Three weeks.
Three more so damn boring weeks of being stuck in a damn boring hosital with as good as nothing to do!
Naruto was starting to grow insane in here!

If he could, he would just jump out of the window and run away, hiding somwhere in the town.
But he couldn't. He had to follow his plan.

The plan? Behaving extra good, so he would get a whole free weekend! But not any free weekends... no.
A weekend to win over a cute little raccoon!

He'd planned everything perfectly out.
First, he had to convince Lee to let Gaara take a free weekend from their workouts.
Then, he could start.
They would go out to eat; nothing fancy! Just a relaxed eating out. Then, he would drag the raccoon into the park, going on a little stroll. At sundown, they would go and watch the sunset; talking about god and the world but nothing at all at the same time.
The moon would be the one to change the subject.
He would tell his raccoon that he really would miss him if he would someday move back to Suna with his siblings. He wanted him here, with him, because he really took a liking to him.

It was perfect!

The only problem: Naruto's nerves!

He'd tried to confess to Gaara more than once these past three weeks, but he never had the guts to do so...
Every time he set his mind to do so, it just needed one look at the redhead to steal his breath - and courage.

It was frustrating!
So, he thought, if he couldn't confess out of the blue, maybe he could if the setting was the right one? He just had to pull himself together and go through with his plans!

The first hurlde to master was Tsunade.
She was the one who had to let him go in the first place.

Naruto sat brooding in his bedm when the door opened and Tsunade stepped in.
Perfect!
"So brat!" She grinned at him. "Time for your checkup!"
"Yes, yes. Sooo... I have a question, granny Tsunade."

*Gaara's pov*

Gaara was sore.
He hadn't felt anything like that in all his life, but that was only natural if you never really used your physical strengths.
Now he didn't only use them, he had to train them, to harden them, to expand them.
He needed to get stronger, faster.

Especially faster.
Kimamaru would've been his dead if he wouldn't have died at the last moment. He'd been too slow to react.

So now that he knew his weakness, he had to eliminate it.

Pff... easier said then done...
Especially if you had a training partner like Lee. He was crazy! Making him work out until his legs felt like jelly...

Not that anyone ever saw how uncomfortable he was. His sand hid that fact very well.
Only Lee saw it when Gaara broke down, because he'd been working for too long too hard again. He saw his shaking form or occasionally a drop of sweat rolling down his forehead.
But as crazy as he seemed... Lee knew when to stop. Not for himself, of course, but for others. He would always send Gaara home, so he had enough time to eat and sleep - not to mention visit Naruto. And as sore as he was, it got better from day to day and he was always rested enough to work out again.

Gaara sighed inwardly.

He was tired, but he refused to leave and sleep.
He hadn't slept in their home since he left Konoha - not without Naruto. Not with Shukaku back at it's talkative, albeit softer, self. He couldn't risk the chance.

His train of thoughts was interrupted when he neared Naruto's door and heard Tsunades raging voice.
"For Kami's sake, NO! The last time I let you out I had to stich most of your wounds up again! Forget it Uzumaki!"
"That was three weeks ago, granny!" This was Naruto's whining. "It won't happen again, I promise!"
"NO! I know you! You just can't stand out of trouble! The second I let you out your running wild again! Unless your going with a guard I won't let you!"
"But that just won't do! I can't relax with a guard watching my every step!"
"Then you have to stay here."
"Oouuuugh! C'mon granny!"
"Stop calling me that, you brat!"
"OUCH!"

Gaara grinned a little and chose this moment to step in. Tsunade waved her fist in front of Naruto's face, while the latter rubbed his hurting head.
"You shouldn't abuse your patient's Tsunade-sama."
"I'll show you abusing, you little mud-brat!"
"That wasn't nice granny! Apologize to Gaara!"
It was almost comical how these two were going at it again, but Gaara just loved to interfere in their fights.

"Why were you fighting again?" He asked, even though he knew the answer.
"We weren't fighting! Naruto was just being a stubborn brat once again!" Tsunade growled and his Naruto again, who wailed out miserably.
"I wasn't stubborn, you were! She won't let me go for the weekend unless I take a guard with me, but guards are no fun!"
"Either you take a guard with you or you don't go at all, it's your choice. I won't risk another stupid accident of yours!"
"But I wasn't even at fault!"
Gaara decently cleared his throat to get their attention back.
"I could be his guard. He'd be under a watchful eye, but never out of sight."
Naruto beamed at the comment while Tsunade looked at me with measuring eyes.
"Well... I've never heard of any trouble around you... "
Her eyes switched to Naruto, who made his best puppy eyes and then sighed unnerved.
"If I have to re-stitch even one little scratch I swear that you won't leave the hospital until your departure with Jiraja!"
Naruto let out a cry of Joy, while the fifth Hokage just groaned and left the room.

"YOSH! Thank you, Gaara! Now I can finally leave the hospital! Whooo!"

The red-head chuckled lightly at Naruto's new enthusiasm.
"Remember that it is only for the weekend."
"Every hour out of here is heaven! Let's go, believe it!"

Naruto grabbed Gaara's hand and dashed out of the room, down the halls and out of the hospital.
The blond laughed happily and stretched in the sun, as soon as they'd stepped outside.
"Finally out! Uhhh, you don't know how glad I am to finally get to go for a walk! Haha!"

The lips of the raccoon just twitched as he watched his fox practically inhale the sunlight. Even Shukaku chuckled at the picture.
"They shouldn't keep him in there for too long. The silly cub seems to need the sunlight like a plant does."
Gaara nodded quietly and waited for Naruto to end his little sunbathing. He didn't need to wait long.
"So! First, I would like to change into some normal clothes." He frowned down on the light grey clothes he'd worn in hospital. "These are just so depressing. And then, how about we visit the bushy eyebrow? You think he'll cut you some slack until I'm back in the hospital?"
Gaara grinned inwardly and nodded.
"I'm sure he will understand."
"Yosh! Then let's go!"

Hey guy's, I'm back! (=w=)/

Yeah... sry for the long ass wait, but there's a lot going on these days. ... and this chap was a bitch. (-.-)
I just couldn't find the right words, the right moments and it all just generally got heavenly on my nerves, but I still got it ready...

So... yeah. As you can see, Naruto has a plan. XD
We'll see how perfect it works out, don't we? ^.^
Buuut it means that we're just so much closer to the love, doesn't it? *grin*

I'm apologizing in advance, because I don't know how much time I'll find to write next week.
My big brother will pay me a visit (*dances happily*) and stay for the week AND I'm going on a concert next weekend of my absolute god! *p* I'll try my best, but please don't be disappointed if I can't upload again next week, k?

Yeah... So, I'm going to bed now.
Stay safe everyone. G'night! ;3