Hello! By now most of you M readers will have seen Apples, the latest chapter in Hearts After Dark. *SPOILER* For you T only readers, things got a little heated in Gaara's study, though they were interrupted before anything went that far! Sakura ended up being a little shaken by it, but she's okay really :3
Anyway! I've spent some time going back and editing mistakes in any of the chapter; though nothing major has changed and I'm still working on the editing. For the time being -
Enjoy!
Amends
They've hardly spoken since their encounter in the study; she won't even make eye contact with him and quickly excuses herself from being in his presence.
It's one of the coldest days they've had all cold-season in Suna. Gaara finds himself distracted. He stares out on to the overcast day, the village nothing but a blur in his vision.
He sighs, he's hardly been able to concentrate since the night with the apples - he finds himself lost in thoughts of her whenever he sees the fruit. Her tongue, her breasts - the way she moaned his name in his ear.
But he supposes that doesn't matter much, anyway. Any progress he'd been making with Sakura were well and truly down the drain. It's not like he expected - nor even wanted - a romantic, or even sexual, relationship with her. But he'd been inspired by Hinata's visit to at least try to reach out to her; to formulate some kind of friendship. They were, after all, bound together for life. The least he could do was get along with her.
He leans back in his chair, and sighs again, biting the inside of his lip. He wonders what he should do to make amends with her - or maybe he should leave it all together?
He supposes it would be easier for her to hate him. At least then she could have some kind of life besides him. He shakes his head, banishing the thoughts. There must be a way to-
"Ah!" An idea comes to him and he quickly grabs his pen and scribbles a quick note.
"Kenta!" He calls the chuunin assistant in to his office.
"Yes, Kazekage-sama?" The boy says as he enters.
"See that this gets to Konoha as soon as possible." He passes the note over his desk, feeling a quick sense of relief that hopefully, his wife will be feeling happier soon.
"Yes, sir. Right away!" Kenta bows as he leaves the room to hurry to the aviary.
Gaara finds it a little easier to focus on his paperwork for the remainder of the afternoon; though he often distracts himself with thoughts of pink-hair and sweet lips.