I Do not own Naruto. As you may well know, if I did, Gaara and Naruto would be intimate lovers. Hehehehe. It's the way I am. :3
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"Bye Jiraiya!" Naruto yelled as he ran out of his house. He knew his adoptive father was going to nag at him later for calling him by his first name. Naruto couldn't help but laugh at himself.
Naruto was almost at the school, just one more block. That was when Naruto spotted Gaara. Naruto grinned and bounded over to Gaara. "Gaara-kun!" Gaara had just finished locking his door when he heard his name being called. He smiled inwardly, hoping this was an open opportunity. Naruto had used the –kun honorific after all.
Gaara turned to face Naruto, his face just as expressionless as ever. "Naruto. Hey." Naruto smiled. "I didn't know we lived so close to each other." Naruto smiled. Gaara nodded. "Neither did I. Must be fate…" Gaara murmured. Naruto looked confused. "What do you mean by that?" Gaara shrugged. Naruto started counting his the sidewalk squares when an idea hit him.
Naruto jumped in front of Gaara excitedly, blocking his path. "Hey Gaara, want to go to the school festival together? I know it would be awesome if I went with you!" Gaara's usually blank façade fell as his face showed an expression of shock. He gathered himself together quickly and his façade returned. "I don't know. Wouldn't you rather go with that….Sasuke kid?" Gaara's face remained blank as his eyes eagerly observed Naruto's facial expressions.
Naruto went from upset to thoughtful but then to determination. "Nah. I've gone to a lot of school festivals with Sasuke already and I'm sure there'll be a lot more for us to go to. This time I want to go with you." Naruto's innocent, determined smiled made Gaara's decision easy. "Alright then…" He muttered. Naruto threw a fist in the air. "YATA!" He had a triumphant smile on his face. The ends of Gaara's mouth lifted up only slightly. That was his way of smiling. Naruto had noticed though and that just made him even more excited. "I can't wait till this Saturday!" Naruto walked beside Gaara, both of them absorbed in their own fantasies of what the school festival would be like…together.
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As soon as the lunch bell rang nearly all of the students in the classroom ran to the cafeteria. Gaara didn't like to eat that much, so he of course, stayed in his seat, gazing out the window. Naruto was one of the first to reappear in the classroom, pan in hand. He immediately zoned in on Gaara.
Naruto moved the desk in front of Gaara so that they were facing each other. Naruto un-wrapped his pan and nibbled on it. He continued to stare at Gaara, who hadn't even moved since Naruto sat down. "Naruto?" Naruto turned around to see Sasuke standing in the door way. He grinned, pan shoved in his mouth. "Ffasfke-foon!" Naruto waved Sasuke over. Sasuke situated himself in a desk next to Naruto, trying to take full advantage of the situation.
Gaara had turned, his eyes locked on Sasuke, daring him to touch Naruto. Sasuke smirked as he slowly lifted his hand and placed it on Naruto's head. Naruto was use to this gesture so he let it be. Sasuke could see Gaara's eye twitching and he had to keep himself from bursting out into laughter. To further anger the red head, Sasuke began to scratch Naruto behind his ear and on his, making Naruto purr. Sasuke turned to Gaara to challenge him with his eyes but Gaara had suddenly stood up.
"Enough!" Gaara slapped Sasuke's arm away from Naruto's head. Naruto stared up in shock with wide eyes at Gaara. Gaara's face had turned from blank to full fledge rage. "…Enough…" Gaara whispered. Gaara left the room, fuming. Sasuke was smirking until he saw Naruto get up and chase after Gaara. "Tch."
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Naruto finally found Gaara on the rooftop. Gaara was leaning over the railing, staring at the ground below. Naruto stood for a moment, admiring the way Gaara looked. His hair was blowing so lightly in the wind and his facial features seemed so calm and peaceful. Naruto had to keep himself from blushing too hard.
Gaara felt a shift in the atmosphere and turned glanced towards the door. "What do you want Naruto?" Gaara shifted his gaze back at the ground. Naruto walked slowly up to Gaara and leaned on the railing next to him, watching the people below. "So…what happened back there?" Naruto mumbled. Gaara shrugged. "Ah…" Naruto nodded.
"Are we still on for the festival?" Naruto muttered. "Of course." Gaara sounded offended that Naruto would even ask. Naruto smiled. "Good. I'll call you later then…Oh wait. What's your number anyway?" Naruto pulled out his cell phone and handed it to Gaara. Gaara entered his digits and handed it back to Naruto. Naruto smiled. "See ya later." Naruto waved as he ran back into the building. Gaara sighed. They still had the other half of the day left in school. Wooh….
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Sorry. I read the reviews and I tried to make the paragraphs smaller, but I didn't notice till it was too late. I'll try harder next time. :3 Oh and if anyone's wondering, It is currently Thursday in the story and the next day will be Friday. The day before the school festival. If you wondering what a school festival is, watch some high school anime. :)
