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Lee shook his head to the apology, and smiled a smile that told Gaara it was okay. He closed his eyes and continued relaxing in Gaara's arms. It felt right. Being here and being with Gaara. Like he belonged with the redhead. His slender, piano fingers dancing a slow dance on his shoulders. Gaara's fingers really were magic. Wonder if they're good with-

No. Lee will not think such a thought. Unbelievable, dishonorable, be respectful towards your love, dammit. Don't think about how cute he'd look with his legs up over his head. No no no, don't think about how adorable his Gaara would be huffing and begging for more.

Lee almost made a look of realization of what he was thinking outside his mind. No way was Gaara ready for that kind of step; they weren't even married, yet. Lee was raised, mostly by his mentor, to be a gentleman. And waiting until the other was ready is part of that. Lee would wait his entire life; sex doesn't matter to him as much as Gaara being with him does.

Lee smiled at Gaara's words once he said them, and wrapped his arms around the redhead, locking them to make sure Gaara doesn't try and get away, "I love you, too, Gaara-kun," he whispered in his ear, "forever and always," Lee let go and grabbed one of Gaara's hands, bringing it to his lips and kissing it gently and lovingly, "because, as much as you might hate it, you're my Prince." He looked at Gaara in the eyes, his eyes filled with love and happiness.

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As much as Gaara hated to be referred to the "prince of Suna" he would gladly allow Lee to call him by that royal name. That was the love of his life, and he was the redhead's knight in shining armor. Just as he used to play as a child, Lee had protected him. "I will always be your prince Lee-kun~. Just as long as you can be my knight in shining armor, always protecting me." Gaara claimed happily, snuggling into Lee's hold he had onto him, not allowing him to escape.

Just being in this intimate moment made the young prince think about what would happen in the future. He has been acting strangely today, simply by curling in Lee's grasp early in the day, begging for attention: and even getting physically stimulated by looking at Lee topless. Even now, the prince was trying to keep himself calm by thinking about that boring book that he read, it was about some weird old man in a boat or something, if he can remember through the haze. Lee's scent was merely driving him crazy.

The smaller redhead himself didn't know when he will be ready for sex in general. He has assumed himself as being the potential bottom, only because he chooses so. He is frightened of the pain it will bring, but also eager for the pleasure that awaits him. He doesn't wish to rush Lee at all, and is willing to wait until he is completely ready before making any move on him. Since puberty he has never really experienced any sexual feelings towards another person, and this is the first time he has felt anything like that. It was a bit scary, but exhilarating at the same time. If only he could pursue those hormones and take control of what is making him, basically, have puberty all over again.

Sadly, Gaara knew that he had to wait patiently. Jumping strait into sex probably isn't what Lee would want; he seems too mature for that. It didn't damper the prince's spirits any further, though. Slowly, the prince would continue to push the older male's boundaries until he either caves in or pushes back. He hopes that he will simply give into his desires, but he is also scared that he will frighten Lee and chase him away. That is the last thing he wishes to do, but he still hopes that he will notice some of his silent signals and take them into note.

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Lee gave a chuckled, and looked out the window that was in the room. He blinked, and slowly stood up, carrying Gaara for a while before setting him down, "I think you have a date with Kiba, right?" He smiled at the redhead, "Naruto told me about it. It's almost time to go and meet him," he kissed Gaara softly on the lips, and pulled back only a few centimeters away, "be careful, Gaara-kun. I'll be here when you get back."

He smiled and waited for Gaara to take his leave. Naruto told him that Gaara and Kiba were going to the castle tonight, but he didn't say why. No matter, he trusted Kiba to take care of his love. And, he trusts Gaara to care for himself, as well. Lee could tell Gaara had a lot of strength, but he didn't show it. Lee made a mental note to himself to teach Gaara from basic fighting moves in the future. Once all that is already planned is done.

The raven haired male just thought a pained thought, but kept his smile to Gaara wouldn't see. What if he didn't love him enough? Gaara has wanted to hug and be with Lee all day, he could tell, and he didn't even look in his direction! Sure, he was working on the wagon all day, but the moments they did have for each other were not as loving as Lee wants it. He wants to show, prove to Gaara that he loves him. That he'll do anything for him in a blink of an eye.

That's when Lee got an idea. He'll do something great when Gaara's gone. It'll be the best thing. The plan was all forming together in Lee's head. He couldn't wait to get started on it.

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The young prince blushed a bit as he was lifted, then placed down onto his feet. Looking up at Lee with sad-like eyes, he had forgotten about meeting the brunette by the barn. It almost made him a bit sad that he would have to leave his Lee again tonight as well. To be honest, it was a real buzz-kill. He was truly enjoying himself, but he has a relationship to mend, he had made a promise, and can't break it. "O-Oh, I had forgotten… Alright…" Gaara said softly, as he pressed into the kiss Lee gave him. "I will, Lee-kun. I will try and get back sooner than last night." The prince said to his love as he turned to leave the nice warm house.

As soon as he closed the back door he sighed, already missing the taller male. He had a job to do though, and had to get to work. Quickly, he made his way across the dark field to the pasture fence, whistling for Shukaku. Of course, he could hear a distant whinny, and the sound of galloping footsteps through the darkness of the night. Before the prince knew it, there was Shukaku awake and happy as ever to see his master calling to him. "Good boy, Shukaku~…" The prince praised as he opened the gate for his animal to fallow him.

Gaara walked over to the barn, his horse ultimately fallowing him regardless, and blindly searched for the lantern that Lee had in the barn he saw earlier. With a tap of his fingers against the knowing metal and glass lantern that he knew, he patted the area next to it and found the matches conveniently placed next to it. Taking a match out of the box, he scraped it against the side, igniting a flame that made Shukaku spook a bit, backing his ears and cocking his head back. Slowly, the redhead lit up the lantern and closed the lid to it so it would allow him to see and tack up his horse, shaking the match in his hand to put out the small flame.

Since the barn was cleaned nicely, Shukaku's tack was nicely placed right alongside Lotus' old western tack, the brushes nicely placed beside the equipment in a little basket. Taking a brush, the prince began to brush off the Frisian of the dirt it acquired from being in the field. Luckily, he didn't get too dirty, but probably after this ride he will need a bath. Placing the brush back, he retrieved a hoof pick to pick out Shukaku's hoofs of dirt and rocks it might have gotten in his shoe.

Once finished, Gaara put everything back where he found it, and retrieved Shukaku's tack. A beautiful black saddle with a white finish and floral design, made of pure leather and with stainless steel stirrups. A saddle blanket was thrown over the horses back, and fallowing, the decorative saddle, fitting him perfectly. A girth was grabbed as the prince attached it to one side and walked over to the other to secure the saddle in place neatly. This time he would be riding stirrup-less, knowing that Kiba would need to be secured safely. Shukaku's natural behavior could be determined by the young prince, so it was easier for him to stay on; to add to it, he has ridden the animal bareback many times. Even when he was young, he would love to simply lay down on Shukaku's back while he grazed and doze off.

Professional grade boots were placed on the horses front and back legs, along with bell boots. Lastly, Gaara walked up to the front of the horse and stroked his head gently as he removed his halter, replacing it to where the bridle used to be, and put on Shukaku's bridle. Gaara flipped the reins over the horses head and neck and placed them on his withers, as he pulled down both of the stirrups. Quickly, before he left, he opened the lantern and blew out the fire, so he wouldn't burn Lee's barn down by accident. The prince retreated back to his Frisian and placed his foot inside of the stirrup on the left side of the horse, and mounted with a small grunt of effort, clicking his horse to walk outside of the barn as he situated himself, pulling his position in the saddle a bit further towards the horse's neck for Kiba to ride on the rear of the saddle.

Once outside, Gaara stopped his horse and released his feet from the stirrups and let them hang as he sat and waited for Kiba to arrive.

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Once Gaara walked out the door, Lee immediately sprang into action with his plan, running around the house, and making sure he had everything before putting stuff together. This was going to be great, no, fantastic, for Gaara. This might be their last night in this house, and Lee wants it to be memorable. For both he, and his redhead.

Out somewhere else near the house, Kiba walked slowly to where he was supposed to go. Ideas of what Gaara wanted was running through his head, but none of them believable. What could the Prince want? When Naruto told him to come, he seemed excited and happy. Could the blonde have something to do with this? Does he need help in anyway, and Gaara is somehow involved? See, nothing seemed believable to the brunette. Whatever Gaara wanted to see him for, it better be good. He's missing sleep he could have. He planned to sleep in the following morning.

Finally, Kiba arrived at the house, walking straight to where Naruto told him to meet Gaara. When said redhead came into view, he stopped and looked at the settled Prince. He was on a horse, because...? "Gaara-sama?" He whispered once he got closer, "I-I'm here. What is it you need?" He was a little too afraid to ask.

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Gaara grinned when he spotted the person he has been waiting for, and jerked his head in a 'come here' motion. "Perfect, I am glad you showed up. Come, mount Shukaku, we have a long ride ahead of us." Gaara knew that he had to be in front to lead the horse, and he prayed that the Frisian wouldn't fuss about having another person mount him. He was a bit picky when it came to other people, probably to the fact that Gaara was the only person to ever really ride him at all.

With a sly grin, he still wasn't planning on telling him what the real deal was. He had figured that the reason why Lee took his shirt off was because of him and his accomplice, Naruto, and brought on the most embarrassing moment of his life. Now it was his turn. "You will see soon enough. Until then, let's go we don't have all night, I am sure you would like to return home." Or perhaps not~. Gaara had a feeling that Kiba would prefer to stay at the place that he is going tonight.

Next were the instructions, he had to make sure to inform Kiba about Shukaku's behavior. "Mount from the left of him, and place your left foot in the stirrup to get on. Place your other foot in the stirrup on the other side, and hang onto me. Do not worry about Shukaku, he might bicker a bit but he knows better than to buck when I am on his back."

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Kiba stared at the horse for a good while, and his eye twitched. He really didn't like horses. He didn't know why, but horses just always gave him a chill, and they'd always scare him to death whenever he rode one. Clearing he throat once Gaara was done with his words, and slowly made his way over to the horse, hesitatingly touching the giant beast, giving a forced, scared crooked smile, "N-Nice horse," he mumbled out, "b-be good for me, kay?"

He gently placed his left foot in the stirrup, and slowly picked himself up, losing his balance for only a moment. Kiba quickly grabbed onto Gaara, suddenly scared for his life, and, with no moment to spare, swung his leg around the horse and shivered. Still hanging onto Gaara as if his life depended on it, "I'll have you know," he said after a while, "I'm scared of horses. So, whatever you're bringing me too better be fucking worth it."

He felt bad for cursing, but he couldn't help it. He was scared shitless, and he felt like he could fall any moment. What made it worse was that Gaara said that they have a long ride. Well, if Gaara was going to make his suffer, he'll return the favor.

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As Kiba approached, Gaara made sure to tighten his reins and keep Shukaku in check. He could already sense his horse getting weary from Kiba's presence. When the brunette placed a hand on his flank, the horses head jerked up and he snorted ears aback. "Shukaku… Be nice…" Gaara growled, and the horse merely shook his head and clamed back down for his owner's sake.

Kiba was lucky that Gaara had strong thighs, since when he lost his balance he grabbed onto Gaara for safety and hanging on. If he wasn't strong in the legs, he would have fallen off of the horse as well as Kiba. With a small laugh, he grabbed onto Kiba's left arm with his own and assisted him in mounting behind him. Glancing down at both sides of him, he made sure that Kiba was secure in the stirrups, and glanced back at him as he spoke his fear.

"Worry not, Kiba-san~. I am sure that all of this will be worth it soon enough~." Gaara giggled at his purest form of revenge, as he witnessed Kiba scared out of his mind. Revenge was sweet after all. Shukaku had his ears back from having the stranger mount him, but kept his cool because of his owner atop of his back as well. Shukaku did not wish to harm his master, but was uneasy of the scared human mounted on him.

"Just hang onto me and you will be fine, trust me." Gaara said as he finished off his inner achievement of revenge for earlier. With a click and a small kick to the horse below, they were off with a trot that soon transformed into an extended canter. Who says that the prince can't have a bit of fun, scaring the life out of him while he is at it?

It might take the horse a bit of time to warm up into a gallop from the extra weight on his back, but he knew that Shukaku was strong and could take on the challenge of sprinting with the weight of two people. It was going to be a bit bumpy, but as long as Kiba hung onto Gaara, he should be fine and unable to get flung off. Their pathway was going to go through the forest just as before and back to the wall that was crumbling. He planned on letting Kiba climb over using Shukaku as a stepping stool while Gaara would jump the horse as he did before, letting Kiba mount back on once he is on the other side, and make their way back to the stables. Hopefully, Kankuro would be there, it wasn't that late in the night, and he should be finishing feeding the horses around this time, he hoped that he managed to catch him before he went inside of the castle, then he would never catch him.

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Kiba trembled in his seat, and clung onto Gaara tightly. No way was he letting go, why was Gaara being so cruel? Kiba closed his eyes tight, and whimpered a little, "I'mgonnadieI'mgonnadieI'mgonnadie-" he stopped when the horse began to move.

If possible, Kiba tightened his hold and his whimpering became loud squeals and shrieks, "You're an e-vil p-p-person!" He whisper shouted at the redhead, who he was now depending his life on. This was all too scary; he just wished he could get off this damned horse as quickly as he could.

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Hearing Kiba's whimpering of terror and cries of fear almost made the redhead laugh evilly, but he resisted the urge. Only because he was basically being crushed by the arms wrapped around him. At least he was doing what the prince had said, and he was safe from being thrown off. The prince was the one who should have been frightened since he was going without the aid of stirrups, but of course his years of horseback riding aided in his ability to stay mounted without the need of stirrups.

The young prince did, however, snicker back at the passenger as they rode along the dark forest. They even had to jump over a couple of small fallen logs on their trip to the crumbling wall, and they made it in a decent amount of time, even at a slowed galloped pace that they were at.

Shukaku slowed, as they approached the wall, the horse knew that he would have to jump it once more, like the night before and was becoming eager, trotting his way close to the wall with a stifled neigh. The horse knew that he couldn't leap that wall with two people on his back, so he trusted his owner to find a secondary solution on how they were going to jump it. "Did you have fun?" Gaara teased, happy to be on the other end of the stick this time.

The prince slowed the horse down, as he lined Shukaku up parallel to the wall. "Alright, we are here, climb over the wall, and careful not to be too loud. It is about a seven foot drop, I will meet you over on the other side, so make sure you clear the way so you don't get trampled. Mount back on when we get on the other side, we still have a bit of a ways to go, and it is faster on horseback." The prince said softly, trying not to attract attention, just in case the guards were patrolling. He doubted it, though, since no one ever comes back towards the edge of the castle grounds where the forest is.

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Kiba finally lowered his shrieks to whimpers again, and didn't answer Gaara's first question. He just gave him a terrified look, "If I did anything to deserve this, I'm so, so sorry," he mumbled.

Nodding to Gaara's instructions, Kiba climbed off the horse with jelly for legs, and slithered his way to the wall. Finally happy to be off that horse, he joyfully climbed the large wall. It didn't take much time; sense he's been climbing things for years. He sat at the top of the wall, and started to climb down, just realizing what he was going into.

That castle? Why would Gaara- oh, no. Kiba stage whispered from where he was, praying to the Heavens that Gaara could hear him, "Why are we here? What are we- ah!" His foot slipped, and he fell to the grass with a thud. The wind was knocked out of him, and he just lay there for a while, not moving.

Finally getting his breath back, he slowly stood up, rubbing his back and taking in deep breaths of air. His eyes began to water, and he blinked the wetness away. A sloth could beat him at the speed he was going, as Kiba made sure he was out of the way, far enough.

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Gaara giggled at Kiba's plea and apology. "No need to be sorry, Kiba. By the time we reach the end of our journey, you will probably be thanking me, instead." The redhead smiled as he watched Kiba climb the tall wall, he would have let him use Shukaku's flank as a stepping post to help him climb, but he probably wished to get off this death trap as quickly as possible.

The redhead laughed a bit when he heard the thud from the other side of the wall, and let himself put his feet back into the stirrups again, and resituate himself back in the saddle for the leap of faith. He didn't quite hear what he mumbled, but he must have been surprised to see the castle right when he reached the top of the wall.

Gaara pulled Shukaku into a trot and backed away from the wall to give him enough space to make the jump, and dashed forwards with a gallop. The hoof beats pounded the ground as the majestic horse leaped the wall, just barely missing Kiba who have just gotten away in time.

The prince slowed the horse to a trot and made his way back to Kiba, pulling his feet out from the stirrups, and pulling himself forward. "Surprised?" He asked as he jerked his head once more to mount the horse and continue their ride towards the stables; he thinks that they would make it in time if they gallop and hurry, he can't wait to see the look on both of their faces when they see each other after so long. "Come, we haven't much time. There is more that I have to show you."

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It all made sense, now. This is why Gaara brought Kiba here. The only possible explanation! Gaara wanted some things from his used-to-be room, and he brought Kiba along to help carry stuff! Couldn't he just ask Lee, though? The dog lover really didn't want to run into his old 'friend'. But, he's willing to help a friend out.

He looked at the dreaded horse again, following the same steps he did before. Again, almost falling, and clinging onto Gaara for dear life. Please, please let this end.

"There," Kankuro wiped sweat from his brow and rolled up his sleeves from the heat in the barn. He just finished feeding the animals for the night. The hat wearing male took a drink from his water bottle, and sat on a hay barrel, watching a few kittens roll around their mother. He smiled at the sight; he had always adored his cats.

Kankuro's mind traveled to his brother. Didn't he say he was leaving soon? He probably left Konoha, already. Kankuro wondered who the man he loves is. He just hopes Gaara will be happy. He loved his little brother, and him being happy is one of the best things that could happen in Kankuro's life.

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The prince grinned again when Kiba flailed a bit when mounting, and assisted him once more. He planned on sort of "dropping off" the brunette leaving him happily in his brother's care. He knows that he will take care of him.

When he checked to make sure that Kiba was good and secured, Gaara pushed Shukaku into a strait gallop down the side of the wall heading towards the barn. "Hang on Kiba-san! We are going to be galloping!" He had to have made it in time. If not, he would have to breach the walls of the actual castle trying to go in unseen. Which would be impossible, he would be caught for sure. He knew that with his horses loud hoof beats, his own brother should hear them coming towards the stables when they get closer, especially at this speed, he should be there within minutes. Although, he wished to pop in a bit uninvited and surprise them both, but if he sees him coming a mile away, then it was no big deal, it wasn't as if Kiba could run away or hop off of a galloping animal.

To his luck, he spotted the jumping fields, and eventually the barn. Gaara slowed his horse to a canter and stopped a couple of yards away from the royal stables. "We are here, Kiba-san." Gaara said, as he dismounted, and tied Shukaku up to the fence-line to the jumping course. "Shh, fallow me…" the prince said softly, as he slowly snuck up to the same area as he did the previous night, making sure that Kiba was behind him, and out of the view of the doorway.

To his luck, he caught his brother watching a couple of kitten's play, as he relaxed a bit from finishing feeding the horses for the night. Perfect.

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Kiba tried to keep his muttering and begging in a minimum, and nearly fell off the horse when trying to get off. He followed Gaara, like he was told. Right behind him, Kiba grew worried that he might run into the older Prince. He remembered a lot of this stuff, sense he used to sneak around a lot here. Kiba stopped behind Gaara, almost running into him. Geez, why was he being so clumsy tonight? The last time he was ever this clumsy was years ago, back when Kankuro was still in the picture. Kiba guessed it was the terror, and/or excitement, of seeing him again.

Kiba stood up straight, crossing his arms, "What is it, Gaara-sama?" He asked in a whisper. He was really starting to get curious. What was it that Gaara found important enough to bring Kiba along with him?

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The young redheaded prince looked back at Kiba and grinned slyly, as he asked him a question. It seemed that Gaara couldn't contain the smirk off of his face as he suddenly, and silently, grabbed Kiba by the arm and pulled him into direct view, and dragging him towards where his brother sat. "Kankuro-nii-san! I bring you a parting gift!" Oh, how revenge was horribly sweet~.

The cocky prince looked back at Kiba, and finally revealed his surprise "I have brought you here Kiba to see my older brother, the renowned first prince of Suna, Kankuro." The grinning redhead said as he pulled Kiba's arm as he reached his brother, practically shoving him into Kankuro. "I hope you both like my present." He joked a bit, before getting serious in a split second with his brother.

"Nii-san why didn't you tell me you had the same desire that I had?" Gaara asked, preparing to scold his older brother for breaking the man that he brought along with him so he could mend them together again.

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Kiba almost asked what the smirk was for, until he was dragged in the barn and shoved in front of Gaara- wait, wait. Kankuro?! Kiba looked up to see a very familiar face he still sees in his dreams, and his eyes went wide. It was no mistake that was definitely his first and only love standing right there in front of him. Gaara brought him here because of Kankuro, not for stuff!

The elder Prince automatically stood at the sound of his brother's voice, quickly looking at him. He's eyes, also, widen with fear as he saw the one and only dog lover in front of him. Kankuro's jaw dropped, and he lost his words. As Kiba was shoved forward, Kankuro took a few steps back, trying to stay at the same distance. No way was he going to risk it and charge right at him, his mind had to progress what was going on.

Both men stared at each other for a good while, non-finding words to speak. Their eyes did all the talking. What are you doing here? Why are you here? What are you going to do?

"K-Kiba...?" Finally, Kankuro spoke first. His voice was stunned, and quiet. Kiba could barely hear it.

That seemed to give Kiba a bad impression, and he spun around to give Gaara a sad, teary look, "I told you I didn't want to come here," he bravely said through threatened tears, "why did you bring me here? He doesn't want to see me, I said. And... I-I don't want to see him." Of course he was lying through his teeth, but no one had to know that.

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Gaara immediately felt horrible, the smirk wiped clean off of his face when he saw those teary eyes look at him with such sadness. It made him almost regret coming here, but he had to leave his family with some sort of stamp of approval from the prince before he leaves for good. There was no way he was going to let Kiba live a life deprived of his love in his life. It would haunt the redhead for the rest of his days.

"K-Kiba, you are lying to yourself!" The young prince started, hoping to send an urgent message to both of them that love should prosper, not stay hidden forever. "I brought you here so Kankuro could see the mistake that he made on that day, all those years ago!" He wasn't mad at the brunette not at all. His anger was more towards his older brother. "And as for you…!" The younger kin growled out harshly walking up to his older brother, welcoming himself to get in his personal space.

"Kankuro, I am ashamed of you! How could you break his heart like this?! I have heard the damage you have caused to him, and probably to yourself as well!" The redheaded prince preached on, his angry aquatic eyes focusing on those that belonged to his older brother. "I have seen the heartache in his eyes, and I know that he loves you dearly!" The angered redhead continued, lowering his voice a bit from his outbursts. "A little birdie told me about the times past, when you and Kiba were together. When you two were happy, and in love! When you told him that heart-wrenching statement, he spiraled into depression." Gaara felt a bit bad leaving Kiba out of the argument, since it felt like he wasn't even there and he was clearly talking about him right in front of him.

"I have found my love, and I have decided to stay by his side for all eternity, or die trying! I demand, as the righteous Prince of Suna, that you do the same. F-Fuck the law!" The swear seemed a bit out of place for royalty to speak, but he had to get his message across. This speech was actually bringing tears into his own aquatic orbs. He hated to see his own brother kept away from what makes him happy. With a quick move, Gaara clenched his brother into a tight brotherly hug, and whispered into his ear. "Please… do this for me. I am living my dream… I don't want you to give yours up…"