Gaara was sitting at his desk, immersing himself in his documents. Reading tons of paper had given him a terrible headache but it was still better than making the elders think he didn't care. Gaara knew he couldn't afford to give any hasty decision because he was the Kazekage, he had to take responsibility for the village. That was why he had to take time considering every suggestion –which the others wrote on paper, before carrying out actions.
Reading…again reading…and again reading...Damn I missed dinner again.
Gaara looked up to find the clock already stroke had been quite a while since he last had dinner with Temari and Kankuro.
From 6 to 8 almost every day of the week. Hii would say that I'm a workaholic…
Hii. Good heaven! He hadn't seen her since this morning. Gaara buried his head in his hands, mumbling what a jerk he was. The work had attracted all of his attention, taken all of his time. Then without any delay, he grabbed his coat and dashed out of the room, almost knocked two ninjas on the ground when he ran pass them. Gaara felt so guilty and angry with himself. He felt so mad that he could, well if he could, beat himself up to teach the "Gaara-who-forgot" a lesson. He kept running, and running…
The kitchen was empty. "They must have finished with the dinner", he thought. His siblings seemed nowhere to be found. That was not a strange thing since they tent to go out for night missions. Gaara came close to the table, where a beautiful cactus rose was placed in the middle. It was surely Hii's favorite plant, thorny, strong and resilient just like her. He was about to give the flower a light touch when he heard a loud thud coming from above.
She's here… Hii…
Rushing upstair, Gaara found Hii standing in her room, among her messy stuff. Her long black hair was flowing along with a gust of wind blowing from the open window. Gaara noticed her hair was a little bit shorter than before but still, it was pretty. Her shiny dark eyes looked up, just in time to catch those of Gaara. They looked at each other, silently. It had been a long time since they were alone together and right now, Gaara just wanted to hold her in his arms…
"Done with your work, Gaara-kun?" – Hii asked with a gentle voice.
"Sorry, too much paper to read..." – Gaara mumbled.
"It's ok, I understand you have been busy lately. That's why didn't want to bother you..." – "ahh sorry Gaara-kun, but you are standing on my tatami."
"Oh, I didn't know…"
Gaara bent down to pick the tatami up. His hand suddenly met Hii's. A warm flow was running through his body, creating an indescribable feeling. Without knowing it, Gaara grabbed Hii's hand, held it in his, holding it tightly like he was afraid she might run away. Hii stood still, feeling the warmth from Gaara's hand. This was exactly what she dreamed of. Maybe she did fall for Gaara after all...Thinking of all the possibility, Hii blushed even more and looked away. Gaara still refused to let go and continued looking at her. His emotion wanted to take over his body. It wanted to overflow right now…
"I missed you." – Gaara blurted out
"Uhm…glad to hear that Gaara-kun. My place is a little messy, you know,…it takes time…oh what am I thinking…" – Hii stuttered and turned her back at Gaara.
"Hii, look at me…"
"Gaara-kun, I…"
Without letting Hii finish her sentence, Gaara hugged her from behind. He closed his eyes, sensing the familiar warmth of her body. Lovely, Hii still possessed the smell of wild daisy, which he found very attractive.
"Gaara-kun, are you ok, did anything happen?"
"Something terrible will happen if you refuse to stay in my arms"
"Temari and Kankuro…they may see us…"
"They're not here. Anyway, who cares!"
"This is embarrassing, Gaara-kun. I can't take it anymore…"
"Hii, please…"
Hii drew back to her silence. She didn't know what was going on in her mind anymore. Gaara's embrace had filled her with burning passion. Hii realized she couldn't hide her feelings any longer. She placed her arms on top of Gaara's and leaned her back against his chest. All of a sudden, Hii turned around, threw her arms around Gaara's neck and clung on to him. She looked at him tenderly and whispered:
"I missed you too, Gaara-kun. I missed you so much…"
Surprised by this sudden confession, Gaara couldn't do anything but stare at her unblinkingly. He felt so blissful, so blessed. Without any hesitation, he hugged her tightly in return. Hii pulled him even closer to her, leaning her cheek against his neck. Her hand was now playing with his brick-red hair, which she loved so much. Gaara's eyes shut close. He wanted to enjoy this amazing moment…no, he wanted this moment to last forever.
"You know, I was a little upset when you didn't come to see me earlier." Hii muttered under her breath.
"So you did want me to find you. That's why I intend to keep you waiting." – Gaara replied.
"Not because you forgot?"
"Well could I? Don't question me, hug me."
Gaara held Hii tighter in his arms. A white lie shouldn't be a problem should it? If it hadn't been for the work, he could…
"Gaara-kun, even if you forgot, I didn't mind at all. I was just joking."
"Don't…"
"More importantly, you are here with me now."
Hii now took Gaara's face in her hands, admiring every feature of it. She noticed his hands were still on her waist, gently caressing her. At this very moment, their feelings just wanted to outburst. It was love, the love they had been hiding for 4 years. Gaara wanted to confess his love to Hii this instance. He just couldn't wait any longer. Without words, Gaara slowly moved his hand towards her nape, pulling her face closer to his. Hii looked into Gaara's beautiful blue eyes, which had been mesmerizing her for years, and got his intention. She left a light touch on his lips before closing her eyes, ready for a kiss. Gaara brought his face closer. The atmosphere was so nervous. They could even hear their heartbeats now. Their lips were inches away…
"Hii-chan, what's u…"
Temari was numb, mouth dropped shockingly. Was it her getting delusion or was it true that her younger brother was kissing Hii? Gaara turned his head around, probably annoyed.
"Don't you have missions to carry out?" – Gaara asked.
"Not tonight, Gaara…not tonight…" – Temari replied with excitement.
Then it was followed by a deadly silence. Hii kept her eyes on the floor, feeling the heat on her cheek. Temari seemed to enjoy herself, looking from Hii to Gaara while trying to hold her laughter. Gaara had no choice but to pretend looking at nowhere. No one spoke a word… After that embarrassing moment, Gaara looked at Hii warmly for the last time and decided to leave.
"See you two tomorrow. At work!" – Gaara said
"Did I miss something?" – Temari whispered
"Well, you did spoil something." – Hii said with a mysterious smile.