Our Love Continues (Sequel to Fell in Love with Gaara)

Sasuke Retrieval Mission II

Naruto belongs to Mashiro Kishimoto

Warning! Gaara and Sasuke are slightly more OOC than usual. Though for good reason.

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Beep…..beep….beep

‘Kami, what is that awful sound?’

“Ugh….”

Areya slowly opened her eyes and tried to see the blurry room around her. She was in a hospital room. Again. Sighing, she lifted herself and felt the scratching of bandages on her chest. Looking around, she gasped as Sasuke’s eyes looked at her from the bed on the other side of the room.

“Sasuke….”

She then noticed a small bouquet of cherry blossoms on the side table that was in between her and Sasuke’s beds. There was only one person who knew what her favorite flowers were.

Both of them jumped in alarm, however, when the door slammed open. Expecting their blond, knuckleheaded teammate/brother, they were surprised instead when it was Gaara who stood behind the door. The boy looked exhausted, she and Sasuke both wondering how they could tell, due to the dark rings that naturally surrounded Gaara’s eyes.

“Uh, hey Gaara….”

“Don’t ‘hey Gaara’ me. I come all the way from Suna because of the Hokage’s request because this idiot,” he said pointed to Sasuke, who frowned, “apparently left Konoha. I fight a man who can use his bones as weapons after Rock Lee was incapacitated, when I hear from the Nara that your jounin sensei was rushing your injured bodies to Konoha! I then find you here, with blood coating almost every surface of your body, because of said idiot using Chidori on you while under a genjutsu and that you dispelled said genjutsu. Did I mention you have been sleeping for two days? What do you have to say for yourself?” he said as he crossed his arms with a glare.

“Uh, thanks for the flowers?” she said sheepishly, as she scratched the back of her head.

He sighed. “Honestly Areya. I was worried. I rushed up here as soon as I felt you awaken but it seems my worry is misplaced. But still I have to ask: Are you alright?”

He had by then moved to her side and held her hand in a tight grip. She took a moment to notice his appearance. He had switched his previous black overalls to a reddish-brownish one with longer sleeves and an upright collar. He retained the white cloth, but had mesh armor on his wrists and ankles. He was a bit taller but barely noticeable, only a few inches.

She blushed and looked away. “I’m fine.”

Gaara sighed in relief. She hadn’t changed a bit. It had been a few months since the Chunin Exams, nine or eight he believed, and he was glad to see she hadn’t changed much, but the small change was still enough to astound him. Her long hair had grown longer and now reached above her thighs. Her child-like physique was starting to grow out, as he began seeing curves in some places.

He blushed as he was caught staring and looked away.

Sasuke seemed to notice the awkward silence. “Do you know what’s going to happen now?”

Gaara locked gazes with Sasuke. “Hokage-sama wants to hear Areya’s report on how she managed to subdue you after she has recovered from her injuries. You have been placed under arrest until then.”

Sasuke nodded as he felt the chakra suppression cuffs on his wrists that were attached to the bed. “Who has been assigned to watch over me?”

“Hokage-sama has asked me personally to keep you in this room. Please do not make any attempts to escape.”