CHAPTER THREE

Sasuke led Gaara over to the doorway where Chouji stood.

"Hey Chouji."

"Hey Sasuke. You may go in. Is Gaara with you?"

Sasuke nodded and Chouji let them pass. The inside of the building was black with colorful lights all over. A DJ was playing loud music up on a stage and lots of people were on the dance floor. Sasuke and Gaara walked over to the bar.

"Hey! Shikamaru! Give me that back!" a girl yelled. Gaara and Sasuke looked over to their rights to see who it was.

"T-Temari?" asked Gaara.

Temari looked over towards Gaara and Sasuke. Shikamaru got distracted and looked over towards them too. Temari grabbed her small purse back from Shikamaru.

"Hey boys!" Temari walked over to her little brother and his boyfriend.

"What are you doing here Temari? Where's Kankuro?" wondered Gaara.

"Kankuro is here too. Shikamaru asked me to come here with him and Kankuro is probably on the dance floor. He invited himself." replied Temari.

Gaara looked at her strange, "As long as you didn't come here to keep an eye on me."

Temari shook her head. She waved them good bye and walked back over to Shikamaru. Sasuke and Gaara pulled up a seat on a bar stool and order a drink. They talked for about ten minutes and then Gaara left to go dance. Sasuke turned around in his chair and watched Gaara move his slender body to the beat of the music.

"Hey Sasuke! What cha lookin' at?"

Sasuke turned his head for a second and then turned back to watch Gaara.

"Hey Lee, hey Neji. How's it going?"

"Not too bad. So…what are you looking at?" asked Lee.

"I can answer that for you Lee. Just look over onto the floor. He's obviously staring at his boyfriend, Gaara." answered Neji.

The song ended and Gaara came back over to Sasuke where he was greeted by Lee and Neji.

"Hi Neji! Hi Lee! When did you guys get here?"

"Not that long ago. Neji got here a bit earlier than I did, but he waited outside."

Sasuke turned to his right and faced them. He wrapped an arm around Gaara's waist and pulled him closer.

"So, Lee, where's Tenten? Is she here tonight as well?" asked Sasuke.

"Nah, she's on a mission right now. She'll be back in a few days though."

Gaara tapped Sasuke on the shoulder. Sasuke looked up at him.

"Um…did I ever tell you how sorry I was about what happened yesterday?"

"Yes Gaara, you did. You kept saying that you were sorry every time you saw me. I counted, and including right now, you've said that you were sorry 16 times."

"Oh. Well, I'm gonna go dance some more okay? You want to join me?"

"Tempting…but, not right now. I'll join you soon though, okay?"

"Okay!" Gaara walked back onto the dance floor, just in time for a new song to start.

"Well, well, well…"

"What?"

"Yeah Neji. What?"

"What was he so sorry about Sasuke?"

"Um…nothing?" Sasuke smiled, trying to hide the truth.

"Don't lie. I know that you're hiding something! Tell me or I'll find out from Gaara!" demanded Neji.

"No! I don't like to see Gaara hurt!" Sasuke sighed. "Fine, I'll tell you. Just make sure nobody else finds out, okay?"

Lee and Neji nodded and Sasuke told them all about the day before. He told them of him trying to get into Gaara's pants. Then of the fight they had where he agreed to have Gaara leave. Sasuke told them that Gaara jumped off the bridge and how he saved him, then later going back to the hotel to take warm showers. Sasuke finished it off by telling Lee and Neji that after they met up with Gaara's older siblings at a diner, that their fight was in the past and that he swore never to be angry or upset Gaara again.

"Oh, wow. Did that all really happen?" questioned Lee.

"Sadly, yes."

"So what, you and Gaara still haven't had any?"

"Any what, Lee?"

"You know…any."

Sasuke held a puzzled look on his face before realizing what Lee was talking about.

"No. We haven't. I don't understand what's holding Gaara back. I mean, taking a shower with me has to be some sort of signal he's ready, right?"

"I dunno. I guess so, but hey, what do I know? I'm still freakin' SINGLE!" snarled Neji.

"Really? So, I'm the only one who's had sex before? Jeez, Tenten and I have had it three times already."

"Stop bragging Lee," Neji turned back to Sasuke. "So you really are ready huh? Well…I have a little something that'll help with that."

Lee knew what Neji was talking about and chuckled with him. Sasuke stared at them suspiciously. Gaara ran over to Sasuke and hugged him tightly.

"Thanks for bringing me! You were right! I'm having fun!"

Neji turned his back and pulled a small pill bottle out of his pocket. He opened it up and shook out a white pill and a blue pill. Closing the lid and stuffing it back into his pocket, he turned around. He asked for a glass of water from the bartender.

"Hey Gaara…I bet with all that dancing you're getting a little tired huh?" asked Neji.

"Yeah, a bit. Why?"

"I have something that'll boost your energy." Neji handed Gaara the two pills and the glass of water. Gaara looked down at the pills and Sasuke eyed them cautiously. Gaara lifted his hand up to his mouth and then took a drink of water. Gaara swallowed and set the glass back on the bar. He put his hands in his pockets and turned to Sasuke.

"Sasuke, will you dance with me now? We've been here for nearly two hours and you've yet to dance with me. So will you dance now?" pleaded Gaara.

"Yeah, I'll dance with you. I promise I'll be there in a second."

"Yay! Okay!" Gaara trotted off to the dance floor and danced to the rest of the playing song.

Sasuke got up and grabbed Neji by his shirt, "What did you give my boyfriend!"

"Chill out! It's nothing too bad. Just a little something to help you with your sex problem. It doesn't last long though, only three to five hours."

"I'll ask one more time. What did you give to Gaara…?"

"An energy pill and ecstasy."

"Ecstasy is illegal! Do you know how much trouble you can get in? A lot! And now you've given Gaara some! Are you MAD?"

"No, I'm not mad, I'm smart. I know that if I'm caught, I'll go to jail. I just wanted to help out a good friend of fine. Just to let you know, you have an hour until the drug works."

Sasuke growled and let go of Neji's shirt. He walked over to Gaara and started to dance with him. They danced for about 45 minutes and then Sasuke noticed that Gaara's energy was boosting. Sasuke decided to dance one more song with Gaara before taking him back to the house. The song ended and the DJ announced that he was playing a slow song. Gaara wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck and Sasuke put his around Gaara's waist. The song started and Sasuke moved with Gaara and listened to the song.

Watch my life pass me by
in the rearview mirror
Pictures frozen in time
are becoming clearer
I don't wanna waste another day
Stuck in the shadow of my mistakes
yeah

'cause I want you
and I feel you
crawling underneath my skin
like a hunger
like a burning
to find the place I've never been
now I'm broken
and I'm fading
I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have
What's left of me

I've been dying inside
Little by little
Nowhere to go
But goin' out of my mind
In endless circles
runnin' from myself until
You gave me a reason for standing still

And I want you
and I feel you
crawling underneath my skin
like a hunger
like a burning
to find the place I've never been
now I'm broken
and I'm fading
I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have
What's left of me

Falling faster
Barely breathing
Give me somethin' to believe in
Tell me it's not all in my head

Take what's left of this man
Make me whole once again

'cause I want you
and I feel you
crawling underneath my skin
like a hunger
like a burning
to find the place I've never been
now I'm broken
and I'm fading
I'm half the man I thought I would be
You can have
All there's left
Yeah, yeah, yeah
What's left of me

I've been dying inside you see
I'm going out of my mind
Out of my mind
I'm just runnin' in circles all the time
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Of me
Just runnin' in circles IN MY MIND
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Take what's left of me

Sasuke kissed Gaara lightly before parting.

"Gaara, we have to go home now."

"Why? I'm having fun."

"Um…Neji gave you a drug and I don't really want you here when it kicks in. Okay?"

Gaara nodded and followed Sasuke out of the building. The walk home took ten minutes and then Sasuke could tell that the ecstasy had started to really kick in. Once inside they walked up the steps and into Sasuke's room.

"Night Gaara. I'll see you…" Sasuke looked over at Gaara who stood in the doorway. Gaara's knees were bent and he looked as if he was ready to pounce. That's exactly what Gaara did too. Gaara was kissing Sasuke and Sasuke tried to push Gaara away, but soon found himself kissing back. They moved to Sasuke's bed and lay down.

Gaara removed his and Sasuke's shirt and then went back to kissing his boyfriend. Sasuke moved his head back so Gaara had better access to his neck. While nipping and kissing Sasuke's neck, Gaara undid Sasuke's pants with one hand. Sasuke didn't know Gaara was doing that until Gaara used both hands and pulled down his pants.

"I'm just getting a little more comfortable…" purred Gaara as he too took off his pants. Gaara grinded his hips into Sasuke's and Sasuke arched his back with as a moan escaped his lips. Sasuke flipped over and sat up on his knees. He pulled off Gaara's boxers and then took off his own. Gaara just laid underneath him and smiled.

"It's time I show you what real fun is like." Sasuke whispered into Gaara's ear.