"And…finished!" Temari said triumphantly as she finished doing my hair and makeup.
Now I was fully clothed and ready to go to the celebration. It had gotten dark outside and it was round about 9:00 o'clock at night. The Kazekage has already had his speech, which I had sadly not attended too.
I looked at myself in the mirror. My eyes widened, I was staring at the familiar stranger in the mirror.
Her midnight blue hair was in a tight, firm bun that was held by chopsticks. There was no hair on her face. But her face was truly beautiful. Her makeup was perfectly done, making her ivory skin brighter and paler.
Her eyelashes were long and dark as her dark blue eyes stood out on her skin.
She wore a dark blue kimono different layers of blue underneath. She held a dark blue fan with a light blue circle in the middle of it.
"I-is that me?" I breathed out, stretching my thin hand out to stroke the mirror.
Temari smiled kindly down at me "Told you, you were cute"
"But he wont recognise me…" I whispered.
Temari shook her head "I'll make sure he looks at you, remember, you have to lure him out"
I nodded.
"It's time to start the mission!" Temari said, dragging me out the house.
Temari had left me, she had gone to talk to Gaara. Once I found both of them, I was supposed to start our mission.
I walked through the crowds.
When I had found Temari, she was talking with Gaara. But all I could see was the back of his head. But what I could see was he had gotten taller.
Temari glanced at me, sending me a quick, reassuring smile. She then put on her little act and started to act shocked to see me, like yesterday when she had seen me for the first time in ages.
She said something to Gaara, that made him spun round to look diuretically at me.
I smiled softly at him, someone walked past me. I took that chance to get into another place, I was acting like a ghost, popping in and out of nowhere.
Gaara's head searched for me as he moved through the crowd.
He stopped again when I smiled at him from some distance away. He started moving to ward me.
I turned around and started running. I was running to a private place, anywhere really.
I looked over my shoulder, he was still following, his eyes never left me as he pushed past the crowd.
Once I had gotten out the crowd, I ran down the empty streets of Suna. I could hear my footsteps echo of the walls, but that was not all I heard. I looked back, Gaara was running at full speed toward me.
I smiled and sped up.
I ran up some stairs that lead to the top of a building. When I stopped, I panted as I could see the full moon shining brightly down.
'This is the perfect place…'
I could hear the light footsteps of his feet running up the stairs. I didn't look back, I just closed my eyes and smiled up at the moon.
The footsteps stopped when he found me on the roof. I could hear his breaths were deep and panting. I could then hear him walking over to where I was standing.
I opened my eyes, I blinked, he was standing in front of me.
'He moves fast…'
He continued to pant as we stared into each others eyes.
He moved his shaky hands to my face. He touched my cheeks, testing me if I was real.
"…Please tell me you're real" He begged.
I smiled up at him "As real as ever…Gaara…" I whispered.
His eyes went wide "Is it really you?" He asked.
"Do you still have my necklace?"
Gaara smiled at that last part and pulled me into an embrace. I wrapped my arms round him. Together at last.
"Why did you leave me?" I heard him whisper.
"I didn't, you held onto me. That's why I'm here, for you…" I whispered back.
"Just promise me this, never leave me again, I want you to stay with me. Be mine" He said.
I chuckled "I'm already yours, even after all the times I've been asked out, I'll always stay yours"
Gaara pulled back and lifted my chin up, making me look at him.
He slowly moved closer to me "You…" He said "…Are…" His breath made my heart flutter with excitement "…Mine"
He closed the space between us with a kiss. I sucked on his bottom lip as he did the same to my upper lip. He then decided to deepen the kiss by licking my bottom lip, asking for entrance. I grated it, it was such a special night to us. His tongue entered my mouth and searched hungrily around, he played with my tongue and he gripped me closer to him.
We eventually pulled apart, gasping for air.
"All this time…" He panted "…I thought you were dead, and now knowing you're here, in my arms. Do you know how that makes me feel?" He asked as he stared into my eyes, as if he could see into my very sole.
I smiled up at him "Gaara…" I leaned my head against his chest. "…I love you"
Sorry if the chapter is a bit corny, but I couldn't help it! They're in love! Please review! ^-^