Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto that privilege is Masashi Kishimoto, I'm just a writer doing this for Fun.
Do Over - Chapter 10 by KitsuneFun
A steady drizzle of rain had forced both Gaara and Naruto to race the rest of the way to his apartment. The apartment was a simple one-bedroom place situated inside the 'Sandpiper' hotel next to the restaurant of the same name where Gaara worked. The redhead had made the choice to live there instead of the mansion that Korasu Suna, his father and the President of Sunagakure International, owned primarily due to the many fights that happened between the two over Gaara's lifestyle choices. So when Chiyo, his grandmother on his mother's side offered residence inside the hotel, Gaara jumped at the chance to move there.
This is where (soaked and chilled to the bone) the two boys decided to go. It wasn't that Gaara hadn't taken Naruto there before, but this would be the first time either had decided to consensually have sex together. Not that the subject of sex hadn't come up before, but with the appearance of the Uchiha and the threat of returning feelings, Gaara needed to be sure not only of his feelings, but Naruto's own when they finally made the decision to be together physically. It also didn't help matters that Tsunade was over-protective of the blond and had made sure they never slept over at each other's houses without supervision. So it surprised them both, when after seeing the ring Gaara had given Naruto, that she had given her consent. The blond told him later that it had actually been Jiraiya, his perverted foster father's intervention on their part that sealed the deal, because the older man had all but hinted that if she didn't eventually give her consent to the two lovers, that they might actually decide to run off together to some cheap-themed sex hotel and have their wicked way with one another. So after this apparent talking to, between Baa-chan and 'The Pervert', Tsunade had given her consent on the condition that as long as Naruto kept up his part of the deal with his schoolwork and it didn't affect his life more than it already had, then she was fine with it. She also mentioned that she was glad Naruto was going out with Gaara, not someone else (namely one 'cold-hearted' bastard), since she liked how he treated the blond like a person, not an object. She felt secure in knowing Gaara wouldn't break his heart like his previous boyfriend.
Naruto laughed, easily gaining Gaara's attention back on him, as the blond shook what rain he could off himself playfully like a dog, accidentally hitting the redhead in the face with the splatters of water, "Heh... sorry Smexy," he grinned, hearing his boyfriend's playful growl of disapproval at the water. "Do you have anything I can slip into that's dry?" he batted his eyelashes coyly in Gaara's direction.
The redhead sighed, rolling his eyes at the performance by his boyfriend, "Sure, but you're taking a shower first... you look like you're freezing," he pointed out to Naruto, whom despite his playful attitude at being drenched in rain, was shivering. Gaara knew the blond must be just as cold (if not colder), than he was feeling himself.
Naruto smiled at hearing the protective tone in his boyfriend's voice, "I am... but..." he walked over to the taller boy and brushed his chilled lips against Gaara's own briefly, "...will you be joining me?"
"Uzumaki..." he growled in annoyance, since there was no point in enjoying each others' company if both were too cold to enjoy it. "March your ass inside..." he pointed towards the bathroom, "... and get yourself warmed up... I'll join you later."
Naruto huffed in disappointment. "Fine..." he kissed his boyfriend quickly on the cheek, and then moved off towards the direction of Gaara's bathroom while taking off his clothes slowly, giving his boyfriend an impromptu striptease, starting first with the leather jacket Gaara had given him when they first met, followed by the blue tee shirt with white stripes running down the side that he wore beneath it. He slowly removed it, exposing his long and lithely tanned chest, then he kicked off his shoes and socks that were almost thoroughly soaked before undoing his low cut jeans, button by button, then removing his legs one at a time before throwing them to the side with the rest of the wet clothing, leaving him with only a pair of orange bikini bottoms on.
Gaara eyed the bikinis thoughtfully as Naruto entered the bathroom. It was then, after entering the bathroom that the blond turned to smirk in Gaara's direction, as if knowing his trail of thoughts. Taking off the bikinis, he threw them in the redhead's direction, almost hitting the other's face.
Gaara grabbed the underwear thrown at him almost in reflex; he could still feeling the warmth exuding from them along with the sweet musky smell that was all Naruto. He took a deep, shuddering breath, and watched as the blond then blew him a teasing kiss, "See you inside then, Smexy..." before closing the door. Ignorant (or maybe not) of the growing problem that had solidified inside the redhead's pants due to the show the smaller boy had put on, 'His ass is so mine' Gaara thought, before quickly taking off his own clothes and jacket, placing them in the dryer along with Naruto's clothes that he'd picked up from their scattered placement on the floor of his apartment.
Taken a breath to calm his steadily heated thoughts, he entered the bathroom, only to hear the sound of the shower running and Naruto singing 'Express Yourself' by Madonna
THIS PART DELETED BY THE CENSOR NINJA…. Boos and Hissing sounds are heard
Gaara: Glares at Censor Ninja why the hell did you do that we just got to the good part…takes out giant kitchen knife
Censor Ninja: sweat drops common its just my job I would do the same if it had been Sasuke…
Sasuke: What the Hell grabs knife and advises I don't mind you taking the thunder away from that Gothic Freak but when I go down on Naruto you better allow ever naughty detail…
Gaara: Excuse me growls at Uchiha there is not way I am letting you near my koi and what the fuck are you doing with my knife?
Sasuke: So the knife is yours too what would you do if I did this licks the length of knife
Gaara: Oh no you didn't attacks
Sasuke: Oh come and get it freak jumps Gaara
Censor Ninja: runs for life your all crazy…
KitsuneFun: Er… Please Go to my profile for link since I cant seem to post it here, sorry… Yell at Gaara and Sasuke who are still fighting Hey you guys don't cut off anything important…
BREAK ENDS….
Gaara stared in surprise, seeing the bedroom had been decorated while both him and Naruto had been gone on their date by Temari. His sister had placed lit peppermint (Naruto's favorite) scented candles throughout the small apartment, giving it a rich glow that dimmed lights alone couldn't produce. She had then thrown a sporadic trail of blood red rose petals leading from the living room/kitchen area towards the bedroom, and then onto the bed, which she had covered in a soft caramel colored suede comforter with matching pillows, and soft vanilla-scented white sheets. Finishing off the effect of the room, his sister had placed off by the side of the bed a glass jar filled halfway with heated massage oil. 'It smells ironically like raspberries', he thought briefly, taking a ginger sniff.
Gaara stiffened in surprise a few seconds later, when (as he was looking at the bed) a smaller and slightly damp body encircled him from behind. The redhead turned his head slightly to look at the form of his boyfriend only covered from the waist down by a green towel, which caused the redhead to grin in delight at the welcoming sight. "Looks good," Naruto mumbled offhandedly into Gaara's back, hugging him closer.
"Yeah..." Gaara smiled slightly in agreement at Naruto's comment, looking again at the room. "Temari did a good job decorating the place..."
The redhead heard Naruto chuckle from behind him and turned to look down in surprise at his grinning face. "I wasn't talking about the apartment..." the blond winked at Gaara before grabbing his head from behind so he could pull it down and capture Gaara's mouth with his own. The kiss, only meant to be simple and sweet at first, reminded the redhead of what they had done earlier in the shower, bringing out a deep yearning within Gaara's gut for more of the same closeness. But he knew Naruto wouldn't be ready for more yet, and instead decided to lay with Naruto between the covers and sheets.
"You know Smexy... I think I'll like taking showers with you if they all end like this..." Naruto smiled, hearing Gaara's unusual bark of laughter at the comment before snuggling close under the covers against Gaara as the other spooned his body from behind.
"I'll take that into consideration, Koi... but I think next time we should try using a bed..." Gaara commented back while hugging the blond as close as possible. 'It was nice to lay with Naruto like this' he thought, leaning down to breath in the clean scent from Naruto's damp hair. "Hmm... you smell good..." he mumbled more to himself, since he wouldn't get a response from the blond, as the other boy had already fallen asleep and was gently snoring next to him. Gaara found himself falling asleep, content with the knowledge that Naruto was finally his and nothing could change that, not even that bastard Uchiha.
Elsewhere, oblivious to the two lovers sleeping away, a girl slightly older than the two lovers sat next to her mother's hospital bed in worry, knowing her mother was dying, but their was nothing either them or the doctors who had started chemotherapy 2 months ago could do about the inevitable cancerous tumor destroying her mother as it resided in her brain. She leaned over her mother to whisper in her ear: "I'm here now mom... it's Tenten." No response. But, then again, she hadn't expected one since her mother, Shuhui, was too tired to do anything other than sleep nowadays. It was a far cry from the person she used to be. Tenten tried to not cry at the thoughts of seeing her mother affected this way. 'Oh Kami... why can't anything be done?' she thought, holding her head within her hand in grief, and not realizing that her mother had woken up by that time, and was eyeing her in thought.
"...Tenten..." she managed to squeak out as she attempted to sit up. "I am so glad you're here..." she started, only to be interrupted by Tenten.
"Mom!!" the younger girl rushed over to help her up. "You really shouldn't try to move so much...!"
Shuhui snorted at the comment. "I'm not dead yet... besides, I need for you to do me a favor."
Tenten eyed her curiously. "What is it?"
"Do you remember Kisame? My old boss?" her mother asked.
Tenten sneered at the name. "Yes. That bastard... I hope he rots for all the help he's given us..." she noted sarcastically.
Shuhui smiled at the comment. "He does need to be punished, but it's not my place to do it... I am not proud of what I did under his employ..."
Her daughter leaned in close in interest. "I don't understand what could you have done..."
Her mother blushed, turning her head away in embarrassment, remembering the past and her part in it. " I... I helped him to break up two people who were really in love... and I want to atone for it..."
Tenten looked at her mother in surprise. "Why... why did you help him? I don't understand...!"
Shuhui blushed again. "It's not something I am proud of... It was for the money," she laughed dryly, "A lot good that does me now... but, Tenten, I want to you talk to Sasuke's love."
Tenten's eyes widened at the name, "Sasuke... you did this to him? But I thought you loved him like a son!"
Her mother nodded brokenly. "Yes... I regret everything, and I want you to talk to his love, an Uzumaki Naruto. He deserves to know what both Kisame and I did to break them up."
"But... why me? Can't you write to this Uzumaki...?" Tenten started, only seeing her mother shake her head in the negative.
"I have tried, but he hasn't read them..." Shuhui looked pleadingly into her daughter's eyes. "Please, before I die... I want you to show him everything... everything I took from Kisame before I was fired. Will you promise me that?"
Tenten nodded grudgingly. "I will... though I don't know what that will do for Sasuke now..."
Well That's it for Chapter 10... I am so happy with how the story is turning out while I have to thank Escachick for all her Help... it may unfortunately take a while to upload a new chapter since I only have up to chapter 12 edited so if anyone is interested please email me and if you have a msn account all the better cause I like to chat about my chapters to my editors, thanks again for your patience. Ja Ne XD