So, chapter 4.Am not particularly fond of the middle bit of the chapter but felt it needed to be put in otherwise it would seem i was jumping about too much. I like the beginning and the end though, much more than the original. I'd like to hear your opinions on the topic too.

Oh, and Naruto is 15. Haku and Sasuke are also 15 going on 16. Gaara appears about 19. Itachi appears about 18. Zabuza appears about 23.

Happy Valentines day!

Chapter 4

It was dark when Naruto finally returned to consciousness. His first thought was that it was still early morning and his body had awoken him to tell him he needed to go. Slowly, he dragged himself out of bed and stumbled like a zombie towards the bathroom. On his way back to the warmth of the thick duvet Naruto noticed the clock on the wall opposite the bathroom that read 12.00. It took a few minutes for Naruto to register that he and Gaara had arrived back after midnight. That meant that it was morning. "Shit! Iruka's going to kill me!"

Naruto rushed back into the bedroom and began to hurriedly change into his clothes. It was then he remembered Gaara. Naruto was slightly surprised that his shout and rushing around hadn't woken the redhead. Cautiously, he moved towards the vampire. He leaned over him and whispered Gaara's name. When the redhead didn't stir Naruto reached out to touch his shoulder. As soon as contact was made Naruto was propelled onto his back with an undignified yelp. The blond teen stared apprehensively up at Gaara who was glaring at him with hazy eyes while he straddled Naruto's waist and restrained his wrists. The hostility in Gaara's eyes made Naruto shrink into himself and wish that he had just left without trying to wake the redhead. At least the duvet which had ended up between them provided him some (if meagre) protection from the volatile redhead.

"Gaara?" Naruto questioned hesitantly, not wanting to set him off.

Gaara blinked a few times, his gaze becoming slightly less hazy. After a moment he dropped the glare with a groan. "It's early; what the hell do you want?"

"I was just going to tell you that I have to leave or my guardian will kill me," Naruto replied meekly.

Gaara groaned again and rolled off of Naruto, taking the duvet with him. He curled up on his side facing away from Naruto and muttered, "Next time only wake me up if someone's dying."

Now that he was no longer being pinned down anger surged through Naruto. He'd been showing common curtsey by telling Gaara he was leaving and what did he get in return? He got attacked and given the brush off! Naruto would have started ranting at Gaara if he hadn't remembered that Iruka wanted him home for lunch. He hurriedly scrambled off the bed and gathered his things together, only sparing Gaara a glance as he prepared to leave. The redhead looked cute curled up under the duvet. His features were lax and it gave Gaara a very peaceful look.

Naruto smiled to himself. He couldn't stay mad at Gaara when he was looking like that. It was understandable that he was pissy after being rudely awoken – Naruto was sure he would have been equally irritated if he'd been awoken for anything less than a house fire at an ungodly hour. And since Gaara was a vampire twelve in the afternoon probably was an ungodly hour.

With that thought in mind Naruto dashed out of the apartment, praying that he could find a bus that would get him back to his apartment quickly. Naruto was lucky that because Gaara lived in the city centre there were plenty of buses about. Unfortunately the bus station signs were very unhelpful and after five minutes of staring at the puzzling text he realized he had just missed his bus.

It was another ten minutes before the next bus arrived. Naruto couldn't get on it though because somebody had thrown up and the bus needed to be cleaned before it could leave. To pass the time Naruto decided to grab breakfast/lunch. Whilst waiting in the long queue for his food the janitorial staff finished cleaning and the bus set off without him.

By the time Naruto arrived home he was dreading Iruka's reaction. He opened the door as quietly as possible and tried to sneak into his room without being noticed. His plan failed as Iruka was standing in the middle of the entrance way waiting for him. The older man's arms were folded, his expression severe. He meant business. "Mind explaining where you've been?"

"Well," Naruto drawled, quickly trying to construct a decent lie. "Me and the guys were up late last night and so I kinda overslept this morning and you know how fickle the buses from Sasuke's place are. I would have called to warn you but I never imagined the bus would take that long to arrive and then get stuck in traffic."

"Don't lie Naruto – I called Sasuke's parents and they told me that Sasuke didn't have a sleepover last night," Iruka said with his teachers' glare turned up to the max.

"Did I say Sasuke's? I meant Haku's; I was sleeping over at Haku's place last night!" Naruto said, nervously scratching at the back of his head.

"Sasuke's parents said the same thing. But when I called Haku's parents they said that Haku was staying at Sasuke's." There was a gleam of triumph in Iruka's eyes for trapping Naruto. "So if you weren't staying with your two best friends where were you staying?"

Naruto considered the pros and cons of the truth. A pro was that Iruka would be proud of him for owning up that he lied, went to a club and stayed overnight at his new boyfriend's house. A con was that he would be grounded for life. Taking this into account, it was very easy for Naruto to decide that now was not a good time to admit he lied.

"I was staying with Sasuke's brother Itachi." It was the first name that came into Naruto's head that wasn't Gaara's.

Iruka raised a quizzical eyebrow. "Oh really? Well why didn't you tell me that in the first place?"

"Because I was worried that you wouldn't consider Itachi a responsible adult even though he is over eighteen and that you wouldn't allow me to go."

"And why have you suddenly taken an interest in Sasuke's brother? And why did both Haku and Sasuke lie to their parents about staying with Itachi?"

"Haku for the same reason as me and Sasuke's parents banned him from seeing Itachi so Sasuke has to do it in secret. Sasuke wouldn't tell me why he was banned so I was hoping I could get it out of Itachi if I met him in person." Naruto was rather proud of himself for being able to come up with such a good lie on the spot. Well, he had run through a few ideas in his head on the bus in-between his bouts of panic that Iruka would kill him for being late, but the majority of this he was making up as he went along.

"And it took you all night to get this information out of him?"

"Well no, it didn't; some of Itachi's friends came round and we spent the night talking and watching films."

"And where does Itachi live?"

"The centre of town."

Iruka continued to stare at Naruto, analyzing his facial expression and mulling over his answers. "You promise I'm hearing the truth this time?"

"Yes," Naruto said calmly while internally cringing. He didn't like making promises that he couldn't keep or that weren't true. However, if Iruka knew the truth then Naruto would be royally screwed. For this reason he needed to make this phoney promise and pray that Iruka never finds out that he lied.

Iruka uncrossed his arms and dropped the stern teacher look. He smiled wearily as he said, "I'm glad you told the truth in the end. You're still grounded for lying in the first place though."

The hope that had for a moment flickered inside Naruto quickly vanished. "For how long?" he asked with a resigned tone.

"From now until next Sunday sounds like a reasonable amount of time. One week of punishment for one lie."

Iruka was still searching for any hint that Naruto was lying. Naruto was sure Iruka suspected that there was something else going on but he wasn't pressing it. He was giving Naruto the chance to come forward and admit his guilt. As much as Naruto wanted to do so and clear his conscious, he knew that Iruka wouldn't be happy with him and he'd be grounded an extra week for lying and another for going to a club when he was underage. A heavy conscious was much easier to live with than being stuck in the house for nearly a whole month.

Now that the confrontation was over Iruka returned to the living room. Naruto headed straight to his laptop. As soon as he logged onto MSN he was assaulted with the questions, "How was your night?" from Haku and, "What took you so long?" from Sasuke.

"The night was fine. Gaara and I shared a bed. Before you get excited, we didn't do anything; not even cuddle. Then in the morning when I tried to wake him up he thought I was attacking me or something because he pinned me down and looked really angry until he realized who I was. So then I missed twobuses and ended up getting in trouble with Iruka. He now knows that I didn't stay at Sasuke's house last night but thinks we had a party at Itachi's instead. I'm now grounded for a week for lying."

"Condolences,"was Haku's reply.

"Why did you say you were at my brother's?"

"First plausible lie I could come up with."

"Idiot."

"Gaara's not going to be happy that you're not going out on Friday," said Haku before the two could get into a virtual insult war.

"I know. Tell him sorry for me OK? I'd do it myself but I don't have his number. And even if I did, he told me not to wake him up unless someone was dying."

"Even vampires need their beauty sleep," Haku commented.

"Yeah. Sorry guys but I've got to go; Iruka's giving me the look that says all communication is banned now that I've informed you I'm grounded."

"Oh dear. See you on Monday Naruto!"

"Bye Idiot. Next time don't get caught."

With that Naruto signed off and closed the lid of the laptop. He had the whole weekend ahead of him without his friends. It was a sad prospect but one Naruto could deal with. It was only two days after all; he could cope for two days. It left him with nothing to distract him from important things like homework. Except for thoughts of Gaara. The image of the redheaded vampire from the night before rose unbidden into Naruto's mind. Just imagining the possessive look in Gaara's eyes made Naruto shiver. Naruto was sure that over the next week thoughts of Gaara would be a major distraction for him.

Naruto's dazed smile caught Iruka's attention. "Naruto, are you alright?"

Naruto quickly snapped out of it and forced a cheesy grin onto his face. "I'm fine Iruka, just a little tired still from staying up so late."

"Maybe you should go back to bed then for a bit," Iruka suggested kindly.

"I'll do that," Naruto said, flashing his guardian a smile as he made his way to his room.

Naruto closed the door once he was inside and collapsed onto his bed. He stared up at the ceiling and let his mind wander. He wondered how Gaara would react to him not being there Friday. Would he be understanding and wait until next week to see him? Would he be angry and think Naruto was playing him? Would he not care that he wasn't there? Would Gaara find someone else to keep his bed warm?

Naruto didn't like that last thought at all. He wanted to be the only one Gaara fixed with that penetrating, lustful stare that scattered all of Naruto's inhibitions. He wanted to be the only one that Gaara looked at with eyes that cared. He wanted to be Gaara's one and only.

Naruto pulled a pillow to his chest and hugged it. He was getting soppy. He should think about something else. Sports? Naruto was sure that Gaara would be good at sports with his long, lean legs and strong arms. Computer games? Naruto thought it would be fun to face off with Gaara on his newest game. Music? Gaara would probably be into punk rock and dark songs. Magazines? If he wanted Gaara could have been a model for a magazine.

Naruto groaned and buried his face in the pillow. It was official – he'd got it bad.

It was Friday and everyone was glad that it was the weekend. Everyone, that is, except for Naruto. The teenager looked as if his cat had been run over or a favourite aunt had passed away. Neither of those were the reason why he was sad though. He was sad because he couldn't go out with his friends to meet up with the guy he hadn't been able to stop thinking about all week.

It made Sasuke and Haku feel slightly guilty about being able to go see their boyfriends when Naruto couldn't. But then somebody had to bear the bad news to Gaara. Also, if they said they weren't going to go, Naruto would feel guilty and try his hardest to persuade them to have a good time without him because that was the type of friend he was. It was what he used to do when they were younger and were invited to birthday parties. Most of the kids didn't like Naruto so he was never invited. The blond would smile and tell his two best friends that he didn't want to go to the stupid party anyway and that they should go enjoy themselves. It was a convincing lie and Haku and Sasuke almost always fell for it. But then they would see Naruto cry when he thought they weren't looking. The two always decided that they'd rather have a party with their best friend than some other idiot.

Things were different this time around though. Naruto was grounded so they couldn't go over to his place for a party. This time they had to follow Naruto's wishes to go out and enjoy themselves. It wouldn't be the same without him though – that much they knew for sure.

As they said goodbye for the weekend both parties tried their best to act as if it was no different from any other weekend. They'd enjoy their two days of freedom before being dragged back into the hell known as school. They tried their best to pretend and they almost succeeded. Almost, but not quite.

Somehow the tapping of Gaara's glass against the bar was heard over the pounding beat of the music. The constant tapping was both annoying and amusing to the two other vampires sat next to the redhead. It was annoying because it was grating on the nerves but amusing because it was a sign that Gaara was anxious. Gaara was never normally anxious, especially when it came to a human. This human was special though. He had been distracting Gaara from his work all week. That stupid grin had plagued Gaara's mind for days and now he was waiting impatiently for Naruto to arrive. The wait was starting to get to him; Gaara's insides were coiling tighter and tighter the longer he waited. He dearly hoped Naruto arrived quickly or he'd have to relieve the tension by breaking something.

The sound of someone ascending the stairs was caught by Gaara's acute hearing. He looked over to see Haku and Sasuke appear on the balcony. He waited for the third member of the group to arrive but no mop of blond spikes appeared.

Eventually Gaara turned to the others and asked, "Where is he?"

"His guardian found out that he lied about where he was Friday night so now Naruto's grounded until Sunday," said Haku almost apologetically. "He says he's sorry he can't come and sends his love."

Instead of replying Gaara turned to stare pensively into his drink. Naruto wasn't coming? Gaara was disappointed to say the least. He had been looking forward to seeing the pretty blond and now he wasn't coming. Gaara glared at his glass as if it was the cause of all his problems. He then downed the contents and ordered another.

The rest of the group were also disappointed that Naruto wasn't there but they tried to enjoy themselves anyway. It was hard to do so when Gaara was sulking right next to them.

It wasn't long before Sasuke had had enough of the redhead's dark mood. He turned to Itachi and asked, "Got paper and a pen?"

Itachi procured the items from his pocket. "What are you doing little brother?" he whispered into Sasuke's ear as the teenager began writing.

"Making Naruto and Gaara's night," replied Sasuke with a smirk.

Itachi looked at what was written and produced an identical smirk. "Youare wicked little brother."

With that Itachi turned Sasuke's head, crushing their lips together. The scrap of paper was still clutched tightly in Sasuke's hand as he flung his arms around his brother's neck. Itachi pulled Sasuke into his lap as their tongues joined the fray. This continued until Itachi moved from Sasuke's lips to his neck. In between sharp gasps for air Sasuke was able to catch Gaara's attention. "Gaara…Naruto's address…beware of Iruka."

Gaara's eyes darted calculatingly from the piece of paper in Sasuke's hand to the boy's pleasure filled face. It didn't take long for him to decide to take Sasuke up on his offer. He downed the last bit of his drink before standing, snatching the paper from Sasuke's clenched fist, and striding out of the club.

Zabuza chuckled as he watched Gaara go. "I hope he remembers to keep the blond brat quiet. And to leave before dawn."

"I'm sure he will," Haku said with a giggle as he cuddled up to his boyfriend.

After that there was nothing left to do besides kiss and ignore whatever the hell the Uchiha brothers were doing to each other. The perfect way for those in love (or in lust) to spend a Friday night.

Up until that point in time Naruto had never realized how crap Friday night TV was. The so-called comedy programmes were second rate and the dramas bored him to tears. Iruka had suggested putting on a film but when Naruto looked through their collection he couldn't find any that would distract him enough to pull his mind away from Club Secret.

Naruto couldn't stop thinking about his friends and how they would be having such a great time without him. He couldn't stop remembering his two previous visits to Club Secret and all the fun he had had while there. Well, maybe the end of his first visit hadn't necessarily been fun, but the rest of the night had been great.

Then there was Gaara. Naruto would have to wait another week before he could feel those lips pressed insistently against his, feel strong hands pulling him close to a warm, firm body. It would be another seven days before he could indulge in the vampire's quiet but attentive company.

Seeing as Naruto couldn't shake these thoughts from his head he decided to go to bed early. He changed into his pyjamas then crawled into bed with his MP3 player. Naruto lay back on his bed and allowed the music to wash over him. He hummed along with a few of his favourite tunes, smiling as the music washed away his melancholy.

The music was turned up loud enough to mask the sound of the lock on Naruto's window being picked. A dark figure slipped into the room unnoticed. It stalked closer to Naruto's bed, slowly reaching out towards him.

A chill breeze made Naruto wonder if he had accidentally left the window open. He paused the music and opened his eyes but before he could sit up a cold hand was pressed over his mouth. Adrenaline immediately started coursing through Naruto's veins as he panicked. His legs began to thrash while his hands gripped the arms that were pinning him down. Before Naruto could bite the hand that covered his mouth, the mysterious figure whispered, "Don't scream."

Naruto paused in his struggling. He recognized that voice. The hand was removed from his mouth and replaced by a pair of lips, a pair of lips that tenderly caressed Naruto's mouth. The kiss was familiar and easy to place. When the two mouths parted Naruto spoke the man's name as a sigh. "Gaara." Gaara reached over and removed the headphones from Naruto's ears; moving the player so that it wouldn't be damaged. Naruto sat up and shifted over so that the vampire could take a seat on the edge of his bed. "What are you doing here Gaara?"

"Your friends said you couldn't come to Club Secret so I came to you," Gaara answered as he kicked off his boots so that he could put his feet up on the bed.

"How did you get my address?"

"The Uchiha."

Naruto snorted. "Figures; he would be the one to give out my address to dark, brooding men." Just to make sure Gaara didn't take that as an insult, Naruto leaned against the redhead, resting his head on the older man's shoulder. Gaara's arm snaked around Naruto's waist and another question appeared to the blond. "How did you get in here?"

"I picked the lock," replied Gaara coolly.

"Did you do it with a paperclip like they do in movies?"

"No, I used a special gadget which is much more reliable than a paperclip."

"Cool! But, how did you get into my room? There isn't a fire escape outside my window and we're well above the first floor," asked Naruto, puzzled.

"I flew up here," replied Gaara as if this was the most natural thing in the world to do.

Naruto gaped in open-mouthed shock. "Are you serious? You flew?! How is that possible?"

"It's another one of a vampire's powers. We are able to manipulate gravity and other such forces in order to levitate."

"Amazing!" Naruto cried. He quickly clapped his hands over his mouth, remembering that Iruka was next door and that he was supposed to be sleeping. When there was no activity outside his door, Naruto continued in a much quieter (but equally excited) tone. "What's it like to fly?"

"In the beginning it is exhilarating but by the end you feel exhausted. Flying requires an enormous amount of energy, which is why vampires do not do it very often." Gaara turned and fixed Naruto with a penetrating stare. "Even after a short journey like ascending to your window I need blood. I hope you won't mind me taking your blood because I will need the energy for the trip down."

Naruto swallowed hard at the idea of Gaara biting him again. "Will it hurt?" he asked timidly.

"A bit, but I know ways that should lessen the pain." Gaara paused for a moment before adding. "If you don't want to donate your blood I could always take a small amount from your guardian and then erase his memory of my presence."

Naruto's eyes widened. It almost sounded like a threat: give me your blood or I'll attack the one you care about. Naruto was sure that Gaara hadn't meant for it to be a threat but it was. The blond didn't particularly like the idea of someone having their blood sucked out of them, even if it was just a small amount. It was the product of watching too many horror films where the vampires sucked the humans dry and left them for dead. Naruto was sure Gaara wouldn't do that to Iruka but the thought still gave him the creeps.

Gaara's hand cupped Naruto's cheek. The blond teen's eyesight might not be good enough to make out fully Gaara's expression but Gaara's eyes could easily pick up the fear on Naruto's face. "I don't intend either of you harm; I'm just being practical. I need blood or I'll die, it's as simple as that. A vampire can't be squeamish about where they get their blood from if they want to survive."

Naruto nodded in understanding, trying to give Gaara a reassuring smile. It was still a bit wobbly to the vampire's eyes. Gaara gently pushed the blond onto his back and straddled his waist. He started with slow kisses, gently increasing the pace. He then moved up Naruto's jaw to his ear, licking and nipping at the sensitive cartilage. Naruto gasped and let out soft moans of delight as he wrapped his arms around Gaara's shoulders. It was a very pleasant feeling having Gaara's warm breath caressing his skin. Then the vampire's hand slipped up his shirt to tweak an erect nipple and Naruto couldn't stop himself from tossing back his head and releasing a delicious mewl of joy.

Gaara's lips were pressed against Naruto's ear as he whispered, "Keep in mind that we're not alone."

Naruto nodded and Gaara continued his ministrations. The blond teen's hands ran up and down Gaara's back before embedding themselves in the mess of red spikes that was Gaara's hair. He tugged on the red spikes every time a new jolt of pleasure ran through his system then pulled back every time Gaara did something he didn't like. It didn't take Gaara long to memorize the places Naruto loved to be touched and the places he hated to be touched.

After awhile Naruto started feeling guilty. Here he was letting Gaara do all the work while he sat back and did nothing. He should be giving Gaara as much pleasure as he was receiving. With this in mind Naruto's hands slipped down to Gaara's chest. He started by pushing the jacket off Gaara's broad shoulders then reached down to the base of the redhead's shirt. Gaara sat back and shrugged out of his jacket, allowing it to fall to the floor. He then raised his arms so that Naruto could pull his shirt over his head.

In the dark all Naruto could make out was a pale spot against the black. His hands ran the length of the revealed skin, feeling the subtle muscles hidden beneath. Naruto felt like drooling over the obvious sex god above him. He restrained himself though and instead made for Gaara's nipples and repeated the same manoeuvres the redhead had used on him. Gaara gasped, his breathing becoming heavier. He allowed the blond to continue for a short while before pushing the hands away. He moved in close again and whispered breathily, "Don't get me too riled up or I'll bite a lot less gently than I should."

Naruto was still as he realized what this was all leading to. Gaara was distracting him so that it wouldn't hurt when he drank Naruto's blood. Gaara noticed Naruto's nervousness returning and quickly removed the boy's shirt. The redhead then erotically dipped his tongue in and out of Naruto's navel making the blond squirm. Kisses were then littered up Naruto's torso until Gaara reached his nipples. When Gaara kissed these Naruto moaned and tried to press up into Gaara's mouth. Gaara smirked, his tongue passing through parted lips to lick the overly sensitive flesh. Naruto's hands were immediately back in his hair to tell him that the blond reallyliked what he was doing.

Unfortunately for Naruto Gaara moved up to the boy's neck to suck on the skin there. His fingers did linger over Naruto's chest though, tweaking Naruto's nipples every so often so that Gaara could hear that delightful moan of his.

Gaara spent a lot longer tasting Naruto's neck than he had anywhere else. His teeth teased the skin then his tongue soothed the irritation. A small part of Naruto's brain wondered how he was going to explain the love-bite to Iruka in the morning. The rest of his brain told that part to shut up and enjoy Gaara's attention before he disappeared for another week.

Eventually Gaara decided that Naruto was as ready as he ever would be. Gaara removed his lips and whispered, "Relax," before returning to the spot he had just tenderised. Gaara allowed himself for the first time to notice Naruto's pounding heartbeat, allowed himself to hear the blood rushing through Naruto's jugular. Gaara's incisors elongated into fangs. He held down the body beneath him as he sank his fangs into Naruto's neck.

Naruto almost screamed. Gaara's fingers on Naruto's nipples turned the scream into a short cry that ended in whimpers. Naruto could feel the blood leaving his body, could feel the dizziness that came with losing blood. It hurt but Gaara was doing his best to distract Naruto from the pain. One hand was even kneading the erection that Naruto had been sporting before he was bitten. The attention distracted him from the pain and allowed him to wallow in a place that was just beyond sensation.

Meanwhile, Gaara was groaning appreciatively as the blood flowed over his tongue. Naruto's blood was as rich and delicious as he remembered. It was a taste that he couldn't get enough of and Gaara would have continued to feed until he had taken every last drop of blood in Naruto's body if a rational part of his mind hadn't reminded him that if he did that he wouldn't be able to taste such sweet blood ever again. With that in mind Gaara removed his fangs. He lapped up the remaining blood that congregated around the wound then used the healing agents in his saliva to close the wound.

There was a moment of stillness in the room. The pain had receded and now Naruto could think rationally again. Gaara on the other hand was still on a high from his feeding and was searching for a way to calm himself down. The best way was usually masturbation. However, Gaara wasn't sure that such a method was appropriate in this situation. He couldn't risk sneaking to the bathroom to do it privately and he was sure Naruto wouldn't appreciate Gaara jerking off in front of him. Unless, of course, he was a part of the proceedings.

Gaara smirked as he moved his face close to Naruto's. The blond gulped at the very predatory look in Gaara's eyes which looked to change colour for a second. Naruto then gasped and whimpered as Gaara began to stroke the erection he was still sporting.

"I know you don't do sex on the first date but would you allow me to get you off on the second?" Gaara asked sweetly.

"You make a very tempting offer," Naruto said breathlessly. "But the whole bloodsucker thing really isn't a turn on for me. Right now I'd much rather sleep than start sexual activities that I'll pass out in the middle of."

Gaara considered this for a moment. He had taken a rather large amount of blood from Naruto, not enough to threaten his life but enough to make him feel tired. Perhaps it was too much to ask for sex after just asking for blood? Then again, Gaara's senses were still heightened and his body was yearning for some carnal pleasure. Or exercise. Sometimes a good long run was enough to quieten a vampire's more bestial nature.

Gaara sighed. "In that case I'll leave you to sleep."

Gaara made to get up but was stopped when Naruto grabbed hold of his arm. Those sparkling blue eyes were wide with surprise and a little bit of fear. "Where are you going?"

"I'm going for a run so that I won't molest you when you're sleeping. The bloodsucking might not turn you on but it does me greatly. If I don't get all that excess adrenaline and testosterone out of my system then I'm going to do something to you that I won't regret," Gaara said before he leaned down and gently kissed Naruto's lips.

"So you're not leaving because I didn't put out?" Naruto asked, unable to keep the hopeful relief out of his voice.

"Would you put up with me if I was?" Gaara asked teasingly.

"Absolutely not." Naruto laughed lightly, glad that everything was still cool between them.

Gaara's lips twitched up into a smile. He gave Naruto another kiss, whispering, "Sleep well," before redressing. He couldn't resist giving his blond a final kiss before jumping up onto the windowsill. He slipped outside, closing the window behind him. After that Gaara closed his eyes and drew upon his hidden powers. When he opened his eyes again they were a bright amber colour with shuriken shaped pupils.

Gaara stepped off the ledge and hovered in midair. The redhead then flew over to a neighbouring building and alighted on the roof. His eyes closed again and he frowned, trying hard to get his powers back under control. His eyes reopened and they were his normal teal green colour.

Gaara took a moment to plan his run. He could go back to Club Secret but that would mean he'd have to put up with kissing couples. Gaara shuddered at the thought. It would probably be better if he just returned home. If he ran to the bottom of the building and then all the way back to his apartment then he was sure that he would be sufficiently calmed. He may also be wide awake but that was unimportant. The night was young and he could always do to get a head start on his work. With that in mind Gaara set off to find the roof's entrance to begin his run.

Meanwhile, Naruto was lying in bed going over everything that had happened that night. Their make-out session had been awesome and Naruto was sure that if he hadn't felt so tired he would have allowed Gaara to continue his actions. But he was tired and the blond was glad that Gaara had accepted this fact.

Naruto smiled to himself as he sat up and pulled his shirt back on. It didn't feel as nice against his skin as Gaara did but then he really shouldn't be expecting such things from a cotton rag.

Naruto chuckled as he buried himself under the covers. He was happy that he had seen his boyfriend, a boyfriend who obviously cared about him, a boyfriend that was so hot he was almost on fire. Naruto couldn't stop grinning over how lucky he was. At one point Naruto's mind informed him that he was acting like a school girl who had just got her crush to notice her. Naruto didn't care though; he would have jumped up and down squealing if he'd had the energy. But he didn't, and that's why he quickly drifted off to sleep with a wide, cheesy grin plastered on his face and dreams of sexy red haired vampires running through his head.

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