Insomnia
by Litrouke
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine...duh.
Warnings: Light slash.
It was hot for October, the ninja reflected with a frown.
The suffocating air hung thick and wet, coating him in a layer of sweat beneath the sheets. He let out a soft sigh and rolled to his side, wide blue eyes watching the window and the clear, black night beyond. It was glistening with stars, little winking silver eyes staring back at him all night long.
The boy sighed again, a pout twisting his young face. Almost immediately, the quiet sound was swallowed up by the stiff silence in the room, the breathless humidity that smothered all of Konoha. Squirming, the ninja flopped onto his back, already uncomfortable with his position.
This was how it had been for hours in the little bedroom- restless movement, whining sighs, and an exhausted blonde-haired boy praying for sleep.
The genin squinted his eyes shut, briefly, waiting for the familiar trance of sleepiness to engulf him. A low moan of frustration, and a shift to the side, had the boy's attention wandering up to the face next to him. A pair of light, emotionless eyes met his tired gaze with a silent question- what the hell are you doing?
Rather than apologize verbally for his strange behavior, the boy moved closer, shoving away the sticky blankets to snuggle into the warm, sweaty pillow beside him. Breathing in the salty tang of grit and blood that surrounded the other ninja, he relaxed his face into a smile.
"'m sorry, Gaara…" he mumbled into the pale, moonlit skin. "But I just…I just can't sleep…tonight…"
"I noticed."
"So, d'you mind…if I stay up with you?"
The blonde looked up, his mouth pulled tight in an adorable, toothy grin and eyes widened into twin pools of deep blue innocence. Even if he hadn't tried to persuade the redhead with the puppy-dog look, something told him the answer would have been the same: the sudden warmth and security of two lean arms around his waist, pulling the fox-demon up to sit beside his fellow jinchuuriki. The Sand ninja didn't bother to answer the request out loud, wrapping both arms possessively around the blonde boy once he had settled into his new position.
And at that moment, head propped lazily on Gaara's shoulder and lips grinning into the boy's soft neck, Naruto decided that it wasn't so bad to be an insomniac- especially on hot October nights like this.
Pairing: GaaraxNaruto, obviously. Review and tell me what you think, and I'll love you veryvery much. :P