Gaara's Love
Summary: Gaara smiles. It freaks out Naruto. Sakura suggests shopping.
Rating: T
Genre: Romance/Drama
Chapter 5: My Smile
She looked more peaceful than before. Saahra. After fifteen years, I finally knew her name. She was beautiful though she was wounded. I watched her sleep throughout the night with a smile on her face. I smiled slightly whenever she faced towards me.
Morning came and brought the Konoha three to the room. Saahra woke up as they entered and looked frightened.
"We just heard what happened," Sasuke said.
"Is she okay?" Sakura asked, looking at Saahra with worry in her eyes. "She doesn't look hurt."
I only nodded.
"Some council," Naruto said. "I think it's time you had a new one appointed."
"It's not that simple, Naruto," Sasuke said. "They've been there for a while. For Gaara to just dispose of them, he could have a rebellion."
Both of them were right. Replacing the council members, would help only one person. Keeping the staff as is, would keep a war from beginning. The best thing to do for both things would be to put Saahra under my personal protection. The red sand already came to her aid as well as mine. I looked over at her. She was sitting up and holding the blanket to her chin. She was nervous around all the people.
"I'll take her into my personal care," I told Naruto, who gave me a goofy looking grin.
"You like her," he shouted.
Saahra blushed and I glared at the Kuuybi carrier. I couldn't tell him he was wrong though. He was the first person who cared about me and taught me to love others. I owed him a lot. Lying to him would have been fruitless. I closed my eyes on the room. I was glad then that I didn't have the ability to blush. I saw Saahra's sleeping face in my eyelids and smiled slightly.
"Ah!" I opened my eyes and saw Naruto pointing his finger at me with a scared look on his face. "Y-you're…"
"I'm what?" I asked, a little irritated.
"Y-you're sm-sm-smiling! Not the I'm-gonna-kill-you smile! It's a I'm-thinking-about-something-that-makes-me-happy smile!"
Sasuke, who always stood behind his lover, hit him on the head. "You're being annoying and he's dangerous. Let's keep him as a friend, please." A whole argument ensued.
I chuckled in my head. Watching them, I always felt a little jealous. One day, I want someone like that to love me and for me to love. I looked over at Saahra. She was more relaxed now and was talking with Sakura. She had a slight blush on her face and, for some reason; I couldn't hear anything that was said. I closed my eyes again, but restrained my smile. Naruto was a bit freaky right now.
I had a random flashback to when I fought Sasuke and Naruto. Before I met them, No one had ever wound me. Sasuke did it with the Chidori, a lightning attack of most of his Chakra in the palm of his hand. Naruto summoned a frog and pretty much beat me altogether. I remembered that Naruto let me feel like I was loved by anyone. He told me that I wasn't a monster. My flashback went further back in time to when I first met Saahra. She was the first person to treat me like a human. If I had seen her more often, I would have been a different person.
"Hey, Gaara." Sakura was standing in front of me when I opened my eyes.
When was she able to sneak up on me, I asked myself.
"Saahra's still weak, but she needs clothes," the healer said. "You won't mind coming with us?" Over Sakura's shoulders I saw Naruto trying to tell me no. I knew that shopping with women was a bad idea, but I had more patient than the prankster. Plus, I wasn't going to leave Saahra.
I nodded in response and received a smile from both of the girls.