Gaara of the Desert × Reader (Complete)

Chapter 8

"Gaara" I blushed and buried my face in my palms.
"Let's get to work now" I said sternly trying to get a hold of myself.
"Yes, let's go" He smiled.
We came back to the workspace and now we needed to finish the top by today because it takes time for her to try it on and everything.
"Gaara, we have to finish this dress by tomorrow morning maximum. Let's try and finish by today. So, we can relax a bit as well, okay?"
"Ofcourse. What remains to completion of the dress?" He asked.
"We only have to finish the top flowers, neck line and the sleeves." I listed.
"Let's start then. Let's start with the top first then we can do the neck line and the sleeves." He continued.
"I didn't know you knew so much about dresses, ne?" I teased.
"Like I said, I wasn't doing nothing while avoiding you" and we both laughed.
I handed him the needle and the lace. He held it in position for the both of us and we continued to hand stitch the laces. It took a lot of time, but finally we managed to put on all the laces.
"Okay. First layer of laces?! Done!" We both rejoiced a little.
I couldn't help chuckle a little looking at us celebrate like that.
"What happened?" Gaara asked me.
"Nothing, it's just so amazing, right? A month before I didn't even know if you knew me. And now, you have confessed your love for me. So, far we've come just in such a less time. It's almost feels like a dream." I smiled at him.
"Want me to pinch you to check if it's a dream or not?" He joked.
"Oh no. Thank you. Please. Let's continue working." I laughed.
We got out the nets. He again held them in place with his sand and we hand stitched them together quickly. It was past lunch time. So, we took a quick break. Ordered some food, ate and we t back to work.
We stitched the roses up and looked at the finished dress.
"Let's do the neck line now" I suggested and we immediately started working on it.
I drew the outline and Gaara cut it out for me. The halter lace faux neck over the sweetheart dress was a beautiful idea. Something that would suit Temari-san.
We carefully stitched the neck line making sure no threads were sticking out or anything.
We didn't exactly attach the sleeves, but instead we made really long 80s style gloves that were up to the middle of her upper arm. This was the perfect dress.
"Let's get Temari-san to try it!" I squealed.
"Not now! It's already half past 2!" Gaara saying showing me his watch.
"Okay. We'll do this, the first thing in the morning!" We promised.
I sighed and I stretched. I tried to sit on my chair but seemed like it wasn't there, but Gaara's sand didn't let me fall down. I fell on soft sand and instantly felt sleepy. I patted the place next to me asking Gaara to come and sleep next to me.
"Is that okay with you?" He asked.
"It's not like it's the first time" I winked.
He laid down next to me. He was so tall my head could only reach his chest. I didn't even need a pillow because of his arms. I put my head near his chest and I could feel his heartbeat. His heart beat just like everyone else, when I touched him it sped up a little and came back to normal in a while. He was just another guy, who had faced a lot to become normal. I closed my eyes to pay attention to the feeling of his breath of my forehead, the feeling of heat from his body, the sound of his heartbeat and him saying, "I'll protect you, no matter what" when he thought I slept off, the feeling of being totally protected by the absolute defense. Most people saw the Gaara who was a killer, but the same Gaara made me feel so safe and comfortable.
"Now that you have me, you will never be alone again. My prayers, my words, my memories and mostly my love, will always be with you." I said to him. I knew he wasn't asleep, but I wanted him to know.
I relaxed my mind and drifted off into deep sleep.
I woke up more excited that ever.
"Gaara!" I shook him, almost a little too violently.
"Yeah. I have been awake since a lot of time. You're late. Let's get the dress to Temari" he said.
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh" I squealed "I'm so excited!"
"I hope she likes it."
"I know she will love it. We both have our best to create a beautiful dress just for her."
Gaara carefully enclosed the dress in a sand binding to prevent any damage and we rushed to Temari-san's room.
We were so excited that we barged in. Temari-san was in her night gown, kissing Shikamaru-san slowly everywhere. Both of us turned around just because we were blushing so hard of embarrassment.
"Temari-san! Your dress is ready. Please try it." I announced.
Gaara placed it on the floor.
"Wait!" I yelled at him, "we can't ruin the surprise for Shikamaru-san!"
"Taaka, you guys are so troublesome. Okay. I'll look into decorations and food. Bye, Troublesome woman" he waved at Temari-san, kissed her on the cheek, got a shirt, waved at us as he left.
Temari-san waved back and we both waved too. The door closed and we turned around.
Gaara revealed the dress to Temari-san and she looked very happy with our work.
"It is very beautiful" she said hugging us. That's when we knew, we did a good job.
"Try it on" Gaara urged her.
"I'll help you" I offered and we went inside.
Temari-san was on her strapless bra and tights that she would wear under the dress.
She entered the dress and I tried to zip it for her from the back. The only problem being, as soon as I zipped the dream completely, the stitches on the side came off. The front and back were different parts now.
"Guess, I need to get back in shape" she sighed.
"I'll do something Temari-san for sure. You might not get to try it on before the wedding day but I will make sure you look nothing less that Sunakagure's beloved princess." I promised her.
I picked the dress up, rushed outside. I grabbed Gaara's wrist.
"We have work to do" I said running and leading him with me.
"We have to fix this!" I showed him the pieces separated.
"But how are we going to fix it?" He seemed panicked.
"I have the perfect idea. Get your ear here." I said to him.
I whispered my idea in his ears and,
"So, what are we waiting for?!" Pat came the reply.
"Let's do this! Yoshhhhhh" I said excitedly.
We grabbed our needles, threaded them and started working. We finished the work by evening and kept it a secret in the locker for Temari-san's wedding tomorrow!
"Gaara! We finished it!" I jumped on him and hugged him tight.
"Yes. We did." He smiled at me.
"What about your dress?" He asked me as I so happy about finishing Temari-san's.
"I don't know. I'll just wear something. It's not a huge task, it's a mouse task not a whale task." I said and I realized something.
"Gaara! The veil!" I looked at him panicked.
"We didn't measure her for the veil" I continued.
"She's not that fat!" Gaara said annoyed.
"Not whale as in the swimming, fishlike looking mammal! Veil! The one that is going to be on her head!" I exclaimed.
"Okay. How do you make a veil?" He asked me calmly.
"Okay, listen. We're going to make last minute arrangements for the veil. It's not actually how you make it but we don't have time. Listen," I explained.
"Great" he said, "let's start"
He held up the thread and I weaved it with roses. Once we were done with the entire head band, we sewed it to an elastic band. We stitched the elastic band to a net to make a makeshift veil. It looked good, but today was Temari-san's wedding because we ended up staying up all night doing the veil! Plus, we looked like zombies because of the lack of sleep.
At least I did, Gaara looked the same.
We quickly rushed to the store and Gaara asked for a couple of dresses. I hastily picked one, we paid for it and left.
The lunch was at the wedding itself. So, we had breakfast in the office premises and got ready to welcome our guests.
"So, what are you going to tell everyone?" I asked him putting on a necklace.
"About?" He asked straightening his suit.
"About me. What are you gonna say? Yeah this is sudden but here's my girlfriend?" I asked him mocking him.
"Yes. I'm gonna say you're my girlfriend."
"Ookayy. I guess." I hesitated and a little shocked with how confident he was about it.
"Don't think too much" He said calmly as if it wasn't a big deal for him, but the blush on his face told a different story.
"You look beautiful" he looked at me into the mirror.
"Thank you" I blushed and ended up doing the necklace wrong.
"Ugh. Gaara, can you help me please?" I requested.
"Ofcourse." He said and stepped forward.
He slowly undid the hook. He hooked it correctly and placed his hand on my shoulders.
"I will always protect you" he said kissing my head.
"Thank you." I said looking up to him.
"Let's go now. Everyone must be here for the wedding!" I rushed him.
"Yes, yes. Let's go" and before I knew it Gaara had returned to his usual normal time.