BTW: I think I'll stop doing recaps im lazy

RECAP: Reading the last chapter might help.

Gaara was attempting to dress Sakura. She'd gotten her shirt on but because of her foot could not get enough leverage to pull anything on. She had the towel wrapped around her waist.

"So how are we gonna do this?"

"I can be in a towel for a little longer."

"Don't be ridiculous he might not be back for a long time."

"OK well how do you suggest we go about this with your eyes closed?"

"...I have no idea."

"OK so we wait."

"You're sure you need help?"

"If I wasn't you'd be home with everyone else by now."

"OK let's just do this fast and get it over with."

"Your not serious."

"Sakura I can't in good conscious leave you half naked with bad limbs."

"Alright just hurry up."

Gaara pulled her underwear up to the towel and got them as far up as possible before she'd have to take her towel off. He managed to get them half way up her thigh with the towel still on and minimal touching. Sakura would've been able to do this herself but with out her foot and arm she had no leverage.

Gaara stopped because Sakura wanted to try and do it herself, no dice. Gaara started pulling them up again and slowly moved the towel up as he did it. The further up he pulled them the more she had to lie down on the bed. Trying to be as fast as possible he moved the towel completely away and tried to move her underwear some more, Sakura's face was bright red once the towel was gone and so was Gaara's. Before he could move them even an inch he heard the front door open. Gaara froze and Sasuke walked in. Obviously this was far worse than it looked, although it did look bad. Gaara was way to close to Sakura's unexposed 'region'. Gaara was just about to pull them up as fast as possible but Sasuke's presence made him freeze which gave him more time than he was comfortable with looking at the exposed Sakura.

"...Wh-what the hell is this?"

Gaara unfroze, pulled up Sakura's underwear and turned to face Sasuke.

"You are so lucky you're gay."

"Sasuke this isn't as bad as it looks."

Sakura couldn't lift herself up with just one arm, not to mention she didn't really want to look either of them in the eye. Despite that she started talking knowing Gaara was about to pass out from seeing what he had and Sasuke was making it worse.

"Sasuke really let the poor thing go home he's been through enough."

"Before any leaving happens I'd like to know why the hell you were that close to Sakura's-well ya know."

Gaara spoke up.

"It's really not what you think. She slipped in the shower and I went to help get her out and I helped her in here to get dressed and she couldn't do it by herself."

"So you saw her naked in the shower?"

"B-but Sasuke I'm gay."

"Well couldn't you have waited til I got home?"

"Sakura was saying I could go home but she didn't know when you were coming back. I didn't want to leave her like that."

"...OK fine now leave."

"OK."

Gaara fled the apartment and once he was a good distance from there he slowed down, unfortunately he didn't know where he was. He walked around a while until he saw Ichiraku's. He could almost find his way from there. He sped up to it and started mapping his way back to his house.

MEANWHILE

Sakura was starting to chuckle on the bed, she still couldn't get up.

"Is that really what happened?"

"Of course it is. Do you really think any of this would've happened unless it absolutely had to."

"Well how much did he see?"

"Let's think. Well just about everything, he was nice enough to help me put on a towel."

"Well what'd he touch?"

"Seriously, are you mad at Gaara?"

"I was just wondering."

"He did accidentally grab my boob but I already addressed that."

"WHAT!"

"Oh get over it, he's gay."

"What else?"

"My waist and some thigh but who cares."

"I do."

"Well if you don't mind putting some pants on me I'd greatly appreciate it."

Sasuke started to put her pants on and started to realized why Gaara had to linger so long. He still wasn't happy though. He helped prop her up a little and sat down next to her on the bed.

"You really shouldn't be all upset. He was helping me."

"So are you OK?"

"Should be soon, I just need to rest a little."

"OK I'll go fix the shower curtain then."

He walked in the bathroom and found the shower curtain had been completely ripped off. He started talking to Sakura from the bathroom.

"Sakura it looks like you took a pretty bad fall. You sure you're OK?"

"Seriously I'm fine, another reason to not be mad at Gaara."

"Well I mean all he did was help you up."

"If he hadn't helped me I would've tried to do it myself and made things worse."

"Well sorry if I get a little upset when people other than me see and touch my wife while she's naked."

"..."

Sasuke didn't know what to do with the shower curtain right now so he just put it in the tub.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

He walked back into their room.

"You just called me your wife."

MEANWHILE

Gaara finally got home and ran inside panting. Naruto heard him come in and went to greet him. When he did Gaara just about collapsed in his arms.

"Why were you gone so long?"

"It was awful Naruto."

"What happened."

"I need to lie down."

Gaara rushed to their bedroom and laid down. Naruto followed him after getting over his initial confusion. He walked in and laid down next to Gaara.

"What happened?"

"...I saw one."

"One what?"

"A girl's...ya know..."

"Who's?"

"...Sakura's."

"WHAT?"

"It was awful, I can't stop blushing."

"Why the hell were you looking down there?"

"She slipped in the shower, I couldn't just leave her there."

"So wait you saw all of it?"

Gaara flipped on his stomach and buried his face in a pillow.

"I need to be alone."

Naruto put his hand on Gaara's back.

"You don't need to get all embarrased, you were helping."

"That's not even the worst."

"What is the worst?"

"...I don't want to talk anymore..."

"Come on Gaara it can't be that bad."

"Oh but it can. I just want to forget any of this ever happened."

"Come on tell me. You can tell me anything."

"Sasuke..."

"What about Sasuke?"

"I was putting her underwear on and at the worst possible moment he walked in..."

Naruto was trying his best not to laugh and Gaara noticed and unburied his face. Naruto noticed that it was bright red.

"This isn't funny."

"I'm not laughing."

Gaara reburied his face.

"Could you just leave me in my shame for a little bit."

"Alright, I'll make you something to eat OK?"

No response was needed, not that Gaara was going to give him one. Naruto walked out and realized Kankuro and Matsuri were on the couch. He hadn't even noticed that when Gaara had come home.

"What's Gaara all upset about?"

"It's nothing."

"From what I heard it sound like you've got some competition."

After he'd said that everyone heard Gaara give an agonizing groan, he'd realized that at least Kankuro knew. After Naruto heard that he realized that if he could hear Gaara from here then Kankuro and Matsuri must hear anything that comes from that room, including the previous conversation.

"Shut up Kankuro."

"Just sayin'."

"Gaara really doesn't think this is funny."

Naruto was desperately trying not to laugh at this point and made that painfully obvious to Kankuro.

"Seriously Kankuro this is nothing to joke about."

"How long is he gonna be in there?"

"I have no idea."

MEANWHILE

Shikamaru and Temari had finished their ramen and were walking towards the training grounds when it started getting really dark.

"Should we turn back?"

"If we do we'll be in a bad neighborhood in the middle of the night. I highly suggest we don't."

"Well then what do we do?"

"I don't know. I was planning on the training grounds but I lost track of time, it's too dark."

"So where are we walking?"

"I don't know."

"I guess I should head home then."

"Can't let you do that."

"Why not?"

"My house is real close to the training grounds. If you recall you had to stay over one night because of the areas you have to go through to get to Naruto's from over here."

"What do I do then?"

"Sleep out here or stay over again."

"I guess I'm staying over."

They finished their walk and made it to Shikamaru's house. Temari wanted to call and tell everyone where she was this time. The phone rang and Naruto answered it. She could hear Gaara muttering 'why me?' over and over again.

"What happened to Gaara?"

"It's nothing. Where are you guys it's been like 4 hours?"

"I'm staying at Shika's tonight."

"Is it the third date already?"

"Shut up. It's not like that. To get to your house from where I was we need to go through some sketchy places so I just decided to stay here and sleep on his couch."

"Fine don't tell me the truth but if you can barely walk tomorrow don't come crying to me."

"Do you really think I'd do that?"

"Well you are sleeping at your boyfriends house, what am I supposed to think?"

"Goodnight, and by the way it's way past the 3rd date."

Temari slammed the phone down and walked into Shikamaru's bedroom. Shikamaru was nowhere to be found. She stripped to her underwear and bra and climbed into bed. A few mintues later Shikamaru came in with his boxers on and got in next to her. They talked for a little bit.

"Hey Shika?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you mind if I..."

"If you what?"

"Well I've heard it's real bad, not to mention uncomfortable to sleep with a bra on..."

"Um."

"So can I take mine off?"

"If you're comfortable with that."

"Thank goodness. I thought my chest was gonna explode if I wore this much longer."

They were both back to back but Shikamaru could feel Temari unhook her bra, sit up and toss it toward her other clothes. She laid back down.

"Temari?"

"Yeah?"

"You're the most naked anyone's ever been in my bed."

"So you've had other girls in here?"

"Nope."

"Ha, goodnight Shika."

"Goodnight."

Shikamaru turned over so they were both facing the same way. They still had space between them because Shikamaru had a good sized bed. Slowly they got closer to eachother until Shikamaru was pressed against Temari's back. They were both still wide awake. Shikamaru put his arm around Temari's waist and they stayed like that for a little while. Shikamaru started moving his hand up her bare, flat stomach until it was just underneath her breast. Once he'd reached that point Temari sat up and covered herself with the covers. Shikamaru sat up too.

"What's wrong?"

"I mean I didn't take my bra off so you could feel me up."

"That's not-"

"Maybe I should go."

"No, Temari I'm sorry. You can't walk around this late at night. I'll leave you alone just go back to sleep."

"...Alright fine."

They laid back down Temari was facing away from Shikamaru and Shikamaru was facing towards her. He said he wouldn't but couldn't help himself and scooted a little closer to Temari. She noticed but didn't try and stop him. Shikamaru got right up against Temari after about another half hour, she could feel him pressing on her back. She still didn't stop him. After that they fell asleep for about an hour and both woke up at around the same time. For some reason they still couldn't sleep.