How to Sleep
Summary: Gaara should be resting; after all, he had just awoken from the dead. One problem, how do you sleep? Temari shall teach him. Not a romance! Entirely family fluff! (If that's the right word) but no romance!
Quietly, Temari walked towards her brothers' rooms in the hospital. With little sound, Temari opened the fan door, walked in, and then slid it closed. Looking at the room, the first bed was occupied by an obnoxiously, snoring Kankuro and the second by- nothing?! Panicked, Temari searched the room and then sighed in relief to see Gaara sitting on the windowsill.
She walked over to him. "Gaara, you should be resting," Temari said softly in concern.
Gaara glanced at her. "I am," he replied just as soft, weary of Kankuro and his need to sleep.
Temari snickered slightly. "I meant you should be sleeping," he said.
Gaara looked at her fully with a frown. "I don't know how," he murmured softly, looking down with a blush.
Temari was startled but then she smiled. Of course, how could she forget? She supposed he wouldn't know. Temari walked towards his bed.
"Come here otouto," she said softly, sitting on the bed.
The endearment surprised Gaara and after some hesitation, he complied. Gaara yelped as Temari pulled him down; the two lying next to each other. Gaara's head was put on Temari's bosom and he could hear her heart and breathing. The thump, warmth, and gentle fall and rise was surprisingly soothing to the ex-tanuki jinjuriki.
Temari ran her fingers through Gaara's cherry hair. "Focus on my breathing," she murmured softly, "On the sound of my heart."
Gaara got over his embarrassment before he obeyed, forgetting the world around him as he listened to the drumming of his sister's heart. Gaara's body began to shut down and it scared him; it was almost like dying. Like he'd close his eyes and never wake up.
"Relax," Temari soothed, massaging his scalp. "Breathe, I'll protect you."
Gaara took a deep breath as his eyes tiredly blinked; catching the sunset as he focused on the hand in his hair. Subconsciously, Gaara nuzzled his sister, getting more comfortable while he snuggled closer to her body. "
"Sleep Gaara-chan," Temari said softly; kissing his forehead.
Gaara's reply was a sigh in content before he was gone. Temari smiled.
"Sleep well otouto."
End.