A/N: Hope none of you are too pissed by the last update! I promise there will be more fluff coming, but I had to set the story of Mae up.
Chapter 11
Sakura stepped quietly out onto the roof where she knew Gaara would be. It was well past the time when most people slept so she was sure she would find him out here. After today's events there was no way the man would find any sleep.
Gaara turned in time to see Sakura step out on the roof to join him. Smiling softly he spoke. "You should be sleeping."
"I know, but I couldn't sleep without checking on you." She walked to him and stood close.
Gaara noticed that she did not touch him. Pain welled up in his chest to think that he might have lost her completely. He had not realized how much he had grown to love her soft touches. She was one of the only people who dared to do so and it stopped him in his tracks more than once.
"I am... coping" was all he said before he felt the tremendous urge to touch her face. He stopped himself.
Sakura noticed that he stopped short before his fingers met her face. Inwardly chuckling at his trepidation she closed the distance between the two of them. Wrapping her arms around his waist she pulled him to her. "I told you I wasn't giving up on us."
Gaara stiffened at the contact. He was so sure that she would want nothing to with him after the events of the day.
Sakura felt him stiffen and a horrified blush donned her cheeks. She hadn't thought about the possibility that Gaara would no longer want to continue their relationship. She was so embarrassed that she almost tripped as she moved backwards.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Kazekage-sama.. I just assumed that.. well never mind. I apologize". She felt tears stinging her eyes. She had lost the man who she had come to realize she loved. Still, she could not feel bitter because she knew that Mae needed him.
Gaara had been so surprised by her sudden removal from himself that he almost missed that he had never reacted when she had held him. Cursing himself for a fool he reached out to her and pulled her back to him. Now that he understood that she still wanted to be with him he felt a smirk cross his lips.
Tilting her face up to him with one finger he looked deeply into her eyes. He could see that she was crying. Why would she be so affected by his perceived refusal of her affections? Could it be that she loved him the same way that he had realized that he loved her? He felt his heart swell at the possibility, but quickly stamped it out.
Of course she didn't love him. It was just the stress of the day that had finally gotten the better of her. "How could someone like her love someone like me. I might not be the monster I was but I am far to tainted for the like of her. She is light where I am dark."
Gaara did something that surprised the both of them. He leaned down to her face whispering against her cheek, "So beautiful".
Then he brushed his lips up her cheek and kissed the trail her tears had made. He kissed away all of the tears on one side of her face before moving to the other side.
Sakura was stunned by the display of affection, she could feel her heart pumping fast and hard against her chest. She thought she might have stopped breathing when she felt him kiss his way around her face.
Gaara had just finished kissing away her tears but he could not bring himself to stop. He kissed her nose next, then her forehead before kissing the corner of her mouth.
Sakura didn't need anymore encouragement than that. Lacing her fingers through his hair she pulled him roughly to her mouth.
Gaara felt himself growl against her lips as he felt her tongue slid behind his teeth. Her mouth was bliss and he never wanted it to end.
Sakura found herself in the arms of the Kazekage bridal style as he carried her to her bedroom. She wrapped her arms around his neck tight. Sakura was a strong shinobi and one of the worlds strongest kunoichi, but having this mans gently carry her made her feel delicate. It was completely a foreign feeling but not at all unwelcome.
Gaara didn't think he had ever been this excited in his life, or this aroused. He nearly broke down her door trying to get it open in his haste and had barely set her on the bed before he smashed his mouth back into hers.
Sakura undid the ties of her robe and opened it up so Gaara had better access. She was so glad she wasn't wearing anything under it because the look on Gaara's face when he saw her naked form would be worth any embarrassment she might have felt.
Gaara stood back a second drinking in the sight of her. He had never seen a more beautiful sight in his entire life. Tentatively he reached a hand down to graze her breast. He heard her draw in a breath.
At that moment the sand that he had placed on Mae began to stir. He knew she was awake and she was moving around the room, probably looking for him.
He cursed his poor luck and kissed Sakura once more.
"It's Mae, I have to go. I'm sorry."
Sakura couldn't hide the disappointment on her features, but she knew he had to go to his daughter. "Oh of course Gaara." She gave him a smile.
Gaara looked down at her again and had to force himself from touching her more, "We will finish this, I assure you".
With that he was gone. Sakura groaned allowed and had to force herself from cursing. She giggled to herself, "I can't wait".
