A/N: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!! WHO AM I? MASASHI KISHIMOTO?!
Raising a Couple
Chapter 8- Gaara's Day as a Mom
It was already morning, and Gaara went up to see what happened to Naruto and Sakura. He sure wished that they would be normal again. He has no idea how to handle kids. Well, it was quite reasonable. He is the youngest of the Sand Siblings and he's the Kazekage. You can't expect someone as naïve as him to know something about raising two kids, right?
"Remember, Gaara." Gaara calmed himself as he was walking to the room. "They're just kids. What's the worst that could happen?"
As he entered the bedroom, he saw the kids wrecking down the whole bed! They were jumping up and down, and they're having fun! When they saw their 'mother', they went down their beds and ran to him to hug him. Seeing this, Gaara avoided the kids' hugs.
"No hugging for today, you two." Gaara told them. "I've had enough of those last night."
"What's breakfast?" Naruto yawned as he pointed at his open mouth.
"Me starving!" Sakura added.
"Oh no!" Gaara sighed. "I don't know how to cook anything. Anyway, I'll see what's on your cupboard. Maybe there's some prepared food there."
"Yes, mama!" the two kids rushed to the dining room.
Gaara was relieved that the two kids do not cause much trouble. Well, that's what he thought.
"Naruto! Sakura!" Gaara yelled at them. "What are you two doing!?"
He saw the two kids messing with the different condiments and foodstuff. Naruto was very white because he poured the sack of flour all over him. Sakura's face was red with ketchup. They were splatting each other with mustard and Naruto accidentally poured fish sauce all over Gaara's clothes.
"Oh, great!" Gaara mumbled. "Look what you did with my favorite clothes!!"
"Oopsies!" Sakura bit her finger. "You're in trouble, Naruto!"
"What!" Naruto put his hands on his hips. "I'm not in trouble!"
"That's it!" Gaara yelled as he held the kids by their collars. "You two are causing too much trouble at your own home! No breakfast for you!"
"Whaa! We're sorry, Mama Gaara!" the kids begged as they cried. "We'll never do it again!"
"Alright! Alright!" Gaara said in his breath. 'Just stop crying."
"Yay! We love you, Mama Gaara!!" the kids cheered as they hugged him.
"Man, this is not all worth it." Gaara sighed. "Anyway, we're going outside to eat. Now, hold still while I put these leashes on you."
The kids felt very awkward when they wore the leashes. They thought that those were for dogs, but they didn't mind. After that, Gaara dragged them by the leashes to go to the ramen store. That's the only place he knew where to eat. As they went inside, other people were staring at Gaara. He felt like fainting when they did that. He could even hear them talk about him.
"What's with him putting leashes on his kids?" a person asked another person.
"It's not like they're dumb dogs." the other person mumbled. "He has to start getting parenting lessons."
Gaara just never paid any attention and went on. He ordered 3 bowls of ramen, one for himself, one for Naruto and one for Sakura.
"I don't want ramen, Mama Gaara!" Sakura yelled as she pushed the food away from her. "I want ice cream!"
"Sakura, ramen is good!" Naruto told her. "Try it!"
"No!" Sakura shook her head. "I want ice cream!"
"This is no time to be picky, Sakura." Gaara told him. "Eat the ramen or eat nothing!"
"Whaa!" Sakura cried as she threw tantrums. "But I want ice cream! I want ice cream!"
Sakura's cry was so loud that everyone at the ramen store looked at them. Gaara was very humiliated by all of this. First, he smelled like fish, then he was called 'Mama' in public, and now everyone thinks that he's a bad parent. Poor Gaara!
"Alright, alright!" Gaara reluctantly agreed. "I'll get you some ice cream after this."
"Yay!" Sakura cheered. "I love you, Mama Gaara!"
"Can I eat Sakura's ramen, mommy?" Naruto pleaded.
"Sure, whatever." Gaara sighed in humiliation.
Everyone at the ramen store laughed at him. He can't stand their laughing that he dragged Naruto and Sakura out of the place and walked out. They went to the ice cream parlor and bought an ice cream for Sakura. After that, they hurriedly left and went back home.
"Can't you kids behave for just one minute?" Gaara panted. "I'm so tired babysitting you."
"We're trying to behave, Mama Gaara!" Sakura pouted. "Please don't be sad."
"We're sorry if we caused you any trouble." Naruto apologized as he turned side by side.
"Just stay here and don't do anything stupid, okay?" Gaara told them as he slouched at the sofa and took a rest.
"Yes, Mama Gaara!" Naruto and Sakura nodded as they sat on the floor and watched cartoons.
"I have to turn these brats into normal." Gaara said to himself. "Or I'll be humiliating myself more and more."
Gaara thought of a plan to turn Naruto and Sakura into normal. Since he knew that he has no idea on potions and such, it would be better if he'd approach the hospital for further help. With that, he planned to take the rascals to the hospital first thing in the morning. That's the only way he can save them… and himself.
With that, Gaara rested his system for a while. When he was about to watch Beauty & the Geek, he heard something broke at the bathroom. When he opened the door to see if they were Naruto and Sakura, he was surprised to see a bucket full water fall on him. He was very wet… and mad.
"NARUTO!! SAKURA!!" Gaara yelled at the top of his lungs. "WHAT IN THE WORLD OF SUNA DID YOU DO TO ME!?"
"Uh-oh!" Naruto bit his nails in nervousness. "Sakura… you're in trouble!"
"Oopsies!" Sakura shrieked. "W-We're sorry, Mama Gaara. That was supposed to be for Naruto."
"Just go to your room!" Gaara ordered them. "And don't get out of there until I say so!"
"Yes, mommy." They both said as they marched to their room.
Gaara changed his clothes and took a bath. After that, he plopped around the sofa again as he waited for morning to come. He didn't bother eating. There was no food left since the kids played with it. He can't even go out to eat. He can't leave the rascals wrecking their own house.
"I can't wait for tomorrow." Gaara sighed. "I'll make sure they'll be back to normal at that time."