The Idiots Guide To Seduction (Or How Gaara Got A Boyfriend)

Prologue: There Is Love At First Sight or First Shot

What's that you say? You're having problems getting the object of your affection's attention? Well you've come to the right place. This guide is a surefire way to make that crush head over heels for you. This guide is only for seduction. If you're interested in being a gangster please check out The Idiots Guide to Being A Yakuza Heiress. If you're thinking about getting a pet then The Idiot's Guide To Owning A Pet is for you. Anyway let's get right into our guide... (p.s. I don't really own The Idiots guide series. Those last two are my own stories in case you couldn't tell ;)

It all starts with getting shot, all the best stories do or should. "Shit!" I jump the fence in one fluid motion despite my injured arm. I'm not scared but at the same time I'm hurt and know better than to push my luck. I manage to slip inside an open window. Realizing I'm bleeding heavily, I rip my shirt sleeve to press onto the wound. Beginning to feel woozy, I leanmy head against the wall. A light flicks on suddenly and someone is standing over me. A hand is inspecting my shoulder while another is gently stroking my cheek. It's whispering something but I don't understand. Soon other people are in the room talking. The last thing I see is the owner of the soothing voice smiling down at me.

"Hinata wait!" She's right in front of me but I can't catch her and she won't stop running. "Hinata!" I yell again. I almost have her…almost… A gunshot rings through the air. She falls to the ground, dead. "No!" I take her body into my arms, trying to shake her. She won't wake up. I failed.

"Hinata."

"Hinata!" My eyes snap open. Too fast. The sunlight blinds me.

"You're finally awake." There's that voice again from last night. "You had me worried." As my eyes adjust I'm able to make the shape of a tall man. He's hovering over me with a small smile on his face. His eyes are kind, too kind. "You were bleeding in my bedroom last night." That's what happens when you get shot. Instead I say,

"Can I go now?" It's the only thing that comes to mind. This man is making me nervous for some reason. He only smiles again. I watch one of his fingers push a strand of brown hair out his face.

"Is that a serious question?" An older woman appears. She's dressed in a kimono with her dark hair pulled back. She frowns at me. "You were shot! You're not going anywhere."

"Like hell I'm not," I grumble and move to get off the bed. A sharp pain goes through my shoulder. I grimace. The man gently pushes me back down onto the soft pillows.

"Shinobu I can always have him taken to a hospital. I think it would be best," She says to him. Shinobu? He's looking over my wound. When I suck in a breath from his examination, he stops and turns my face to him. His gaze holds me in place, no matter how much I'm blushing.

"He'll stay with us."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Alright. Well Hidekuni is home sick so I'll send him down when I leave. Are you calling today off?"

"Yes." The woman nods, shoots another frown at me then finally leaves. Shinobu lets go of my face as he stands.

"Where are you going?" I ask quickly.

"To get you something to eat. You must be hungry."

"Not really. I'd prefer you-" I stop midsentence, my eyes wide. I never slip up like this. Ever. What the hell is wrong with me? Shinobu pulls the blanket over me.

"Relax. I'll be back soon."

"Gaara."

"Hmm?"

"My name's Gaara," I mumble looking away.

"Gaara. It fits you." It's only after he's gone that I allow myself to breathe.

"Argh!" I slap a hand to my forehead and shake my head trying to make clear of what's wrong with me. It has to be the blood loss, has to be. I'm usually not a mess like this. Being the second in command of a powerful yakuza family, I can't be. I feel around in my pockets. My cell phone and wallet are missing. I must've left them in the car when the shooting began. My fingers do find a lone cigarette and lighter. I started smoking after my dad died. My sister and brother hate it but it's how I coped, well that and shutting off myself. Not healthy, I know. I'm only a couple of puffs in when the door swings open.

"You can't smoke here!" This kid looks like he just started high school. He has long hair like Shinobu and is a little on the skinny side. I simply blow a stream of smoke out my nostrils. "Your jerk!" He runs over to snatch the cigarette away. Despite the injured shoulder, I easily avoid him, which makes him angrier. He's practically steaming when I move towards the open windowsill. He moves to make one more attempt when he's stopped by Shinobu.

"Manami where are your manners?"

"B-but look!"
"He's a guest."

"But he's smoking big brother! Mom hates that!"

"Go check on Hidekuni."

"I don't want to!"

"Manami."

"Fine." He gives me a glare. I give him the finger. When Manami tries to come for me, Shinobu kicks him out the room, which is very impressive because he's carrying a tray in one hand.

"I apologize for my brother." I shrug. As I'm staring out the window, my cigarette is pulled from my mouth.

"Hey!" When I turn, I find myself face to face with Shinobu.

"We don't allow smoking here," He says quietly. I nod, unable to speak. His mouth is only inches from mine. After brushing a finger over one of my cheeks, he moves away to the food. I know I didn't imagine the electricity between us and judging by the way Shinobu is watching me now, he felt it too. "Gaara I-"

"Did he stop smoking yet?" Manami has appeared again, breaking whatever spell had fallen over us. I blink once, twice then without a word move to the bed again. "He did! Good job Shinobu. Mama hates smokers!"

"I brought you soup and pain medication," Shinobu tells me, clearly ignoring his little brother who puffs out his cheeks in irritation. "It has a sleep aid in it. Is there anything else you need?"

"Can you call my family? They're probably worried." He gives me paper and pen to write down the number. Once he has it, he pushes Manami to the door. "Thank you," I mumble thinking he doesn't hear me but he does. He gives me one last smile before leaving the room. I sit there for a few minutes trying to calm myself down enough to eat. It takes a few minutes but I manage to. Once I finish eating and taking the meds, I lean back to stare at the ceiling. I wonder if Hinata's okay. We'd been on our way to meet with another family when gunshots hit our car….

"Go!"

"But Gaara!"

"Take her out of here! I'm going to distract them!" I snap at the driver. Quickly he grabs an old hoodie out the car to put on her, takes down her hair and gives her a pair of flip flops to wear. We always keep extra clothes in the car because you never know what might happen. In this instance, Neji told us if anyone ever tried to kill her in this way that we should make her look like a boy, him specifically as much as possible. The two of them could pass for twins any normal day of the week. So there's no reason to believe it won't work here. Indeed she looks almost exactly like him. I take the gun from under my jacket and check how many bullets I have. The idiots are still on the other side shooting. I give a nod to the driver. He takes Hinata one way while I step out from behind the car, firing. A bullet pierces me instantly but it keeps them focused on me. When I go down they crowd around me. There's two of them and a van across the street that I assume is holding more. They're laughing now, thinking they have the upper hand.

"You idiots!" Someone from the van yells. "Kill him before he kills you!"

"What can he-shit!" They completely forgot about my gun. I shoot both in the abdomen. Amateurs. The guys in the van are opening the door now and shooting at me. Ignoring the pain I take off.

The sound of a door slamming wakes me. Manami is standing there with hands on his hips. What the hell does he want now?

"I think my brother likes you." Huh?

"Your point?"

"I think you like him too."

"Go away." I shift, pulling the blanket further over me.

"I won't let him date a gangster!" He stamps his foot. Wait. How does he know that?

"How do you know that?"

"Wouldn't you like to know."

"I would you little brat."

"Well I'm not telling!" He sticks his tongue out and darts out the room. Annoyed and not able to go back to sleep, I climb out of bed and walk to the door. I don't see anyone in the hallway. That kid moves fast. Deciding to look around, I walk out the room. The house is much bigger than I thought. I explore as many rooms as possible. By the time I get to the kitchen I'm tired. There must've been a sleep aid in the meds. As I'm about to leave I see Shinobu walking in. He's carrying groceries. I want to help him. Forgetting my injured shoulder, I take a bag from him before he can stop me and instantly regret it.

"Gaara!" I drop everything and clutch my shoulder. He leads me to a chair then unbuttons my shirt. "You're bleeding again. Why did you do that?" He asks as he takes the bandage off.

"Wasn't thinking." Despite the pain, I keep nodding off.

"Gaara."

"Hmmm?"

"Nevermind." When he finishes, I can feel myself lifted up. Is he carrying me? I can barely keep my eyes open so I rest my head against him. Once we return to the bedroom, he tries putting me down but I'm clinging to his shirt. I'd be embarrassed if any of my friends saw this. What's wrong with me?

"You need to lay down," Shinobu tells me.

"Wait." I wrap an arm around his neck to pull him down. I want to kiss him. I've wanted to since I first saw him. Instead he sighs and leans his forehead against mine.

"I won't deny the attraction between us is remarkable. Even my mother and Manami noticed it but that isn't what I want."

"Are you rejecting me?"

"If I simply wanted sex with you Gaara then it would've happened by now but I don't and I can tell you're not used to that." It's true. I'm no good in relationships. I always end up pushing whoever I'm dating away. In the end I usually only go for no strings attached sex with someone. Hinata and Neji don't think it's healthy the way I close myself off but it's worked out so far…if you ignore the not being able to stay in a relationship. "I want to seduce you completely, not just your body." Shinobu moves to my ear, holding me closer. "Allow me to make you fall in love with me. Only then will I let us give in to our desires."

"It won't work," I blurt out. He pulls back to smile at me.

"I like a challenge." I want to tell him no, that this won't work out but I find myself shyly nodding. "Is that a 'yes'?"

"Yeah," I mumble.

"OM MY GOD! GAARA!" Kankuro screams. I hate my brother sometimes. I really do. Shinobu sets me down as he races over practically pushing him out the way. "I was so worried! Not Temari though." He's crushing me to his chest.

"Can't breathe."

"Of course I wasn't worried. Gaara can take care of himself." Our oldest sister is standing in the doorway. She's always taken care of us when Mom had to go off. Even now she spends more time at our apartment than her own. "You must be Tokashiki Shinobu. Thanks for calling."

"It's fine. I've enjoyed having Gaara here."

"Really?" Kankuro asks while still crushing me. "Most people are scared of him."

"That's because they don't know him," I hear Hinata say. "My father had everyone searching for you."

"Are you okay?"

"Now I am." She steps over, gestures for Kankuro to move and looks me over. "I'll have you examined at home. Can you walk?"

"Yeah."

"Well then let's go." She turns to Shinobu and bows. "Thank you for taking care of my friend. If anything had happened to him I would've been inconsolable." Temari and Kankuro do the same.

"I have one request."

"Anything."

"I'd like to visit Gaara once he's feeling better."

"Of course!" Temari answers for her.

"Like hell! We don't even know this guy!" Kankuro has always been slightly protective of me.

"I'll leave you our address," Temari goes on as if he hasn't said anything and helps me up. Shinobu walks us to the door. Just as we're about to leave Manami pops up. He hides behind his brother, seemingly happy to just stick his tongue out at me again. Before I walk out the door, Shinobu takes my hand in his.
"I'll see you soon." I only nod again much to my brother's amusement.

"I think you're embarrassing him."

"No I think you are," Temari hits him on the head for me. Once we're a safe distance from the house she asks the question I know that's been bugging her. "Soooooo what was that about?" All three of them are looking at me with expectant faces as we get near the car. How can I get out of this? Hinata usually travels with a couple guys on bikes to scout the area ahead or if she needs something since they move through areas better than cars. I see one waiting on his bike in front of the car. I run to it and order him off.

"You can't do that!" Kankuro calls after me as I climb on the motorcycle. I give him the finger, place the helmet on my head and speed away.