Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, although sometimes I wish I did, beside the point, it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and whichever publisher he uses, and the magazines his manga goes into.^-^

Warning: This manga contains Shounen-ai/ Yaoi/ Slash fiction/ boy x boy so this is only for the open-minded, or else don't read it.

A/N: I think this is my second chapter today ^-^ but's it's hard to think of things to do, especially when you get writers block, or any kind of black as a matter of fact. Well I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! By the way, my favorite character in Naruto is Gaara! P.S. Gaara would probably never be this dramatic so don't review say "Gaara would never do that" because Gaara would most likely never do any of the things in this story.

Chapter 3

"So you're serious about this?" Said Kankuro.

"Yes, and nothing you say can change my mind." I said

"Well, if you say so, I wasn't going to try and change your mind anyways." Kankuro walked out of the room. It was just Naruto, Temari and I.

"I was thinking of getting the whole village in front of this building and I'll tell them then. What do you think?"

"I'm not sure what to think, but if that's what you think is best, then go for it." Temari ran her hand through her hair and sighed.

"Okay".

The light shone brightly in my eyes as I walked up to the podium, I think I was being a little over dramatic. I had gathered the entire village, and the visitors from foreign nations who were already in the village in front of the Kazekage building. I was nervous. You know how they say everyone has a nervous tick, well mine is that I can't stay still. It's really hard to notice but it makes it really hard to talk, especially publicly.

I stood in front of the podium and the first person I saw, right in the front, was Naruto with his brilliant blonde hair. I smiled to myself at his supportive 'thumbs up' gesture. I wanted to wave to him but stopped myself. I tapped the microphone a couple times then I waited until I had everyone's attention. It took a few seconds then there was a hush throughout the crowd.

"Hello, Hidden Sand Village. As you know I recently came back to the sand, with members of the leaf, the people who saved me from the group of missing nin called "The Akatsuki". On their journey we lost an important adversary, Elder Chiyo. Tomorrow we will have a funeral to commemorate her achievements throughout her life… also there is something I must tell everybody, a confession in a way, but first, I must inform you that once I have told you this, you must choose whether or not you still think I am worthy to be the Kazekage. I hope you do, but do not let my opinion sway your judgement, you must choose what you think is best. So, now I will tell you," there was a sudden hush, not even whispers circulated the crowd at this moment.

"I, Gaara of the sand, am in love with another male, or as you so call it, gay…" I let that sink in and stared at the expressions of the people in the crowd. Some were the same as the people who had witnessed my kiss with Naruto, others were confused, you get what I mean. There was mumbling throughout the crowd.

"Okay, there is a box over there and a stack of paper and pencils; you can decide whether or not you think I should be Kazekage." I was being over dramatic, but my entire life was on the line. If the people didn't accept me, I would live my life like I used to, always the target of scorn and contempt. I had a calm façade on, but I was nervous underneath.

People gradually made their way over to the table and formed a crowd around the table. Some thought it was a joke, but others could tell I was being as I always was. I watched nervously as the people wrote down either yes or no, deciding whether I was worthy of being Kazekage or not. I left the podium and made my way off the stage, and into the Kazekage building. I saw Naruto waiting by the entrance and reached out for his hand. He held it in his own and we went inside.

"I was so nervous, Naruto." I could feel my heart racing in my chest, and I'm sure it wasn't just from being on the stage. Once I realized this I found myself blushing. Naruto saw this and smiled, also blushing.

"I was cheering you on the entire time, you did a good job." He patted me on the back and gave me a welcomed peck on the cheek. I smiled back at him and landed a quick kiss on his lips.

"Thanks, your face was the first one I saw out of the entire crowd."

"Why, is my head really that big?" we both smiled at that comment. "Your smile really is beautiful, Gaara."

"Yours too, I love you"

"I Love you too." I leapt into his arms and nuzzled my head into his neck.

"Love is great and all, but do you have to do it where I can see it." Kankuro stood in the door way of the hallway. "I mean I'm glad that you've found love and all, but could you please not get all lovey-dovey in front of me."

"Sorry, I was just heading for my office," I said to Kankuro, still in Naruto's arms. I pointed toward my office like some damsel in distress, and Naruto was my knight in shining armor. He sat down in my chair and I sat on his lap, my arms wrapped tightly around his neck. I pecked his cheek and sat quietly.

He pecked back but this time he got my lips and put his hands in my hair. I could feel my face turning red and then I felt something touch my lips other than his own lips. I opened my mouth and felt something touch my tongue. His kiss was sweet on my lips and I could feel his lips on mine. When our lips parted we were both smiling, starring lovingly into each other's eyes.

"I hope the villagers still accept me when this is over…"

"They will, and look on the Brightside, even if they don't you can come to the leaf and live with me. You can just order yourself to live there then get a new Kazekage when you're going to leave…then it will be just me and you." He said the last part slow and full of a lust for passion. I felt my face turning red then leaned on him more, my forehead on his neck and looking down.

"Thanks, Naruto?"

"Yes?"

"Do you like living in the Leaf Village?"

"Kinda, I guess..."

"If I get accepted, do you want to live here with me?" Naruto looked taken aback.

"I would love to live here, but if I did that I could never become Hokage. Do you know what I mean?"

"Oh, sorry I forgot, I'm just a little caught up in the moment, sorry. I don't want you to forget your dream, I wasn't thinking, I'm sorry." Then my mind wandered again. If Naruto became Hokage would he have to go through the same thing I'm going through right now? How else would he gain the respect of the villagers, because I've never heard of a gay kage before. I felt more and more self-conscious, but I felt safe in Naruto's arms.

"It's alright, I still love you!" he smiled his famous smile and I had no choice but to smile back. I sat up and put my hands on his cheeks in a loving manner. He put his hand on my hand and held it closer, mouthing the word "I-love-you". I smiled more softly and slowly leaned down to kiss him. His lips were warm against mine. The kiss lasted awhile and I pulled back slowly.

Then my thought went darker. If I was still Kazekage after this ordeal was over, Naruto would leave and I likely won't get to see him for a long time. Just the thought of it made me want to cry. I wanted our time together to last. I wanted him to stay by my side forever. He understood me unlike anyone else and I was the only one who could understand him.

My thoughts turned even darker. The organization that wen tafter me for my tailed beast would soon make their move on Naruto. Except if he died like I did, there would be no one to save him from the afterlife like Chiyo did for me. I wanted to cry, our time together was limited.

"Naruto?"

"Yes, Gaara?"

"Will you stay with me until you have to leave?"

"Sure." He smile softly in an understanding kind of way. There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." I called. It was Naruto's sensei, Kakashi.

"Gaara, Naruto," he bowed politely. "Naruto, we will be leaving in a couple days," I could tell Kakashi must have been uncomfortable; he must have heard my announcement earlier. "About your announcement earlier, why would you, you know, tell the entire village, I mean, didn't you run away after we saw you, uhmm, kiss Naruto."

"Yes I did do that, because of you reactions. So I thought I should tell my people this so they know who their leader is, because not everyone is okay with that kind of thing, so I thought it would be fair."

"Not to you, how long did the villagers hated you; do you want to give them another reason to hate you just after you got rid of the last one?"

"No, if I don't do this, I won't feel right with myself," I probably looked weird, talking serious while sitting on another boy's lap.

"Well, I just wanted to tell Naruto when we would be leaving." His eyes traveled from me to Naruto. "Well I'm happy you have found someone who understands you, Naruto. I remember the last time you tried to find someone like that…but anyways I'm going to go." He pulled a book out of his pocket and walled out, forget to shut the door behind him.

I got up and walked over to the door. But, just as I was about to close it I was face to face with Naruto's teammate, Sakura. In surprise, I jumped back but tripped over my foot and fell.

"Sorry, Gaara, here," she extended her hand and I grabbed so she could help me up.

"It's alright. Did you need Naruto?"

"Actually, I wanted to talk to both of you."

"Okay," I said as I headed over to Naruto and sat down on his lap. Sakura closed the door then stood in front of my desk.

"Uhmm, so are you both gay or is it just Gaara?" I had never thought of that, I just assumed we both were.

"Both of us, so?" Said Naruto. Sakura smiled, which was unusual, since Chiyo had just died. Her smile slowly faded as if she had read my mind.

"I'm sorry; I shouldn't be doing this right after Chiyo's death..." Sakura looked sad.

"Sakura, I'm sorry about what happened. It's my fault, I was weak so I was captured by the Akatsuki."

"It isn't your fault Gaara, I'm just a little depressed, that's all. Forget I said anything, kay?"

"Okay, if you say so…" the air became awkward and we sat there in silence.

"Sakura, did sensei already tell you when we're leaving?" Naruto asked.

"Yah, he said in a couple days. Well, it was nice visiting, I'm going to go."

"Bye," Naruto and I said in unison. I waved her off and me and Naruto sat together in silence. we sat there talking idle for awhile until my sister came in. she was carrying the ballot box in her arms.

"All we have to do is count them." Said Temari dropping the box on my desk.

TBC

Hope you enjoyed it, I enjoyed writing it, hope it didn't go by to fast ^-^