door.
"Oh no… nononononono…" I said. A knock on the door made me jump.
"Aria," a voice said, "can I come in?"
The voice was deep and gentle. I knew who it was, but I was afraid of who else might be behind the door.
"S-sure…" I said, walking to and crawling back on my bed, putting my knees up to my chin. A certain red-head poked his head through the door.
"Don't worry." He said, fully coming into view and closing the door behind him, "I'm the only one here."
He came towards the bed, holding something behind his back. I narrowed my eyes at him, suddenly becoming suspicious.
"What's that…?" I asked cautiously, nodding towards his back. He sat down at the edge of the bed.
"Don't worry." He said with a tiny smile. My heart melted. I love it when he smiles, "I think you'll like it."
He started to crawl over to me but stopped when he felt me tense up. He smiled again, but a little wider this time.
"What? What did you think I was going to do?" he said, sitting near the edge of the bed, facing me. "Close your eyes." He said, voice getting softer. I couldn't help but blush a little as I closed my eyes. I felt something drop into my hands.
"You can open them now." He whispered into my ear. I blushed a little more.
When I opened my eyes, there was a small white box in my hands. I looked up at him. He just smiled. I looked back at the little white box. As I opened it, my breath caught. Inside the box was a small, silver, chain necklace. The charm was a small vile of sand. As I turned it over, there was an inscription. It said 'I promise to protect you. Now, forever, and always.' I smiled as I read it over again. The sound of his voice snapped me back to reality.
"A-Aria?" he said, sounding worried. I looked up at him and smiled.
"Thank you, Gaara." I said, crawling over to him, sitting on his lap and hugging him. "I love it."
"I thought you would." He replied, wrapping his arms around me possessively.
I nuzzled under his chin and 'purred'. He held me tighter and 'growled'. I chuckled. It was something he had started a while ago.
Flashback:
I was drawing. Gaara sat at his desk and read a book. I messed up on my drawing and growled loudly. He looked up. I felt his stare and looked back at him.
"What?" I asked. He just stared.
"Did… did you just… growl?" he managed, blinking twice.
"Hmm, I guess I did." I answered.
"Can… can you… uhhhhmmm…" he started, looking away embarrassed. He took a deep breath. "Can you teach me…?" he asked.
My eyes widened and I blushed.
"I… I guess…" I said getting up and walking to him. I sat on the desk next to him. I took a deep breath and looked at him. He looked back at me.
"So... umm…" I started, holding my fingers to my throat. "what you do is… umm… close the back of your throat and open the front." I said, opening my mouth to show him.
"Like this?" he said, opening his mouth.
"Perfect." I said. "Now, what you do now is take a breath, and breathe out while clenching the back of your throat." Again, I demonstrated, making a deep growl. He tried. The growl was deep and loud. I smiled. "There you go! You got it." I said smiling. He did it again, softer this time. I laughed. "You're getting the hang of it!"
End Flashback
We just sat there. We were comfortable until Kankuro burst into my room yelling "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" I jumped, making Gaara fall backwards off the bed. He landed with a *thud* as I landed on top of him. Kankuro burst out laughing.
"Oh… s-sorry! I… I didn't know… you two were in… in the middle of… of something!" he forced out between breaths. I sat up, wondering what he meant. I heard a soft moan from beneath me and looked down. I immediately blushed. Gaara was under me; my hands were on his chest and I was straddling him. He was propped on one elbow, his other hand holding his head. He looked up, eyes widening at our positions, and blushed also, turning a deep shade of crimson. Kankuro laughed even harder as we scrambled to get up. When I was up, I clenched my fists.
"Kankuro… get OUT!" I yelled, making Gaara flinch slightly beside me. I continued. "And who the HELL said you could come into my room!"
Gaara's POV
I saw her clench her fists. 'Uh oh…' I thought.
"Kankuro… get OUT!" she yelled, making me flinch slightly. "And dammit, who the HELL said you could come into my room!" I stared at her. Here's the thing with Aria: she usually doesn't curse. Well, not around me, anyway. And she is with me most of the time, so it's rare. However, I could honestly care less what she says on her Akatsuki missions. I turned to look at my older brother who ran out the door, just avoiding a hit from a very aggravated Aria. I then looked at the time. Speaking of Akatsuki…
"Aria, I do believe you have a mission today." I said as I sat down on the bed. She groaned.
"Great..." she muttered, sitting down on my lap, leaning against my chest. "Just what I need… to go on a mission with two of those idiots… and on my birthday, none the less…" I put my arms around her, pulling her closer to me.
"Don't worry." I said. "you'll be fine."
"Really?" she turned, facing me, one brown eye, one pale blue.
"Really." I said. "But first," I grabbed the necklace I gave her, "Put this on."
As I put it around her neck, Temari knocked on the door and poked her head in.
"Gaara, Aria, a certain idiot is here to see you." she said.
As she closed the door, me and Aria looked at each other and smiled. We had the same thought.
"Naruto." we said in unison.
