Yo peoples. This is just a Valentine's Day fic. GaaMiko and KakaKiko.
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of Naruto.
Gaara opens his eyes late one morning, and the first thing he does is curse himself out for being late. He has an important job to do and an entire village of people counting on him to do it right and on time.
"Hey," Emiko whispers as he sits up, throwing his legs off the edge of their Kage-sized bed. "Where're you going?"
Her voice is tired, and Gaara curses himself again for waking her.
"I-" She cuts him off with a hand instead of words, and he watches as she scoots closer to him.
"It's like 3 in the morning, Gaara," she says gently, encouraging him with steady hands to lay back down.
He looks outside to the darkness, and he doesn't get why he's so off today.
"Do you really have to go?" Akiko asks, shutting her eyes against the bared skin of Kakashi's neck. She can feels him swallow, and she looks up when his chin knocks against her head as he nods.
They're quiet as they cling to one another, and Kakashi can feel his throat get tight as he holds her tight against his body.
"I love you," he whispers, closing his eyes.
"I love you too," Emiko whispers back, not taking her eyes off him as he tugs up his mask and slips out the door for another life-threatening mission. She whispers it again as the door shuts.
When Gaara remembers the date, he feels terrible. So does Kakashi. So when both men return safe (and maybe just a little bruised), they apologize with kisses and promises of forever that they don't know if they can keep.
Across the Fire nation in villages miles apart, two men whisper, "Happy Valentine's Day."