Chapter 6

Sakura looked through her cloths, trying to find something that was appropriate. Should she dress her best for a date, or appropriate for an outing with the Kazekage? She looked as best she could, trying to make up her mind, but eventually decided on a cute little dress, black with shorter sleeves, a plunge V-neck and a small collar similar to dress shirts. She looked in the mirror, looking at her hair. She pulled out her curling iron, put a few curls in her hair and dabbled with her eye shadow. She eventually liked the way she looked and smiled before walking out, her short strappy black heels clicking against the wood floor.

"Damn!" Kankoro whistled. "If things don't work out, let me know..." He grinned up the stairs as Gaara walked into sight. He wore a silk kimono, white with red markings on the lower arms, with black pants. He looked very dashing, Sakura thought, and couldn't hide her smile as she came down the stairs. She noticed Gaara couldn't take his eyes off of her either. "You look wonderful." Gaara spoke softly, earning a smile from Kankoro. "You two head out, have fun, if anything happens I'll find you." Gaara nodded. "We may be a bit out." Sakura looked over. "If we're going too far, should I change my shoes?" Gaara smiled. "Whatever makes you comfortable."

She ran back up and found a pair of black Chinese shoes with blue dragons on the toe.

She came down the stairs and Gaara looked at her, his face lit up. "I like that outfit." Kankoro looked up at her, nodding. "Doesn't surprise me. The other shoes made her too tall." Sakura looked down. Too tall? It's a good thing then. "Ready?" Gaara smiled at her, taking her arm.

Sakura was surprised to find a bag over his shoulder after they left. "Where are we going?" Sakura asked, curiosity getting the better of her. "A few places, but first, a picnic." Sakura looked at him, curious. "Isn't it a little late for a picnic?" Gaara shook his head. "It's still warm enough, and with where, it wouldn't be the same during the day." Sakura smiled. "I'll trust you." She smiled as they made their way higher and higher till eventually she knew where they were. She ran up to the side and looked down over the village in the darkness below. "It's beautiful!" Sakura looked down from the top of Hokage mountain. Gaara flattened out the blanket and sat. "Look up." Sakura turned and looked to the sky, the stars shone in the sky, the full moon hung low, bright enough to cast shadows. She sat down on the blanket, and just stared for a while before noticing Gaara's arm over her. They ate, Sakura noticed the vegetables and herbs in the small rice cakes and realized she really liked it. "I made them myself." Gaara smiled at her, causing Sakura to blush. A cute guy, who's romantic and caring who cooks? He kept getting better...

They sat there for an hour before heading out, going for a walk in the woods. Sakura began to feel a chill in the air after tow hours, and Gaara wrapped his arm around her and she noticed the kimono he wore really was warm. It was at the end of these two hours that Gaara smiled, taking her off of the road. "This is the big surprise. I hope you like it." Sakura looked over to find a small cabin. "How cute!" She smiled. "I've rented it fir the night. I bought you a kimono to sleep in, I hope you like it, but there's a reason for it." Sakura looked over. She thought about this and her blush returned. "That's a little presumptuous!" She gasped and Gaara looked at her confused.

"There's a hot spring on the other side. I didn't want your dress to get water on it." Sakura suddenly felt a little surprised at herself for her first thought. She realized she didn't bring her bathing suit, and sighed. "I don't have my suit." She looked up, and he smiled at her. "That's not a problem, I have something you can wear."

Sakura sat in the spring, the heat seeping into her, and just leaned back. "Oh, this is nice..." She sighed, feeling tension seep from her, and Gaara sat next to her, looking up to the moon. "Look. We can still see the stars." Sakura looked up and smiled, unintentionally leaning in to him. They sat there for a while, his arm around her till he sighed, causing her to look over to him. "Sakura, I heard what you said earlier, and I want to fix it, but I want to make sure you want it fixed." Sakura looked up to him, and showed through expression she needed more of an explanation. "You said when I pulled back from that kiss that it caused you pain. I wanted us to be a little more... secluded before anything was tried again." Sakura looked up at him. She couldn't help but laugh at him. "You went all out, renting this cabin and everything over a kiss?" Gaara looked at her, worried. "Was it too much?"

"It's sweet!" She felt beads of sweat forming on her shoulders from the spring and opened her eyes, realizing he was glistening...

"No offence, you two, but I'm taking the night off. I'll see ya later." Sakura looked around, her face as confused as Gaara's. "He ever taken a break before?" Gaara shook his head. "No, he's decided to give us some privacy. Let's not complain." Sakura smiled at him.

He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. "I'll need an answer before anything. You want me to fix my earlier, uh, insecurities, right?" Sakura looked up at him, remembering why he stopped. He was having a general male reaction. She looked at him, smiling. "Yeah." She felt the red tinge her cheeks as he looked down to her. A blush crossing his nose as he picked her up, putting her back on his lap. At first he pulled her close, just holding her for a while, and Sakura lavished in the feeling. She put her arm around his waist, her hand against her chest and leaned her head against him. She sat there for a while, taking in the sensation. It was a while later that she noticed the hand against her chin and looked up, Gaara looked down at her and smiled, leaning in.

His lips brushed against hers, and she ran her hand up his back, her other hand raising to his shoulder. They sat there like that for a second before he kissed a little harder, and as for earlier Sakura lightly sucked in his bottom lip, causing him to gasp slightly. He turned her head and returned her move, which he found caused a light moan. The sound was intoxicating to him. He ran his hand down her back, which was covered only in a light shirt, which caused her back to go stiff. He pulled back for a second, noting her whimper of disapproval. He shook his head, smiling as if drunk himself and tried to catch his breath, the sensations he had were new to him and caused more of a reaction than he would have expected.

He leaned back in, this time running his lips down her neck. Sakura tensed at this feeling, and when he kissed her again, she let her head lull back, losing herself to the feeling. Gaara ran his hand down her side, and as her whole body relaxed he moved his arm behind her to hold her up. Sakura realized where this was going to lead, the severe intimacy of this, and was surprised at herself. She smiled up at him, feeling her heart pounding in her neck, the flood of blood in her cheeks, and closed her eyes, losing herself for a moment. Gaara saw the look on her face, the want in her eyes and was caught off guard. He wanted to be with her, to kiss and feel her, but he'd not thought about trying anything else. Not until he saw her like that, her expression pure ecstasy.

He suddenly wanted more of her, to feel every inch of her. He lifted her up, pulling her from the water and carried her into the house. She was surprised at his strength, carrying her in his arms without struggle. He carried her in and laid her on the couch, brushing her hair away from her face and looked her in the eye, in a way asking permission to go further. She noticed the look and nodded, biting her bottom lip. He reached up and carefully unbuttoned the shirt, opening it to see her, and was surprised at her. He'd seen women before in this state, he was used to seeing the local tramps in Suna remove their clothing before him, but this was different. She was nervous, her legs were pressed together and she nervously covered her breasts with her arm, but still it was the most beautiful thing Gaara had ever seen. He grabbed a blanket from behind the couch and covered her, kissing her again. She watched as he wandered to the fireplace and lit a fire for warmth. She noticed the room at that point, the first light showing off the one room she was in. It was a studio style building, the room had tow beds, both fairly large, a kitchen on the other and was drenched in soft blankets. They covered almost every surface, except the wood floor. She noticed as Gaara started the fire that he sat there for a second to try and warm himself, and Sakura stood up, walking over to him and wrapped the blanket around him as well.

"Wait, I don't want to get the blanket wet." He motioned to his drenched pants and Sakura looked at her state of being. "Then remove them." She smiled at him and Gaara looked at her, nodding. She could tell he was terribly nervous about this and as he slid his pants off he turned away slightly, looking back into the fire. Sakura put her arm over his shoulder and kissed him, noticing a slight lack of reaction. "Are you too nervous?" She looked at his face in the flickering fire light and he sighed. "This is the first time anyone's seen me this way. It's a bit unsettling." He smiled at her, looking her over again without meaning to. "Give me a second to adjust, alright?" She smiled and nodded, laying out the blanket and laying on her stomach, her feet kicking into the air, and Gaara looked her over again. Her body seemed to catch the moonlight from the window, the blue catching every muscle in her back, and before he even realized what he was doing he had his hand running down her spine. She looked over to him, looking to see him testing himself, and smiled.

She patted the blanket beside her and he smiled nervously, laying beside her. Sakura reached over, grabbing a blanket from a chair beside them and covered them, causing Gaara to relax a little. She leaned her head against his shoulder and sighed, closing her eyes. He sat there for a few minutes, feeling her against his skin, the moisture from the spring making her skin cling to his. He began running his hand down her spine again. She laid her head on her crossed arms and sighed, enjoying what contact he gave. Gaara watched her, her breathing, the pulse in her neck, the disappointment she was trying to hide, and sighed. She really wanted to continue, but his nerves were holding him back. He had to get past this. He looked at her as she rolled onto her back, her eyes still closed and stretched. She was so beautiful...

He took a deep breath and leaned in, kissing her lightly on her shoulder. Sakura looked over at him, a little surprised by how quickly he was getting the better of his nerves. He brought his lips up to her neck and Sakura gasped, bringing her hands up his chest. She felt as he did the same, and barely caught a light moan as he reached her chest. He pulled his head back and watched her responses as he ran his hand back over her chest, not able to hold in the sound again. Gaara heard the sound which was just as intoxicating this time, and leaned down, pressing his lips to hers.

Though he was gentle with her, she felt her heart pounding, knowing he could probably hear it as well. She felt his skin against hers and ran her arms up to his neck, running her fingers through his hair.

Gaara felt her chest against his, her skin was so soft, he felt his blood boiling in his veins and his head started to spin. He tasted strawberries on her and had to rearrange himself to keep from stabbing at her hip. She turned to him, rolling on her side and put her arm around him, kissing him back. He was a little surprised, not used to those around him showing much dominance, but was surprised to find himself on his back, her leaning over him. She ran her arm across his waist, forcing him to arch his back. She looked over him for the first time, noticing his build. He was bigger than she thought he'd be. She leaned up, kissing his neck. He reached up, holding her close, while she ran her hand down his chest. She passed his stomach, forcing a slight hiss from him. She pulled her head back, watching his face as she lowered her hand a little further, wrapping her fingers around him. His head thrust back and he bit his lip, Sakura noticed a slight groan escape him. She sat up, looking over him as she fondled him for a moment, running one arm up his side.

He clenched as she ran her hand over his chest, and looked at her, his eyes glowing in the fire light. She found herself on her back, Gaara biting softly at her neck. He ran his hand up her chest, flicking at her breast for a second and causing a moan before running his hand down her. She brought her hand up his back, running her fingers again through his hair. She moaned loudly when his fingers reached between her legs. Gaara felt his will power falter for a second before rubbing against her, causing her to writhe, moaning on the floor.

"Ppplease..." She moaned as he pushed his fingers down farther, pushing into her. He looked at her, wondering if maybe he'd gone too far. She threw her head back, biting back a scream as she reached her limit, his hand still rubbing against her. Her body began to shudder and he watched, amazed as she tensed, then relaxed again. He noticed the moisture between her legs and knew what had happened.

"Do you want me?" His voice was suddenly strong, surprising even him. She looked up at him, her chest heaving, the drunken blush across her cheeks and nodded. He leaned in, kissing her as he crawled up on his knees over her. He pulled his head back, as he positioned himself against her, but not going in yet. "Are you sure?" She nodded, pulling him back down to her. She kissed him again, as he finally pushed in.

He felt her wrapped around him and had to pause, the feeling almost too much to handle. He found his head and pushed the rest of the way in, feeling her pop. He froze, looking up at her. "You were..." She nodded, a wince crossing her face. "Are you alright?" She nodded again, finally catching her breath. "I'm fine, really." She looked up at him, and he looked at her, worry still evident on him. "Do you want me to keep going?" She smiled, nodding. He kissed her again, pushing in again.

The break had given them both back the sensation in their bodies, and Gaara had to go slowly to keep from losing himself too fast. Sakura wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. She dragged him down to her and bit his neck, causing him to lose a little of himself, and he thrust harder, causing a moan from her. She felt herself going over again and whimpered loudly, causing him to go faster.

Every sound, every touch and the scent of her caused him to want more. He pushed into her, feeling her start to tighten, and realized he was about to climax.

Her moans seemed to come straight from her chest, she felt him and was worried about hurting him. She brought her fingers down his back, not realizing the nail marks she left and it was enough to cause him to hit faster, strong enough to send her over. She clenched around him, causing him to go as well, and she nearly screamed, losing herself completely in him. He felt the pulsing in him begin to slow and kissed her, looking into her eyes. She looked back into his, his smile causing her to giggle. He kissed her, pulling out, which caused her to gasp again. He grabbed a few extra blankets and pillows, throwing them out on the floor and he laid down pulling Sakura to his chest, both still lacking in their state of dress. He kissed by her ear held her close. "Good night, Sakura."

"Good night, Gaara." She smiled up at him. He saw the smile and he wanted to say them, the words he'd heard said to others before, but he'd never told anyone. Not his family, no other girlfriends, he was worried if he spoke the words maybe this would become too serious for her.

But as he lay there he realized he could spend the rest of his life with her. He did feel like that. He truly loved her. Sakura didn't know what to do either. He wasn't the other guys. He wasn't one of those flingy romances, Gaara was the most soft, sincere man she'd ever met. She felt his arm against her cheek and sighed. Should she say it? Should she tell him what was in her heart?

Would those words scare him away?

'Oh, forget it! I'm over thinking this. I need to enjoy this, now.' She sighed, feeling his arm against her cheek again and smiled, falling asleep.

Gaara laid there that night, running his hand over her side, twirling her hair, and after a while he drifted off, the lack of energy subduing him.

They woke early the next morning, dressed and walked back to town. They stopped at a shop on the way and Gaara picked up a few items. Sakura couldn't help but notice the serious change in him. Gaara grinned as he picked up the fruit, spinning it around his hand as he paid. He kept his arm around her and randomly kissed her forehead.

Tsunade happened to be there and hailed Sakura. "Hey Sakura!" She looked over and smiled, waving back. "Hi Tsunade! Anything you need?" She froze as she looked at her student. Her eyes narrowed and she walked up cautiously. "Sakura, how are things going with the Kazekage?" Sakura froze at the title and she looked over to him. "Kazekage-sama?" He nodded, his arm still over her shoulder. "Things are well. I must admit, I'm growing attached to this city. It's so much more lively than Suna." He smiled, and Sakura knew Tsunade could tell what was going on. "I'm glad to hear it. You have fun, Kazekage-sama." She bowed before walking away.

Sakura sighed, relieved. "I'm in trouble." She huffed, causing a glance from him. "Why?" Sakura looked up at him, wincing. "I did kinda just grew over attached to my mission." She blushed, and Gaara turned, his arm slipping off of her shoulder. "Do you regret it?" He made sure to keep his glance nonchalant, but Sakura knew he was worried. "Never." She smiled, pulling his arm back over her. He sighed, also relieved, before they continued their walk back.

Kankoro was sprawled out on the couch, his head at an odd angle on the floor and drooling when they walked in. "How did he manage that..." Sakura tried to keep from laughing, and all Gaara could do was sigh and shake his head. "Probably drunk again." He sighed, surprised as Kankoro generally didn't actually sleep in his ninja attire. "Come," Gaara motioned her to the kitchen, where the bag was placed on the table and Gaara breathed in. "Shukaku, you back yet?"

"I was sleeping." Sakura heard a yawn and had to stifle a laugh. "You two have fun?" Sakura blushed, causing Gaara to smile. "I'll take that as a yes!" Sakura laughed, causing Kankoro to fall on his head. "Wha?" She turned and laughed, Kankoro jumped to his feet. "Oh! Hey! How did things go?" They looked at each other. "That well, huh?"

"It went well." Gaara smiled, causing Kankoro to stop and stare. Sakura smiled at him and Gaara reached over, hugging her before reaching for the knife.

Sakura and Kankoro watched as the fruit seemed to slip apart in mid-air. Gaara was completely enthralled, making sure everything was perfect, the three bowls below slowly filling with the bits of fruit as they fell to the table. Kankoro grinned. "This is good mood food here." He grinned, honestly thrilled that his brother was happy. Sakura smiled, finally feeling that she fit in somewhere, even if it was with the sand ninja.

They ate, Sakura melted at the flavors that intermingled in her mouth. "Oh, this is great!" She sighed, never tasting such delicate flavors before. Many of the fruits were ones she'd never tried. "It's divine!"

"Orgasmic." Gaara sat back, chewing on a bite, the word drawing a wide eyed glare form Kankoro and a blush from Sakura.