ಌMonstersಌ(Gaara Love Story)

14.Chapter 14

Closer, pull me in tight
I wanna be yours wanna be your hero
And my heart beats,
Like the empires of the world unite
We are alive
-Empire, Shakira

                Gaara's POV
  The double doors opened to the hall, now transformed into a golden ballroom. A large dance floor dominated in the room with the people of Suna gliding across to a slow love song called 'A Thousand Years'. Above them were several diamond chandeliers that dotted the ceiling just like the circular tables scattering the floor. At the other end of the room, a set of drums, two microphones and a grand piano.
  All heads turned to all us seven and a sense of satisfaction inflate in my body. Me, Gaara, the Sand's most feared and dangerous weapon with one of the last members of the renowned Uchiha clan. And she looked truly remarkable. When I had saw her, I got that feeling again from the chunin exams. Shukaku purred quietly at the high slit showing her pearly skinned legs and cleavage evident between her full breast.
  She was with me. She was mine.
  She squeezed my arm lightly as everyone steadied their stare on us, indicating she was still nervous.
  A waiter came up to us in a dinner jacket and a pair of very distinct bright blue eyes."Ah, Temari, Kankuro, Gaara welcome! And shinobi of the Leaf, charmed I'm sure."He took Hinata's hand first and planted a soft kiss atop then repeating the process for Gina.
  "Come, we have your table ready."He lead us to a table set for seven and was close to the instruments and the dance floor.
  I pulled Gina's chair out for her and she smoothed down the bottom of her dress before sitting down to cross her legs, making her iridescent legs more visible to me. Purposely, she sat straight up, making her look more modest and proper.
  Her mom had taught her how to be well mannered.
  I sat to her right so I could see the slit up her thigh. Her and Hinata, who was on her left, engrossed themselves in a private conversation about something I couldn't understand due to their quiet whispers.
   I tried to listen on what they were saying but all I could make out was something about going shopping tomorrow. Gina looked two seats next to me, where Temari was. She snapped her little fingers together and Temari snapped her head out the conversation with Shikamaru and put her attention on Gina. All three started to communicate with mouthed words and hand gestures. I tried to understand the gestures meanings. Shikamaru started watching them also. We watch Gina's eyes flick to Shikamaru and then back at Temari with an evil smirk on her face. Temari then shot me a glance and mirrored Gina's movements. I had to do a double table at Gina's reaction, her eyes looking ever so dirty. Temari glared at Gina and whispered that she hated her.
  Gina pressed her fingers to her lips, leaving them puckered as she blew Temari a kiss. They giggled together as they realized the whole table was watching them.
  A glass was clicked with a spoon. One of the council members stood a spoke about the history between Suna and Konoha. Gina watched, listened and clapped when it was over like everyone else, never once did her back ever slouch.Vaguely, I wondered how many times she had been to a ball and sat like that the whole time. After the speech, bowls of butajiru were passed out to everyone.
  Something had changed in Gina. She was different, like I had seen her with her brother. Much cheekier and confident. Her eyes shown a bright light through them, like something had changed. I would expect her to be saddened at the loss of her teammates, she always spoke highly of Tokito saying he was strong. She had also said Daichi was one of her best friends and that she had once had a small crush on him as kids.
  And her sensei, Gina admired her so much, taken with her sword expertise and wise words. I had never known the bond between sensei and student, seeing it for the first time with Lee and Guy, then Gina and Lady. Guy must've been shattered that his little sister is in a coma.
  Gina's had a new aura to her that seemed like she had freedom, a bird soaring in the sky after finally escaping it's locked cage. Maybe something happened with Sasuke. She had mentioned once that she felt like he saw her as weak and feeble, always scrutinizing her. She finally gotten the chance to prove she was stronger then him, and beat him, twice. Maybe he finally saw her as strong as she deserved to be seen.
  "Do you guys know who the Fifth Kazekage will be?"Shikamaru asked a bit of curiosity evident through his voice. Temari and Kankuro shook their heads no in response.
  "Do you know who the Fifth Hokage will be?"
  "I heard it'll be one of the Legendary Sanin."Gina said, sipping on her water.
  "Legenda-"Naruto began, his voice muffled from all the food before Gina put her hand up to stop him.
  "Don't you dare finish that sentence until you finish what's in your mouth. Yes, a Sanin. They're the Third Hokage's students. It's Orochimaru, Tsunade and the one you call pervy sage, Jiraiya."She informed us all but keeping her eyes on Naruto.
  "Pervy sage?"Naruto asked.She just nodded.
  "I'm hoping it's Tsunade and not Orochimaru."
  Another council member announced a speech and Baki toasted to a new friendship between then two villages. A second course was passed out. It was a plate consisting of six pieces of chicken gizzards on a bed white rice and steamed vegetables. Small conversations erupted in the room as music played in the background.
  A little bit later, a song came on and I knew I had to ask her to dance. I had heard this song before. This version was much slower, much better for slow dancing."Gina, would you...like to dance with me?"I whispered, reaching out my hand for her.
  She blushed and accepted my hand. I led her round the floor to the beat and spun her under the diamond chandelier.
  Take off all of your skin, I'm brave when you are free.
  I placed my hand around her slim waist and took her right hand. Her fingertips were cold as they made contact with the back of my hand. She placed her left hand on my shoulder, the formal stance of ballroom dancing.
  Our bodies moved in total sync, as if we were born to do this, born to dance with one another. It was like our bodies had known each other and this song for all of eternity, waiting to be awakened just for these three minutes of our lives.
  I wanna be yours, wanna be your hero. And my heart beats...
  I twirled her body around the floor, the feel of it in my hands giving me a purpose. The trust she had in me not to hurt her truly shocked me. The feel of her waist was exactly as I thought it would be in my imagination and as we soared around the floor, I realized I never wanted this moment to end.
  And you touch me, and I'm like and I'm like and I'm like, Ooh ooh
  I lifted her skyward her smile bright, plastered beautifully on her face. Her features looking so angelic and soft. She made me feel so alive, more so then killing anyone could ever do. She made me feel like there was a reason for me to exist, a reason to be.
  As the bridge of the song played, our movements got slower with the rhythm of the music. I dipped her leisurely, her eyes locked with mine until she let her head fall back, trusting me completely to not let her fall.
  Like the empires of the world unite, we are alive. And the stars make love to the universe
  As I brought her back up, her dainty fingers skimmed over my jaw line, bringing our faces close. Her left leg wrapped tighter around my right thigh. I didn't know what she was doing until she hoisted her straight up into the heavens. I made an inaudible gasp at all the skin showing from her leg. I looked back in her eye as the bridge ended and she let her leg back down. A promiscuous look in her eyes.
  I twirled her again as the melody started picking up again. Her hands looking ever so graceful. She had definitely been dancing for a while, getting lessons to be this poise. She knew how to look fluent and natural, how to flow with the music.
  You're my wildfire every night, we are alive.
  At this moment nothing mattered.
  And I'm like, ooh ooh...
  Just Gina and I, and I was liking, no I was loving,every single second of it.