Ai Yuki

Setting his gourd down he hopped up onto one of the training posts and rubbed his shoulders. "Does it snow a lot in this village? " he asked folding his arms.

Lee stopped kicking one of the training posts and looked at Gaara, "Only around now, it's cold, but the snow is very youthful!" Lee said with a grin.

He slowly looks up at the sky then frowns as a cold breezes blows past them ruffling his hair. "How can snow be youthful? it makes it hard to get to your village." Gaara asked looking over at the older boy.

"Well, that is true. But it is fun to play in, and makes everything beautiful looking," Lee said then muttered something else under his breath before continuing to punch the training post. His eyes moved down to divert his gaze.

Gaara glances at him then looks down at the ground folding his arms tighter as he watches his breath in the cold air. He then closes his light green eyes and listens to the sounds of the wood being hit.

Lee glanced up and noticed Gaara's eyes were closed so he smiles softly, gazing at him. His beating on the post slowed down until he stopped as he felt himself get happier looking at the red head. "Gaara- kun.." He said, his voice quiet and gentle.

The Kazekage opened his eyes hearing his name and moved his gaze over to the taller boy his cheeks starting to turn a light pink from the cold air on his face. "Yes Lee? " He asked.

"Um.. well you look could, would you like to go somewhere warm? I guess you are not yet used to it being from the sand and all," He replied to the sand ninja, giving him his familiar grin.

Gaara nodded and slipped off the post landing lightly on the frozen grass, kneeling down he started work getting his vest back on to get his gourd back on his back. "Where is somewhere warm in your village? everything is freezing." He asked pulling the zipper up on his vest.

Lee thought for a moment before replying, "We could go to a tea house and get something to eat and a hot drink before finding you a place to stay." He walked over to his backpack and pulled out a light green blanket. The backpack slipped onto his shoulder and he walked over handing the blanket to Gaara. "and for now it may look silly but use this, it is getting colder and you might catch a cold. That would be very unyouthful."

Gaara stared at the blanket for a moment then slowly reached out and took it, he looked over his shoulder at his gourd then back at Lee. "It was kind of you to offer this to me but I don't think it can wrap around me and my gourd. I don't have anywhere to drop my gourd off at." He said but held the blanket closer to himself happy that it covered his now numb hands.

Lee blinked then took out his kunai taking the blanket from Gaara. He cut two small slits in it for Gaara's arms to go through then gave it back to him. "Here," He said with a wide grin then took off his gloves and held them out for when Gaara was done putting the blanket on. "You will look youthfully green now" Lee said chuckling.

Gaara sweat dropped a little and reached out taking the gloves, he blinked when his fingers brushed over Lee's and felt the other boy was really warm. "How are you not cold? " He asked looking up at the taller boy then pulled on the gloves adding. "I think i look bad in green...wow your hands are big." He said looking down at the gloves that barely fit him.

Lee thought for a moment, a small blush covering his face from feeling the younger boy's finger brush against his hand. "I guess I am warm because I am more used to being in the cold then you are." He reached out and took Gaara's hand in his to see the difference in their size, 'and yeah, I guess my hands are big, but yours are youthfully small," Lee said with a happy grin.

Gaara felt heat rise to his cheeks as he looked at their hands and stepped back folding his arms. "So which way to the tea house." He asked looking off to the side to make sure Lee didn't notice his face.

Lee looked at the younger boy for a moment before turning around, "Yosh! this way!" He said before starting to run off down a path leading to the village.

Gaara looked up when he felt the leaf ninja was no longer near him and sweat dropped a little seeing he head run ahead, tightening his hands into fists so the gloves didn't slip off he ran after him down the path.

Lee stopped in front of the tea house and panted a little, turning around. He smiled watching the redhead running down the path he had just came down and called to him, "Come on Gaara- kun! hurry up!"

Gaara blinked then picked up his speed and then tried to stop in front of the leaf ninja only to slide on a patch of ice on the road and grab his shoulders. "Ugh! Sorry." He said as he tired to get his footing back and frowned down looking down at the ice. 'We never get ice in Suna.' He thought.

Lee blushed and picked up Gaara moving him off of the ice and sets him next to the door of the tea house, "careful, slipping is not that youthful, but it is quite alright, i do not mind you falling on me, I am just happy you did not get hurt," Lee replied to Gaara softly.

Gaara blushed and nodded, he then glanced around at the few villagers that were now staring at him. "T- Thank you Lee." he said and slipped off the gloves holding them out to the leaf ninja.

"Are you warm? " Lee asked, not wanting to take them back unless the sand ninja was.

Gaara looked a little confused not sure why the older boy was worrying about him so much and pushed the gloves into his hands. "They are falling off i don't want to lose them." He said his voice quiet. He folded his arms and looked around the village his breath easily seen in the cold air.

Lee frowned a little and slipped the gloves into one of his est pockets as he moved around Gaara. He opened the door of the tea house and stepped out of the way holding it open, "Alright, after you."

The Kazekage glanced up at him before stepping through the door and blinked at the sudden rush of warm air that met him when he entered.

The door shut as Lee walked in behind him, he smiled and walked around Gaara over to an empty table sitting down patting the seat next to him to tell Gaara to sit down.

Gaara stared at him for a moment then slipped off the blanket and then set his gourd next to the table, he sat down next to the leaf ninja and looked down at the table feeling suddenly awkward from the closeness of another person. "thanks." Gaara said and rubbed his hands together to get the blood flowing again.

"Yosh!" Lee said giving Gaara a grin and a thumbs up. "What would you like? " he asked Gaara once he put his hand down. The elbow of the leaf ninja rested on the table as he set his head in his hand, looking at the younger boy.

Gaara looked over at the leaf ninja and felt more heat rise to his face seeing other boy was looking at him and shrugged his shoulders. "Just tea.. " He replied and folded his arms to keep his chest warm.

"You sure you do not want anything to eat? When you get something in your stomach that is nutrients it helps keep you strong and warm," Lee replied smiling seeing how the younger boy had looked at him.

The Kazekage stared him for a moment then felt a smile tug at his lips, he then turned his head to hide the smile and shrugged his small shoulders. "I'm not very hungry and you sure know a lot about whats good for you heh.." He said back closing his light green eyes.

"Alright if you say so.. and I have to know about what is good for a body. If I did not then I would not have the energy to train or run around like I like to, and I would not be my youthful self!" Lee said with his normal grin. A waitress came over and he ordered tea for both of them then went back to gazing at Gaara, enjoying the fact he was close.

Gaara tilted his head back and rested it on the back of the both his eyes still closed. "Well that’s good and I but don't you think you train a little to hard? " Gaara asked feeling he wanted to scoot closer to the warm body next to him.

"Nonsense! No one can train too hard! If you are fit and eat right then your body feels good and you are happy and youthful!" Lee replied and moved his hand down, blushing when he accidentally touched Gaara's thigh and quickly moved his hand away.

 Gaara blushed and jumped at the touch and opened his eyes to look up at the leaf ninja, realizing Lee could see him blushing he quickly turned his head away and lifted his hands to blow warm air into them hoping to hide half his face.

"S- sorry," Lee murmured when Gaara jumped. He noticed the little bit of blush on Gaara's cheek before he covered his face, but turned his head the opposite way, thinking nothing really of it. "Umm t- thank you," He said to the waitress when she came by and dropped off their tea.

 Gaara bit his lip mad at himself for blushing so much and muttered back. "I- Its ok i know you didn't mean to do that anyway.." He sat up a little straighter and picked up his tea staring into it for a moment then taking a sip.

Lee shrugged not really wanting to answer, because he himself wasn't all that sure if he ment to do that. He took a sip of his tea and made a refreshing sound, "nothing like some youthful tea to warm someone up!" He said.

Gaara glanced at him and smiled happy to be spending time with the older boy and sipped down the rest of his tea happy to feel warm inside again. "Yeah." He agreed and set his cup back down on the table.

Lee finished his own tea and grinned seeing the smile on Gaara's face. He set some money on the table to pay for their tea and looked to Gaara. "SO have you figured out where you are going to stay yet..? " Lee asked slowly.

Gaara frowned and get up so Lee could get out of the both and picked up his gourd. "I'm not really sure the hotel i normally stay at is full and Naruto is away on a mission or i would be staying there.." He replied and looked out the window to see snow falling from the sky.

"Would you like to stay with me? I mean my house is not that good of a place to stay, but it is a roof over your head and a warm bed," Lee said rubbing the back of his neck as he got out of the booth.

Gaara's eyes widen in surprise as he looked up at the taller boy. "You sure? I don't want to trouble you more then i already have." Gaara said back and picked up the green blanket.

"No no! Gaara- kun you are no trouble at all," replied the leaf ninja quickly. He smiled, "It would be nice to have some one else around the house for a bit," He said.

Gaara blushed a little at the kind smile and nodded. "Well uh..ok i guess if your sure." Gaara said and walked to the door.

 Lee followed and opened the door for Gaara, "As i said it would be nice to have someone else around." "especially you.." Lee thought to himself looking at the sand ninja.

Gaara walked out the door and hide another smile glad he didn't have to stay somewhere alone for once. He blinked when a snowflake landed on his nose and lifted his arms to wipe it away as it melted it on his heated skin.

Lee laughed softly and closed the door. "The snow is always so youthful looking," He said looking at the ground which had a small layer of white snow already powered over it.

 Gaara stepped closer to the leaf ninja trying to get a little closer to his warmth and watched the snow falling for a few moments before turning to look up at Lee. "I don't know where you live." Gaara said his voice in monotone again.

Lee chuckled and smiled at the redhead, playfully messing up his already messy hair, "I know that, i was letting you have fun in the snow," He said before he started to walk down the street.

Gaara blushed at the touch then fallowed after the older boy bitting his lip as he started to feel a small shyness. "Its cold how can you have fun in something so cold? " Gaara asked shaking his head as snow settled into his hair.

A grin came across Lee's features as he turned to look at the young Kazekage, "anything is fun when you are spending time with someone special." He then thought about what he just said and a light pink blush came over his cheeks and he spun around to hide it from the younger boy.

Gaara glanced up at the older boy then looked down biting his lip. "Do you have anyone special Lee...? " Gaara asked letting a few of his bangs fall into his green colored eyes.

Lee thought for a moment before bowing his head, "Well.. I do.. but that person would never care for me the same way so.." He shrugged off the slight bit of depression that covered his voice thinking of the person he loved might not loving him back. He then turned around and couldn't help but grin seeing his person, "Do you..? " He asked trying to change the subject off him.

Gaara stared up at him and then shook more snow out of his hair. "No one holds me special so how can i hold someone else special." Gaara asked blinking wondering if he had worded it right. "And I'm sure if you talk to Sakura you'll know if your special to her or not, anyone would be lucky to uh have you." Gaara said trying not to grimace at saying the pink haired girls name.

Lee raised an eye brow hearing Sakura mentioned, "What do you mean? why would I ask Sakura? "

Gaara folded his arms and blinked. "Well Naruto says your in love with her." Gaara replied and looked down at his boots.

"Well... I did love her.. but not anymore," Lee replied wanting to step closer to the redhead but decided against it. "and do not say no one finds you special.. that is a lie.." Lee murmured.

Gaara gave a small laugh and shook his head. "Even if people are closer to me now i can tell i am still not fully trusted. so its not a lie." Gaara said and stepped past the older boy looking up the line of buildings wondering if Lee had a apartment or house.

Lee thought for a moment then grabbed the redhead's arm spinning him around before he could go closer, "...Gaara- kun please do not say that.. I trust you with my life," He said as he looked into Gaara's soft green eyes.

Gaara's eyes widen a little and glanced down at the hand on his arm. "You...do? " Gaara asked looking back up into Lee's eyes.

Lee nodded and reached his hand up gently brushing some of the red hair out of Gaara's beautiful eyes, "Hai.. I do.. I have trusted you ever since you saved my life before.." He said leaning down closer to the redhead.

Gaara blushed as Lee got closer and gulped feeling like his heart was going to rip its self out of his rib cage. "I t- trust you to L- Lee..." Gaara said back and cursed himself for stuttering.

XxSandDemon666xX: Lee blushed and smiled, slowly closing his eyes as he leaned in close enough to slowly brush his lips against Gaara's. "I am happy you do, I will happily take your youthful trusting," he said softly after he was done kissing Gaara.

Gaara's eyes widened and his face quickly matched his hair, he could feel himself start to tremble as he slowly lifted his hands to grip onto the Leaf ninjas vest.

The leaf ninja smiled and nuzzled his head into Gaara's neck lovingly, "You feel like you are shaking,
we should get you home so you do not get too cold," he said.

Gaara tried to calm down his blush and pulled Lee closer to him as he leaned on him. He closed his light green eyes and nodded. "S- So...I'm the o- one who is special to y- you? " Gaara asked gripping tighter on the green vest.

Lee nodded, "Hai, you have been for a long long time," He added holding the redhead close and blushed noticing a woman that was walking by giggling about them.

The Kazekage turned red remembering where they were and hugged the leaf ninja quickly then stepped back to look up at the older boy. "U- Um which w- way to your house? " Gaara asked and looked down at the ground shyly.

Lee smirked a little seeing how the young boy was red and wrapped his arm around his waist, "Here stay close so you are.. warmer," He said lying just to keep the sand ninja closer. He started to lead the redhead away to his house.

Gaara blushed darker at the arm around his waist and nodded letting him lead him. "S- So do you have a guest room or will i be sleeping on the couch." Gaara asked.

"I do not have a guest room, but you can have my bed. You are the guest and should be treated like a good one. I will sleep on the couch," Lee said with a smile walking Gaara up to the porch of his house.

Gaara shook his head and looked up at him. "Oh no i can't take your bed its your house." said the young Kazekage rubbing his arms.

"I care for your health more then mine, you will get a back ache sleeping on the couch so you ARE sleeping in my bed," Lee said with a grin tightening his arm around Gaara's waist.

"But i don't want you to not be comfy why can't we just.." Gaara blushed and clapped a hand over his mouth realizing what he was about to ask.

Lee raised and eye brow and looked down at the younger boy as he opened the door, "why can we not just what? " He asked curiously.

 Gaara looked down shyly and rubbed his elbow. "I was going to say share a bed but I was not thinking before i spoke." Gaara said blushing and leaned into look into the house.

"w- well.. if that is ok with you I guess we could," Lee said rubbing the back of his neck as he walked into his house.

Gaara blushed darker as he fallowed after him then glanced around the room. "You have a nice house." Gaara said setting down his gourd by the door after closing it.

Lee let out a laugh as he looked at the bit of a messy room, "Yeah it is nice, sorry about the mess though," he said walking over starting to pick up weights.

"I have seen worse...Kankuro leaves random body parts of his puppets around." Gaara said and folded his arms leaning his back on a wall watching him.

A chuckle came from Lee as he shoved the weights into a closet, "Yeah that is kind of worse so to say," he replied.

Gaara shrugged his small shoulders and closed his eyes smiling and blushing a little thinking about their kiss.

Lee smiled looking at the redhead and snuck over, "Boo!" He said when he was only a foot from the redhead, trying to be playful.

 Gaara opened his eyes and then blinked before smiling up at the leaf ninja. "Heh..Boo you." Gaara said back. "You'll have to do better then that to scare the Kazekage of the hidden sand." Gaara said his voice breaking out of its normal monotone.

Lee pouted a little and moved forward pressing Gaara up against the wall he was leaning on, "Really? well then I will have to try better next time now wont i? " Lee said with a smile.

A small gasp left his lips and he blushed moving his hands up to grab onto the older boys vest again. "H- Hai? " Gaara said not sure how to react.

The older boy tried not to smirk as he leaned down, brushing his lips against Gaara's again, "Why are you being so adorable? " He asked moving one hand up to stroke Gaara's cheek.

 Gaara widened his eyes a little and then tilted his head. "Adorable? I thought i looked creepy." Gaara said and felt his heart skip a beat when their lips had touch.

"You are not creepy at all, you are youthfully cute, everything about you. Your hair matches your eyes perfectly, your voice is nice to listen to, and how you are acting right now is just adding to the adorableness," Lee said grinning, continuing to rub his new found love's cheek.

Gaara blushed a darker red and slowly got onto his tip toes to drop a light peck on the older boys lips then looks down shyly. "N- No one has ever said anything like that to me before.." he said softly.

Lee's cheeks turned a light pink and he smiled, "Well.. I will a lot now," He said and looked to the side. "Gaara- kun.. it may seem sudden.. but.. would you um.. go out with me..? " He asked slowly.