CHAPTER 7

Gaara sighed as lay on his bed. The morning was dark and he was the only one home. Temari had gone out shopping and Kankuro was out looking for a shop to fix his puppet. Lee and Sasuke were at the athletics field training. Despite the fact that school had been on strike for the past week.

He missed Lee; he also missed the company that seemed to vanish when he went home to rest after the day with Itachi. The room was silent and soon it would rain, or that's what it looked like. He wouldn't mind, he liked the rain it was soothing. A heavy, furry ball appeared on his chest.

"Shukaku!" Gaara smiled as he patted the raccoon.

The raccoon was happy to receive the affection and snuggled down to sleep. Again Gaara felt alone as his friend slept on his chest. I miss the company. He sighed.

"Gaara! You home?" Naruto called as he walked through the door. And suddenly I miss the solitude. Gaara mused.

And sighed as he thought about giving Naruto a lecture in the proper way to enter someone's house…oh god he has become Temari. The thought shook him as he pictured him in one of Temari's school dress. Didn't need to see that… or the fact that I would look better in it then she does…

"Yea!" he called down to the blond. He waited until the blond was in the room before he sat up on the edge of his bed, causing the sleeping raccoon to slide off and run under the bed.

Naruto joined him and sat next to him on the bed. For once Naruto wasn't talking. It was peaceful. But unnerving. He obviously had something on his mind, and no doubt Gaara was going to be the one who would be listening to it and giving advice seeing as how Sasuke is training for javelin.

However, Naruto never spoke a word of his mind. Not at first. Gaara was now starting to get suspicious of why the blond had wanted his company.

"How are you?" Naruto asked after some time. Gaara didn't need to think about the answer. I almost got rapped by my friends older brother two days after my father sent me to the hospital… how the fuck do you think I am? But for the sake of his friend he paused for a moment and faked pondering the question.

"I think Lee hates me." He whispered after he couldn't take the look of Naruto's blue eyes.

Naruto raised an eyebrow as his eyes wondered to his neck where Itachi had left marks. Damn it Itachi! You are so lucky that he didn't have you arrested! Naruto frowned.

"Why?"

"Well, ever since Itachi… he hasn't really seemed to care as much. He's always busy. I feel like he…" Naruto cut off Gaara. Naruto pushed Gaara down on to the bed and then lay over him. The red head was about to object and question when the blond pushed his lips against his.

Gaara widened his eyes in shock, what was going on? This couldn't be happening? What the fuck? Naruto kept his lips against Gaara's, and then began to nip at his lower lip, asking for permission to deepen the kiss. Gaara tried to push Naruto off, only to have both his arms forced above his head, affectively holding the red head down. Once again Naruto nipped at Gaara's lips wanting to explore the red heads mouth. The fuck is going on with everyone lately? Why does this keep happening to me? Again Gaara's body acted of its own accord and he felt his lips part. Why can't I control this? What the hell is wrong with me? He isn't Lee! I shouldn't let him do this, so why can't I stop it? At which Naruto broke the kiss and pulled away allowing Gaara to move about freely.

Gaara sat up and looked at Naruto who seemed as if nothing had happened. This doesn't make any sense! I hate this! GOD DAMN IT! WHY CAN'T I FIGURE THIS OUT! Gaara looked at the floor in confusion. His body had betrayed him twice now, and it made him sick that he had no self-control.

"Did that feel the same as when you kiss Lee?" Gaara shook his head, unable to do much more. "Lee is worried because of the reaction you gave when Itachi bit you."

Suddenly Gaara knew that Naruto had not kissed him for a sleazy reason, he wanted to demonstrate the physical reaction to being aroused.

"But…I couldn't control my body…I didn't want to. But I …" Gaara put his head in his hands. He felt sick; Lee didn't want to see him because now all he could see when he looked at the boy was him moaning under Itachi.

Gaara found himself shaking his head. I am going to be sick this… that son of a bitch Itachi! Oh god…

"Gaara, Lee knows it wasn't an emotional reaction, but think about it…he managed to get you back to his house and mess around with you so much you couldn't say your own name, but then you were able to defend yourself no problem in Sasuke's room." Naruto continued.

Gaara jumped off the bed in distress.

"But... He was hurting Temari and Kankuro… look at my neck! Do you really think I would want this from anyone on my neck! The cuts will take weeks to heal!" Gaara was on the verge of tears, this was nothing like he had expected when Naruto first walked through the door five minutes ago.

This was more then he wanted to face, it wasn't fair, he couldn't do that to him.

"At least yours will heal!" Naruto snapped causing Gaara to stiffen. Naruto looked at the wall and brought his fingers up to his cheeks. Those marks on his face are scars! Gaara realized and sat back down next to the blond.

A silence held them again before Naruto spoke.

"When I first met Sasuke Itachi offered to walk me home because it was late. Sasuke got worried when it was past eight and Itachi wasn't back yet, so he walked four blocks to my house and found me tied to the bed with Itachi standing over me with a blooded knife. He carved in to my face. The point is Itachi is a sadistic bastard and will try to get revenge on you for beating him. He still tries to get at me and Sasuke." Naruto turned to look at Gaara who looked as if he was going to faint.

Itachi had done this before? Then why the hell didn't anyone stop him the first time! What the hell was wrong with these people?

"And you're dating Sasuke?" Naruto nodded and Gaara raised an eyebrow.

"Yep."

"That's…unexpected…" Gaara responded.

"Well… when I first met Sasuke both of us were straight." Naruto shrugged as if it was no big thing.

Gaara just stared at him. Wait… you and Sasuke were both straight…but after his older brother mutilated you and attempted to rape you…you two start dating…that makes even less sense then you two dating in the first place! I mean seriously!

"The Fuck?" Gaara asked unable to actually voice his opinion in a more thoughtful way. Naruto didn't take any offence to the red heads question.

"I love Sasuke." The blond shrugged.

Gaara looked out of the window in thought about that word. 'Love' it was a strong emotion and no one had ever really showed him it. Sure Temari and Kankuro say they love him but nothing they ever did seemed to hold love. His thoughts then wondered to Lee. Did he love him? Did Lee love him back? Was he in love? Or was he just going to get hurt? Naruto pulled him out of his mind again.

"Come on, I have to put a lily at my parents grave." The blond helped Gaara up.

Lee caught sight of a javelin flying towards him and embedded itself in the ground just in front of him. Now there are only two people I know who can aim that well, me and a certain district champion who also seems to have something against me for the last three days…Lee thought ashe stopped running and walked up to Sasuke.

Sure enough Sasuke had been the one the aim his javelin at the runner and was now giving him a death glare as he slowly approached.

"I assume you want to talk seeing and you almost skewered me." Lee raised an eyebrow while keeping his tone happy and optimistic.

"Why are you avoiding Gaara?" Sasuke asked as he dragged Lee off behind the bleachers. Lee looked at the ground.

He hadn't been expecting that even though he knew he should have been. He had been avoiding seeing Gaara for about a week and it wasn't because he didn't want to see him, but he couldn't look at him with out a sick feeling hitting his chest. The truth was he missed Gaara and was almost desperate to see him.

"Gaara liked what Itachi was doing. I know it was a physical reaction and he couldn't control it. But I …" Lee's voice was that of someone who was very hurt. It was smaller then a whisper. Sasuke gave a worried look. Damn it one day I am going to kill Itachi if he doesn't stop screwing around with my friends!

"Lee, Itachi has a way of using something so he can get his way." Lee wasn't really listening. Sasuke sighed. In one fluid movement he had Lee against the wall. If this helps him understand then I can deal with it. Sasuke grazed his lips against Lee's.

A blush crawled up Lee's face. Sasuke moved away.

"See, Gaara's reaction had nothing to do with emotion. Itachi can get that reaction out of anyone." Sasuke turned and walked away. Lee frowned and took out his phone.

"Gaara!"

"Lee? What's wrong?"

"Listen I … I miss you, can I come over?"

"Well I'm with Naruto…visiting his parents grave, but I should be back soon…Naruto! Stay away from the open graves! Naruto! … Oh god now your in a hole!"

"Alright, I'll see you soon."

Lee found his way to Gaara's house. He needed to see him; he needed to apologize for his behavior. The day was rather dismal; the sky was overcast as the whole week had been. It put Lee in a morbid mood, but seeing Gaara was sure to cheer him up. All he wanted was to curl up on the couch with the red head and watch a movie or read a book or just talk anything really.

Lee heard footsteps and he turned to see Gaara walking up to the door where he sat like an obedient pet waiting for his master. Gaara was covered in dirt, his hair looked like he had died it and his clothes were dusty and now stained. The taller boy widened his eyes, as the short one just looked at him and then unlocked the door and continued into his house.

Lee fallowed and waited for an explanation from his boyfriend.

"Naruto dies." Gaara said sounding firmly pissed off. Lee realized that Naruto had pushed or pulled him into the open grave when he fell in. Gaara looked at him with his expression neutral.

Lee smiled and ruffled Gaara's hair causing the dirt and dust to slip out onto the floor. Gaara looked at the dirt on the ground and then up at Lee. Damn fucking Naruto…pulls me into an open grave. Who does that? Seriously? What kind of freak drags someone into a grave? Gaara sighed as he shook the thoughts and more of the soil from his head.

"Gaara, you need a shower." Lee laughed as he cleared his face of some dirt. Gaara blushed. He turned a walked up to his room; Lee-fallowing shaking his head smiling as every step caused more dirt to trail.

Gaara came out of his bathroom dressed in only his jeans, drying his hair with a towel, his eyeliner already done. Once again Lee found himself unable to stop himself from tracing the boy's body with his eyes. Lee could feel himself becoming less and less able to restrain himself. A blush rose to his face as he replayed their first kiss in his head. Gaara looked at Lee.

That did it, that one little glance Gaara gave Lee, broke his self control. Lee walked over to the shorter boy; Gaara looked at Lee in confusion as he grabbed him and dragged him towards the bed. Gaara was pushed onto his bed for the second time that day, he had no idea what was going on all he knew was he was laying on the bed with Lee climbing on top of him. The fuck is with everyone today? Lee straddled him, Gaara widened his eyes slightly as Lee forced his arms above his head, and then, without warning Lee began to nip and kiss at the crimson haired boy's neck.

Gaara threw his head back and moaned, his body acting without consent soon

Gaara felt dizzy as his heart raced and his mind stopped trying to figure out what had just happened. The moan caused Lee's pants to become uncomfortably tight. Gaara felt this reaction and soon his body mimicked Lee's arousal. Lee didn't notice Gaara's erection until Gaara jerked his hips upwards, craving Lee's touch. Lee taken by surprise loosened his grip on Gaara's wrists; Gaara jerked his hips again, only to be met by Lee copying the action. Gaara moaned again as the friction caused a pleasant and exciting feeling in his lower regions.

Lee took his chance and captured his lips in his own. Gaara's hands moved freely along the taller boy's shirt before it was removed and tossed on the floor. Gaara bit Lee's lip causing the boy to make a sound of pleasure. The taller boy pulled the latter closer to him; both were shirtless, panting and desperate for the other as the movement of their hips increased its speed. Lee released Gaara's lips and gazed down at the boy underneath him.

His red hair was ruffled, his cheeks were flushed, and eyes were laden with lust and desire and his panting breath caused his chest to rise and fall. Lee ran his hands along Gaara's chest and stopped at the rim of his jeans. He glanced at the red head and carefully slipped his hands below the material. Gaara drew a sharp breath as he felt Lee's hand touching skin that no one had touched before. Lee, worried that his action had gone too far began removing his hand from his boyfriends pants however, because Gaara wore tight, skinny jeans, Lee's hand rubbed against Gaara's throbbing member. The red head closed his eyes and moaned as his hips wrenched upwards, Lee froze, his hand half way between the hem of the jeans and Gaara's limb.

Gaara opened his eyes slightly and looked up at Lee who was looking at him.

"…More…" Gaara demanded as he panted. Lee smirked and moved his hand further down and gently gripped the smaller boy's manhood.

Gaara grabbed onto his blankets as Lee slowly and gently began moving his hand up and down. After some time the gentle slow movements weren't pleasing the boy as much as it should have been. His body was hot and sensitive to every stroke of Lee's hand. Gaara looked up at Lee.

"Faster." He whispered, though it sounded a lot louder.

Lee looked again at the boy under him; an evil smirk crossed his face.

"Now, Gaara is that anyway to ask for something, you need to use your manners." Lee looked at him waiting. Gaara just huffed in response; he could tell he wasn't going to get Gaara to admit to being desperate like that.

So Lee then slowed the movement of his hand even more so. Gaara groaned, it was slow, agonizingly slow, he couldn't take it, and he needed more.

"…Please Lee…faster…" he begged as his hips quivered. Lee's eyes lit up as he saw his boyfriend begging him.

He carefully gripped the shaft tighter and began pumping faster. Gaara moaned loudly in reaction to the new speed. It didn't take him long after that to reach braking point and he came. Lee removed his hand and lay down beside the flushed and panting Gaara. Gaara took a deep breath and then rolled on top of Lee.

"Your turn." Gaara stated looking at the boy's expression. Lee shook his head.

"It's ok, you don't hav…" his voice hitched as Gaara undid his pants and clutched Lee's own member. He was already hard beyond comprehension. Gaara smirked at Lee's reaction and decided to draw out every minute of it.

He ran his finger up and down the shaft as he bit Lee's lower lip. The boy mewled in anticipation and his length grew eager for the red heads touch. Lee began to whimper, he was already so close after watching Gaara wither under him and moaning his name, only a few firm strokes and he would be done and Gaara knew that. Lee's body began to shake from the tension and finally Gaara complied and tugged on the boy's shaft five times before his seed spilled. Lee zipped up his jeans as Gaara fell down on the bed beside him. Gaara was pulled into a soft kiss and then lay there in Lee's arms. Lee kissed the top of his head.

Some one cleared their voice at the doorway causing Lee and Gaara to turn their attention to where the noise came from. Lee's heart stopped. Sasuke and Naruto were leaning against the doorframe with the same smirk on their face. Lee and Gaara blushed in unison.

"I told you Gaara would be on the bottom." Naruto smirked.

"Yea, but Lee was on the bottom too." Sasuke countered. Oh fuck, they were watching that? Lee's mind froze as he saw the confirmation in Naruto's blue eyes.

Gaara through Lee's shirt at him and then put one on himself and looked at the two intruders.

Lee had come out of his stupor and was now standing beside Gaara with his arm around his waist as Gaara leant into his chest.

"Hey Naruto there's this thing called knocking have you heard of it?" Lee raised an eyebrow. Sasuke just laughed and joined the other two. Naruto explained his idea of going shopping. Lee agreed but Gaara didn't, Temari and Kankuro were at the mall shopping and he didn't want to be dragged into looking for a place to fix his brothers puppet. So the three boys went and left Gaara at home alone. Not that Gaara really cared however.

Temari and Kankuro walked out of the mall followed by Lee, Sasuke and Naruto. She had spotted them and forced them to help her bring home the shopping where as Kankuro was holding his now fixed puppet. You know Kankuro I am starting to think you are completely useless… Temari commented silently as she watched her brother carry the doll around for dear life.

The car trip home was awkward as no one talked. It was dark now; all five of them had been out of most of the day, now it was 8pm. Lee had been caught blushing numerous times as his mind continued to slip back to Gaara. To keep the taller boys mind on the task at hand Naruto started up a conversation about what he wanted to do once he was old enough.

The three teenagers left what Lee and Gaara had been doing out of the conversation. The idea of getting away the second the car stopped was dashed when Lee offered the boys services to help bring the bags inside for Temari as well. Although Naruto and Sasuke protested and voiced their objections they still helped the other bring the bags in to the dark house for fear of Temari repeating her actions with Itachi. Temari turned the key in the door and walked in. There was no noise from Gaara upstairs and the group assumed he was resting.

Temari then turned away from the stairs and walked into the kitchen. It was dark and even though she knew exactly where the switch was it took her some time to manage to bring her hand up and turn on the light. Light flooded the small room, and then ever so suddenly, her face dropped from content.

"What the fuck?" she screamed.