Chained Heart Chapter 14
After a while me, Temari and her team were given an assignment to guard something. This sounded very irrelevant. There was what it looked like some abandoned buildings. This was useless as fuck. I could not understand anything.
"Does it really matter if we guard this place?" Matsuri asked. For once I agreed with the brat. What was the big deal with this building?
"Orders are orders. We'll take shifts and guard it 24 hours a day." Temari responded.
"This must be a joke…"
"Ai, please understand-"
"Gaara is hell knows where and we are here…guarding this…crock?"
"Ai, I know, I want to know what's up with Gaara…but-"
"Temari, I don't think he's fine! He was a member of the Akatsuki, they are after what is inside of him! If they remove that from him he is going to die! I can't stand here and wait for him to die!"
"Ai, please calm down, there is nothing we can do! We just have to follow orders."
I sighed in irritation and turned my back to the group. "I swear if Gaara dies here I am going to kill the council in its sleep…" I walked away mumbling to myself.
It was getting dark. We just stood here in this boring building who no one ever was interested in. The council must be high or something…
Me and Temari were on our shift.
"The enemy's hideout should be in that direction." I heard Temari murmur to herself. "I'm sorry Gaara…" That made my heart soar…She actually realized…I got in front of her and took her in my arms and placed my head on her shoulder. She sighed and played with my hair. When I would need it she would actually do this. She was quite soft with people she cared about. We were really like sisters. I felt something wet against my cheek. She was crying. I guess we all need some relief sometimes. I patted her back and kept an eye out for 'the enemy'.
"I won't accept Gaara being dead…" She wiped away her tears after I spoke.
"Gaara will not die. He did not become Kazekage for nothing."
I smiled at her. Morning came. Matsuri joined us. Temari asked her what was bothering her.
"Is this really okay?" She asked.
"Is what okay?"
"Gaara-sama was kidnapped. And instead of trying to find him we're on the lookout for enemies that might not even come."
"These are orders from above. We have no choice but to obey them."
"No way…Gaara-sama is the Sand Village's…he's our Kazekage!"
"I know that! Gaara is my brother!" Temari yelled at her.
Matsuri looked at the ground and apologized.
"Matsuri we are all filled with worry and stress…but we have to hope for the best…Gaara dying is not an option…I can't accept that…so he must be alright." I gave her a reassuring smile.
She nodded, but still looked sad. I knew she was crushing on Gaara. Too bad her feelings are in vain…After all…Gaara…Gaara loves me…That thought made me hope. He wouldn't die on me now…not now, not ever.
We were requested back to the Tower. Kankuro was feeling better. As a matter of fact he was waiting for us.
"You are late." He said.
"We came as fast as we could. But forget us, it took way too long to get substitute border guards. You did a bad job with the preparations."
"But I did what you told me to, despite just getting out of the hospital. You shouldn't complain." He stood up. "You guys ready to roll?"
We were more than ready. Ebizou joined us this time.
We were pretty exhausted after we had to run all that way down to the tower. I wasn't complaining, just that we were kind of losing our breaths. I wasn't going to stop anyway. I needed to see Gaara was alright.
Kankuro seemed to notice out fatigue. "Halt!" He ordered.
"What's wrong, Kankuro?" Temari said gasping for air.
"We're gonna rest here."
"What? Are you crazy Kankuro? We don't have time to sit around and do nothing."
"Relax. It's not like you to be in such a rush." He gestured to the rest of the group."
The whole group was on the ground trying to catch their breath. "We're sorry, Temari-san."
"Soon…we'll be able to run again, in a moment…"
"We just need a bit of rest."
"How pathetic! You call yourselves shinobi?"
"Don't ask for the impossible. These guys have been working for 24 hours straight as border guards. Then we made them rush all the way to the village, and now they're run this far with us. You can't ask for more, even from the most elite shinobi."
"No, we're okay!" Matsuri suddenly rose from the ground. "We can't rest while Gaara-sama is in trouble!" I couldn't agree more with her.
"We must do everything we can for Kazekage-sama."
"Right, for the Kazekage-sama!"
"Temari –san, let's go!"
"Well said, everyone!"
"There's no need to be rash." Ebizou said. "Shinobi must stay calm no matter how dire the situation is. Kankuro's failure when he rushed out alone was proof of that. Am I mistaken? Besides, you guys aren't looking at the surroundings at all."
"What on earth do you…"
"Take a look at that. Those are most likely remnants from when Konoha fought against Akatsuki. We should consider ourselves well into their territory. And seeing how we don't know what type of traps they have set up, I would say charging forward while in such an exhausted state will get you killed in no time." They all gasped. He was right…"This is perfect. I can all tell you an old story as we rest up." We all gathered up in front of him. "This all happened quite a long time ago. You're probably heard about it before. The incident with the Third Kazekage. The Third was said to be the most powerful of all the Kazekage. The "incident" was a rumor that he was kidnapped by someone. The village became desperate, doing everything they could to find the truth. Thinking back, we lost our patience much the same way you're losing yours now. We got lax in protecting the village, allowing our enemies to sneak in and plunge it into chaos. If we had assessed the situation more calmly back then, we could have avoided that war. I understand how you feel so well it hurts. But we must not repeat what happened with the Third Kazekage."
"Ebizou-sama, were you able to get any information on the Third Kazekage's kidnapper?" Matsuri asked.
He shook his head. "Even now, we continue investigations in secret, but we've never found a single clue."
I couldn't focus on the story. There was something in my gut that made me feel uneasy. Something was most definitely wrong. I just couldn't put my finger on it.
After we rested for like ten minutes we continued running and running onto a field. I can't recall for how long we ran before we reached everybody. I did not want to believe what I saw. Gaara was on the ground, motionless, his chest not rising and falling. Everything was silent all around me. Everyone got out of my way as I walked towards my love. I paid no attention to them; it was just me and Gaara. My vision got blurry with tears. I fell on my knees beside him and placed my hands on his cheeks; his skin was ice cold.
"Wake up…Gaara please wake up…you promised it will be alright…" I placed my head on his chest. "You promised we would be together!" I raised my head. "Wake up, damn it!" I shoved him once as if trying to make him wake up. I placed my hands on his chest and tried to find out what was wrong. He was not there…that was the problem…he was just a piece of flesh now…I couldn't do anything for him…"Wake up!" I yelled. I felt hands pulling me away from him but I fought them off. "Gaara! Please don't do this to me!" The hands finally took me away from his body. Chiyo went over to him and placed her hands on his chest. What was she doing?
A blue light was formed from her hands. How can she treat him? He was not there…He was not there…
I heard Naruto yell. "What do you think you're doing-" but was cut off by Sakura's serious glare.
"She bringing Gaara-kun back to life."
What…? Could she actually do that?
I wasn't the only one who was surprised?..."Bringing him back to life? Can she actually do that?" I heard Naruto mutter.
"This is a unique technique that only Chiyo-baasama knows."
"Really?"
This was wonderful…but it sounded too good to be true. It had to come with a cost…
The blue chakra light was becoming more and more smaller.
"Damn it!" I heard Chiyo mutter under her breath. "I don't have enough chakra left." She was gasping for air.
Seeing this Naruto made his way on the other side of Gaara and kneeled down and pulled his hands forward. Chiyo looked into Naruto's eyes. "Please use my chakra! You can it then, can't you, Granny?"
She seemed deep in thought for a moment before she responded. "Place your hands on top of mine."
Naruto nodded and did as she said. When he placed his hands on hers, the chakra light was a lot more bigger and shinier. Naruto was bursting with chakra.
I heard Chiyo speak. "I'm happy that someone like you appeared in the shinobi world we foolish old people created. Everything I've ever done was a mistake. But now, at the end, it looks like I'll finally be able to do the right thing. The Sand Village and Konoha…their future will be much different than the things were back to my day. That strange power of yours that Kakashi mentioned…that power will have a strong influence on the future. Become a Hokage like none before you…And Sakura…Next time, save the people who are dear to you, not some old hag. You and I are very similar. There aren't many girls as chivalrous as you around. You'll surpass your teacher as a female ninja. And Ai…" I froze at the mention of my name. "I didn't have the chance to know you much…But I can really tell you really care about Gaara…Never leave his side… " I smiled to myself and nodded. I could tell I was getting glares from a certain girl I knew was crushing on Gaara. "And Naruto, this is a request from an old woman. You are the only one that can understand Gaara's pain. And Gaara understands your pain. Please, save Gaara."
After she said those words the light ceased and Chiyo was ready to fall but she was caught by Sakura. Gaara suddenly arose from the ground and Naruto was keeping him steady by placing his hand on his shoulder. I could not believe my eyes. Gaara was sitting on the ground and looking around confused…I now noticed that the one who was holding me was Temari. I let me go and nod at me telling me it was alright now. I cautiously approached him and kneeled next to him. He did not notice me. He was disoriented and confused. I did not blame him. He was stunned at how many people came to see him. I needed reassurance that what I was seeing was not my imagination. I needed to touch him.
"They're…" I heard him mutter in amazement. He could not believe it. I smiled. He deserved this…after all his hard work he was accepted…
"They all came here to save you!"
When I was about to say something Matsuri came running. "Gaara-sama! Are you alright?!"
He nodded at her and she jumped in the air in joy and the rest of the ninja cheered. I finally took a hold of his hand. He was not so cold anymore. 'Thank God.' He looked at me but he was still out of it. I just smiled at him. I really wanted to embrace him but I knew he was sore from the exmortis.
"You caused a big fuss." Naruto said.
"I'll say." Kankuro walked in our direction. "You got me worried there, little brother."
"Who do you think you are? Gaara is the Kazekage! Show some respect, you lowlifes!" Temari pushed Naruto aside. "Gaara, how are you feeling?"
He tried to stand up but did not succeed. As I suspected he was still sore. "Calm down, Gaara, you shouldn't start moving around yet. Take it easy. Your body is still very stiff." I told him. He sat on the ground looking down.
Matsuri and Sari were running towards him. Oh no, the fangirl squad. He really did not need this now. I got up and me and Temari made sure they did not bother Gaara. They pushed Naruto out of the way.
"Just knock it off already! He is in no mood for any of this, you ungrateful things! Have some respect! This is no way to treat the man that saved Kazekage-sama!" I yelled and they eventually calmed down. They were really desperate.
Then all the attention was pointed at Chiyo-baasama…It turned out that she was dead…But her sacrifice was not in vain, for Gaara was needed by the villagers, his friends and siblings, and…me. When we were about to leave, Gaara sat up and told us to pray for elder Chiyo.
Naruto and Kankuro helped Gaara support himself as we left for the village. He was still weak. When we were in the village's view we heard cheering. Everyone came to greet their Kazekage's return. Gaara must be feeling fulfilled. This was all he needed. To be accepted, and not feared, and it looked like he succeeded in what he wanted. I looked at his face and I could tell how surprised he was. 'You deserve this, Gaara. You made it!'I smiled.
We were all finally home and Gaara was alive…but there was one thing that I was scared of…Gaara was not a Jinchuriki anymore… Our mating bond was not there anymore…Did Gaara still mean what he said…Did he still want me? I was scared of his answer but I wanted to find out. I knew Gaara must be resting now…he was in his room. He must be getting ready for a bath or something. I exited my room and in front of me was Gaara's room…he was not there anymore. He moved to the Kazekage's room. That was the last room right in front of the hall. It was the biggest bedroom. I slowly approached his room and the anxiety kept building.
When I finally reached his room I took a deep breath and knocked. My heart was hammering in my chest. It was like I was falling in love all over again.
"Come in." I heard. That was not his voice. I entered and saw Temari sitting with him on the bed. She got up. "Ai, I was just leaving. Maybe you'll help Gaara take a bath. I will be leaving you two alone." She walked to the door. "And Gaara…" She made a gesture towards me. "Alright?" He nodded slowly before Temari left us to our privacy.
After I heard the door close I looked over at Gaara. His eyes were on me. This was kind of awkward…I took a few shy steps towards him and sat on the bed.
"Gaara, how are you feeling?"
"I am kind of dizzy, everything is a blur…"
"You just have to rest, let me fix you a bath. I will help you." I got up and went to his bathroom and turned on the water of the tub. I returned to the bedroom. He was still out of it…that or he was still in deep thought. "Gaara I can see something is bothering you…"
"It's you…"
"I'm bothering you?"
"No…I can feel something is bothering you."
"What makes you think that?"
"I can read you like an open book, you know that right? Tell me."
I sat next to him on the bed. "I am afraid of this…you…you are not a Jinchuriki anymore…"
"And?..."
"Do you….still want me?"
"You are not my mate anymore."
"So…what you said before was all a lie?" I got up.
"Ai, calm down and let me finish. This mating thing was not the reason why I mated you. I mated you because I liked you…and I still do like you…There was no one more worthy to be my mate. Now indeed, you are not my mate, but I want you more than I ever will."
My eyes softened. I smiled. "I was afraid you would not want me anymore…"
He slowly got up. "I will always want you, mate or not…you are my soul mate…"
"Gaara…" I took him in my arms gently. "I'm so happy you are here, in my arms, breathing and telling me these things…I love you so much, Gaara." He placed his hands on my hips and held me closer. I then helped him towards the bathroom. I proceeded in undressing him. He was kind of shying away from me. "Gaara there is no need to be shy…" He had a cute blush on his cheeks. I suddenly got an idea. "Do you need me to undress as well in order for you to feel comfortable?" He averted his eyes from me.
"No, Ai you don't have to do that. It will be fine."
I giggled. "I was just messing with you. Now stay still."
I took off his jacked and then his coat. He had a fishnet underneath, I took that off as well. I unbuckled his pants and let them fall to his feet and I pulled them down all the way. I still had to remove his boxers. I shivered. I pulled them down and let them fall to his feet. He got out of them on his own. I blushed when my eyes and his privates were at the same level. He definitely changed; he was even more endowed. He was much more muscular. I guided him to the bath and helped him get in. I splashed his hair with some water before I squirted some shampoo into my palm and applied it on his hair. I positioned him so that his head was on the edge of the tub as I massaged his scalp.
"Does this feel good?"
"Hn." Of course it did. I love it when somebody massages my head.
"Good." When I was done with that I helped him remove the soap from his hair without it getting into his eyes, then I proceeded in soaping his torso and back, his armpits, neck, arms. "Can I touch you there?..." I gestured to his privates. I did not want him to feel uncomfortable, though I already did by asking.
"No, I can wash that myself. Can you bring me some towels from the drawers in my room?"
"Of course." I got up and did as he told me. I brought him two towels and placed them near the sink. After he was done I held him as he got out of the bath and helped him dry off and led him to the bedroom. I took a pair of underwear and a shirt from the drawer and helped him put them on. After that I helped him get in bed. It was nighttime anyway. "You will finally be able to sleep now…How do you feel?" I smiled at him.
"This is something new for me…I am feeling a bit uneasy…"
"I love sleeping. I'm so glad you can experience it now. You will feel so refreshed in the morning…If you need anything you can come right ahead and I will help you however I can, alright?" I turned towards the door and I was about to exit I heard him speak.
"Wait Ai."
I stopped and turned around. "Yes?"
He looked to the side.
"You can tell me absolutely anything. What's wrong?"
"Can you…sleep with me tonight?" When I was about to open my mouth he spoke again. "I don't mean sex! Just…"
"I figured that out, Gaara. Of course, let me get ready and I will join you, alright?"
He nodded and I smiled at him. This got me so excited! I was nervous. We were going to share a bed. He must be nervous as well. This is the first night ever since he was born that he can have some deep sleep.
After I took a bath, brushed my teeth and applied perfume I put on a not so revealing nightgown and walked into his room without knocking. Only the light on his side was on. I made my way to the other side of the bed and shyly sat down under the covers. I felt awkward and I did not know if I should go closer or not. He closed the light. The moon light shone through the balcony. I could see his beautiful features. He was not facing me, just the ceiling. I was watching him, and he knew that. He suddenly turned his gaze towards me and gently turned his whole body towards me. I slowly got closer to him and kept him warm through the night. I grabbed his hand kissed it, then held it to my chest. He smelled like jasmine. He looked like he was about to tell me something.
"Can I tell you something, Ai?"
"Anything, love."
"There was something I had to tell you before…You know…before I was taken away…Something you really need to know…"
"I remember, love."
He moved his hand from my chest to my cheek, caressing it gently. I could see and feel he was nervous and anxious, even though he knew I felt the same way. "I love you." I placed my hand on his own. "In case something happens again…I didn't want to die without telling you this."
"I knew…Gaara…I can even feel it…I love you too, so so much! I am so happy…I can't imagine a world without you." I smiled widely at him.
"Can I kiss you, Ai?"
"You may, love…anytime you want."
He leaned in slowly. He was so gentle with me, as if he would break me if he were a little bit rougher. When his lips touched mine I felt a wave of electricity going through my body. He turned me on immensely. Sex was a no no today. His body still needed time. He deepened the kiss by exploring my mouth with his tongue. We both moaned in pleasure. He gripped the back of my head and entangled his hand in my hair. The feeling was spectacular. When he broke the kiss he gave me a small peck on the lips before he stopped.
We cuddled and we prepared to sleep. "Gaara…will you be mine forever?"
"Only if you will be mine forever."
"Of course I will." I giggled before kissing him one last time on the chest. I leaned against him as I tried to drift off to sleep.
I woke up because I felt shaking beside me. I looked and Gaara was turning and sweating. He must be having a nightmare. I quickly shook him to wake him up.
"Gaara love you were having a nightmare…"
He looked around the room disoriented.
"What was it about?"
"I went out of control and destroyed the village."
"Nothing happened. Shukaku is gone and you are unable to do that anymore."
"Yes, I know…Sorry for waking you up…"
"Well I'm glad you did. I didn't want you to continue having that nightmare. I want you to have pleasant dreams."
"How do you get those?"
"I don't really know…Just think about things that make you happy…Sometimes we don't have dreams at all…"
"Hn."
"Are you feeling better? How are your muscles?"
"Still a little bit sore. I will be fine in the morning." I looked at the clock. It was two in the morning. Good thing we still had time to sleep.
"Alright. Try again. Don't be afraid of the nightmares…"
"Alright."
This time I tried to stay awake and see him falling asleep. His eyelids were slowly falling and he would rarely open his eyes. I could tell when he was sleeping by the way he breathed. He was now asleep and he was a cutie-patutie. I wanted to lean in and kiss him. I gave up on the thought…I did not want to wake him. I myself drifted off to sleep.
In the morning I usually woke up at 10 o'clock, as I did this morning. Gaara was still sleeping, he was snoring softly. I decided not to wake him up and went straight ahead and went to the bathroom to take a bath. He wouldn't mind me using his bathroom, right?
Because the shower produced a lot more noise I used the bath. I filled in the tub before I went in and soaped myself. A few minutes later Gaara entered the bathroom as well. He wasn't expecting me to be here so he tried to avert his eyes or something and get out.
"What are you doing? Haven't we been through this already? We have to get used to this."
A blush already appeared on his cheeks. "Yes, indeed we do."
"Come on, why did you come here in the first place?"
"To use the bathroom and take a shower…"
"Can't you do that in front of me? You know I saw every piece of you by now…And you saw me…" I rose from the bath to show him that I was not embarrassed in front of him, though I was a little.
"Ai…" He came towards me so fast I had no time to react. He kissed me on the lips hard making me shiver. He took his boxers off while kissing me. He broke the kiss and took off his shirt and joined me in the tub. Some of the water spilled on the floor. He began soaping his body as well, I just washed his back. I pecked his neck every now and then. I loved this intimacy we had. I wanted us to get used to seeing each other naked. No more shyness. I got out of the bath and when I turned my back to him I heard him sigh. In a moment he was behind me, caressing the scar on my back. "Is there a way you can make this disappear?"
"But I like it…"
"It is not right…"
"It shows the world we belong to eachother…"
"I should have made it smaller…" He said as he left the bathroom. I helped him get dressed before I sneaked in my room to get dressed as well.
The Konoha ninja had to go home today…and I still needed to ask Sakura a favor. After I got dressed I got in front of her room and knocked. She was still into her PJs.
"Ai, what's wrong? Is Gaara-kun feeling bad?"
"Sorry I am bothering you this early, Gaara is fine, but it is me that needs your help…can I come in?" She nodded and I entered the room.
"What's wrong?"
"Will you promise you won't freak out?"
"I'll be fine. What can I do for you?"
"There might be nothing you can do…but…" I took off my dress and bra and turned around to show her my scar that covered my whole back. I heard her gasp.
"Did…Gaara-kun do this?"
I nodded. "He despises himself for it…Is there a way you can remove it before you leave? I could try myself, but I can't reach my back…"
"Let me take a look. Get on the bed."
I did as she said and I felt her chakra infused fingers on my back.
"There might be a way…but I am not sure...Let me try this…" She traced her fingers on my scar. It did not hurt. "Yes, it is healable; I just have to trace my fingers on your scar more times until it is completely healed. I can actually do it."
"Thank you so much! You are a miracle worker. Your skills are amazing."
"I'm just doing what anybody would do…"
After about an hour she was finished and the entire process did not hurt at all. I looked at my back on the mirror. It was as if the scar was never there.
"This is unbelievable." I turned to her and embraced her. "Thank you so much! I only managed to repair my hymen." I released her.
"Your hymen? You can actually do that?"
"I believe so, it was kind of hard but with the help of a mirror I am as new…This is all for Gaara…He keeps blaming himself for a lot of things he was not in control of…This is to celebrate his new beginning…our new beginning…"
"I don't mean to be rude or anything, but can I see?" I blushed ten folds of red.
"I wouldn't mind since you're a girl and all…" I pulled my panties down and let her examine me. "Please be quick. This is very embarrassing…"
"Don't worry…I will only take a peak. I am curious…" She looked between my legs, but did not touch anything. I had parted myself only to show her what I did. "It looks fine…but why did you do it? It was Gaara that took your first time, wasn't it?"
I closed my legs and sat on the bed. "Yeah but…as I said before, he blames himself and I want him to have a clear conscience…he feels bad for a lot of things he did…"
"I understand…I believe he will feel better after this."
I nodded. "I will make things right tonight." I smiled. I pulled up my panties and put my dress on. "Thank you for healing my back…I am in debt to you…"
"Good luck Ai-chan, and don't worry about it. And be careful not to strain him too much."
I nodded and left her to get ready.
I met Gaara on the way to his office. He looked slightly rested and content. After a while Temari and Kankuro came as well. And after them Sakura, Naruto, Kakashi, Lee, Neji, Tenten and Guy.
"You can still stay here a bit longer." Kankuro suggested.
"Right! At least stick around one more day. You can go home after you've rested." Temari continued.
"I wish we could but…" Naruto said.
"We have some very important things to report to my mas-…uh, to the Hokage-sama." Sakura finished.
"I see…"
"Besides, seeing Akatsuki make their move against the Sand Village has me worried about Konoha."Kakashi said.
"So you want to return home as quickly as possible, then."
"Exactly."
"But, in your condition!"
"There's no need to worry. I have some very reliable friends with me."
"Yeah! Leave it to me!" Guy busted out enthusiastically.
"By the way! We already dispatched a hawk carrying the mission results to your village but there was no mention of the two Akatsuki members. Are you sure we shouldn't send that information as well?"
"I'll give my report on them directly to Hokage-sama. There's something I'm a bit concerned about."
"I understand…"
After we had our little talk we all visited Chiyo's grave before heading to the gates. When we were passing through the passage of the gate I stood close to Gaara. We were all dressed in black. My hand brushed against Gaara's, but because of the many times Gaara refused to hold my hand made me forget the thought. The next second he took my hand in his…I keep forgetting he has changed…This is a new him…I still had to get that through my thick skull. I looked at his face and he smiled faintly at me, making my heart swell with joy. He was smiling at me. Only me. I smiled back and held his hand tighter. At the end of the tunnel I released his hand. He was standing right in front of Naruto.
"Later." Kankuro began.
"Y-Yeah…" Naruto said. Him and Gaara were currently looking at eachother. Probably not knowing how to react with this farewell. "Th-This is usually the past where you shake hands and say your goodbyes or something…But I'm not really good at stuff like that, so let's just-"
Gaara left Naruto hanging when he gestured he wanted to shake hands. He stood there for a moment, dazed, before Gaara used a flow of sand to encourage him. They shook hands and you could feel the deep meaning this thing meant for Gaara. After that the left. We entered the village gates and resumed our every day activity. Gaara already wanted to resume his office work.
I still had something to prepare for tonight. When the coast was clear I sneaked into Gaara's room. Since this was the Kazekage's room there must be files 'father' owned. I was looking for my adoption certificate. I searched in the drawers in his nightstand but they were not there. But I found something else. There was a picture of us that I did not know was taken. I remember the moment but I don't recall anybody photographing us. It was Gaara's seventh birthday. Things were still good back then, even though it was after he scarred my back and claiming me as his. He was glaring at me as I tacked him from his left. There was no celebration held for him. But I was certain this was the day he was seven years old. For me it was a celebration. How did he get this? Who took this picture? I placed the picture back and resumed my search. I looked in the dresser. There was nothing out of the ordinary, why would my certificate even be here. I'm so stupid. However, I found something else. Way in the back, behind his coats there was the bear he always used to have when he was smaller. He still kept this? This was a gift from me…Even though father brought him bigger and fancier ones he preferred this one. I squeezed the small bear to my chest and sighed. My heart ached at the memories. He did not deserve any of that…He deserved real love…I placed the bear where I found it and resumed my search.
I finally found the certificate hidden in a secret drawer of a table. I looked the document over and it looked original. It had my name on it…I wonder…Did it have the name of my parents?…No…Why should I care about them? They left me there! They did not want me!
I sneaked out of the room and went to take the document to my room. I stood in my room until the afternoon. I actually planned to suggest to him to go out. I dressed rather fancy; I had a tight black dress on.
I knocked on his door when I thought the moment has come. He told me to come in. I did and closed the door gently behind me.
"Ai…Do you need anything?"
"Um…I was wondering if…"
"If what?"
"If…You wanted to go out tonight…I want you to take it slow for a while, no more working until late. Just for a while."
"Ai, you and I agreed that I can work for as long as I want doing my work. You knew it was going to be like this."
"Just today at least. I'm doing this for you. It's not that we don't have enough time together. It's not good to overwork yourself after all you've been through…Sakura said you should take it slow. It's not healthy for your body. Please listen to me…It's also good for the people to see you are doing fine. Going out will prove them that you're alright. They are worried too, you know…You saw how they greeted you…"
"Yeah…You have a point there, Ai…" He put his pen down and placed the document he was currently reading in a big pile. He got up his chair and walked towards me. "Let's go." He smiled at me before pecking my lips. I giggled and pulled him closer and gave him a full kiss on the mouth. I was a sloppy, wild kiss, like we never had before. It had passion, need, feeling, roughness and lust. When we parted we both panted for air afterwards. I never could stop my thirst for those lips of his. He was addicting.
"Let's go…Kazekage-sama…"
He smirked at the way I called him. He pulled off his Kage robes and threw them on the sofa, remaining in his regular clothes. He grabbed my hand and led me out of his office.
Gaara was leading me somewhere. His grip on his hand was firm, and it got tighter as we walked through the village. He was not intimidated by the people who were glaring at us. There were actually people who looked like they accepted us, but some did not…
I hate and love the fact that the Fourth Kazekage took me under his roof. If he didn't I may have not found my love, or even met Gaara in person ever…I hated it because we had to be related…but that was about to change tonight…even though the villagers might not know of it…and might still think we are brother and sister. Gaara however did not care. His grip on my hand only seemed to get tighter and tighter, as if he never wanted to break our bond; he would never let something so frivolous ruin our happiness, our love.
And another chapter finished! :D
I am slightly happier with this one. I am looking forward to the next chapter. It will be very juicy. :D
Ja nee