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It was my birthday yesterday so I'm publishing it today - 1/26/13
With a scroll of my belongings inside, I made my way to Naruto's home. I climbed the stairs and walked a down a few doors to knock on Naruto's door.
"Gaara!" Naruto cried with joy. "I didn't think you would make it."
I scoffed," Yeah right. I just said I was going to get a few things."
I lifted up a scroll and explained," The Storage Jutsu is so useful."
He laughed lightly with a big smile and said," I went and got a few groceries since I knew you wouldn't like ramen."
"Great!" I teased." Even if it's a small step, you are learning to eat healthier."
Naruto pouted," Hey! I didn't want to eat healthily today. You were coming over and I know you don't really enjoy ramen... Hey. You know. There was something weird going on in the market since I woke up. I know They were a bit sad about the fact that I was in a coma but they were doing something even scarier today. I mean since I woke up to yesterday, all the store clerks said everything was 75% off but today... Today they gave me the discount and half of everything I paid for is free. Weird huh?"
"Yeah," I said, deep in though. That is not normal. What are they planning. They don't usually give Naruto sales, they noticed their mistake in mistreating him before and begged forgiveness but now... this is different. What is going on?
"Anyways, I'm going to make something. What do you want?" Naruto asked.
I tilt my head and thought about it before responding," Hmmm. How about Mapo Tofu? It's a foreign dish but we can look up the recipe. It is supposed to be spicy and good so I've been asking Temari to make it but KANKURO is too much of a prissy to eat spicy food."
"I don't care about spicy... Is it like ramen?" he wondered.
I burst into laughter," Naruto, everything in the world does not taste like ramen. Anyways, I never ate it so how would I know. I'll send a sand clone to get the recipe and we'll get started by making the rice and some soup, maybe dessert."
" . Can we make a cake? How 'bout a simple fruit cake? The soup... How about miso soup?" Naruto pondered.
"How about we make that fruit cake into a fruit tart since we don't have enough time to bake a cake and we can add some salmon into the miso soup for flavor. Can you send a clone to buy pre-made tart crusts and some salmon?" I mentioned.
"That tart sounds okay but the miso soup sounds great! Gaara, you are smart," he mused as he made a Shadow Clone. My clone came in with the recipe and I smiled.
"Naruto do you have medium-firmness regular tofu, minced pork, soy sauce, cornstarch, chili bean paste, ground pepper, and a leek?" I inquired.
"I have everything except cornstarch and chili bean paste. Why do you ask?" he replied.
"Ingredients for Mapo Tofu," I said.
"I'll make another clone to get them," he agreed seriously.
"Can you wash the rice?"
"Sure but what will you do?"
"I'm marinating the pork, cut the leek, and whenever the clone comes back, I'll start making the miso soup."
"Got 'cha!"
I started marinating the pork and saw Naruto peeking at me every once in a while, blushing every time I massaged the sauce into the raw meat. I was washing the leek while Naruto's clone came back with the crusts and salmon. I thanked the clone as I took the food from his hand. I placed the crust in the refrigerator carefully, in order not to break it. Then I washed the salmon and descaled it. I diced the salmon and started making the soup. Wile it was cooking, I washed the board the fish was on and placed the washed leek on it and sliced it. Another Naruto clone came back and placed the cornstarch and chili bean paste on the kitchen ledge and I started making the Mapo Tofu. Naruto had been long done with the rice and was wondering around.
"Naruto, if your bored, start washing and cutting the fruits to make the tart," I called.
He brightened up and answered," Sure!"
He started washing a bunch of fruits as I finished up with the Mapo Tofu. I smirked as I grabbed some raspberries.
"What are those for?" Naruto implied.
"They're to make a jam for the tart," I answered.
"Okay."
"I'm going to use raspberries for jam and peaches, strawberries, and melon pieces to make it."
Naruto nodded. He already washed and sliced some strawberries but didn't wash or cut up any others so he put some fruit back and hauled a melon out of the refrigerator. He placed it on the ledge.
"You can do the peaches and I'll do the melon," I ordered.
"Okay!" he replied.
-After dinner- Naruto's Apartment-
"Yum! That was great Gaara! I don't think that I ever ate a better meal outside of Ichiraku. I mean that tart was to drool for," Naruto proclaimed.
" Thanks," I chuckled.
"Everthing was great except that I wasn't completely enjoying the Mapo Tofu that much," Naruto grumbled
"Hey! It was my first time making it. Give me a break," I cajoled.
"No! It tasted great but..."
"But?"
"But it was... Never mind."
"Never mind?!"
"You'd think it was weird how I didn't enjoy it."
"Weird? Hey, I control sand to do a lot of things that even I think is weird. I mean, once I even made a pearl! Isn't that weird enough?"
"Yeah but what I'm upset about is weird."
"HAH! At least I know that your upset now."
"G-Gaara. Don't joke about it. I think I might be obsessive."
"Obsessive? Over what?"
"How can I say it? Umm... over... um... ICAN'TSAYIT!"
"What?"
"I... can't... say... IT!"
"Why not?"
"Its embarrassing."
"You can tell me."
"You."
"Huh?
"I AM OBSESSIVE ABOUT YOU!"
I was blushing furiously. I was too shocked to say words. Naruto noticed that I was quiet and started to cry.
"Naruto?" I blurted. " Are you okay?"
"How can I be okay when you -hic- think I'm -hic- weird because I was jealous over raw meat? I mean, even I think its weird," Naruto sobbed.
"Naruto. It's okay. I don't think it is weird. In fact, I'm really happy," I comforted. "In fact, I think that I'm more obsessive and weird than you?"
"Why?"
"I really like you and I..." I answered. Am hiding something from you.
Shukaku laughed Oh my dear boy. You sure are.
Shut it Shukaku. I don't think that you are my mom anymore so I don't care about you.
But boy, I protect you.
And I thank you for that but I'll never trust you as much as before.
True that!
"Gaara?" Naruto cried. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine," I chirped.
"And you what?" he asked.
"I... um... think weird things about you," I lied. I mean it was a white lie because it was true but I hid something from him. Naruto was intensely blushing.
"I mean I like you too Gaara but something seems missing," Naruto disclosed. Is Naruto going to remember Sasuke and go back to him?
"I like you a whole bunch but it doesn't feel right. I feel so jealous of a piece a raw meat. Isn't that weird?" he continued. Oh thank goodness. He still has amnesia for him.
"Naruto I don't care," I proclaimed. "I love you and if you even like me back I'll take it and change it to a love."
I was holding myself back. I want to rape Naruto, bring him back to Suna, and keep him forever so that he'll never learn of Sasuke again. I really didn't want Naruto to leave me for a horrible bastard who nearly killed him. I gritted my teeth at the thought. Naruto leaned in for a hug and I forgot all my worries.
"Hey lets go to sleep," I concluded.
"Fine," Naruto grumbled but he blushed with a small smile as I kissed him on the cheek.
-Morning- Naruto's Apartment-
I woke up rubbing my eyes and saw Gaara sleeping next to me. He can sleep now. He has been able to sleep more often due to the fact that Shukaku will not run wild if he does.
"Naruto?" he yawned.
"Yeah Gaara?" I whispered into his ear.
He smiled sweetly and said," Good morning love."
My face grew really hot and my heart was racing. I kept on stuttering and stammering, not making a sentence much less a word.
"I'll make some breakfast... Get some more sleep," Gaara cooed. I felt so relaxed and warm in the heart.
I replied," Okay."
Naruto is so cute when he wakes up! Right now he's asleep, slightly snoring but in the cute way you know. I hummed happily as I started making a batch of pancakes, eggs, toast, salad, and bacon. I was in such a good mood! I haven't slept nicely for a long time. I just couldn't adapt to this new lifestyle but Naruto's presence made me feel so much calmer. It was weird but at least I got proper sleep and it felt great!
After I finished making the breakfast, I placed the food nicely on plates and went to wake up Naruto. I turned to see a drooling Naruto.
"Gaara!" he cheered. "You are just too awesome. This breakfast looks like it came out of a magazine. Believe it!"
Oh dear. Naruto is making me smile way too much lately, I realized. (Ya think?!)
"I take that as a great compliment," I thanked.
"Ittadakimasu!" Naruto cried out before inhaling all of his food. I liked that habit of his. Great for saving time even though many others do not think that it is not "proper etiquette". Proper etiquette was such a pain. I still hate it but my sister was so insistent on me learning it, I thought. I decided to stare at his beautiful eyes and noticed something wrong.
"Naruto? Your eyes! They are..." I babbled.
"What? What's wrong?" he asked. His eyes were the same blue except they were different.
"Maybe a doujutsu?" I wondered. Naruto turned and looked into the mirror and shrieked. His eyes looked like a pin-wheel. Much like Shisui's except his was blue and white.
"We should go to Lady Tsunade to get it checked," I beckoned." Come on hurry up."
I out stretched my hand and Naruto tentatively placed his hand on mine. I pulled him close and Sand Shunshined to Tsunade's office.
"AAAAHHH!" she remarked as she saw our quick entrance. "Can't you go through the proper order to come come here? Well what do you want?"
"Naruto's eyes," I growled.
"His... HIS EYES ARE... ARE... Well I honestly don't know what is up with those. I never seen or heard of something like it though it is quite similar to the a pinwheel. Maybe a mangekyo? There isn't the casual red but it is similar," she groaned.
"You know baa-chan, I can see everything perfectly now. I can even see some weird things though," Naruto confessed.
"Like what?" she asked, completely interested.
Naruto smiled brightly and predicted," Ichiraku's having a sale, there is a fight between merchants, and a group of immigrants are coming to Konoha."
We face-palmed at the sale but got more intruiged by the fight and immigrants.
"Well, I'll see the matters about what Naruto saw... Not that matters... but it might be something important," she sighed.
"Come on Naruto. Lets go," I yawned. I grabbed Naruto's hips and Sand Shunshined back to our house to finish the dinner which was still warm.
How was it? Was it good? Lately, I don't have much confidence so voice your opinions.
Naruto's new eyes are like Shisui's except the red is blue and the black is white. The overall style is the same though. You'll learn all about this doujutsu's new abilities in the future. Be free to tell me ideas. I'll give you credit.
