I woke up on the floor with an angry sakura standing over me. I wonder what i did, but then i remembered. I was asleep dammit. I couldn't have done anything! I sat up and glared at her.

"What the hell?!" I said loudly, furious with her waking me up. Once a upon a long time ago. I wouldn't have been mad at her no matter what she did, but that was when i was i thought i loved her. I never really loved her i only thought i did. In truth though. She was only ever a dear friend. It kinda hurts to think about it like that. Because this means i have never been in love. Just another thing the goes to show how i am not a normal human. I blinked at a shouting sakura, i had tuned her out and i didn't even know it. Wonderful. What a great way to start the day. I sighed Before i said, "Sakura... What do you want?" That earned me a broken nose, but it also gave me an answer i could understand.

"We have mission you idiot!! I came to drag you out of bed and take you to tsunaide!!" She screamed in my face before grabbing my collar and began dragging me through the streets to the hokage office. She slammed the door open and threw me against the wall. My nose which she broke earlier at me house had been healing nicely on the way here, but it got broke again. slammed right against the wall. I don't think she knows that she broke it though. After years of pain and loneliness you learn real fast how to hide it And how to deal with it. It helps to have kyuubi heal it as well. I watched and listened as Tsunaide explained the mission to Kakashi Sakura and Sasuke before we were dismissed so that we could leave and begin the mission. It was rather simple to be honest. We were to meet up with a team of suna ninja and together we were to hint a down a pair of rouge nin one of which from konoha and one from suna. Simple really. So i stopped by my house and grabbed my things before i met Kakashi and the rest of team 7 by the gate. Then, together we all left the gates of konoha and into the soft shade of the forest with surrounded the village. I alway loved the forest. The trees which swayed in the eternal breeze. I loved how sunlight filtered down and shone like some sort of dapple pattern on the soft green grass. We jumped from tree branch to tree branch moving forward to met suna.

I stood at the edge of the village staring out at the changing sands. Kankuro and Temari are late. I closed my eye feeling the sands and feeling the dry heat on the outside of my sand armor. I opened my eyes wen i felt Kankuro and Temari's chakra's approaching. I started walking to the edge of the border once i felt they were near enough to me. They caught up with eventually, Temari took up the left Kakuro on the right and me in the center. Moving in a V we, well, they trekked across the desert while i just simply let the sand carry me. Something in me stirred as i thought of see HIM soon. My breath quickened slightly and i felt my heart hammer a touch as his face appeared in my mind. I frowned. I hadn't really had any as Temari puts break downs. In other words i hadn't really went crazy and killed people i wasn't supposed to. Or let shukaku throw a temper tantrum. However when i think of naruto my mind seems as if it is in a frenzy of some sort. Like it just has to have it. It wants naruto's blood. It wants it to dye the sands. To please the demon which sleeps deep inside my body near my soul. I pondered how i might be able to achieve this. Naruto had in fact already beaten me. So direct combat proved useless. He was strong and stirred a very odd feeling in my body. If i was to do it this is a perfect chance. I will have to use stealth. Soon naruto uzumaki. Your blood will run and dye the sands that cover me a brilliant crimson red.

I sighed loudly and sat down on the ground.

"Hey kakashi, where is the suna team that going to help us? Why aren't they here already?" I moaned loudly and collapsed backwards. Kakashi sighed.

"Naruto, they didn't rush at a ridiculous pace and wear out themselves before the mission started." kakashi said lazily reading his icha icha paradise book. I rolled my eyes. Ridiculous pace my ass. Although it is true that i am anxious to see the team. i was curious to see if Gaara was going to be with them. His red hair and pale skin, his lovely eyes and his rough voice, were recent stars of my dreams. Often ending up with me waking up with a peculiar feeling in my hips. One i was rather curious about. My plan was to get the red head to remove whatever jutsu he had placed on me back during the chunnin exams. My mind wandered as i stared up at the little clouds which dotted the sky. Gaara. Just the name was enough to send shivers down my spine. I could picture myself clinging onto his shoulders. I can see him wrapping his arms around me, keeping me safe from the world. His scent enveloping me like a soft cloud. It seemed so real. I wanted it to be real, i can picture him leaning in to kiss me, a sweet- i stood up and shook my head. Okay. That was very weird. Very weird indeed. I need to get this jutsu removed pronto. I looked up to see Kankuro and Temari walking over us, and in the front, was none other Gaara. Step one: locate gaara, complete.

On to step two. Get him and i alone. My mind completely forgot about the mission so when they arrived i was a little confused until sakura reminded me kindly and gave the wonderful gift of a concussion. Not that it matters that much since it heals fast, But it still hurts dammit! We were paired up in teams. Temari and sakura sasuke and kankuro and myself with gaara. My heart thumped in my chest, getting louder with every step i took towards gaara. This damn jutsu. I felt warmth go to my cheeks. Make way for the blushing fox demon. Of course, that was still a secret. Only the adults know. I have considered telling my friends but when i saw their reactions to gaara, i got frightened and i never said anything. Though shikamaru might have figured it out. He is a genius. "Okay," said kakashi putting his book away. " you and your team member will head a direction in which i send you. You are going to search for the missing nin." Kakashi hands us all and ear piece. "If you found them tell everyone else your location and we will all head to your location an take them back as a team." with that we all headed i our assigned directions.

I was assigned to Naruto's team. To which i have no protests. This will make things easier. He jumped fro tree to tree over head as i had the sand carry me. We searched in silence for a while, then Naruto decided to stop for a drink at a stream. He took of his shirt and splashed a little water on himself to cool off. I stood nearby and waited. When he finished he turned and glared at me.

"All right. We are alone now. Fess up." Naruto said, still glaring at me. What in the hell? I was sure i gave no indication of my intent to kill him. And i certainly was not planning on doing it so soon. How was he able to figure out that i wished to get him alone? My eyes traced his form, the water drops ran down his stomach slowly, as if saying, look at me look at me! They trailed down his stomach and down to the edge of his pants, he was dripping wet. I felt something stir within me. The need to touch him grew. I see. No helping it then. Shukaku demands blood. I was about to tell the sand it could take what it wished when Naruto surprised me by saying,"Hey! Gaara! I want you to take this jutsu off of me." Justu?... I looked around but could find nothing that would cast a jutsu. "Hurry up gaara! I have dealt with it since you cast it on me at the chunnin exams, now i want it off. " jutsu i cast?

"I did not cast any jutsu on you. Or on any others." I said simply.

"Oh really?" Naruto said. "Then how come when i am near you my heart quickens? How come i dream of you? How come i cant seem to take my eyes off of you?" He asked. I blinked. Wait. He feels this to? This need. I blinked again, before i let the sand slither to his hand and crush it. He scream filled the air and pierced something inside me like a knife. I yanked the sand back not allowing to do any more damage.

"What in the fuck was that for gaara?" Naruto yelled out at me.

"To show you. I do not cast jutsu. I kill." I said simply before i turned and continued the search. I signal came onto the ear piece.

"Found a lead." I heard the silky voice which i recognized as Temari's.

"Under stood. Everyone head to Temari's location." Kakashi said through the buzz of the ear piece. Naruto and i turned to her location and since we were closest we arrived first. Temari took one look a me and then looked at Naruto. She went over and inspected his hand, which he had been cradling against his chest. She wrapped it up gently and then walked over to me.

"Gaara." She said. "What happene to his hand?" She asked me.

"I crushed it."

"Why?!" She asked. Shocked since the chunnin exam i had more control over shukaku and she attributed it all naruto. She could t figure out why i would want to hurt then one that helped me.

"Because i thought i needed to kill him." I said.

"Thought? So then why didnt you."

"Because it hurt. " she looked very confused. If it hurt then why did you do it? I dont understand how you could think you need to kill him. I sighed and thought about ignoring her but i decided that he might have the answers i need.

"I thought i needed to kill him because whenever i am near him my heart quickens, i can't about to kill someone strong. However when i started to hurt him his scream echoed in m heart and it hurt." I said quietly. Temari blinks before she takes a step back. "Whats wrong?" I asked. In my head, i thought, why wrong with me?

"I see." Was all she said. I twitched my eyebrow. "Gaara. Have you considered..." She trailed off bitting her lip. " have you considered that you might be in love with Naruto?" She said softly, because she didn't want to get killed by me and because she didn't want Naruto and sakura to hear, most because sakura and Naruto. My mind stopped. Me. In love. With Naruto?!? I turned and walked over to a tree and let my mind mull over the idea. Turning it around and around in my head, i let the idea soak in. I, the great demon of the Sunagakura, am in love the number one most unpredictable ninja of Konogakura. It clicked. I felt the realization hit me. I, the monster who loves only myself, now loves another.

I took a deep breathe. Now. How to apologize to Naruto, and explain to him that i am in love with him. I felt the faint marks of a smile on my face as a warmth seemed to spread from my chest. I looked over at naruto who was currently resting against a tree and let my eyes trace across his form until they were rudely interrupted by Sasuke and Kankuro. Kakashi followed shortly afterwards. From their we followed the fresh trail for a while and i walked next to Naruto. This went on a while until we stopped. We ran into a split. There were four different trails. Kakashi turned to us and gave us each a trail to follow. Naruto stopped to speak with Kakashi about something before we left. What ever it was it took the legendary copy ninja by surprise. Then again, it is Naruto. Naruto and i ended up on the same team once more and we followed our assigned trail, and i zoned out, my mind tumbling with thoughts off Naruto.

I followed along the trail we were assigned with gaara. I was still a little confused. If Gaara didn't cast jutsu then what is going on with me? I had asked sakura about it but she just looked at me like and idiot. But, thats all right, because i managed to talk to Kakashi before we left. I asked him about what i was feeling and explained to him everything between the two of us. Although i left out the part where Gaara crushed my hand. It was mostly healed anyway. He looked at me in surprise. Before he coughed.

"Naruto" he had said to me seriously. "May i suggest something that may sound crazy?"

"Sure." I replied not sure what he meant but curious.

"I believe, that you may in fact be in love with gaara." Kakashi said simply. My eyes boggled. With that said kakashi turned to leave, but before he did head handed me a book. It looked similar to the icha icha paradise books the pervy sage is always writing, only on the front it showed two boys. "Here" kakashi said. " i was going to give it to Iruka to tease him, but i think you will make better use of it." He said before he took off an left me with Gaara. So here i am walking next to the boy whom i may or may not be in love with, but who crushed my hand regardless of what i feel. Ugh. We continued walking until sunset. Just then Gaara stopped. And turned to me. What in the hell? Is going to try to crush my hand again?

"Naruto." He said. "I wished to apologize for crushing your hand. I had thought that i had needed to. But now i see that, this was not the case."

I stared at him my mouth hanging open slightly as i went over what he said.

"Wait what do you mean you thought you needed to!?" I asked loudly. Just then it started to rain. I yelped an we resume walking, more of a run actually. We stopped again soon when we reached a cave that we could use to shelter in. We got in there and i started a fire an took some of my clothes off and laid them by the fire. I hesitated for a moment though when i remember Gaara was right in front of me. I shook it off though. We are both guys. It was silent. Then. Gaara had taken of his shirt and mesh leaving only his pants on. He didn't look very happy. Then again all of the sand he was wearing as armor got soaked and so he might feel a bit exposed. But his gourd was filled with dry sad. Which he quickly used to form a very thin layer o his skin. I took out the icha icha book kakashi gave me and skimmed through the first chapter before i closed it an stood up. "Gaara. You never answered my question as to why you thought you needed to crush my hand." I said to him. More of a question really. He looks up at me.

"I thought i wanted to kill you. But i realized i was wrong." Gaara said. Oh so he though he wanted to kill just great.

"Why the hell did you think that?" I demanded.

"I thought i needed to kill you because...." gaara paused for a moment, "when ever i am near you my heart quickens, i can not stop thinking of you, you stir up feelings which only ever have happened when i am about to kill someone strong. However when i started to hurt you, your scream echoed in m heart and it hurt. It was then i realized something." Gaara said softly but passionately. He stood up ad walked over to me and looked me right in the eyes.

"I am in love with you Naruto." I gasped i shock. One because that was the most i think i have ever heard from the silent red head. And two because he just said he was in love with me. "Do you.... love me to? can you love me?" h asked. My eyes widened as i stared in the deep eyes, which gazed at me. Fear filled his eyes, almost consuming me as i felt my self staring into them, but. Hope saved me. The tiny spark of hope that lingered there. He was beautiful.

Without hesitation i wrapped my arms around gaara's neck and pulled him close, brushing my lips against his softly.

"Yes Gaara. Im an idiot, but i love you." I said softly not letting go of him. A tiny chuckle echoed in my head.

"Figures you'd fall for the weak raccoon boy." I heard Kuruma snort. I was just about to yell at him to shut up when he said, "but, good job kit. You could have picked worse." Then Kuruma drifted off into sleep again. Damn fox was annoying. Could have picked worse! Damn him. I'll pick who i want! With that in mind i kissed Gaara again, this time with more energy. I must have taken Gaara by surprise though cause he fell back on his back and i ended up over top of him. Not that i minded much but still. I didn't break the kiss thought I'm proud of that.

I was in the middle if telling Shukaku that Naruto and i are in love and trying to get him to promise he would help me protect Naruto, when Naruto kissed me again. This time with more energy. I fell backwards and onto my back in surprise. I will give him this though he didn't break the kiss. I felt his fingers intertwine themselves into my hair and his other hand moved to my my stomach where it stayed. I closed my eyes a let myself feel it instead if just seeing. Then Naruto broke the kiss. I opened my eyes to see him frowning.

"Gaara. I understand you cautious, but can you take the sand armor off your face at least? I keep getting sand in my mouth." I blushed slightly under the mask, but did as he asked. He smiled before he started kissing me again. I welcomed his warmth. I felt his tongue slip against my mouth, and i remembering from somewhere that this was a sign for more, so i opened my mouth. His tongue slipped right in,licking everything it could inside my mouth. His body leaned forward, i opened my mouth as much as i could letting him in. His tongue licked every part of my untouched mouth. Well. Once untouched mouth. He leaned back, licking away a touch of saliva that had tried to break its way out of my mouth. he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me down to the floor where we lay, holding each others hands, staring into each others eyes until we fell asleep. I felt a touch giddy. Naruto's my