To those that read "Injury Seduction" there won't be an update this week. I didn't get all of my days off this week so I didnt' have time to write. I do apologize, but I promise a double update next week .
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I watched the sky darken the rest of the afternoon. My white lilies became violet in the moonlight. I dressed and walked out into the night.
Its late and the horses aren't ready. If we don't leave soon I'm sure he'll find out. Sure enough he's here.
"Naruto." He approaches me. I want to look away. I want to feel indifference and hide my tears. I am too weak.
"Gaara." I whisper.
"Where are you going?" He points at the men loading my luggage and at the horses being brought from behind the castle.
"Away. I can't do this. I'm going back home." I need to look away. I have to or my heart will fail me just like my will is about to do.
"I love you Naruto." He whispered it. He got close enough for only me to hear it and feel his hot breath on my ear.
"I know. Its time to move on. We can't be together. You said it. We're not meant to be. It was only fun and games. Love may have nothing to do with this." I suddenly had the strength to pull away from his cold hands.
"I'm sorry. I'm not doing this to torture you. I'm not doing this out of my free will." He moved closer to me and placed his arm around me. In front of these workers he dared touch me like that.
"I know." I had lived this before. I had a sudden feeling of memories flying by. I could see me and him together. Forever. I wanted that. I want that. Before I gave in he spoke.
"I'm sorry. I'll go. Good luck. Remember I love you." He walked back and finally turned. I saw his light frame run up the main stairway into the castle.
"I love you too." I spoke to nobody, but I know he heard.
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The carriage ride was lonely and long. I peeked through the windows and only saw fog. Beyond that thick fog I know there was the forest that hid my destiny. That never ending forest that would lead me home. Home. Back to a home I never knew. Back to a home where I could start again. No, back to home where I would cease to suffer, just like I would cease to exist.
The horse trotting was hypnotizing. After listening to its rhythmic thumping for so long I could only bounce to its melodic pattern. Five more hours. Only five.
---Back At the Main Castle---Gaara's POV
He's being stubborn. Why can't he see its for the best. I'm the one that has to marry that girl. I'm the one who had to be cold hearted and say goodbye. I'm the one who must suffer through this fake marriage for our country. He knows nothing. He's selfish, but I love him.
---Gaara's POV ends---
Gaara dressed. It was early morning. He'd met the girl the day before by accident. Her ready smile made him cringe. Naruto only smiled when Gaara was around. Naruto only laughed with him. Yet this girl had a laugh for everyone. Her pink hair was repulsive. Her voice annoyed him. She was unbearable.
That is why he was leaving. He was going after Naruto. He was going for his love. He only wished he'd get there in time to make him come back home.
---Gaara's POV
"Where the hell is my horse?" I didn't mean to yell at the stable boys but they were being slower that day than ever. I needed that horse now. He was the fastest and I was ready. I needed to leave. I had to.
A short boy with black hair ran up to me and told me they'd found him. He'd been feeding in the back.
"Finally. Now boy you keep your mouth shut. I was never here." I handed him a silken wad with plenty of money inside. That would seal his mouth.
"Hyah!" I smacked the horse once and he took off. Fast just like his name, Lighting.
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"Hi grandparents." I approached the old couple and gave them each a hug. Our home was much simpler than the outrageous castle back in Sand. Their servants took longer to bring my stuff up to my room. We had nothing to talk about. I decided it was time. I went up to my room and there I dressed in my best clothes. The last time I would wear that. The very first time I'd worn it was when I met him. I had one outfit made the same every year. This year was no different. I had that outfit and I would wear it to my death.
--- Hours later ---
Gaara was panting at the castle doors. It was midnight and nobody was awake.
"Open up please!" He'd walked up the steps with his horse still following. Finally the door swung open.
"Yes?" A large man stood looking at Gaara and his horse.
"I need to speak with Naruto. I'm prince Gaara." He instantly received a bow. The man ran into the house and announced his arrival. A man took Gaara's horse and as he sat with Naruto's grandparents he waited for Naruto to come down.
"He's not in his room, but I found this!" A servant lady ran down the steps alarmed and handed the note to Gaara.
Endless love. Lets make it last a lifetime. I'm afraid and alone.
I only hope we'll be together soon. There. There in our kingdom.
Our happy little kingdom in heaven.
"What does this mean?" Gaara stood up and started walking out the door without excusing himself. He fetched his horse on his own and took off into the forest. He didn't know the area but it was dark and silent. He'd be sure to hear his lover's voice.
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"I loved you!" Naruto yelled into the dark with an empty dark laugh that echoed through the trees. He was walking with his own white horse. He wasn't riding anymore. He just walked. He walked towards the edge of the cliff he knew so well. He loved it as a child. It was a rolling hill that just came to an end suddenly. The drop was deadly. It was straight into a lake. A very deep lake. He never did learn how to swim. That smile that belonged on a lost mind played on his lips.
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"Naruto! Where are you?" Gaara rode his horse through the forest paths. Finally he decided to walk through the forest. It would be the best way to find him. The best way to save him.