Hellooo. Thank you to froggykappa, keri2004, Silverwolf, sayuri, Artemis L. E, kurokioku, and PSHYC0tic for reviewing on my first chapter. I appreciate it, really. :p I seem to lack in writing skills. A lot. OH and… I'm still trying to read the manga because I haven't gotten up to the part where… oh nevermind. I don't want to try and spoil anything O.o..

Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

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"Wahhhh…" Naruto yawned as he sat up in bed. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the clock. 8:30. "There should be a strict rule against waking up before 12 in the afternoon…" He swung his legs to the side of the bed and stood up, swaying slightly.

He made his way into kitchen, finding Gaara sitting on the couch intently looking out the window.

"Have you eaten any breakfast? I bought some bread a few days ago. Wheat bread." Naruto questioned as he sat at the dining table, toasting two slices.

Gaara turned his head and landed his eyes on Naruto. The striped-faced boy flinched but put on a lop-sided grin and scratched the back of his head.

'He does that when he's nervous…' The sand genin thought. 'Am I really that frightening as he is…'

He got up and made his way to the opposite side of the table, sitting down. His eyes stared down Naruto's blue ones. Naruto could feel the atmosphere getting heavy and heavier by the second until…

"Ding."

"DAAAHH!!!" Naruto yelped as he fell backwards in his seat, landing oh so gracefully on the hardwood floor. "Itai tai tai taaaaaaai…" He clutched the back of his head, trying to ease the bump that formed.

Gaara looked under the table to find Naruto in a fetal position. He couldn't help but snort at his clumsiness. He got up and squatted beside Naruto.

"You aren't a good ninja if you can't handle unexpected noises you know." Gaara said thoughtfully. "On top of that, you hurt yourself in the process, which was from your own fault. May I get you some ice?"

"I AM A GOOD NINJA! I'm a great ninja… Yeah I'll have some ice." Naruto winced as he poked lightly at his bump.

Gaara made his way to the refrigerator and took out an ice tray. He smacked the tray lightly on the counter in the kitchen to make the cubes bounce out of place. Naruto grabbed a plastic bag and allowed Gaara to fill it. He placed it on his head and sat himself on the couch.

"Lesse what's on TV…" He grabbed the remote and turned on the television. Gaara glanced over at the box and saw what seemed to be a soap opera.

'Is he really into this kind of stuff? Heh, interesting…' He smirked to himself and sat on the opposite side of the couch from Naruto.

"What do you mean you don't love me? I thought we shared a bond no one else had…" A woman cried in the scene.

Naruto and Gaara shifted in their spots at the same time. They took a quick look at each other and back at the screen.

"I do! It's just that you don't seem to understand my feelings…" The guy answered to the girl, holding her face and slowly making contact with her lips.

The two boys sat in silence as the scene continued. Both could feel their faces heating up as the play on TV dragged on. Naruto led his eyes towards the red head, and vice versa. They both jumped in embarrassment and faced back at the screen.

'I think I should change the channel…' Naruto said as he took the remote in his hands.

'Thank God he's changing the channel.' Gaara sighed.

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After an hour of the soap opera, Gaara was surfing the channels while Naruto was blowing his nose into a mound of tissues on his lap.

"You are a softy." Gaara bluntly exclaimed. "You shouldn't show your emotions as a ninja."

"Well it's okay because I'm HUMAN!" Naruto argued as he took a fresh tissue from the box sitting next to him.

"I'm human too you know."

"You don't act like it. You should respect me as a human being as well as a ninja!"

"Respect isn't earned until one is defeated. You haven't defeated me in any fight, so why should I respect you."

"Because it's the nice thing to do." Naruto ended as he blew his nose once again. "And for your information, I respect you in every way. As a ninja and a human. Although I don't say so I do!"

'He's not so bad when he's not around his friends..' Gaara thought and looked out through the window. 'Is he my friend?'

"Come on, we gotta get ready!" Naruto stood up, letting his used tissues fall to the floor. He looked down and quickly picked them up. "We have to meet up with my team soon!"

"I am ready, fool." Gaara stated.

"I'm no fool! I just hate waking up early."

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"Good morning everyone!" Kakashi greeted as he poofed on top of the bridge. He jumped down to meet with Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto glaring at him. "Oh? A new member to the group! Welcome to Team 7, Gaara. Would you gladly introduce yourself with your likes and dislikes… or perhaps dreams of some sort?"

"I dislike many things, leaving not much for me to like. I don't have any dreams either."

'Isn't he just lovely.' Sasuke thought as he started walking to their training grounds. He made no intention of staying there any longer.

'I still think he's scary.' The pink-haired girl said to herself and quietly followed Sasuke. She managed to grab hold of his arm, but he yanked it off and jumped into a tree. 'Why doesn't he like me???'

"I see. Alright, let's get to the forest, shall we?" Kakashi said as he disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"Oh come on, there must be something you like!" Naruto asked loudly. He made a few gestures in forms of hobbies, with Gaara nodding 'No' to all of them. "Drawing? Reading? Uh… how about singing? Oh no wait… that's me. Ehehe…" He scratched the back of his head and shrugged. "Well you can tell me. We'll keep it a secret, okay?" He held out his right hand, extending his pinky finger.

Gaara looked at Naruto's action. He wondered what he was doing, and if Naruto was going slightly psycho on him. He just seemed to not understand the concept of a Pinky Swear. Naruto rolled his eyes and took Gaara's right hand and linked his pinky with Gaara's.

"This is how you make a true promise. See? You can't really tell who's telling the truth these days." Naruto looked around as if someone was watching them. "But I'll never tell anyone anything, that is, if you don't want me to. So you'll tell me your hobbies and stuff like that, okay?"

The red head looked down at their hands. 'He's not so bad… I guess he is… well… my friend. Trust…' He tightened his grip on Naruto's finger. He looked into his soft blue eyes and made a sort of smile, one that only Naruto could see. "Okay."

Naruto widened his eyes. All he could do was grin.

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Aaaah… Hahaha I don't know if that's considered fluff but oh well. Please review and I'll update next week. So try not to push me to the point where I don't. :)