[Modern!GaaraxFEM!Reader] Everyone's beautiful when they smile.

Chapter Thirteen

Reader-Chan POV

  It was 2:56 PM.  A monopoly board game was placed in the middle of the living room floor. Mom was confronting Takashi about stealing money from the bank while she wasn't looking; it's been going on for at least three minutes now.   I contently sipped my hot chocolate. I watched him steal it but I didn't say anything, I wanted to see how long this argument lasts. 

  Sometimes I honestly feel like the mother of the family...  

  We only finished shoveling two-thirds of the yard, we've been at it for at least an hour. Takashi decided to have a snowball fight so we kinda slacked off until we had enough of the cold. 

  Now here we are: Mom and Takashi arguing over fake money and me wrapped huddled crisscrossed under a fuzzy blanket with an empty mug. 

  "He did it. Takashi stole the money," I got up to refill my mug. I could imagine Takashi glaring at my back while mom stared him down. 

  A buzz sounded from my pocket. 

 Gaara: 'I'll be there in an hour. See you then.' 

 I felt my stomach churning. The nervousness is settling in. 

 "Was that Gaara?" Mom placed an empty mug in the sink and refilled another. 

 "Yeah."

"Great~ Get in the shower. I'll get my make up!" She started pushing me towards the stairs.

 I stepped out of the way, "Calm down, human. Wait 'till I'm finished in the shower, then I'll give you instructions."[A/N: I'm finding myself refer to others as 'human' xD] 

 "Where are you going?" Takashi stepped from the living room to the kitchen.

 "Out."

 "Gaara will be there? Can I go too?"

 "It's only me and Gaara that's going," his spirit has been crushed, "we can plan something sometime though, okay?"

"Yeah, okay~" The light has been restored!

 "You're wasting time, [Y/N]. Get in the shower!"

 "I hear 'ya. I hear 'ya."

 "And only five minutes!"

 "I feel like I'm not the only one going on this date", I mumbled trudging up the stairs.

 "What was that?"

 "Nothing!"

~Time Skip~ 

 "Hot hot hot!"

 "It can't be that hot."

 "It is. My hair is burning my neck."

 "Do you want me to turn down the heat?"

 "...No." 

 What I've decided to do with my hair straighten it and leave it down. My outfit consisted of a maroon shift dress, gray mid-thigh socks, black combat boots, a gray plaid scarf, gray wool gloves, and an olive green parka. [Image of set: ]

  I didn't exactly have time to tear apart my closet looking for the perfect outfit, but I like what I came up with in the end.

 The nervousness hasn't settled yet. If anything, it's getting worse with every passing second.

 "[Y/N]! Gaara's here!" Takashi called from downstairs.

    And now the nervousness that was swelling inside just exploded and sent my heart racing.