Gaara was released from the hospital the next morning, even though he was still rather weak. The only reason they let him walk out was because he was the Kazekage, and because they he was supposed to be meeting with the Hokage. Otherwise, they would have kept him for another day or so.
Gaara immediately went to meet with the Hokage. He signed some papers and she discussed the new treaty with him.
"Will this be all?" he finally asked, looking up at the Hokage with tired. She knew that he was still weak from the a couple days ago, but she wasn't quite finished yet.
"There's one more piece of business I want to get taken care of," she told him with a smirk. Gaara sighed and nodded. He really wasn't in the mood to do anymore paper work, but choice did he have. He cared about his village and wanted to keep their relations with Konoha strong.
"How would you like to have a great interrogator, or even a personal assistant?"
"We don't need any more charity from Konoha," he told her firmly. "Besides, we have several shinobi in our village who could do any of the tasks you just mentioned."
"Let me make this clear to you, this would not be for charity. There is a certain shinobi in our village that wants to be transferred to Sunagakure." Gaara could feel his heart starting to race uncontrollably and began hoping that it was who he was thinking about. Tsunade saw the slight change in his face and smirked at him. "Now that you are actually here, we can make it happen."
"Who exactly are we talking about?" Gaara asked. He had a good idea about who, but he wanted to make sure. Tsunade sighed in disappointment and shook her head at him.
"Who do you think?! It's Hana of course!" Gaara looked at her with a blank expression on his face. Gaara was silent for a moment, thinking everything over in his head. Finally, he nodded.
"What do I have to do?" he asked, his voice showing no emotion. Tsunade snickered and took out a manila folder, sliding it across the table. Gaara looked at it in disgust.
"Just what I need," he muttered to himself. "More paper work. That girl owes me big time."
Tsunade scoffed at him.
"You fuss too much Kazekage-sama."
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Gaara was exhausted by the end of the day. He hadn't fully recovered from everything he had been through, and negotiating was always so troublesome. Gaara was safely in his apartment before dark.
Gaara had taken off his shirt and was about to collapse on the bed when he heard a knock on the door. He sighed in aggravation, but went to answer it anyway. He frustration changed slightly when he saw that it was Hana.
The blonde looked him up and down before giggling to herself.
"What's so funny?" he asked, glaring at her. She smiled innocently at him.
"It's nothing really," she chuckled. "It's just that I never expected to see you all bandaged up like that. It actually makes you look a kind of cute." Gaara's eyes spotted a brown paper bag in her hands.
"What do you have there?" he asked, nodding at the bag.
"It's healing ointment, bandages, and some pain killers. Hokage-sama wanted me to make sure that you cleaned your wounds properly. She also wanted me to give you some medicine. Gaara nodded and stepped aside, letting Hana come in. Hana set the bag on his dresser and took out a small pill bottle. She popped off the cap and poured a pill out into her palm. She held it out to Gaara. He took it and put it into his mouth, quickly swallowing it. He then went over and sat down on his bed.
"Would you like me to clean your wounds for you?" Hana asked sweetly. Gaara sighed and nodded.
Hana took the healing ointment and bandages and sat on the bed beside Gaara. She took off his old bandages off and was about to apply the ointment when something caught her eyes.
"You're still wearing my necklace," she said with a smile. Gaara nodded.
"Why wouldn't I be?" he asked, looking at her with blank eyes. She shrugged.
"You didn't seem like much of a jewelry person." Gaara rolled his eyes at her, which made her giggle a bit.
Hana continued applying the lotion to his wounds, being careful not to hurt him anymore than he already was. When she was finished, she quickly bandaged him up again and put all her supplies away. She put the paper bag back on the dresser and stood in front of Gaara.
"I guess I should let you get some rest," she told him softly. She turned and began to walk away. She was stopped by Gaara grabbing her by the wrist. Gaara got to his feet and pulled her towards him. Hana looked into Gaara's eyes in shock. Gaara pulled Hana close to him.
"I kept my promise," he whispered into her ear. Chills went down Hana's spine, but she managed to smile. She slowly wrapped her arms around his torso and laid her head against his bare chest.
"I missed you so much," she sighed, squeezing him a little tighter.
"I missed you too," Gaara replied softly, "Which is why you are coming back with me." Hana grinned, squeezing him even tighter. Gaara gave a small grunt, which caused Hana to immediately loosen her grip around him.
"I'm sorry," she apologized. Gaara nodded. "I should let you get some rest, otherwise you'll never heal." Gaara sighed, releasing his grip on her. Hana did the same. "Goodnight," she told him softly. She reached up and gently caressed his cheek before turning and leaving.
