Hello all you beautiful people!

First of all, do not be alarmed! I have changed my pen name, were I was once known as 'Cupcakes645andSprinkles291' my new pen name is "Red-Velvet-Sash568904" so no need to get excited for I am very much the same and ready for a new chapter.

Now onwards my dears!


Chapter 4:

A week, that's how long it had been since she moved to Suna with her husband. Funny how one week felt like an eternity but what could she do about it. Life had been very unexpected for her these past few days and Hinata was finding all this sudden change to be very overwhelming.

In the course of a week she had learned that Gaara's council would do anything she asked of them so long as she minded her manners. Temari and Kankuro were wonderful people and Gaara's apprentice Matsuri hated her very much. Hinata knew the woman despised her for being married to Gaara. And she couldn't help but feel rather defensive to the fact that it wasn't totally her fault to even begin with. Still no matter how friendly Hinata acted towards Matsuri she always gave her the cold shoulder with a look in her eyes that made Hinata want to crawl under a hole and never come out.

Still she didn't let it bother her too much. She figured that Matsuri would get over it eventually. She had other matters to attend to such as being in the same room with her husband at night; one would assume that a married couple sleeps on the same bed, but that simply wasn't the case for her. In truth Hinata freaked out the first night and Gaara was ever so kind to let her sleep in one of the guest bedrooms.

Hinata knew that she was being a coward but she couldn't help it. She had never slept with a man so the whole thing was rather scary for her. Such was the problem when night came, Hinata waited inside Gaara's bedroom as he finished up within the bathroom. She played the hem of her nightdress; her heart was pounding in her chest as she looked around the very large room. Overall it screamed male dominance, the bed was massive and over to the side was a grand desk covered in papers.

Hinata knew that her husband was a reasonable being. But he was still a man, and all men sooner or later have desires that they want to unravel. The bluenette felt a blush creep up in her cheeks. She was a still woman after all, it would be her job to try and please him at some point, was tonight going to be it? The very idea made her turn at least three shades darker. Oh the anticipation! It was killing her, Hinata took several deep breaths to calm her breathing when she heard the bathroom door opened. Gaara exited the bathroom using a towel to dry his red locks wearing nothing but pajama pants when he saw his wife looking very flushed sitting nervously on the edge of his bed. He tilted his head to the side a little.

"H-hello?" She said timidly as her lavender eyes gazed at his body. Her husband was not the muscular type but he did have a well-toned strong chest with very nice powerful arms and some rather good looking abs. Hinata found it impossible to look away which made her anxiety increase even more.

Gaara placed the towel down on his desk before making his way towards his wife. "You seem tense" Hinata gulped "I'm...I'm just a bit-" "Nervous?" she nodded and looked away feeling rather guilty. Gaara sat down on the bed beside her and gently brought her face back over so that she was looking at him. "It's alright, we do not have to do it tonight. Like I said before we have plenty of time before even considering it". Hinata couldn't help but smile, that was very sweet of him "Thank you".

His fingers drifted down her neck and he gently pressed on her pulse; it was starting to calm down a bit which was a good sign. But that still didn't stop the look in his eyes as he took note on how unbelievably smooth her skin was and he briefly wondered how much of it he'd be able to explore in the future.

"Can I touch you?" Hinata squeaked in surprise, didn't he just say they'd wait?! "W-where?" "Your cheek" She slowly nodded watching his every movement. Gaara's strong hand cupped her warm cheek and she felt her face become darker; how was he able to have such an effect on her with just his hands?

Gaara felt something within him, part of him wanted to keep going the other part was telling him to stop. He was finding it very hard to control these new emotions that Hinata had somehow awakened and to be truthful he was rather curious to experiment with them. True that he lacked experience with women but that didn't mean he could try, was this what one called 'feeling aroused?' it was ever so tempting.

Gaara leaned in and captured her lips in a gentle kiss. Hinata no longer felt nervous about kissing her husband, in fact she enjoyed it quite a lot and had discovered that he liked it too.

Gaara felt his body becoming more and more heated and he gently pinned his wife down with his body weight while never breaking their kiss. Hinata was a bit nervous as to where this was going, but she allowed Gaara to lay gently on top of her. Truth to be told, the heat from his body felt very good and she almost didn't want him to get off. The red head gently trailed kisses along her jaw earning him a soft moan. When he moved down to her tender neck he sank his teeth into her flesh which caused her to squeak. Quickly realizing what he had done, he scrambled off her, but he moved back too far and ending up falling of the bed.

Hinata couldn't stop her laughter as her husband laid sprawled out on the floor in undignified fashion. It was really cute; she continued to laugh as she helped him up. "I'm sorry" she giggled "But you looked so silly!" He blushed a bit "No it's me who should be apologizing I did not mean to bite you". Hinata felt the spot where Gaara had bit her "Oh...it's alright" "You really don't mind?" she shook her head. It was quite for a few moments "Perhaps we should get some rest". Gaara nodded and laid down on his side of the bed still a tad embarrassed, he waited for her to lay down next to him. The blush resumed her face as she nervously made her way over. The fact that he was shirtless didn't really help either. At least she appreciated that he kept his body in good shape.

"Um...g-goodnight" she said timidly making sure that she gave him plenty of room before drifting off to sleep. Desert nights were cold and at some point Hinata woke up shivering violently. She hadn't expected it to be this cold, but the temperature had dropped and she tried to huddle into a ball without any luck.

She briefly wondered if she should go back to her room, but that would mean having to get up and she didn't want to wake up her husband. Hinata's body tensed when she felt Gaara wrapping his arms around her "Are you cold?" he asked, a whimper escaped her as she nodded. What should she do? Gaara sensed her nervousness and huddled closer to her, the heat from his body was warming her. And she shivering started to die down a bit "I will keep you warm" his grip on her tightened and Hinata didn't dare protest. He was so warm and she felt so comfortable in his embrace. She closed her eyes and once again drifted off to sleep.

When morning came, Gaara was not beside her. She looked around the room before she remembered last night, she admitted to herself that it felt wonderful cuddling against him; his body was like a furnace.

After she showered and changed into her usual attire Hinata exited the bedroom only to find Gaara leaning against the wall with his arms folded.

"G-good morning" she said causing him to look up. He made his way towards her before placing his hand on her cheek "Thank you for keeping me warm" she said shyly, a smile came to his face and Hinata felt herself blushing. She was learning that she loved it when he smiled. "It's my job to care for you". He kissed her lips tenderly and Hinata happily kissed him back.

They were still kissing when their moment was interrupted "Ahem!" Gaara scowled at his older brother who was smirking "Sorry to break up the love fest but we're all hungry Hinata-chan". The bluenette blushed "R-right I'll get to it". Since moving to Suna Hinata had become a cook for the three siblings. She had learned very quickly that neither Temari nor Kankuro could cook.

Temari's cooking always looked like an unnatural being, while Kankuro had attempted to cook once and nearly burned down the building. Hinata didn't mind she loved cooking and she felt rather helpful in her new family. Gaara's brother and sister had welcomed her with open arms and she already loved them both.

Gaara offered her his hand and she took it with a smile on her face as she walked with him to the kitchen. The red head was already making his way into her heart.

"Well about time! I'm starving here!" Temari was impatient and that always meant something bad would happen. Sensing how she needed to get a move on Hinata set about preparing breakfast for everyone. The whole time she was smiling to herself, it felt nice to be needed such a pleasant change from the way things were in her old home.

Gaara sipped his coffee while blocking out the sounds of his siblings arguing about something, nearly every morning this would happen. One of them would say something and then the other one would fire back and soon total chaos would emerge. While he was used to it, there were time when he had to admit that his siblings could be totally hopeless. Finishing the rest of his coffee he then decided to help his wife with breakfast. Gaara may not look like it, but out of the three of them he actually was a decent cook but that didn't mean he did it often.

Hinata was more than willing to let her husband help her with cooking. They started talking to each other in a friendly manner and it was rather nice to know more about him. Despite the fact that it had only been a week Hinata was starting to fall in love with Gaara. He was so kind and considerate of her and she was doing her best to be a good wife such as helping him, with his paper work and assisting him with anything else that was expected of him as Kazekage.

After a few more moments, breakfast was served. Hinata had attempted to talk more to her husband but was quickly pulled into a conversation with his siblings instead and for the most part her talk with them was going fine until Temari noticed the mark on Hinata's neck.

"Well now I see you two got it on last night" A smirk came across her face "Is that a bite mark I see?" Hinata's face turned beet red she had completely forgotten about about last night's little incident. She knew that Gaara had bit her, but she didn't think that it would leave a mark.

"Um...I-" "Temari don't start" Gaara muttered causing the blonde to snicker. The last thing he wanted was for Hinata to feel embarrassed about an accident.

After breakfast Gaara had asked Hinata if she would spend the rest of the day with him. And she agreed, Gaara normally didn't like anyone near him in his office. When he's working, he wants to be alone as it helps him to concentrate. But for some reason Hinata's presence produced a rather soothing effect that helps to calm him. Seems as though he was learning a ton of new things about himself since marrying Hinata.

The bluenette sighed for the sixth time that morning as she sat on the sofa in the back of his office. She didn't expect to be doing nothing while he worked, she thought that she would be occupied with something at least.

Gaara suddenly stopped writing and looked over at his wife. He could sense her boredom "Hinata-san?" her head perked up "Y-yes?" he didn't say anything for a moment "Could you come here please?" Her lavender eyes looked at him in confusion as she made her way over. When she was close enough he gently grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his lap. Hinata's face flushed as a soft squeak left her. Gaara didn't exactly know what he was doing, but for some reason the urge to hold his wife was too strong.

"Uh...this feels...nice" He nodded "It does". Since he wasn't used to such close contact Gaara found it rather pleasant to hold a woman in such manner.

"Are you uncomfortable?" He asked when he noticed that Hinata hadn't said anything for a few moments. She shook her head "No...I-I'm just not used to this kind of c-closeness". She smiled "But it feels r-really good to be held by you". Hinata's eyes suddenly widened at what she just said and her cheeks flushed even deeper.

"I like holding you". The bluenette looked up at her husband, his eyes bright with amusement. This caused her to smile "I like you" she giggled before she her hand came up to go through his red locks. Gaara then chuckled "I like you too". It was true he was starting to fall for his wife; he suspected that in the not too distant future both of them would love each other.

Hinata's smile grew "I like your hair, it's thick and unruly and I really love the color of it". Hinata couldn't deny the fact that she loved her husband's hair. One more feature that she appreciated about him. "I think I'm starting like my hair also". Hinata then laughed at his teasing. "It reminds me of strawberries". Gaara then gave her a warm smile "I like strawberries". The couple continued to tease each other until a knock was heard at his door. "Come on" he called. Matsuri then entered and immediately noticed Hinata on Gaara's lap. Her anger started to rise but she put on a sweet smile as she made her way over and placed a stack of papers on his desk. "Gaara-sama you have a meeting in ten minutes". She was clenching her teeth through her smile resisted the urge to throttle Hinata.

"Very well, now be off". Matsuri gave a short bow before she angrily marched away.

Hinata's face suddenly fell, she didn't really understand why Matsuri despised her so much. It's not like she had done something to make her upset. But she was so cold to her, Hinata didn't like it when people were angry at her and she felt guilty for some reason, even though it wasn't her fault.

Gaara gave her a squeeze "Do not feel bad, she's just not happy with this arrangement". Hinata nodded "I have t-tried being nice to her but she won't accept my kindness". Gaara's grip on her tightened "Don't worry I will talk with her, I won't let anyone hurt you". He picked up a strand of her hair gently running it through his fingers. "Did anyone ever tell you that your hair color kinda looks like's blueberries". Hinata looked up at him surprised "No but I guess it does". Her smile returned as she cupped his face before giving him a loving kiss.

"My husband reminds me of strawberries" she said happily.

Gaara then laughed "Says my wife who resembles a blueberry". He kissed her again and she returned his affections. Running her hands through his gorgeous red locks. Living with him was turning out to be a pretty good decision after all.


I feel like this chapter was a bit cheesy, but I wanted to try and show the budding relationship between Gaara and Hinata. I'm going to try and post the next chapter a bit sooner, but it's not guaranteed. Still have a ton of work that I need to stay on track with, but I will do my best.

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