What Brings Us Together
Chapter 13
Lili-chan: I dnt feel like doing a disclaimer...
Noctis: You're freaking lazy
Lili-chan: Ooh, how about you do the disclaimer Noct?
Noctis: *sigh* Lili-chan doesn't own the characters of Naruto, or the songs used (if there are any) or me. Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto, and i belong to square-enix
"I will say YEAH!!!!!!!" My phone alarm shrieked through the pillow, disturbing and interrupting a rather nice dream of me and Gaara... I'm not going there.
"You sure you want to go to school?" Gaara's smooth voice rumbled in my ear.
"I don't really know any more." I mumbled into his smooth chest, which I'd adopted as my pillow.
"C'mon Sleeping Beauty. Let's go before I beat you to the bathroom." I sat up and stretched, opening the curtains of the canopy bed as I did. I felt his fingers tracing lines down my back and I smiled.
"I won't want to get up if you keep doing that." I turned to him. He smirked before sitting up, looking at me with his black-rimmed eyes. I giggled as he placed a kiss on my forehead. I got up and grabbed my uniform and placing it behind the changing screen before grabbing my robe from the drawers and a towel and heading to the bathroom.
"I'm gonna shower real quick 'kay?" I looked back at him. His eyes never left me as he nodded. I walked into the bathroom and brushed my teeth and hair before turning the water on. I let it warm up before I stripped down and stepped in. The water soothed my muscles and unwound them. I looked at the curse mark, glaring at it. I washed my hair and my body quickly before turning the water off and stepping out of the shower. I wrapped myself in my black robe before looking into the steamy mirror. I wiped the surface so it showed only half of my face. I almost screamed.
The reflection staring back was the same as the monster I became 3 months ago. I wiped the other side, but it was the same. That menacing face, the spinning Rengoku Sharingan, it was all the same. I splashed cold water over my face and looked into the mirror. I sighed with relief. I was probably just scaring myself. I wrapped my hair in a towel and walked out. Gaara was still shirtless, and on the phone apparently.
"Don't play mother with me Temari. You may be my creator, but I don't serve you. I'll be back in a few days." His eyes were a hard jade color, his face composed into a glare. He paused, listening to Temari.
"I don't have to. Good bye." He flipped the phone shut before tossing it onto the bed.
"You can use the bathroom now Gaara." I caught his attention. He nodded and walked towards me. He took me into his arms for a moment, holding me close. I returned the embrace till he pulled away and walked into the bathroom. I turned the radio on as I went to the screen, changing into my uniform while singing along to "One Year of Love" by Queen. I then grabbed a comb and sat down in front of the vanity and French braided my hair. I was getting to the difficult part when Gaara came out.
"Hey do you know how to braid?" I looked at him in the mirror.
"Hn" Was his simple reply.
"Could you finish this for me please?" He was behind me in an instant. His fingers moved quickly as he finished the braid.
"Rubber band?" he held out a hand and I placed a black rubber band in his palm. He snapped it around the end of my braid before grabbing his clothes and heading towards the screen.
"Thanks!" he stayed quiet as he changed. I did my make up before grabbing my shoes and putting my glasses on. He stepped out, and was appearing to have some difficulty with his tie.
"You're hopeless you silly panda." I giggled as I walked towards him and helped him with his tie.
"There you go." I looked up to him and smiled, trying to soften his eyes. He stayed there, and he smirked, taking my chin in between his thumb and pointer finger. He bent his head down and placed a gentle kiss on my lips before pulling away and pulling me to him. He held me, burying his face into my hair, breathing deeply. I leaned into him, resting my cheek on his chest, closing my eyes and listening to his soft and gentle breathing.
"What's the matter Gaara?" It wasn't like him to be this quiet when he was with me.
"It's nothing."
Liar, liar, pants on fire.
"Lets go get you some breakfast so we can leave." He smirked at me, lacing his fingers with mine before walking towards the door.
"Oh shit…" I stopped abruptly, and he turned to me.
"My bag and stuff is at your apartment." I looked at him.
"Shit. I'll get it real quick and meet you in the kitchen." He disappeared in a flurry of sand, leaving me in front of the door. I sighed and followed Naruto' shouting voice to the kitchen. He was eating ramen, as usual, and trying to finish a homework assignment apparently. His pen was skittering across the paper at an inhuman speed, his eyes squinting as he concentrated.
"Careful Naruto. Don't turn your brain into mush." I teased.
"Morning Nori!" TenTen and Naruto cheered.
"Morning guys!" I waved at them. Hinata was helping Naruto, while Kiba was on the phone with his sister discussing the feeding of Akamaru. Sasuke stepped in behind me, with Sakura following close behind. Itachi walked out with 4 plates of food and placed them on the table. We humans and werewolf started eating when Gaara ported in with my backpack.
"I brought my bike too, so we won't have to carpool." He added simply before standing behind me, massaging my shoulders. We finished eating, and watched Naruto as his face scrunched up before he slammed the pen on the table before throwing his arms up.
"FINISHED!!!!" he shouted in triumph before he sagged into his chair.
"C'mon! We don't wanna be late!" TenTen hollered as she grabbed her bag and walked outside. We all followed and went to school. Naruto and Hinata rode with Kiba and TenTen while Sakura rode with Sasuke and Itachi. The day just went by, like it was almost a half-day or something. Before I knew it, we were in gym.
"Um I'm not feeling very well Gai-sensei. May I sit out?" of course, he cried anime tears over my sitting out, but recovered quickly.
"It's ok Noriko! Sometimes beauty and youth must sit and rest to rejuvenate itself!" he trotted off to the rest of the class, who were dividing into teams for relay races. I just sat down and spaced out, not really focusing on anything. That's when I remembered my dream. Did I really know what choice needed to be made? I pondered slightly, when it hit me. Oh lord…
"Nori!" I snapped my head up and saw Gaara's black-rimmed eyes thick with concern.
"Are you ok?" he asked feeling my forehead and my pulse.
"I'm fine. I just spaced out." I smiled sheepishly. He frowned.
"Don't scare me like that." He growled before going into the locker room. I waited for them outside and we all went to McDonalds after words. Kiba and TenTen were already plotting on breaking into the school to change Kiba's scores when I heard a squeal.
"Oh my god! It's Noriko Uchiha!" some girl a little younger then me ran up to me and started digging through her purse.
"I am such a big fan of you and Angels Cry! I saw you perform yesterday! You guys are amazing! Can I have your autographs?" She pushed a notebook into my hands.
"Sure." I signed and she squealed again.
"It's Shinobi! A-a-and Itachi Uchiha from Akatsuki! Can you guys sign too please?" I heard Gaara chuckle as we passed the notebook around.
"Thank you so much! This means so much to me!" she thanked us graciously before running outside.
"That was new." Sakura laughed. I nodded and we finished our food before heading back to the Manor. We all parked ourselves in the Den, settling on watching Boondock Saints.
"You know what we should do?" Sakura grabbed our attention as the menu came up.
"We should go to an amusement park tomorrow." Sakura smiled mischievously, her eyes glinting.
"We have school smart ones. Remember?" Sasuke, being the killjoy, stated blandly as he pressed play.
"Not that I want to bring up doom and gloom stuff, but we may have a limited time left on this earth Sasuke. We should enjoy ourselves while we can." She looked at me to emphasize her point.
"I agree with Sakura." I smiled.
"Why don't you just vote then?" I looked down at Gaara, who just stared back at me.
"Good idea Gaara! All of those who want to go have fun tomorrow, raise your hand!" TenTen chirped, raising her hand. Everyone, even Itachi raised his or her hand, except for Sasuke.
"We beat you teme! Off to the amusement park tomorrow!!!!" Naruto bounced. We stayed watching the movie until Hinata fell asleep. We went our separate ways to our rooms. I changed into my pajamas behind the screen while Gaara just took off his shirt and put on a pair of basketball shorts. I walked out, taking the rubber band out of my hair and running my fingers through it. My hair was wavy now that it was loose from the tight plaits of the braid, and flowed around my shoulders dramatically. I smirked at Gaara, who was sitting on the bed. He saw my and he smirked right back.
I slinked over to him, standing in front of him. He ran a hand up my leg to my hip, and back down slowly, sending a shiver through me. His thumb gently caressed my curse mark as he stared at it. I ran my fingers through his hair, looking down at the messy locks of scarlet. I gasped when he replaced his thumb with his lips, kissing the pinwheel on my hip.
His gentle butterfly kisses then changed to warm, open-mouthed kisses that sent more shivers through me. His fangs gently scraped the flesh before he pulled me to him. He timed the pull with him falling back onto the bed. I landed on top of him, straddling his waist. I blushed and he chuckled, pulling me to him and somehow making it to the middle of the bed. He flipped us over so he was gently resting on top of me, holding his weight so he didn't crush me, but I could still feel him pressing into me.
"You don't mind if I have a little snack?" he whispered huskily into my ear, nibbling on my earlobe.
"W-won't they smell the blood?" I gasped out as he kissed my neck.
"Sasuke and Sakura are occupied with other things I don't want to mention, Itachi is meditating, Kiba and TenTen are out cold, and Naruto just fell asleep watching Hinata." He mumbled into the skin there.
"Then go ahead." I whispered, turning my head to give him better access. One of his arms snaked around my back, making me arch slightly into him. He gave the skin a lick before sinking his fangs into me. I hissed from the small pain, but let out a small whimper of pleasure as he sucked the wound. It felt like liquid fire was rushing through my veins, burning through my being as I gasped out. He drew his mouth away from my neck, licking the punctures his fangs left before looking into my eyes. He looked completely and utterly sexy as he licked his lips, hovering above me provocatively.
He captured my lips, seeking entrance. As always, I granted it, letting his tongue twist with mine. We stayed there kissing for several minutes until he turned onto his back and pulled me onto his chest. He smirked at me and kissed my forehead. "Sleep Nori. I have a feeling we're in for a long day tomorrow." I looked up at him and kissed the tattoo over his eye. "Mmkay. See you in the morning"