Chapter Three - Office
Gaara P.O.V.
It amazed me watching Naruto. Is emotions changing like a snap of the finger. The weight of the robes in my hands left as I looked to who took them. "What happened?" Temari asked holding the robes close to her body. "Naruto was upset so I tried to help him and... Apparently I did." Turning my body to face her completely I sighed and placed my cool hand on my forehead. "It seems that... Kurama is missing, we don't know how this happened so Naruto and I were out here looking for the kitsune."
"Naruto's Kitsune's gone?" She gasped clearly surprised at this information. I nodded slightly to her as well as thinking of different ways to both find Kurama and wonder how this happened. "How can this happen?" She asked walking away to the back and I followed. "I know that Naruto and Kurama are one now thanks to Killer Bee." I said as those still in the arena started the clean up. "What should we do?" She asked looking slightly back to me. "Well, he said he's not completely gone otherwise he would be dead right now." Looking to her as she caught up, I opened the door to the office I am now residing in as the Chunin Exams are here in Suna. Walking behind the desk and sitting at the chair they gave me I sighed and rubbed my forehead. This is weird, where sovling this problem will take more than one mind.
Looking at my sister as she thought of the mysteries behind the Kurama incident I sighed once again. "Well I better go get these cleaned." She said eyeing my robes and left the room. I watched her leave and as soon as the door shut there was a tapping on the glass just behind me. Turning on my chair I saw the very thing we were looking for. A little orangish red fox with nine tails tapping on my window. Opening it the furry creature hopped inside and sat on my desk. I stared at him for quite some time. He seemed bigger in the tales the Leaf would tell, but he was no bigger than a toy dog.
"Kurama?" I asked very low as the creature licked its paws and closed its eyes at me like it was giving me a smirk for my ignorance. Staring at the creature it stared back. I don't like this guy, always thinking he's better than everyone else. Rustles my jimmies! A loud and obnoxious voice boomed in my head, the little fox snickered some at the raccoon dogs opinions. "Gaara." It finally spoke, the deep voice low and fierce. I nodded some as the fox continued, "Don't tell Naruto."
Naruto P.O.V.
Looking for a fox that would be like the size of a mountain, you think it would be very easy. However it was everything further than easy, more on the lines of difficult. I was getting very annoyed at the fact that I couldn't find the one thing that would make me whole again. I never liked feeling empty, feeling like something was missing. Feeling... Lonely.
Running around the whole place, top to bottom my stomach started to rumbling low. "Ngh... So hungry." Clenching my stomach as it growled once again made me sit down curling into a little ball. "Naruto, what's wrong?" A familiar voice rang through the growls of my stomach making me look up to the slim strong features of the females face. Her blue eyes gazing down at me with those motherly knowing eyes. "I'm hungry~" I whined and my stomach helped the deed along as it growled vibrating my hands. "Ah, well we're heading back to the village soon, if you want there's some food I brought. I was for Gaara but if you go take it to him you can eat some as well." She smiled some holding a bento box of food. My mouth started to drool as I smelled the contents inside.
"Yeah sure no problem, I got this." I smiled and took the box from her. "Take it to Gaara's office. If I find out you ate it all yourself, I'll track you down and make you the food." She smiled a cute but deadly smile that sent shivers down my spine. I gulped and stared at her, "Y-yes ma'am." I studdered and ran off to Gaara's office.
Gaara P.O.V.
"I don't have much time, Naruto will most likely be here anytime." He looked to the door and paused for a split second before he spoke again. Turning to me he sighed, "I needed some air." His lips lifted up in a slight smirk. "Sure." I said nodding a little, "And Shukaku wants out too." Folding my arms across my chest the raccoon dog barked in my being. "Well of course, but you two aren't on sync like Naruto and I... Yet?" Tilting his little kitsune head some at the ending part. I stared at him not really giving an answer for he already knew it. "Right." He growled some probably feeling disrespected. "Don't tell Naruto where I've gone." He said once again. "How come?" I countered rewarded with a sideways glare. "Because I'm sure he'll make me go back in to that wretched place and I want to feel the sun on my fur for a while. And to get away from... Him." He sighed when he said 'him' and I knew what he meant. Although Naruto was my best friend I needed space from his crazy outgoing self. I nodded some, "Yes but you know he's frantic about you being gone. I'm sure he'll understand that you want to be in this form for a while."
"I'm not so sure about that. I almost killed him trying to leave that body, if I didn't give him most of my chakra to keep his heart pumping he would've died." He spoke and I realized what he was saying. "I thought you weren't able to leave since he has that seal on his stomach " Raising a non existent eyebrow at the one in question he smirked, "Yeah well... Its complicated son. As well that I need to leave. Naruto's coming and I smell food." He sniffed the air then jumped to the window and I followed suit. "Don't tell him anything. Or else." He glared at me and jumped out the window just as Naruto slammed the door against the wall making it boom and swing slightly back around closing it behind the blonde headed male that waltzed into my room. "Naruto.." I sighed softly as the pain in my head intensified at the slam. "Hey Gaara! Temari told me to bring you food and said that you need to share it with me!" He grinned and sat the food in front of me on all my paperwork. "Tsk."
"Come on I'm starving Gaara!" He almost yelled opening the bento and a disgusted look overcame his features. Tilting my head slightly I looked at the food and realized it was my favorite. Gizzards and Salted tongue, something I'm sure Naruto didn't like in the least. Picking one up I put it in my mouth and chewed, the salt flaking off the slightly moistened yet tough meat making my mouth water. He watched me in awe as I ate the food that he thought wasn't really food. Swallowing the deliciousness and taking a sip of tea, "Are you going to eat any?" I asked grabbing my chop sticks and plucking a gizzard, the hard and slightly burnt meat cracking against my teeth as I chewed.
"Uh... N-no thanks there... G-Gaara." He stammered his eyes closed and a comical sweat drop against his temple as his one sided smile twitched. "Have you tried it before?"
"We-well... well uhm... N-no not... Not really." He chuckled nervously as I stared at him chopsticks in hand. "Wait... Wait Gaara no I... I don't want any!" He almost screamed as I brought a salted tongue next to his lips and took advantage of his scream to shove the meat in. "Now chew." I commanded and slid the chopsticks slowly from his now closed and plump lips. A slight blush crept up on my cheeks and I sat back down. Realizing that I had almost crawled across the desk to get to him. Coughing slightly he watched me as he chewed, his face looked of that of slight disgust but he smiled to me none the less.
Naruto P.O.V.
Running around the corridors was a tiring thing and my stomach was growling even louder than before. "Maybe... Just a little of the food being gone won't hurt him~." I smiled and was about to open the box when a sudden chill ran down my spine halting my actions. "Ehehe... GAARA!?" I then yelled rounding a corner when I noticed a door with the sand symbol right in the middle of the door. No other doors had this tag and so I decided I would open it to find if Gaara was inside or not.
Inhaling softly I decided just barging in would be the best thing to do, and so.. I twisted the knob, and pushed harshly making the door turn fast and slam against the wall. Before the door could round on me and close on me, or worse actually hit me. I walked inside looking awesome as the door shut behind me. "Naruto.." He breathed, almost sounding like a sigh that I entered the room, inside my heart panged a bit making me feel a little bad. "Hey Gaara! Temari told me to bring you food and said that you need to share it with me!" I faked a grin, the pang in my chest still throbbing that I was being a nuisance to him. I sat the food in front of him not really looking until he tsked noticing that I just put the food on his paperwork. "Come on I'm starving Gaara!" Practicly yelling trying to get my spirits back up, I opened the bento and my face fell as I saw the contents inside.
It was inedible! No one can eat something such as this! This this... Gross stuff! I watched in slight awe as Gaara slowly picked one up with his delicately slender fingers and popped one of the Salted tongues into his mouth chewing in glee. He then took a sip of the tea I hadn't realized he had and stared into the pool of teal eyes that bore into my blue ones. "Are you going to eat any?" He then asked and grabbed a gizzard placing it in his mouth chewing. I could hear the crunches from the overcooked meat loud and clear, sounding like someone was crunching on bones. "Uh... N-no thanks there... G-Gaara." Closing my eyes so I no longer had to witness the red headed male to eat. "Have you tried it before?"
"We-well... well uhm... N-no not... Not really." I chuckled obviously nervous of what he might do considering he had chopsticks in hand. "Wait... Wait Gaara no I... I don't want any!" I screamed when Gaara brought a piece of the salted tongue close to my lips in a flash, I couldn't move because the sand was wrapped around my feet. He took advantage of my scream, shoving the nasty meat in my mouth and closing my jaws automatically "Not chew." He commanded making me blush and a light throb be felt in my heart once again, but more of a good pain. Slowly he slid the chopsticks from my mouth and I realized there's only one pair... And he used both for himself and I... Meaning... An indirect kiss!
Doing as he commanded I chewed the nasty tough and to salty meat. I realized to get to me he almost crawled over the desk, a light blush on his cheeks as he sat back down and it made me a little happy as I smiled to the red head right across from me.
So... A lot of people (a lot to me anyways) have read my story and I thank you for that :D However, I have no reviews D: I like reviews people! It helps me write. And as you can see I don't get motivated my writing becomes slower... Besides the fact that I was in the ER recently. So I'm trying to not stress myself out to much, so please bare with me~ Rate and Review~ pwease ;^;
