Title: A Day in the Life of a High School Shinobi

Author: Mazoku-princess

Show Original: Naruto

Rating: pg-13 to R

Warnings: shounen-ai yaoi. Maybe a little smut…Gaara might be waaay OOC, seeing as I don't really know his character. Actually…I doubt anybody, save Masashi-sensei, knows him. T-T Sadness.

Summary: Gaara has just moved to Leaf Village with his siblings and instantly his eye is caught on the young, beautiful blonde boy, Naruto. However, when Sasuke proclaims his love for the boy, Gaara seems to be out of time. What will he do to win the boy's heart?

Comments: I have waay too much fun with these fics…

(Begin chapter six)

Gaara led the way to the area he'd picked out to be their hideout. Naruto was burdened down with carrying Sasuke, so neither said a word to the other until Naruto almost collapsed from holding his boyfriend's larger frame.

"Na, Gaara-kun," the blonde gasped, falling to his knees just inside a grove of trees, "how close are we to getting there?"

The red head turned around and came to the blonde's side. "It's not too far." He paused as he glanced at the still unconscious Uchiha over his shoulder. "Do you need help with him?"

Naruto grinned goofily, and shook his head. "Nah, I think I got 'im!" The blonde continued to grin goofily, even as Gaara frowned.

"Whatever," was all the response he got. Naruto's smile fell slightly, less goofy, more thoughtful. He set his boyfriend down for a second to rest his back.

"Na, Gaara-kun," the golden haired teen murmured, sitting down next to his boyfriend. "Where exactly are you taking us?"

"Someplace where no one will find us for three days," the red head growled. His pale green eyes turned away from the azure blue of Naruto's, almost stalking off to the edge of the clearing.

"Really?" the blonde murmured. "Where?"

Gaara said nothing, only barely lifting his shoulders in a slight shrug. Naruto pouted slightly, standing and lifting his boyfriend back over his shoulder.

"Alright…" he sighed. "Let's get going…"

Gaara had turned away from the blonde at the pout, pointedly not looking at him to hide his rising blush. The other boy sighed and tapped Gaara's shoulder, who whirled around in reflex—not being totally used to being touched. The next thing the red head knew was that he was face to face with the blonde, whose eyes were as wide as his own.

The next thing Naruto knew was that Sasuke fell off his shoulder, hitting the ground with a dull thud and a groan.

The next Sasuke knew as he woke up slowly, was the Sand punk was kissing his boyfriend…right in front of him!

(a)

Naruto jumped back, avidly falling over the now-awake Sasuke in the process, and crawled away with wide eyes. Gaara had just stood there, his pale turquoise eyes just as wide.

"Y-y-you--!" Naruto stuttered, pointing at the other wildly.

"You fucking kissed my boyfriend!" Here, the two looked down at the now-sitting up Sasuke, whose onyx eyes were livid as he glared daggers at the red head. Gaara, finally getting over his shock, turned to the Uchiha with a snarl.

"He walked into me!" His voice, full to the brim with contempt, made him appear to be lying. He was shaking, more-so from post shock than anything else, but he was also very pissed off.

Naruto's cerulean eyes were wider than Sasuke could ever remember seeing him, and he was still tripping over the word "you" as he pointed an accusing finger at the red head. Gaara rolled his eyes, crossing his arms over his chest and snapped, "What is it!"

"Y-you fucking kissed me!" Garra's eyes—if possible—narrowed further.

"It was an accident," he snarled. He wished it was beyond an accident, that Naruto had meant to kiss him, but he knew better than to hope. Hope was for those with dreams and Gaara had no dreams—except for those exceptionally…pleasuring dreams of Naruto, involving whipped cream, cherries, and chocolate covered strawberries(1). (But we won't get into THAT…yet :3)

"B-but you kissed me!"

Gaara was starting to get sick of this bickering. "You know you liked it, otherwise you wouldn't have kissed back."

Naruto's face darkened into a blush even as Sasuke turned to him, confusion and hurt in his coal black eyes. "You…kissed back, Naruto?" the Uchiha whispered, his voice painfully bland. The boisterous shinobi flinched.

"I…" he started, unaware of the tears slowly sliding down his cheeks. "I'm…so sorry…Sasuke…" He looked up at his boyfriend—or maybe they were back to being just "friends" now…?—pleadingly. "I…I didn't mean to…"

Sasuke bowed his head as Gaara uncrossed his arms. There was a smirk on the boy's lips even as he moved to drape an arm around Naruto's shoulders.

"I think I get it," he murmured, uncharacteristic humor playing his voice. A smug smile settled over his lips, his pale eyes challenging the Uchiha. "You're jealous."

Sasuke raised his head, his eyebrow arched. "Of course I'm jealous!" he growled, standing and grabbing the Uzumaki's arm. "You're a fucking bastard and a liar! Naruto did not kiss you back!"

Gaara's smirk seemed to deepen. "Obviously, you've never 'accidentally' kissed him before." Sasuke's smirk was enough to tell the red head that he was wrong.

"I have, only it was a very long time ago." Naruto's blush darkened.

"Sasuke…" he whined. Obviously his Uchiha forgave him, but what concerned the blonde the most at the moment was that Gaara was smiling. When was the last time he'd seen Gaara smile…? Had Naruto ever seen him smile?

"Naruto, did you kiss Gaara back?" Sasuke's voice, bland and slightly cold sent chills—not the normal "fun" chills either—down his spine.

He bowed his head and nodded, ashamed. Sasuke allowed his smile to fall slightly as he tightened his hold on the boy.

"Do you…like him?"

"Not as much as you, Sasuke…" he whispered, his voice pleading with the other boy to not hate him.

The Uchiha nodded. "I see…"

Gaara's smirk fell altogether as Naruto looked up pleadingly to his boyfriend.

"Do you hate me now?" His eyes, the color of the summer sky, seemed clouded, his voice begging.

Sasuke turned away from the puppy-like look on his boyfriend's face. "No, Naruto. I could never hate you."

The relief seemed to spread across the boy's body, but at the next comment, Naruto's disappointment reached an all new low.

"But I am mad at you. Maybe…maybe we…need time apart…see if you think of this as seriously as I do." Sasuke's coal eyes were locked on the ground as Naruto stared at him in a mixture of horror and disbelief.

"Sasuke…?"

Gaara nodded. "In the meantime," he muttered. "Why don't you take another nap?"

"What--!" But before he could even finish his thought, Gaara had knocked him out again.

"Let's get going," was all he said to the desolate blonde as he lifted the Uchiha over his shoulder and started off again. Naruto followed at a slower pace, getting lost more than once in the process. In the end they finally made it to a small hallowed out cave, much smaller and nondescript than the one Temari and Sasuke had been using. They stayed in the cave, hardly moving except to relieve them selves and find food. Gaara kept a constant eye on the Uchiha—seeing as he never slept—and made sure Naruto was well taken care of. Through it all, not one said a word.

(b)

Two days later found Naruto asleep in a corner as Gaara looked out the cave door. Sasuke sighed, keeping his dark colored eyes raised to the ceiling.

"It's time to go," the red head murmured. Naruto stirred slightly as the sand-shinobi shook his arm. "Come one, Naruto," he sighed. "We can go home now."

The blonde nodded sleepily as he sat up and stretched. Gaara tied an old rope he'd found outside around Sasuke's wrists and they left the cave. It took only a few minutes to travel to the clearing where they'd received their orders and an even shorter amount of time to turn in the captive Sasuke and head home.

Gaara was reluctant—though he'd never say so out loud—to return home. For one, his sister was probably going to try and hurt him—knowing she couldn't—and Kankurou was going to question him relentlessly about his side of the mission.

He didn't care. He didn't care about them. In truth, he almost hated his siblings. There was only one person that he actually cared about, and his feelings for that person could never be returned.

A sudden idea came to Gaara and he smiled (2). Quickly, he went home to solidify his plans.

He will be mine, he thought, a maniacal laugh just beyond his lips.

(end chapter six)

O.o This is getting weird now. Ah, but—for once—I know what's going to happen! I can't say anything to my lovely readers, for that would ruin the surprise I have for you at the end:3 Trust me, you'll love it!

Misc. Stuff:

(1)…chocolate covered strawberries—Isn't Gaara romantic? Wanting to feed Naruto before sex! How sweet! XD

(2)…and he smiled—and several children screamed as dogs howled in horror. Hahaha, just kidding! I could never say that about Gaara-sempai! –snuggles-