Gaara
"I just didn't know if you would be comfortable there." I suggested.
"As long as I'm not getting a tattoo, I'll go in." Naruto agreed. I took a shower, after teasing Naruto to take one with me, earning myself a lovely blush. I made breakfast when I was out and Naruto hopped in, having my nicely warmed room from all my steam.
I kept it simple to toast with jam, and I made some scrambled eggs to go on the side. I poured us a tall glass of milk and shoved everything back in the mini fridge which was corroded with food.
We ate hungrily, I started up footsies again, but Naruto preferred to start kissing me. I could taste strawberry jam on his lips. It was really kinky.
The tattoo shop wasn't far, but it wasn't within walking distance. I walked in the front door to see Deidara with a guy looking through some papers of designs and said was working on someone's arm. A chick I think. But she was very muscular. Naruto and I sat on the leather waiting couches and looked through some of the artist portfolios.
"Like this one?"
"Yeah but, I'm not going to get a tattoo, and if I ever did, I would want you to design it and put it on me." as soon as Sai my new partner was done, I sat in front of him.
"Hey we have appointments here. Walk in isn't till 3 o clock." Sai said. He caught a glimpse of Naruto behind me, looking around me to take in the ears and tail "but I'll give you a discount if you let me take your pet home." Sai, the black haired male with a half cut jacket and no shirt, showing his stomach, hit on my Naruto. Naruto blushed.
"No but I want N-A-R-U-T-O across this finger, about here, so if I wear a wedding ring you can still see it."
"Naruto?" he pointed to the anthro.
Deidara walked up as Sai began the first letter. "Gaara? Early bird huh?"

Naruto
I was still blushing from the black haired males comment. But right when Gaara said he wanted that tattoo of my name on his ring finger made me stare at him a little questionably. Why his ring finger? And then he said wedding ring...I know I'm only 16 and I know Gaara loves me and I defiantly know I shouldn't be over thinking this but...Gaara marrying me...
"Gaara? Early bird huh?" A blond...male or...female walked up to Gaara as he began getting his tattoo. I think it's a boy. I mean it sounds like a boy. And I don't want to be rude.
I knelt down to Gaara's ear level for him to only hear "Um Gaara...is it a he or she?" I blushed at Gaara's sudden reaction. He started laughing, like he does when it seems like it's not under his control.
"N-Naru, this is my new boss Deidara." Knowing me he answered my question with pointing to himself then me. So it is a boy! Even if he has eyeliner, sorry guy liner, and fishnets on. I smiled with relief.
"And who is this Gaara, hmm?" He looked at my ears and tail, and I could only guess what he was thinking. I'm just Gaara's pet.
"This is Naruto, he's my boyfriend." Gaara smirked then looked at me with that glint in his eyes. I lightly blushed and shifted on my heals. Gaara's never called me his boyfriend in public. It was either friend unless someone asked him directly.
"So you are with this cutie. What a shame." Sai took his tool off of Gaara's finger for a second and dabbed the ink. But as he did this he looked at me with that flirtatious smile and blushed again ears lightly twitching. "But that doesn't mean I can't ask you to have fun with him. Right Gaara."
I could see Gaara get that sort of possessiveness in his eyes.
"You should be glad I haven't killed you yet." He said with a smile and I couldn't hold in a small chuckle at Sai's expression.
"Well...let's stop the chit chat. When Sai is done with you, Gaara, I'll show you around and where your drawing station will be, hm." Deidara left, but not before a quick wink.
When Deidara left everything was quiet, except for the buzzing of surrounding us. Oh and more of Sai trying to flirt with me.
"S-So Gaara."
"Hm?"
"How come you're getting that tattoo?"

Gaara
"For two reasons. one, so that even when we are apart will never forget you and have reasons to think of you, and for two, so other people" I glared at Sai "will know, or at least think that I'm taken. It narrows down the flirts once people know you're a couple... usually."
"Finished!" Sai said pulling back and cracking his knuckles.'
"Hm, what is that times new roman font? I would have done it 72 fonts across my ass if it was my lover, and in one of those awesome fonts... with flames." Deidara said from next to me.
"Naruto wouldn't have liked me sitting here with my ass to Sai for an hour." I laughed.
"It would have been me then. I don't like having you non adults any jobs involving people's private areas. People are supersensitive, and I don't need a law suit." Deidara said trying to motion back to business.
"Man and I was hoping to tattoo someone's penis." I said with a mock pouty voice.
Sai laughed. "Yeah I was sad too." I rolled my eyes and pulled Naruto in to my body, showing him a closer look at the ring I had just permanently scared my body with. I hoped this really showed how much I loved him. I hope he felt now, if he didn't before, that I truly love him and I'd never leave him. I mean, these things are very hard to get removed, but I don't like to think about that. Once I get a tattoo, I wouldn't dream of getting rid of it. To me that's like taking one of my drawings and erasing it right off the paper.
Deidara showed me my studio, Sai and I each had a curtain in case someone didn't want others to see, or in Deidara's case a tattoo is being inked in an inappropriate place.
he gave me some of his sample drawings on the front, I'd have to learn and draw these in case someone wanted one they saw on the window, and he gave me a few blank portfolio to fill up with my drawings at home that would be tattoo worthy.

Naruto
I smiled at Gaara's answer to the reason why he was getting a tattoo again. It made me happy to know he loved me that much. When Gaara went to go see his work station I stayed behind, sitting on a leather couch that was thankfully empty with no customers. I kept my ears perked up to still hear Gaara's voice, even if he wasn't that far away.
I didn't want to be in the way when Gaara took a look around his new work place. The only thing that bothered me was that Sai. Even after Gaara's warnings he doesn't seem to stop his flirtatious looks. I rolled my eyes as I began to think about anything really. Gaara, school, our new apartment, my stories and just anything really. And now that I think about it I want to do something for Gaara. No not anything perverted, even if I'm still sure that's what he wants. I could make him a bracelet...but I need supplies. Hopefully he will like it. When I can make it
Sighing, and being bored, I took out my new phone from my pocket, pulling my knees up on the couch so I can use them as a rest for my arms.
Instead of playing a game, like Tetris or Pacman, I opened up the document part of the phone for the first time.
I was happy to know that I could right as may characters I would like then send it to email for me to save or print out.
It looked as if I would write on this phone often
to ignore Sai's stairs and waiting for Gaara I began to write for the first time on my cell. Slightly smiling

Gaara
"Whuch ya dooooin." I said sitting down behind Naruto on the couch so he was now leaning back on my chest and not the arm rest.
"Writing." he said glancing around to see if anyone heard. I read a bit over his shoulder. He was talking about some kid's birthday, it was October 10th. Hm... That was in like two days.
"Naru, I noticed you used that date in one of your other stories. When is your birthday?" I asked curious.
"U-um, yeah, it's October 10th." Naruto blushed turning his face to his phone so I can't see him.
"You know that in two days right?"
"Yeah."
"Did you want to do something special for-"
"NO!" he jumped and looked at me. Then he sniffed and turned back around covering his face. "i-i mean, no. I don't want to do anything ok?"
"Well, can I ask why not?"

Naruto
I sighed a little sadly as saved my writing and closed my phone. Leaning a bit more on Gaara so he would but his arms around me. He kissed the top of my head but I wasn't really paying attention to him anymore, trying to figure a way to say this without crying. In most of my stories I like making the 'uke' characters birthday so special and fun. Making it romantic or comedic.
I took a deep breath again and Gaara whispered sorry as if he was afraid he hurt my feelings for asking a question. I shook my head.
"I don't like to celebrate it because it's not a day to celebrate." I whispered.
"But it was the day your beautiful face was brought into this world. I think it would be celebrated."
"It...It is also the date on which my parents were killed..." I whispered blinking away tears. Gaara just hugged me tighter.
"I'm sorry Naru...I didn't mean to."
"No its okay. We...we always used to celebrate together. Then they died and I never celebrated it again. Thinking the day was cursed or something. Plus Jiraiya never even tried. He hated that day as much as me. The anthro's and neko's that lived in the area, where I grew up were told to not be near me because my birthday was that day..." I sighed again Gaara lightly rubbing my sides as I leaned back into him more, so we were as close as we could be on the couch.
"And just a heads up. Sorry if I'm in a bad mood for the next 3 days." I whispered. I kind of glad he found out. That way he wouldn't just think I was acting pissy for no reason.
"It's okay. I understand. And if anything, if you want, I could try to keep your mind off of it as much as I can."

Gaara
Racked my brains on the way home. Thinking of something I could do. My birthday was never celebrated. I was the forgotten child; I grew up in jealousy of my sister and brother. Sasuke decided to celebrate my birthday, lots of bondage. It was sweet before the sex. This was whole new league. Romantic side of me came naturally, but thinking of doing something special? I drew a blank.
The ride home was a bother to me. It was so quiet and Naruto seemed... low. I occupied myself my drawing portfolio, but got bored and started doodling on the paper. like I said, I was racking my brains for a birthday gift and not paying attention to my drawing, so when I saw a male looking oddly a lot like Naruto and the back of presumably my head, giving Naruto a blow job, I drooped my pencil.
I looked around to see Naruto dozing on our bed through the open door to our room. I sighed in relief and tried to figure out what to do with the perverted drawing. I drew another one of Naruto and me kissing sweetly, with happy birthday kiss written above our heads.
Romantic birthday, which helps you forget about the day your parents died. I drew another blank. I wrote a quick note telling Naruto to text me when he wakes up, that I'm just going to the store real quick. I hoped in my car and headed down to the store.
I picked up a box of cake mix, strawberry, and strawberry frosting, and some colored frosting so maybe I could write his name or something. Then I searched for a small gift. Something that says "I'm making this not a big deal because you don't want it to be, but I couldn't do nothing".
I saw a kit in the arts and crafts section that showed how to make all the funny designs on the friendship bracelets. I didn't know if that was the style he made, but he could use all the multicolored thread it came with. 3 of each shade. On the way out I remembered there was a new movie out I've been waiting to see, and headed to the electronics section. On my way to the movie, I saw all the iPods lined up.
As I was staring at the iPods, I got a text. I opened my phone and look at it.
"You told me to text you. how long till you're home and what are you getting?" it was Naruto.
"I was pricing couches." I lied. "Do you like music?"

Naruto
I was still a little sleepy when texting Gaara, so I was only paying half attention. What I did know was that it sort of confused me by how Gaara didn't wake me up to go shopping with him. But also how I wanted him home. Maybe I'm too clingy but I want to be with him almost all the time. Even if we are not near each other but at least in the same building or house.
I sighed when I got the reply that he was pricing couches. But what was the point of the music?
"Uh yeah. But why you asking?" I sighed as I made my way to the kitchen so I could get a little snack.
A few seconds later I got a reply.
"Well I didn't want you to be bored. And since I won't be back for 10 min. I thought we could play 20 questions like before" I smiled at the text.
"Okay then. But I think we really covered everything before so I don't know what to say." I texted honestly. A few minutes later he answered back
"Well that's okay. I would ask another question but I got to drive home. Love you "
"Love you to. Be safe." I replied smiling softly as I took a small bag of pretzels and went back to the bed room. Sitting down on the bed with Gaara's laptop I began typing yet another story to pass the time. But in truth the thing I am writing is something I so every year around this time.
It's a story, that's true, about a happy family my parents were with me. But it always got deleted because Jiraiya said it wasn't good for my health if I kept writing things like that. But in truth I just think he didn't want to be around depressed old me. But even so I wrote it every year and because I don't want it to be on Gaara's computer, like a lot of my other stories, I'm going to save it on my flash drive and for one have it not deleted.
After about 10 min. Gaara came home, he seemed a bit happy about something but I cast it away. Saving my flash drive and shutting off the computer

Gaara
I started to make supper. "You don't have to turn the computer off just because I'm home. It's yours and I don't use it for much." I said. He turned it back on; the laptop turns on quickly when only in hibernation mode.
I started to think of ways I can get set up. If I had time tomorrow I would bake the cake, but... there is no guarantee... I got a text from my sister; she asked me what color couch would look good in my living room. I asked her why.
"Who are you texting?" Naru asked cutely from behind me.
"My sister, I thought moving out would get rid of her, I guessed wrong." I said.
She answered back saying that it was going to be a housewarming gift from her to me, I thought that was sweet and had an idea. I asked her 'can you take Naruto with you tomorrow to pick one out? This way I won't see it and you will know which one to pick.' I texted her back. She answered back with an ok.
"Hey Naru, can I ask you a favor?"
"Yeah, anything." Naruto came over to me from his spot on the kitchen chairs that came with the house.
"Member what I said about the couch? Well Temari wants to buy us one as a house warming gift, but she needs to know what will look good in our living room. I can't see it because it's for me, so I was wondering if you'd go with her and help her pick one out." I asked him, leaning in to kiss him on the cheek softly.
He seemed happy to be a part of getting something for me for once and nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, I'll go."

Naruto
I smiled softly as Gaara kissed my cheek again. I was going to be doing something for Gaara. This made me happy.
"So then what are you going to do tomorrow?" I asked while sitting down again, in the kitchen.
"Well...I got to work tomorrow. And since it's my first day I want to make a good impression." Gaara stated.
"Will I ever go with you again?"
"Yeah. I just wanted for you to help Temari. She has good designing skills but she has only been in our living room once. We don't want something that will make it clash and not fabulous." he said in a weird accent causing me to lightly giggle.
Gaara continued to cook dinner and by the smell I knew that it was just going to be good, like always. My red head must have noticed my sniffing because he turned around with a small smirk.
"Didn't I say I would teach you a few things?"
"On what? cooking."
"Yeah. You want to help me out?"

Gaara
Naruto jumped up and stood close to my side as he looked eagerly over my shoulder.
"I'm clumsy." he warned looking away ashamed. "Jiraiya never let me near a hot stove, he claimed I'd kill myself and burn down his house."
"I bet you'll be fine with a bit of encouragement and the right trainer." I winked. "Just take your time with it and have fun. No pressure. Cooking is an art if you look at it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... and then in your taste buds... and then how easy it is to digest." I said talking seriously even though Naruto and I both know that the last part was a load of crap. We started cracking up as I instructed him with what to do.
he listened fine, I mean, even a dog will mess up under pressure, so being gentle and sweet like talking to a child minimizes mistakes. Sure Naruto made a bit of a mess, more than usual but I'm not the kind of person who starts and ends with a clean counter. It's made to get dirty, so let it, you'll have to clean it every once and a while anyway.
Naruto looked ashamed, like would yell at him, every time he spilled something, or a bit of the ingredient missed the bowl. I didn't say anything though, it wasn't like he knocked the whole thing over and even if he did I wouldn't yell because it had been an accident. No one would do that on purpose.
When we were done, we served ourselves and sat down to eat, it was just as good as my food, and Naruto seemed so proud. He wasn't as moody as I'd expect him to be being so close to his birthday. Tomorrow he'll be happy picking out couches with my sister, and hopefully he won't be mad at me for my surprise birthday celebration. It's small, just the two of us, and I didn't buy him anything insane. Just two small gifts, only one on the expensive side. I wanted to something for him that showed I loved him, and that he doesn't have to mourn around me, that he's as special to me as he was to his parents when they were alive. They would want him to be happy on his birthday right?

Naruto
after we finished eating I leaned over a bit and kissed Gaara lightly on the lips.
"Thanks for teaching me... again."
"Like I said no problem it was fun."
"Ill clean if you want. Most of the mess is mine anyway."
"No, that's okay. I don't want you to get your cast wet."He kissed me, again, and I just nodded.
"Well...okay. I know it's early but I sort of want to go to bed." I whispered.
"Then go to bed, "He chuckled, "You don't really have to ask to do that. I'll be in there once I'm finished cleaning if you want." I nodded my head and gave him a goodnight kiss before I walked to the bedroom to see the bed staring right at me. I sighed when getting dressed for bed then lying down under the covers. Wanting to be able to hug something next to me. I curled up in the bed, to conserves more warmth, as I dosed to sleep. Well half sleep really.
About maybe an hour or two later, I don't know if he was just cleaning, the red head came into our room and changed into closed. Causing the sound of shuffling around me as he made his way into bed.
I uncurled myself and got close to Gaara so I could hug him and put my head in his chest. HE kissed the top of my head which only cased me to hold him a bit tighter. I hope I wasn't hurting him.
Soon I fell asleep. Then woke up and fell asleep again. Then woke up and the pattern kept happening. But each hour that I would wake up I would just look to see and feel if Gaara was still next to me.
I breathed out a sigh and think that my birthday he will still e with me in two days and that he would be with me even after that.
I looked at Gaara's sleeping face; softly kissed him, then again fell asleep.

Gaara
cleaned up quickly and wrapped the gifts, the iPod and the bracelet kit, being really careful not to let the wrapping paper make too much noise seeing as Naruto would pick it up quickly with his sensitive ears. The cake was a different problem. I couldn't make it because the smell would wake Naruto up, and it has to go perfect so he won't have a chance to be mad at me for celebrating this. Maybe tomorrow when he's with Temari I can have time to make it before or after work while Naruto is gone. The only thing is I'd need something to mask the smell. I thought of this and came up with a plan.
I pulled myself into the bed next to my resting uke, he woke up a few times, I felt him stur. I was too tired to do much, and he only fell back asleep. I worried that something was wrong though.