Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Together With You: A Gaara Story ❯ The Kazekage and his Bride ( Chapter 33 )

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Recap:

Gaara blushed and glared at his older sibling. “I would never follow your advice. Even if you paid me,” he said coldly with playful smirk. Kankuro laughed and Temari didn't even want to know what was going on. “We'll head back and wait for you there, alright?” he asked. Gaara nodded and Shiruki remained clutched desperately to his chest. “Seems we need to pry her off sometime,” Kankuro joked as him and Temari took off back to Suna.

 

 

Chapter 33: The Kazekage and his Bride

 

It had been almost a week since Gaara proposed and Shiruki accepted. All of Suna was surprisingly happy that Gaara was getting married. Especially to another Demon carrier. They did not fear them anymore, seeing as how Gaara showed he would put his life on the line for his village, and has before with the whole apprentice ordeal. This had no doubt cleared all fear and suspicions of the Kazekage. They no longer thought of him as a weapon, but as an equal. As a leader. And as family. Kids approached him when he was with Shiruki and shouted how much they were thankful for what he did and how much they looked up to the two of them. And how lucky he was to have such a pretty girlfriend. He smirked at the children. They still called him cute names like “panda-san” and “tenuki-sama.” Shiruki thought it was utterly adorable of them. She found it breathtaking to see how much the village now looked up to him instead of cowering in fear of him like they used to. The village had went through a significant change for the good and she was not questioning why or how. She was just happy her and Gaara would not be looked down upon anymore.

 

Today was the day of the wedding. Temari and Kankuro took care of all the preparations, even sending out escorts for those who wanted to come from Konoha. Gaara wanted to have the wedding in Konoha originally, but Temari and Kankuro quicky reminded him that the Kazekage must be married in Suna for it to be official. And plus, all the villagers wanted to be present. Gaara found all these preparations rather stressful and not at all pleasant. Given, he didn't have to wear these stupid garments that normal men had to. He was allowed to wear his Kazekage garbs, but what he was anxious and impatient to see...was Shiruki. He had not seen his love for three days. Every time he tried to get close to her, Temari ended up dragging her away, and Kankuro dragging him. It annoyed him, but Kankuro quickly reminded him of Temari's temper and superstition about the whole “bad luck” thing. Gaara let it go eventually and just stopped trying after a while. Given, they shared a room together, but as of late, they did not. Temari had Shiruki sleep with her and Gaara by himself with Kankuro on close watch of his room. They weren't even allowed to see each other to perform the jutsu on each other. Temari basically had a ball and chain around Shiruki, whereas Kankuro had a close and steady watch on his little brother.

 

Many a time had Gaara and Shiruki tried to sneak out to see each other. Gaara got caught by Kankuro. It resulted in Kankuro taking his brother by surprise and shoving him back in his room with his puppet. Kankuro finally had someone put a jutsu on the door so Gaara could not open it.

 

Shiruki always got caught by Temari and was whacked over the head with her huge fan. Shiruki started to fight back, but Temari easily overpowered her. Nikkaku stopped helping, seeing it in her best interest to listen to the blond. Shiruki sighed and eventually gave up, though.

 

Today was the day! Today was the day Shiruki would finally be wed to the Kazekage. The day where she got to see Gaara again, face to face. How she missed her silent red head. And she was sure he missed her as well. It drove her nuts to have to stay away for so long. She felt as if she were going through some sort of Gaara withdrawl. And it sucked. Royally!

 

She paced anxiously in Temari's room, waiting for her new sister to hurry up and return to help her get ready. She was no doubt keeping a watch on the people from Konoha that were supposed to be arriving today. She rolled her eyes. She had put on the stupid dress, that she looke simply breath taking in, might she add, and now she had nothing better to do but to wait. Waiting was not her strong suit. She could literally feel where she paced a hole in the floor. Deciding she needed to calm down, she sat on the bed with her arms crossed.

 

A knock and an opening of the door came and she perked up, hoping it was her Kazekage. No such luck. It was Shizune, Sakura, Ino, Iruka, Temari, Hinata, TenTen, Kurenai, Tsunade, and Konohamaru. She sighed and plopped back down on the bed in disappointment. Everyone oggled the demon carrier's dress. They suddenly burst into a chorus together which scared the hell out of Shiruki. “Shiru-chan looks so beautiful!!!!” they screamed.

 

Shiruki jumped and tried to edge away from them. Temari walked over to her alongside Iruka, Tsunade, and Kurenai and smiled. Shiruki looked up at them pitifully. Temari must have read her expression. “It's only for a few hours, Shiruki. Deal with the dress,” Temari grumbled. Shiruki sighed and nodded, standing up with help from Iruka. He twirled her and smiled at how gorgeous she was. Temari sighed and put her hand on Shiruki's shoulder. Shiruki looked up at her curiously. She noticed a look in her eyes. Oh great. A big sister lecture on how beautiful she looks and how she's so happy for her. Temari smirked and led her to a chair. “Come on, Shiru-chan. Time for make-up!” she grinned. Shiruki didn't know why that suddenly struck fear in her heart. Temari forcefully pushed her into the chair and Shiruki fixed it so she was comfortable. Temari started to look through her make-up. She sighed. “Ino, get me the eyeliner,” she commanded. “Sakura, the eye shadow,” she continued. Both girls left the room. She sighed again. “Kurenai, lipstick. Iruka, cover up. Hinata...hair pins and accessories. Tsunade, mascera. TenTen, shoes. Konohamaru and Shizune, jewelry. It's down the hall on your right,” she ordered. All left to retrieve their items. Seeing that they were alone, Temari smiled sincerely at her future sister. “I knew this day would come,” she started to say.

 

Shiruki sighed and nodded. “Really now,” she said with boredom. Temari nodded. “What makes you think you knew?” she smirked.

 

Temari just laughed and started to brush Shiruki's hair. Shiruki closed her eyes contently. She always loved it when someone played with her hair. It was another calming thing to her. Temari hit a knot and Shiruki flinched a little. She apologized quietly and continued to brush the younger girl's hair. “Well, for starters...you and Gaara were inseperable. You slept over almost every night, you always hung out during the day, you practically lived with us, Shiruki!” Temari laughed.

 

Shiruki sighed and nodded. “That's because I didn't have a family, remember?” she asked sadly.

 

Temari sighed and hugged her from behind. “Well, ya do now!” she laughed lightly. Shiruki smiled and nodded. The rest returned and Temari started to turn into a female Iruka. She no doubt made a perfect mother hen. No wonder Kankuro was intimidated by her. She was too motherly. “Alright, guys! We have an hour before we're expected in the middle of town,” she informed them. They all nodded. Temari spun Shiruki around and went to work with her hair. Shiruki winced a few times at the yanking and pulling, but let up when her scalp adapted to it reluctantly.

 

“Shiru-chan is so gorgeous!” screeched Sakura. Ino smirked and put her arm around her girlfriend. “Makes me jealous of Gaara!” she teased.

 

Ino rolled her eyes. “What? I'm not good enough for you, billboard brow?” she teased.

 

“Zip it, Ino-pig!” she teased back. This resulted in the two girls kissing. Iruka smiled at the two. Shiruki just grumbled and rolled her eyes with a slight blush.

 

 

With Gaara and the seme/males...

“Come on, Gaara!” whined Kankuro. Currently, Gaara secluded himself in his room. He sat on his bed with his arms crossed over his chest. “Stop being a brat and come out!” he growled, kicking the door.

 

-Minutes before-

“So, Gaara, how about we have a little male-on-male bonding time?” Kankuro offered in the presence of Kiba, Shino, Kakashi, Shikamaru, Naruto, Neji, Choji, Asuma, Jiraiya, and Akamaru. Gaara nodded reluctantly and Kankuro smirked. “Great!” he smiled. Kankuro put his arm around his younger brother's shoulders and led him into his room, all the guys in tow. As soon as they hit Kankuro's room, he reached under his bed and plopped a stack of magazines on his bed for all the guys to see. All except Shino, Naruto, and Neji looked, or should Gaara say, drooled over the covers. This was Kankuro's porno. Gaara stared at them with his face lit up. These were the same blasted things that Kankuro used to teach him sex education with. The same ones that sent Gaara into a fit with a nosebleed.

 

Recognizing the same one that had done it, his eyes hardened and he glared at Kankuro. He turned on his heel quickly and left Kankuro's room, Naruto, Neji, and Shino in tow. They all went into Gaara's room where Gaara locked and sand locked the door. He would be damned if he got another nosebleed before his wedding.

 

-Present time-

“Come on, Gaara!” Kankuro pleaded from the other side.

 

Gaara glared daggers at the door, as did Neji. How dispicable his brother was. Neji glanced at Gaara and rolled his eyes. “Your brother's an idiot,” he stated simply. Gaara nodded and continued to look out the window.

 

Naruto observed him for a few moments. He looked uncomfortably straight and irate. He smiled in recognition. Gaara was nervous. He walked up to the red headed teen and put his hand comfortingly on his shoulder. Gaara looked at Naruto. His eyes held surprise but quickly vanished into his infamous glare. “It's okay to be nervous,” Naruto whispered so only he could hear. Gaara didn't know what to make of this so he just nodded. Naruto understood. Gaara was thankful. Naruto smiled at Gaara and looked out the window with him. “Ya know...” Naruto started. Gaara looked at him. “I'm really happy you and Shiru-chan are together. You're possibly the only one to ever make her happy, Gaara,” Naruto said simply.

 

Neji nodded, as did Shino and Gaara saw them. Was this their idea of a pep talk? Whatever it was, Gaara didn't feel as nervous anymore. That is, until he heard his idiot brother on the other side of the door again. “Yo, Gaara! Me and the other guys are leaving to get there early to help set up. Remember. You have ten minutes!” he said and then it was silent again.

 

Gaara didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a new wave of anxiety wash over him. He let the sand off the door and tensed a little. Naruto chuckled and patted Gaara's back a little before ushering the other guys out with him, leaving the Kazekage to his thoughts.

 

 

With Shiruki and the girls

Shiruki looked in the mirror at the finished result of Temari's handywork. Her eyes widened. She looked beautiful. She looked like a goddess. Gaara would certainly be happy. She was about to cry when Temari intervened. “Hey, hey, hey!! No crying! You'll smudge your make-up! Whaddya wanna do?! Walk down the aisle looking like Corpse Bride or something!?” she teased, dabbing the corners of Shiruki's eyes softly with the tip of her finger. She knew how she felt though. Shiruki looked absolutely stunning.

 

Her hair was pulled back into a tight spikey bun with some side hairs and bangs framing her face. The cover up made her face a bit lighter and gave it that heavenly glow Temari was so fond of. The black eyeliner matched and emphasized her eyes beautifully. She wore very trace amounts of pink blush on her cheeks, just enough to make her look alive. She wore cherry red lipstick with a light red eyeshadow with a tail towards the outer part of her eyes. She wore a black choker with Gaara's famed “love” symbol in the middle. The dress came off her shoulders and dipped to a “V” in the middle of her chest. It showed minimal cleavage and was tight around her torso and arms, looping around her middle fingers. Her nails were the black. The bottom of the dress hung loosely. It was shorter in the front, showing off from a little above her knees and down. It ruffled down to a long back. Her shoes tied at the ankles with a cute bow in the back. Of course, high heeled shoes. In the back of the dress was a big bow, like Temari's. The loose ends hung down to her lower thighs, almost at the back of her knees. Seeing how Shiruki hated the color white, Temari had it altered for her. The color of the dress was a deep red, almost blood red, just like Shiruki liked it.

 

Temari saw her eying the dress and smiled proudly. “How you like?” she smirked. Shiruki smirked in response. “Take that as an `Oh my god, Temari! How wonderful it is!' huh?” Temari teased.

 

Shiruki snickered and hugged her future sister gently. “Thank you,” she whispered. Everyone had long dispersed, leaving the two behind. Of course, Kakashi was to show up soon to lead her down the aisle because he was the closest to a father figure she had. As soon as Kakashi showed up, Temari would take her leave and run to the assembly.

 

As if on cue, Kakashi stepped through the door, fixing his outfit. Shiruki and Temari exchanged glances and smirked. He just got done “playing” with Iruka. They burst into a giggle fit and Kakashi scratched the back of his head. “Sorry-“

 

“Yeah, yeah. Sorry you're late. Hurry up and escort your daughter, dad,” Temari teased, leaving the room and rushing off to the ceremony.

 

Kakashi looked at Shiruki and smiled kindly at her. “You look beautiful,” he commented. Shiruki blushed and nodded her thanks. Kakashi smiled and chuckled, offering his arm for her to take. She did, and they were off in no time. Of course, they used the teleportation technique Kakashi favored. Hopefully when they arrived, her dress wouldn't fly every which way. She'd have to kill her “father” if that were to happen. She loved the guys of Konoha and Suna like family, but she didn't want the whole male gender to see what kind of underwear she wore.

 

As planned, they arrived just in time. Music was playing and Kakashi and Shiruki appeared behind the curtains that were hung delicately along the doorway of the building they were to come out of. People were strewn alongside the streets, anxiously awaiting the bride. All of a sudden, Shiruki felt rather sick. She covered her mouth and forced herself to calm down. Hopefully, it was just her nerves. She brushed it aside as anxiety and vaguely heard Kakashi ask her if she was ready to go. Shiruki nodded a silent response and in a matter of seconds, Kakashi picked up the curtain to escort Shiruki under it and into the street, in front of all of Suna and the select few from Konoha.

 

They walked ceremoniously down the “aisle” and Kakashi kissed Shiruki's forehead gently, before handing her off to Gaara. Gaara nodded appreciatively at Kakashi and Kakashi took his seat next to Iruka in the front. Shiruki smiled timidly at Gaara surveying her like a hawk would its prey. She saw the hunger in his eyes, as well as the admiration and undying love. His eyes found hers again as they faced each other before turning to the “minister.” The music ceased and it fell deathly quiet. Someone dropped a pin, it'd be heard. The man in front of the future newlyweds smiled and cleared his throat. “We are gathered here today to partake in the holy union of these two beings.”

 

Shiruki tuned him out and thought of how uncomfortable she was to be stared at. She could literally feel the stares on her back. It made her nervous, yet it made her giddy at the same time. Not once had anyone paid this much attention to her before. She was brought back to her conscious when it was her turn to speak. “I-I do,” she said quietly and rather terrified. The “minister” smiled at her lovingly.

 

They were facing each other and Gaara had slid the ring on her finger. She blushed and waited for further instruction. They were given to her and Gaara said his “I do.” With those words, Shiruki slipped the ring on his finger. His eyes never left Shiruki's.

 

“Then with the power invested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss the bride,” he said, finishing his whole banter.

 

Gaara eagerly stepped forward and gently touched Shiruki's jawline, pulling her into the kiss. Their lips touched and sparks were renewed. Everyone cheered and Shiruki jumped a little. All kinds of things fell on the two. Rice, confetti, sake...you name it. Gaara and Shiruki linked arms and walked away and towards the Kazekage tower, pausing momentarily for Shiruki to throw the bouquet backward. She peeked over her shoulder and saw that it was Temari who had caught it. She stood next to Shikamaru and Shiruki noticed blushes on the both of them. Shiruki and Gaara exchanged glances before continuing on their way. The next couple to get hitched...what a wedding and a half that would be!

 

 

TBC

 

 

A/N: Next chapter is strictly lemon. Of course, you HAVE to have the ceremonial sex with being newlyweds XD I kill myself sometimes.....but there will be one other chapter after the lemon, the epilogue..........I'm almost gonna miss this story....T_T Oh well...it was fun while it lasted. To all my loyal readers, thank you ^^ R&R