Snow in the Desert.
Chapter Eleven.
Over the next few short months, Gaara found it impossible to move closer to Miyuki.
He found the hardest thing was to allow his guard to fall around her. The last time he left his guard fall was around Yashamaru and he ended up with a broken heart and a feeling of betrayal. But he knew that Miyuki would never do that to him, well, he hoped she wouldn't.
For once in his life, Gaara didn't know what to do or more like how to do it. He wanted to approach her but he couldn't bring the words that he wanted to say to roll off his tongue.
On the other hand, Miyuki also found it impossible to approach Gaara but she was getting tired of waiting for him to come forth to her. She came to the conclusion that he needed that extra push to bring him forth. For the past couple of months she's been trying to get herself closer to Gaara by offering to attend his working hours and pushing him to sleep next to her on the extremely rare nights he slept.
Like usual, Miyuki was sitting on Gaara's armchair rest, looking over his shoulder while he signed various documents.
He found one with the Hokage seal on it. Thinking it was for Miyuki he made a seal releasing it and handing it over to Miyuki after seeing her name in the scroll very briefly.
"Look's like it's for you." He said as he handed it over to her. He watched as her eyes scanned every word, her eyebrows knitted together in frustration. Suddenly her face showed pure shock as she dropped the scroll to the floor and ran out of the office towards the manor. Gaara looked at her in confusion and picked up the scroll.
Kazekage,
The village has just witnessed the return of Uchiha Sasuke. He claimed of slaying his previous master, Orochimaru and avenging his brother, Uchiha Itachi. I bring this to your attention as he came back home to Konoha in search of Uchiha Miyuki who has now decided to remain in Suna. Sasuke in now in contemplation of going to Suna to bring her home, do not notify Miyuki suddenly as it may be a shock to her.
Regards, Lady Tsunade.
Gaara's eyes flew wide as he ran towards the manor where Miyuki had run towards.
When he arrived he noticed she wasn't there. Once asking Temari he found out that she would have preferred to be alone at this moment in time and he wasn't going to go against her wish.
He made his way back to the office to reply to the Hokage of Konoha.
Lady Tsunade,
It is my wish that Sasuke must be stopped from coming to Suna so suddenly.
Just to remind you; next week we will be having our annual formal for the anniversary for the town's existence. I invite you and your village to this festival with honour.
Sabaku No Gaara,
Kazekage.
While Gaara was walking home from work, he noticed that Miyuki still wasn't home after surveying the house for her.
He decided to go to his refuge for his own thoughts as he worried about Miyuki.
While she was walking home from her thoughts when she noticed a silhouette on the roof of the Kazekage manor. She would recognise the messy red hair anywhere.
She made her way to the top of the building without him noticing.
She sat seriously close to him.
"Will you leave me?" He asked, distantly with his head hanging from his neck.
"No. I'm just worried about him coming here." She sighed as she leaned her head on the crook of his neck. That gave Gaara the motivation to put his arm around her waist and pull her closer to him.
"If he comes, I'm not going to give you away easily." He warned.
"I'm not going anywhere, Gaara. Don't worry. If I didn't have seen the report for my own eyes, would you have told me?" She asked.
"Probably not because the Hokage requested me to and I wouldn't want you to get hurt because of Sasuke." He answered truthfully.
She kissed his cheek in gratitude. He moved his face to hers, inches away. He realised to himself that it was now or never, as he tried to move forward his heart wrenched with the thought of rejection and he couldn't. He put his head down towards the floor.
Miyuki sighed as he put her right hand to his left cheek and moved his face to hers. When he realised it was what she wanted also, he instinctively closed the space and kissed her lips genially - obvious he was terrified. Miyuki could feel his lips trembling.
She pulled away. "Gaara, don't be frightened." She whispered to him.
His eyes were unsure but he put his hands on the side of her neck and moved in again, breathing in her scent before he pushed his lips into hers, moving their lips together in sync.
He knew from that moment that he was not going to allow himself to lose her again. She moved forward, sitting up on her knees, pushing towards him as she squeezed the clothing around his forearms, pulling him towards her. She wanted more, she couldn't deny that. She moved her body closer to his, pushing him backwards. She noticed a difference in his emotions, he was panicked. She pulled herself away from him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to push you that far. I'm just anxious after this couple of years." She apologised.
"It's okay, I'm just new to this. I don't really know how to…"
"We can take it slow." She interrupted.
"I would like that." He smiled.
You smiled!" She laughed.
"Well, I can't keep a face of stone constantly. Especially around you."
They spent the rest of the night on the rooftops as they stargazed and chatted. With her occasionally kissing him, as she could tell Gaara was far too nervous as well as being uneasy to this newfound situation. Alas, Miyuki felt victorious about the fact that she was able to bring Gaara around to the way she wanted it to be. As for Gaara, he felt amazed at his new found confidence with his newfound girlfriend, Miyuki. With his arm around her waist and her head resting on his shoulder, he felt at ease. Now that he's completed a task that he set out for after five years, he's felt as if he can do anything he wished. Although he felt extremely venerable again, like a child almost, for putting his heart into the open for harm's way, he couldn't be happier that he did. He was at the peak of his blissfulness and he wasn't going to let Sasuke stop his goals in life.
