p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Gaara rolled over onto Naruto, and trapped her beneath his sweaty body./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Gaaaara!" Naruto complained, breathless./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He nuzzled her neck and Naruto held back a reflexive giggle. His hands roamed down her arms, resting themselves at her chest. Naruto gave him a little shove and let out a snort of amusement. He pulled back onto his knees as she sat up. Leaning in, she gave him a small peck on the mouth./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Bathroom." She said, leaning back away from a kiss from her lover. Gaara didn't say anything, just moved off of her completely and watched her walk away./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"emShe is always like this/em, thought Gaara. He knew what they had was love, but she had become distant after giving up the Hokage position for him. It killed him that she did so. He never wanted to make her unhappy. emI didn't even encourage her to give it up./em/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He heard the toilet flush and a sudden flow of water. He perked up and watched for the door to open. When she walked out, she smiled, but it wasn't the sunny grin he had gotten used to seeing on her face before the war. The war changed them all…but Naruto became especially flatter when she gave up the position./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"emIt's my fault./em He thought./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Suddenly she was up in his face, waving a hand, head cocked to the side. "Hellloooo?" She asked confusedly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Gaara reached out and gripped her wrist, pulling her down onto the bed beside him. Quickly he leaned over her and gave her a kiss, expressing his apology through the move of his lips. She reciprocated the kiss, causing Gaara to sigh for different reasons. She didn't understand, but her lips felt great against his./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"When the sun came up, just at the break of dawn, Gaara slipped out to take a shower. As he showered, he thought, pondering on how to help Naruto. It'd never be a happy relationship like this. Upset, he stood, letting the water roll off his chest and down his hair and into his eyes. He needed to consult with his siblings. emIt's my fault. /emHis control slipped and he heard a shatter of glass just outside the shower. He sighed./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Sitting in his office, doing his work, he often stopped to just think./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"His siblings came in halfway through the day, just as ordered. They took one look and knew immediately. Temari pursed her lips tightly, holding back the pity that nearly leaked through her own control of her emotions. Kankuro turned to look to the side, not meeting either of his siblings' eyes. It wasn't the first time he had come to them about this. And they knew the difference of his emotions between Naruto problems and village problems. However, both were equally troublesome, they both knew./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Gaara folded his hands in front of him looking at his brother and sister questionably. Kankuro shook his head, still not meeting either's eyes. Temari hesitated./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm sorry," She offered./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Gaara smiled ruefully. "I know."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Gaaaara!" Naruto complained, breathless./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He nuzzled her neck and Naruto held back a reflexive giggle. His hands roamed down her arms, resting themselves at her chest. Naruto gave him a little shove and let out a snort of amusement. He pulled back onto his knees as she sat up. Leaning in, she gave him a small peck on the mouth./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Bathroom." She said, leaning back away from a kiss from her lover. Gaara didn't say anything, just moved off of her completely and watched her walk away./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"emShe is always like this/em, thought Gaara. He knew what they had was love, but she had become distant after giving up the Hokage position for him. It killed him that she did so. He never wanted to make her unhappy. emI didn't even encourage her to give it up./em/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He heard the toilet flush and a sudden flow of water. He perked up and watched for the door to open. When she walked out, she smiled, but it wasn't the sunny grin he had gotten used to seeing on her face before the war. The war changed them all…but Naruto became especially flatter when she gave up the position./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"emIt's my fault./em He thought./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Suddenly she was up in his face, waving a hand, head cocked to the side. "Hellloooo?" She asked confusedly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Gaara reached out and gripped her wrist, pulling her down onto the bed beside him. Quickly he leaned over her and gave her a kiss, expressing his apology through the move of his lips. She reciprocated the kiss, causing Gaara to sigh for different reasons. She didn't understand, but her lips felt great against his./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"When the sun came up, just at the break of dawn, Gaara slipped out to take a shower. As he showered, he thought, pondering on how to help Naruto. It'd never be a happy relationship like this. Upset, he stood, letting the water roll off his chest and down his hair and into his eyes. He needed to consult with his siblings. emIt's my fault. /emHis control slipped and he heard a shatter of glass just outside the shower. He sighed./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Sitting in his office, doing his work, he often stopped to just think./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"His siblings came in halfway through the day, just as ordered. They took one look and knew immediately. Temari pursed her lips tightly, holding back the pity that nearly leaked through her own control of her emotions. Kankuro turned to look to the side, not meeting either of his siblings' eyes. It wasn't the first time he had come to them about this. And they knew the difference of his emotions between Naruto problems and village problems. However, both were equally troublesome, they both knew./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Gaara folded his hands in front of him looking at his brother and sister questionably. Kankuro shook his head, still not meeting either's eyes. Temari hesitated./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm sorry," She offered./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Gaara smiled ruefully. "I know."/p