Naruto
I slept perfectly and when I woke up to Gaara's alarm I actually felt good and I wanted to go to school. I was just in one of those moods as I convinced Gaara to cuddle for another 5 minuets before I had to get up and so did Gaara because he finally had to go back to work. I was calm when I took a shower (by myself this time) and I was at peace when I sat down and ate my breakfast with Gaara. when we were ready to leave the house he gave me a passionate kiss before we made it to his car and before I knew it I was at school where Shikamaru and Choji were standing in the front talking to each other while Shika tried to stay awake and Choji was eating probably his breakfast."Be careful when your driving...okay? the roads are still icy." I told him as I gave him a peck on the lips.
"I will. Theres no way I would not be careful" he said again with a smirk "Have a nice day in school." He said before he kissed me again and I only kissed back as eagerly before I heard a taping on the glass and rolled my eyes when I saw That it was Shika and his companion smirking smugly behind him.
"Just get a room. not a car in front of a school. children may see and go blind." the genius said and I sighed while I heard him say a faint troublesome.
"bye. I love you and be careful." I told him before I gave him a slight peck and I got out of the car, automatically slapping my friend in the shoulder for ruining the moment. When we started walking into the building that was surprisingly filled with Christmas joy I thought I would ask the question. "Would you two like to come to a Christmas party at out apartment?" I asked then when I got to my locker.
"sure why not." Shika shrugged while Choji said "Will there be food?" and I only nodded while I smiled. I cant wait for Christmas now!
"So...Naruto what you gonna do?" Shika asked me as he waited for me.
"For what?" I asked him.
"For the school dance." Hinata cut in by giving me a hug."I'm not into dances." I told them honestly.
"But Gaara likes parties." Hinata pointed out and I shrugged.
"He doesn't even know about the Christmas dance. and plus I don't know if he would even be allowed into it seeing as how he doesn't go to this school or any school at that." I reminded her and the girl sighed, "Its not even for a few weeks so..."
"I think you should come with your boyfriend!" I jumped when I heard Haku and Anko yell at the same time. "I'll even make it so that he gets in for free!" Anko yelled. "Oh I should teach you some new dance moves!" Haku yelled.
"See what you three started?" I looked at my three friends but they just shrugged as if it wasn't their fault. "And Naruto, Shino is going, I got permission." She said and I let out a breath. Might as well ask him when I get home...
Gaara
"No." I told Sai for the fifth time."pleeeeeeeease! Its a unicorn! On my ass!" he said.
"Sai, your drunk, and I wouldn't tattoo your ass even if you were sober!" I said sternly.
"But..."
"No!"
"You know you want to!"
"NO!"
"Someones in a bad mood..." Deidara walked in.
"Wheres your boyfriend?" I asked meaning Sasori.
"he's at school." Deidara said. School?
"College?"
"No high school." Deidara said non-chalantly. This was odd seeing as Sasori was closer to thirty.
Naruto:
"Do it NOW!" Hinata pestered into my ear, and it was my kitsune ear to making me jump from it being so loud.
"I might be deaf now thank you." I told her while rubbing my ear. We had finally gotten to lunch and Hinata really wanted me to ask Gaara about the dance so I texted him. 'Do you like school dances?' I inwardly hoped that he didn't. I just wasn't into them.
'Depends. You asking me to one?' He texted back. Of course answer a question with a question. I rolled my eyes.
'Answer me!'
'You know I like parties so I'm...okay with them why?'
'Becuase...theres a winter/Christmas dance and I didn't know if you wanted to go because about 4 days later is like our Christmas party.' I said the truth, hoping that he would sort of say no.
'Are you asking me to go?'
'I guess.'
'Then I except.' I could tell he was smirking on his side.
'Love you. got to go.' I texted him then put it in my pocket. "What'd he say?" Hinata said interested but the other two boys weren't even listening."He said yes." I said simply, "I gotta go to the bathroom." I said before I got up to go. I didn't have to go at all I just wanted to leave and take a walk. But of course that isn't right because I remembered that theres snow outside so I cant go out out so I had to just walk around the hallways. I was still in that good mood that I've been in since I woke up. Well...was good until again I was cornered into a corner. And by who? By the demons. I couldn't help but think in if I should tell Gaara about them. I mean...is it bad to keep hiding it from him? It's okay to keep it if I'm trying to protect him right?
"I haven't s-seen you around." I stuttered as I tried not to meet their eyes. It was the truth that they haven't confronted me in awhile. Which I didn't think it was that weird. I just thought they had another anthro to torture.
"Yeah, Itachi thought it would be nice to give you some time off seeing as he wanted to do something sometime when he was angry or wanted to mess with you." Pein shrugged it off as if what the said didn't exactly just scare me.
"But not right here. Lets go outside." Zetsu smirked. I really didn't have a chance to disagree before they pushed me out back with Itachi out front. His eyes were red causing me to shiver and want to cry from the thought of my parents and all those other people who died. I, just for a second, forgot that demons can be dangerous. The only demon that didn't have an intent to hurt me was a red head who was texting away by the door. But that thought went away when Itachi first kicked me int he stomach, causing me to fall into the snow.
Gaara
How much longer until I can go pick Naruto up?... huh there still a few hours left till school gets out. Naruto stopped texting me, FML. I was doing one of those I heart mom tattoo's on some bulky guys shoulder, he was keeping a conversation with Sai (who was drunk off his ass) about weather unicorns were a half breed between narwhals and horses. Sai seemed to think this would explain why unicorns could breathe underwater, but I argued that unicorns can't breathe underwater and if they could, it would be magic!
"Don't you think a unicorn tattoo on the ass would be BA?" Sai asked my costumer.
"BA?"
"bad ass." Sai answered his question."oh... um... well, I guess so."
"I tried convincing Gaara here to give me one... but he said no." Sai pouted. "he'd give Naruto that tattoo if Naruto wanted it." Sai pestered me.
"If Naruto wanted it, it would be cute, he'd be sober, and I wouldn't mind staring at his but for an hour, I don't want to stare at your saggy ass Sai!" I said.
"my ass isn't saggy!" Sai said pouting.
"and my dick is small." I murmured sarcastically under my breath. Sai didn't hear me though, he was too busy drawing a comic about him shoving a unicorn horn up my ass. "You know, Deidara picked a great artist when he hired you, plus you have a fabulous sense of humor."
Sai could tell by my tone I wasn't trying to compliment him. He stuck out his tongue on me and commented "I want this picture on my butt... opposite the cheek with my unicorn." Sai pointed to the one of him inserting the horn. I ignored him, but Deidara came to see how we were doing and saw Sai's drawing.
"You have to name the comic." Deidara had a belief that a comic wasn't funny until it had a good name.
"It's part of a new series I'm starting called 'Thousand years of death' and it involves me shoving random objects up the asses of the people who piss me off." Sai said with a completely serious face. Deidara and I couldn't tell if he was joking or not.
Naruto
It didn't take long for Itachi, Hidan (because hes a bastard) and a few others until they were done picking on me. And by picking on me I mean beating me up. Of course I was used to it so I didn't make any noises except a few grunts which would only make Itachi more angry at me because I wasn't giving him the reaction he wanted. He kicked me in my stomach a lot of times and I could just tell that I was going to have some bruises on my arms and legs. Well it looks like I'm not going in the shower with Gaara for a while or not even getting a bit intimate. He also punched me in the face once but I could say that was from me being clumsy by walking into a door.
When they were I didn't try to get up, as weird as it sounds it felt good in the snow. I couldn't help but think of the taunt Itachi kept saying to try getting in my head. I knew they weren't true but...they do hurt. In how Gaara probably doesn't love me and is just with me because he's scared to breakup with me because I'd go kill myself. Or how once I have sex with him hes going to leave me. The final bell finally rung making me know that I've been outside for a total of probably 4 hours and it made me think that Gaara would be picking me up soon.
I stood up from the snow and wiped some off my ass only to flinch from a twist of my wrist. I tried to act normal as I finally walked into the school, my hair was a mess as I sneezed. Great I think I'm getting a cold. My nose was runny while I opened my locker for my jacket and scarf and backpack. My phone vibrated in my pocket causing me to jump almost 10 feet for surprising me but also because it vibrated against probably a fresh bruise. I'm surprised it dint break or fall out of my pocket and into the snow. 'I'm here.' Was a simple text from Gaara and I gulped thinking how was I gonna get out of everything for awhile? Then I sneezed again and wiped my eyes that had now gotten scratchy as I walked out of the school to Gaara's car.
Gaara:
"Ok today was the weirdest day ever, I think Deidara should pay me to babysit Sai because when he gets drun- hey what happened?" I asked.
"W-what do you mean?" Naruto said scared.
"Well, you just you have a red mark on your face, you look flushed and your all wet." I said.
"I spent lunch outside in the snow... And I walked into a door." Naruto said quickly smoothing his hair down.
"A door? That looks like it hurts."
"achoo!"
"You better not have made yourself sick sitting out in the snow all lunch." I pestered him. He was quiet the ride home, shivering every once in a while and sneezing, once after he sneezed he said 'ow' and it really sounded like he was in serious pain. "Your quiet today." I mumbled.
"Huh? Did you say something?" Naruto asked.
"Are u mad at me? You ignored me the whole ride."
Naruto
"Wha- No!" I said almost too quickly, "I'm just...not feeling well and school just sucked today because of pop quizzes and stuff." I lied to him. I didn't like doing it but I also didn't want to tell him the truth. But could I really hide that I was hurting?
"I'm not ignoring you. Or I'm trying not t-to." I stuttered the last one before I sneezed again, causing my tail to stand out strait for a second and for me to bite my lower lip to try and stop some pain.
"Okay. I understand." He said but I didn't know if he truly believed the whole charade. He seemed to not really believe me and that just truly made me more worried. I Wiped my nose with my sleeve when I sneezed again. I was getting warmer and it seemed like I needed a glass of water because my throat was scratchy. "I think you really are sick." He told me while he opened my door and I stepped out. Trying my best to not limp, seriously. This caused me to trip and land in Gaara's arms. Normally I would be okay in this position but...it sort of hurt.
Gaara
"Hurry up and get inside, if you come down with hypothermia again, I will never let you leave my side." I said. It wasn't exactly a threat, but Naruto shivered and cringed away and I couldn't help but think it was at my tone of voice. When we got inside, Naruto seemed really awkward, like he was sort of avoiding me. "Hey, you seem cold, why don't we take a nice warm relaxing bath together?" That always cheered him up.
"N-no, I'm good." He said. Is he mad at me?
"Come on you must be freezing?" I said.
"Well...yeah... but I don't want to take a bath." he glanced away just a bit.
"Why don't we cuddle on the couch? I'll keep you warm." I suggesed.
"No Gaara... I'm kinda tired, I'll just go lay down." He said turning to walk away. I felt so nervous.
"Wait, Naruto..." I grabbed him by the wrist, I made sure not too hard though.
"Ow... what?" he said wincing and pulling his wrist out of my grip fast.
"Why are you mad at me?"
"I told you I'm not mad..." he looked me in the eyes, and I saw this was true.
"Then whats wrong? You're acting really weird!" I asked. "You can tell me."
"N-nothing."
"Naruto." I said giving him a look that said I wasn't buying his crap. He didn't make a move to tell me. "Fine, how about we go change into our pj's and talk it over a nice cup of hot chocolate?" i suggested.
"N-NO! I- I mean, no... I mean... uurgh!" he put his face in his hands.
"then tell me whats wrong!" I demanded pleadingly.
Naruto:
I felt like I wanted to cry! Why was this so difficult? I mean 'I' didn't do anything and I know that but...was keeping this a secret from him bad? And staying away from him is not the answer. Hes way to caring. Why does my boyfriend have to be one to care for my well being! Why does he love me? He makes lying so hard!...okay that didn't sound right, but he does.
"I-I'm just really stressed...a-and then theres p-people at school that are mean and still don't like me and t-they taunt me. Okay?" I told him only half the truth but hopefully that wold get him off my back, "I'm...I'm just not in the mood for a bath and I feel sick and if I am then I don't want you to catch anything that would just make me feel worse!" I said it kinda loud as I uncovered my face when I was sure that tears wouldn't fall, but I could still feel that they were brimming with tears. Its not that I choose to lie...and I know even with this half truth that Gaara's probably going to be angry or something and I didn't want to tell him anything. I almost ran out the door a second ago. Maybe that would have been better than saying that people are being mean, but really thats just high school. Drama and gossip. So it shouldn't really bother him that much unless I told him that those people were demons that beat me up…Right?
Gaara:
"Oh Naru." He really had me worried for a second. "I'm a demon, I can't catch common colds from you. i get sick in my own way. And you can tell me about anything, you know that right?" I hugged him close to me, he was such a cute uke, I'm glad he cared so much. he looked like he was about to cry, so I figured he'd want a nice hug.
"um... Gaara..."
"Yeah?" Naruto tried to wiggle away from me, but he winced and stopped.
"I just want to be alone right now Ok? like... think somethings out alright?"
I stared at him for a minute, but if thats what Naru wanted, I'd do anything for him. "For you, I'd do anything." I gave him a peck on the lips and went into the kitchen, thinking I would make him a nice meal to help with his mood.
Naruto
Could I feel good knowing that Gaara had fallen for what I said? I didn't feel well and I know that one day I'm probably going to crack under all the stress. But for now I was just happy with being able to be alone in our bed room.
When I got in the room the first thing I did was close the door and change out of my clothes. I didn't want Gaara to do it for me seeing as how I had a few bruises and now... I actually got to see how many I had and were they were. I almost winced when I looked down on myself. I didn't look pretty and it made me disgusted in myself even more. Enough to make me want to cry.
I shook my head out of it and quickly put on my pajamas, then curled up on the bed. The comforter wrapping around me and giving me enough warmth. I can't be depressed but I can at least be sad today. I wiped my eyes on my pillow and shivered a bit. I was warm but I was also cold. My nose was runny, my eyes were red (either from trying not to cry or symptoms) and my throat was scratchy. Yup I had a cold. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to stay in the snow for 4 hours. I Jumped when I heard the door creak open and the red head peered in.
"Hey." He said lovingly, "You want something to eat?" He asked me.
I was about to say no but then why would I do that? I sat up in the bed and wiped my eyes only to wince, "Sure..." The bed moved as he sat down on the edge of it and he held a plate. And it looked good! I would normally say smell but I couldn't really smell anything at the moment."Thanks." I gave him a small smile, when I was about to reach out to grab the plate the red head stabbed some of it with the fork and put it in front of my face.
"Your sick...and so I'm going to help you anyway I can. I'm going to take care of you since I love you and I don't want you to get any worse. So open wide." He said and I just did as I was told.
Gaara:
Naruto really didn't look good, his nose was leaking and his eyes were puffy. Had he been crying? I know whatever the problem is, since I now know for sure it has nothing to do with me, but Naruto wanting to stay away from me so much was still fishy.
"Have you been crying? Do you want to talk about it?" I asked.
"No." he said. I wasn't sure which question he was answering, but he made no move to tell me anything, and I wasn't going to risk getting him upset by pushing him. I went to wrap my arm around his shoulder, but as soon as I touched him he flinched. He hasn't done that since we first met. Was he scared of me? Is that why he wants to be away from me? No thats not it, it makes no sense! I tried to think back if I did anything to make him scared of me. For some reason that explanation of his behavior just didn't feel right, I'm sure he's not scared of me, but why else would he be so jumpy?
"Do you want to do something to get your mind off things?" I asked.
"Like what?"
"I don't know." The conversation died there. we sat in silence for a while, Naruto finished eating, I put the plate on the night stand, and lay down, waiting for Naruto to do the same, and come snuggle with me. Naruto moved very slowly, as if he had a fear of moving too fast. He was careful when he placed his body on the mattress, and to my surprise, he turned to face away from me and lay down on the complete other side of the bed, not touching me at all. After a bit of Naruto cuddling the blankets and not me, I couldn't stand not knowing if Naruto did that on purpose or if he was just so sick or out of it he hadn't realized what he had done, so I scooted over to Naruto, and wrapped my arms around him, snuggling him into my chest. He gave a yelp of surprise, and turned a bit to face me.
"Gaara." he said in a whine. Almost as if he didn't want me to be there. What did I do wrong?
"Is something wrong?" I asked him. what did I do? what did I do?
"No Gaara, nothings wrong-"
"What did i do wrong? You can tell me, I'll change it. I wont get mad or angry, but this is torture!"
