From Friends to Beyond

Gaara sat down and nodded to Naruto that it was all right to go ahead and order. Naruto yipped with joy and immediately ordered a bowl of miso pork ramen. Gaara asked for some curry ramen and then rested his chin on his folded hands. Naruto watched the cook eagerly, wiggling back and forth on his seat. Gaara smiled slightly as he watched him from the corner of his eye. Naruto really can heal fast…he isn’t even showing any signs of pain on that chair. Gaara refused to move his own buttocks in knowing that any slight movements would be uncomfortable and slightly painful.

Naruto clapped in delight as his bowl of ramen was set down in front of him. “Thank you for this meal!” He pulled apart his chop sticks and immediately slurped up a mouthful of noodles.

Gaara smiled at Naruto’s enthusiasm and pulled apart a pair of chop sticks as his own bowl of ramen was set before him. He clapped a prayer of thanks and began to slurp up his own noodles. When Gaara had finished his bowl, he set down his chop sticks and stared in wonder as Naruto went through another four bowls. Upon finishing the fifth bowl Naruto let out a relieved sigh and set down his chop sticks.

“Ah that was good Gaara. Thanks for the treat.”

Gaara nodded and went to pay the vender, but the vender waved his hands rapidly, “It’s free for you Kazekage-sama.”

Gaara scowled slightly and when the vender bowed he left some money on the bar and swiftly stepped out into the sun. Naruto followed him out and shielded his eyes from the bright natural light.

Naruto rotated his shoulders as he walked down the sandy street. Gaara walked along beside him, keeping his natural eye out for trouble makers in his village. It wasn’t long until a loud clang was heard and shouting. Naruto and Gaara stopped in the middle of the street and looked up in time to see a dark figure leap out from the fifth floor window of the hospital.

The figure’s cloak wafted noisily in the wind as he fell to the ground. He landed with a thump in a full crouch. Standing up slowly he looked up at the window he just jumped from. Two nurses were peering out the window with fear written on their faces. He smirked and started to walk off as he ran directly into a firm chest and hands closed tightly on his arms.

“Sa…Sasuke?”

Sasuke’s eyes shot up to the man gripping his shoulders. “Naruto?” Relief filled his eyes and grabbed Naruto’s shoulders tight holding him at an arm’s distance to get a good look at him. “Are you all right? I went to your room three days ago and there was so much sand and your room was trashed and I couldn’t find you anywhere, I thought that someone might have kidnapped you if not murdered you.”

“Whoa, whoa, take a breath there Sasuke. You’re not talking like yourself at all.”

“Tch, like I care. I just spent the past few days in the desert trying to get here to find you.” Sasuke’s eyes turned cold as he spotted Gaara behind Naruto.

Gaara rolled his eyes and looked at the hospital before stepping away from the two to intercept the worried doctor that came running out the door. Naruto turned to watch as Gaara talked the doctor down and sent him back inside.

Naruto turned back to Sasuke, “wow, you did all of that just for me? Why? What’s in it for you?”

“What’s in it for me?!” Sasuke stared at him in disbelief. “I’ll have found the only man I ever cared for that’s what!”

Naruto took a step back his eyes widening slightly in disbelief at Sasuke’s admittance. “What do you mean by that?” He was scared to hear the truth and looked over at Gaara who was making his way back over to them.

“Naruto I…I love you!” Sasuke practically screamed in anger at Naruto’s innocence and he moved forward to grab him again but was slammed backwards by a large wall of sand.

Sasuke grunted as he slowly sat up looking for the culprit and was gifted with a furious Gaara looking down at him with his arms crossed over his chest and two coils of sand wavering above his shoulders. Naruto was standing just off to the side staring in mortification at the admittance of Sasuke and the reaction of Gaara. Gaara snarled as the coils lashed out and wrapped themselves around Sasuke. Sasuke let out a grunt at the tightness and began to struggle as Gaara grabbed Naruto’s arm and walked at a fairly quick pace back to his house, Sasuke dragging behind him. People stared in awe and horror at the scene moving out of the kazekage’s way swiftly.


Upon making it back to Gaara’s place, Naruto and Sasuke were pushed and thrown into his bedroom and the door was slammed shut. When the sand released the raven headed man, he stood up swiftly and angrily moved up to Gaara and put his face very close to his.

“Just what the fuck is the meaning of this?” Sasuke demanded.

“I will explain if you remove your face from in front of mine before you get your nose bitten off.” Gaara replied calmly.

Sasuke stared at him for a moment before he fell back some and folded his arms across his chest. He raised an eyebrow expectantly at Gaara and then shifted his eyes to Naruto when the blonde made a sudden movement to stretch himself out on the bed. Gaara noticed the blue-eyed beauty’s movement as well and groaned inwardly as he felt the familiar heat begin to pool low in his belly.

“Well?” Sasuke said with a huff of aggravation.

“Naruto is under my care, and I do not appreciate you coming into my village and making such a ruckus. If you cannot keep yourself in check then you will be sent back to Konoha.” Gaara folded his arms and stared hard at Sasuke causing the raven haired to narrow his eyes.

Naruto glanced between the two before deciding to get up and step between them facing Gaara, “hey Gaara it’s all okay. Sasuke was just worried about me is all.”

Sasuke blinked at the sudden intrusion of blond hair and white material. He suppressed a growl as Gaara reached out and tucked a loose strand of hair behind Naruto’s ear. It took all of his might not to grab the red sash tied around Naruto’s waist and pull him to his body to claim dominance and show the kazekage that Naruto was his, but he had just confessed his love and didn’t want to scare away the tanned blonde, so he kept his hands folded with his arms and sat down upon the edge of the bed. Naruto looked over at him and sat down next to him but not too close, and Gaara took it upon himself to take that space and sit between them raising a brow at Sasuke as he growled lowly.

“Something the matter Uchiha?” Gaara asked in a monotone but amused voice.

“Nothing is the matter Kazekage-sama,” Sasuke growled lowly and stared over at Naruto who grinned his foxy sly grin and waved at him. 'Dear kami-sama what have I done to deserve such obliviousness?'

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Okay another chapter out now. I have so few reviews that it's really discouraging. I need to know if people are interested in the story. It really gives me that creative boost to keep going. Let me know how you feel, k? ;-;