Chapter 3
Gaara sat up and hit the alarm clock it read 8:45 which left him 45 minutes for a jog, shower, and breakfast. He slowly rose and grabbed jogging pants and a t-shirt as well as his I-pod and head phones. He locked the door to his cottage and began to jog behind the path that led into the woods. After twenty minutes of jogging he returned home with twenty five minutes left he took a 15 minute shower and breakfast. He quickly hopped in the shower and washed up with his pine and river scented body wash. He stepped out the shower and brushed his teeth while drying his hair. He rinsed his mouth and dressed in a black muscle shirt crimson cargo shorts and black sneakers before grabbing a quick breakfast of hamburger meat and water.
He sat patiently and waited for Naruto who without fail popped up in his ceremonial garbs. His official title was Prince Naruto of the Uzumaki Clan and he was staying with the Uchiha Clan in an attempt to bring peace to their countries. During his stay he had developed a bond with Gaara whom he affectionately called brother and fell in love with Sasuke the princess of the land. However, Naruto never told Sasuke how he felt about him only hinted with jokes. Five minutes later Naruto stood in Gaara's living room wearing Black sandals Orange Cargos and a Black wife beater. They walked out the house and Gaara locked the door before following Naruto down the path. They got to the lines and notice more than one hundred semes in line for each uke. Naruto sighed "This is going to be a long wait" Gaara nodded and watched the time inch on as the lines move.
Finally at 11:47 Gaara reached the signup sheet for Neji's hand the guard in charge saluted him and gave him a devious smile. "I'll put you close to the top of the list for the meeting's sir because I know that you are the most capable person for protecting, providing for, and loving Neji" Gaara smiled "Thank you soldier." Gaara stood to the side waiting for Naruto to get too the top of the line. There was a frustrated shout and almost every seme's head snapped to that direction Neji stood attempting to get his kite out of the lowest branch on the tree. Any seme over 6 feet could have helped the uke get the kite but they were too busy staring at the plump little ass peaking from under his dress that had ridden up. Gaara took a deep breath and walked up behind Neji and grabbed the kite out of the tree. Neji looked up to see which seme had helped him and found Gaara's eyes. The other semes begin to mummer things such as "who does he think he is?" "That uke will never go for him." 'He looks scary he's probably scaring the poor uke!" Neji smiled "Thank you for helping me Gaara-sama." He looked at Gaara's wrist and found a lilac bracelet on his arm it marked him as a suitor for Neji's hand. He blushed and his heart skipped a beat he was excited and happy that Gaara wanted him. He stood on his tippy toes and softly kissed Gaara on the chin before walking away to Sasuke's side.
Naruto met up with Gaara and slapped him on the arm "I saw that, you're going to have him before you even realize it" Gaara smirked and said "I know." Finally after all the suitors were signed up Sasuke came out with papers in his hand "Those in the race for Neji's hand step forward." 240 men stepped forward in the court yard. Sasuke read off 156 names and said "These men have failed to pass the first test which was the kite in the tree maybe if you jackasses realized that his happiness triumphs your horniness you would have still been in the race good day." With that the men who failed the test where led away and the rest retired to double rooms in the castle or nearby houses.