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"Alright Hinata, what did you want to talk to me about?"
She had been standing in his office door way for almost ten minutes now. Gaara had finally recovered from his emotional trauma and had just settled down into his daily rhythm, when his older brother informed him of his wife's dire need to speak with him. The red head had figured for a while now that Hinata was keeping something from him, but at the time he had been too drained to care. Since he was his usual self again this time she wasn't going to avoid it so easily. Kankuro being the overprotective brother that he was had told him about the talk he had with Hinata much to his surprise. When he had asked for details his brother had declined. That meant that whatever Hinata had told Kankuro she wanted to tell him herself. Hinata didn't look to eager to talk though. She was trying to be serious but her lavender eyes gave away her nervousness.
"Ano…could we go somewhere more private?".
Gaara raised an invisible eyebrow "Isn't this private enough?"
Hinata refused to make eye contact "Gomenasai, I…I just don't want someone to walk in on us".
Standing up slowly, Gaara kept his face stoic as he took Hinata's hand and walked out of his office leading her to a quite room in the residential area, once the door was closed he walked her over to a nearby chair and sat her down. Crossing his arms, he stared his wife down, teal eyes looking at her with a firmness that you would give to a misbehaving child.
"Hinata, we're alone now. Whatever you want to say, I'd suggest you do it now".
She swallowed "Y-yes".
She wanted to cringe a little from his tone, but Gaara had every reason to be a little strict with her. He wasn't the kind of person that had all the time in the world to do nothing. She had beaten around the bush long enough. It was time to face the music.
Tell me Hinata, I'm listening".
"While you were in Konoha I went to see my assassin".
"What?!" He was about to say something when Hinata cut him off "Before you get mad, let me explain". Gaara closed his mouth but the firmness in his eyes hadn't disappeared "Alright, talk then".
Hinata mentally took several deep breaths before speaking "I had a hunch that something else was happening from an outside party and I wanted to confirm my theory".
"What are you talking about?"
Hinata then proceeded to explain what information she had given on the day she went to see Kazu. She knew that Gaara would probably have a thing or two to say to her after she was finished but at the very least she was finally to get this off her chest. She had wanted to tell him for days, and now that it was happening she felt a strange sensation of relief and anxiousness as she finished talking. Gaara looked…well he didn't look pleased that was one thing she guaranteed. Neither of them spoke for a good two minutes as each resided in their own thoughts. Hinata had to resist the urge to play with her fingers, her husband looked quite angry now. His knuckles had turned white his fists were clenched so hard. It wasn't like she could blame him; anyone would feel rather upset knowing this.
"That was a pretty stupid move you made".
She hadn't expected him to say that. But she didn't disagree with him. Considering her condition it was rather foolish of her if she thought about it.
Hinata was very much surprised when Gaara took her hands and stood her up from her seat before he wrapped his arms around her. She didn't know what he was thinking; his eyes gave no trace of any sign for her to read.
"But it was also a brave act. You did well".
"Um…thank you?"
Not quite the reaction she was expecting, but at least he didn't say anything rash; could've been a good thing.
She felt his hand rest onto her budging stomach. He wasn't looking at her, but she could faintly hear him mumbling to himself.
"I will go to Otogakure".
Her eyes widened "What? Why?"
"I will settle this dispute. I don't trust Kazu's words. If he's lying then he's got the perfect opportunity to set a trap. It's better to confirm it to be true before taking any action".
Hinata shook her head "Please don't go. You only just came back from Konoha".
Gaara gave her shoulders a squeeze "Hinata, I don't have much of a choice. It's not just your life that's in danger".
"The baby is not coming for a while, but even so I think there might be another way".
"Hinata don't argue with me".
"Gaara-dana, please don't go. I do not wish to have something happen to you".
Gaara's eyes narrowed a bit, he was getting annoyed "It won't do you any good to be selfish. Need I remind you that I'm the one that's trying to protect you".
The bluenette looked desperate "Gaara please, I know there's an alternative to this. I'll think of something". He scoffed turning his back towards her. Gaara was in no mood to listen to his wife's whining. Honestly, Hinata could be such a child sometimes. He knew why she didn't want him to leave, but there was no one else that could do it. If he didn't go, no one else would and they'd be right back to square one. He still kept his back to her as he spoke.
"You can't be playing with your life Hinata. Humans were only meant to live once".
"I'm not playing around. I'm simply asking that my husband stays here since he just had a bad experience".
"And I'm saying that you stop with this nonsense".
"Gaara-dana we can-"
"That kind of talk is what's going to get you into trouble. Nothing will be accomplished if you keep acting like that".
"Gaara I-"
"The solution is not going to come walking up to you. The only way to make it happen is to pick yourself up and take action as soon as you can. The world doesn't just throw miracles in your face".
"You make it sound like's my fault". Her voice was a little shaky. Hinata felt tears stir in her eyes, but she wouldn't cry. She didn't want to embarrass herself in front of him.
"I'm sure that someone would be willing to go in your place".
Gaara gave an irritated growl as he turned around to face her. He was angry now, the look on his face plain as day. "Hinata stop that. You said it yourself that you didn't want to involve any more people into our business. How much longer are we going to keep this up? How much longer will you keeping hiding in the dark waiting for a white horse?! What happened to the happiness that we were supposed to be given?! Was it all for not?! All this time have we just been pretending to live out a married life when it was all a lie!?"
Where had that come from? He was getting off topic.
"Try to calm down. I know that you're angry but I'm worried about you".
"Humph! Well that reassuring, my wife is still clueless as ever. What did I get myself into".
Hinata felt herself cringe, he sounded bitter. She knew that he wasn't thinking straight since he was angry but that was kind of pushing the boundary. It was sounding like he regretted being married to her. "Don't say that. It hasn't been all bad. Even through this, we still had moments. This is nothing more than a temporary roadblock. I'm asking that you stay here for your own good, it's not right to jump in head first when it could be dangerous".
Gaara bristled, his anger had now reached its peak as he took two steps towards her getting in her face startling her greatly "Don't give me any of that shit!" he roared at her.
There was a brief empty silence before Hinata felt the tears run down her face. A pain filled her chest; the verbal strike felt like the equivalent of being punched in the gut she felt so hurt. Gaara immediately realized what he said and instantly his anger evaporated the expression being replaced by one of guilt as he moved back a little from the aftershock. With hot tears running down her face, Hinata glared at him coldly before she left the room.
The red head stood where he was for what felt like eons mentally kicking himself over and over again. He couldn't believe that he had said that to her. He just have might as well have said fuck it let's go our separate ways, I hated being with you.
A new anger washed over him. This time it was directed to himself. He had acted stupidly, since he couldn't control his damn temper. Now his pregnant wife was in tears and he was left looking like a moron because of his actions. Why'd he have to lose his fucking temper?! If had had forced himself to calm down that could've easily been avoided. Gaara closed his eyes pinching the bridge of his nose as he mentally backtracked. Hinata could've explained herself more if he had taken a moment a listen. He sighed, he was such an idiot.
He needed to apologize for his behavior; better do it soon before it was too late. Walking out of the room his was about to find his wife when he came across his very pissed off looking sister. If looks could kill Gaara would be dead already.
"I found Hinata crying her eyes out. What's this I hear about you being an asshole to her!".
It was just his luck that his older sister, happened to come across Hinata before he did finding her in tears. No doubt she had asked her to explain what was wrong and had come to give him a piece of her mind. Seriously should've seen this coming.
"Temari I can explain-"
"Explain what?! I think your acting like a little boy who doesn't want to listen to reason. Hinata told me everything. She didn't want you to go because she thinks that it would be better to ask Naruto to send Uchiha Sasuke since he's more familiar with Otogakure".
His eyes widened "Why didn't she tell me?"
Temari rolled her eyes "Well she would have if you weren't acting like a damn fool! Jeez Gaara what's the matter with you?! From what Hinata told me, you sounded like you wanted out of your marriage!".
The red head didn't want to think that what Temari said was true. But he knew better then to deny it. He honestly did not think that he would upset Hinata that much. But he didn't intend to make seem that way.
"No that's not it. She misunderstood me".
The blonde didn't look convinced "Really? From what Hinata told me, it certainly sounded like you didn't like her".
Gaara made a weird sound in the back of his throat. "I have to talk to her". Temari gave him a rough shove as he tried to walk forward.
"Oh no you don't, you've done enough for one day".
"Please let me through".
"As if, why don't you just fuck off Gaara!".
"Temari I must apologize to her".
Once again his sister pushed him back as he tried to go forward. "You take one more fucking step and I'll castrate you! You're not going anywhere near Hinata for the rest of the day. That woman is in tears because of your careless actions. Some fucking husband you are Gaara! Until you get your shit together I'd suggest you stay away from her!".
Temari shoved him aside as she walked away to go back and comfort Hinata. Leaving her brother in shock; in a way Temari did have a point. Gaara had been the one to cause Hinata's tears and he was the only one that could fix it. His sister had also been right about given Hinata some space, now that he thought about it she probably wouldn't listen to him if he tried to talk to her in the state she was in. At the very least it was best to let her calm down; he needed to think of the right way to apologize to her also.
Sighing, the red head once again pinched the bridge of his nose before heading back to his office. As hard as he tried he couldn't concentrate on his work. The sight of his crying wife had taking over his mind. He could try and go after her, but he figured that Temari would be sticking close to Hinata. No way he'd be able to go anywhere near her with his older sister guarding her. Placing the document down Gaara rubbed his temples trying to ease his conscious. Why was he such a fucking idiot? He hadn't meant to hurt Hinata, he was just mad for no real reason other than he was tired of this mess. But now he had created another mess, and it was entirely his fault. Groaning loudly he abandoned his work choosing instead to take a walk through the desert. The hot air did help a little, but it still didn't put his conscious at ease. He doubted he'd ever feel better until he apologized. But clearly, that wouldn't be for a while.
Following Temari's advice Gaara avoided his wife for about a week. It was pure torture not being able to see even a glimpse of her. She wouldn't even sleep in their bed, opting instead to be by herself in another room. Temari was doing her job well keeping Gaara away from her. A couple of times he asked his sister if Hinata was ready to see him yet, but he always got the same response, she was still upset and didn't want anything to do with him. He didn't know for sure if that was Temari telling him to back off or if Hinata actually felt that way. Gaara knew he couldn't keep this up for much longer; it was starting to drive him crazy.
He had thought of several ways to apologize Hinata. It was now a matter of doing so. But unless wanted to talk to him all he could do was wait. Kankuro had refused to help him, being informed by Temari of Gaara's actions the older brother had told Gaara that this was his shit and he needed to be a man. No way was he getting involved with his spousal issues.
He did actually get in touch with Naruto asking if he could have Sasuke investigate. The Hokage had assured him that he'd have the Uchiha look into it and see if he could come up with any dirt. While it had been a small relief, it was one that gave the Kazekage a temporary moment of victory. Didn't mean he was feeling any better about himself.
The door to his office opened and Temari walked in to place some papers on his desk not bothering to make eye contact. She had kind of been a bit cold to him for the past few days. She rarely left Hinata's side in cause her brother came after her. Normally Temari wouldn't do this kind of thing, but she knew that it was for Gaara's own good if he was ever going to get it together.
"Temari?"
"What?" she still wasn't looking at him.
"Hinata? Can I see her now?"
The blonde frowned "Why? So you can hurt her some more, I don't think so".
"Please Temari, how much longer must I wait. It's already been a week".
"Not my problem".
"I want to see my wife".
"Gaara you know I hate repeating myself".
The red head stood up from his chair and walked around so he could face his sister. "If you're trying to make a point, consider it made. I know that I messed up. I know that I was a fool for speaking to her that way. But I really do want to apologize to her. Please Temari, I love her and I need to reassure her that I do".
Thinning her lips the blonde muttered something to herself before she made eye contact with her younger brother. Only then did she see how utterly desperate he looked. His body language showed that he really was regretful but it still wasn't enough to prove to her that he meant what he said. She sighed in irritating.
"I'll ask Hinata".
On the inside he was thankful that Temari was cooperating with him. She had refused to do so all through the week. He needed a chance no matter how small it was. He wouldn't even think about anything else until he apologized to Hinata.
"Thank you Temari".
"Pff! Save it Gaara, you shouldn't get your hopes up yet. Hinata may even say no when I ask her".
She walked out of his office leaving him to stand in the middle of room. Despite what Temari had said, it still gave him more than enough hope to know that perhaps hopefully soon he would get the opportunity to talk to Hinata. He wasn't going to waste his chance; he refused to lose her no matter what. He promised himself he wouldn't.
All done for now. Gaara's got his work cut out for him.
Next chapter will appear a few weeks. But if I'm feeling generous I might be able to post it sooner, but that's only if my workload will let me. Oh, the life of a college student it rough.
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