The World Of Us [ 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗚𝗮𝗮 ]

➸ Chapter One

There he stood, right in front of the redhead, meeting his eyes as a big smile crossed over his face. He had done it. He had made Kazekage, and Naruto wasn't surprised in the least. Gaara was strong, Naruto knew that. He would be lying if he said he wasn't a little jealous, Gaara becoming the Kazekage at such a young age. Nonetheless, he was happy for his friend.

"Thank you, Naruto..." Gaara would say to him in a low voice once Naruto had finished congratulating him. Naruto had traveled to Suna all by himself. He wanted to see Gaara - alone.

Gaara was happy by this fact, too. It wasn't very often he was alone with Naruto. Which, to Gaara, may not be such a bad thing. It was something about Naruto, he couldn't quite place his finger on it, but the only word he could use for this would be love.

It was wrong, he knew. Being gay was very strict in the villages. It wasn't allowed. It was extremely prohibited. In the villages, being gay didn't exist. It couldn't exist. With man, there could be no child. Every man needed a woman, not another man. It couldn't be...

"Hey, Gaara... why so quiet?" Naruto would close his eyes, letting out a faint snicker. His actions made Gaara's heart flutter in his chest, "Just got a lot on your plate? I mean... you are Kazekage now. I'm sure you have a lot of work to do, huh?"

"Yeah... just a lot of paperwork is all." Gaara nodded his head, turning his back to the blonde and fiddling with his Kazekage robes. It sent a pain in his heart, knowing he could never be with Naruto. He had fallen in love with him, such a long time ago. He wasn't sure the reason, or even how... his heart just longed for that idiotic blonde.

Naruto stepped a little closer to him. "You okay, Gaara?.. You just seem a little, I don't know... down I guess."

Naruto could sense something different with his friend. He knew something was bothering him, even if Gaara didn't say it. He thought, maybe Gaara was just busy. Maybe he needed time to himself. He had plenty of work to be done after all, lots of decisions to make.

"I've just... had a lot on my mind lately. That's all, Naruto, really." Gaara slowly turned, facing Naruto again.

Naruto reached out, flicking Gaara's Kazekage hat in a playful manner and laughing, accidentally knocking it off his head.

"Oh, shoot. Sorry. I didn't mean for that to happen. That was a little disrespectful of me."

"It's fine," Gaara assured.

Both of them reached for the hat at once, their fingers brushing. Gaara could feel his heart speed up, a little faster than it should. It caused him to gasp quietly, pulling his hand away quickly. Naruto blushed a light shade of pink, feeling a bolt of electricity shoot up inside him from the smallest touch.

"Sorry, I-.." Naruto started, but Gaara stopped him from talking, instantly pressing their lips together in a kiss. He didn't know what it was, something inside him just told him to do it, so he did it.

He kissed his lips. His cheeks turning a deep shade of red. Naruto's lips... they were warm and dry and soft. They were just as he imagined. He couldn't feel Naruto kiss back. Naruto was in so much shock, in his own little dream world from Gaara's soft lips. Those lips he had wanted to kiss for so long.

Gaara quickly broke it, scampering to the corner of the office where he cowered. He felt embarrassed, a little disgusted with himself. He felt so exposed. Humiliated. Tears instantly ran down his cheeks, letting out a few small sobs as he kept his head turned from Naruto, not wanting him to watch him cry.

"I'm so sorry, Naruto... I'm so sorry.." Gaara shook his head, regretting what he had done. He was afraid Naruto would tell. He knew he would lose his position as the Kazekage, and if not death, he knew he would be ran out of the village. He would be hated, more hated than he was.

"I shouldn't have done that. I-I'm so sorry... I know I'm disgusting. I'm so sorry, Naruto..." Gaara continued to apologize.

Naruto slowly approached him, kneeling down in front of Gaara. Gaara waited, for his hateful comments, for Naruto to try to hit him, or something. But what Naruto done surprised him.

In a careful manner, Naruto hooked Gaara's chin, forcing him to turn his head towards his direction. He slowly wiped Gaara's tears, using his long sleeves. That was when Gaara slowly opened his eyes, them being a little puffy from crying.

"Hey, stop apologizing. I wanted that just as much as you did. Crazy, huh?" He laughed a bit, looking down at Gaara's lips, wanting to feel them again.

"Really?" Gaara looked up at him, wiping his nose with his own sleeve. "You... I'm not... the only one with these feelings?"

"I've had these feelings... for a while now..." Naruto admitted to him in a shy like voice. "Since the exams..."

Gaara looked blankly at the wall, wiping his eyes and sniffling here and there. This didn't feel real to him. It felt like a dream. Some sort of dream that would never come true. But it was true. Naruto was next to him, he had kissed him, Naruto had admitted he felt the same way for him. It was real.

"You're not playing a dumb prank on me, are you?" Gaara asked as his eyes shifted to Naruto's blue ones.

"What?! Now why would I play a trick on you in a situation like this?" Naruto asked - playfully glaring at him.

Gaara shook his head, a small like smile crossing his face. It was rare when he did smile, and Naruto loved that about him. Such a rare thing to see, yet his smile spread so much joy.

"Can we try that kiss again?" Naruto asked in a quiet tone. His cheeks lit up again, a little darker this time. "It happened so quickly... I didn't get the chance to kiss you back."

Gaara's pale cheeks darkened - a very visible blush. He didn't speak, for he was lost for words. He only nodded, tilting his head and leaning in. His eyes slowly closed, soon reaching Naruto's lips and kissing him tenderly.

It was a gentle, innocent kiss, soon turning hungry. It only reminded the two how long they had longed for each other's kiss, for each other's touch, for each other's heart.

Both of them should've felt disgust. They should've felt regret, angry at themselves, but they didn't... both of them felt happy. A sort of happy they had never felt. Sure, Naruto had plenty of friends who made him happy, but with Gaara... it was beyond happiness.

Gaara had never kissed anyone before. The thoughts had never even crossed his mind. With Naruto, he liked it. Very much so.

The two would kiss, until both were breathless and nearly panting. Until they both had to pull away for a breath. Naruto laid his forehead against Gaara's, looking into his sea foam colored eyes.

"I love you..." Naruto said to him, in a quiet like voice.

Gaara's heart pumped faster, tears being brought to his eyes. He never thought he'd hear those words. He had never been told he was loved. He believed his words, too, not bothering to protest against those three words gifted to him by the one he had fallen for.

"Naruto... I... I love you too. But... Naruto... what are we going to do? You know what would happen if the villages found out about us..."

Naruto cupped Gaara's cheek, gently caressing it with his thumb. He shook his head, smiling at Gaara. "No one needs to know, Gaara. We can love each other. We can keep it a secret. It'll be our own little world... just me and you. How does that sound?"

"Naruto, I... I'm so scared.." Gaara whispered, looking straight into his love's soft eyes with a worried expression.

"Don't be afraid, Gaara. I'll always protect you. I mean, I know you have your sand and all, but... I'll always protect you. Okay?"

Gaara bit his bottom lip, swiftly nodding. "O-Our own little world... right?"

"Yes, Gaara. Our own world." Naruto snickered.

It was risky, Gaara knew. But everything inside of him was yelling at him to go for it. So he nodded, agreeing with Naruto. They could love each other. They could keep it a secret. No one would find out... Gaara hoped.