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Gaara had thrown himself into his work since Mei left Suna. For 3 days, he had barely spoken of anything other than work, but every night he'd lay awake in bed, missing her. On this particular night, he couldn't take it anymore. He ran to his desk and started writing. He wrote about whatever came to his mind. Did he love her? Was she his girlfriend? Did he have any right to feel this way?
I was on the verge of being asleep, but not quite there yet... because I could sense something. I sat bolt upright and felt my wings emerge from my shoulder blades.
Someone was watching me.
I was slipping away—slipping into someones genjutsu—like I was sitting on the edge of reality, my vision was beginning to blur. It took everything I had to dash to the window and catch a glimpse of a shadow leaving my field of vision. It moved to quickly for me to see what it was.
What the fuck was that?
At that point I knew I wasn't going back to sleep. At all. And of course this happens on the night before I have to meet Tsunade at 7AM, and judging by her personality, she probably doesn't accept tardiness.
I layed back down and stared at the ceiling... running through all of the possible people who that could have been. Why me? What am I to anyone? I suddenly craved the safety that Gaara made me feel. I felt so naked without it. When did I become so dependent?
When my alarm went off at 6, I was ready to kill someone. I groggily walked to the bathroom to shower, got dressed, and headed out. Konoha really was a beautiful village. The streets were quiet and empty as the sun rose, but I walked cautiously towards the Hokage's residence. That whole incident from last night still had me really shaken up...
Needless to say, Tsunade kicked my ass. She said she was testing my abilities, but damn. She really didn't go easy on me. It wasn't until I dragged myself back into her office afterwards that she gave me any good news.
"I have something for you," She said as she took a seat behind her desk
I also began to see why Naruto refers to her as "granny". She may look young, but she talks like someones grandmother. She can't hide her true self for shit.
"Where did I put it..?" She rifled through some papers on her desk, and pulled out a thick envelope "This arrived for you this morning,"
She handed it to me. I read the thick yellow envelope. It was adressed to me, from Suna. SUNA! GAARA!
"...You seem excited," Tsunade added with a smirk "You're blushing,"
I quickly tried to hide it.
"Thats ridiculous. I am not,"
"Did something happen between you and The Kaze-"
"Well Tsunade, if we're done here, I really need to get going. Thank you!" I rambled before I ran from the room
I was not about to talk about my lovelife with the fucking Hokage. Thank you.
I rushed back to my apartment with the envelope hugged tightly to my chest. I tore it open and flung myself onto the bed. The letter was two pages long, and the envelope was full of sand. I smiled to myself, remembering the blanket of warm sand he'd wrap around me as I slept.
I began to read Gaara's sketchy handwriting on the paper:
Mei,
I've been so busy these last few days... I keep trying to distract myself from thinking about how you aren't here. Nothing helps. I can't stop thinking about you. I miss rolling over to you at night, I miss holding you.
I've never really written a personal letter before. Its kind of odd, what am I supposed to say? How was your trip? How's Konoha? How's Naruto?
Its hard asking questions, knowing I won't hear your sweet voice respond. I miss you, Mei. Since I met you, everything has changed. You've made me feel things that I didn't think I was capable of feeling. You've made me want to be a better person, a better Kazekage...
You're so hot headed, and short-tempered, like myself... and to see you change and make a turn around makes me so happy. I hope you are well on your way to figuring out your past, and discovering who you are.
I am planning on trying to come to Konoha by the end of the week for a couple of days. I cannot wait to see you.
Gaara
I nearly cried—nearly. I found myself blinking away tears when someone knocked on my door. I sat the letter on my bed and went to answer it.
It was no one other than Naruto.
"Hey, Naruto-kun,"
He grinned
"Hey. How'd your training with Tsunade go?"
"It went alright... She's tough,"
He chuckled
"Of course she is...I'm on my way to go hang out with Shikamaru and Chouji... but I have a surprise for you later. Be dressed and ready to go by 8 tonight. Dress nice, okay?"
"Wait—what? Why?!"
"Bye, Mei!" Naruto headed down the stairs
What the hell? Was he trying to take me out?
"WAIT!" I ran to the balcony and leaned over
"Yeah?!" Naruto called from below
"Did you come into my apartment last night?"
I saw his expression twist
"NO! I'm not a pervert, Mei!"
He walked off.
I was out of options. Who would've been in my apartment?
I spent the entire afternoon, not enjoying my first full day in my new apartment, but being apprehensive and overly paranoid, only trying at the last minute to go out and find something "nice". I decided on a simple black dress-it was inexpensive and I guess it was nice? I don't know, I'm not good with fashion. It was a bit shorter than I thought it would be, and I did my best to struggle with stretching it downard... I felt too naked. I thought about how Gaara would react to this dress... How his turquoise eyes would look me over, and his hands would explore my curves...
I glanced at the clock on my wall. Is it 8 already? Shit.
I ran to the door.
Naruto watched the front door swing open, revealing Mei in a slinky black dress. The dress hugged her curves in exactly the right ways, but left just enough to the imagination... .
Naruto looked good... damn good. He wore a black dress shirt and khaki colored pants. Simple, but he looked handsome in dress clothes. You'd think he'd comb his hair for the occasion, but of course not. It was still the same mess of golden spikes.
"You ready to go?" He asked
"..Yeah, I guess."
I shut the door behind me.
"So where are we going?" I asked
"You'll see," He replied "Its a surprise,"