Hello everyone! :D

Right now I hate LJ... I had started writing, convinced I'd finish within fifteen minutes, but then I had to get away from the computer for a while cuz my brother had to use it, and when I went back the thing I wrote had disappeared, when usually it autosaves stuff...! v.v So now I have to start over again and who knows when and if inspiration will come again... it SUCKS. T.T

Back to the here and now, though... for this chapter there's nothing particular to point out. :)

Ja ne,
Temari 88


40 – Innocence :

Naruto is thankful Sakura has decided to remain for Chiyo-baa's funeral, that way he is able to stay by Gaara's side a little while longer and enjoy what few hours he can with this amazing person - who had managed to change so much in such few years (and he thinks he'd love to find out his secret) - that he's worried over for the past two years of his life while traveling around with Ero-sannin; many times Naruto had thought of sending a couple of letters but then had come to the decision that Gaara problably hated him. That's why he couldn't believe it when he saw that Gaara was happy - if confused - to see him after coming back from death. Naruto is sitting in the chair near the red-haired's bed, watching him sleep; he can't stop his hand from reaching out to close around one of the pale ones resting on the white sheet, lifting it up to his lips and kissing it lightly, his blue eyes never leaving the peaceful face and he wishpers. "Can I keep you with me...?"

41 – Completion :

"Mmmn… oh, yessss… God, this is so good!" Naruto perked up at the voice, raising an eyebrow at the very familiar sounds coming from his lover's mouth; he had just stepped foot into his apartment, the lights were out so he didn't expect someone to be inside, least of all Gaara. "Ah!… Oh, my love you taste delicious~~!" The blond, who had been waiting for some release all day, was obviously very interested to what was going on, different scenarios already playing in his dirty, dirty mind of healthy young man. "Mmmh! Yes! Yes! AAH!… Hah, I ate everything already…" Naruto was definitely aroused: Gaara masturbating and climaxing while thinking about him? That ranked in the 'FUCKING HOT' compartment for the blond and now he wanted some of that too… he rounded the corner, entered his bedroom and—Gaara was seated on his covers, completely dressed, with a (empty) bag of cookies in his lap and a far-off look on his face… life was so unfair, thought Naruto comforting his 'little one' through his pants.

42 – Clouds :

Shikamaru had sneaked away from the Hokage Tower to escape the sure-to-be-boring briefing his team was about to have on their next mission and was now on the rooftop of said building (he'd thought it best not to wander too far), busy with his most favourite past-time: cloud watching. After a while, he heard footsteps coming up from behind and turned minutely to see the Kazekage finally stopping beside him; they exchanged a nod, neither of them much for unnecessary words, and both went back to gazing at the sky. "That looks like a bowl of ramen." noted Shikamaru plainly, Gaara clucked and agreed "Good thing Naruto's not here, he would have tried to eat it!" he added laughing and shaking his head. The Konoha ninja stared at the Kazekage before letting a smile stretch his lips and return to his hobby… he was awed once again by the drastic change for the better the red-haired had undergone since Naruto beat him up.