Hello lovely readers! Okay, I'm going to try to put more humor in this chapter since the last one was less funny. Btw, in this fic Gaara owns regular clothes okay? Gaara in jeans… Yummy. Love all my faithful reviewers, you inspire me to continue! Iruka for disclaimer 'kay?

Iruka: Tina-chan does not own Naruto or any of its characters.

Kakashi: damn right she doesn't, cause you're mine!

Iruka: (turns fifty shades of red and starts playing with his fingers Hinata style)

Naruto: WHAT! Don't let that Hentai corrupt you Iruka-sensei!

Warnings: half naked Gaara. (you all know you want to see that…) Shounen-ai.

Naruto was thinking about what Kyuubi had said

'Do you love him?

'…Love?

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

Naruto really liked Gaara. But love? How do you know if you love someone? What's the difference between liking someone and loving someone?

'I'm so confused… I need to talk to someone…'

Naruto went to the only person who had ever truly cared about him: Umino Iruka.

Kakashi had gone to refresh the cloth for Iruka's forehead when he heard a knock at the door. He opened it to find Naruto, who looked rather surprised to see him.

"Kakashi-sensei? What the hell are you doing here!"

"Iruka's sick so I'm taking care of him."

"Iruka's sick? What's wrong with 'im?"

"Seems that he just got sick from stress."

"Oh, well I need to talk to him."

Kakashi let Naruto in and watched him run to Iruka's room and shut the door.

'Guess that means he doesn't want me to butt in… But he won't mind if I eavesdrop on them, right?'

With that thought in mind Kakashi sneaked to Iruka's door.

"Iruka-sensei? I need to talk to you about something."

At the tone of Naruto's voice Iruka sat up in bed and looked at his former pupil. Naruto looked so confused and Iruka was glad that he was the first person Naruto looked to for guidance. He motioned for Naruto to sit on the bed.

"Of course you can talk to me Naruto-kun. What's wrong?"

"… Iruka sensei, how do you know if you love someone? There's a person that I like a lot but I don't know if its love and I'm confused!"

Naruto dropped his head into his hands in frustration. Iruka pondered the question for a while.

"Well, I guess it depends on how that person makes you feel. Also, you need to figure out the true extent of your feeling for that person. If you do that you'll probably find the answer to your question. Spend time with the person you like and see how your feeling develop from there. Love is many things so you need to figure out what love is to you."

Naruto thought about this. How did Gaara make him feel? He liked it when Gaara kissed him, it made him feel all floaty inside. He liked Gaara as a person too, but Gaara had so many layers to him that it was hard to figure out what he was thinking.

'Guess Iruka-sensei was right, I do need to spend more time with Gaara. Alright, that's what I'll do!'

Suddenly Naruto grinned and hugged his teacher.

"Thanks Iruka-sensei, your advice helped a lot! Get better soon and tell me if Kakashi-sensei molests you or something, 'cause I'll kick his ass if he does! See ya!"

With that Naruto ran out the door and headed towards where Gaara was staying (Gaara had given him the address earlier). Iruka was left to ponder over what Naruto had said.

"If Kakashi… molested me?"

Iruka felt his face go twenty shades of red at the thought, and his body temperature rose again. He felt that maybe now it was time to take his own advice.

'Okay, so Kakashi likes me. What do I think of him? He's a Hentai, he always teases me, he's a legendary jounin, he's a jerk, he's perverted, he has a sadistic streak, and he's perverted. Oh, and did I mention he's perverted? And he kissed me. Twice. How do I feel about that?"

Iruka felt himself go even hotter than before.

"Okay, every time I think of Kakashi I get all hot… and my head starts spinning… and I… I want him to touch me. Oh Kami, am I turning into a pervert like Kakashi!"

While Iruka was angsting over this notion, Kakashi entered the room. Iruka turned towards him, his cheeks red from fever. Kakashi rushed over to him; Iruka really didn't look good.

"Iruka-kun, what's wrong! Did your fever go up?"

"Kakashi… I'm confused… hot…"

With that Iruka flung his arms around Kakashi and buried his head in his chest. Kakashi was surprised but also rather pleased.

'I see you decided to take your own advice, huh sensei?'

Kakashi willingly put his arms around Iruka and whispered soothing things into his ear. In no time Iruka was asleep in his arms. Kakashi looked at Iruka's sleeping face and smiled fondly at him. Then he noticed that Iruka still hadn't let him go…

'Guess I have no choice but to sleep with him huh? I mean, I wouldn't want to wake him up… and he's the one holding onto me…'

With that Kakashi got into bed with Iruka and brought the sleeping chuunin closer to him.

'Maybe he'll let me molest him when he gets better!'

With that happy thought in mind Kakashi let himself fall asleep with Iruka in his arms.

Then Sakura jumped in the window, took a picture, and jumped back out like she was never there.

Naruto knocked on the door of where Gaara was staying. The door was opened by a guy with purple and white paint on his face.

"Hey, you're Gaara's older brother Kankuro right?"

"What the hell do you want shrimp?"

"I'm here to see Gaara."

"Why would he want to see you?"

Naruto was about to reply when a blonde haired girl punched Kankuro in the head viciously and knocked him out. Then she smiled sweetly at Naruto, still holding an unconscious Kankuro in one hand. Naruto thought it was one of the scariest things he had ever seen. This had to be Gaara's big sister Temari…

"Hello Naruto-kun! Gaara's upstairs in his room. Third door down the hall."

Naruto thanked Temari and went upstairs to Gaara's room. He opened the door and saw… Gaara. With no shirt on.

Oh Kami, Gaara is sexy.'

Gaara had a lean build and a thinly muscled chest. His skin was smooth and pale, and seemed to contrast perfectly with his blood red hair and black lined emerald eyes. Naruto did what any other Gaara obsessed person would do after seeing him half naked: He gaped soundlessly then fell in a dead faint after having a huge nose bleed.

Gaara looked up from changing to see Naruto in the doorway, looking at him with a dazed look on his face. Gaara was suddenly acutely aware that all he was wearing was pants. Then Naruto passed out with a bloody nose.

'Oh fuck, what happened to him?'

'I think you seriously turned him on.'

'Huh?'

'You idiot, It means he thinks you're attractive!'

'Yeah, but why did he pass out?'

Shukaku wondered how someone so homicidal and dangerous that his own family was afraid of him could be so hopelessly naïve.

'I will never understand you Gaara…'

'What's that supposed to mean Tanuki-baka?'

'Never mind. See what you can do for your boyfriend, he's a mess.'

Gaara picked up Naruto easily and set him on his bed. Then he used a cloth to wipe the blood from Naruto's nose and his sand cleaned all traces of the blood off the floor. He noticed that Naruto's shirt was all bloody, so of course Gaara decided that he had to take Naruto's shirt off. And then he had to notice how enticing Naruto's tan skin was, and wonder how it would feel under his hands…

'Iie, must push dirty thoughts away… He's asleep and helpless! I wouldn't stoop that low would I….? Must resist hormones…'

Luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you look at it) Temari came through the door and saw her little brother sitting on his bed next to a half naked Naruto, and looking at him with a gaze that screamed, 'oh god, let me touch you.'

"Anou, Gaara-touto? Is something wrong with Naruto-kun?"

Gaara looked at his neesan, both relieved and angry at her for interrupting his thoughts.

"…He passed out."

"Oh dear! Maybe he should stay here tonight. We wouldn't want him passing out on his way home now would we? You wouldn't mind sharing with him would you otouto?"

'Share a bed with Naruto? These fucking hormones are going to make me lose what last shreds of sanity I have left…'

"Of course he could stay with Kankuro if you-"

"NO!"

Temari was secretly both amused and scared by the furious death glare that Gaara shot her. So otouto was protective of his Naruto-kun huh? Interesting…

"So it's settled! I'll leave now, looks like Naruto-kun's waking up!"

Temari practically skipped out of the room. This relationship was going to be interesting…

Naruto looked around groggily and stared right into a pair of black rimmed green eyes. Was it his imagination, or did he see concern flicker in those eyes for a second? If he did, it was soon replaced by a glare.

"… you're staying here tonight."

"Nani?"

"…You fainted so you're staying here tonight."

"Demo…!"

Naruto tried to get up but Gaara put his hands on his shoulders. It was then Naruto noticed that Gaara was still shirtless… and he was shirtless too.

'What the hell?'

Gaara noticed Naruto looking at himself.

"…your shirt was bloody so I took it off."

Naruto blushed. Gaara took his shirt off? Wait, Gaara still had his shirt off… his skin looked so smooth and pale…

Gaara was shocked when Naruto hugged him and buried his head in his neck. He could feel his bare skin pressing against Naruto's. Tan against white. It felt so warm… Gaara felt himself return the hug hesitantly, and bury his head in Naruto's hair.

'He smells like ramen… does he have ramen scented shampoo or something? Mmm, his hair is soft…'

Suddenly Kankuro walked in on them. Kankuro thought that he was suffering from temporary insanity when he saw Gaara, of all people, shirtless and hugging Uzumaki, who was also shirtless.

'I think that Temari hit me too hard…'

Then Gaara detached himself from Naruto and stalked over to his older brother, furious enough to kill.

"… Get out NOW. Or I'll kill you."

Kankuro ran for his life and slammed the door behind him (who wouldn't?). Gaara turned around to see Naruto holding his pillow and blushing.

"… Sorry about Kankuro, he's an idiot."

"Oh. Um, can I borrow a shirt Gaara? Since mine's all bloody…"

Gaara nodded and went to the closet to get a spare shirt for Naruto and a shirt for himself.

"Hey, you have jeans?"

Gaara turned to see Naruto with a strange look on his face.

"…Hai."

"Why don't you ever wear them? They would look good!"

"… Nani?"

"Um, well… I want ta see you wear them 'cause I bet they would look really good…"

Naruto mumbled this last part into the pillow which was lucky for Gaara because that statement made Gaara do something he had never done in his life: He blushed. Unluckily for Gaara, Naruto chose that moment to look up.

"…Gaara?"

Gaara turned away, even more embarrassed.

'Fuck, he saw me…'

"… Fine. I'll wear them tomorrow. But I get to choose what you wear."

Gaara turned around to see Naruto looking at him like he had sprouted horns or something. Then the look was gone, replaced by Naruto's usual cheery smile.

"YAY, I get to see Gaara in jeans!"

"…Whatever, just put the shirt on."

Gaara tossed Naruto his shirt and was about to turn away when he saw Kyuubi and Shukaku appear before him and Naruto in their spirit forms.

'Hey brats, guess what?'

Kyuubi's voice boomed through both of their minds.

'Shukaku and I are going to go away for a while. You know what that means?'

Naruto found his voice first.

"Uh, what?"

'It means that Gaara can sleep for the first time in his life. Real sleep.'

With that the two spirit demon beasts left. Gaara was shocked.

'I can… sleep?'

He put on his shirt in a daze and was shocked when Naruto pulled him onto the bed.

"Guess that means that you're sleeping with me tonight!"

With that Naruto pulled them both under the covers and wrapped his arms around Gaara's waist.

"Don't be scared ta sleep, 'kay Gaara? I'm going to watch you until ya go to sleep."

Gaara could feel his eyes drooping tiredly. For the first time in his life he was being allowed to sleep… and the one he loved was with him too.

'This must be what people call happiness…'

"...Arigato Naruto."

Then Gaara fell asleep. Naruto smiled at Gaara's sleeping form and fell asleep soon after.

'Does wanting to see Gaara happy count as love?'


Temari peeked into Gaara's room and got the shock of her life. Gaara was sleeping. A real, authentic sleep, right in the arms of Naruto.

'They look so cute together… I've never seen otouto look so peaceful. He and Naruto-kun belong to each other after all…'

It was then that Temari decided that she would support her otouto's relationship with Naruto and try to get the boys to stay together… forever. Smiling, she snapped a few pictures of the sleeping couple and closed the door gently behind her. So Iruka slept in the arms of Kakashi and Gaara slept in the arms of Naruto. How kawaii….

TBC

Hee, I actually got some fluff in this! So cute… Gaara sleeps! Okay, next chapter the boys go through Gaara's wardrobe, and what will Iruka say when he wakes up? You will find out if you review the story. Please review. Even just a 'please update' helps. See you next time readers!

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