Naruto Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ A Strange New World ❯ Inside Detention Cell One (GaaLee Interlude) ( Chapter 12 )

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Inside Detention Cell One (Gaara and Lee Interlude)

Disclaimer: See Chapter 1

This happens during the week gap in chapter 11.

Lee cheered. He had been given permission to do some light, non-physical, work. He really wanted to start training, however even Gai-sensei had told him that he would make sure that he was in the best condition to do so. He was waiting for Gai to appear with his assignment, he was using a crutch to help support his weight, trying to keep as much of his weight off of his crushed left leg as possible. A moment later and Gai appeared, however he seemed not to want Lee to see the report in his hand. "I'm ready to start work, Gai-sensei!" Lee said, standing proudly.

Gai sighed, he knew that Lee thought that he was ready for anything, however he was sure that this particular assignment might change his mind. "If you decide to change your mind after you hear what you have been assigned, then I will think no less of you, you know that, don't you?" Lee nodded. "Very well, you have been given the job of taking over the position of watching over Sabaku no Gaara." At once the colour drained from Lee's face, and Gai couldn't blame it for going pale. He would have gone pale if he had been asked too.

Lee had to think for a moment. He was being asked over the boy that had almost killed him one time, and then kissed him the next time they met, causing unwelcomed thoughts into his mind, and stealing his first kiss, however he had alredy made up his mind about what he was planning to do. "I will do the job and do it well, Gai-sensei!" Lee said. He had secretly wanted to see Gaara after the incident in the hospital, and now he had his chance.


The following day he went to the detention cells, and traded places with the Chuunin, who seemed glad to be freed of his duty to watch over the Sand ninja, Lee taking his seat. "Good morning, Gaara-kun." Lee said cheerfully as he looked at the figure leaning against the wall. The blue eyes opened, and fixed themselves on Lee's form.

"Does Konoha really think that an injured Genin can stop me if I wanted to leave?" Gaara asked, feeling rather insulted by the fact that Konohagakure could think so little of him.

"No, we lost many good ninjas in the attack on the village." Lee said. "We have to make use of all those that can work, so I was asked to watch over you." Lee explained with a small laugh. Then silence returned to the room, the tension so thick that it could be cut with a knife.

"Do you fear me?" Gaara suddenly asked, the question made Lee jump, he hadn't been expecting Gaara to ask him such a question. "Well?" Gaara asked impatiently.

"A little, I have to admit." Lee eventually said. "I do have some experience on what you can do, and it's something that I wouldn't like to go through again. Lee could see Gaara's eyes penetrate into his own, and a moment later and Gaara moved to be closer to Lee. He knew that Lee wasn't exactly jumping away from him, but was on alert for any attack.

"I wanted to kill you." Gaara said quietly, making Lee have to ask Gaara to repeat what he had said. "In the hospital, I meant to kill you, but you left me with more questions." Gaara closed his eyes. "What happened in the hospital? Why did I like it? Did you like it?" The questions flooded out of the Sand ninja's mouth.

Lee couldn't help but stare at Gaara. It was obvious that it wasn't something that Gaara knew about, but he couldn't believe that he had to explain something like this to Gaara of all people. "A kiss is the touch of lips against another's, or against a different part of another's body." He could see that Gaara was still confused. "Come here." Lee said, feeling as though the only way that Gaara would understand was if he was shown, and experienced, what Lee was trying to explain. Gaara moved closer to Lee, having a feeling why the Konoha Genin asked him to do so. Then he felt Lee's lips touch his forehead through the sand armour that constantly surrounded his body. "That would be a parental kiss, if I didn't end up with a mouthful of sand." Lee laughed.

Gaara's eyes had closed through the kiss, it didn't feel as good as the one in the hospital did, but it still felt good. "What else is there?" He asked when Lee pulled back. "When will you tell me what the kiss in the hospital meant?" Lee started blushing, he could feel his heart pounding in his chest. He couldn't understand why his body felt on edge as though he was about to fight Gaara again. He remembered seeing Naruto and Sasuke kiss, a deeper kiss than when his lips touched Gaara's in the hospital and he remembered Gai-sensei saying that it was only to be expected from those in the Springtime of their Youth, and that they didn't fear what others said about them.

This time it was Gaara who initiated the kiss, his hands were gripping Lee's green bodysuit tightly. The kiss sent shivers down both their backs, sending jolts of pleasure at the light touch. It was Gaara that pulled away first. "Your ears are red." He stated.

"Gaara-kun, can I try something else, another kind of kiss?" Lee asked, wondering if he would be allowed to try the same type of kiss that his friends had done. Gaara nodded slowly, unsure on what Lee was going to do. Once more their lips touched, but Gaara gasped slightly when he felt Lee's lips moved against his, the movements exactly mimicing Sasuke when he kissed Naruto. Lee was surprised to feel Gaara kissing back. Slowly they pulled back from eachother. "Wow." Lee said, Gaara sharing the same sentiment.

"Again." The Sand ninja said, and once more their lips caught the other's. The touch felt so good andright, andit pleased Gaara no end. However Gaara didn't understand the strange feelings that he was now experiencing. He told Lee, who revealed that he felt the same about Gaara.

'I wonder, could this be love?' Lee thought, seeing a strange look in Gaara's eyes. 'I need to ask somebody that could help me.' Lee had never thought that this would be such a problem. Yet inside, he practically knew the answer to his questions already. He had never thought that he could hold such strong feelings for the person that caused him so much pain.

Gaara stared at Lee from where he was sitting. "When had Sabaku no Gaara devfeloped feeligs for another human being, let alone a boy that he defeated in combat? Maybe it was respect that he felt, but that didn't sound right to him. Could a kiss... kisses, make you respect someone? No, it had to be something else.


All too soon and Lee's shift ended, making him sigh sadly. He was sure that he'd miss Gaara's quiet company before he could even leave the room, however he had a couple of Jounins to speak to, all he had to do was find them, and hopefully everything would become clear.

It didn't take him long to find Iruka and Kakashi, who were arguing, very loudly, about where Kakashi's Icha Icha books were going to go. After a few minutes, Lee knocked on the door, just after he heard Iruka shout "They are not going in the spare room, Hatake!" A moment later and Iruka answered the the door. "Lee-kun, what can I do for you?" He asked, no trace of the anger he had shown moments before. "Please come in."

Lee entered the apartment and saw Kakashi, almost, sulking in the living room. "Hello, Kakashi-sensei." Lee said as he sat down on one of the chairs when invited to do so. A moment later and Iruka entered the room with cups of tea. "Thank you, Iruka-sensei." Lee said as he took a cup, noticing Iruka taking the seat next to Kakashi, who seemed to brighten up a little. He took a sip before he began to speak. "I was just wondering what it felt like when you knew that you found love."

"So who's the lucky girl?" Kakashi asked before Iruka could stop him. Instead Iruka dug his elbow into Kakashi's side.

"Why don't you leave this to me." Iruka said, glaring at the silver-haired Jounin. He moved and took the seat next to Lee. "I am happy that you found somebody that you think you love." Iruka said with a smile. "I can't really explain how Kakashi felt, although I really wouldn't ask him either." He laughed at the glare that he got from Kakashi over his orange book. He took Lee's hands in his own. "Love is a wonderful thing to have, to own." He said. "Although, maybe we aren't the best ones to ask about love." He said. "It took us years to actually admit to the other that we felt more than comeradeship towards eachother." He thought for a moment. "Maybe you should try Yusuke and Hiei, they are more like you in personality, so they would be able to tell you how they got together." Lee nodded and asked where he could find them. "They will be at either the lake or at the training grounds at the moment. They spend most of their time training now, considering that my team is one man short. They feel that they have to make up for Shuichi by training harder, and by proving themselves." Lee nodded.

"Thank you, Iruka-sensei!" Lee said as he raced out the door.

"Iru, I wanted a little bit of gossip." Kakashi said, avoiding the pillow Iruka chucked at him. "I really want to know who his girlfriend is!"

"It isn't a girl, you moron." Iruka said laughing at the look on Kakashi's face. "He would have gone to Gai otherwise." The look on Kakashi's face was priceless.


Lee ran to the lake, as fast as his crutch allowed, searching for Yusuke and Hiei, eventually hearng soft voices from up a tree. "Yusuke-kun, Hiei-kun?" He called, then he saw movement in the tree, and then the boys leaped to the ground. "I am sorry for bothering you, but I have a question." Lee said, shifting uneasily under the gaze from the 'Uchiha'. A moment later and Hiei leaped back into the tree.

"I'm sorry about Hiei, he hates questions, but maybe I could help you." Yusuke said, listening as Lee explained the situation, without mentioning Gaara's name. "Well that is quite tough." Automatically his hand went to the back of his neck. "I can't really describe it. Hiei is such a pain that you'd never think that we'd have even thought twice about each other." He glanced at Hiei, who was dozing on the branch. "However, Hiei has saved my ass on more than one occasion, and it's just been recently that I have actually decided to act on my instinct, which leads me in the totally opposite direction from what I thought I was." He could see Hiei's eye open slightly. "There was this girl I thought I loved back home, and I do love her... just not in the same way as I love Hiei. She is like a sister to me while Hiei is like what I'd want in a wife." Hiei lost his balance and crashed into the ground. Yusuke knew that it would take a moment for Hiei to gather his thoughts. "I think you'd be best asking Naruto and Sasuke. I saw them heading towards the Uchiha Mansion." Lee nodded and headed off in that direction, a moment later and he could hear Hiei screaming: 'I am not a woman, especially not your woman!'


With that experience over with, and sent once more on a hunt for another couple, Lee couldn't help but think that maybe there was no answer outside himself. His feet touched the planks that formed the floor of the Uchiha Mansion. "Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun!" Lee shouted as he entered the building, removing his shoes. A moment later and Sasuke appeared.

"Oh, hello, Lee-kun, what's the matter?" Sasuke asked as he showed him into the sitting room. "Naruto was just making tea, we have managed to get it here, slightly hotter than tepid water last time, so I think that is an improvement over having it cold." He invited Lee to sit down. "What is the problem, Lee-kun, you seem rather flushed." Lee explained the problem for the third time that day. "Well, it was the accidental kiss between Naruto and myself before we were assigned to our teams. I was so happy, and I thought that, because we kissed, that he would be happy too, however he seemed to be too interested in Sakura, who was interested in me... I am surprised that Kakashi is still sane. I eventually acceped the role he wanted me ot play, that of a rival, all the time I wanted him to see something else in me. Once Kakashi-sensei and Iruka-sensei got together, I think something changed in his mind, as though a piece clicked into place."I was so happy, and I know that we will be together for a very long time." Sasuke smiled at Naruto, who set the tray down on the table.

"Is this about Subaku no Gaara?" Naruto asked, and saw Lee blush. "It is, isn't it?" Lee looked away. "Well, I never saw that coming." Naruto said. "Does he know?" Lee explained what happened earlier that day to the pair. "Well tell the guy!" Naruto said. "I'm sure that he'll be thrilled!"


The next day and Lee was early for his shift, and brought a small picnic basket with him. "Gaara, I brought a treat." Lee said, seeing Gaara move from his corner. "I know it isn't much, but it must be better than what you are used to having in here." Gaara nodded as Lee brought out a few things from the basket.

"Thank you." Gaara said, leaning over and gently kissing Lee on the lips. To him the motion felt almost natural now. Lee blushed as Gaara took a sandwich from Lee and took a bite.

"Well, Gaara-kun, I think..." Lee said, breaking off. "I think that I..." He blushed bright red. "I think I love you!" That was over-kill for the poor Sand Genin, and he swallowed the sandwich that was in his mouth, and started choking. Lee tried everything he knew to stop Gaara choking, but eventually the sand realised that Gaara was actually in trouble and fished thehalf chewedsandwich back out. "Sorry, Gaara." Lee said quietly. "I never meant for that to happen."

"Say it again." Gaara said.

"I'm sorry."

"No the other thing."

"I love you." The next think he knew was Gaara's lips on his.

"If we feel the same, that must mean that I love you!"


Author's Note: This is dedicated to my beta and all you other GaaLee fans out there!