After a few moments, Naruto pulled away from Gaara, a slight blush across his whiskered cheeks. He put his hand behind his head and smiled happily, "So how have you been Gaara?" he questioned.
Gaara pulled his gourd back on and went back to leaning on the tree he sat under moments ago. "Fine, I've been fine. What about yourself?"
Naruto smiled, his eyes squinted as he spoke, "I've been great! Erro-Sennin has been teaching me a lot of great new jutsus."
Gaara merely nodded his understanding. An awkward silence fell over both of the demon-nin, neither knowing how to state the news they had learned to the other and both oblivious to the fact the other was going through the same thing.
The blonde decided to break the uneasy silence, "How has Shukaku been lately? I heard he and Kyuubi have been keeping in touch."
Gaara watched the boy for the emotions he was currently learning of. Was the blonde setting him up to speak about what he had just learned from Shukaku? Or was it merely coincidence he spoke about the meetings of Kyuubi and Shukaku? Gaara stood there quietly trying to think of a reasonable answer that wouldn't give away anything unless the blonde truly knew of the coming season. "He merely told me I would be taking responsibility for a few of his demon qualities this coming season."
Naruto let the words process in his mind a bit. Was Gaara admitting he knew what Naruto knew, or was it something completely different? This is what the blonde tried hopelessly to figure out in his mind. Still at a lost he asked, "What kind of responsibilities? Anything drastic I might want to know about?"
Gaara mentally faulted. Either the blonde honestly didn't know, or he was completely dense, most likely the latter option. Gaara stared blankly at the fox-nin wondering how to put it. He ended up answering with a another question, "Why? Has Kyuubi told you something?"
Sick of these mind games, Naruto decided to answer for once. "Actually, yes she has. Something that will effect us both for the next, oh say four months. She told me that this coming spring is mating season," as he spoke his face grew an inhumanly shade of red with each word.
Gaara nodded, "Yes, Shukaku has told me the same. Except he told me it would only last a month."
Naruto looked at him curiously. "A month? But Kyuubi said-," he stopped short when he heard the fox laugh inside her cage. He growled, "Excuse me while I kill that fox." Naruto sat down quickly and zoned out for what seemed like a few minutes. In his mind he was screaming at the chuckling fox who stayed out of reach in the safety of her prison.
Gaara watched in amusement as the blonde slowly woke from his quick trance, still muttering and cursing the fox for tricking him. "Never trust a fox. They're lying, deceitful, little creatures that deserved being locked up," he ranted standing up, in his mind he heard the fox pouting.
"I wouldn't say that, not all foxes are bad."
Naruto looked up at him, his blue eyes confused. "What do you mean Gaara?"
Gaara took a step forward, then another until he was only inches away from the uneasy blonde. He had no clue what it was he as doing, it was as if his instincts and his heart had taken over not leaving any room for his brain to allow any input what so ever.
Before the blonde knew it, Gaara had pressed his lips to his own in a chaste kiss. It may have been short, but Naruto knew it was the most intimate thing Gaara had ever done, and it left both of them blushing.
They both stood there, hearts pounding, unable to think of what to do next. What does one say after they have been kissed? Naruto never thought of that and Gaara couldn't even process exactly why he had done it. True it was something he wanted, but the red head wanted a lot of things before now and he never made a motion to get them.
Naruto did the only logical thing and stepped up to Gaara for another kiss, this time he didn't pull away like Gaara had and Gaara remained there as well before returning Naruto's kiss. The two were lost in one of life's simple blesses, neither noticing the other two, now furious, ninja approach them.
Kankurou and Sasuke approached he scene and both of them paused before Kankurou lunged at Naruto and Sasuke threw kunai at Gaara, no he wasn't that stupid to charge the red head with his gourd on.
Naruto struggled against Kankurou until both of them had got to their feet and were staring each other down. Sasuke and Gaara stood glaring with sand shifting in the air.
"What the hell is going on?" Sasuke growled.
"Why the fuck were you two kissing?" Kankurou screeched.
Gaara and Naruto stood side to side staring at Sasuke and Kankurou, neither speaking. Kankurou growled and pointed at Naruto. "Stay away from Gaara! He's mine! If you touch him, I will kill you!" Kankuro growled.
Naruto's eyes grew wide and he looked from Gaara to Kankurou. Naruto growled before running towards the puppet controller and tackling him to the ground. The two rolled around insulting and threatening each other with each blow.
Sasuke and Gaara stared daggers at each other. "The dobe is mine. Understand?"
Gaara snorted. "I do not believe he agrees with you."
Sasuke snarled and gave up all thought as he charged Gaara, the seals for Chidori and the glow in his left hand formed.
Kankurou and Naruto continued their punching and kicking and screaming while Sasuke and Gaara threw jutsu after jutsu at each other. Both parties were violently attacking each for the love of the red head and the blonde. The red head and the blonde were fighting to keep their unannounced love, not gain it.
"What the hell is going on here?" two feminine voices called out over the chaos. Kankurou and Naruto paused mid punch at the voices of the girls they feared. Naruto jumped off Kankurou, not before giving the ninja a well aimed kick to the head. Kankuro, now slightly dizzy, stood up as well and smiled innocently at his sister and her friend.
Sasuke and Gaara on the other hand refused to let up their fight. "Ahem!" Temari screamed as a wind shot at the two boys sending the two of them backwards. Sasuke fell to the ground ungracefully, and Gaara was caught in his sand and landed on his feet.
"What is going on?" Sakura asked stomping the ground angrily leaving an indent and cracking in the hard earth.
The boys remained silent refusing to answer. Naruto coughed and looked at Gaara who looked at him, both with a look of satisfaction. Sasuke watched Naruto and Kankuro watched Gaara, both watching with desire.
Sakura and Temari looked at each other before smiling that smile yaoi fangirls smile when witnessing yaoi. "Never mind. Just don't kill each other please," they squeaked before running off to find Ino and the others to tell of their news. They didn't care that their crush was now gay. And Temari didn't have to worry about Kankurou and Gaara now because Naruto would protect Gaara with his life knowing the blonde's personality. All they thought was how interesting coming missions would be.
The four glanced at each other forgetting their feud for the moment to think of the consequences of letting those two run off now. Tension began to build up again and the heat of battle began to push its way into the area again. But just as the battle was about to break out, Gaara latched onto Naruto's arm and the sand swirled around them before they both disappeared leaving Kankuro and Sasuke to fight each other like in the forest earlier.
Silence engulfed them before Sasuke spoke. "Let me get this straight. You want your little brother. Your little brother has Naruto. I want Naruto."
"That's basically it," Kankurou huffed crossing his arms. "What's your point?"
"If we separate them, then we can get to them," Sasuke mused.
"Yeah, but both of us have tried and failed.," the brunette responded, seemingly crushing Sasuke's plan.
"Exactly. If we call truce, we can think up plans for the other. Something Gaara and Naruto won't expect or be prepared for. What do you say? Truce?" Sasuke asked his hand outstretched to the other.
Kankurou nodded and wearily shook Sasuke's hand. "Truce. For now," he replied before they moved their conversation to the safety of the Uchiha compound.