Written For: flametwirler
Published: December 22, 2008
Pairings: Sakura/Gaara
Genre: Fluff
Rating: G
Word Count: 323
Prompt: Just something cute and squishable. It can be romantic, it can be friendship with just a hint of squishyness, or seriously just whatever you think is adorable.
Summary: The Kazekage sees a lot of Sakura these days.
Gaara was just reaching for another stack of papers when he heard his office door click open. He was not entirely unsurprised at the intrusion, despite the late hour.
"Sakura-san," he acknowledged, and she stepped in and took a seat across from his desk. "What brings you here?"
"I was just passing through, Kazekage-sama," she said cheerfully. Part of Gaara rather thought that Sakura took missions to allow her to pass through his village on purpose. The other part of him thought that she just pushed herself so she could detour though Sunagakure regardless of whether the mission brought her in that direction. Either way, he certainly wasn't going to tell her to stop coming.
She pulled out a thermos and a cup. The liquid inside the thermos was clearly piping hot, and it steamed as she poured it.
"A new brew?" he asked, reaching out to take the mug from her when she offered it.
"Just a little something I whipped up," the kunoichi replied, and Gaara fought the urge to snort. He'd made inquiries. Sakura didn't just make tea for people willy-nilly. She took the time to research and prepare ingredients that would aid the person she was brewing for. She'd been tweaking his personal recipe for months, now.
He took a sip and felt more relaxed than he had in days almost immediately. He could feel his demon-ravaged chakra pathways even out, his frayed nerves settling, his very soul knitting itself back together. It wasn't easy for him to function without Shukaku, but due to Sakura's regular visits, he was slowly healing.
"Thank you, Sakura," he said, his eyes boring into hers, his voice low and husky. And even though it was quite a normal thing to say under the circumstances, something about his tone and expression had the kunoichi blushing.
"It's my pleasure, Gaara," she told him seriously, hoping her words rang with as much truth and appreciation as his.