Though a long time in coming, I give you chapter 11. There are ongoing revisions to earlier chapters (since there are some inconsistancies). I promise this story will get finished, as soon as its typed.

Warnings: SMUT! (the good NaruGaa kind too!) Angst! and Drama!

Vocab: Interpol- The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its telegraphic address Interpol, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation. (wikipedia)

The ringing of his cell phone woke Gaara up in the middle of the night. Blearily blinking his eyes, he blindly reached out a hand in the supposed direction of his bedside table. After fumbling around for a short while he finally found the ringing, vibrating device. Tugging the charger out, he quickly brought his phone to his ear.

"Hello?" he asked, his voice cracking from crying and misuse. Wincing, he cleared his throat in hopes that it would make him sound less pathetic.

"Gaara?" Naruto's voice asked him over the line. Gaara winced; he had hoped that he would have had more time between "cheating" and talking to his boyfriend so that he could calm down.

"Hey Naruto," Gaara replied. Raising his head he looked around for the digital clock in his room to see what time it was. Rubbing his eyes with his free hand he saw that the time was 2:13am.

"Did I wake you?" Naruto asked. Gaara yawned and shook his head before he remembered that he was on the phone and Naruto would be unable to see him.

"Yeah," Gaara replied, not bothering to hide the truth.

"Oh… I'm sorry. I just wanted you to know that I'd be in India," Naruto replied. Gaara sat straight up in his bed.

"Wha… why?" he asked, instantly alert.

"Apparently the Sandman struck somewhere over there," Naruto replied and Gaara could just see the blond twirling a piece of his hair just like a school girl.

"What does that have to do with you? I mean, I know you're working the case in America, but when he strikes internationally, aren't you people usually not involved? Something about the UN or Interpol or something?" Gaara asked. Naruto laughed on the other side of the line, apparently finding Gaara's mild panic amusing.

"Normally you're right, but apparently Interpol wants to work with us for once, and they figure that we might have a lead, so they're employing our help. So, the higher-ups decided to send me. I get a free trip around the world and title of 'lead investigator' just because Interpol's feeling friendly," Naruto explained. Gaara rubbed his forehead, this whole situation and trip to India was getting worse by the hour.

"Naruto… you do realize that they probably made you 'lead investigator' because they think I'm their best bet as to who the Sandman is," Gaara idly remarked. Naruto was silent for a while and Gaara sighed.

"I hope you're not right… I would hate to think that you were the Sandman, it wouldn't be fun dating jail bait," Naruto replied, trying to make light of the situation. Gaara just rolled his eyes.

"What makes you think that I would be jail bait? I think I'm an intimidating guy, and if I was the Sandman I'd definitely be tough enough to take control of the other inmates," Gaara replied cheekily. There was a silence on the other end of the line. "Naruto?"

"Don't say that again," Naruto said and Gaara's forehead creased.

"Say what?" Gaara asked, thoroughly confused.

"That you're the Sandman," Naruto replied.

"I didn't say I was. I just said 'if' I was the Sandman," Gaara said.

"I know… but I don't like hearing that… it scares me," Naruto replied and Gaara's breath hitched. His chest started to hurt and he clutched at his heart hopelessly. "I know I said I'd always be here for you, and I meant that. But if you were the Sandman…"

Gaara's hand clutched at the fabric covering his chest, knowing what Naruto would say if he finished that sentence. "You'd still arrest me if I were."

"… Yes," Naruto finally replied after a long painful silence. Gaara closed his eyes and his lip trembled. "I love you. I know its super early to say that in a relationship, but I already know that I wouldn't be able to live without you in my life. But… I am an FBI agent, and if you were the Sandman, you'd be the most wanted man in the world, and it would be my job to turn you in. I wouldn't be able to not do it."

Gaara nodded as a single tear leaked from his eye. "I would understand. Your job is important."

"Yes… but let's not talk of that any more. I know you're not the Sandman, and you aren't the Sandman, so we don't have to worry about it," Naruto replied cheerily.

"You're right…" Gaara mumbled, trying to sound upbeat about it.

"The reason I'm calling is to see where you are and see if we could get together if you're near where I am," Naruto said and Gaara could hear the goofy smile over the phone. Gaara smiled a bitter smile.

"That would be great. I'd love to see you if you're close by," he replied.

Two days later, Gaara was sitting at a small diner waiting for his boyfriend to show up for their lunch date. He had spent the last two days re-dying his hair red, trying to get the exact shade that his hair was naturally was quite hard to do, and trying to think of what he would say to Naruto. Gaara couldn't not say anything about what had happened with Sasuke. Naruto deserved to know… even if it crushed him and Gaara in the process. Gaara was trying so hard in this relationship, he had opened himself up and put himself out there… and then this had happened. Naruto would be crushed, and Gaara would probably never see him again. This sent him into a depressed state of self-loathing, so he didn't notice as Naruto joined him at the table.

"You alright?" the blond asked him. Gaara's head snapped up and he looked at his beloved boyfriend. The red head tried to force a smile, but it didn't quite work if the look on Naruto's face was anything to go by.

"I'm fine," Gaara tried to reassure the blond, but Naruto clearly wasn't buying it.

"That face you pulled just now implied otherwise," Naruto stated. Reaching over the blond grasped one of the red head's hands in his own. "You can tell me anything you know."

Gaara just looked at his blond boyfriend and contemplated not telling him about the Sasuke incident. But at the thought of lying and living with the guilt, he changed his mind. Nodding, Gaara opened his mouth.

"Let's go to my place… I'll tell you there…" he said cautiously. Naruto's brow furrowed, but he agreed. The two walked in silence down the busy city streets until they reached Gaara's room. Once there, Naruto sat down on the queen sized bed and watched as Gaara opened up the mini-fridge and grabbed a drink.

"Gaara… what's wrong? It's not like you to be drinking, let alone drinking at noon," Naruto said, worry creeping into his voice. Gaara just looked at him for a while, his face blank, before downing the mini-bottle of alcohol. "Gaara? …You're starting to scare me…"

Gaara just continued to look at Naruto for a moment before looking down at the floor. "You're not going to like what I have to say."

Naruto just looked at his boyfriend for a moment, taking in his appearance. It looked like he hadn't been able to sleep, his eyes had larger than normal black rings around them and he just looked miserable. From the slouched stance to the blatant refusal to meet his eyes, Naruto was sure that his boyfriend was really depressed over whatever he had to tell him. Taking moment to prepare himself mentally, Naruto took a deep breath and walked over to his boyfriend, who was still staring at the carpet like it was the most interesting thing he had ever seen.

"Whatever it is, you can tell me," Naruto said reassuringly while guiding his boyfriend to the bed and sitting him down. "Whatever it is, it can't be worth the torment you're putting yourself through."

"Oh but it is," Gaara replied sullenly. "Its bad Naruto and I wouldn't blame you if you left me because of this."

Naruto set his jaw and reached out to clasp Gaara's jaw, forcing him to face him. "Look at me."

Gaara's eyes refused to meet Naruto's. Naruto shook Gaara's jaw, which in turn rattled his head. "I said, look at me."

Gaara finally looked at his boyfriend and what he saw made him want to cry, but he simply couldn't. Naruto was looking at him with such compassion that he thought his heart would break from the strain of having to tell him this.

"Whatever you say, and whatever has happened will not drive us apart. I told you already, I'm not leaving you, no matter what," Naruto said firmly, accenting his point by squeezing Gaara's jaw.

"I wish I could believe you," Gaara murmured and Naruto squeezed his jaw again. Gaara sighed and moved to get up, but Naruto reached out and held him down with both hands.

"Stay right here," Naruto commanded. Gaara frowned slightly.

"I'd rather not," he said. Naruto glared at him.

"Tough luck, I want you to stay here," Naruto told him. Gaara huffed indignantly. Naruto rolled his eyes. "Now spill, what's got you in such a tiff?"

Taking a deep breath, Gaara prepared himself. "I ran into my ex."

There was a long pause before Naruto spoke. "That's it?"

"No… that's just the beginning," Gaara said regretfully. Naruto quirked his head to the side, waiting for Gaara to continue his piece. "It wasn't a pleasant meeting. Things happened that I wish hadn't."

"Did he hurt you?" Naruto asked, suddenly worried about the physical wellness of his boyfriend.

"No… but the way things happened…" Gaara said, but trailed off. Naruto looked at him expectantly and Gaara closed his eyes before continuing. "I… had sex with him…"

The silence was deafening as Naruto drew away from his boyfriend, his heart constricting painfully in his chest. Gaara was looking at him now, tears filling his eyes and misery plainly written on his features, but Naruto couldn't bring himself to care, he was too hurt.

"I didn't want to; I never wanted to see him again!" Gaara pleaded as Naruto kept backing away from him. "I didn't want to touch him, but he showed up and suddenly there we were and I didn't even want to be there. But there was no other choice… I couldn't do anything to stop it. You have to believe me; I didn't want to do it!"

Naruto stopped moving. He looked at Gaara through red eyes with tears running silently down his face. Reaching up he wiped away the tears from his face.

"Gaara… did you say you couldn't stop it and that you didn't want it?" Naruto asked timidly, almost afraid of what the answer would be. Gaara hesitated, not really liking the phrasing of the question because it was misleading.

"…Yes…" Gaara replied. Naruto's face immediately changed and he lunged at his boyfriend, pulling him into a suffocating hug. Gaara pushed at him ineffectually to get him to loosen his grip.

"Oh god Gaara… I thought for a moment there that you had cheated on me and would leave me! But the truth is much worse!" Naruto exclaimed loosening his grip a little bit so that Gaara could breathe. "Nonconsensual sex is considered rape Gaara."

Gaara was speechless, he couldn't deny it and confirm Naruto's earlier claim, but neither could he say that it was rape. Stuck in this lose-lose situation, Gaara just staid silent.

"Gaara… I'm so sorry. I should have been here, I should have protected you," Naruto said pulling back and looking at his emotionless boyfriend's face.

"There was nothing you would have been able to do Naruto," Gaara said neutrally. Naruto shook his head.

"But I should have been here with you, for you," Naruto said confidently. Gaara frowned and squirmed his way out of Naruto's arms, trying to change the direction of this conversation.

"How can you even look at me? Another man had his hands on me," Gaara said, brow furrowing.

"But you didn't want it, it wasn't your fault," Naruto replied reaching out for the red head, but Gaara backed away.

"But I'm dirty now, I've been sullied," Gaara replied, inwardly cringing at the wordfault.

"You're not dirty, you're just as perfect as you ever were and don't ever say anything different," Naruto said firmly. Gaara's brow furrowed deeper.

"But…" Gaara started to argue, but Naruto stood up and gathered him into his arms. Gaara was stunned.

"I still love you and I still want you," Naruto said firmly. Gaara was speechless for a moment as his blond FBI agent boyfriend held him tightly.

"If you still want me, then take me," Gaara finally said. Naruto pulled back slightly to look the red head in the eyes. "Make me forget that there was ever anyone else but you."

"Gaara…" Naruto started but couldn't finish.

"Please Naruto," Gaara pleaded. The blond reached up to stroke Gaara's cheek before lightly brushing their lips together. Instantly Gaara had his arms around Naruto's neck and was trying to deepen the kiss. Naruto grasped onto his wait firmly and pulled back, holding Gaara at arms length.

"Gaara… are you sure about this?" Naruto asked cautiously. Gaara just looked at the blond. Naruto sighed. "Fine, I'll never question you again."

"Good," Gaara said and leaned in to kiss Naruto again. The blond accepted the kiss and wrapped his arms back around Gaara.

Lips slid against lips, and Naruto's hands slid down to Gaara's butt. Gaara's tongue touched Naruto's lips and the blond instantly opened his mouth to accept the invasion. Gaara's tongue ran along Naruto's teeth before tangling with his tongue. The smooth, powerful muscles slid deliciously against each other and Gaara groaned. Naruto started to pull Gaara back towards the bed. When the blond's knees hit the bed he fell back, pulling Gaara down with him.

Gaara braced himself above Naruto on his arms. Naruto looked up at him adoringly and pulled the red head back down. As they kissed once more, Naruto started to scoot up the bed and Gaara followed. After a moment Gaara broke away and got off of the blond. Naruto frowned but Gaara soon made his intentions clear. The red head moved to the head of the bed and lay on his back, holding his arms out invitingly towards the blond. Naruto crawled up the bed and in between Gaara's spread legs. Naruto let his hands wander up Gaara's chest before he latched onto Gaara's neck. Gaara tipped his head back to give Naruto full access to his neck. Naruto sucked on a spot just below Gaara's ear before pulling back and blowing air on it, causing Gaara to shiver. Nipping on the forming hickey, Naruto lapped at the spot on Gaara's neck before once again sucking on the area. Gaara's hands came up to grasp at Naruto's shoulders and the blond dragged his hands down Gaara's chest and pushed under the red head's shirt.

Soon the shirt was up and over Gaara's head and tossed carelessly onto the floor. Naruto's hands smoothed over Gaara's pale skin and the red head arched into the touch. Naruto marveled at the pallor and texture of Gaara's skin. It was so soft and so pale that it almost seemed as if the red head had never gone outside a single day in his life. The blond leaned down slowly before latching onto Gaara's collarbone. Gaara dug his nails into Naruto's shoulders as he just held on for the ride. Naruto let one of his hands wander to Gaara's hip as the other caressed the red head's sides before coming up to pinch a dusky nipple. Gaara's head fell back and his mouth fell open. Naruto let his mouth trail from Gaara's collarbone down to his other nipple and licked the nub, which had hardened. Gaara gasped as Naruto took the nipple into his mouth and nipped at it before sucking on the tender flesh. Naruto rolled Gaara's other nipple between his fingers for a moment before he let his fingertips run down Gaara's chest. Once reaching Gaara's waist he put his hand on the bed and propped himself up as he let his mouth trail down Gaara's chest to his navel. He pushed his tongue into the dip and licked around it before pushing his tongue in again.

Gaara tugged at Naruto's shirt, bunching it at the blond's shoulders before Naruto slipped out of the material. As his chest was revealed, he scooted back up and captured Gaara's mouth in a searing kiss. Gaara's hands roved Naruto's back and left crescent shaped fingernail marks on the blond's shoulders. Naruto let one of his hands trail to the crotch of Gaara's pants. Gaara moaned and bucked into the touch. Naruto caressed Gaara's growing bulge before fumbling with the button to Gaara's pants. Once unbuttoned, Naruto pulled down Gaara's zipper.

"Lift your hips," Naruto ordered. Gaara did as he was told and Naruto tugged the red head's pants off his hips and down his legs. The blond admired the shapely legs that were revealed to him before lower his mouth to Gaara's stomach again. He dipped his tongue into Gaara's navel again, mimicking what he would be doing to Gaara later with his cock. Gaara moaned again and scratched at Naruto's shoulders. The blond pulled back again to pull off Gaara's boxers and his own pants and underwear before climbing back between Gaara's legs. Both boys groaned at the contact of skin on skin. Naruto ground his hips against Gaara's, feeling their erections rub against one another.

"Do you have anything?" Naruto asked when he got his breath back. He looked at Gaara's glazed eyes and knew he wasn't paying attention enough to tell him anything coherent. He quickly glanced around and saw the bedside table. Dashing away from the tempting red head underneath him, Naruto scampered to the table and pulled the drawer open. There was nothing in the drawer other than a bible. Scowling, Naruto dashed into the bathroom and found a bottle of lotion. Running back to bed, he noticed that Gaara was watching his every move as he returned with the lotion. Blushing, as if realizing for the first time what they were doing, Naruto slowly climbed back between the red head's legs. Caressing Gaara's legs soothingly with one hand, Naruto popped the cap to the lotion with his other hand. He opened his mouth to ask Gaara if he was really sure about this, but one look from the red head had him shutting his mouth and coating three of his fingers with the lotion.

Reaching between Gaara's legs, Naruto massaged Gaara's rim and coated it with lotion before working his first finger in up to the first knuckle. One look at Gaara's face, and Naruto knew that he was a virgin, at least in the sense that a man had never taken him before. Naruto knew he should hang on to that revelation, but he was too busy pushing his finger the rest of the way into Gaara's body to care. Bending his head down Naruto started to kiss the inside of Gaara's thighs to help distract the red head from what he was doing with his fingers.

After a minute of sliding his finger in and out of Gaara, and making sure the muscles were stretched enough, he added a second finger. Instantly Gaara's muscles tightened and Naruto paused his movements. Licking his way up Gaara's thigh to his hip seemed to distract the red head enough for him to relax and let Naruto fully sheath his two fingers. After bending his fingers and scissoring for a while Naruto finally licked the tip of Gaara's erection and pushed a third and final finger into his body. Gaara's back instantly arched and his mouth fell open in an expression of ecstasy. A long, low moan reverberated from his throat and Naruto knew he was enjoying the whole experience. After capturing the tip of Gaara's erection in his mouth and earning himself a shiver and a groan, Naruto felt around inside Gaara's body for that one spot that would make him see stars. Naruto knew he had found it when Gaara suddenly bucked into his mouth and let out an earth shattering scream. Trying not to gag as Gaara's erection hit the back of his throat; Naruto quickly finished off his preparations and pulled his mouth off of Gaara's erection. Looking down at the beautiful creature splayed too temptingly beneath him, Naruto groaned and lubed himself up. Lifting Gaara's legs Naruto let Gaara wrap them loosely around his waist as he positioned himself. Giving Gaara one last questioning look, he pushed the head of his erection into his boyfriend.

Gaara's back arched and he had to bite his lip to keep himself from screaming again as Naruto entered him. Grabbing onto the sheets, Gaara willed himself to relax as Naruto continued to push himself into the red head. After Naruto was fully seated he finally paused in his relentless push forward. Gaara took a few moments to pant and get accustomed to the feeling of being filled. He had never thought that it could feel this way, this good and pleasurable. Gaara was loving it, and that was when Naruto had decided to move.

The slow grind of Naruto pulling out was enough to drive Gaara wild and he grabbed at Naruto's back, willing him to move faster, harder, anything. Naruto slowly pushed his way back in before pulling back again. Gaara squirmed and clawed under Naruto, willing him silently to move.

"What do you want?" Naruto asked breathlessly. Gaara growled and tugged at Naruto's torso. "What do you want me to do?"

"Move god damnit!" Gaara yelled. Naruto grinned devilishly.

"Your wish is my command," he said before slamming back into Gaara. Gaara's head fell backward as he arched his back and screamed in ecstasy. Soon Naruto was setting a fast and brutal pace, changing the angle of his hips each time, trying to hit that elusive spot that would make Gaara scream again. A second later he found it. A scream ripped its way out of Gaara's throat and the red head bucked beneath him. Grinning ferally, Naruto mercilessly aimed for that spot within Gaara every time.

Gaara's world was centered on Naruto. All he could do was hold on and enjoy the ride. As Naruto's thrusts became wilder and Gaara's bucks became more frantic, a hand reached out and grabbed Gaara's erection and began furiously tugging it in time to Naruto's thrusts. Gaara's back bowed and it was only a short period of time before his world went white and he reached orgasm. He could feel Naruto buck wildly and soon felt him follow him into the world of sweet oblivion.

As they lay on their backs exhausted and sated, Gaara looked over to the blond at his side. Gaara could see himself lying with this man every night, waking up to him every day, and spending the rest of his life with him. It was certainly a startling revelation after everything that he had said about the blond, but it was true. Gaara knew that he wouldn't be able to keep up his double life anymore, and he no longer cared. If it meant keeping Naruto happy and at his side, then Gaara would quit being the Sandman in a heartbeat, given the chance.

Naruto turned to him after a moment of silence and grinned that happy grin of his. "I love you."

Gaara staid silent for a moment before replying. "I… I…"

Naruto smiled warmly at him. "You don't have to say anything, you know?"

Gaara shook his head. "No. I need to say this, before anything else happens. I… I really do… love… you."

Naruto grinned brightly at him. "I love you too Gaara and I want to spend the rest of my life with you."