Post by ItachiRockstar on Oct 12, 2008 22:18:03 GMT -6
Gaara
Modern World
The music was loud and bodies thumped to the beat of whatever song was playing. You really couldn't tell what the song was because the bass drowned out the words. All you heard was the beat and it made your body move. Your friends danced wildly thoroughly enjoying themselves; you could only pretend. It was hard to let yourself be free and happy after the day's events. Your boyfriend of two years had just broken up with you claiming that he would rather date other men than to spend another day with you. After having spent seven hours straight on an emotional rollercoaster, going from happy to sad to outraged to emoland over and over again. You tried to get into it but...your heart just wasn't in it.
"Hey, you guys. I'm gonna step outside and get some air, okay?" You screamed over the music. They only nodded (were they nodding?) and you left. Outside, the midnight blue sky was dotted with stars that glittered. The moon hung majestically in the sky like a king standing over his kingdom. You took a deep breath and sighed, willing yourself to let the past go and move forward.
"Gaara!" A girl yelled as a red head brushed past you, nearly knocking you over.
"Temari, just go back inside! I only need a minute to clear my head, okay?" He turned around...and stole your breath away. It was Gaara. Your pulse quickened as your fists balled up tightly at your sides. If you had known he would have been there, you would still be at home crying your eyes out while vowing to take your ex-boyfriend's head off.
"Fine. But you had better come back inside. If not, Kankuro and I will come after you...and you won't like it." She frowned then went back inside the house.
Gaara grabbed his hair in both hands and yelled out in frustration. He saw you standing there staring daggers at him and tilted his head in mild amusement. "(Y/n)...long time, no see." His lips twitched at the corners, as if he had thought of smiling but changed his mind.
"Gaara. You're still alive I see. The last time I saw you, Temari had vowed to rip your arms off and beat you with them for using your sand to trap me in the boys' locker room. I guess not everyone keeps their promises." You folded your arms across your chest. Even though he was the cutest guy you'd ever laid eyes on, he was still a jerk. Nothing could change that.
Gaara laughed in a way that both made you slightly blush yet grit your teeth. The effect he had on you was crazy. "As if she could get through my sand. Right. That'll be the day." He looked at your outfit and smirked. "A skirt, (y/n)? I can't remember ever seeing you wear one before. In fact...I always thought you were a boy. That's why I locked you in the locker room. I thought you were going to go peep at the girls."
Red flashed in your mind and you got so angry that you more than ready to kill the little cretin. You dressed normally; there were an equal number of jeans and skirts in your closet. You charged at him without thinking about it. He took a half of a step back in surprise. You never said much in school and seeing you get so angry so quickly certainly took him off guard. Before his mind could register what was happening, your fist connected with his jaw and sent him sprawling onto the ground.
You were so angry with him and your ex that you couldn't stop yourself. You had to let it all out or you would have a mental breakdown. You charged again but this time the sand acted fast enough to stop you from even getting more than five feet near him. You shouted all sorts of insults and expletives at the red head who could only watch with a blank, lost look. He had heard that your boyfriend had planned to break up with you but didn't care at the time. Looking at you now, he began to feel bad for giving you such a hard time. He dropped his sand guard and let you attack him again, this time grabbing you by your wrists. Finally, you gave up and tried to back away from him but he wouldn't let you go.
"No, seriously. Let go." You whispered trying to pull away.
Gaara's sea green eyes stared at you intensely, searching for something. You opted to close your eyes to fight the tears coming. You had made yourself look like a complete idiot by choosing to attack him in a rage.
"You hit me." He whispered. Your eyes shot open and you looked at him. Sure enough, his cheek was starting to turn redder with each passing second. "That hurt." His grip tightened on your wrists and you whimpered uncomfortably. He let one of your wrists go and turned to walk off, dragging you behind him.
'Holy cow...' You thought trying to keep up with his face paced steps. "Wait. Where are you taking me?"
"Home." He tossed his reply over his shoulder then looked forward, brow creased with anger.
"B-but my house is that way." You pointed in the opposite direction. He didn't seem to have heard you so you tried to yank your arm back only to have him yank it even harder in his direction. "Did you hear me?! My house is that way!"
"I didn't say whose home, now did I?" He didn't even bother to look back at you.
Your eyes widened with fear. There had been rumors that he'd killed a few people but no one had any proof. You honestly didn't want to find out first hand. "W-wait. I'm sorry I hit you. Please let me go." You begged with a gentle yet firm tone. He ignored you plea and kept walking. After ten minutes, he walked up to a house and pulled his house key out from his black jean jacket pocket. You seized this moment to use all of your strength to pull away. Your wrist slipped from his grip and you turned only to run smack into a hard wall of sand. "OOF!"
"(Y/n), you are so dramatic." He sighed, taking your hand and leading you inside. You followed in a complete daze as stars circled around your head. He kicked off his shoes by the door and instructed you to do the same. Then he led you straight out to the backyard. As soon as he stepped outside, a small black Labrador ran up to him yipping excitedly. You snapped out of it and smiled, watching him pet the pup while talking to it in a cute baby voice. "Who's a cute good girl? Huh? Who's the cutest girl ever?"
"You have a puppy?" You asked timidly. He picked the puppy up and turned to you.
"Yeah. Her name is Cho. Kankuro found her a few weeks ago." He continued to pet her until he noticed that your eyes were lit with interest and held Cho up to you. "Wanna hold her?"
You nodded excitedly and took the puppy from him gently. You giggled when Cho became excited and began licking your cheek meanwhile wagging her tail so hard that she became a challenge to hold.
"She likes you." Gaara noted, shoving his hands into his pants pockets.
You nodded. "I would have to agree. I've never seen anything or anyone this happy to see me before." For some reason, saying this reminded you of your ex and you got sad.
Gaara noted the sudden change in your expression and took Cho from you, setting her back down on the ground. "(Y/n), are you okay?"
You tried to answer him but your throat burned as tears filled your eyes. It was harder to deal with the loss of a love you had known for what seemed like forever than everyone made it out to be. You just felt so empty inside. His arms went around you and pulled you close to him. You rested your head on his chest and wrapped your arms around his waist. How did he know that what you needed more than encouraging words, more than a pat on the back, or even a bucket of your favorite ice cream, was merely a hug? Such a simple gesture meant so much to you and did so much more for than all of those other things combined could do...especially from him. One arm held you tightly against him while the other hand gently rubbed your head, smoothing your hair down while he pressed his cheek into the top of it.
"It's his loss, (y/n)." He whispered into your hair. He felt you nod slightly and he sighed. Sometimes he wished he knew the perfect thing to say to you to make you fall into his arms. Although, this wasn't what he had in mind...it was better than anything. You felt better and tried to pull back to tell him this when his hands suddenly cupped your face. You stared up into his eyes with the moon illuminating his face.
"Gaara?" You whispered. His lips formed a small smile then pressed up against yours. Just like they describe it in movies and fairy tales, your nerves shot off like fireworks as your whole body began to tingle like crazy. You could contain a giggle of disbelief as he moved his mouth causing yours to open as well and his tongue brushed against yours. Feeling his tongue graze the roof of your mouth made your knees buckle. He caught you and gently lowered you to the grass and laid on top of you, straddling your legs since you had on a skirt. "Gaara...what are you doing?"
He sat up and pulled off his jacket and rolled it up then placed it under your head. "Showing you how I really feel. I should have done this a long time ago." His hands found yours and weaved his fingers together with yours. He then moved your hands up above your head and kissed you harder, more passionately than the first time. It was so intense. He nibbled on your lip gently then moved his electrifying kisses to your neck. Cho began to yip and ran to the door.
You both looked up to see Kankuro reaching down for Cho and picked her up. He winked at you both and closed the door. You blushed madly and tried to sit up but Gaara wouldn't let you. "Gaara. I should go now."
He tried to frown but it seemed more like an angry pout. "Why?" His fingers traced the outline of your jaw. You can stay for a little while longer."
You tried to make yourself say no but the word wouldn't come out. "Gaara."
He kissed you again, and then looked at you. "Still say no?"
You smiled and turned your head away from him. "I can't do this. I just got out a very serious relationship. I need at least a month before I can even begin looking at guys again."
He tilted his head to the side. "Why?"
"Because if I don't then I'll make a bad name for myself." You looked into his mesmerizing eyes. He closed them and nodded. He stood and helped you stand up, even helping to brush the grass off of you.
"I guess I understand...I can wait."
"Wait for what?" You looked at him, totally clueless. He pulled you close again; this time you were looking into each other's eyes.
"For you to be ready to be with me. (Y/n), the only reason I've ever teased you was because I liked you and didn't understand how I felt. Seeing someone else hurt you and make you even think about crying...I've never been so angry before. I would go hurt him but I owe him one."
"Owe him what?"
"You are so clueless." He chuckled then pressed his lips to yours. Then he continued to speak, making his lips brush against yours with his every word. "I owe him a favor. He gave me the chance to experience life...with my soul mate."
Your jaw dropped open in shock. Your pulse quickened again and you felt light-headed. He put his hand over your heart to feel your heartbeat and smiled. He then lifted your right hand and put it over his heart. At first you didn't feel anything until you realized something astounding. You couldn't feel his heart beating because your own heart was beating at the same time.
"No two hearts can beat at the same time unless," he leaned closer to you again, lips centimeters from your own. You felt his breath on your lips and shivered. "Not unless those hearts were meant to be together."
He captured your lips in another kiss and you put your arms around his neck and held him close.
"Forever?"
"Forever...I'll never leave you, (y/n)."
