Once More, With Feeling

"I knew she would get him eventually." Gaara sighed, glancing down at the two bodies lying on the floor of the examination room, their naked barely covered by a small blanket they'd most likely stolen from one of the wide cabinets along the walls. "I just expected her to do it sooner."

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I woke up with a breathing pillow.

I smiled as I made out the blurry outlines of messy blond hair and a strong, bare chest. How many times had he wanted more...? How many times had he roused me from a half-sleep by nipping my neck or lapping at my stomach.

Naruto had one hell of a sex drive and – this might just be wishful thinking – I don't think that it's from Kyuubi's influence, either. It's nice to be wanted. Not only loved, but desired, too. Every girl wants that. Naruto made both feelings clear on no uncertain terms last night. Several times, in fact.

My chest warmed up. He'd also made it clear that no other woman would be acceptable. In his mind, there was only Sakura.

My head jerked to the side at the sudden sound of someone clearing his throat. Godaime Kazekage...

"Ga-Gaara-sama." I stammered respectfully. His raised his nonexistent eyebrows at me.

"I thought I told you to be careful, not draw out his agony until he couldn't stand it anymore." he said bluntly. Gaara's mouth twitched at the corners and he hooked a thumb over his shoulder, pointing at the wall behind him. My panties!! My underwear laid in shreds at the base of the wall, beneath large marks in the sheet-rock, either torn or scratched there. Oh my!

I turned beet red and was no longer able to look Gaara in the eye. He seemed slightly amused by the whole ordeal. "You really shouldn't have waited so long, you know. Naruto is ever the self-sacrificer. Who knows what might have happened...?"

"What about you?!" I said, blushing furiously and forgetting about not looking him in the eye. "You never acted this way, how was I supposed to know what he was going through?!"

It was true. Even in a room with two very naked people (which I was extremely aware of at that point) Gaara was totally unaffected. He seemed to understand me.

Quietly, he said "I would not lower myself to staring at my best friend's girlfriend, Sakura. I like to think that I have better intentions than that." He forced a small smile. "Besides, drooling over you would be a death sentence now."

His eyes lingered over Naruto pointedly and I thought I might faint from all the blood going to my cheeks. "I suggest that you break off any other affairs with other men in your life, unless, of course, you want to see them pounded into a bloody pulp."

Pointing to an angry red mark on my shoulder, he said "You're going to need a bandage on that bite. Come see me after you've...recovered."

With that cheerful statement (or as cheerful as outwardly possible for the Kazekage to be) he walked back out the door, tossing out his last two cents as he left. "Oh, and I was supposed to tell you to get out of here, because you're 'scaring the nurses to death' according to Tsunade."

Naruto blinked his blue eyes up at me sleepily and he gave me a foxy grin as he recognized who was lying next to him. "Morning, Sakura-chan."

By now, I'd learned to understand what that particular look meant. I was absolutely sure we weren't getting out of here before round...what was it, ten? I winked at him.

"Morning, Na-ru-to." I drawled lazily. "Did you sleep well?"

His eyes swept over me twice. First with love, then with lust. "Very well."