Chapter 2: His Eyes.
Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine so... Yeah...
I know I said white rose is an oneshot fic but... due to the reviews I made chapter 2. It concentrates on Sasuke and Gaara... so yeah... anyway. If anyone else wants a certain pair to be included in this fic please add them in your reviews and I will find the time to make them. Thank you. Now... Lets get this thing started!
His Eyes.
Somewhere in Konoha 9:18am
'His eyes are just like mine' Gaara thought 'Full of anger and hatred... and the desire to kill' he smirked 'What fun would it be to break him.'
Meanwhile... Uchiha Village 10:00am
Uchiha Sasuke made his way back home from the grocery store. His life was passing smoothly since the chunin exam last month, and he was grateful. Not soon after the exams, things became a lot more different. Take Neji and Shino for instance they were seeing each other since the white eyed, longhaired Hyuga got out of the hospital. Another example would be Shikamaru and Lee playing matchmaker. Sasuke silently hopes that someday, someone would turn the tables and match them with someone.. But that's just Sasuke hoping.
Speaking of the matchmaking duo, they have caused a lot of anomalies is Konoha, including Shino and Neji. Some of their outrageous matches would be Kakashi and Iruka, Asuma and kurenai, and no one knows how but they have succeded in matching their Hokage with the famous frog hermit Jiraya. As Sasuke listed in his mind the recent matches he had this strong nagging feeling that he would be next. Women's intuition? Sasuke shuddered involuntarily at that thought..
Upon reaching his home he placed the groceries in their proper places at the shelves and in the fridge. As he putting the last of the eggs in the egg compartment he heard someone knocking at the door. "UCHIHA SASUKE! I CHALLANGE YOU TO A MATCH OF SKILL AND STRENGTH. " It was Rock Lee. Sasuke's eye gave a funny little twitch. His mind was telling him to decline but everyone in Konoha knows that the Uchiha Sasuke, last surviving member of the Uchiha clan that is out to kill his psychopathic brother cannot, would not and will never back down from a challenge. Sasuke was pulled out of his thoughts by Lee's very loud voice "IF YOU ACCEPT MY CHALLENGE I'LL MEET YOU AT THE SITE OF THE 3RD EXAM!" and with that Lee's footsteps faded away.
In another side of town 10:05am
"Anybody home?" Shikamaru knocked at the door. Not receiving any reply Shika turned to leave, then the door opened with a very audible creek. Shika glanced over his shoulder and went inside "Hello?" he called out as he entered feeling shivers run down his spine he suddenly jumped when the door slammed shut behind him. 'I knew I should have traded with Lee.' He thought looking around the empty apartment room. "What do you want?" Shikamaru turned around in a snap and saw Sabaku Gaara glaring at him, blocking the doorway. Shika regained his posture and looked him in the eye "Leewishestoaskeyouarematchandtoldmetotellyoutomeetthimatthesiteofthethirdexam" Shika stated in one breath." Gaara raised an nonexistent eyebrow "What?" Shikamaru took another deep breath and said "Lee wishes to ask you a rematch and told me to tell you to meet him at the site of the third exam" Gaara's mind went to work creating multiple ways to kill the kid with the big eyebrows. "A rematch... interesting. No jounins? Officials to stop us?" Gaara asked smirking "None." Was the chunins reply. "I'll be there" Gaara said as he held the door open. As Shikamaru reached the outside he bolted towards the meeting place of the two.
3rd exam site 1:00pm
Sasuke impatiently tapped his foot on the ground 'He's not here yet...' he thought. He glanced at his watch. "I've been here for 2 hours! That's it! I'm-"
"Leaving?"
"What the...You!"
Gaara was watching him from the audience stand. Sasuke looked at him and glared. "Lee wants to battle with us at the same time! Is he thinking of suicide or something!" he yelled at the panda. Gaara smirked and jumped down on the arena "How naive can you get Uchiha? Have you got a brain at all?" Sasuke glared at the remark. "What the f-ing hell do you mean?" he thought for a moment then his mind miraculously made an intelligent answer the present situation "THEY'RE MATCHING ME WITH YOU!" he thought out loud. Insane would be a word to justify this mission impossible. "I told you it wouldn't work Lee" came a lazy voice from behind the trees. "Aww... I thought it would be fun.." said another voice. "I told you they can't stand each other."
"Sheesh... I thought they would never back down from a challenge.."
"Me too... being the Gaara of the sand and Uchiha Sasuke of the Uchiha clan..."
"This would ruin their reputation.."
"I could hear Itachi now..."
Sasuke's patience had reached its limit, not to mention his sanity and self-control. "DAMN IT ALL! THAT'S IT! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!" he burst out. Shikamaru and Lee gave each other a victorious smirk. Shika turned to him "Simple... we challenge you to be Gaara's for a month..." Lee nodded and added "But no one besides us four will know about the challenge part. .. we promise to leave you alone from our matchmaking... we'll even keep Sakura away...If you make it, that is.." Shika approached Sasuke with that smirk still on his face. "Unless your... Chicken." He added a lot of emphasis on the word Chicken. "I'll go with that.." Gaara said lazily... Sasuke's face was turning red in fury. "Fine then!" he said throwing his arms in the air because of frustration. "Great! Remember Sasuke... one whole month. Starting... Now... Oh before I forget.. There's a 1 bed rule!" Said lee as He and Shika disappeared in a puff of smoke. Sasuke glared at the spot where the duo had been earlier. "One of these days..." he muttered as he walked out of the stadium. "Oi! Uchiha" Gaara called out "WHAT?" Sasuke said irritably. Without a word Gaara walked up to him and took his hand "What the hell do you think your doing!" He said attempting to pull his hand away without succession. "This, Sasuke, is part of the challenge." Sasuke had no choice but to follow Gaara as they walked into town.
Konoha residential area 2:15pm
Yakushi Kabuto lay on his back lazily at the roof of his current apartment. Keeping an eye on Uchiha Sasuke was easy, sure, what bother him are the reports afterwards and this is one of those days. Orochimaru had arrived in Konoha recently and was already making Kabuto's days a living hell, well... nights to be exact. He turned to his side hoping that the view of the town will keep his mind occupied from what might and most likely keep him from sleeping peacefully tonight. He looked around and sat up in surprise as he saw his mission walking towards town hand in hand with the beast of the sand. "What the fuck!" He exclaimed as he observed the two. "This.Is.Not.Happening." He told himself. As the teens disappeared around the corner the window below opened. "Kabuto-san." Kimimaru looked up to see Kabuto. "What's wrong Kabuto? It's as if you saw a ghost." Kabuto regained his composure and stood up. "It's nothing Kimimaru-san." He said as he entered the threshold "Alright then" Kabuto adjusted his glasses and looked at him. "Something wrong?" Kimimaru looked at him seriously as if telling Kabuto to run. "Orochimaru-sama is looking for you." Kabuto paled. "IT'S ONLY NOON!" Kimimaru turned and walk away. "He said something about getting done early and you being well rested last night..." as he reached the door he glanced at Kabuto's direction. "Shall I cancel tonight's strategy planning with the others?" Kabuto looked at him with dead eyes. "I'll take that as a yes." As he went out and closed the door behind him he called out to the rest of the sound five "Did you guys bring your earplugs? I bought extras!"
Uchiha residential area
Day 2
Konoha had a major case of fainting spells and people being paralyzed for 2 days at least ever since the word came out that Uchiha Sasuke and Sabaku Gaara were seeing each other. Little do they know that when nighttime comes the situation takes a full three hundred sixty-degree turn. Yes, they followed the one bed rule, but they slept with their backs on one another.
Day 26 11:57pm
Gaara lay uncomfortably in Sasuke's bed. Sure he had been there for 25 nights already but tonight was different. Tonight he had acknowledged the fact that he was indeed falling in love with the boy. 'This is not what I wanted.' He thought. 'I was supposed to break him. Find his weaknesses yet...' he was cut from his line of though by a sniffle 'What the?' he turned around and saw Sasuke sweating and breathing heavily "Sasuke.." he said as he attempted to wake the Uchiha, when that didn't work he shook him slightly. Sasuke woke at the contact and looked at him, eyes strained with tears. "G-Gaara" ha said before launching himself at the vulnerable panda. "Sa-suke?" The young Uchiha started muttering words that Gaara couldn't understand then he froze, as what Sasuke was saying became audible enough for him to hear. "I don't want to be alone anymore... please...don't want to..." Gaara wrapped his arms around the boy 'I can't do this anymore.' He told himself.
Day 27 5:27am
Sasuke lay peacefully asleep on his bed as Gaara stood up. He went to the cabinet and packed his things. "I'm sorry Sasuke..." he said as he opened the door to the outside. At the sound of the door opening Sasuke woke up and saw an empty space where Gaara should have been. Still in his nightwear he sprinted out of the room and saw the panda about to leave. "Gaara?" Gaara looked down and refused to face Sasuke. "The challenge is over Uchiha, I can't do it anymore... Your free"
"What do you mean can't do it anymore?"
"This... I can't do this to you.."
"Gaara what--"
"I was supposed to break you, find your weakness and use it to destroy you... but... that didn't go well. It's enough that I had almost killed you before... god, I'm talking nonsense.. . To cut it short... Sasuke, you should find somebody to make you happy. No one has the right to force you into something you don't want. Least of all... I don't want to force you to like me.."
"I don't understand"
Gaara took a deep breath and said. "I love you Uchiha Sasuke, so much that I'm setting you free to be with whom you want to be." Gaara said finally as he took one step out.
"Th-then I want to be with you! And It's not just because of the challenge Gaara " Sasuke said loud enough that even the people passing by heard it. Gaara smiled bitterly. "Sasuke... I'm a monster, and monsters hurt people, kill them even... You can't be with me I don't want to hurt--" Next thing he knew he was forced to turn around and silenced with a kiss. Gaara dropped his bag in surprise, as Sasuke pulled of Gaara looked at him and was shock to see those usually emotionless obsidian eyes mirroring all emotion that was hidden Anger, rage, sadness and loneliness. "I don't care... I don't care if you're a monster! All that matters is that I love you and I don't want you to leave!" His eyes became glossy with tears "You understood me beyond all else. You loved me without asking for anything in return... I couldn't ask for more. If you leave... If you leave..." Sasuke choked on his tears "I KNOW I'LL NEVER LOVE ANYBODY ELSE!" Gaara looked at him in total shock Uchiha Sasuke had made his emotions known for all to see, a event that never happened before. Gaara recovered from the shock and embraced the crying boy. 'Fuck Suna and Shukaku. I'm staying' he thought. He pulled apart and tilted Sasuke's chin to make him look at him. "The moment I had set my eyes on you I wanted nothing more than to break you, yet, the moment I got to know you the intention has changed I wanted to protect you from all those that threaten you and destroy all those that will hurt you and I will... I will protect you and nothing not even Shukaku will be able to stop me from loving you for the rest of my life. If I have to give up my own freedom and happiness to protect you and spare you from the pains of the world then so be it." Sasuke smiled a little at Gaara's remark. "I love you Uchiha Sasuke, and I'll never leave you" and with that he closed the space between them.
In front of Sasuke's house 5:32pm
"God this sucks." Shikamaru said out loud from his and Lee's hiding place behind a bush. "It's quite cute actually." Lee pointed out.
Meanwhile
Konoha residential area 5:33pm
Kimimaru and the rest of sound 5 were playing a game of Black Jack at their rented apartment living room. "Hit" Said Tayuya to Kidomaru who gave her a card. Suddenly there was a very audible thud followed by an equally loud moan in the room above. Ukon just rolled his eyes and Kimimaru bought out a box and placed it in the middle of the group. "Earplugs?"