Finally, the sex ed. Chapter! This is going to be interesting… and when Iruka gets sick, who will care for him? (I know you know but oh well…) I can't thank people enough for their kind reviews and for pointing out certain inaccuracies! I am eternally grateful (bow)

Naruto: Yeah, but you're too lazy to actually correct the mistakes…

Tina-chan: Haha! Actually, I did correct them! -smug grin-

Sakura and Naruto: LIAR!

Tina-chan: Did so! -sticks out tongue-

Warnings: condoms and sex ed. stuff. Shounen-ai. Don't read if sex ed. freaked you out. You have been warned…

Gaara, now that he knew he was being watched, wanted to wait to find out who it was before he did anymore… "stuff" with Naruto. He said goodbye to a disappointed Naruto and went back to where he was staying with his siblings. He found Temari waiting for him, looking rather nervous.

"Anou, Gaara-touto? I think that its time we had another 'talk.' You remember the last one we had right?"

"…Yes. What is it about now?"

Gaara glared at her, waiting for an answer. Temari took a deep breath to steady herself.

"It's time for... the sex talk." (dun dun duuuun)

Gaara never lost his glare.

"…Why?"

"Because its time you learned some things. You just sit down and I'm going to get some... stuff, okay?"

"…Fine."

Gaara sat down on a couch to wait for Temari. What was with the whole "sex talk" thing all of a sudden? Did Temari know about him and Naruto? And why do you have to learn about sex? Isn't it pretty strait forward?"

'She's probably going to teach you about "safe" sex.'

'Sex is dangerous?'

'It can be. Especially if the person you're doing is a blood thirsty kitsune…'

'…You're kidding me. You and Kyuubi?'

'Duh, its not like there's an excess of animal demon spirits in the world.'

'So how is sex unsafe?'

'Well, you can get-

"Gaara-touto? Um, are you daydreaming?"

Gaara opened his eyes.

"No, I was having a wet dream."

Temari stared. Was that… sarcasm? From Gaara? Weird… but she always did wonder how he could have wet dreams if he never slept… maybe he had wet daydreams? That could make sense… Little did Temari know that she was absolutely correct. She also found it kind of scary that Gaara actually sounded serious... She took a small item and placed it on the table between her and Gaara.

"Do you know what this is otouto?"

Gaara looked. It was a round shaped thing in a package, and it seemed to have some sort of liquid on it.

"…No"

"This is called a condom. It helps you have safer sex."

Gaara looked at the "condom" again. How could this little thing help him have safer sex?"

"…How?"

"Condoms help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. They also help cut the risk of pregnancy. Condoms only help you have safer sex. The only safe way to have sex is to not have it at all. If you do have sex though, ALWAYS wear a condom, no matter what. It protects both you and your partner."

Gaara looked thoughtful.

"…What's a sexually transmitted disease?"

Temari suddenly looked grim. Suddenly Gaara felt scared… very scared.

"Actually, I have some pictures to show you, along with some descriptions…"

(Half an hour later…)

Gaara walked out of the bathroom a little uneasily after having his first experience with vomit.

'Those… pictures.'

'…I'm going to ask Kyuubi if she knows where we can get some condoms…'

'Did you know about… those things?'

'Yeah, but I didn't take it seriously until just now… ick.'

Gaara returned to the couch his usual self, but a little green. Temari nodded her sympathy; STD's might be disgusting, but you had to learn about them.

"…Are there any more pictures?"

"No."

Inwardly Gaara heaved a sigh of relief.

'Thank Kami…'

Temari pulled a book out of a bag. It was titled, "Safer sex for gay teens: Be safe, but still know how to give your partner pleasure."

"This is for you otouto."

Gaara took the book and flipped through it.

'Wow, this book has some good stuff kid. I think your boyfriend will be happy…'

'…Hmm, how to put on condoms… There are different kinds?'

'Looks like they come in different colors too… wonder if Kyuubi would like that…'

Temari was happy that Gaara seemed to like the book. She just hoped he wouldn't ask…

"Temari, how did you know I was gay?"

Temari winced. She was really hoping that he wouldn't ask… and now he was glaring at her.

'I need to think of a lie, quick!'

"… Sakura-chan's sensei told me! You know, the guy with the mask and the silver hair?

'Silver hair? He must have been the guy spying on us…'

"…Why did he tell you?"

"Um, because he said that he thought I should know so that you wouldn't do anything irresponsible with Naruto-kun! He was Naruto's old teacher you know."

"Yes, Naruto told me about him."

Inwardly, Temari heaved a sigh of relief; Gaara didn't know that she and Sakura-chan were spying on him and Naruto.

"… Can I go now?"

"Yes, and don't forget to read your book, okay?"

"Hai."

Gaara was on his bed reading when he remembered something…

'Shukaku.'

'Yeah?'

'My sand hasn't been working lately; why is that?'

'It doesn't work against Uzumaki right?'

'Yes. Why?'

'Because you trust him. You know that he won't do anything bad to you, and you feel safe around him so the sand doesn't see any reason to activate.'

'…Is that love?'

'Only if you want it to be.'

'…Yes.'


After Gaara left, Naruto went into the forest and sat at the base of a big tree. He looked up at the sky and sighed.

'I wonder why Gaara left me hanging… I mean, do ya usually make out with someone, stop, and don't continue? Is that normal?'

'Maybe he was being considerate.'

'Considerate of what? How is that being considerate?'

'Maybe he doesn't want to do something that could hurt you later.'

'Like what?'

'Like give you an STD or something.'

'What's an STD?'

'…'

Certain images ran through Naruto's mind courtesy of Kyuubi. Naruto ran and threw up all of his previously eaten ramen into some bushes. He ran back to the tree and slumped against it, still very much disturbed by the images.

'Those, kit, are STD's.'

'Gaara was trying to protect me from those?'

'I think his sister is teaching him about them now.'

'…He really was being considerate. That's so sweet of him..'

'You really like him huh?'

'Yeah, definitely!'

'To what extent though?'

'What do you mean to what extent?'

'Do you love him?'

'…love?'

'Think about first. You'll find out soon enough.


Iruka wasn't feeling good. He was still upset and worried about Naruto, and now he had to deal with Kakashi along with everything else… After they had finished eating Kakashi had said goodbye and left before Iruka could say anything else to him. So, having nothing better to do Iruka set off for home. He felt slightly dizzy and his head hurt a lot. He felt hot too.

'Good thing it's a Friday. Oh Kami, it's bad enough that Naruto has hit puberty, now I have to think about Kakashi too. What could he possibly like about a lowly chuunin? I don't have any famous blood lines or anything. He's the famous Konoha copy nin. I bet he's just playing me… So why did I like his kiss so much?'

Thinking about the kiss just made Iruka feel hotter. His head was spinning too…

'So hot…'


Kakashi caught Iruka before he hit the ground. He had pretended to leave Ichiraku but had actually stayed behind so that he could watch Iruka walk home. Kakashi felt Iruka's forehead.

'Damn, he's burning up. Why didn't I notice sooner? He looks really stressed out too. Maybe I shouldn't have come on so strong… Damn, how can I be so stupid?'

Kakashi sighed then picked up Iruka and disappeared in a poof of smoke. He reappeared at Iruka's apartment door, picked the lock with a kunai, and let himself in. Iruka's apartment was neat and Kakashi found Iruka's room easily. He took off Iruka's vest and hitae-ate and put him in his bed. Iruka was still burning up, so Kakashi went to get some cool water and a cloth.

'Iruka must have collapsed from stress. Naruto's like a son to him, and now that Naruto's growing up he's going to worry… I'm just causing unwanted pressure. Maybe I should lay off when he gets better, at least until he gets over Naruto.'


Iruka felt something cool on his forehead. He wondered for a second how he could have possibly gotten into his bed. Did he faint? If so, how did he get back home? His question was answered when he heard a huge crash from his kitchen and someone uttering a swearword loudly.

'Kakashi. Did he take me home? Wait, how did he know that I fainted? Was he following me? Is he some sort of stalker?'

Iruka could smell something being cooked. Wait, Kakashi could cook? Who would have guessed… Iruka fleetingly wondered of the cooking was going to be edible when he heard footsteps coming toward the room. Kakashi appeared in the doorway and did his eye smile.

"Iruka sensei, you're awake! How do you feel?"

"…I'm hot."

Iruka was hot. Every time he looked at Kakashi he felt heat run through his body.

'Why does he have this effect on me…?

TBC

Hello once again readers! Okay, this is sort of a transition chapter so that I can start to develop the romances between both of our lovely couples. Gaara loves Naruto, but does Naruto love him back? Will Iruka figure out what this heat in his body is? There wasn't a lot of humor in this chapter, but I'll try to add more next time! As usual, huge thanks to all of my readers!

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