Chapter 4:

Gaara looked up as Neji and Shikamaru entered. They looked really serious; Gaara felt a stab of fear. Had something happened to Naruto, why were they looking at him like that?

Neji wondered where he was supposed to begin. "Uh…Kazekage-sama…Uchiha Sasuke from sound is in the city." He stopped as Gaara's eye narrowed, but tried again when the Kazekage waved his fingers. "We saw him with Naruto today…he has confessed his love to Naruto." Neji wished he couldn't see that flicker of pain in Gaara's eyes.

Gaara nodded. "Well, what did Naruto have to say to that?"

"He accused the Uchiha of lying and then told him to leave him alone. They had an argument which revolved around Naruto telling him he was lying and Sasuke denying it. Then Naruto asked him to go away and leave him alone." Neji finished and looked into the scariest eyes he had ever seen.

The Kazekage stood up, and walked out. Neji moved to stop him, but Shikamaru put an arm on his shoulder and shook his head. "Leave him alone. He needs to think about this."

Gaara was seething with anger as realization clicked in. The way Naruto had been acting yesterday…so the Uchiha was back. He was also jeopardizing the happiness they might have if they were married. Gaara wanted nothing more than to crush Sasuke…Shukaku growled his agreement.

He felt around for Sasuke's chakra…he could feel it very faintly and only because he was looking for it specifically. He started heading towards it.

Sasuke hadn't felt this frustrated since those days right after the time Itachi had massacred his clan. He was getting through to Naruto, but each time he managed a new obstacle would come up. He knew gaining Naruto's trust would be really hard… but there was no way he was going to let Naruto get married.

He didn't realize that his sharingan was spinning wildly. If the blonde didn't want him back, he would force the blonde to take him and that was that! A familiar chakra was coming towards him. Sasuke frowned, where had he sensed this before? A memory of the chuunin exams came to him, Sasuke smirked…Gaara.

He turned around waiting. The red head appeared his cold green eyes boring into the Uchiha. "So you're the cause for Naruto's behaviour yesterday."

Sasuke just stared at him, the smirk getting wider. "And if I am? What are you going to do about it…Kazekage-sama?"

Gaara glared. "Stay away from him! He's my fiancée, Uchiha. I am marrying him! You will not interfere…"

Sasuke was glaring now, his fists clenched. "Don't order me around…I love him. He will not marry you because he's mine…he was always mine! He loves me and I love him. You have no say in the matter."

"He doesn't love you, Uchiha. Even if he does, you're not what he needs. He doesn't need to be betrayed again…you always put everything else above him. Why do you think he'd still want you? Being around you will only hurt him…you know that." Gaara sneered. "So I don't really have to have a say in the matter, do I?"

Sasuke grit his teeth. "Don't be so smug…Sabaku! I will get Naruto back, whatever happens…I don't care how, he will be mine."

Gaara's face was blank. "Think about it Uchiha…you wont even be around by the end of this year…are you planning on giving Naruto to Orochimaru? Of course, he would like the gift no doubt…but if you did love Naruto, then you would do what's best for him. He can be happy here, and you can just go…do whatever you wish. You won't get another chance with him…true, but you'd know that he was happy."

Sasuke turned away and began walking off. "I can't do that Gaara…I love him too much to let him go." With that the Uchiha disappeared.

Naruto sat in the restaurant, wondering what to do. He was weighing everything…he needed to think about all this thoroughly. How could he go to Uchiha….how could he stay with the bastard knowing that he couldn't trust him…knowing that the boy could leave at any moment. Was Sasuke worth everything he had to go through once he was gone? Obviously Sasuke would know that he could have kids if they did that jutsu…then was it really going to be hard, if Sasuke left. He would be leaving his child behind…even if he didn't; Naruto knew that Orochimaru would come for them.

Another option was to just go live with the bastard…but then it could work for half a year…that was all. After that he would be stuck being Orochimaru's consort. He knew he didn't want that…he could never live with that! He took another bite of ramen, frowning thoughtfully. Then he stood up, he knew what would be best for him…he had made his decision.

Neji looked at Shikamaru. "Do you think Gaara found him? Could he handle Uchiha you think?"

Shikamaru frowned. "Why are you so worried? It will be fine you know that. He is Kazekage after all; they would have given him the title for a reason."

Neji nodded, still looking worried. Then the door opened and Gaara walked in. he glanced at Neji enquiringly. "Why do you look so worried? Is something wrong?"

Neji shook his head. "No Kazekage-sama, I was just wondering about Naruto." Gaara nodded before moving to sit on the chair.

"Naruto's heading this way. He'll be here soon. What do you propose we should do about Uchiha? Do you think he will back off?" Gaara asked them coolly.

"Well, I don't know. Maybe if Naruto refused him. He does care for Naruto and he may care enough not to refute the blonde's decision. After all, would he really want an unwilling partner? He is not Orochimaru though he may seem just as sadistic sometimes." Shikamaru said, leaning back on the chair. He looked at Gaara, whom he knew just as well Naruto did. "You should not worry too much Gaara. After all, they do say that if you let something you love go and it comes back, then your love is truly returned."

Gaara nodded. "But then, what if he doesn't come back? What if he wants Uchiha? What then?" Gaara looked at them, a bit of his anguish showing.

Sasuke, who had completely sealed off his chakra, smirked at Gaara's tone. Yes, Kazekage-sama…what then? What if he prefers me over you? He continued to watch, wondering what Naruto was going to say…he could feel the blond reaching the building.

"You'll get over it. You'll just have to find someone else to love and move on. It isn't easy, but you can. Sasuke will have to do the same, though he won't have to bear it for too long, because he'll just be an extra conscience or presence in Orochimaru's mind soon." Neji looked into Gaara's eyes. "You'll just have to get stronger…after all you still have your village to take care off."

Gaara looked away. "I can't let him go, he's the only one, the first one who cared! He wasn't afraid…he just came to me. I won't…I can't let Naruto go!"

"You won't have to."

They all, even Sasuke from outside, looked up as the blonde entered. Naruto walked up to Gaara and kissed him. "You won't have to let me go, I want to marry you."

Sasuke felt his heart break, he felt it shatter….Naruto didn't want him after all! He closed his eyes for a moment, before looking in to see what would happen next. Naruto had his arms around the red head.

"I can't tell you that I love you, Gaara. I do love you a lot as a friend, but I gave my love to Sasuke long ago. But I know I can, if you'll give me a chance. I know that I want to marry you…and we'll make it work. So please, just give me this chance ok?" Naruto looked into Gaara's eyes, ignoring the other two Konoha nins.

Gaara looked at him for a few minutes before nodding. "So what do you want to do?"

"I want to pre-pone our marriage. I want to marry you in three days time."

A/N: I wanted to make this longer but I figured hat short chapters were ok once in a while. So I hope you liked it.

Taka