I awoke in the morning to Gaara's arms wrapped tightly around my waist. He's too handsome for words...
He looks so innocent when he sleeps.
"Wake up, loser," I laughed
He stirred slightly, opening one ringed eye, revealing a magnificent turquoise iris.
"Goodmorning, Mei," He mumbled. He pulled me down to his level...well, he moreso forced me down to his level.
"Gaara, what—"
He quickly crashed his lips into mine, kissing me fervently. There was so much heat behind this kiss, not sweet and gentle like our kiss last night. I started to feel my innocence towards Gaara slip away. Just because I'm horrible with emotions doesn't mean I don't lust after this kid 24/7. He's fucking gorgeous.
I shoved my hands into his soft crimson hair and kissed him back.
He pulled away, thinking he was finished but I pulled him in again, unwilling to stop. He took my bottom lip between his teeth and bit down slightly. I squirmed with arousal. I moaned into kiss after kiss. He finally pulled back and turned his attention to my neck, attacking it with a growl and a deep bite, then he began to suck and kiss the bare skin...
But someone started banging on the door
"GAARA-SAMA! I know its early... but you're needed, its urgent!"
"Shit... I have to go, sorry Mei." He kissed my forehead and got up out of bed. He rushed to his closet, pulling out his robe. He slipped it over his head and removed his sweatpants, replacing them with black ones. He looked so regal in the white and green robe... actually looking like the Kazekage was...sexy. He combed his hair with his hands and rushed to the door.
"Wait!" I said, grabbing his hat from the bed post
"Don't forget this,"
He smirked, placing the white diamond shaped hat onto his head.
"Thank you." He replied "I'll see you later, hopefully."
He kissed me once more before leaving the room.
...What the fuck is happening in my life?
The day went on and, again, I barely saw Gaara at all. Most of that morning I'd spend just laying in my room trying to dissect every moment of my encounters with him from the last 24 hours, unable to understand whether these romantic gestures were real. But, surely Tsunade didn't send me here to be babysat by the Kazekage. I couldn't be expected to just sit on my ass and wait for him as my only means of entertainment, right? So, I decided to get out and get some air. Well, hot air. Even though these clothes certainly do their job, I still fucking hate the heat of the Sand village. I thought I'd get used to it, but that wasn't happening in the slightest.
I set out into the village in the late afternoon, merely to explore and maybe do some shopping. I kind of remembered my way around from a couple of days before. I went out into the market district, getting a few stares and whispers thrown my way, mostly about Gaara and I's relationship status, but I didn't care. I just pretended not to hear them.
I stopped at a trinket shop. It was full of all sorts of odds and ends. Small figurines, posters, wind chimes, they even had a book corner. I scanned the shelves, mindlessly searching when someone bumped into my back.
"Hey! Watch where the f-... Temari?"
Temari's cheeks flushed
"Oh... H-hey, Mei,"
Why does she look like she just got caught with her hand in the cookie jar?
"What are you doing here?" I asked
"I...I...Well..."
I raised an eyebrow.
"I'm looking for a gift," She admitted with a sigh
"A gift? For who?" I asked, as I turned back to the shelves
"A friend..."
"If you're talking about Shikamaru, I know that he's not just your friend, so cut the act. Your brother told me all about it,"
"WHAT?! Who says the gift is for him?!.. I'm gonna KILL Kankuro,"
"Kankuro? Gaara's the one who told me,"
Gaara? Temari was confused, and almost a little jealous. Her baby brother had spoken so openly... and shared things with someone he'd only known a few days. It would have taken her weeks to pull a conversation like that out of him... Nonetheless she was surprised and glad he'd found someone to confide in... even if she's a total weirdo.
"Okay, it is," She admitted again "I'm leaving for a mission to Konoha tomorrow morning... and I wanted to bring him something,"
"How cute," I replied flatly as I studied a small Daruma statue.
"I, uh... I actually met Shikamaru when I was in Konoha. He's the guy with the ponytail, right? Smokes alot of cigs?" I said in an effort to keep up the conversation.
Her face suddenly lit up
"You did? ..What did you think of him?"
"Well... Tsunade sent him to me, but I was pretty much determined to shut down everyone she sent. So I hated him. But I guess... He's very perceptive. He figures things out quickly, and I guess he's cute,"
"He's really smart," She beamed "I'm just looking for a book to give him,"
I nodded. We silently moved to the book section.
"So, Mei-san," Temari started "You and my brother seem to be getting along well,"
"Tabun,"
(Perhaps)
"I see he talks to you alot, which is rare,"
"He doesn't talk to you?" I asked
"Are you kidding? Gaara is way better than he used to be, but he's still horribly anti-social. Its actually odd that he's taken such a liking to you,"
I shot her a glare
"I didn't mean it like that!" She amended "I just mean... he's gotten so comfortable around you so quickly. Its weird for him,"
"Oh..."
"Here it is!" She exclaimed, holding a book up "This is the one Shikamaru was talking about... Well, I'm gonna go pay for this and get some training done before it gets dark... I'll see you later, Mei."
She dissapeared around the corner.
I really have to get better at having conversations.
Later on that night, I was training on the roof as usual.
I needed someone to talk to that wasn't Gaara, someone I could talk to and trust. I bit my thumb, drawing a drop of red blood from underneath the surface of my skin. I slammed my palm to the ground.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
(Summoning Technique)
There was a sudden mist cloud that my Raven appeared behind as it began to dissipate.
Gaara had finally finished his daily work, and was scouring the house for Mei. When he didn't find her, he headed up to her usual night time hangout: the rooftop, to see if she was there. He saw her shadow and was about to call out her name, when he saw a massive black shape standing with her... As he got closer, he could see that the shape was a bird-a stunning bird, with obsidian feathers that shone in the moonlight. The bird spoke to Mei softly, almost too soft for Gaara to even hear, he only caught every few words...