I knew you would find me

AN:Sooooo....I haven't updated in forever.....-looks around, hears chirping grasshoppers-.....did i loose all my readers? I hope not!! Please enjoy!!



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Gaara silently watched the form of his…lover? Were they still lovers, did he really deserve him? The conviction in the man’s voice told him yes, but he didn’t want to become a replacement, as much as they were both hurting. Soft footsteps echoed lightly behind him but he didn’t turn even as a gentle hand landed on his shoulder,

“We’ve stayed too long in Konoha.” His sister whispered in the sunlit room. The flat green eyes flickered over the sleeping face then done the body knowing the amount of scars the man would hold after he was healed, scars his demon could never remove.

“I haven’t told him” Gaara’s low whisper replied to her statement, Temari sighed wearily,

“You know I tried… The council…” Temari trailed off, not sure how to end the sentence,

“I abandoned my duties as Kazekage, and they did as they felt was necessary.” Gaara said looking over at her, “If I cannot protect one person, why should I retain my position where I must protect so any.”

“You know as well as I do that you would do anything for your village, and the council knows that!” Temari hissed angrily, quivering a bit to hold in her temperamental nature. Her outburst also caused the man sleeping to stir, the eyes cracking a bit before snapping open completely as if Temari’s words had reached his brain.

“They removed you from your position.” His voice rasped, both cerulean eyes pinning Gaara in his spot. The red-headed man nodded once finally after a moment. Naruto tensed on the bed before he sagged back shaking his head once,

“…I’m sorry…I know that being Kazekage meant everything to you…..” He whispered hoarsely looking away to stare out the window that over looked most of the village. Temari pushed Gaara forward just a bit, ignoring the heavy glare he threw at her.

“They felt I had forsaken my people.” Gaara hesitantly stepped forward, a tentative hand dropping to the tan cheek, pale fingers curling under the chin and gently urging Naruto to look at him.

“Because you came after me…it’s my fault damn it!” Naruto growled pushing the hand away and turning his head in the opposite direction, his face set in a deep scowl. Gaara knew that Naruto’s anger was towards the situation and most likely the council, but he didn’t want Naruto to blame himself for anything. His pale fingers once again grabbed the chin forcing the other to gaze at him. Finally the angry cerulean eyes were on his face,

“My village was entrusted to Temari in my absence, and now she has been given my title.” Gaara spoke the words without anger or regret; He relaxed his fingers before leaning over enough to place his lips against the lightly chapped ones,

“I…couldn’t lose my precious person.” He whispered against the mouth. Naruto’s eyes widened at the words, briefly lingering over at the women still watching them with softened eyes.

“Neither could I.” He murmured back, his attention on Gaara pulling away as cough sounded from behind them. Gaara abruptly jerked away, but his fingers lingered on the side of Naruto’s face both looking over at the Kazekage. Temari smirked,

“Glad I got your attention; I guess I’ll be making my first appointments right now.” Temari looked straight at her brother, a softer smile tugging at her lips,

“I want you stationed here at Konoha to make sure our peace treaties are being honored.” She said, the eyes slowly resting on Naruto. The Hokage looked at Gaara struggling upward into a sitting position.

“Thank you.” He said sincerely towards the new Kazekage, then he raised one hand grabbing Gaara’s wrist,

“Help me get dressed I want to personally deliver the message to the Council.” The blond said meaningfully his eyes sparking with his old fire.
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Two weeks later

A soft sigh escaped the lazy-nins mouth as fingers roam down his side. He didn’t move even as the fingers dipped over recent dark purple bruises that littered his sides and hips.

“You’re awake aren’t you?” A soft voice murmured in his ear, the hot breath sending a tingle through his prone body. Shikamaru ignored the comment even though a bare smirk shifted over his mouth. The fingers drifted down the back of one thigh before coming up one more and settling finally around his waist. The brunette faded back to sleep dimly aware that the lips that pressed against the back of his neck were curved up in a similar smirk.
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Naruto pushed himself, sweat rolling down his back as he went through the light taijutsu motions. He had been at it all morning, trying to work his lax unused muscles back into their former selves. He was tired and hot, his wounds ached and every moment he would see flashes of Sasuke’s death. Shaking slightly he drew his fist back in and calmed his breathing. That man would have tried to destroy the village looking for him…he had changed into something Naruto could have never loved. And Gaara….Naruto’s thoughts wandered to the former Kazekage. He was so afraid to touch him…like he was made of glass and would break…

“Gaara.” He said clearly easing his stance a bit. The former Kazekage was next to him within moments, the eyes twitching downward in concern, Naruto turned toward him,

“Spar with me.” He said clearly. Gaara stared at him the flat green eyes widening a bit before he took a step back and shook his head once.

“No.” he said firmly. Naruto whirled on him flinging a kunai out of nowhere and towards the redhead, a wash of sand block it effectively, the green eyes wide and if anything startled.

“And why the hell not!? You say you love me. You say you care for but you won’t fucking touch me!” Naruto roared in exasperation,

“I’m scared to hurt you.” Came the soft reply. Naruto growled low in his throat before lounging forward. The sand whipped around his body, wrists and ankles, Gaara’s ultimate defense enacted. Naruto stared fiercely at the redhead the eyes were wide, and vulnerable.

“We were in the heat of a battle Gaara.” He whispered, feeling the sand slowly retract from his body, and he gingerly placed a hand on Gaara’s cheek, but the other looked away fiercely,

“I could have stopped but all I felt was rage, rage for what he had done, for letting you get into that situation. I should have protected you and I had failed you. I almost killed you.” Gaara spoke the words with conviction and stiffened as warm body pressed in, a head buried in his neck,

“You saved me Gaara.” Naruto murmured against the skin tightening his hold on the other even as he started to try and squirm away, the redhead’s breath was shortening but slowly and awkwardly he placed his arms around the others body finally relaxing enough to return the embrace.

“I don’t understand you.” Gaara confessed his fingers dug into the slightly sweat dampened white-beater Naruto had on, feeling the scars that would never go away and jerking his hands away.

“Yeah you do…” Naruto whispered tightening his grip and raising his face kissing gently up the neck, muscles tensed slightly but he moved his mouth up the chin until he got to the mouth pressing his lips gently against the other closing the gap between their bodies. The blond ran one hand gently up the side of the face continuing the tender slide of lips. Gaara stiffened his jaw clamping up and his finger gripping the damp cloth a bit tightly,

“…Gaara…I trust you.” Naruto murmured softly forcing the eyes to look down into his own. The redhead’s body began relaxing more at the words and slowly allowed his mouth to open to Naruto’s own; it held promise and the need for a return of that trust. The former Kazekage loosened his grip of the cloth even more and hesitantly let his fingers slide up the back molding their bodies closer. The kiss slowly and steadily became harder, Naruto pulling the mouth more into his own, their tongues tangling together. The tastes, the smells, the feel of the other man before him, he needed more. Naruto nudged Gaara back, much to the redhead’s surprise, into the tree behind them.

“…Naruto…” Gaara whispered with a small gasp his fingers grazing up through the blond locks pulling their mouths apart just so they could take a breath. The blond licked his bottom lip his eyes trained on Gaara’s. The green orbs flickered from the pink lips back to the eyes then back down. He gingerly pressed his mouth against Naruto’s, anything to get more of that taste and feel, the warmth spilling through his insides like molten fire. A soft shudder flew through his body as a barely heard moan escaped past Naruto’s lips. The redhead roughly moved his lips against the others mouth one free hand passing over the small of the other mans back caused the hips to nudge ever so much into his own a sudden spark of pleasure racing through his body. Naruto nudged his hips back into Gaara’s, both groaning softly at twisting sensation of pleasure. Breaking apart to take in a large inhale of breath Naruto gasped against the neck as gentle fingers brushed up his clothed back and down urging the hips in another soft rolling motion forward. This had been the most Gaara has touched him, or allowed him to be touched and it felt like it was the first time. His body was tingling everywhere from the barely there touches,

“Gaaa…raa…” he pressed inward again, bringing his mouth up to the redheads. Gaara captured his lips in a soul wrenching kiss sliding a knee in-between the legs wedging upward into Naruto’s arousal. The Hokage groaned around the mouth at the feeling and equal sound of pleasure making its way past Gaara’s own lips.

“I need…I need more…” Naruto murmured breathlessly grinding inward his hands tangling up through the red locks meeting the lips, his mouth filling with Gaara’s insistent tongue. The burning sensation grew even more in his stomach as he ground his hips once more into the others. A sudden feeling of cool fingers moved up the flesh of his back under the tank sent a needy shudder to race all through his body. The redhead broke the kiss again suddenly feeling the chakra of others bearing closer to the tucked away training ground. The blond pressed an open mouth to the pale neck,

“There’s….someone coming…” Naruto murmured in a soft disappointed voice. Gaara slid his eyes to the face his, mouth forming an annoyed line, he didn’t want the heat to fade, the touching to stop. He didn’t want to end this.

“We’ll disappear.” He replied evenly, clutching Naruto even closer to him, possessively.

“I can’t!” Naruto hissed in annoyance “Sakura will KILL me if she knew I used any of my chakra!!”

The former Kazekage’s eyes snapped to the ridge of the forest before he pulled the lips to his, sand whirling around them.
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Shikamaru paused at the edge of the forest raising one eyebrow at the fact that it was devoid of a certain blond headed man who still needed to get checked up on by Sakura. Sighing to himself he shifted his hips ‘tching’ under his breath at the uncomfortable sensation that ran up his body. He had been woken up for nothing. He stared at the spot before turning around an annoyed frown on his face, not only had he been woken up at an ungodly time….he was sore. Grimacing at the feeling down his back and backside the shadow manipulator trudged off in the opposite direction intent on finish his nap. Obviously Naruto was with Gaara, and obviously they did not want to be found, so obviously he wasn’t going to bother.
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TBC

AN:.........Well????? Was it worth the wait? No? You want some sweet, much needed smex relief to make all that hurt go away? (Yes would be the right answer xD)BESIDES that, please tell me what you think, I feel this story will be coming to a close....in a couple of chapters...just fair warning.

OK 2nd thing: SHika and Neji, impications of them...who wants a seperate "One-Shot" showing how they sorta got together fully? Hmm? Any takers..if not...I dunno if i can fit Neji/Shika smut without losing focus....its all up to you guys!!!


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