Hinata's POV

It was the end of the year and I couldn't help but be excited for summer. Though winter was my favorite time of the year summer meant I could have more time with Gaara.

They had decided to become an official couple after Kiba decided to start putting moves on her again thinking that Gaara was going gay.

That made Kiba have a black eye and a sore stomach for awhile. I tried to stop it before the black eye happened but Kiba wasn't making that easy….

~*~*Flash back*~*~

Kiba put his arm around my shoulders and smiled, "Hey, Hina, so how are you an Gaara? I know he isn't much of a boyfriend. Think you rather be with me?"

I blushed and looked at the ground, "Gaara isn't my boyfriend, Kiba, but I like you as a friend."

"I think our friend Gaara doesn't really swing for girls if you know what I mean, might as well give up hope, Hinata," Kiba said frowning.

"That isn't true, Ki-"

There was a sharp growl behind us and instantly I stopped what I was about to say. Gaara had heard Kiba alright… This isn't going to end well, I thought to myself.

"Do you have the guts to try and say that to my face, you mutt?"

Kiba let out a growl of his own, "Yeah I would. I think you're gay, and that is why you haven't tried to win Hinata's heart. So why should I waste my time watching her run after you when she could be with someone who actually likes her like a girlfriend."

Gaara took my wrist and pulled me into his chest, but before I was fully up to him he kicked Kiba in the gut.

"G-Gaara, don't hurt him too much please," I begged not wanting a full fight breaking out.

Kiba got up and coughed a little, "Why don't you put Hina at a safe distance before we continue."

Gaara silently obliged and sat me down on a bench and said in his monotone voice, "Stay here, Hinata, it would hurt me terribly to see you get hurt while we are fighting."

I tried to protest but his eyes silenced me and he was soon gone.

Kiba didn't wait and started to try and land punches on Gaara, who was simply blocking.

When Kiba was open Gaara landed another blow to his stomach knocking him down. But when he fell he grabbed Gaara and took him down as well.

Kiba landed a good blow to Gaara and I got up and pulled them apart.

"Afraid I'll hurt him too much, Hina?" Kiba asked while getting up.

Right then a fist flew past my face and got Kiba right in the eye.

He yelped and grabbed his eye and I looked at Gaara with a slight glare before saying, "I'm taking Kiba to the nurse's office. You stay put."

Gaara just looked at me with those green eyes and watched as I took Kiba to the nurse.

It was silent the entire walk and I planned on keeping it that way. I wished those two would just stop trying to kill each other and learn to get along a little better.

Once I told the nurse that there was an accident I walked back to where I left Gaara hoping he didn't run off.

"He insulted me, Hinata, I couldn't just let him get away with it."

I turned to look at the owner of the monotone voice. He had that blank stare that always ran chills down my spine.

"I know, Gaara, but I wish you would've handled it a little better than you did. It would've gotten worse if I hadn't of stepped in and you know it."

He just shrugged and looked away. I let out a sigh and shook my head before closing my eyes.

I felt a faint presence of his fingertips touching my cheek. I didn't move in fear of making them jerk away.

Slowly I opened my eyes to look back at him to see that there was a spark of emotion in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Hinata, but I'm afraid that I will lose you to him one of these times is all…"

I smiled shook my head, "Y-you're silly, Gaara."

He faintly smiled back and let his finger tips touch my cheek a little more.

The contact made me blush and want to look away from him, but I did my best to keep the eye contact with him.

We just stood there for a minute and when he spoke again it was barely audible, "Hinata, I want you to date me…I may not be perfect, but I do like you a lot and wish that you would return my feelings…."

My blush deepened and I tried my best to keep my heart from beating right of my chest. "I-I-I feel the s-same way, G-Gaara."

He smiled and took my hand and started to walk with me back to whatever class we were going to.

~*~*End of Flashback*~*~

Just thinking about it made my heart beat a little faster.

"Hey, Hinata, have you been waiting long?" The voice in questioning was none other than the guy that I was waiting to go see a movie with.

"Not at all, Gaara, I just got here myself really."

He smiled and took my hand, he had worked so hard the past couple months to show more affection to me and I was doing my best to as well.

We were the most oddest couple ever but that didn't really matter to me, I felt safe and secure around Gaara and wished for nothing more than his company.

Gaara's POV

She was becoming more important to me with the passing days. I knew that I could never find another love like her.

I wanted her know how much she meant to me and how much I truly needed her in my life.

Even though we had one more year left before we were out of school I couldn't stand the thought of not asking her to be mine for ever.

Her father would be my only concern, but thinking of how he had allowed me to date her and take her away for as long as I wanted I didn't think he would mind much.

He didn't seem to care for his eldest as he did for the others that were living with her.

Hinata's cousin was going to take over the family business until the youngest was old enough to take it over for herself.

And Shukaku had started to tone down on the blood lust so it would be easier to hide him from her.

The only I know needed was the little key ingredients to the plan.

"Is something wrong?" Hinata asked me with worry in her eyes.

I smiled and tightened my grip for a second before answering, "Nothing is wrong, Hinata, don't worry."

She smiled that breath taking smile at me and all the doubt I had in me quickly melted away.

I was going to propose to Hinata.

I have one more chapter to go before I finish the story. And it is going to be much well needed. Lol I think I kept this story going on long enough. And to think, I thought of all this while trying to get to sleep ^.^