...Naruto's POV. Nothing too intense here. Just naruto being sneaky...
Gaara's face…the brow completely devoid of hair, the dark circles around the eyes.
Naruto had always thought it odd that the tailed beasts could have such a physical effect on their hosts. Odd or not, Gaara's features were hypnotizing. Gaara never liked to talk about them and always found something for the blond to do when Gaara caught the other man staring. Gaara wasn't objecting now, mostly because Naruto was cheating.
Naruto had made sure the Kazekage was soundly sleeping before beginning this dangerous little mission. Gaara would be…displeased if he ever learned what Naruto did when they were both supposed to be asleep. The sand nin's insomnia had vanished with Shukaku. Now he was known to fall asleep in the span of just a few minutes and usually had to be forcefully wakened. This left Naruto ample time to explore the more taboo features of his lover.
Naruto brushed over the ridge of Gaara's brow. It felt as smooth as it looked. He could feel the muscles beneath the smooth skin. Amazing how these muscles that always seemed insignificant revealed so much emotion in conjunction with the eyes below.
Naruto's fingers traced the dark circles around Gaara's lightly closed eyes. The skin was such a dark shade of brown it looked black from even the smallest distance. Of course Naruto was by no means distant hovering over the younger man as he was, so it was dark chocolate that rimmed the Kazekage's eyes. The feeling was difficult to describe no matter how many times Naruto stole the intimate touches. The skin was soft. Everything about Gaara was, but the dark skin was just a bit rougher, textured. It felt almost like the skin of Gaara's lips. Naruto leaned in to test his new found theory. Sure enough, a near perfect match. Naruto smiled to himself and missed the sudden opening of two murky green eyes.
"Uzumaki," Naruto blinked at the warning tone. He laughed nervously.
"Yes, Gaara?"
"What in the name of the five Kages are you doing?"
"Eh, intelligence gathering?"
