Until We Met (GaaNaru)

Until We Met- Chapter Three

He had red hair, that was a little messy, probably from the rain. Eyes, that were beautiful, and seemed to sparkle in the dark. He had a tattoo on his forehead, and a cute, little nose.

"Are you okay?" He asked again. Naruto cleared his throat.

"Y-yeah... I'm okay. Thank you." Naruto said, wiping the blood from his lip with his sleeve.

"They got your lip pretty good, huh?" The mysterious man asked, taking a look at it, "Why were you out this late by yourself? It can be dangerous after dark."

"I just moved here. I lost my bag on the bus, which had my hotel key in it. I didn't have anywhere to go. I just started wondering around." Naruto explained.

"Where is your hotel?" He asked.

"I... I don't know. My friend had everything wrote down for me."

"So, you're pretty much lost? It's definitely not safe to be out here. What's your name?"

"Naruto." He answered.

"Naruto, huh? I'm Gaara." He introduced himself.

Gaara. It suited him.

"You need to be somewhere warm and safe, you might catch a cold, and your wound needs taken care of. I live alone. You can stay the night with me, if you'd like."

Naruto was a little taken back. He didn't even know this guy, and he was inviting him to stay the night with him? What if he was no different than the other three men? Well... if so... would he have just saved him?

What else did he have to lose? He didn't even know this place, and he had nowhere to go. Naruto definitely didn't want to run into anymore trouble tonight.

"I... I don't want to be a burden th-"

Gaara shook his head, "It's no problem. I'm only trying to help you out. By the look of it, the rain is going to pour harder. You can come with me." Gaara said, standing back to his feet.

He stood just above Naruto, holding his hand out. Naruto sighed, and took the strange man's hand, pulling himself up.

"Thank you, Gaara." Naruto said.

"Where did you come from?" He asked.

"The leaf village." Naruto answered truthfully.

"So, you're a ninja." Gaara stated.

"I'm suppose to be," Naruto said, "But I didn't really train very much. I had kind of always planned to leave the village."

"I see." Gaara said. The two continued to walk, and the rest of the walk was in silence, until the two were in front of a small house.

Gaara reached into his pocket, pulling out a key, and unlocked his door. He held it open for Naruto, silently signaling for him to step inside. Naruto did, and he was instantly greeted by warmth. The house was a little messy, but was still clean. It was actually a nice place.

Naruto sat his bag on the floor, which thankfully had dry clothes inside.

"Is there somewhere I can change?" Naruto asked. Gaara nodded.

"The bathroom is upstairs, on the left. But first, let me help you with your lip."

Naruto nodded his head, and followed behind Gaara up the small set of stairs. He led Naruto right into the bathroom, where he got a washcloth, and wet it with warm water.

"Let's get this dry blood off, so I can get a good look." Gaara said, gently wiping the blood off Naruto's lip.

His skin felt soft, as his other hand cupped Naruto's cheek. Although he was gentle, Naruto's lip was tender, and he whimpered in pain. Gaara took the washcloth away, giving Naruto's lip a second to cool off.