Third Person POV:

Gaara's eyes widened at her, his tears still staining his cheeks.

"But how? W-we barely know each other. I was a monster not too long ago. I never h-had this f-feeling before. And it terrifies me." He admitted before looking away, too ashamed to see her face of surprise.

"But, what are you talking about?" She asked softly. Hana waited a moment before she sat beside him, wiping her cheek before placing a hand on his chin to turn him around.

"You were never a monster. What happened with Shukaku was beyond your control."

Gaara still wouldn't look at her. His breathing still slightly erratic.

"Please look at me Gaara."
And at once he looked at her, his eyes still full or worry. He looked like a trembling child; so afraid, and so lost and confused. But there he was, giving her his attention.

"Gaara, you mean so much to me. You've been hurting all these years because of something that wasn't your fault. You weren't given the choice of being a jinchuuriki, but you still had to bear with it. That takes more courage and strength than the bravest shinobi could ever have. And the way you took care of my siblings shows you have a heart. A big one. One so big it holds all of suna and even some of konoha. I am your soulmate, but even before I knew that, I always admired you. Someone who was hurt by the village now fights to protect it by all costs. That to me says you know a lot about love."

"I'm not talking about that love!" He shrieked, tearing away from his beloved.

"For the first time in my life I feel this love that I can't control. I've been betrayed by an entire village and the pain was unbearable..... I can't imagine what the pain would be like if...if-"

"If I were to betray you." She finished. She stayed silent for a moment before cautiously wrapping her fingers around his hand. He jolted and looked at it, perplexed by her action.

"Do you know why I came here? It's because the moment you felt sad, I felt it. Our bond has grown much faster than the normal couple. Usually it would take weeks before others develop that. That means, that our love is eternal. It means that even in our next lives we'll be each other's soulmate."

Gaara's eyes widened in disbelief. She smiled gently while nodding her head.

"I hope that will help with your worries. When I found out you were my soulmate, honestly I was petrified. Me, the one for the ruler of the entire freaking village? Gaara of the sand, Suna's most popular bachelor with at least a thousand fangirls and more power than any other shinobi I've ever seen. And me? A civilian who bakes and spends her pastimes baking until the sun sets and spending time with family. I'm no hero like you. I'm not worthy of having you as my soulmate."

The hand that was wrapped in Hana's finger suddenly gripped her hand fully before answering.

"Not worthy? You showed me all this love in one day and you say you aren't worthy? Hana, I'm never going to be an outgoing boyfriend that can be your date for a club or something of the sort. I can't be the one you deserve, but I will try my hardest to be good to you. I swear it." He finally stopped crying and his face changed from confused to determined. Hana smiled, a couple tears streaming down her now lightly dusted pink cheeks. She leaned on his shoulder before saying:

"I guess we both have our worries."

"We'll work on it." He said, his breathing slowly going back to normal.

Suddenly there was a hard knocking on the door followed by Kankuro saying "Gaara you alright?!" Through the door. The siblings were aware of his anxiety attacks but Gaara preferred to deal with it alone. Until Hana showed up. She had managed to calm him down in less than five minutes, whereas it'd take him half an hour at least until he could calm down.

"I'm fine." He said hoarsely, his voice weak from ragged breaths and yelling. But there he was now: leaning on his beloved. His beloved flower. The girl who loves him. And who will always love him.

Kankuro opened the door and was surprised to see Hana rubbing circles on Gaara's back as she leaned on his shoulder. And Gaara also leaned on her as he held her hand.

"I didn't realize you two were so close." He said, bitterness present in his words. Immediately Hana looked over her shoulder to see the puppet master somewhat fuming.

"Hello Kankuro" she said, small smile forming on her lips.

"So you two are dating now?" He said, now not as angry but more annoyed than anything else.

"Yes." Answered Gaara as he turned to face his brother.

"Damn it alright then good night." He said as he walked back to the door. To Gaara's surprise Kankuro didn't put up a fight. Which is odd because not too long ago he said he would want to marry her.

Before Kankuro shut the door he simply added "just try not to be so loud tonight, I have a mission tomorrow."

It took Gaara a moment to understand but Hana was already blushing furiously before saying "Th-that won't be a problem."

When Kankuro left, Gaara immediately pulled Hana into an embrace. He tugged her closer to him; his wraps wrapped protectively around her waist and her upper back. He laid his head on the crook of her neck before whispering a small thank you.

"For what?"

"You saved me from an anxiety attack. I believe a thank you was owed there you know." She laughed lightly before running a hand through his hair while saying "anytime."

He was pensive for a moment before adjusting a little before his cool lips met her neck, causing her to gasp in shock and pleasure.

"G-Gaara..."

"Shhh" he said before trailing butterfly kisses along her neck. She tried holding in her moans, and in the end let out small whimpers while her hand tightened its grip on the redhead's locks. The tug on his hair was sending him over the edge as he moved to kiss Hana directly on the lips, savoring the flavor of chocolate, no doubt because of some taste testing in her bakery.

He kissed her repeatedly, cherishing every time their lips met and feeling agony every time they parted. After a small while they broke away for air. In the moonlight he could see his beloved's cheeks were flushed pink and her lips slightly swelled from a few rough kisses. She looked like an angel that was giving him very sinful thoughts.

Before he could analyze more of his love's appearance she let out a yawn and her eyes began to droop a little.

"Are you tired?"

"No I just yawn when I've had the best makeout of my life." She said with a laugh. He smiled as she moved closer to him and placed a chaste kiss on his lips before saying "I should probably head home now, they might be worried."

"But it's late. You could, you could spend the night if you'd like."

"I wouldn't want to intrude, I-"
As if on cue her phone began to ring [I realize they don't have phones please don't be upset] .

"Yes? Hi mom, actually I already left the bakery. I'm at Gaara's house. Oh you know, bond and soulmate stuff. No we did not do the bonding ceremony! Geez ma. Yes I understand I'm sorry for making you worry. Yeah I-you have a friend sleeping over? In my room? Yeah yeah I can figure something out. Okay then, goodnight mom." She then hung up and looked at Gaara.

"I guess I will be spending the night." She said shrugging her shoulders. Gaara smiled before opening the covers for her to get in. She quickly took off her sandals before sliding into the covers beside her redhead.

"By the way, what IS the bonding ceremony?" He asked as he wrapped his arm around her. She stiffened a little before nervously laughing.

"Oh that. Haha, it's uh, it's um, it's a ceremony between the couple you see, and it's uh, it's when they become 'married' without the wedding ceremony. The tattoos become ten times more sensitive. It can even cause the non clan member to have a few primal instincts temporarily."

"What kinds of instinct?"

"Oh just two really. There's sense of smell and mostly.... Lust. The ceremony is basically wild sex." She said, red as a tomato. Gaara quickly grasped the concept and stopped asking questions. He cleared his throat before facing the ceiling, not wanting to nudge Hana with his 'protrusion' now that he was imagining what the ceremony would be like with her.

"Sweet dreams Gaara." She said with a big smile before kissing his cheek.

"S-sweet dreams."

On the inside Hana could feel his arousal because of the mark. Not to mention that she could smell his arousal a mile away.....

This is going to be a long night.