NEW STORY!
Got the idea from my horseback riding lessons I am currently taking.
Every time I would ride I would get a story in my head about Gaara becoming a rider and Lee a stable boy. So… I brought it to life!
You know the drill~Lee Seme! Gaara~Uber~Uke!
Do not scream… But this story will be in Third person point of view. (I know I suck at it XP)
Disclaimer: All Naruto Characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto! And I own nothing but the plot!
Chapter 1: First Lesson
"This must be the place…" Gaara drove up to a stable called 'Suna Stables' and parked his Mazda where he saw everyone else park theirs. It was a very classy stable, with gold plated signs leading to wherever the area around it was.
Gaara made a call a week earlier and made his payments over the phone for a thirteen week semester, for two days of practice and two days of private lessons per week. If he wanted he could add three more days of a lesson or a practice if he added more to the bill. Which he did. He would be riding every day for thirteen weeks strait. He planned his schedule out accordingly; He would do a pattern of a lesson one day then a practice the next, then a lesson the fallowing and so on. The price, on the other hand, was a lot more than he expected. He paid over three thousand dollars for that semester, not including the required riding apparel needed to ride at the place.
Gaara had also went to Suna's Saddlery to purchase a number of breeches of the fallowing colors; white, brown, tan, chocolate, smoke, black, and red (which he found amusing) all in full-seat. Then he had to buy special shirts to complement the breeches. The colors were in; white, light blue, dark blue, black, and purple. Those shirts he purchase in both short sleeve and long sleeve. Then he had to get show jackets and shirts wear. He found a red show jacket and a black one fitting enough, but he was required to only wear the color white in the show shirts. He had the choice of long or short sleeve for the show shirts, but he decided to purchase both instead. He was required to get chaps, paddock boots, dress boots, and field boots made of leather material only and in the color of black only. Gaara looked through the types and brands of paddock boots that was for sale. "May I help you sir?" a worker kindly asked him. "Yes… Do you know which type of paddock boot is the most comfortable and made of leather?" The worker looked quickly and grabbed a boot off the display and showed it to Gaara. "This is the most comfortable that I know sir." It was a shiny black material and it had a zipper in the front. "Ok. Could you get me a pair in size 5?" "Yes sir." The worker obeyed and took off towards the back of the store to retrieve the right size for Gaara. Yes Gaara had baby feet, but he liked how he looked. The worker came back and handed the shoe box over to Gaara. He sat down on a nearby chair and tried on the boots. They were actually very comfortable. He flexed his feet to see how well the leather would adjust to his feet. His foot did not feel like it would fall out of the boot and it did not seem to be excruciatingly tight. With a smile Gaara looked back up at the employee of the store "Can you get me the same for a field boot and a dress boot of the same quality as this? My calf is a size 13." The employees smiled and said 'of courses sir' and quickly went off to get the boots. It did not take long to retrieve the boots so Gaara tried them on. They were difficult to put on. "Are they supposed to be this difficult to put on and off?" Gaara asked the man. "Yes sir they are. They will drop comfortably around your leg after wearing them for a while." Other than putting them on, the boots felt tight around his leg and soft around his foot. With a smile Gaara nodded in approval for purchasing the boots. The employee put them back into the boxes and put them near the cash register so Gaara wouldn't have to carry them around the store. Gaara quickly looked through the chaps and found a nice looking pair with a shiny gleam to them. He quickly looked at the material and saw that it was a leather material. He tried them on too and just as the tall boots, they were difficult to put on. But he liked the way they looked. It looked like he was wearing tall boots instead of a chap. He took them off and continued to look through the store for the rest of the items he needed. He found some riding socks and decided to buy five pairs all in black. He found the belts, and saw some pretty cute looking ones. *total OOC* There were some that had horse bits on them and a couple with belt buckles that looked like horseshoes or spurs. He picked up those in the color black and made sure they were leather. Next he went onto crops. He found a decent looking crop with a spiral pattern on the neck in black and white. After that he spotted some spurs. He got an average stud spur set with a leather strap that came with it. He came across the glove section next. He remembered that the required color was black gloves and white gloves. So he got some black and white leather gloves. Last he crossed upon the helmet section. He was required to get velvet covered riding helmets and a skull cap. He told the employee he spoke to last and picked the nice looking black show helmet with an adjustable lever in the back for comfort and security. He tried on a medium and it fit perfectly. He purchased two of them, one for actual shows and one for lessons and practice. Then he chose a regular black skull cap with a sun visor attached to the front and an adjuster in the back, in medium of course. He took the items in my hands to the cash register and he rang up the items he had and the ones that were next to him that were too large to carry around the store with for me. Gaara reached for his wallet and took out his father's credit card. The cashier's eyes widened "Uh… your total for today sir is… uh… $4,378.49." Without a reaction Gaara handed him the credit card and watched him slash it on the machine. He looked up at the little monitor and saw the accepted sign appear, and grinned at the cashier's reaction as the receipt came out and a slip for him to sign. Gaara wrote my initials and took the long receipt and stuffed it into one of the bags and carried the items to his car and put them into the trunk with a thud.
Gaara has always wanted to learn how to ride. His dream was to become something in the field of horse riding. Mostly to do Eventing. He could picture himself doing a piaffe in Dressage, or Jumping over a 5'1/2 foot jump majestically without knocking a single pole down, and even gallop into the distance leaping over obstacles quickly and beautifully. He had a very active imagination at times and mostly this is what he dreamed on about. Hopefully he could make his dreams come true and become somebody.
His first lesson was today and it was about three in the evening. He was dressed in tan breeches, a light blue short sleeved riding shirt, black chaps and paddock boots. Gaara carried his helmet, crop, and gloves under his arms and walked over to the stable. He noticed that there was an arena that had large jumps and a different one with smaller jumps. There was one with a small fencing surrounding a rectangular shaped field with letters on the fencing. There was also an indoor arena that was lighted beautifully with mirrors against the wall and letters with small and large jumps encircling the entire arena. All of the horses were inside of separate stalls next to the indoor arena. A 'wow' escaped Gaara's lips as he walked towards the stable to find someone who worked there. He noticed that no was riding at all in any of the arenas.
Luckily he found someone who was cleaning up the indoor arena of fecal matter leftover from the horses. His back was turned so he didn't notice Gaara approaching him. "Uh-um… Excuse me…" He turned around and Gaara swore his heart stopped beating. This man was a hunk. And when Gaara meant hunk he meant HUNK! His eight-pack shown through his tight damp short sleeve white shirt. He was not thick with muscle that he was bulking out; he looked actually thin and well kept. He wore dirty boot-cut blue jeans with mud-plastered paddock boots underneath. His hair was in a bowl-cut shape and it had a nice shine to it. His eyebrows were very thick, in comparison to Gaara's hairless brow. His eyes were round and his pupils were black. And he had a smile to die for, like he had always been happy and never once in his life sad. Gaara almost passed out when he spoke "Oh. I am sorry; I did not see you there." He had a deep manly voice with a tinge of sex voice within his tone. It must have been Gaara, but he swore he could hear a controlling tone in his voice making him reach the point of 100% pure and a hot sexy man.
It took Gaara a while to respond, too awestruck by this man's appeal. "U-uh… I-I… Uh…" He couldn't concentrate on a single word with his gaze jumping all over the sweaty man's body. The other chuckled slightly which caught Gaara's attention immediately. "You must be the new rider. Welcome to Suna Stables. I am the Stable boy here. My name is Rock Lee. But you can call me Lee for short. What is your name" Lee reached out his hand, palm facing up, for Gaara to shake. Gaara just stared at his hand for a few seconds. Then jolted to shake his hand and smile shyly back "uh… My name is Gaara Sabaku… Just Gaara please…" Gaara could feel the heat go to his face as he shook the tall mans strong hand. His hands were so calloused compared to Gaara's smooth untouched skin. Gaara could only look at the joined hands; he knew that if he looked up at his face he would probably jump on the man.
Lee took note of how skinny Gaara looked. But other than that he found Gaara to be very attractive. The outfit he wore was tight on his small body making him smell like leather and flowers joined together. This new student was gorgeous. His spiky red hair looked wild, but sexy at the same time. He noticed that his eyes were a pupil-less aqua colored and surrounded by a black ring which looked like make-up. He wouldn't question it though. He was an employee and was taught to fully respect the students who came to the stable to ride. And then it caught him. This person did not have any facial hair whatsoever. Not even eyebrows. This caught him off guard for a moment. Having hair on your body meant being a man. But as he looked at the exposed parts of his skin, which was very pale compared to his own tan self, was hairless. Not a single strand of hair on him except for atop his head. Maybe he was born hairless. Even with this man being hairless he thought no less of him as being extremely attractive, maybe even sexy.
Lee let go of the handshake first "So is this your first time riding here?" Gaara nodded still looking at the ground, not brave enough to look at Lee anymore. Lee put down the pitchfork and tapped his chin thinking. "Well then I think you should ride Smokey. He is a good beginner horse. Unless you are not a beginner. Are you?" Gaara shook his head furiously "N-no… I am an absolute beginner." He couldn't even tell a canter from a gallop yet; that is how in-experienced he truly was. Lee chuckled once more "Ok then fallow me. I'll show you to his stall."
We arrived at Smokey's stall within seconds. He was a grey looking horse with long legs and a huge back. "O-okay… uh… how do I… uh…" Gaara was nervous at the sight of the large mammal before him. He knew this animal could kill him if he wanted to. Lee patted the horse on the neck "Yep. He's a good boy, but he's old. He shouldn't be a problem for you to handle. I doubt you're going to be cantering so he'll be a good starter for you. And don't worry about tacking him up. That is my job. I'll tack and un-tack him for you. All you do is ride and when you're done give him to me and leave." Gaara felt badly for making Lee do all of the work for him "Uh… are you sure? I can help you with that." Lee shook his head and smiled politely "Sorry, I cannot let a customer become dirty preparing the horse. It's against the rules." Gaara bowed his head and murmured a slight 'oh.' Lee told Gaara to stand back and took the horse out of the stalls and to a cross-tie.
Gaara watched Lee brush the horse down, and pick at its hoofs for dirt. Then he saddled up the animal with an elegant brown English saddle. The saddle pad was a light blue color. 'I think he picked that color on purpose' Gaara thought as he looked at his shirt and the pad on the horse. He girthed up the saddle to keep it in place, then took off the halter and put the bridle on the horses head.
Lee walked the horse to the indoor arena and tied it to a post with the reins. Gaara fallowed them and watched Lee retrieve a stepping stool and put it on the left next to the horse. Lee gave a nodding to Gaara telling him to mount the horse. Gaara put on his helmet and gloves and walked over to Lee. When Gaara came next to the horse he didn't realize how short he was in comparison to Lee and the horses back. Both were much taller than he was. Gaara gazed in slight fear and nervousness as he stepped onto the stool, becoming taller than Lee and being able to see over the horses back. Gaara had his hands on either side of the saddle and was visibly shaking. Why was he scared?
Lee noticed this and with gentle hand he guided Gaara's left foot into the stirrup. "Put your left foot into the stirrup and swing your right leg over to the other side. Ok?" Lee used kind and gentle words. "If you need to, hold onto the mane of the horse to keep yourself steady when mounting." Gaara did as he was told and swung his right leg over to the other side of the horse. He was lopsided a little and Lee could tell. He chuckled again and pulled Gaara's foot out of the stirrup and, with gentle hands, gripped his knee to move Gaara's leg up towards the front of the horse to fumble with the stirrup straps to reach it to Gaara's height. Although, Gaara could have sworn that Lee gently brushed the back of Gaara's thigh on purpose. Of course, he didn't mind at all. This only made the redhead blush madly. When done, Lee announced "Ah. That should do it." And put Gaara' foot back into the stirrup. "How does that feel?" Gaara pushed his heel down on that side and nodded in approval to Lee. "It feels fine." Since the reins were tied, Gaara held onto the mane for stability. With a smile, Lee walked to the other side and adjusted the strap the same as the other and guided Gaara's foot into the other stirrup too. Gaara sunk his heels down and sat comfortably in the saddle. Lee stepped back to get a view of Gaara on the horse. 'Wow… don't you look sexy?' the thought quickly left Lee's mind as soon as it came, and a light blush appeared on his face "Y-you look good! I'll go and tell the boss you're ready for your lesson. K?" Gaara nodded gently and watched as Lee took off toward the main house. 'Was he just… Blushing?' Gaara couldn't help but think as he watched Lee's retreating back. Gaara just waited patiently for his or someone else's return.
Lee came back a little more flustered than before. "W-well uh… It seems that the boss wants me to teach you today…!" Lee put on an embarrassed smile, scratching the back of his head with his left hand. Gaara just softened his expression "I don't mind…" His voice laced with an un-expecting softness to it. Gaara had one hand resting on the horses back and the other holding the mane. Lee just gazed at Gaara's majestic form. He has truly never seen anyone who looked so beautiful on a horse before. The dirtier part of his mind wanted Gaara to ride him instead but he quickly shot that down before it took flight in the attention span of his mind. "W-well then. I guess we can begin then, shall we?" Gaara nodded, eyeing him with a smirk and a gaze telling Lee 'I saw you blushing'.
"Do you know how to make him go left and right? And to make him walk?" Lee went to the front of the horse to untie the reins and give them to Gaara to hold onto. Lee all but chuckled as he watched the inexperienced rider hold the reins loosely and with both hands clasped together. "You're holding the reins wrong. Here let me show you…" Lee's calloused hands gripped Gaara's soft ones gently to tighten his hold onto the reins of the horse. Gaara gasped as Lee basically held his hands after he finished making Gaara hold onto the horse right. A blush crept up on both of their faces as their hands connected softly. "And make sure your pinky is out. Also keep your hands about five inches apart to accommodate the bit in the horse's mouth." Once Lee was sure Gaara was holding the reins right he let go. Gaara sadden at the loss of warmth from the tall man, but he went on anyways.
To answer Lee's question earlier "I think I know how… isn't it pull the reins left to go left and right to go right?" Lee nodded in confirmation "To assist in pulling the reins, make sure that when you pull the left rein push your right leg into the horse, and vice versa. And how about making him walk?" Gaara looked down at the horse's neck shyly "I use my legs to squeeze the horse's side's right?" Lee once again nodded "See? You're pretty smart! I'll bet your going to be a good rider." Gaara looked back up at Lee "You think so…?" Lee nodded again "I know so…" Their gazes locked for a few breathtaking seconds before Gaara looked away blushing. Lee only smiled and started the lesson.
"Ok can you bring him to a walk and go around the arena clockwise?" Gaara clicked the horse into a slow and steady walk and began to make his way around the arena. Lee stood in the middle of the arena and watched Gaara as he rode. "Now you're wobbling too much. Do you feel yourself becoming wobbly?" Gaara stated a 'yeah' back. "Only make your pelvis move to the swaying of the horse and keep your upper body as straight as you can." Gaara did as he was told and he felt much more comfortable than before. Lee watched Gaara make a complete walk around the course making sure that Gaara was keeping his posture correctly.
"Now put both of your reins in your left hand and raise your right hand up. Make sure that you don't look down at the horse's neck. Keep your gaze up and looking to where you are walking." Gaara complied and raised his hand high in the air. "Good…! You are doing great Gaara." The encouraging words made Gaara feel happy that he was actually doing something right for a change. "Now reach out to your right." Gaara did so with ease, pulling the horse right with his index finger hooked onto the right rein and pushed with his left foot when a turn came. "Lean over and touch the back of the horse's neck near his ears. You don't have to touch them just reach as far as you can." Since Gaara was small he could only just barely touch the hook of the bridle on the back of the horses head. "Very good Gaara. Now reach down and touch your right foot. Make sure to keep your gaze in front of you." That Gaara did not do so easily. It was difficult to sway his hips to the motion of the horse and touch his foot at the same time but he managed. "Now the other foot." Gaara frowned and reached for the other foot with much more difficulty than the last task. "And back onto rein. Well done Gaara." Gaara smiled at Lee's direction. "Now it's time for the other hand!" Gaara's smile turned into an irritated frown as he did the exercises just like the last hand only with his left his time.
Lee watched as Gaara continued to walk around the arena. "I think you're ready to trot Gaara." Gaara went wide eyed. He couldn't think of going faster, he just knew he was going to fall if the horse went any faster than a walk. "When the horse is in a trot, there is a two beat sound to the hoofs hitting the ground. One-Two… One-Two… Constant like that. When trotting on a horse it is best to use a technique called posting. Posting is when you go up and down on the beats of the horse. On the one you stand up in the saddle, and on beat two you sit back down in the seat. You are at a constant motion with the horse. One Up-Two Down… One Up-Two Down… This helps keep your balance and keeps yourself from bouncing up and down on the horse. That is both uncomfortable for the horse and rider. When posting it is a balancing advantage if you are going clockwise to go up on the beat when the horse's upper left leg is reaching out and down when the right leg is going out. Vice versa if you're going counter-clockwise. So when you are turning around it is easier to sit for a whole two beats then at the next beat go up and continue the post. Are you ready to trot Gaara?" said person looked at Lee like he was crazy "Do you think I'm ready?" Sarcasm laced the question. Lee just smiled "Oh come on I think you're ready. Kick him into a trot. It might take your crop to get him to go faster. If you need it just tap his shoulder with the crop. If that doesn't work, smack the crop against his flank and that should do it." Gaara breathed slowly getting relaxed before he kicked the horse and made clicking sound to encourage the horse to go faster. The horse just shook its head gently as if he felt nothing at all. "It is ok to kick him hard. He is a large animal he can take it." Gaara took the advice and began to kick more forcefully and tapped his crop against the shoulder, making a soft crack sound. The horse's ears perked up and walked faster but didn't trot yet. With an annoyed grunt Gaara put the reins in his right hand and reached the crop back and smacked the horse's rear. That did it. The horse began to trot at a slow and easy pace. Gaara gasped and gripped the reins in both hands and began to post. He looked down for a second to see if he was posting right and he was. Lee smiled and crossed his arms "Great job Gaara! You're a natural at this! … Ready to jump?" Gaara's head whipped towards Lee and he yelped out a 'No!' which only made Lee laugh.
Lee seemed mesmerized by Gaara. The posting made him feel much warmer and a blush was clearly on his face. He would never admit it, but Gaara looked sexy when posting on a horse. He watched how those legs would flex when he would stand and sit repeatedly. He also noticed the bead of sweat rolling down Gaara's temple. Lee licked his lips un-knowingly as he stared at the working redhead. "A-alright… Now try and do a two-point trotting position. A two-point is when you go up and you stay up during the trot. You can hold onto the middle part of the horse's mane for balance since it will be a strain on your body." Gaara clicked the horse because he was slowing on the trot and he didn't want to fall back into a walk if Lee didn't ask him to. Gaara leaned forward slightly and stood in the saddle and held onto the mane for support. With each step the horse took, he could feel a massive pressure hit his legs. He couldn't stay up for more than three to four beats before flopping back down into the seat, only to bounce back into a two-point to try again. Gaara's face was strained and more sweat glistened his face. Lee couldn't help but stare "Wow…" Gaara glanced at Lee for a second. "What did you say? I couldn't hear you?" Lee stood straighter and stuttered "U-Uh… I said… Good job Gaara!" Lee smiled and reached back to scratch his head again out of habit. "Over time your legs will get use to holding you up. It will hurt like that for a while though."
The entire lesson continued with Lee asking Gaara to do hand motions with the trot just like the walk; he also tried to get Gaara to post and do a two point trotting position once more to get him use to using his legs more. Then when the time hit an hour of riding Lee asked Gaara to go back to a walk. Gaara sighed, relieved that he didn't have to use his legs anymore and pulled the horse back into a joyful walk. His legs stung, but he knew riding everyday would help him gain muscle there. Lee watched Gaara go around the arena about five times until he told him to come to a halt. Lee walked over and grabbed the reins of the horse and led them over to the post. "Release the reins please?" Gaara did so and Lee tied the horse once more to the post. "Do you know how to dismount properly?" Gaara thought for a moment "Do I take my right foot out and swing it back then take the left foot out then drop to the ground?" Lee smiled brighter "Almost. Instead of taking only one foot out; remove both at the same time, swing your right leg over, balance yourself so you will hit the ground with both feet, then drop to the floor." Gaara winced at the 'drop to the floor' part. He knew that if he did that then he would collapse. His legs were killing him. "W-well… I will do it… but since you're here… could you help me get down…? I have a feeling that I won't make the landing very well on my own…" Lee 'Yosh!-ed' in his head "Of course Gaara. Remove your feet from your stirrups." Gaara did so as he watched Lee carefully. Lee gripped Gaara's left leg with his left hand "Ok, now bring your right leg over." Gaara brought his right leg over and gripped the saddle for support. Lee could not help but to get a eye-full of Gaara's ass as he swung his leg over. With a shaky hand, he gripped Gaara's waist with his other hand and brought him down gently to the ground. Gaara turned and smiled "Thank you." Gaara's legs still felt wobbly and unsteady as he stood. Lee's face tinged a bright red color as he looked at Gaara "N-no problem...!" Lee stood in a suffering silence as he watched Gaara remove his helmet, and shake his head gently from side to side. Getting his hair back to the messy frame it was in, instead of the flatness the helmet caused. Time seemed to slow for Lee when he witnessed that.
Gaara moved aside to fallow and watch Lee bring the horse back to the cross-ties and un-tack the horse. There was a saddle shaped sweat mark on the horses back when Lee removed the saddle. "Are you sure you don't need my help Lee?" Gaara asked politely. "I don't want you or me to get in trouble Gaara. Believe me I would like the help, but you don't seem to be steady on your feet at the moment" Lee said with a grin. He was right; if he had to lift something he would surly tip over. With a sigh Gaara said "Alright…" When Lee began to brush the horse off he asked "Then… could I watch you until you're done with Smokey?" Lee stopped in mid-brush and looked at Gaara in surprise. No one really asked him that before. They would just hop off the horse and hand the animal over and be on their way. "Uh… Sure… If you want." Gaara smiled as he watched Lee get back to work, flexing those strong muscles with every brushstroke.
Gaara fallowed and watched Lee bring the horse outside to a hose and wash the horse thoroughly of the sweat and dirt from the ride. Lee's shirt got wet in the process; showing off that eight-pack once again and nipple. Gaara could feel his face heat up as he gazed longingly at Lee as he finished and brought the horse to a post to dry off.
Lee walked over to Gaara and smiled when Gaara looked up at him. "Well… I have to get going…" Gaara said sadly and slowly. "I understand. When's the next time you ride?" Gaara looked back "Tomorrow." He could see the glint of happiness in the coal-like eyes. "Great I'll see you tomorrow then." Lee extended his hand out, palm up, waiting for Gaara to take it. Gaara shook Lee's hand and smiled softly back. "Yeah… I'll see you then Lee…" Gaara turned and released Lee's hand and walked towards the parking lot to his car.
Lee gazed at Gaara's retreating back; eyes falling down to his ass as he walked. He noticed Gaara had a sway in his step and with that his hips would swing back and forward methodically. When Gaara was out of sight he pulled his hand up to pull his hair back only to stop halfway when he saw a note in his hand. It hand a number on it and it said 'call me' written is red ink with a little heart colored next to the number. When did he do this? He was with Gaara the whole time and not once did he see Gaara take out a piece of scrap paper and pen and write anything down. He looked towards where Gaara walked off. Lee grinned like a fool and stuck the piece of paper into his pocket and continued his duties at the stable with a happy grin to his face the rest of the day.
OMG over 5,000 words…
You all better review! Or I'll… I'll…
I don't know what I'll do! (Probably cry)
Oh and by the way Gaara will NOT have his kanji sign on his forehead in his story. Just smooth pale skin and nothing more.