"Hey Gaara!"

Gaara opened his eyes and sensed a distinct lack of Naruka cuddling with him. Instead, as the blobs of color came into focus, he saw her standing next to the bed, dressed in some unusual attire: an orange turtleneck sweater, a black pleated skirt, white knee-high socks with orange bands near the cuffs, and – most unusually – a pair of large, square, black horn-rimmed glasses.

"Naruka…?"

"Look at me!" Naruka threw her hands up. "I'm NERDY!"

Gaara groaned. "Naruka, I don't have time for your silly games right now."

Naruka giggled. "You're too funny, Gaara!"

"Look, just let me get my breakfast, please?"

"You got it, boy!"

After getting dressed, Gaara headed down to the dining room with Naruka, where another big breakfast awaited them. Both parties sat down and ate.

"Um," said Gaara.

Naruka giggled. "What's a matter? Cat got your tongue?"

Gaara shot a blank stare at Naruka, and then continued eating.

"Wow, you're a real chatterbox today!" said Naruka.

Gaara stopped eating. "I'm going to assume that wasn't an insult." He continued eating.

"Is something wrong, honey?"

"Well, unless you count this weird act that you're putting on, then no, nothing's wrong."

Naruka smiled and dropped her jaw. "Oh, I get it now! You're not used to having a sexy-ass nerd like me, are you?"

"I never said that."

Naruka put down her fork, got up, walked to Gaara and rested her head on his shoulder as she hugged him from behind.

"Are you used to it now?" asked Naruka.

"Um…I guess…" Gaara tried to put on a smile, which wasn't particularly hard considering how soft and cuddly she was. He still found the whole "nerd" thing rather hard to process, but he wasn't going to deliberately upset her by trying to tell her to stop.

"Good!"

After freshening up and dressing for work, Gaara was on his way out the door when Naruka put a hand on his shoulder. He turned around.

"Yes…?" said Gaara.

"Hey, I just wanted to let you know that when you get back, we're gonna get so NERDY!" said Naruka.

Gaara blushed. "Er…OK…"

Without question, Naruka pulled Gaara in and kissed him. Gaara just couldn't help but wrap his arms around her. This time proved especially heavenly for him because he liked the feel of her sweater. Eventually, Naruka let go.

"Well, good luck!" Naruka waved goodbye.

"Thank you." Gaara headed on out the door.

At work, Gaara did what was asked of him, but he felt weird about doing it. This even carried over to his break time.

"Gaara, why are you just staring at the wall?" asked Matsuri. "Is something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong," replied Gaara. "I'm just a bit worried about Naruka."

"Why, did you two hit a snag in your relationship?"

"Not really. See, here's the thing: Naruka is an energetic woman, so much so that she often wakes up before I do. Anyways, she must've been feeling especially energetic today, because when I woke up, she was standing next to the bed dressed like a nerd. She even said…" Gaara did his best Naruka impression. "…look at me! I'm NERDY!"

"Huh?"

"Yeah, I'm having as much trouble comprehending it as you are."

"It's not that I'm having trouble comprehending it, it's just very interesting to me."

"Do explain."

"Well, your girlfriend may be expressing a side of herself that she usually never shows to anyone."

"Yeah, maybe it is. Still, it's very new to me, and I'm not sure what to make of it." Gaara stroked his chin.

"But isn't part of a relationship about new things?"

"Well, considering you've had your boyfriend longer than I've had Naruka, I guess you're right. Oh, and before I get back to work, I must ask you…"

"What?"

Gaara leaned in closer so he didn't have to speak as loud for this next part. "Have you ever given your boyfriend a prostate massage?"

"Er…no. What's that?"

Gaara looked around to make sure nobody else was listening. "So basically, you apply a generous amount of lube to your index finger, stick your finger up his butt and gently massage his prostate – which is about the size of a walnut – until he has a really powerful orgasm."

Matsuri dropped her jaw. "Gaara, are you kidding me?"

"No, I'm not."

"Hey, I'm all for sexual liberation, but sticking my finger up somebody else's butt just sounds gross."

"If it helps, you can use a glove."

"Even so, it still sounds weird."

"Hey, it was only a suggestion. I just wanted to spice up your love life."

Matsuri giggled. "You may be a complete weirdo, but you're a sweetheart!"

"Awww…thank you!" Gaara got up and hugged Matsuri, and she returned it. At this point, Gaara felt better about his relationship with Naruka. He then let go.

"If you'll excuse me," said Gaara, "I must check something…"

Gaara pulled out his smartphone and went on Indeed again, hoping to find another way out of the hell he was in. He found a rather intriguing posting from the Rhode Island Department of Administration: a 911 telecommunicator, which, in essence, was similar to a dispatcher. Still wanting something to do with Criminal Justice, he tried to apply, only to find that the link took him to the same posting on an external site. Nevertheless, he signed up for an account on said site using a throwaway E-mail account that he used for this purpose, filled out what he could as truthfully as he could and then sent in the application in. Gaara smiled at the prospect of getting out of his current job.

When Gaara got back to Naruka's house, he knocked on the front door with his head up, not caring as much about his girlfriend's recent spate of nerdiness. Naruka answered the door and hugged Gaara, who was only too happy to return it. Then, Gaara got another idea: he let one of his hands travel downwards, up Naruka's skirt, and then grabbed her butt. Naruka's eyes widened, and she blushed at his touch.

"GAARA!" Naruka let go and gently shoved Gaara.

"I apologize if I offended you," said Gaara. "I just couldn't resist the temptation."

Naruka smiled. "Oh no, that's perfectly OK! As a matter of fact, I'd kinda been waiting for you to do something like that!"

Gaara blushed. "Really?"

"Really!"

"Oh…OK."

"So, care to tell your nerdy mama why you're feeling so frisky?"

"You know, I've been thinking: maybe you're just expressing yourself in a way I've never been exposed to. Truth be told, I actually think you look rather sexy with glasses on."

Naruka smiled. "Gaara, you're the biggest sweetheart I've ever had the fortune to know! If you keep this up, maybe we could play 'Hot Librarian' together!"

"That sounds lovely, but I'm hungry."

"Fortunately for you, I'm in the process of cooking something that'll really knock your socks off!"

Gaara smiled. "Do tell me more."

"Well, come on in; you're running up my heating bill!"

Gaara took off his shoes and entered Naruka's house. Eventually, she had supper ready.

"More ramen?" queried Gaara.

"Not just any ramen!" said Naruka. "It's this new beef-and-shrimp ramen recipe that I found out after you went to work! Believe it!"

"Hmmm…" Gaara took a spoonful of the new stuff and tried it out. After only a couple of bites, his eyes widened. "WOW!"

"So you like my new recipe?"

"I LOVE IT!"

Gaara got up from his seat and walked over to Naruka, whereupon he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. Of course, she was only too happy to return the gesture.

"Wow, you're especially enthusiastic today!" said Naruka.

"Actually, I'm just paying you back for all the kindness you showered on me for bringing you ramen," said Gaara.

"Awww…thank you! That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!"

"And that's exactly how you should feel!"

Naruka giggled and gave Gaara a gentle slap. "Get back to your food! It's gonna get cold!"

Gaara got back to his seat and continued eating his ramen. By the time he was finished, he'd noticed a small package next to his bowl that said "Pocky".

Gaara pointed to the Pocky. "What's this?"

"That? Oh, those are our special nerd treats!" replied Naruka.

"But what is it?"

"They're basically chocolate-dipped wafer sticks. Try 'em!"

Without hesitation, Gaara opened up the package, opened up the little bag inside the package and had a stick. He nodded and smiled after the first few bites.

"These are tasty!" said Gaara.

"Glad you like 'em!" said Naruka. "You can save a few for later, too!"

"OK." Gaara closed up his pack after he'd eaten a few sticks. Then, Naruka got up from her seat.

"I know it's probably something nerdy," said Gaara, "but I must ask what you're doing."

"You'll see!"

Naruka went up to her room and came back down while Gaara was humming "It's Electric". She was holding a small wooden box of some sort, which she set down on the table and opened.

"So, we're going to play what is probably my favorite nerdy game of all time," said Naruka. "Magic: The Gathering!"

"I've never played it before," said Gaara.

"It sounds hard at first, but once you get into it, it's really fun! Believe it!"

"OK, so how do you play?"

Naruka grabbed the deck, shuffled it thoroughly and gave half to Gaara, and half to herself. She also took two 2-digit counters and set them both to 40, again giving one to Gaara and one to herself.

"First, you draw seven cards from your 'library' pile," said Naruka.

Gaara did as he was told. He looked at his cards thoroughly, which included a couple of "land" cards, plus assorted creatures and artifacts. One card in particular intrigued him: a creature called "Stuffy Doll". He decided he was going to use it when he could, mainly due to its ability to reflect any damage done by his opponent back at them and its sheer indestructibility.

"These here are the life counters." Naruka pointed to the 2-digit counters. "When yours falls to 0, you lose. You can also lose if you're forced to draw a card from your library and there are no more cards."

"So how do we determine who goes first?" asked Gaara.

Naruka handed a red 20-sided die to Gaara, taking an orange one for herself. "Roll the die. Whoever gets the higher number gets to go first."

"OK."

Both parties rolled their dice. Gaara rolled a 20, while Naruka rolled a 15, meaning the former got to go first.

"What do I do now?" asked Gaara.

"So basically, since you don't have any permanents now, you skip the part where you tap them," said Naruka. "Also, if you have any 'land' cards, you can play one, but only one per turn."

As per Naruka's instruction, Gaara played a Plains card.

"OK, good," said Naruka. "Oh, and I'd like to add one more thing…"

"What?"

"Winner gets to do whatever they want to the loser!"

Gaara gulped. "You mean…even sex stuff?"

Naruka smiled. "Yes, even that!"

Gaara blushed. Though the idea was nice, he wasn't sure he could submit to another prostate massage from Naruka. The first one was earth-shaking enough, so he could only imagine this one would be almost as – if not just as – mind-blowing. Then again, he figured that if he could play Stuffy Doll and play it right, then maybe he could blow her mind in his own way.

"OK, I accept your challenge."

Gaara smiled and extended his hand to Naruka, who gladly shook it.

"Now what?" asked Gaara.

"Well, since this is only the beginning of the game, odds are you don't have enough mana to play any creature or artifact cards," said Naruka, "and since you got to go first, you might as well just pass."

"OK."

After this, Naruka played a Swamp card, drew another card and declared her turn over. In the meantime, Gaara drew another card, a Cloudchaser Kestrel, and then elected to bide his time and play another land, this time a Mountain, hoping to be able to play Stuffy Doll eventually. After he'd passed, the game became its own battle of wits. At this point, Naruka took notice of the lack of non-land cards on Gaara's side of the battlefield.

"Gaara, if I may be so bold as to make a suggestion, why don't you play a creature card or something?" said Naruka.

"OK, but why are you trying to help me?" asked Gaara.

"The way I see it, I believe in giving beginners an equal shot at besting their master!"

Gaara shrugged. "Fair enough, I suppose."

Gaara looked through his hand to see what he could play. Just as a precautionary measure, he played a Plains card. Satisfied with his mana, he chose a creature called Serra Avenger and placed it face-up on the battlefield.

"Now what?" asked Gaara.

"Well, now you tap the land cards required by that card, like this…" Naruka reached across the table and turned the required land cards sideways.

"And then…?"

"Unfortunately for you, all creatures enter the battlefield with what's called 'summoning sickness', so you can't attack with it or use certain abilities until your next turn. You can, however, block with it."

Gaara nodded. "OK."

After drawing another two cards, Gaara passed to Naruka. She played a Forest card, and then summoned a Pendelhaven Elder to the battlefield in addition to a Thunder Totem. Gaara got a bit of anxiety at seeing Naruka build her army up, but was nevertheless confident that he could eventually play his trump card. In the meantime, he put down an Island card and played his Cloudchaser Kestrel in addition to a Cavalry Master and the Gaze of Justice before declaring his turn over. Naruka then played a Plains card, and then played Jhoira's Timebug.

"Hmmm…let's see…" Naruka stroked her chin. "I think I'm going to pass for now."

Gaara nodded. "Fair enough."

Gaara played a Swamp card. Seeing that he now had five land cards, he smiled, knowing that he could finally do it. Without hesitation, he tapped them and summoned Stuffy Doll. Naruka dropped her jaw when she saw it.

"Oh my, I'd almost forgotten about that one!" said Naruka. "I take it we're playing hardball now?"

Gaara smiled. "If you wish to call it that."

"All right, bucko! You asked for it!"

And so, Naruka laid down an Island card, and the game really got fun. She elected to throw whatever she had at Gaara. No matter how much the sparks flew, though, Gaara kept blocking with Stuffy Doll and reflecting all of the damage done back at Naruka. In the end, the student taught the master.

"Well, that was fun!" said Gaara. "We should do that again!"

Naruka frowned and crossed her arms. "Sure, it was fun for YOU! If you hadn't played that fucking doll, I woulda beaten you for sure!"

"Don't be such a sourpuss, babe! My prize is going to be very fun for you, too! But first, I must ask…"

"What?"

"You're not on your…uh…'time of the month', are you?"

"No. Why?"

"Then drop your panties…nerd."

Naruka smiled. "OK!"

Without hesitation, Naruka stood up and dropped her lacy black panties that she was wearing.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to pay you back for all of the fun you've had with me!" said Gaara.

Naruka blushed. She wasn't 100 percent sure about what Gaara was going to do next, but when he got down on his knees in front of her, she knew. After taking a deep breath and exhaling, Gaara lifted up Naruka's skirt, and then he got on with it…

He began eating her out.

Initially, Gaara wasn't sure what to make of the taste. It tasted sweet, with some saltiness, but it also tasted a little like…a penny? Regardless, he didn't find it all that objectionable, and hearing Naruka sigh contentedly from it encouraged him to do it even more. Gaara's main problem was that he'd only read about how to do it, so actually doing it gave him anxiety about whether he'd hit all the right spots with Naruka. Nevertheless, he loved her, and he was willing to explore her until he found the magic touch.

"Y-yeah…" said Naruka. "Right there."

Having found Naruka's little pleasure button, Gaara worked it with his tongue, slowly at first because he didn't want to ruin the experience for her. She nevertheless moaned and felt quite tingly from his tongue, and she was breathing more heavily.

"F-fuck me, Gaara!" said Naruka. "Fuck me with your tongue! Faster!"

Gaara obeyed Naruka's command and increased the speed at which his tongue went. He found himself getting hard knowing how hot the whole thing was, but he decided to refrain from pleasing himself. Meanwhile, Naruka moaned more loudly as she got the sensation of Gaara's tongue running through her body, even if that wasn't actually the case. She also enjoyed how her nipples got hard as well. As a matter of fact, she enjoyed being eaten out so much that she put her hands on Gaara's head and grabbed his hair as if she were trying to avoid getting sent into the stratosphere from the oncoming orgasm. Gaara didn't mind, and he actually enjoyed it because he could feel the muscle contractions in her body from what he was doing to her. Hearing her moan louder and more frequently was candy to his ears as well, and it encouraged him to keep doing whatever he was doing. Finally, Naruka ended up feeling such intense waves of pleasure that she didn't know what else to do with herself but scream with delight. For her, this was definitely better than having Gaara's penis inside of her. As for Gaara, he kept going, not knowing when to stop except when her moaning subsided. As she came down off her high, he slowly let his tongue off of her. Then, he stood up and smiled.

"Well…?" said Gaara.

"OH…MY…GOD!" Naruka was still panting from what he'd done. "You can eat PUSSY!"

"Hey, I tried!"

"And you succeeded!" Naruka managed to muster up the strength to get to her feet. "I love you so much!"

Naruka gave Gaara the biggest and best hug she could manage. Naturally, Gaara returned it with a smile on his face. Knowing that they both won at making each other happy was a real cherry on the sundae for him, and he was sure that she was thinking the same thing. After what seemed like an eternity, they let go.

"Naruka, do you have any mouthwash?" asked Gaara.

Naruka frowned. "Gaara, are you telling me you didn't like how I tasted?"

Gaara smiled. "Oh no, Naruka, I LOVE how you taste, and I wish we could do that more often! My only issue is that I don't want other people smelling it on me, you know?"

Naruka smiled. "I understand! It's in the cabinet above the sink!"

"Great!" Gaara gave a thumbs up, went to the bathroom and used the mouthwash to get Naruka's juices out of his mouth. After he returned downstairs, he saw Naruka sitting on her couch.

"What do you want to do now?" asked Gaara.

"Since we still have some time to be nerdy, I figured we could watch Nabari no Ou together!" replied Naruka.

Ignoring the past trauma connected with that show, Gaara smiled. "Let's do it!"

Without question, Gaara sat down next to Naruka and wrapped his arm around her. She did the same and rested her head on his shoulder as they watched the first couple episodes of Nabari no Ou. When that was done, they took a shower and freshened up together before going to bed.

"Hey Naruka…"

"Yes?"

"Has anyone told you how soft and cuddly you are?"

Naruka chuckled. "Yeah, I've gotten that one before! Hearing it from you really means a lot! Believe it!"

"And did I mention I love having your boobs press against me when we cuddle?"

Naruka chuckled some more. "Awww…thank you! You're fun to cuddle with, too!"

"You're welcome! Have a good night!"

"You too!"

Gaara took his sleeping pill, and Naruka shut off the lights. Even if this day was an unexpected surprise for Gaara, it nevertheless turned into a pleasant one. How could things possibly go wrong from here?

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