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A/N: Finally! I should start getting back on schedule. I mean, I'm doing well in school work so it shouldn't be problem. Anyways, I was busy reading Miyavi/Bill fanfics on livejournal. OMG! Like fave pairing of the year! I mean, Miyavi is my favorite man from Japan, and Bill Kaulitz is my favorite man from Germany… so I love interracial love!! Okay, before I start rambling on and on about them, here is chapter 10!

Warning: Boys kissing in this chapter. No likey, well, sorry!


Chapter 10: Mother

Sasuke and Naruto continued playing with their ninja toy sets, ignoring the women that are watching them. The two were laughing and hugging -just getting some kind of contact- through their whole game.

"It's so adorable! The brat and Sasuke saying they're going to get married. I can almost picture the wedding!" Kushina said with a smile, her red hair flowing in the light wind.

"I know. They truly are in love." Mikoto sighed before changing the subject. "Anyways, have you seen Yashamaru? Gaara hasn't been around much to play with the boys."

"Don't even talk to me about Yashamaru. I absolutely love Shukaku, Temari, Kankuro and even little Gaara. But something about her just doesn't sound right. I don't trust her."

"I know what you mean. She just doesn't really seem like much of a mother to her kids and the way she holds Gaara. Something is just not right."


"Hello Gaara," said the raspy voice. The blond flipped her hair and pulled out a cigarette, then blew the smoke into Gaara's face. She pushed Naruto and Lee out of the way and squinted at the boy. "I see that you're looking more and more like your real mother every day."

"What… Mother…" Gaara kept his head down.

"It doesn't take an idiot to see that you're not my son. You monster, you're that stupid Kyuubi's. It's easy to see with that red hair of yours. Don't even think of calling me your mother again." The blond smiled at the boy, looking almost fondly at him, before slapping him on the cheek harshly, making Gaara fall to the floor.

Naruto tried to go up and knock the woman out before Lee pinned him. Naruto looked at Lee like was crazy but he saw the anger hiding behind those huge black eyes. Lee was furious.

"Yashamaru! What the hell are you doing here?" Shukaku boomed as he came up to the blond. He took the cigarette out of her mouth and crushed it under his foot.

"I came to collect my alimony, Darling." Yashamaru wrapped her thin arms around Shukaku's neck.

"Get the fuck off of me!" Shukaku pushed her arms away and gave the money in his coat pocket. "Now get the hell out of my house before I call the cops, you conniving bitch!"

"Goodbye Gaara." Yashamaru blew kisses at the boy and walked out of the mansion happily.

"That bitch…" Naruto mumbled. "Gacchan, you alright? GAARA!!" Naruto said as Gaara scrambled up from the floor, ran up the stairs and slammed the door to his room.

Lee was confused. 'What just happened?'

"Lee, go see him." Naruto kept his head down and his nails dug into his palms so hard he was bleeding. Lee watched this, forgetting that Naruto was speaking to him. "Go see him!"

Lee nodded before dashing up the stairs and into Gaara's room; surprised that the door was unlocked. Gaara looked up in surprise and dried his tears with his sleeve. "Gaara…"

"I'm fine, Lee. I'll go take you to the school right now." Gaara tried to push past Lee but found that futile.

"No," Lee replied as he pushed Gaara onto his bed.

Gaara was shocked. "Did you just push me?"

Lee ignored his question. "What had happened Gaara? Tell me."

"No." Gaara looked away; he could almost feel the salty liquid stain his cheeks again. He unconsciously felt the scar on his forehead.

"Gaara; let me inside. How do you expect me to be your boyfriend if you will not trust me?" Gaara saw those black eyes full of determination and gave up.

"I'm adopted. Shukaku adopted me when I was first born. Yashamaru was furious, though he never showed it to me."

"Yashamaru is a guy?" Lee asked.

Gaara nodded. "I know, he's pretty, isn't he? Even Naruto doesn't know he's male. Yashamaru was so nice to me at first. I mean, Shukaku was kind of strict and was always drunk. I never really had a chance to speak to him. Then Yashamaru spoiled me more than my siblings and I thought he was the one person who would care for me no matter what." Gaara paused and dug under his bed for his portable sand box. He sat on the floor and played with the sand. He loved the feeling of the rough texture in his hands.

"What happened?" Lee plopped down on the floor next to him. He let his fingers touch the sand but immediately stopped when he saw Gaara stare at him.

Gaara smiled at him. He gave Lee a shovel and a pail before he started speaking again. "It seemed Shukaku started hanging out with Kyuubi. It wasn't just hanging out, though. They would be everywhere together. Yashamaru got jealous and thought that Kyuubi was my mother. He seemed to forget that I was adopted. He said that I was the bastard child of Shukaku and Kyuubi. He…" Gaara's voice cracked at this point.

Lee looked surprised. Gaara, who was the most heartless boy in school, was crying. He was always known to be uncaring and cruel to everyone. Gaara loved only himself and because of that has never let anyone past his cold exterior, until now.

Lee wrapped his arms around him and Gaara embraced him back, muffling his sobs into Lee's green shirt. After a few moments of that he sat back up.

"He tried to kill me, Lee! If it wasn't for Shukaku, I'd be dead right now! He came into my room in the middle of the night and did this!" Gaara let his rage out, pulled away from Lee and showed the scar that twisted into the character for 'love'. Gaara's tears ran freely and he didn't care anymore. "He told me I'd never be able to love, that I will love nobody but myself."

'How many years had he kept that secret? How many years had he kept himself away from people in order to not get hurt?' Lee let his fingers touch the marred skin and felt Gaara tremble slightly.

"Because of that, I've never found a reason to truly belong to this world. All I thought I was is a burden to this world. Then I found you, Lee. I knew then that I'd need you more than I need myself." Gaara smiled through his slightly red face.

Lee grinned back at Gaara and found himself in another embrace.

"Did you know I am an orphan? My sensei found me when I was a little kid and has paid all expenses for me to get into this school."

"I thought he was your dad." Gaara raised an invisible eyebrow.

"In a way, he is. But being with your family Gaara, it has made me feel so happy."

"Rock Lee, I know this is too soon. But, would you like to try to be part of my family?" Gaara asked. For once, Gaara was anxious.

Lee's heart started beating faster. He swallowed and pushed his lips softly against Gaara's. Gaara let Lee take control as Lee continued giving him soft, chaste kisses.

Gaara got up, grabbed Lee's hand in his own and led him to the bed with red silk sheets. Lee let himself fall back against the bed. Gaara straddled Lee's hips and bent down to kiss him. He couldn't get enough of Lee's kisses. He let his tongue swipe against Lee's, secretly asking, no, begging, for Lee to grant him access.

Lee complied with Gaara's wish as his fingers curled themselves in the fire-like hair. Gaara and Lee didn't try to fight for dominance, but instead their tongues danced together, matching each other's rhythms. Gaara's hands started wandering down and finally reached the hem of Lee's green shirt. His hand snuck inside and felt the warm, smooth skin that the younger boy had.

Gaara fought back a groan when Lee moaned in his mouth and pushed himself against Gaara's hand. They found that they could spend all night like this, breaking their kisses for breath only and returned when they missed the tingling feeling the other gave. Too bad they couldn't, though.

"Shukaku, I'm gonna go check on Lee. I have to make sure Gaara didn't kill him!" Naruto yelled as he climbed the stairs. Lee heard the voice and pushed Gaara off, almost making the older teen fall on the floor. Lee pulled down his shirt and tried to cool himself off. Gaara glared at the door.

Naruto opened the door and looked confusingly from Lee to Gaara and Gaara to Lee. He noticed Lee's perfect bowl cut to have countless cowlicks and his constantly ironed shirt to be wrinkled. Then he looked at Gaara who was still glaring at him and then noticed the blush that matched his hair and his eyes looking a bit disheveled underneath the glare. Naruto smirked smugly.

"Sorry to interrupt, Gaara, but Lee needs to get back to the school. Our teacher worries when we're late to class. Maybe I can bring him some other time and you guys can continue." Naruto dragged Lee out of the room. Gaara followed after them with the keys to his car and they left the large mansion.


When Gaara finally arranged for someone to pick up his car, he walked Lee and Naruto back to their room. They exchanged hugs and a peck on the cheek, for Naruto wouldn't allow them to do much else.

When they locked the dorm room at last, Naruto jumped on his orange sheets and sighed. "It's been such a long day, huh Lee?"

Lee was giggling and touching his fingers to his lips. He finally noticed Naruto talking to him. "Oh yeah, it was very long day." Lee yawned and crawled into his bed. "Tomorrow's going to be crazy isn't it?"

"Definitely…" Naruto smiled. "Goodnight Lee." He didn't even bother changing out of his clothes and wrapped himself in the warm sheets.

Lee took Naruto's example. "Goodnight Naruto."


Excerpt for the next chapter:

"Sakura, can I talk to you, in private?" Sasuke asked.

"Of course..." Sakura followed him as they walked into a rehearsal room and closed the door.