Chapter 9 - "Loving"
Sakura was almost done putting away all of the groceries. She grabbed the last two cereal boxes out of the bags and opened the cereal cabinet to put them in. Pushing two of the cereal boxes way in the back, she heard something get knocked over. She moved the cereal boxes to see pills scattered in the cabinet.
She grabbed the pill bottle from way in the back and read the cover. 'Sleeping medication...' she thought. 'What are-...' then it hit her.
Sakura thought back on her dream:
(FLASH BACK)
Gaara nearly jumped out of his skin. He slowly turned around to face her, a smirk forming on his lips.
"Hello..."
'That voice...'
Gaara stalked towards her.
"Gaara?"
(PRESENT TIME)
'Was... That dream telling me something?'
Sakura opened the rest of the cabinets and looked in the back. More sleeping pills. She growled in anger. 'He's an addict.'
She grabbed the pills and threw them in the trash can, leaving one pill in the last bottle.
Sakura ran down the apartment steps with the trash bag. 'Just my luck, the garbage man is here!'
She gave the bag to him, and he gladly threw it into the back.
When Sakura got back to the apartment, she put the bottle in one of her drawers.
/Gaara's POV\
I was walking down the street, getting close to my apartment. When suddenly I got a huge head-ache and stomach cramp. 'Ugh, I need some of those pills' I thought.
So, I ran up the stares and opened the door quietly. I had gone on a pretty long walk. It was already 11 o'clock at night, which ment that Sakura was probably already asleep. I went into the kitchen, got me some water, and opened the cabinets to get the sleeping medication.
Okay, I know that drug abuse isn't good, but I'm not good either. I know I kill, I know a lot. And here's another thing to add to the list: drug abuse. I'm not sane, atleast... That's what I've thought my whole life. Correction, I KNOW I'm not sane.
I moved the cereal boxes out of the way to find... M-more cereal boxes?
I nearly tore the whole kitchen apart looking for the sleeping pills. Finally, I came to the garbage. I was practically crawling, just wanting one pill. It was really starting to get to me. But the garbage was... Empty?
No,no, no this can't be happening! I need those pills! There probably the only thing that keeps me in check!
"Looking for something Gaara?" I heard someone say.
In the doorway of the kitchen was Sakura, holding the pill bottle.
I started to shake uncontrollably. "Give me the pill bottle, Sakura!" I yelled.
She winced. "I'm afraid I can't do that." She started popping the lid on and off.
I grabbed my head and bent over on the floor, forming a ball. I felt her presence near me, her scent overwhelming.
She started rubbing my back and playing with my hair as I lay there on the kitchen floor.
"Youre going to get off of these, Gaara. I've taken the next month off of work to make sure of it. I'll take off more if I have to. I love you, and I'm not going to let you do this to yourself," she said quietly, almost a whisper.
I looked up at her slowly. She had a caring face. Slightly smiling, eyes focused on me and only me. I buried my face in her lace, pink sleeping top.
I heard something crash into the garbage can. Sakura lifted my head so I would look into her eyes. "Part one, complete."
It had been about a week since Sakura found out about Gaara's addiction. He was making progress. He only took five a day. No longer the usual twentie he downed in a second.
One night, while Sakura was sleeping, her head on his chest, Gaara could smell the sleeping medication all the way from the kitchen.
'Shukaku...'
Shukaku growled.
(What?)
'Don't make me do that...'
(Either you mate her, or get back on those drugs!)
'I'm not doing either.'
(You clearly love her! Even I know that! Mate her, or I break out and do it for you, along with downing a whole pharmacy of sleeping meds!)
Gaara looked down at Sakura. Her face peaceful. 'I'd hate to disturb her...'
(Lets see, you love her, she loves you, she loves you enough to get you off of sleeping medication, I threaten to get you back on medication unless you make her yours and only yours... Understand?)
'...Yes... Sadly'
Gaara wrapped his arm Sakura, getting a good grip on her.
(You don't even have to do anything serious to her... But it would be awesome if you did.)
'Shut up!'
He straddled her, forcing her down on the bed. He then slowly started kissing her. (they don't do anything, though I totally want to make them. Yes I am, indeed, as perverted as Shukaku!)
Sakura slowly opened her eyes to see Gaara's black rimmed ones looking at her.
"Hey..." she smiled. "Whats goin on?"
Gaara kissed her again, only with more force this time. He bit, not nibbled, but bit on her bottom lip, making her gasp. He took this oppurtinunity to slip his tongue in.
Sakura started to squirm underneath him. She was getting scared, she didn't want this! Was this all Gaara wanted? Just sex? No, he couldn't!
She couldn't help herself though, she moaned into the kiss. (-does pervert dance- pervert pervert per-VERT)
Gaara's eyes shot open at the noice. Though, he controlled himself and continued. She started to moan more, more, louder, louder. (you're now in my world, please take a seat)
He went down to her neck, licking in between kisses.
"G-Gaara, stop- Mmmmmm... Please don't!"
He continued though. When he got to where her neck and shoulder connected he licked and kissed and nibbled, her taste was more addicting than the sleeping meds.
(See, kid. It's not so bad after all)
'I get it, I get it' he thought, pretending he wasn't enjoying it. Oh, but he was! He was loving it.
Then...
"AGH!"
He bit. Hard. Drawing her blood, lapping up every drop he could get. When he bit, Shukaku released a portion of his power, marking Sakura as him and Gaara's only.
Gaara felt her tears of deep pain dripping off her face. Hearing her sob in agony was pure torture.
"G-Gaara..." she said.
He kissed her gently, running his thumb over the bite marks. "I love you, Sakura..." he said gently.
Sakura shuttered. "I..."
He started kissing down her neck again.
"Love..."
He continued to lap up any excess blood.
"You... Too."
And with that, Gaara laid by Sakura, his head resting right by the bite mark. And Sakura hiding her face in Gaara's blood red hair
