Gaara paced nervously in his office. Neji Hyuuga had kissed him. Kissed him! He wanted it so badly too… but it was wrong. He couldn't take advantage of Neji like that. Besides, there was too much on the line right now. The shinobi he had sent for a few days ago would be arriving soon. He went over the plan in his head, just to make sure he didn't screw up and give them the wrong idea and get someone hurt or worse.

Just then, a knock at the door sounded and Gaara allowed entry for the strangers behind the door. An assistant walked in and introduced that the shinobi from the leaf had arrived. Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji walked in along with Naruto and the others that had been there for days conductiong further investigations (without much luck) including Neji. Gaara couldn't help but notice that Choji and Ino seemed to stand surprisingly close to each other nor could he help the slight reddening of his cheeks at the sight of the older man.

"I'm glad to see you three made it here safely." He began toward the new three, "Now, to the matter at hand. We had recently captured a suspect in the kidnappings that have been going on recently. The information we obtained through interrogation proved interesting but is most likely a trap. However, it is the only lead we have to go on and must be investigated. I trust that the others have told you the location to which you are going." Gaara spoke professionally to Shikamaru, seeing as he was the team's leader.

The man nodded, "So when do we leave." He said in a sleepy, yet totally serious tone.

"…Immediately." The red head spoke with wavering confidence, remembering that Neji had only just recovered from his ordeal.

The leaf shinobi nodded and left to prepare for the likely battle ahead. Gaara sighed and leaned heavily agaist his desk, fighting every urge to go running after the Hyuuga and using everything in his power to keep him from leaving.

. . .

A week had passed without so much as a word from the team the young Kazekage had dispatched in an attempt to locate and rescue the kidnapped villagers. It tour at his nerves and slept even less than he normally did in the first place. He was anxious, irritable, and most of all, worried about Neji. Not that he was completely unconcerned about the others. It was just that, the others hadn't been hurt a few days prior to the mission. He paced in every room he could find in the large mansion of the Kazekage's.

He had just returned to his office to do some more pacing when an assistant came for him frantically trying to explain what had happened in the last few moments, "Calm yourself." Gaara soothed, "Now, slowly, tell me what happened."

"T-they've returned! The leaf shinobi! And the missing villagers! They're all back! A few were injured and two of the leaf ninja were as well but-!"

Gaara needed to hear no more! He pushed passed the stammering woman and briskly walked…oh, to hell with it! He ran as fast as his legs would carry him to the infirmary. Panic rose within him with each step he took and soon his fears were justified to see that one of the ninja injured was Neji. Although, he didn't seem to be in much pain. In fact, before Gaara had practically burst through the door, the older male had been having a conversation with his fellow leaf shinobi and one other girl he didn't quite recognize.

They all had this sort of shocked look on their faces to see the mighty Kazekage of the Sand Village so exasperated, huffing in puffing in the door way like he had just run a marathon. The girl that Neji had been talking to became almost excessively excited and ran across the room before rapping Gaara in a tight embrace.

"Gaara-sama!" she chimed.

It wasn't until she spoke and fearlessly hugged Gaara that the red head recognized her, "M-Masturi…!" he said, returning the hug.

She was bruised around the face and her hair seemed a bit longer but it was definitely her. No one else would dare approach him so fearlessly, without any regard to his status as the leader of the village.

Neji looked at the scene with an ache in his chest. His suspicions were confirmed the moment Gaara returned Matsuri's embrace. It seemed he would always be alone.

The day past on into night and Neji had been left alone earlier in the day to rest. He couldn't sleep, however. Too many emotions plagued him at the time. He was crushed that Gaara would never return his feelings (even though he himself was unsure of them either), happy that they had completed the mission successfully, anxious about returning home to Konoha…

A creek suddenly, from the door of his private hospital room, broke the silence of the night. He tensed and pretended to be asleep, ready to attack in case someone would be foolish enough to attack him. Nearly inaudible footsteps made their way to his bed. A warm hand brushed a lock of hair from his face and his eyes shot open to see the pale blue-green pair that he had become so fond of.

"G-Gaara?" was all the Hyuuga could manage to whisper.

"Uh…sorry. I didn't mean to wake you…" he said blushing furiously.

"It's fine. I wasn't really able sleep anyway."

"Are you in pain?"

"No, just a little sore. I was thinking too much, is all…"

"…About what?" Gaara asked hesitantly. He dared to hope that maybe…

"…Just…about how the mission went…how almost everyone was alive when we found them…how happy you were to see Matsuri again…" Neji nearly choked on those words, the lump in his throat had become so big.

Gaara felt slightly disappointed to hear the other man hadn't been thinking solely about him, "It's true. I was happy to see my dear friend again. I missed her a great deal. Me and her husband."

"Husband?" Neji struggled to keep the surprise out of his voice.

"Yes, she's married; has been for almost a year now. It was a nice ceremony-"

"So then…you two aren't a couple…?" Neji interrupted.

"No." Gaara blushed slightly at the thought. He had never thought Matsuri to be anything short of a second sister to him. To think of being with her in an intimate way was quite uncomfortable.

Neji swallowed hard, gripping at the sheets as he dared to hope beyond all hope that maybe, just maybe... there was only one way to find out, "I…I wanted to apologize…for the…k-kiss… I had no right to do that, to put you in such an awkward position…"

If Gaara wasn't blushing before, he sure as hell was now. Wait, what was Neji trying to say? That he actually thought the redhead hadn't enjoyed that kiss they shared? "It's alright…" Gaara mustered up all his courage for the next few words that were about to come from his mouth, "I-I…liked it…"

Neji froze. Did he just hear what he thought he heard? Did Gaara actually say that he enjoyed that kiss? The Hyuuag looked to the kazekage with hope in his eyes and Gaara did the same. Neither moved, afraid this whole thing was either a misunderstanding or a dream that would end too soon if they rushed things.

Hesitantly, the redhead leaned down, his lips brushing lightly against the others. Their breaths mingled and shy tongues licked at soft lips before the kiss became more passionate, their confidence growing with each passing second.

Gaara felt an unbearable heat in his loins as he moved closer and closer to Neji. Before either new it, the younger male was on top of the brunette, his hips grinding against the other's. Their kiss broke for an instant, giving each other a chance to catch their breath and contemplate whether or not to go on. Everything seemed to be moving so fast but in the heat of the moment it didn't really seem to matter.

Neji's hips bucked demandingly underneath Gaara and it wasn't long before they each felt the need to feel skin on skin. Hands desperately removed clothing and glided along battle scared skin. Gaara was surprised to find himself suddenly underneath Neji and almost protested to the new position until the brunette began to bite and suck on the younger's neck trailing kisses down until lips met his sensitive nipple and latched on without mercy.

Gaara gasped in surprise and ecstasy with the new sensation as Neji brought two fingers to his mouth. He instinctually took the digits into his mouth and lathered them with saliva, unaware of what the older man had planned for him.

When the brunette felt that his fingers had been slicked enough, he replaced them with his lips as he, without so much as a warning, poked one finger into Gaara's entrance. The redhead groaned at this strange feeling and took in a sharp breath of air as the second digit was soon added. However, the pain soon subsided and he began to enjoy the feeling of Neji inside of him. He wanted him deeper…deeper… His hips buck impatiently until the brunette brushed a very sensitive spot deep inside of him. He let out a cry of shier pleasure and begged Neji for more.

The older man smiled against his lips as he removed his fingures and positioned himself at Gaara's entrance. With one eased thrust, Neji was inside of Gaara in a whole new way. The redhead gasped and sighed as Neji began to thrust in and out of him slowly at first, then haster, harder. He brushed against Gaara's prostate again, earning him yet another cry of ecstasy from the younger male. The two moved in time to the other and with each thrust grew closer to their climax. Gaara let out a loud moan ad he spilled his seed over his chest. A few more thrusts and Neji was sighing the kazekage's name as he reached his orgasim.

The two collapsed in a heated and panting mess. Neji couldn't help but think how adorable Gaara looked, flushed faced and completely naked underneath him. He gently kissed the younger male and whispered sweet nothings in his ear until he fell asleep. Just before Neji joined him in the realm of dreams he thought to himself how he would have to make more trips to the sand village much more often.

AN: OMG! I'm so sorry my loyal readers! I haven't updated at all for sooooooo long! I was almost done with this chapter when my computer crashed and I never got around to re-typing it until now! If it make you all feel any better, I stayed up all night righting this in one sitting… actually that might not make you feel any better considering how short it is. But anyway, this is the last chapter. I was going to make it a bit longer but like I said, I've been rather lazy as of late.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter of sweet yaoi-ness! I lurvs u all! X3

~Yuki-chan