Chapter 10
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Sen sat with her back resting against the desk as she absently played with a strand of hair with her free hand. Her left hand was held by Gaara as he caressed it slowly with his thumb. His thumb slid across her palm, sending a shudder of pleasure through her so bad that she had to bite her lip to keep from moaning aloud. She pulled her hand from his.
"Too much?" Gaara said, his eyes never shifting from his work. "Sorry."
Sen sighed. It wasn't too much; it was exactly what she wanted. This just wasn't the place for it. She stood and wrapped her arms around Gaara's neck. If he wanted to test her, she could test him too.
Someone knocked on the door to the office and, ignoring the fact that Sen was wrapped around his neck, Gaara told them to come in.
Kanemaru stepped into the office, closing the door behind him. He ran his fingers through his red hair ("So like Kazekage-sama's," his mother always crooned.) distractedly. "Um, er, Kazekage-sama, sir?"
Gaara looked up from his work. "Yes?"
"Kazekage-sama, sir, you said you had a mission for me?"
"Yes, as a matter of-ungh..." Gaara trailed off as Sen's fingers tangled in his hair and pulled it, ever so slightly. Bitch. She was testing him. Well, he'd show her who's will was stronger. "...Right here," he said as he pulled a paper from a drawer and slid it across the desk to the boy. "Your mission, Kanemaru-kun, is to-"
Sen jerked his hair a little harder.
Gaara cursed inwardly. Damn her! He was falling to her advances faster than she had to his. "I need you to be Sen's guard." There. It was out. Now, maybe she would-ugh-not a chance.
This time, Sen nipped at Gaara's neck.
Gaara bit his lip. Dammit! Already his pants were tightening.
Kanemaru's jaw dropped at that statement.
As the boy began mouthing like a fish out of water, Gaara gave in to his desires and pulled Sen into his lap, kissing her passionately.
When they broke for air a few minutes later, Kanemaru swallowed hard and said, "I'm sorry, Kazekage-sama, but I can't take on this mission."
Gaara, who was running a strand of Sen's hair between his fingers, said, "Why not? You requested a mission."
"Yes, sir," Kanemaru said. "But you can't trust me with something as precious to you as Sen-san."
"Why can't I?"
Oh, why did he have to do this? Was it really getting hot in here? Kanemaru pulled at the collar of his shirt; he hoped not. Although, seeing the Kazekage and his lover like that wasn't exactly helping his confidence. "I'm only a genin," he protested. "I'm not strong enou-"
Gaara's fist slammed down onto his desk, making both Sen and Kanemaru jump in shock. "Bullshit!" he snapped. "Strength isn't everything, even in our world. You also need a bit of brains and the guts to stick to a task." Gaara stopped to look at Kanemaru. "You want to know something?"
"What?" Kanemaru managed.
"You've got nearly as much guts as Uzumaki Naruto."
Now that's something for Gaara to compare the kid to his best friend, ne? Wonder what Kanemaru's reaction to this admission will be?