Repost, with edits to make it FFnet appropriate.

Gaara leaned in close, not touching, but inches away from Naruto. She braced herself for his touch, closing her eyes in anticipation. He didn't, though, and she slowly she opened her eyes. His sea-foam eyes held hers. Staring at each other, words passing only through the intense gaze, they were silent.

Only then did he reach out and cup her face in both hands. He was gentle, as if he was afraid he would hurt her.

Naruto's breath hitched before she grasped the back of his head. Gentleness was forgotten as she forced his head forward. His lips touched hers.

"You're mine." She said, and brushed her lips against his.

Their lips smashed together, sloppily kissing the other. Gaara shivered and she brought her lips down from his to his jaw, then his neck. Gaara breathed raggedly.

"You should undress now." She said huskily, facing him after pulling apart.

In response, Gaara grabbed the hem of her shirt and yanked it upward. Surprised, Naruto didn't fight it, and soon found herself without her shirt. He threw it to the side. Despite her forwardness, Naruto blushed at him, bringing her arms to cover her bound chest.

Gaara stepped back.

"Do you want to stop?" He asked.

"N-no." She said unconvincingly.

Gaara walked over to where he had discarded her shirt. He picked it up and walked it back over to Naruto, seemingly apathetic.

Naruto took it from him and suddenly chucked it to the side. "No." She said firmly. "I want to do this. It's just my first time."

Gaara looked over to where she had thrown her shirt. He unbuttoned his shirt then and set it down next to Naruto's.

They came together in silent understanding through their locked eyes. They kissed heatedly for a minute.

The door slammed open.

There was an aggravated sigh.

"Naruto!" Sakura said in disbelief.

Gaara and Naruto pulled away, turning to Sasuke and Sakura.

Naruto blushed, pulling her up to cover herself. Gaara moved himself in front of Naruto, but didn't appear to care about his state of undress.

"So this is where you were." Sasuke didn't appear to really care now that Naruto was found.

"You can't just go off on your own." Sakura tried carefully. "Especially now that you're Hokage."

"You can't take my life away from me." Naruto disagreed. "Plus, I can take care of myself."

Sasuke, surprisingly, grabbed Sakura by the wrist. "Let's go. She can take care of herself."

Sakura seemed to have a difference of opinion, but Sasuke shut the door before Naruto and Gaara could hear their argument.

Naruto and Gaara turned to each other. The mood appeared to have changed, no longer the heat and urgency. Still, Gaara turned around and kissed her on her forehead.

She was still blushing when he pulled away, but he just wrapped her up in his arms and held her until he decided to walk them over to the bed. They sat there quietly, just soaking in each other's presence.

They did nothing but cuddle that night, but the next night was different.

Their interactions in the future changed and things became awkward for everyone else on her team.

However, they didn't regret it.