BTW: Aloha
Gaara couldn't figure out what it was that he'd said that upset him so much. He was going to follow Naruto but he'd somehow gotten out of his sight and now he was nowhere to be found. He looked for him until he was lost. He was desperately looking for a land mark, the closest thing he could see was the top of Sasuke's apartment building. It was a very long ways away but he'd know where he was if he made it over there. He decided to check on Sakura's arm and ankle. He knocked on the door and Sakura let him in. He had to help Sakura feed Naru which was uncomfortable but Sakura didn't care much.
"So where's Naruto?"
"Well uh...we were walking and he stormed off. I can't find him."
"Why'd he storm off? That's really unlike him."
"I wish I knew."
"Well what was the last thing you said to him?"
"...I uh...can't remember..."
"Well I'm sure he'll turn up."
"I hope so."
"Don't worry. He's probably already back home."
"Think so?"
"Don't see why not. You can go check, I've got things here."
"Thanks Sakura."
Gaara left and ran to their house. He got to their door and burst in panting. He did a quick scan of the living room. It was just Kankuro sitting on the couch with Matsuri's head in his lap.
"KANKURO!"
"Shhhhhh! You're going to wake up Matsuri."
Kankuro started stoking her hair.
"Why are you yelling?"
"Have you seen Naruto?"
"I thought you two went for a walk."
"Um yeah...so he's not here?"
"Nope."
"Alright, I'm leaving."
Gaara left as fast as he came. Kankuro was confused but he wasn't too worried. Matsuri rolled on her side so that her face was against Kankuro's stomach. He started to rub her back a little and it made her smile in her sleep and that made him smile.
MEANWHILE
Naruto wandered around for awhile before he made his way back to Ichiraku's, he still wanted ramen. As fate would have it that was the place Gaara was going to look for him, he recalled him saying something about ramen. When he got there Gaara sat next to Naruto and ordered some ramen for himself.
"Naruto what's wrong?"
"What you said...I mean don't you think that was a little insensitive?"
"What did I say?"
"Talking about finding Sakura naked after being with Sasuke."
Naruto started clenching his fists.
"I've forgiven all of those mistakes but it gets harder to keep it that way when you make me relive it."
"...Naruto that's not what I meant. I just said Sakura because she's like your sister, I wasn't trying to bring back those memories."
"...Sorry I stormed off..."
"You had every right to, I'm really sorry."
"It's alright...do you mind leaving me alone for a little while, I promise I'll be home soon."
"Yeah, take whatever time you need. I'll uh see you later."
Gaara took Naruto's head in both hands and kissed his forehead. Naruto smiled but it quickly faded. Gaara walked home feeling incredibly guilty, it took him double the time to get back home because he was going so slow, he was practically dragging on the ground.
MEANWHILE
Kankuro was alternating between rubbing Matsuri's back to running his fingers through her hair. She still had her face buried in Kankuro's stomach. A while later Matsuri turned on her back, still asleep. Kankuro smiled when he got to see her face. He held her face with his hand and ran his thumb over her cheek.
MEANWHILE
Temari was waking up after a short nap in Shikamaru's lap. She sat herself up and Shikamaru kissed her.
"Sleep well?"
"Mhm."
"Hungry?"
"A little."
"Wanna get something to eat?"
"Sure."
They had planned on going to get some dinner but they then saw how dark it had gotten outside and figured it be way too dark by the time they got back so they attempted to cook.
MEANWHILE
Kankuro was still stroking Matsuri's cheek and smiling at her. Before he knew it he'd kissed her forehead. He sat back up and checked to make sure she was still asleep, luckily she was although her face was a little red, he let out a sigh of relief. A few moments later Gaara trudged in, it made Kankuro's heart race thinking of how close Gaara had come to seeing him kiss Matsuri, even if it was just the forehead. He got over his jitters and started whispering to Gaara.
"Where's Naruto?"
"Ichiraku."
"Why aren't you with him?"
"He just needed some time alone. He'll be home soon."
"Mmkay...so what are we doing for dinner?"
"Uh..I'm sure you guys can whip something together...I'm going to lay down."
"Oh...OK..."
Gaara went into his and Naruto's bedroom and shut the door behind him. Kankuro didn't want to pry. He thought he should probably wake Matsuri up to see if she was hungry. He kept his hand on her face and started whispering.
"Matsuri...Matsuri..."
She blinked a few times and smiled up at Kankuro, he felt his face get a little hot so he kept talking.
"Matsuri, you hungry?"
"Mm, a little."
"Wanna make dinner?"
"Sure. You know how to cook?"
"...Kind of..."
"Good enough for me."
She sat up and walked into the kitchen. She waited for Kankuro to follow but he just sat there. She turned around and grabbed Kankuro's hands and pulled him off the couch. She let one hand go and led him to the kitchen.
"So what are we making?"
"Well...I can make cereal and sometimes I can do eggs and almost always I can make toast."
"Breakfast for dinner it is."
"Hey Matsuri will you ask Gaara if he wants anything."
"Sure."
Matsuri peeked her head into Gaara's room he was just laying in bed with his back to Matsuri. Matsuri walked up to him.
"...Gaara sensei...? Oh."
Gaara had fallen asleep probably because he'd been running around town and had to help Sakura breast feed the baby which can be pretty exhausting. She shut the door behind her and told Kankuro he was asleep.
"Guess it's just you and me."
"Yup, so you want toast or cereal?"
"Cereal."
"Coming right up."
Kankuro being as comical as always was able to make Matsuri's eyes water with laughter just from getting them cereal. They sat next to each other at the bar waiting for Naruto to get home. After they'd eaten it was pretty dark out. Kankuro was starting to get worried about Naruto. If Gaara was right he'd been at Ichiraku's for almost 3 hours, not to mention how dark it was.
"Should we go find Naruto?"
"It can't hurt."
"You got a good sense of direction?"
"Pretty good."
"Alright then let's go."
Kankuro and Matsuri left looking for Naruto. They could've sworn they knew the way to Ichiraku's but that's not where they wound up.