StormyMist: I have nothing to say today. Surprise, surprise! XD
Warnings: same as the last chapter BUT this one has SMUT in it. Ooh! xD You guys are probably glad aren't ye'?
Disclaimer: look at the last chapter
Pairings: look back
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Character Info:
Naruto – Age: 17
Bio: you should know.
Gaara – Age: 17
Bio: same as above
Sasuke – Age: 17
Bio: same as previous ones
Tsunade – Age: 55 (but still young looking)
Bio: …………
Me: Others will be added later, maybe. Also, I did not have a writers block with this. I've been quite busy typing many other things I kind of kept this on hold until a week ago. Gomen, Minna-sama!
Chapter 3: Kataomoi… (Unrequited Love…)
"I appreciate the fact that you came all the way here," Tsunade said as she motioned the young man to sit down on the seat across from her.
He wore very dark clothing, which matched his hair and the kohl that surrounded his eyes. His outfit contained mostly of black. He had a black trench coat that reached a little past his ankles, matched with black sandals. And to make the pants he wore, closer to him (or something) there were wide thin white belts. But there was also a tarnished white vest that covered his chest with a brown leather rope that held it in place. There was a belt that wound around his waist, the same color as the leather tightening, which tied the sandy colored gourd to his back.
"If you need help with anything I am willing to help, especially if it concerns Naruto," he replied, calmly.
Tsunade smiled. "Thank you, Gaara-sama," she said appreciatively. "Now, for the letter I told you about." She stopped for a moment and bent to the left side of her desk and opened the top drawer, taking out the letter that Naruto had written then handed it to the red-head.
He took it and silently began to read it.
After a few minutes, he gave it back to Tsunade, his expression the same. "Alright, but what place do you think we should start searching for him first?" There were several thoughts of many places he could think of that the blond ninja would go, but…he was smart to know that those could be the places they would search for him…
"I was hoping you would know…," she told him shamefully.
"I do know some places," he started. "Though I'm not quite sure he'll be there."
"It's better than nothing, isn't it?" The woman argued.
"I suppose so." Gaara replied calmly. "But I have one question for you, Tsunade-sama."
She hesitated, but quickly answered, "Yes?"
"…What will we do when we find him?"
Silence…
"I don't know…but we will find out when we find him won't we?"
"I see."
"So, will you help?"
"I told you before didn't I?"
"Yes, but-…" she was cut short when Gaara interrupted her.
"Any problem that concerns Naruto is my problem as well."
The hokage sighed, but gave a relieved smile. She looked out of her office window and then said, "Thank you."
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Tsunade paced from left to right in her office, hands clasped together behind her back. She was waiting for her top jounins to come and she wanted them to hurry up! There was no time to waste! Just as she was about to scream for Shizune, the office door banged open and 7 of the best jounin –of konoha—stood in front of her. From the left to the right were: Neji, Shikamaru, Chouji, Lee, Kakashi, Kiba, and Hinata.
"Finally, you guys are here!" the hokage shouted in exasperation, throwing her hands in the air.
"Gomen-nasai, hokage-sama!" they all said in apology.
Her left eyebrow twitched and she huffed in anger. "You're probably wondering why I sent for you, correct?"
"Hai!" they replied.
"With your permission I would like to assign all of you to a mission, a retrieval mission to get Naruto."
Everyone stayed still and no one spoke –since the hokage had the habit of speaking then waiting until someone else spoke and interrupting that person— until Hinata decided to break the silence by stepping forward. This wasn't a very delicate situation. "I'd be willing to help, Hokage-sama," she told Tsunade confidently. The white-eyed girl was still shy, but she had grown up and stopped stuttering now. Mature. She was more confident in things and now instead of thinking of Naruto as someone she'd like to go out with, she thought of him as a brother. Right now, the most important person in her life was Kiba.
"As will I," a long black haired young man stepped in. It was Neji.
Neji looked a bit similar as before, but this time his hair was a little longer and he had more manly features. Through the years in Konoha, added to the time he hung out with Naruto –which was quite often—he had grown quite an attraction to the blond boy. Even if he won't admit it, it was true, but he would never confess knowing that Sasuke loved Naruto as well.
Then Chouji stepped in. "Me too." As always, he was digging his face in some food; Korean barbeque beef jerky to be more exact.
"Tch, I knew it would be something like this." Shikamaru…he was lazy looking, but wise as ever.
Lee: "I shall do it as well! For Naruto-san!" He was forever cursed to wear that green spandex outfit with his bushy brows and weird bowl cut.
Kakashi laughed nervously. "I wonder what kind of trouble Naruto has stirred up this time." The same as always; though this time…he was just a little older.
And finally…Kiba…" Hmph, that guy always stirs up trouble!"
Tsunade smiled then laughed, out of the blue. "I'll need all the help I can get," she told them tiredly, and yet, she was happy. Naruto had friends; good ones that'll be there for him when he needed them. Tears welled up in her eyes and she almost cried…almost. Then just as she was about to further the meeting –with other needed information—, the door of her office creaked open. Everyone jerked in surprise at the sudden noise and turned to see what it was. At the doorway stood the looming figure of Sasuke; and as always, now, he looked tired. But that didn't keep him from upholding his duties as a jounin. He slowly walked up towards the line of people and stood next to Neji, ignoring the pitiful look he and everyone else gave him.
"Good afternoon, Sasuke."
Sasuke glowered menacingly at the bleach-blond haired woman as he straightened up into an appropriate, and straight, standing position. "Good afternoon," he responded briefly.
The Hokage's eyes softened, but sadness still overwhelmed her. "Also, everybody, Sasuke shall be joining you in search of Naruto." She told them.
Everyone agreed. "Yes, ma'am!"
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"……Sasuke…," the familiar voice whispered to the winds, as the person looked into the clear blue sky. "I'm sorry…"
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Sasuke turned his head and looked towards the sky, his eyes narrowed in suspicion. He felt as if something, or someone, even, was trying to…communicate with him… He shook the awkwardness he felt off and continued his silent walk through the long, green grass of the wide meadow. This was the place where he and Naruto would talk when they were willing to act civil to each other; act like…friends.
Whooooo…
The gentle breeze seemed to be turning into gusts of wind and it nipped and lashed at his face and skin, making it turn a bright pink.
Whoooo…
The bitterness of it made him shiver, but he stood his ground. He still had to stay strong…for Naruto.
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"Oi! Blondie! Gaara needs ya!"
The "Blondie" turned around and looked at the man with a grim face. "I told you to stop calling me that, Kankuro!"
"Che! Shows what you know about respecting your elders."
"You're only, what, two or three years older than me?"
He stayed silence for a moment. "Whatever, no time for chit-chat. Let's go, Gaara is waiting."
The blonde still had the grim look on his face, but listened to the other man anyhow. He got up off the wooden stool he sat on and lazily walked over towards the other man. But just as he was about to
He blinked then shrugged. "Put it on the Kazekage's tab!"
"…But-!"
"It's alright," Kankuro butted in. "Go ahead. You won't get in trouble."
The man behind the counter hesitated to answer at first, but reluctantly nodded. "Yes, Sir."
Kankuro grunted in satisfaction and swiftly turned around and started to walk out of the small food stand. But before he was about to take another step, he turned his head towards the direction of the blond man. "Come on! I don't got all day! Sheesh."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm comin', Puppet boy!"
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Gaara sighed and rubbed his temples in a forward motion. He had had a lot of meetings today and the thought of meetings brought him back to his meeting with the Hokage three weeks ago. He let out shallow breath. Naruto always makes such a ruckus. He chuckled and leaned back in his rolling office chair. But that was what he liked about the blond Nin. A smirk reached his lips (1).
Yes…indeed.
Naruto had helped him a lot through his past years and they were very close friends. But it felt more like a one-sided relationship. The last time he had asked him, about who he had secretly loved, the blond said he loved Sasuke. It was some time ago that they had had such a discussion but it might have changed. So he wasn't exactly sure.
The red-haired man closed his eyes and rested his head on his chair and wiped his mind of everything at the moment. He didn't feel like thinking right now…
BAM!
The door slammed open.
"PANDA-MAN!"
Gaara groaned in annoyance. He may love the blond, but sometimes he could be too much. "Naruto…do you think you could keep it down?" He murmured quietly. But his request didn't quite reach Naruto's ears since he continued to hug and yell loudly, "Gaara!"
……Ooh. Dirty thoughts.
Keeping down a smirk, his lips twitched in anticipation. When he had looked up Naruto's face was very close to his and as an added bonus…the blond was sitting on him. The red-head slowly licked his lips. Then, without warning, pulled the Naruto down by the collar and kissed him full on the lips. The blond-haired Nin blinked and grinned in mischievous before responding to the kiss, thrusting his tongue inside Gaara's mouth and intertwining their tongues.
Naruto moaned quietly as he felt Gaara's hands slide down his sides and stop at his hips. The red-head pulled him forward, closing the space they had between them. Yes, indeed this was bliss.
"Eh-hem!"
Both males stopped and pulled apart. They stared at the slightly blushing – from embarrassment – Kankuro. A minute of silence passed until Naruto's laughter lifted the cursed forsaken stillness. But all Gaara did was continue staring at Kankuro.
The blond-haired man climbed off and stretched, not noticing Gaara's lustful gaze at his exposed stomach from his lifted shirt. He sighed in pleasure when he was done and then grinned. "So! What did you want me for, "Kazekage-sama"?" Naruto's last words were laced with sarcasm, but not in an offensive way. He had to show "respect".
Gaara's facial expression immediately turned into a serious one. This was quite a touchy subject. Then, deciding not to waist another precious moment of time, he quickly said, "Do you remember what I told you three weeks ago?"
Flashback
It was a weekend – Sunday to be exact -.
Naruto was walking around casually, no need to be afraid of anything. There wouldn't be anything thrown at him and both physically and mentally. Everything was normal and he could actual speak like a human being here as well. He grinned. It was all thanks to Gaara. The red-head was probably the most trusted person he knew.
But then again, every day could also be a new danger. There would be people from Konoha every now and then, usually they were ANBU – sent by Tsunade to look for him and bring him back to his birth place. And at those times the blond nin needed to hide. Most of them thought he was dead and he just wanted to be free.
The blond sighed. He was needed in the Kazekage's office. He groaned in tiredness and rubbed his eyes. Naruto hadn't had much sleep last night, needing the time to study and think of plans for the near future. Looking around, Naruto spotted a rich looking house. It had a sign above the door that said: Kazekage-sama. He laughed. That was so typical.
He walked up to the door then knocked. He waited for a minute until he heard a muffled stomp, thud and long squeak of a door. The blond Nin snickered, holding his hand to cover his mouth in order to try and muffle his laugh. After a moment or so the door opened and he looked up to see a disheveled red-head. He grinned. "What's up, Gaara?"
The other man just stared at him, failing to pull off a glare. "Come in," he said briefly.
The blond haired man shrugged and casually walked in. He looked around. It looked plain. White walls, some picture frames with pictures in them, a few furnishings stood here and there: An oval table stood between a TV and a four person couch, a love seat next to it…
His eyebrow quirked. A love seat?
"You can sit, you know."
Naruto turned to Gaara – who was right next to him -. He frowned. It always unnerved him how the red-head could always be so quiet, but he had started to get used to it. He took a seat on the couch and faced Gaara – who sat in the other -. "So…you called me here?" The blond Nin started, trying to make a conversation going.
"Yes." Gaara replied.
"And?"
"You're going to have to leave soon."
"…………"
"Tsunade will send some ANBU and (or) some of the specially trained Nin to look for you."
"They expect to find me and take me back to Konoha don't they?"
"…Yes."
The blond man turned his head away and cursed.
"But we still have some time. They will not start to search for you until three weeks past this day. During the time we have now, we should make preparations."
He nodded in agreement.
Silence stood in the air for a moment or so, while neither of them wanted to speak. Until…
…Gaara stood up and patted the blonde's head. "I'll figure out a way to help you to the best of my ability, Naruto."
Naruto slowly upturned his head and a small smile graced his lips. "Thanks."
Flashback Over
"Yeah."
The red-head's eyes narrowed. "You should leave…now," he said emphasizing the last word. "They could be here any min-"
"Open up!"
Naruto whipped around. The door that lead into the office was shaking almost uncontrollably.
Gaara looked over to him pointed to the window. He mouthed the words: Wait for me. The blond nodded and quickly and quietly opened the window and jumped outside, running down the street and into alleyways, finding his usual hiding place.
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Me: This is only going to be a story I will update when I want to. ;p So hope you guys don't mind. There may be changes cuz I wrote pieces of these at different time period so, yeah. Hope you like this one.
