The kiss was blissful, I felt alive as we hugged Kazuo between us. I followed him back upstairs and we separated into our different rooms. The golden lion cub sat on my chest as we slept. The sweet lion snoring lightly. I giggled at the boy and slept. The next morning I was greeted by my family, my mother, Gaara, Kankuro, Temari. Yes, I called the sand siblings my family, because by now that is what they felt like to me, except Gaara, he was a little more than family.
"Today the sand sings your name, today you are special, today is your day, today is your birthday!" Everyone was singing the short song. It was the Sunagakure birthday song. It was a song special to our village. Wait, today is my birthday?
"I totally forgot, is it really my birthday? If I am turning 17 does that mean it is my Honorification" I asked, which caused the room to burst into laughter! Honorification was a special event for all girls when you turned 17. It mean you were being honored into the society, usually celebrated with a large party.
Temari had plans for the day already, first I was required to go shopping with her for a special birthday dress. The rules: the dress had to be floor length, it must be form fitting, and more the than one color. Our options were limited, to say the least. Sunagakure had three dress shops. The first one only had short dresses, so that was no help. The second was much better. The dresses were all different colors, but I wasn't able to find the right one. Then we went to the last store. The dresses were elegant and in hundreds of colors and Temari took out to looking for the right dress. I wandered into the green section to find a dress that could bring out the green in my hazel eyes. That was when I found the one. The strapless silk garment fit like a glove and was almost too beautiful to be real.
"Oh, that is the dress!" Temari and the woman helping us said is unison. I had no doubts about it, it was the dress. (A/N I will put a link to the dress I am describing in the bottom so you can get a feel for what I am saying!)
Next, hair and nails. I sat in a chair as a woman tugged on my hair, a woman shaped and painted my nails, and another did the same to my toe nails. I had a simple french manicure and on the toes was a soft green that almost perfectly matched the dress with a white flower on each toe. The monstrosity that is my hair was done in elegant curls that fell past my shoulders and didn't lose the shape. The process was not very fun.
After that we went home and none other than Kankuro did my makeup. Which kinda makes sense because he wears makeup everyday. He sat me down and gave directions that I politely obeyed, with much difficulty. He rubbed all kinds of things on my face and kept it all in a green and brown palette. Everyone said I looked really pretty, but I just looked like a version of myself with richer colors, but I wasn't denying that I looked good.
Temari delicately carried my dress as we made our way to her room, but I felt like we were forgetting something, Then it hit me like a ton of bricks!
"Shoes!" I said completely appalled that we forgot shoes. She shook her head and laughed.
"Two steps ahead of you!" She sang, as she pulled the door to her room, or shoe store that is. Now I knew what she meant, Temari had hundreds of shoes! We ended up with a strappy pair of silver flats.
When it was time for the party Temari and I went to the ball room in our dresses, hers a lovely black lace thing that hugged her body and looked nice, yes I know, they had a freaking ball room! The room was decorated with streamers and of to the side a table ladened with hundreds of different kind of food. What seemed like all of Sunagakure was there, all of the fangirls had somehow gotten in and surrounded Gaara. I saw many faces of people I knew, but didn't know me, but tonight everyone knew me, tonight I was famous. I stepped into the room and was flocked by boys! I have fanboys! I muddled through the crowd of people towards Gaara. He looked ravishing with a black tux on.
"You look.. wow! I mean amazing!" He spoke through all the noise of the people. I felt the heat rise to my face and I knew I was blushing crimson.
"Thanks, you too." He blushed, and we stood there like two blushing fools. When the music started I was whisked away by Temari.
"You have to meet the people from the Leaf, they are pretty darn cool." She insisted. She pulled me to a bouncing blonde boy, a blushing dark haired girl who held the blonde's hand, a pink headed girl, and a dark haired boy. They introduced themselves as Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, and Sasuke. I took an immediate liking to everyone and started to talk to the girls. Hinata and Naruto were dating and the other two were kind of dating, in a way, I think. To say the least, the people from the Leaf were complex. I learned that they were going to stay for a few days after which made me happy, I liked these people. I danced with Sakura, Hinata, and Temari until a slow song started. By tradition, I had to start dancing before any other couples could join the floor. In the time for the slow music to start I had been surrounded by many boys. I was about to dance with one of them when a tap on my shoulder redirected my attention. Gaara held out his hand, which I gladly took. He lead me across the floor where he turned to me and lead me in a dance. We danced elegantly, no thanks to me.
"Thank you for saving me back there." I said to break the silence.
"Anytime you are in need I will come running." His answer made a strong blush crawl up my neck, my heart flutter, and the butterflies in my stomach go crazy. We danced slowly, and I turned to look to see that everyone was just staring at us. Nobody else joined the floor they all just stared, some with looks saying 'how cute', others with jealousy twisted their music came to an soft end, but then I realized what song it was, it was the same song we danced to the first time, it was our song.
Please don't hate me but I will not be able to post for the next two wednesdays, because I will be on a school trip this week and spring break next week. I am not allowed to take my computer on the school trip and I honestly don't want to for spring break. So guys I am sorry and don't hate I try my best and I hope you like this chapter. And again PLEASE comment I get barely any and they are all from the same people and I am not sure if y'all like it and if I should finish it or if I should continue, so if you like in please say something and again I'm sorry! To be clear I most likely will post next sunday, but if I don't it is because I can't! So thanks and be sure to review!