Valentine's Day

blackharu2

Do not own, sadly

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"You two are coming!" Temari yelled, dragging her brothers.

"No!" Kankurou protested, trying to shake his hand from her grip. The other brother just glared at his older sister, pulling his hand free and walking behind her on his own.

"Yes, you are!" the blonde yelled, refusing to let go of the puppet master.

"No. I'm. Not!" he screamed back, fuming at his female sibling and gaining his hand.

"Fine!" she huffed. "Then me and Gaara will go alone!"

"Fine!" he shot back, stomping into the house and slamming the door.

Temari faced her younger brother. "Let's go, Gaara," she said sweetly, leading the way. The two walked in silence, the blonde sneaking glances at her sibling.

The duo eventually came to the entrance of the Konohagakure. Temari ran up to the gates while the redhead continued his normal pace. The blonde glanced over to her brother after they both stepped into the political boundaries of the Leaf Village. She noticed him staring at a plant with a spacey look.

Each time Gaara stared at a plant with that dazed face, Temari would watch him, wondering what he was thinking. It wasn't just any plant he was looking at either, it was only the green plants. Or it would be the greenest part of the plant.

Temari raised her eyebrows at his odd behaviour, but didn't bother asking. Soon she spotted her reason for leaving the Suna and ran up to the shinobi.

"Shika-kun!" she yelled, waving to him energetically. She latched onto his arm and smiled at the chounin.

"Mou, how troublesome," he muttered, continuing to walk the streets with the kunoichi on his arm.

Gaara separated from the pair and stood unmoving underneath a large oak tree. A teen dressed in orange ran up to him, smiling widely.

"Gaara!" Naruto yelled, running up to the sand-nin. The called person nodded to the blonde, leaning slightly against the tree's trunk. The leaf-nin grabbed his wrist and dragged the Kazekage.

"Ino's having a party and you're coming," Naruto decided, sprinting to a large house. It had two stories, the first was normally a flower store but had been re-decorated for the party. The duo walked into the house, a large group of people already lingering around.

Kakashi's team, Gai's team, Kurenai's team, and Asuma's team were all there, with the exception of Shikamaru and Neji. Gaara looked over the whole room, eyes finally resting on a very green person.

A shy villager was standing in front of him, offering the jumpsuit-clad boy chocolates. Her head was bowed, dark brown locks falling loosely off her shoulders, a bright red blush on her cheeks. Her hands were slightly shaking, holding out a clear bag of chocolate candy.

Gaara watched as the taijutsu master smiled and talked to her, accepting the chocolates graciously. She smiled back and timidly walked away. He called after her and waved. She returned the very friendly wave with a meek one.

Lee's eyes suddenly locked with turquoise ones and his smile grew rapidly. He walked over to the redhead as Gaara took a piece of chocolate off the table. The Kazekage leaned on the nearest wall, arms crossed arrogantly over his chest, the treat well hidden.

"Gaara," the leaf-nin said, "I didn't know you were coming!"

"Temari made me," he replied, trying to be somewhat friendly with his so-called friend.

"So you don't want to be here?" Lee pouted.

"No."

"But, Gaara, she couldn't have made you! You never let anyone boss you around!" he teased.

"I wanted a break."

Lee made an "o" with his mouth, "Okay then. You want some chocolate."

The redhead thought for a moment, then shook his head. Slowly, he brought his hand with the candy out from its fold. He held the single piece up for the taijutsu master.

"You're giving that to me?" Gaara nodded. "But you're supposed to give chocolate to someone you like, not a friend!" Lee said with a lop-sided grin. The redhead continued to hold out his hand, cheeks reddening slightly.

"So...?" he said suddenly, trying to keep his voice unemotional like usual.

"But... Gaara... I..."

"You won't take it?"

"I can't..."

"Why?"

"We're just friends. And you're not a girl. You can't mean it like that."

"And?"

"Gaara... I like Sakura, remember?"

"Lee..."

That was a first. Lee had never heard his name exit the sand-nin's mouth. It sent odd shivers down his spine and he felt like he had butterflies in his stomach. He blamed it on being happy that the other had finally said his name.

"Lee..."

Lee wanted to say something. He wanted to say, "Yes?" or "What is it?" Anything. He wanted to hear the rest of the sentence, but he couldn't find his voice. He couldn't get his vocal cords to work, not one sound.

Gaara grunted and glared at the taijutsu master. He fisted his hand with the chocolate as he walked past Lee with a growl. He exited the house and felt the soothing, night air nip at his sand exterior. He opened his hand to look at the candy, then hastily fisted it again. The redhead then jumped in a tree, his arm hanging loosely by his side.

The redhead sat immobile on the branch and stared at the front door. Soon it opened and a tall shinobi walked out. The male looked worried and regret was evident on his face.

"Gaara!" he called, looking out into the dark night. He scanned the area until his eyes spotted the tree the redhead was in. He stared directly at the sand-nin's location. Gaara saw the gaze, but ignored it. He closed his eyes instead. Suddenly, an extra weight was felt on the branch and his eyes snapped open.

"Gaara..." Lee said, "Would you like to share some chocolate?"

"No," he replied, closing his eyes again and planning to tune the shinobi out. However, he could feel the other sadden and without opening his eyes, he held out his arm. He slowly unclenched his fist to reveal the lone chocolate still in his hand.

"Thank you, Gaara," Lee said softly, taking the piece and eating it. The sand shinobi simply nodded. "Gaara... Do you really... like me?" he asked with an intent face. The redhead just shrugged, not fully sure himself. These kinds of feelings were new to him and he wasn't sure what they all meant. Yet, a small smile crept onto his face, this unusual phenomenon showing through his extra barrier.

"Well, I've got to go. It's pretty late!" Lee stated after seeing the rare grin. He fell gracefully from the tree. The Kazekage followed suit and turned towards the gates of Konoha.

"Gaara!" The sand-nin turned his head to see the overly-zealous shinobi waving. "Thanks for the chocolate!" he yelled. Gaara gave a small wave back and continued his walk to the exit and entrance of the village.

There he met up with Temari, a huge smile plastered on her face, and both began their voyage back home. Gaara looked back once and let another small smile escape through his thick exterior.

Owari

I'm sooooooo proud of my fluffy-ness! Yes! Even though there isn't any... I, for some reason, can only write implied GaaLee, except my story Pickles. That one will sooooo turn into Teen rating... Anways, excuse my ramblings... Reviews, please:) :) :) ;)