Gaara's POV:
I could tell that Tsuki was extremely uncomfortable and the fact that she was surrounded by over twenty pairs of glares made her go mute. I knew that if I wanted an answer that we had to go somewhere else.
My thoughts were interrupted by the dismissal bell. School was over. I saw Tsuki grab her stuff in a rush, she was about to run away. As she turned her back, I grabbed her left hand because it was empty. Her hand was shaking and I tightened my grip, but not make her stay, instead to let her know that I'm here, looking out for her. This action made her face turn red again. I was able to notice how awkward this is. To be honest, that little voice in my head was mocking me again by saying, "Stop standing around like a retard! Take her somewhere and 'talk' to her!"
I turned my face away so that Tsuki could not see me blushing. I started to lead her out of the school. The hallways were quiet when we were walking through them. Once we had passed through the doors and walked onto the sidewalk I knew that I had to do something else to make her stay here with me.
"Um, I was wondering if... I can i-invite you... to go to the fall festival with me," I felt the words choke in my throat. I felt my face heat up; my face was beet-red. I heard that little voice laughing at me, like this is a joke. I wanted to strangle that voice for laughing at my discomfort. I bit my tongue to keep myself from cursing out loud. Why am I conflicting with myself?
"I would love to go with you to the fall festival, Gaara," Tsuki spoke, "It's just that your invitation caught me off guard and no one has ever asked me out for a date. I am sorry that I did not respond right away."
A date? She thinks that I am asking out for a date? Someone please just shoot me now!
"See? Even she knows that you just asked her on a date. You are too retarded to realize that. This will be interesting to watch," the voice announced, "You are going to be so flustered in front of her!"
I was staring there, looking like a retard with my mouth gaping open. Tsuki gave me a quick hug before jumping back quickly and blushing. I felt my body go all stiff. She did not stay to see my reaction. She ran off in some direction, I had not been quick enough to realize what actually happened before she ran.
Great, I've a date tonight. That's just what I need, I thought sarcastically. I had nothing else to do so I walked home. When I got home I rushed into my room and slammed the door shut and locked it so that my siblings did not bug me. If they found out that I have a girlfriend they would not leave her or me alone.
Wait. Did I just refer Tsuki as my girlfriend? What has gotten into me today?
"Just you wait. It's going to get better once you two actually start dating each other," that voice said.
"Can it." I said.
"I'm not even real," the voice said.
"Screw you," I muttered.
I searched through my closet for something decent to wear. The only thing in my closet was informal clothes, nothing that resembled dress clothes. I sighed and shut my closet door. I walked out of my room and stood in front of a door. I hope that Kankuro was not home today. His door was shut and the light was not on. Maybe he was at the bar with his friends. I heard the radio that was in his room. The song that was playing went, "I'm not the one who's so far away when I felt the snake bite enter my vein. Never did I wanna be here again and I don't remember why I came. Hazing clouds rain on my head, empty thoughts fill my ears. Find my shape by the moonlight," Moonlight? "Why my thoughts aren't so clear. Demons dreaming. Breathe in, Breathe in! I'm coming back again!"
When I was sure that Kankuro wasn't in his room I opened the door, taking care that I made as little sound as possible. Temari would yell at me if she caught me in Kankuro's room. Kankuro's room was empty. I fumbled around in Kankuro's closet until I found what I was looking for. I grabbed the dress robe hastily and ran back to my room as fast as I could. Nobody saw me. I examined the robe closely and noticed that Kankuro sprayed it with his cologne. It was a strong, musky scent and I found it to my liking. I tried on the robe and it was kinda baggy. To be honest, it basically exposed most of my chest. The maroon color matched pretty well so I grabbed a black shirt and put that underneath the dress robe for modesty's sake. Once I was certain that I was ready I escaped by jumping out of my bedroom window.
I was heading to the festival when I saw a rose garden. I plucked one of the roses from the flower bed, taking care not to touch the pricks. I continued on to the festival. Tsuki should be there already, she is always early. She is supposed to wait for me by the front gates. I got there and started to look around for her, which it isn't easy because the vicinity is densely populated by others. I am stopped by a female whose voice is shouting my name. Her voice was strained like she isn't used to shouting. I turn around and found out that it was Tsuki who was shouting at me. She isn't clearly visible yet, she is still in the throng of people but she is close.