CHAPTER TWELVE:
Two Years Later
Kankuro and Temari sat in Gaara's office as they waited for him to tell them about why he had called them. "So why did you call us here?"
"Well I have a surprise for Misaki." Gaara explained to the two.
"What kind? You know she loves gifts." Kankuro told him with a soft laugh.
"You two will be the first to know...I plan to propose today."
"What?!" Temari and Kankuro shouted at the same time.
"Be quiet. Misaki will be here is a few minutes. I don't want her to know."
"So you want us here to witness it." Temari declared.
"Yes. I thought you two would want to see it."
"She'll be so happy Gaara."
Kankuro nodded, "I agree. She will."
The door was shut to Gaara's office and suddenly the three heard a knock on the heavy wooden door. "Gaara i'm here." Misaki announced through the door.
"Come in Misaki." Gaara said as he watched the door open and Misaki walked in.
"Hi Temari. Hi Kankuro." She greeted her friends. "Gaara, is there a mission?"
"No. Please close the door."
Misaki nodded then closed the door behind her and walked further in the room. "So what is going on?"
Gaara stood up and walked in front of the desk. "I have a question to ask you."
"Go ahead."
"Misaki, we've known each other for a long time and I wanted to ask you if you would marry me."
Misaki's mouth dropped open in surprise as Gaara pulled a small grey box out of his kazekage robes and opened it. The ring was sterling silver, her favorite metal, and had a medium blue stone in the middle. "Oh Kami...Gaara...of course I will!"
He smiled as he slid it on her right ring finger and she wrapped her arms around his neck then kissed him suddenly. He kissed back strongly then parted and said, "I'm glad you want to be my wife."
"Did you think I would deny you?" Misaki asked him then turned her head to Kankuro. "You knew about this didn't you?"
Kankuro looked at her in surprise, "Me?! I just found out today! Don't be mad with me!"
Temari laughed, "He's telling the truth Misaki. Gaara just told us today."
She turned her head back to Gaara, "So when are we getting married?"
"I thought six months from now. By then we will be 19." Gaara answered.
"That doesn't give us much time to plan. We have so much to do. Temari and I will have to get together and make a list of what we need to do."
"Well why don't you start today?" He laughed.
"We will then." She gave him another kiss then waited for Temari to get up and they left for Temari's room.
Gaara sat back down on his office chair and laughed softly, "I'm glad she's happy."
"What? You didn't think she would be?" Kankuro asked.
He shook his head. "No, it's not that. I always wanted her to be happy."
"Well we could definitely say that she is."
Gaara smiled, "There is so much to do before we get married."
"I'm sure Misaki and Temari will take care of it." Kankuro said to his little brother.
"Well not all of it. In fact, i'm having a problem with the rings."
"Why?"
"Well you know how Misaki likes sterling silver for her rings. I like gold for mine. I don't know what to do." He explained.
"Oh it's easy. Get gold for yourself and put a little silver on it then get sterling silver for Misaki and put a little gold on hers."
"Well I will leave you to take care of the rings."
"What? Me? What if I mess up?"
Gaara laughed softly, "Do you remember when I was 15 and I asked you about the difference between sex and lovemaking?"
Kankuro smiled to himself, "How could I forget?"
xxxx
Kankuro sat on a wooden chair working on Crow, tightening the wooden joints. He heard a knock on the door and answered, "Come in." Looking up as the door opened, he saw Gaara enter the room and shut the door behind him. "Hi Gaara."
"Kankuro, can I ask you something?" The red-head asked his brother suddenly.
"Um...sure. Is something the matter?"
"Not really. I am only confused."
Kankuro turned his chair around and motioned to his bed. Gaara walked over and sat on the end. "So what is it?"
"Um...well...what is the difference between sex and lovemaking?"
The puppet master tilted his head at his younger brother and dropped his lower jaw in surprise, "It's sort of hard to describe, but I will do my best."
"Well I thought they were the same."
"No. Who told you that?"
"Um...no one. I only thought that." Gaara explained to his brother.
"They are totally different. Let me think...um...well sex is more like a set of actions." Kankuro told Gaara.
"A set of actions?" The red-head asked.
"Yeah. When you have sex, you are kissing, touching, sucking...that kind of thing. Besides there are different kinds of sex."
"Like what?"
"Like friendly sex. That's when two friends have sex and their relationship doesn't change because they have had sex. They still remain friends."
"Oh...okay."
"Then there's sex like with a prostitute where you pay for sex. You don't know who the person is you're paying, but you get it anyway."
"What else?"
"Um...there's sex where one person doesn't want it. Rape if you know." Kankuro explained to his little brother.
Gaara looked at the floor and murmured, "Like I did."
Kankuro stood up and walked to the bed and sat next to his little brother. "Look, that is in the past. Misaki has forgiven you. Besides, you were possessed by Shukaku and he taught you sex that truly wasn't right."
"But she distances herself from me." The red-head told his older brother.
"She does so because she loves you and doesn't want to seem like she is a whore. She wants to show respect for you."
"Huh? How do you know?"
"Misaki is my best friend Gaara. We've...had sex before." Gaara looked at his brother in surprise. "It was friendly sex. I had asked her about Shukaku and she couldn't tell me all of what happened in the past, but she was upset and asked me to comfort her. We decided to have friendly sex and let nothing change between us."
"I want to show her I have changed."
"Then show her."
"What about lovemaking? What is the difference?" Gaara questioned his brother.
"Lovemaking is intimacy with someone you love. You can end up having sex, but sometimes you don't. Sometimes your partner may want to cuddle or talk." Kankuro stood up and walked to his bookcase and took out two books then walked back to his brother. "Here, these will help you. One is on basic sex and the other is on lovemaking and intimacy."
Gaara stood up and said, "Thank you Kankuro. I've learned a lot. I appreciate it."
"Anytime you need anything, let me know."
The red-head nodded, then left to go back to his office.
xxxx
"I trust you Kankuro. You helped me a lot." Gaara told his brother.
"Well, when do you want me to get them made?" Kankuro asked.
"Preferably before the three months are up."
"Okay. I will go tomorrow and talk to the jeweler."
"Tell him to put it on my tab."
"I will. She is going to be so happy Gaara."
Gaara smiled, "I figure she will be."
"See you later Kazekage." The older brother teased him.
"Goodbye."
xxxx
Later that night, Gaara lay in bed as Misaki climbed on top of his stomach and sat while he held her hips firmly. "I take it you're happy."
She smiled at her future husband, "How could I not be?"
"I'm glad you like your ring. I had a time picking it out."
She laughed softly, "I would love anything, but thank you. It's a beautiful ring." Misaki glanced at it then looked back into his eyes. She leaned over and kissed his lips hard, feeling him kiss back with equal pressure. After about ten seconds of kissing, they parted and Misaki murmured, "Now, let me have my time before we fuck."
He smiled then told her, "Of course my love." He smirked, knowing what she wanted to do with him.
Misaki kissed down his neck, placing kisses along his strong flesh until she finally made it to his pleasure spot where his neck met his shoulder. She heard a deep moan exit his mouth and nipped at his collarbone as she continued to move lower along his body. He moved his hands to her black hair and buried them in her thick locks as she found his left nipple and consumed the sensitive flesh into her hot mouth. Another deep groan exited his mouth as he felt her continue to lick and pleasure him. Misaki suddenly bit the flesh in her mouth and heard him say, "I didn't know you liked to bite."
She pulled away to look up at him, "Can't handle it?"
He smirked again as he replied, "Oh I can handle anything you do to me. I only didn't know you bit."
"Poor baby." Misaki teased her future husband.
Gaara smiled, "My, my, I suppose I shouldn't have let you take command when we were starting to have sex."
"You would have regretted it."
"Yes I would have. Please continue."
Misaki smiled at Gaara, then captured his right nipple and began to repeat the same ministrations as before. Gaara weaved his fingers in her thick hair as he moaned from her nipping on his sensitive flesh. She released his flesh then began to lick down the middle of his chest and slowly down towards his stomach. She moved her hips slightly to pleasure his member. Gaara grasped her hair with one hand and pulled her head up. "Don't."
"Huh?" She questioned him. "I thought you liked it when I pleasured you down there."
Gaara smiled again, "I love it, but I want to feel you...now."
Misaki returned his smile then grasped his member and lifted her hips above his hardened cock then pushed her body over him. Gaara moved his hands back to her hips and began to rock her hips over his cock. He heard her moan as she pressed her hands on his chest. Kami, he felt like he was about to explode within her, but had to hold it. "Oh Gaara!" Misaki cried out in pleasure, her nails digging into his skin, "I'm almost...there!" He could hear her panting hard as her body finally tightened around him and they both came. His seed spilt within her and she fell on top of him, her head laying against his chest as she panted hard.
After regaining their breath and separating their bodies, Misaki lay against Gaara's side and laid her head against his shoulder. "I'm so lucky to have you."
"I love you Gaara. I hope to be your perfect wife."
Gaara looked down at her, "You don't have to be perfect for me. Besides, you do enough for me."
"Mmm...would you want to have a baby?" Misaki asked him as she thought of the possible future.
"Not now."
She giggled at him, "I know silly. I mean in the future."
"Well the council will expect it."
"I'm sure."
He leaned over and kissed her softly. "Don't worry about them. By the way, I love you too Misaki. Let's rest before I have to go to work."
She curled up against him and felt his arm wrap around her waist. His head rested against the top of hers as both of them finally went to sleep slowly and happily.
Author's Note: Okay, sorry for the long wait. I hope you like this chapter. Next chapter there will be some more wedding things going on. I didn't make a long sex scene, but I hope you liked it anyway. If you like, please review. I know some of you like the story, you're favoriting it, so review please!