Chapter 04
"The earth laughs in flowers." - E. E. Cummings
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Loti set the food on the dining table; he rubbed his head, 'I'm getting a headache.. I guess I shouldn't have waited a bit longer to water my flowers,' he looked about, 'that are odd.. What's taking Jun-kun so long?'
"Jun-kun!" he called and waited, but there was no response. He went up to their room to find Jun's shirt and attire on the bed and the bathroom door open and hot steam was in hovering about. It was clearly empty. Loti had a tight gut feeling in his stomach, 'something's wrong..'
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'He should be around here somewhere..' Temari was annoyed. 'Gaara went missing for way too long.'
"Temari!" Kankuro called through her headset, "any sign of him yet?"
"Nope!" She replied through the mic, "We need to check homes this time as well! We meet at the inn within an hour!"
"Roger!"
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Baki was writing some notes until a gust of wind diverted his attention, 'didn't I close that window?'
He suddenly became alert when he realized he wasn't alone.
"Greetings, Baki!" a dark haired man finally spoke from behind. Baki quickly assumed assault position. "You can relax.. I'm shirtless and unarmed!" He chuckled.
Baki's eye frowned, but instantly lit when he recognized the man. "The fact that you turned up alive after disappearing for seven years gives me a better reason to be wary of you, Akio."
"I haven't heard that name in a while.. They call me Jun now." Jun rubbed his neck as he added, "you know I don't kill unless I have to."
"What do you want?" Baki relaxed a bit.
"Now, that's a perfect subject. I brought Loti – I mean Haru, for a good reason. And Gaara being here will ruin everything."
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Sasuke was in the kitchen fetching some cold drinks leaving Gaara in the living room. A strange object caught the redhead's eye.
"Odd plant," Gaara walked over and stared at the flower, "I have read many books about plants, but never encountered such a mystery."
Sasuke walked over to him. "Ah, yeah.. Loti-san brought it over. He said it can lighten up the place." He answered as he handed over the drink.
"It looks like an ixia, but way too small for one.. What is it called?"
Sasuke shrugged, "He said that it is 'a magical flower that produces miracles' or something like that." Gaara frowned and tried to see if Sasuke was pulling his leg. Sasuke noticed the gesture and defended his words, "I swear!"
"How?"
"It's like an automatic air freshener.. It would produce different scents depending on the mood."
"Hmm.." Gaara sipped his cold drink, still unconvinced. Sasuke put down his drink and watched closely the other's every movement. He had a long petite neck, small delicate hands that moved elegantly and his smooth skin was fair and unbroken despite Sunagakure's harsh climate and the ruthless nature of a shinobi's job. He resisted every single nerve in his body that pleaded him to touch.
Gaara put down his drink and watched as the flowers closed up, inflated until it until it exploded open again spraying purple sparkles.
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"I'm back! Sorry I had something to do." Jun walked in to the house.
"Without your shirt? Without your bloody gadgets? Or even bothering to tell me!" Loti stomped up to him, arms raised.
"It was an emergency," Jun whined like a little kid. Loti rolled his eyes and walked away. "Loti-chan, I'm hungwey!"
"There's food on the table! Help yourself!" He slammed the door.
"But it's cowld!"
"You're sleeping on the couch for a week!!"
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The afternoon sun was warm and comfy. The scent coming from the strange flower was making them feel drowsy and light in the head. It might look like a min ixia, but its smell was that of a cestrum nocturnum. They began to sway towards each other, so close that they can feel one another breathing.
Sasuke began stroking his hands against Gaara's arms and shoulders. When he didn't feel any resistance, he slipped his hands down under the red head's shirt and ran his cold fingers across the smooth abdomen. They could feel an uncontrollable surge soaring through their veins; moreover, their hearts were pounding hard and loud in their heads, blocking away all their thoughts or screams that demand sense and reason.
No..
Both were breathing heavily against each other's neck, their sweaty faces touching. Sasuke grip his waist with a little force and pressed his lips on the neck and began sucking and kissing hard. Gaara bit his lips to prevent any sound from escaping, but subconsciously began shifting and shivering under the touch.
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"Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear..." – E. Cummings
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We can't..
Sasuke found his way to Gaara's hard nipples and pressed it; making him gasp and seize Sasuke's hair as his back arched. The dark haired lad couldn't take it anymore and pulled the other to the floor, shoving his mouth to his. Just as their lips touched, Gaara slid his tongue against the other's, flicking it back and forth, and then pushed it deep inside. Sasuke welcomed the long thick tongue and sucked it.
We have to stop..
Gaara moved his hands under Sasuke's shirt, to his back, and pulling him down to press their bodies together. They entangled their legs and pressed their hips hard against each other. Sasuke liked Gaara's voice and wanted to hear more. "Ah.." Gaara groaned as Sasuke reached down his pants.
Why us?
Gaara was going mad. His member was hard, and he could feel his partner's going crazy. Sasuke sat up, still straddling him. He took off his own shirt then snatched the uke's off as well. A shower of licks and kisses covered the redhead's upper body, as the seme began to undo his pants.
CRASH
Temari, who was crouching on the windowsill, had dropped her giant fan out of shock and was gaping stupidly at the two.
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A/N:
Finally! Some action! LoL!
FYI:
A cestrum nocturnum (or night blooming jasmine) is known for possessing the most powerful scent any flower can have.. Only at night, though..
Bonus:
I did a few sketches.. But the scanner wasn't working.. So I took cell phone shots instead..
Sorry about the poor quality.. just remove the spaces..
Ixia flowers: http : / / i35.photobucket . com/albums/d175/rancidaluminium/ixia.jpg
Jun/Akio: http : / / i35.photobucket . com/albums/d175/rancidaluminium/Jun.jpg
Loti/Haru: http : / / i35.photobucket . com/albums/d175/rancidaluminium/Loti.jpg