Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Loveless Suna ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

So, chapter 3 is up. I warn you that it's longer then the previous chapters, but hey twice so much fun. I hope ;).

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Now that the five ladies had been chosen, it was time to get Gaara an outfit.”Gaara!” Again, I had stormed his office in. This time he looked up and waited until I said for what I interrupted him again.

“Now that the invitations have been sent, we still must find you an appropriate outfit.” I made him clear. “So, what do you have?” Gaara started working again and made me clear that he wasn't interested. “What were you planning on wearing?” I asked instead with a small hope that he would answer.

“This.” He said short and I looked at him as if he had grown a second head.

“What?” He asked when he saw the look I was giving him.

“You're kidding right.” I said firmly, but his expression didn't change. “Oh, you really meant that. Sorry, but there's no way, you're going like that.” I made him clear while pointing to his robe. A blink was the only sign that he was still listening. “Don't you have something more casual?” I asked and he made a small no movement. Sigh. “Then we must go shopping.” I saw panic going by in his eyes, but didn't pay attention to it. `He's probably been shopping with Temari once.' I guessed. “That's actually great, because I also need something.” I said more to myself, but Gaara's look changed all of a sudden.

“I'll go along...“ He said and I looked surprise at him. “If I get to choose your clothes.” He finished and I looked confused back at him.

“Alright,... I guess... as long as I don't have to go naked.” I gave in after a small pause. He nodded and went back to work.

“Euh, when are we going?” I reminded myself to ask before I left.

“Tomorrow.” Gaara didn't bother to look up.

-

The next day I decided to wake up early and after a warm, relaxing shower I was ready to go. “And now to Gaara.” I decided and stormed my room out. Only I hadn't expected that there would already be someone behind it. That person and I ended up on the ground and of course my face was right in his chest.

“Sorry.” I excused myself as I raised my face. With only my eyes half open, I already recognized the clothes under me and looked up with puppy-dog eyes in Gaara's.

“Sorry, Gaara.” I excused myself again and realized all of a sudden that I've never been this close to Gaara's face. Leaving out, that I could almost feel everything of his body, since I was laying on him.

“S... sorry!” I stammered once more, becoming red. `Fortunately, he isn't wearing his gourd, because that would be a sight.' I considered myself lucky and quickly crawled up.

Gaara took his time to get back up and went outside without saying a word. Outside Temari and Kankuro were waiting for us and I looked at them questionable. “You didn't really think that we would miss this, did you.” Temari said happily.

“I simply want to know what Gaara's going to pick for you.” Kankuro made his presence clear. Gaara put on his gourd after examined his siblings emotionlessly and started walking, again without saying a word.

“Not the biggest talker, is he?” Kankuro whispered in my ear and I nodded. “But be happy he's letting you guys tag along. Who knows what he would have done if you couldn't.” I whispered and Kankuro's face went dark. I was glad that I couldn't see what he was imagining. Gaara led us to a small, but homey shop, where of course only the most expensive clothes were to find.

“Now Shizuka, time to go shopping!” Temari yelled after ogling cabinets full of clothes.

-

She pulled me with her and left her two brothers behind. “Where are Gaara and Kankuro?” I asked, trying to look over a cabinet.

“They're probably in the woman department looking for a dress for you.” Temari decided while she took a couple of trousers from the rack and examined them. Two went back, but the third she hung over her arm. I decided to leave her and look for myself. She seemed to have too much fun with the thought of dressing up her younger brother. I started looking and stopped on black trousers. They looked like some kind of jeans, but were thinner. Afterwards, I ran directly to a wine-red shirt. I just knew that Gaara would look hot in this. Now I only hoped that I had chosen the correct measures.

After a half hour we found ourselves, each with a bunch of clothes in our arms, except Gaara who was using Kankuro as a chart, before the changing-rooms. Gaara signed that I had to change first. I emptied my chosen clothes on a chair and released Kankuro of his. Then I stepped in a changing-room and started going through the bundle. The first one I got a hold off was a red-brown, cocktail dress of which I found that it came a little too high.

`That's for later.' I planned and got something blue in the eye. I raised the blue and saw that there was a hole in it. A rather large hole that would completely show my waist, except two lines on both sides which linked upper and bottom with each other. “No way.” I said in shock and left the dressing-room.

“Never am I going to wear this in my life, you pervert!” I yelled while I threw the dress at Gaara's head. His sand caught it of course and he examined the `dress' with a critical eye.

“I haven't selected this.” He said with a short look at Kankuro. Kankuro had already started to take a couple steps back before my killing aura reached him. Once reached, Kankuro turned around and fled the shop out. “Help me, pillow!” He yelled frightened to dead.

Gaara's sand put the blue `dress' on a rack and turned then back to me. “The black one.” He ordered and I got back in the changing-room. Entirely below in the bundle I found at last a black dress. After a first inspection, I found it a very beautiful dress and quickly put it on. It was a long, till the ground reaching dress, which accentuated all my correct rounding's. I had to admit that Gaara had a fine taste. I left the room again and looked directly at my stylist to see his approval. I saw him raising his none existing eyebrows for a moment and looking full admiration at me.

`If Gaara wasn't Gaara, his mouth would probably have fallen open.' I thought laughing and felt a tickling in my abdomen.

“Wow, Shizuka, you look beautiful.” Temari sighed dreamingly and returned then back to reality, when she realized something. “And you've selected that?” She asked full admiration to Gaara. He nodded briefly without taking his eyes of me. I felt myself starting to blush under his intense look and decided that it was Gaara's turn now.

“Your look tells me it's going to be this dress, so I'm going to change back and then it's your turn, Gaara.” I decided quickly and disappeared back in the room. There I put my hands on my cheeks and felt them glow. `What are you doing to me, Gaara?' I wondered quietly. Quickly I changed back and left the room for the last time with all the dresses. To my surprise Gaara took the disapproved dresses over and laid them on the rack on top of the blue `dress'. Afterwards, he looked at me, waiting and I looked back confused.

“Your bundle.” He made me clear and Temari pushed her bundle in his arms. He let the bundle fall on the ground and said again. “Your bundle.”

I felt the tickling rise and quickly went to the chair, where I had dumped my bundle on. From it I removed the black `jeans' and the wine-red shirt. “These first.” I said while I pushed the outfit in his hands. I felt him closing his hands over mine to take the clothes and stared surprised at him. Then it happened, I was drowning in his sea of blue-green eyes. My surroundings disappeared and only Gaara and I were still present. I felt his fingertips caress my hands lightly and then I shot back into reality. I almost jumped back and dropped the clothes in Gaara's hands. My face refused to leave the ground for a couple of seconds and I felt a large blush rise. Eventually I looked up through my hair and saw that Gaara also was back to reality. He blinked confused at me before he turned and occupied the room himself.

“Don't. Say. A. Word.” I threatened Temari while she looked at me amused. She gave me a smirk, which said she wouldn't just let this go. Then Gaara got out off the room and I felt my blush rise again when I took him in. Just like I had assumed he looked incredibly hot. He stepped to me and my breath got caught in my throat. He stopped right before me and put his right hand in his pocket. Now he stood complete casual, cool looking, before me and looked intensely at me.

“Good enough?” He asked seductive and I was glad that I was on my limit of blushing. I nodded, without breaking eye contact, very slow a yes. Now he smirked and a determined look came in his eyes.

`Coughs.' Temari helped me back to reality.

“Temari?” I asked my eyes of Gaara tearing.

“Now that you both have an outfit, you must help me, Shizuka.” She said short and I nodded. Gaara returned to his normal stand and glared at his sister, but disappeared eventually back in to the room.

“I've never seen Gaara this way.” Temari told me. She was so surprised; she didn't notice that she called him by his name. “Soon, Kankuro's going to be right.” She said laughing and I knew that my cheeks would stay red for a while. “But nevertheless be careful. It's like he's planning something.” She demolished her laugh absurdly. I felt my cheeks glow directly less.

“What do you mean?”

“That look of him... he always has that when he's up to something. And generally that isn't a good thing.” I still looked confused at her. Temari sighed. “There's still something you need to know of Gaara...” She started and didn't notice that her subject was standing behind her.

“And what could that be?” Gaara asked coldly. Temari visible stiffed and started stuttering.

“It isn't that he used to have Shukaku in him, is it?” I helped her and Temari looked surprised at me, but then she nodded. Gaara closed his eyes.

“That isn't really a secret.” Gaara said quietly, but his voice hold a hint of regret.

“But that's the past and it wasn't even your fault.” I said seriously and Gaara's eyes opened with a stunned expression then narrowed themselves.

“I thought that you had amnesia?” He asked threatening. “Euh yes... you see... one of the maids told me that.” I invented rapidly. “I have done my research, you know.” I made further up and decided that it sounded acceptable. Temari did nod.

“Those maids we have are real gossips.” She supported me. Gaara closed his eyes again to process this information.

“I will pay for this.” He said in the end and took my dress from me. This time he paid attention not to touch me, but he gave me a look, which told me he didn't completely believed me.

`Of course he noticed that I took my time to come up with this.' I beat myself and then sighed as I saw him walking away.

“Let's go.” Temari said and we left the shop.

“Don't you want to look for something there?” I asked astonished and she shook her head.

“I don't have as much money as the Kazekage. You're lucky that he wanted to choose your dress or else you also would have to pay your dress yourself.” She made me clear and I thought that I actually didn't have any money.

`Maybe I should look for a job?' I offered myself.

Temari quickly found a dress. There was one she already had an eye on and now she had an excuse to buy it. The rest of the day we stayed at the village, just us girls.

-

That Sunday Temari helped me getting ready and after Kankuro had said that we looked beautiful, we went on our way to the restaurant, where Temari had made a reservation yesterday. Gaara would come later, so that I had enough time to inform the ladies with what was going on.

The five ladies all looked in their own way nice and I just wanted to take them in, when a waiter informed me that the Kazekage had arrived. I thanked him and quickly ran to entrance hall of the restaurant. While I was waiting I heard Temari call that the ladies had to stand up when her brother came in and I had to oppress my laughter.

`That's the Temari I know.' I thought while I looked back in the restaurant to see what she was doing.

“And what's there so funny?” I heard all of a sudden behind me and I twisted around to see Gaara.

“Gaara! Don't surprise me like that.” I said with a hand on my heart. I took the picture before me in and felt my heart starting a marathon.

“You look nice.” I said before I knew it. Gaara smirked and grabbed my hand.

“So do you.” He said as he led me the restaurant in. When he released me, I missed his warmth, but directly got rid of that thought.

“Ladies...” I started. “May I present to you the Kazekage, Sabaku no Gaara.“ I presented him and sat down on the right from him.

“You've done your research well, I guess.” He said quietly, so that only I could hear him and gave I him smirk of myself. Then the ladies got their chance to present themselves. The red-haired started.

“My name is Aoi Kato and I'm honored to be here in your present, Kazekage.” She said with a wink. She wore a tight, red dress that... in my opinion... was way too short. Then the black-haired presented herself.

“Dear Kazekage, I'm Miyu Suzuki.” She said looking seductive. I almost choked in my drink when a noticed her dress. She was wearing the blue `dress'.

“Interesting dress.” Gaara said with a smirk, which clearly was meant for me. I glared at him and missed the name of the third lady. When my attention returned to the ladies, I saw that I had missed the whole presentation of the assistant. The only thing I could still see of her clothes was the top of a green dress with a very deep décolleté.

Afterwards, her boss got her turn and to my approval, she was wearing a very normal dress. Not too deep and it reached her knees. The only thing I caught of her speech was that she made antidotes for poisonings. The last lady was the small, but voluptuous woman. She had clearly emphasized her breast and according to me, she was also wearing a corset. Her presentation I mist completely. I promised myself that in the future I would pay more attention.

The waiter returned with the menus and after a quarter of an hour, we had all ordered. The red-haired and black-haired directly started to flirt with Gaara, but he didn't even granted them a second look.

`Alright, no sluts.' I noticed and made a mental note of it. Perhaps it was cruel to said, but you should see them. Temari tried to start a conversation, but Gaara also didn't give his attention to her. Eventually the ladies started talking under each other. When our food was brought, everyone, after saying itadakimasu, started eating, except Gaara.

“Is there something wrong with the food, Gaara?” I asked him polite. I noticed that everyone at the table became quiet and were staring at me with large eyes.

“Kazekage!” Temari hissed from the other side of Gaara, but I ignored her. For the first time that evening, after the introductions, I got a response from the Kazekage. He took up a part of his food with his chopsticks and brought it to my mouth. I stared stunned at the food before me and felt a blush coming on.

“He wants you to taste it for poison.” Made the scientist clear.

“Ah...” I said quietly and felt a twinge in my heart.

`I could be poisoned if I eat that.' I considered sadly, but nevertheless took the food in my mouth. Cautiously I ate it and decided that it wasn't poisoned. I gave Gaara a smile and he finally got the chopsticks out of my face. He carefully put a piece in his mouth and... in my opinion... held the chopsticks rather long in it.

`That's like an indirect kiss.' I thought all of a sudden and the blush was now certainly visible. I stared quietly at my plate and took a piece of food with my chopsticks. But before I could put them in my mouth, there was another pair inside.

`I should have known that I have to taste everything.' I realized and started eating off the sticks. `Hmm, there's a new flavor to it.' I determined. `Something... spicy.' I decided and realized then that that could only be Gaara's taste. Now I truly became as red as a tomato and quickly pushed Gaara's hand away, who took the chopsticks with him.

“I... it's fine.” I stuttered and started to play with my food. I could feel the jealous looks very clearly and when I looked at Temari, she smirked. I could clearly read in her eyes: `Kankuro's going to be right.'

At last, I decided to start eating, but by then, Gaara stood already ready with the next bit. I glared at him, which of course had very little impact with my red head. Gaara only smirked and pushed the food against my lips. I opened my mouth willingly and ate it quickly. I nodded at him, since I no longer trusted my voice.

But when I wanted to turn away from him, I saw a little bit of sauce hanging on the corner of his mouth. `Payback's a bitch.' I thought and let my finger slowly wipe the sauce away.

Gaara stiffed visible and everyone at the table became quiet again. The Kazekage's twisted his eyes to me and I licked seductively the sauce of my finger. I saw Gaara's eyes almost falling out of his head and this time his mouth really fell open. Now I smirked at him. “The sauce's also fine, Gaara.“ I said professionally and started at last with my plate.

Stephke23: Well, that's it for this chapter. Hope you liked it. R&R