A/N: ZOMG! I am so sorry this too so frikkan' long! I had finals and then a lack of motivation so needless to say that this chapter took way too long! I hope you like it, I worked so hard! :D
Lee sighed and slumped further into the chair. "I want to ask Sakura to marry me after your baby is born. I know it's early to think about it but I have always loved her and she told me that she loved me too. I asked Guy-Sensei about it already and he told me to just go with what felt right but I have no idea how to go about this properly."
Gaara started to smirk "You aren't the only one. I had never even thought of asking someone to marry me before I met Kiya."
"Really?" Lee leaned in.
"Of course. I don't even think I had the capacity to love any one until I met her." Gaara looked thoughtful for a moment then looked back up at Lee. "So you came to ask about the proper method of proposing, is that right?"
"Yes Gaara-sa…Gaara. You are the only one that I know personally who has successfully asked a woman to marry them. Please can you help me?"
"I suppose. I may have to remember some of it but I can tell you that you will be nervous, probably the most nervous you have ever been. Also you'll need a ring at some point; it took me a whole day and every jeweler in Suna to find the perfect one."
"I'll start saving! I'll find the biggest, best ring in Konoha!" Lee jumped up out of his chair
"Lee, bigger doesn't necessarily mean better. You need to find one that she will love and that fits her personality." Gaara said. Just then there was a knock on the door.
"Come in Kiya." Gaara answered
"Gaara-honey I forgot to tell you when I was here but there is a bunch of…Lee-kun? What are you doing here?" Kiya said, surprised to see the jump-suited boy in the chair.
"I came to talk to Gaara-sama." Lee said looking over at Gaara not sure if he should tell Kiya about his plan to propose to Sakura, they were best friends after all.
Gaara smirked again, having caught the look on Lee's face. "Lee why don't you tell her what you came to talk to me about. She might be able to help as well."
Kiya looked between the two men waiting for an answer. Lee started to blush then mumbled something.
"What was that Lee?" she asked walking closer to him.
"I want to ask Sakura to marry me but I don't know how." Lee said quietly.
"Oh my god! Really? That's so exciting!" Kiya squealed "I'm sure Gaara will be much more help than me at this point. I can help with ideas later okay?" Kiya started to walk out of the room before Gaara called her back.
"Kiya, could you show Lee your engagement ring for a moment? We were just talking about rings when you came in." Gaara asked
"Of course!" Kiya held out her left hand then pulled it back and took off her three-stone engagement ring and handed it to Lee.
"Wow! I never really looked at it before! It's so pretty!" Lee said turning the ring so it glittered in the light of the office.
"Yeah." Kiya sighed nostalgically and kissed her husband on the cheek. She took the ring and slipped it back on her finger and left the room telling Lee that he could come and stay for dinner at 6:30 if he would like and reminding Gaara not to be late again.
Lee turned back to Gaara. "So what should I do first?"
At 6:30 Gaara and Lee came through the door to the house only to find the kitchen empty. The food was cooked and still in the pots but there was no Kiya. Gaara sighed and sat at the table and motioned for Lee to do the same.
"Gaara, where is Kiya-hime?" Lee asked
"I'm assuming she's in the bathroom. She has been… having trouble keeping her food down because of the baby." Gaara answered quietly.
"Are you nervous?" Lee asked scooting his chair a little closer to the Kazekage.
Gaara let out a huff of air and ran both hands through his messy red hair.
"Yeah." He said quietly.
Lee looked surprised for a moment then brightened "there is no need for you to be worried for Kiya-hime's safety. Women have babies all the time and are perfectly fine."
"I know that." Gaara snapped then felt bad "I'm sorry Lee. I know I have nothing to worry about, I just do."
The kitchen door flew open and Kiya walked in and opened the fridge, rifled through the contents then opened the freezer doing the same thing.
"Why, in a house with a pregnant woman, do we not have ice cream?" she yelled, frustrated. "You guys help your selves to dinner, I have to go to the store." And with a huff she was gone.
"Uhhh…." Lee said but got no further.
"Just leave her be, she'll be fine once she gets her ice cream then has a nap." Gaara sighed, standing up to pull out dishes for him and Lee.
Kiya pushed the cart down the aisle and wrenched open the freezer door and pulled out several pints of ice cream each a different flavor. She picked up a carton of Haagen-Dazs mango sorbet and wondered if she would like it. She heard a cough from behind her and looked to see another woman stood behind her smiling. This woman was very pregnant with light brown hair and sparkling brown eyes.
"Hello Kiya-hime!" she giggled.
Kiya smiled and held out her hand "Hi…" she said waiting for the woman's name.
"My name is Umimono Aliya." She said shaking her hand then pointing at the sorbet in Kiya's hand "I think you'll really like that by the way, good and healthy. You should also try the cinnamon rice cakes on aisle 5, they are to die for with peanut butter!"
Kiya smiled, happy to know she wasn't the only pregnant woman in Suna. "So how far along are you?" Kiya asked putting the pint in her cart.
Aliya laughed "Believe it or not but I'm only about 5 and a half months, but I've got twins." she said rubbing her belly. "The Kazekage never said how far along you are. Mind sharing?" she prodded.
Kiya laughed "Well I'm only about 6 weeks so like a month and a half?"
"Oh, so you are right there in the thick of it huh? The morning sickness, being tired all the time and crazy cravings right?" Aliya replied then smiled "Poor Kazekage-sama."
Kiya laughed "I know right! He's so adorable when he's confused!"
Kiya and Aliya talked for another 5 minutes before Kiya realized that her ice cream could be melting. They arranged to meet for decaffeinated tea in a week.
"Gaara, what's it like to get married?" Lee asked.
Gaara and Lee had finished with dinner 10 minutes ago and had just finished with the dishes.
"Uhhh…" Gaara wasn't sure how to answer the question. Lucky for him he didn't have to.
The kitchen door opened and Kiya walked in with three bags full of what looked like ice cream and crackers. Kiya had a pint of something in her hands and she dove for the silverware drawer and pulled out a spoon. Dropping her bags and opening the pint at the same time she shoved the spoon in and took a bite.
"Holy shit that's good!" she said over the mouthful of orange frozen something. Gaara reached for the container but she jerked it away. "What's the big idea? Trying to take it from me? Are you calling me fat?" Gaara smiled slightly at her jumping to conclusions.
"No Kiya, I was trying to see what it was." He said lowering his hand "And I would never call you fat."
Kiya eyed him for a minute then turned the carton to him so he could see the label.
'Mango sorbet…interesting' he read to himself.
"I love mango sorbet!" Lee shouted a little louder than was needed. Kiya laughed and Gaara smiled.
Kiya and Gaara got Lee set up with a room for the night at a hotel. He said that since he would be leaving early in the morning for Konoha and didn't want to wake them up the hotel would be better than staying with them even though Kiya had offered.
The Kazekage and his wife left the hotel. Walking home Gaara felt a hand grab his own and stop him. He looked back at his wife then turned to face her.
"Gaara-honey, I'm sorry if you feel neglected sometimes at night when I turn you down, it's just that lately I have felt so gross and like maybe you wouldn't want me if you saw…" Kiya said looking away.
Gaara had felt a little abandoned when Kiya had turned him down the third time but he could understand, sort of, how she felt. With all her mood swings and odd eating habits nothing surprised him anymore. He looked down at his feet for a moment then back up.
"Kiya…" then his breath caught. She looked gorgeous! Even more beautiful than the night he proposed. The moonlight shimmered off her bright eyes and her hair swallowed the light then reflected it back with its own brilliance. Her gorgeous skin glowed and he couldn't resist touching it. His fingers brushed her cheek and her luminous eyes closed. It had been so long. His eyes descended her body realizing that it had changed already. Her breasts looked bigger, less confined by the shirt she was wearing. Her hips too had changed, flaring out slightly more accentuating her tiny waist that was getting a little bit bigger. Gaara wanted to grab her and squeeze her and…and…he couldn't take it. His hand on her cheek grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her into a hot, needy kiss, the likes of which she hadn't felt in over a month. She melted into him then pulled away.
Smirking she whispered "Catch me if you can." Then poof, she was gone.
"Uhhh…" Gaara's mind sputtered to find an explanation then he heard giggling from down the street.
He looked behind him and spotted his wife looking out from her hiding place behind a building. Seeing she was spotted she gave out a little yelp of laughter and started all out running for their house, giggling the whole way.
'So that's it!' Gaara's mind shouted and he took off after her.
She slowed slightly looking behind her, watching her husband catch up then just as he was about to grab her she would change directions and speed up. Pregnant she may be, but she was still a ninja. She laughed out loud again at his slightly frustrated but mostly sexual growl when she dodged his hands again.
Their house came into view and she made a mad dash for it. Gaara sent out his sand to grab her but she vaulted the sand coming at her and shouted
"No sand Gaara, that's cheating!"
"Says who?" he yelled back as the sand parted for him.
Kiya shrieked and pushed at the front door of their house laughing hysterically at this point. Playing with her husband again had reminded her of the fun they used to have in bed and she couldn't wait to get him upstairs. The door opened right as Gaara reached her but she was too slow this time, he grabbed her by the hips and pulled her back to him, kicking the front door shut.
"Kiya you have teased me long enough. Time for payback." He growled low in her ear as he pulled her hips back further so his obvious erection pushed against her ample back side.
"You always were a sore loser." Kiya giggled again turning in her husband's arms and pressing him into the door.
"Hmmmmm." she hummed smiling at him then biting her bottom lip. "What should we do first?" pressing herself against him more. He jumped slightly when he felt her hand graze his erection.
"I think we should go upstairs." He said and he transported them into their bedroom.
The mood suddenly changed as he kissed her again. It was a slow, sensual, loving kiss. Everything they had both wanted for so long. Gaara pulled away, his hands holding her face as his thumbs brushed her cheeks. He touched his forehead to hers then nuzzled her temple.
"You are so beautiful. I wonder, every day what I did so right to have you in my life." He whispered into her hair breathing in the scent of citrus and something he could only describe as Kiya.
Kiya smiled and pulled away, looking into his eyes she said "all you did was be a wonderful man. That's all I needed."
Gaara smiled that tiny smile meant only for her and pulled her in for another kiss. Their lips moved together perfectly, tongues intertwined in a sensual dance that they each knew so well.
Gaara's hands traveled slowly over her curves, remembering every dip and incline he pulled her closer and reveled in the way she felt nestled in his arms. He loved this woman, she was giving him a family and he would always love her for that. He pulled her back until his knees hit the edge of the bed then pulled her down with him on to the mattress so she was straddling him and he was laying back. She sat up and he followed. He kissed her again, his hands traveling under her shirt, nudging the hem up higher and higher. She smiled into the kiss and pulled away ripping the shirt over her head and throwing her arms around his neck.
His hands, now free to roam, scaled her back and deftly undid the clasp of her bra. She let the straps slide down her arms slowly then pushed the garment out of the way. He stole a glance downward and marveled at how much her breasts had grown, he had to touch them.
"Ooh! Gaara, careful. They are a little sore." Kiya said after a sharp intake of breath.
Gaara smiled "I'm sorry." He said and kissed each one softly.
He trailed kisses from her sternum all the way up to the side of her neck when she started to giggle telling him that she was ticklish.
Gaara smirked into her neck. Her hands travelled up his chest and unbuckled his vest, sliding it down his arms slowly then dropping it on the floor. He kissed her again as she unzipped his jacket and pulled that off of him too playfully throwing it behind her then wrapping her arms around his neck. She looked at him, putting her hands on either side of his face and really looking at him. She saw the tiny scar along his jaw, she traced the ridges of his 'Love' scar with her eyes, she saw all the tiny flaws in his skin from acne and she saw the little blackheads in his nose. No, contrary to popular belief Subaku no Gaara did not have perfect skin, but she loved him all the more because of it she felt her eyes start to water but pushed her tears down.
Gaara looked at Kiya; he studied her face closely for the first time in who knows how long, he took the time to notice the plumpness of her lips, the tiny bump in her nose and her crooked septum that you could only see if you knew it was there, the ring of yellow around her pupils in her eyes. All these little things that you would never notice about just any one, they were all things that only a lover can see and truly love.
Suddenly reality crashed over them and they both realized that they had been staring at each other for quite some time. Kiya giggled and Gaara smiled.
"It's been a while since we did that, huh Honey?" Kiya whispered to him
"Indeed." Was all he said before his lips took hers again.
The rest of their clothes were quickly discarded but neither of them noticed. Kiya lay back on the pillows and Gaara was suspended above her on his elbows.
"I love you, you know that right?" Gaara asked her
"Of course, and I love you." She nuzzled her nose against his.
Gaara smoothed her hair down and slowly entered her. She was much tighter than he remembered. Gaara groaned at the friction, it had indeed been a long time since they had been together like this. He slowly rocked in and out of her, he felt her breath on his face and reveled in the feel of having her in every way again. Kiya's hands brushed lightly up and down his back with every soft thrust. Gaara kissed her again then sped up ever so slightly.
"Gaara…go faster…please." Kiya moaned out.
Gaara's fingernails bit into her back at the sound of her voice. He sped up again but still not enough to please her.
"Oh Gaara! Come on! You know I can take it, harder baby harder!" Kiya wailed.
"Kiya, what about the baby?" Gaara ground out through clenched teeth.
"The baby is fine, just fuck me!" Kiya screamed, she was right on the edge, she hadn't had an orgasm in a month and a half and she wanted it now.
Gaara couldn't argue any longer and grabbed her hips, plunging himself into her hot core.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes! Gaara! OHHHH!" Kiya was in heaven.
Gaara drove himself into her harder, he was teetering right on the verge of bliss but he had to get Kiya off first. And off she went. Kiya screamed out her climax so loud Gaara's ears rang but it just pushed him on, he thrust harder into her as her passage clenched and pulled at him. Finally with one final shove he came, moaning into her hair.
The two of them lay there, catching their breath slowly but surely.
"Oh Gaara. Remind me why we haven't done that in a month and a half." Kiya whispered to him.
Gaara chuckled softly "Because you are pregnant and didn't want to."
"Right. I forgot." Kiya giggled.
"Kiya?" Gaara pushed himself back up on his elbows and looked at her. She looked at him, waiting for his next statement.
"I'm excited for the baby." He said and kissed her forehead.
She smiled up at him and just nodded.
A/N: Okay so I hope you all liked the answer to he cliffhanger. if not, sorry (?) I guess. so make sure to tell me what you think so I can start on the chapter for next week with confidence. if you have a suggestion about something you think should happen go a head and let me know and I might just use it!