NoCareChakara: Welcome to my first ever Gaara fanfic x3
Gaara: …
NoCareChakara: Shut up Gaara!
Gaara: …
NoCareChakara: DON'T DISOBEY ME YOUNG MAN O.-
Gaara: … NoCareChakara doesn't own Naruto…but she does own a peanut sized brain…
NoCareChakara: How nice of you to say so x3
Gaara: O.o (backs away from NoCareChakara)
NoCareChakara: Alrighty then, ON WITH THE STORY X3… BTW: everyone is 18 x3
"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buduh buduh buduh, buzz, bu-" CRASH! I threw my alarm clock against the wall and crawled back to sleep.
After about half an hour, I arose from my bed, rubbed the sleep from my eyes and stretched out my arms.
"Urgh, wait day is it?" I lazily asked looking to my watch. Saturday, ok, free time…cool. I dragged my self out of my bed and walked over to the bathroom where I took a quick shower.
I was about to apply conditioner to my scalp when I heard this weird thump coming from my room, who on Earth? I grabbed my towel and tied it around my body so that my arms could move freely without having to grip it. I slowly opened the door to find…HOLY SHIT! OMG! THE SAND SIBLINGS! OMG! GAARA'S HERE TOO! I swear, I just wanted to bound out and squeeze him…but I then realized that I was, like, NAKED…
"AIE!" it swear, there wasn't a single grave within a five mile radius that wasn't awake after that scream. The characters awoke from my scream, just like the people in the graves. I slammed the door shut and began breathing very heavily. I then put my ear to the door and listened for any movements; I heard grumbling and the sound of people picking themselves up. I tried to listen for footsteps, but thanks to my damn carpet, I couldn't hear any. My heart rate rose, wondering if I was dreaming, crazy or some weirdo thieves decided to play dress up. I sighed and put my back to the door…I looked up to find Gaara's third eye watching me…while I was wrapped in a towel…
"HOLY SHIT! YOU FRIGGIN PERVERT!" I screamed as I began throwing things at the eye, it dodged everything I threw at it and disappeared. I stood up quickly, grabbed the door handle and swung the door open; rage filling my eyes. Temari and Kankuro were casting inquiring faces at Gaara, then all three glared at me as I marched out of the bathroom, still in towel, and slapped Gaara…HARD. Temari looked at me like I was crazy, Kankuro had the same look only he was gazing at me in my towel. Once Gaara recovered, he got angry and commanded his sand to wrap around my neck. I was lifted off the ground, choking. Temari and Kankuro tried to calm Gaara down. With the last breath of air I could muster, I spoke,
"It's your own fault for peeping at me, ero!" Gaara got angrier and tightened the grip around my neck. Temari had had just about enough and yelled at Gaara,
"GAARA! PUT HER DOWN!" Gaara and Kankuro glared at her in shock, "She might be able to tell us where we are!" she stated. Just then, I began coughing as sand had made its way down my throat. I thought I was going to die! Suddenly, I dropped. Gaara had released me from the sand and was now towering over me mightily. I got up and brushed my towel clean of the extra sand. I then asked Temari if she would keep Gaara under control while I changed; she was shocked to discover that I knew her name, and it raised a lot of questions, but complied and demanded answers once I was done changing. I agreed and went back inside my bathroom.
I was fully changed into a black 'Billabong' shirt with dark blue jeans when I emerged; my dark brown hair was slightly wet though, but the colors chosen made the color of my eyes stand out.
"Ok, that was certainly an eventful morning." I stated dumbly as I emerged, Temari glared at me,
"Ok, you're done changing, now answer our questions." She demanded, "One: how do you know our names?"
"Well, how can I put this… well, you see, you three are a part of a popular manga series called 'Naruto'" they gave me confused faces,
"What's a manga, and why is it named after Him?" Kankuro questioned, I sighed,
"A manga is a comic book," I pulled out a 'Fruits Basket' manga from my book case and tossed it to Kankuro, who naturally caught it, "That's a manga called 'Fruits Basket'. You are from a manga too, only 'Fruits Basket' doesn't involve anything to do with your world." They gave me utterly confused faces, I sighed once more, "Next question."
"We aren't in the Wind Country; how did we get here and where are we?" Gaara asked with his emotionless tone. I shook my head,
"I seriously don't know. All I can tell you is that you're currently in New York City," They gave me another truck load of confused faces, "It's the best city on Earth" I stated, closing my eyes and thinking of its greatness. I snapped out of my trance when Temari placed a hand on my shoulder,
"You ok?"
"Yea, sorry, I just spaced out for a second there, I'm Lilly by the way." I replied nervously as I tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear and held out a hand for Temari to shake. She shook it greeting and a smile spread across her face. Suddenly, a chorus of rumbling stomachs echoed through my room, the Sand siblings blushed. I laughed, "I'm guessing you're all hungry." Temari nodded and I laughed once more, "ok, I'll get you guys something."
I quietly snuck into my kitchen and nabbed four bowls, spoons, two cereal boxes and a carton of milk. I then raced back into my room and handed everyone a bowl and spoon. I poured myself a bowl of Coco Puffs and added the milk. The three stared at me.
"What?" I asked, and then realized that they didn't have cereal in the Naruto world, "OH! This is cereal; I got two packets for you to choose from: one is Coco Puffs, which is really chocolaty, and the other is Cheerios, which is basically wheat goodness." I replied smiling. They cast glances at each other; I decided to give them a spoonful of my bowl… THEY LOVED IT! They all then poured themselves a bowl of Coco Puffs and devoured it in minutes flat. Even Gaara seemed to enjoy the chocolaty goodness. I smiled and grabbed the bowls, spoons, milk and cereal and departed to the kitchen where I washed the bowls and spoons and put away the cereal and milk.
As I washed the dishes, I turned on the radio. One of my favorite songs was playing; Don't Call Me Baby. I began to sing along to the song as I washed, dried and put away. But little to my knowledge, someone was listening to me singing through the doorway…
Once I was done I cleaned the sink and straightened up the place, my back to the door at all times. I sighed in triumph as the kitchen sparkled. I smiled and spun around on my heel; only to come face to face with Gaara who was leaning against the doorframe.
"A-" I was about to shriek when a hand covered my mouth. My blue eyes were wide with shock, and I think I blushed because I felt warmth rise to my cheeks. I looked to his emotionless face, expecting an answer; which I never received…with a blink of an eye, he was gone, and I was left there… totally dumbfounded, with little grains of sand at my feet.
Thinking I was just seeing things; I made my way back to my bedroom where Temari, Kankuro and Gaara were helping themselves to my photo album. Gaara was just hovering over Kankuro and Temari as they sat, peering through the photos, taking each one out and reading the labels on the back. I 'ahem'-ed, causing them to jump and slam the album shut. I smirked and walked over to them,
"It's alright, I don't mind." I spoke, morphing my smirk into a kind smile. Temari smiled back and re-opened the album. I pointed to the photos and explained each one, they seemed to be quite interested; I even got a few laughs at the funny ones from Kankuro and Temari, Gaara just smirked.
After a few hours, after we had finished going through photos and I had told them everything I could about New York City, Temari inquired if they could tour around NYC. Kankuro and Gaara seemed to like the idea as well, but I gave them a troubled face,
"Alright…but you guys have to change." I stated, they gave me weird looks, "I'm not the only one who reads manga you know; someone else is BOUND to recognize you if walk around like that." I got up and strode over to my closet, "Put these on, Temari." I smiled as I handed her a white shirt and a blue skirt. She nodded and walked over to the bathroom. I began digging though my closet to find some male clothing, or clothes that both genders wear. I found a black, baggy shirt and trousers for Kankuro and a blood red shirt that read 'Fire Head' with a face made of fire and black, baggy jeans for Gaara.
Once Temari emerged, I undid her hair and brushed it so it was flat. She looked really nice, she looked nothing like Temari anymore. When her brothers saw her, they gazed at her like she was a complete stranger, a pretty one. I smiled,
"INTRODUCING, THE NEW AND IMPROVED, TEMARI OF THE SAND!" Temari glared at me playfully and we both laughed, "Ok, since you can't go around NYC with the name Temari, how about we call you…" I paused for a moment to think, "Mary! It's easy to remember and you'll recognize it easily." I stated happily. Temari nodded and sat on my bed.
Kankuro went into the bathroom and changed, when he emerged; he had wiped off his face paint and removed his puppet from his back…HE LOOKED GOOD! Once again, he looked nothing like himself. I smiled and began thinking of a name to give him…
"GOT IT! How about Kevin? You'll recognize it instantly, so it's easy to remember." Kankuro nodded and joined Temari and chatted.
Gaara was next to change, I was actually looking forward to seeing him look differently. Once he was done, I swear, I felt like fainting; his gourd was no longer around his back, his ninja accessories discarded and he was wearing everything I gave him…he looked so good, I almost fainted, but fought the urge to since I had to stick to business. I stood and walked over to him, studied him a little, disguising it so that it looked like I was thinking of a good name for him.
"How about…" I began, still thinking and admiring, but to my surprise; Gaara already had a name in mind,
"Orlando." He stated before I could think, I then looked up to him confused, "I read it in your album." He stated once more, still emotionless. I sighed, shrugged then gave a simple 'ok'.
I grabbed my keys, purse and shoes for everyone before we left. I decided to walk around the city instead of taking cars of busses. Earlier, I had told them that using their chakara was off limits in this world, thankfully, they listened and throughout the whole day; they did things like normal people.
I showed them around NYC; we went to the Empire State Building, Central Park, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Center and the Statue of Liberty. The sand siblings loved it! They were amazed by New York. By the time the stars were out (or supposed to be out), it was dinnertime. I offered to take them to a restaurant; they complied and we all got a ride in a carriage to a restaurant in Rockefeller Center.
During the whole trip, Gaara was glaring at every building in wonder. Kankuro and Temari were bombarding me with questions which I replied to happily, but I was relieved that at least one person wasn't bombarding. In case you were wondering; Kankuro was on the far left, next came Temari, then me, then Gaara on the far right. As Kankuro and Temari glared at the neon lights, I looked to Gaara,
"How do you like New York, Orlando?" I questioned, a smile still on my face. He turned to me; his face didn't bare a smile, but you could tell he was happy.
"I think it's…interesting…" he replied, his answer actually had emotion! I smiled further and nodded. I turned to the driver and asked him how long until they were there; he said it was another five minutes. I thanked him and looked to the sky and closed my eyes; I listened to Kankuro/Kevin and Temari/Mary chat about the city and the sound of the traffic. After a few minutes, I felt sleepy and rested my head on Gaara/Orlando's shoulder. He was taken slightly aback by my actions, but relaxed after a few minutes.
After five minutes, we arrived at Rockefeller Center like the driver said. Gaara nudged me, since I was already sorta drifting to sleep. I thanked Gaara, paid the driver, patted the horse and waved goodbye. Once we were inside; we made our way to the restaurant. I explained the menus to them (since they didn't know American food). Orlando, Mary and Kevin ordered fish whilst I ordered some chicken soup.
After a few minutes, the food arrived. The others found everything completely fancy, I found it amusing. We all dug in to our food greedily (who wouldn't be if you were touring around NYC ever since morning without a snack?). I laughed at Gaara's face; he had a little fish dangling on his nose. I reached out and picked it off him, he seemed to tense at my actions, but I brushed that away and put the fish in my mouth. Gaara glared at me for a while, I got slightly uncomfortable so I turned to Temari and Kankuro and joined in their conversation.
Half an hour passed since that moment when we departed for home. Gaara had his eyes cast upon me that whole time...it was kinda unnerving... thank goodness for my Temari and Kankuro; my own, personal, safety net. We hitched ourselves a cab which took us back home in a few minutes flat. Throughout the whole time; Gaara continued to stare! I was getting mad. Temari and Kankuro continued to talk about New York and other random things while Gaara and I sat in silence. Suddenly, Gaara spoke up,
"So..." he began, he sounded...nervous... "Watcha wanna talk about?" he asked, VERY informally. I glared at him, then frowned slightly,
"For one, I would like to know why you're staring at me." I stated, he glared at me and turned to the window, I got angry at this and was about to retort, but he stopped me,
"I'll tell you later." I was confused and glared at him, he was staring out the window throughout the whole ride.
A few minutes passed and we were outside my apartment. I paid the man and walked up the stairs to my apartment. I went straight to the couch and began fiddling with it, Kankuro caught me and inquired if I wanted help, I agreed and he helped me pull out the couch to make a bed for two. I sighed and went to fetch blankets and pillows. When I arrived back, the three were discussing who would sleep where. Once Temari caught a glimps of me in the corner of her eye, she inquired. Everyone's gazes fell upon me, it was uncomfortable! I stuttered a 'dunno' and left them to decide whilst I got a glass of water.
When I returned...they have me the worst results: Kankuro and Temari were to sleep on the couch whilst Gaara slept with me! That time...I fainted.
I woke up the next morning at 10:00 a.m. I was not on the floor, but in my bed! Thankfully, there was no Gaara in sight...or any trace of another being. I sighed, thinking that yesterday was just a dream. I stretched and realized that I was still in my clothes from yesterday. I shook that fact off and made my way to the bathroom with fresh clothes. I opened the door and began fiddling with my bra, only to hear an ahem at the door. I froze. I recognize that voice... I thought confused. I turned around to find Gaara, leaning on the door frame again. My eyes widened and an enormous blush appeared on my face. Gaara stood emotionless...or so he thought, he was smirking slightly, that was what made me blush more. I began to stutter and junk when I remembered what I asked him yesterday:
"Well, it's later." I stated, he looked to me with a slight confused face, "Why have you been staring at me?" I asked once more. He looked to the ground slightly and sighed,
"I don't know." I then realized that he didn't know why he was staring earlier, so he wanted to wait for a reason. I sighed and inquired if everyone was awake. He shook his head, "Kankuro and Temari are asleep."
"Why are you up?" I asked, once I recieved the answer, I slapped myself mentally for my stupidity,
"I can't sleep..."
"Oh yeah...because of...well, you know." I replied. He looked slightly angry/sad when he heard that. I coughed slightly and decided to leave the bathroom and continue my routine later. I was about to exit, when Gaara stood before me. I stepped the other way, only to have him block me again. The other way, same thing happened! "OK!" I started, getting a little annoyed, "You go left, and I'll go right." I stated, he smirked. I went to the right, only to have him step in front of me again! He smirked,
"You didn't clarify if it was YOUR left or MY left." he stated, being the genius he is. I scoweled at him. He glared at me, somewhat playfully.
"LOOK HERE, RACCOON BOY! It's too early to be playing games, and I'm still tired, and right now, I'M LOSING MY PATIENCE!" I erupted. To my surprise, Gaara began to...laugh?
"As much as I despise that 'Raccoon boy' remark, you're ok." My angry face morphed into a confused one; my eyes looking straight into his, slightly wide, yet narrowed in thought. Then, before I could say anything more, he placed a hand over my mouth and ... OMG, smiled! My eyes widened and he disappeared once more, and I was left there again, with little grains of sand at my feet...
NoCareChakara: PLEASE R/R x3
NoCareChakara luvs all those who R/R X3